The South Essex League was a football league that was held in Essex and East London.

History

The league was formed for the 1892–93 season. Only four clubs in the league managed to fulfill all their fixtures, with Barking Excelsior winning the league and Grays Town finishing runners-up. The league was restarted in the 1895–96 season. Upon the reformation of the league in the 1895–96 season,

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were champions, with St Luke's placing second. The league disbanded at the end of the 1988–89 season.

1895–96 season table

Champions

South Essex League First Division

*1892–93 – Barking Excelsior *1895–96 –

*1897–98 –

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*1898–99 – Barking Woodville *1899–1900 –

*1900–01 –

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reserves *1901–02 –

*1902–03 –

(1A); Grays Town (1B) *1903–04 – Woodford (1A); Southend Athletic (1B) *1904–05 – Southend Athletic *1905–06 –

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*1906–07 –

*1907–08 – 4th Kings Royal Rifles (1A); Shoeburyness Garrison (1B) *1908–09 – 4th Kings Royal Rifles *1909–10 –

*1910–11 – Custom House *1911–12 –

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*1912–13 – Colchester Town *1913–14 – Shoeburyness Garrison *1914–15 – Grays Athletic *1921–22 –

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*1946–47 – Brentwood & Warley *1949–50 – Storey Athletic *1955–56 – Witham Town

South Essex League Second Division

*1896–97 – Woodford reserves *1897–98 – Woodgrange Wesley *1898–99 –

reserves *1899–00 –

reserves *1900–01 – Barking Institute *1901–02 – Barking Institute (2A); Leigh Town (2B) *1902–03 –

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(2A); Southend Athletic (2B) *1903–04 – Leigh Ramblers (Eastern); Newportonians (Western) *1904–05 – Southend Victoria (Eastern); Barking Victoria (Western) *1905–06 – Leigh Ramblers (Eastern); Barking Victoria (Western) *1906–07 – Southend Corinthian (Eastern); South West Ham (Western) *1907–08 – Custom House reserves *1908–09 – Clapton 'A' (2A); Grays Athletic *1909–10 – Woodford Crusaders (2A); Beckton (2B) *1910–11 – Custom House reserves *1911–12 – Silvertown Rubber Works *1913–14 – Grays Athletic 'A' *1914–15 – Grays Athletic 'A' *1922–23 –

*1924–25 –

*1946–47 – Storey Athletic *1947–48 – Storey Athletic

Member clubs

*1st Norfolk Regiment *4th Kings Royal Rifles *Ascension *

*Barking Borough"Football results", ''The Observer'', 11 November 1984, p. 44 *Barking Excelsior *Barking Institute *Barking Victoria *Barking Woodville *Barking Working Men’s Institute *

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* Basildon Town *Bata Sports *Beckton *Becontree United *Boleyn Castle *Border Rangers *Borough United"Results", ''The Observer'', 22 April 1973, p. 24 *Brentwood"Football results", ''The Observer'', 16 November 1980, p. 24 * Brentwood & Warley *Brentwood St. Thomas *Brittons *Buckhurst Hill * Burnham Ramblers * Canning Town *Caterham *Chadwell Manor *

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*Chelmsford Swifts *Chingford Casuals *Commercial Athletic * Clapton 'A' *Claptonians"Football results", ''The Observer'', 16 March 1980, p. 31 * Crittall Athletic *Crittall Athletic (Witham) *Custom House *Dagenham Cables *Dagenham Trades *Dagenham WMC *Downshall Athletic *Debden Sports *Downshall Athletic reserves * Colchester Town *East Ham Town * East Ham United *Esso *Fairbairn House *Fenchurch *Fletchers"Other association matches", ''The Observer'', 4 March 1923, p. 20 *Forest Swifts * Gnome Athletic *Grange Park * Grays Athletic *Grays Town * Grays United *Great Eastern Railway Rovers *Green and Silley Weir *Hainault *Heathwell United * Heybridge Swifts *H. M. Customs * Hoffman Athletic *Hope * Ilford *Ilford Alliance *Ilford Electricity *Jurgens *Kelvedon Hatch *Kingswood *Leigh Ramblers *Leigh Town *

*Leyton Amateurs *Leyton United *

*Leytonstone United *Limehouse Town"South Essex League", ''The Observer'', 30 November 1919, p. 21 *London Electric *Manor Park *Manor Park Albion *Mansfield House *Mayfield *Newmont *Newportonians *Peoples' Palace *Pitfield *P.L.A *Product Works *Rainham reserves *

*Romford Ivy Leafers"Football results", ''The Observer'', 25 January 1920, p. 17 *Romford St. Andrew’s *Romford Town''Southend United Reserves and Youth in Local and County Men's Football'' *Romford United *Sandringham Central *Shoeburyness Garrison *Silvertown Rubber Works *Sheppey United *SM Tipples *Snaresbrook *Southend Amateurs *Southend Athletic *Southend Corinthian *

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reserves *Southend Victoria *

* South West Ham *Springfield * St Luke's *Staines United * Storey Athletic *Stork *Stratford Y.M.C.A *Temperance United *Temple Mills * Thames Ironworks *Thames Mills *

*Trowbridge *

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reserves *Upton United *Walthamstow Grange *Walthamstow Holborn *Wanstead *Wanstead Amateurs *West Ham Amateurs"Other association matches", ''The Observer'', 26 March 1922, p. 20 * West Ham Garfield *

reserves * West Thurrock Athletic * Witham Town *Woodford *Woodford Crusaders *Woodford Swifts *Woodgrange Wesley

References

{{reflist Football competitions in London Defunct football leagues in England Football in Essex Sports leagues established in 1892 1892 establishments in England Sports leagues disestablished in 1989 1989 disestablishments in England