The 1996–97 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 55th in the history of
Eastern Counties Football League a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition in England.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
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Bury Town
Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow.
History Early history
The club was established by William Lake at a meetin ...
, relegated from the
Southern Football League
The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English fo ...
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Gorleston, promoted from Division One
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Warboys Town, promoted from Division One
Also, Felixstowe Town changed name to
Felixstowe Port & Town.
League table
Division One
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:
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Cambridge City reserves
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Cornard United, relegated from the Premier Division
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Haverhill Rovers, relegated from the Premier Division
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Maldon Town
Maldon & Tiptree Football Club is a football club based in Maldon, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Wallace Binder Ground.
History
Maldon Town Football Club was established in August 1946 as part of the Maldon ...
, transferred from the
Essex Senior League
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Needham Market, joined from the
Suffolk & Ipswich League
The Suffolk and Ipswich Football League is a football competition based in Suffolk, England. The league has a total of eight divisions; the Senior Division and Divisions 1–3 for first teams, three divisions (Leagues A, B and C) for reserve te ...
League table
References
External links
Eastern Counties Football League
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1996-97
1996–97 in English football leagues