ESSEX ALLIANCE CONSTITUTION FOR THE 2023/24 SEASON

The Essex Alliance League 2023/24 season will begin on Saturday 12th August and the draft constitution is below with a good number of new clubs competing. 

SENIOR DIVISION 

16 teams

AVELEY u23s (promoted from Premier Division East)

CHADWELL HEATH SPARTANS 

CHINGFORD ATHLETIC (promoted from Premier Division East)

CSM LONDON (promoted from Premier Division West)

FC BARESI

FC PETROCUB 

FRENFORD DEVELOPMENT 

HARINGEY BOROUGH u23s (New)

KIT OUT LONDON 

LYMORE GARDENS 

MAY & BAKER RESERVES 

PRIORY PARK RANGERS (promoted from Premier Division West) 

RAPID CHINGFORD 

SPORTING HACKNEY 

WALTHAMSTOW RESERVES 

WOODFORD EAST 

There are four new teams in the Senior Division as Haringey Borough u23s entre the league along with four promoted sides from the Premier Division East and West. 

PREMIER DIVISION EAST 

12 teams 

BELFRY (New)

DAGENHAM UNITED (relegated from Senior Division)

FAIRLOP ROVERS 

LEYTON CITY (moved from Premier Division West)

LONDON PARK CITY 

ONGAR TOWN (New)

SOUL 

SOUTHEND CITY (New)

TRURROCK THAMESIDE (New)

UNITEY (promoted from Division One)

WALTHAM ABBEY 'A' 

WAPPING 

In the Premier Division East Dagenham United move down after finishing third from bottom of the Senior Division and join Belfry who were in Division Two of the 20/21 season along with Ongar Town who dropped down to the Essex Olympian League Division Four last season after finishing top of Division One in the pandemic affected 20/21 season. 

Southend City were formed 2022 and enter the league for the first time. 

Thurrock Thameside are another newly formed club whose website states they are "Rooted from a rich diverse community and taking inspiration from the Thurrock’s maritime heritage. Thurrock Thameside FC aims to be the anchoring point where people from Thurrock, all ages, all cultures and all backgrounds can come together and unite."

PREMIER DIVISION WEST 

12 teams 

AEK LONDON 

ATHLETIC NEWHAM 'A' (Athletic Newham u23s were Prem West 22/23)

BARKINGSIDE u21s (Barkingside u23s were Prem East 22/23)

G7 

LONDON CRANES 

NEWBURY ATHLETIC (New)

NEWHAM WANDERERS (promoted from Division One)

NORTH EAST LIONS 

RIDGEWAY ROVERS (New)

SNARESBROOK  (promoted from Division Two)

SOMETHING FROM NOTHING (promoted from Division One)

WANSTEAD 

In the Premier Division West we see Newbury Athletic enter. I can't find any information on them so far - I presume they'll be based in the Newbury Park area. Ridgeway Rovers enter who have a rich history in youth football having Harry Kane and David Beckham as players when they were youngsters. 

DIVISION ONE 

11 teams 

CHINGFORD ATHLETIC RESERVES 

EAGLES FOOTBALL 

FC BARESI RESERVES (FC Baresi u23s were Division Two 22/23)

FREETOWN (relegated from Premier Division East)

ILFORD RESERVES (New) 

OCEAN PACIFIC (New)

OLD ESTHAMEIANS 

RAINHAM PHOENIX (Promoted from Division Two)

REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY 

RENEGADE

SAINT CITY (New)

DIVISION TWO 

11 teams 

CHADWELL HEATH SPARTANS RESERVES 

FRENFORD 'A' (promoted from Division Three)

HARINGEY UNITED (New) 

KWANZAS LONDON SPORT (relegated from Division One)

LYMORE GARDENS RESERVES 

OLD BARKABBEYANS 

PHILIP UNITED (New)

ROMFORD u19s (promoted from Division Four)

ROYAL FOREST 

ROYAL LIONS (New) 

WOODFORD EAST RESERVES 

DIVISION THREE 

11 teams 

BARKING POTTERS (relegated from Division Two)

BROADWAY ATHLETIC (New)

BUCKHURST WAY 

CHINGFORD HARRIERS 

COLLIER ROW RESERVES (New) 

FAIRLOP ROVERS RESERVES (promoted from Division Four)

FOOTBALL CLUB OF RIVERSIDE 

GLENDALE 

LEYTON CITY u23s (New)

MARKS GATE (New)

REDBRIDGE COMMUNITY RESERVES (relegated from Division Two)

DIVISION FOUR 

10 teams

AVONDALE RANGERS 

BECKTON SPORTING CLUB (New)

CHANGING LIVES (New) 

COLLIER ROW WHEELS 

DAGENHAM UNITED RESERVES (relegated from Division Three)

NEWHAM & HAVERING BOROUGH 

OLD PARKONIANS (New)

ROMFORD u21s (relegated from Division Three)

SOUTHEND CITY RESERVES (New) 

WOODFORD TOWN u23s (New)

There are a number of new clubs in Divisions One, Two, Three and Four including Ilford based Old Parkonians who finished bottom of the Southern Amateur League Senior Division One last season. 

It's also great to see the name of Beckton (Beckton Sporting Club) back in Saturday football. The Beckton area hasn't really been represented since Beckton United left the London Spartan League in 1996 and sadly folded. 

Changing Lives FC are based in Harlow and are a football club whose mission is in their name - to change lives! The club were founded by David Simmons and will be made up of refugees who are all united by the beautiful game of football. The aim is to help refugees arriving in the UK and encourage them along the right path. Just reading about the amazing work they are doing is wonderful and hopefully they will make many friends throughout the forthcoming season. Check them out on twitter here