The 1999–2000 season was the 58th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.
Histon were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Southern Football League for the first time in their history.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Histon |
| Promoted | Histon |
| Matches played | 420 |
| Goals scored | 1,303 (3.1 per match) |
| ← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:
Sudbury Town merged with Sudbury Wanderers to form new club AFC Sudbury.
Histon won the league on the last day of the season, coming from behind to win 2-1 win away at Gorleston with Wayne Goddard scoring the winner in the 76th minute. The victory meant that title rivals Wroxham, who still had a game in hand against Warboys Town, could not catch them. Histon's victory gained them promotion to the Southern Football League and also saved Felixstowe Port & Town from relegation as, had Wroxham won, they would not have been promoted.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Histon | 40 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 95 | 42 | +53 | 93 | Promoted to the Southern Football League |
| 2 | Wroxham | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 86 | 39 | +47 | 92 | |
| 3 | AFC Sudbury | 40 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 106 | 48 | +58 | 90 | |
| 4 | Clacton Town | 40 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 59 | +33 | 75 | |
| 5 | Lowestoft Town | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 70 | |
| 6 | Mildenhall Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 63 | |
| 7 | Woodbridge Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 60 | |
| 8 | Diss Town | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 | Maldon Town | 40 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 60 | |
| 10 | Ipswich Wanderers | 40 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 56 | |
| 11 | Fakenham Town | 40 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 54 | |
| 12 | Great Yarmouth Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 52 | |
| 13 | Gorleston | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 69 | +7 | 51 | |
| 14 | Newmarket Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 50 | |
| 15 | Warboys Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 48 | |
| 16 | Soham Town Rangers | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 52 | 76 | −24 | 41 | |
| 17 | Bury Town | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 36 | |
| 18 | Halstead Town | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 52 | 89 | −37 | 32 | |
| 19 | Stowmarket Town | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 32 | |
| 20 | Harwich & Parkeston | 40 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 42 | 84 | −42 | 29 | |
| 21 | Felixstowe Port & Town | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 84 | −52 | 28 | |
| 22 | Watton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Resigned to the Anglian Combination, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Division One
Football league season| Season | 1999–2000 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tiptree United |
| Promoted | Ely City Tiptree United |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 1,003 (3.28 per match) |
| ← 1998–99 2000–01 → | |
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Cambridge City reserves
- Ely City, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiptree United | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 89 | 19 | +70 | 78 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Ely City | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 89 | 34 | +55 | 73 | |
| 3 | Stanway Rovers | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 71 | |
| 4 | Downham Town | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 36 | +41 | 70 | |
| 5 | Needham Market | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 76 | 46 | +30 | 64 | |
| 6 | Cambridge City reserves | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 70 | 44 | +26 | 60 | |
| 7 | Dereham Town | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 53 | |
| 8 | Hadleigh United | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 52 | |
| 9 | Swaffham Town | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 52 | |
| 10 | Cornard United | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 52 | |
| 11 | Whitton United | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 48 | |
| 12 | Somersham Town | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 48 | |
| 13 | March Town United | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 37 | |
| 14 | Haverhill Rovers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 71 | −31 | 34 | |
| 15 | Norwich United | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 99 | −55 | 21 | |
| 16 | Chatteris Town | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 75 | −44 | 19 | |
| 17 | Brightlingsea United | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 84 | −53 | 19 | |
| 18 | Thetford Town | 34 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 104 | −77 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- Needham Market were deducted one point for fielding an ineligible player.
References
- "Eastern Counties League 1997–2011". Non League Matters.
- ^ "Felixstowe joy as Histon win to take crown". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 2000. p. 36.
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