2012–13 Eastern Counties Football League

The 2012–13 season was the 71st in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.

Dereham Town were crowned champions on 27 April 2013 after a 5–0 win over FC Clacton and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history.

Premier Division

Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Premier Division
Season	2012–13
Champions	Dereham Town
Promoted	Dereham Town
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,251 (3.29 per match)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:

For this season only, the FA were to promote a second club from two of the following six Step 5 leagues: Combined Counties League, Eastern Counties League, Essex Senior League, Kent League, Spartan South Midlands League and the Sussex County League. This was to fulfil the expansion of the Isthmian League Divisions One North and South from 22 to 24 clubs each. The two clubs were to be promoted on a points per game basis, and the two runners-up with the best PPG were VCD Athletic (Kent Football League) and Guernsey (Combined Counties League). Three others – Aylesbury United (Spartan South Midlands League), Redhill (Sussex County League) and Barkingside (Essex Senior League) – were also confirmed as promoted by the FA on 17 May, due to resignations and non-promotions elsewhere.
From this league, only Brantham Athletic, Dereham Town, Haverhill Rovers, Stanway Rovers and Wisbech Town applied for promotion. Brantham later withdrew their application, and Wisbech withdrew theirs after securing the runners-up position at the end of the season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Dereham Town	38	28	3	7	85	35	+50	87	Promoted to the Isthmian League
2	Wisbech Town	38	25	8	5	85	40	+45	83	Transferred to the United Counties League
3	Gorleston	38	23	8	7	91	37	+54	77
4	Brantham Athletic	38	22	7	9	85	50	+35	73
5	Godmanchester Rovers	38	19	10	9	76	49	+27	67
6	Walsham-le-Willows	38	19	8	11	71	59	+12	65
7	Mildenhall Town	38	19	7	12	66	54	+12	64
8	Hadleigh United	38	18	7	13	67	52	+15	61
9	Stanway Rovers	38	17	10	11	49	39	+10	61
10	Haverhill Rovers	38	16	7	15	73	59	+14	55
11	Ely City	38	15	7	16	71	63	+8	52
12	Kirkley & Pakefield	38	13	13	12	57	68	−11	52
13	Norwich United	38	14	6	18	55	52	+3	48
14	Felixstowe & Walton United	38	13	6	19	54	69	−15	45
15	Woodbridge Town	38	11	8	19	52	72	−20	41
16	Cambridge Regional College	38	9	8	21	56	83	−27	35
17	Diss Town	38	7	10	21	43	82	−39	31
18	Wivenhoe Town	38	6	8	24	30	85	−55	26
19	Thetford Town	38	6	6	26	41	85	−44	24
20	Clacton	38	4	5	29	44	118	−74	17

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	BRA	CRC	FCC	DER	DIS	ELY	FEL	GOD	GOR	HAD	HAV	KIR	MIL	NOR	STA	THE	WAL	WIS	WIV	WOO
Brantham Athletic		4–0	7–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–3	5–0	1–1	1–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	2–1	0–1	6–3	4–3	2–1	1–1	4–1
Cambridge Regional College	2–4		0–3	0–2	1–4	2–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–4	1–2	1–1	0–5	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–2	2–0	4–1
Clacton	0–4	2–2		0–4	0–2	2–5	2–2	1–6	0–3	1–4	3–2	0–1	0–3	0–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–2	2–1	1–2
Dereham Town	3–0	4–0	5–0		4–1	3–2	2–1	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	4–1	1–4	0–1	2–0	4–2	5–0	2–3	3–0	1–0
Diss Town	1–4	2–5	3–2	1–1		2–2	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–2	2–4	1–4	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–6	0–0	0–1
Ely City	1–2	2–1	4–2	1–2	2–1		4–0	2–3	2–0	1–3	2–1	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–0	4–1	1–1	1–2	4–1	0–2
Felixstowe & Walton United	3–3	3–3	4–1	0–2	2–0	2–0		0–2	0–2	0–4	3–2	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–1	0–2	1–2	1–0	2–0	2–1
Godmanchester Rovers	1–0	2–3	6–0	2–1	3–0	3–2	3–2		0–0	2–2	3–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	9–0	1–1
Gorleston	0–2	6–1	10–2	2–0	5–1	8–1	4–1	1–2		1–0	3–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	3–0	2–0	0–0	2–3	1–1	5–2
Hadleigh United	0–1	2–1	2–1	4–1	2–1	2–0	0–1	1–3	2–0		1–0	2–3	0–1	2–1	1–1	4–2	0–2	4–1	0–0	1–1
Haverhill Rovers	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	5–1	0–3	2–2		5–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–4	1–2	0–3	3–1	3–0
Kirkley & Pakefield	0–2	3–0	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–3	4–3	0–2		0–3	2–0	2–0	3–0	2–3	1–3	3–1	2–1
Mildenhall Town	0–1	2–0	4–1	1–3	5–2	1–1	3–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	4–3		2–1	1–2	4–2	0–3	0–3	4–0	2–1
Norwich United	3–1	0–2	2–1	0–1	0–3	1–3	3–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	0–1	0–1	1–2		0–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	4–0	1–1
Stanway Rovers	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	3–0	0–1	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	3–2		4–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–1
Thetford Town	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–2	1–3	1–2	1–1	0–1	0–1	0–1		1–2	1–5	1–1	2–0
Walsham-le-Willows	1–4	3–2	4–3	0–3	2–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	1–5	0–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–0		1–3	7–0	3–0
Wisbech Town	4–2	2–2	3–1	0–1	6–0	1–0	2–0	0–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	3–3	1–0	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–1		3–1	3–1
Wivenhoe Town	0–3	0–0	2–0	1–4	3–0	0–6	3–6	2–0	1–0	2–4	1–3	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–1	0–1	1–3	0–1		3–0
Woodbridge Town	4–0	2–1	5–2	1–3	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–2	4–3	3–1	0–2	2–1

Source: Mitoo
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

Football league season

Eastern Counties
Football League
Division One
Season	2012–13
Champions	Cambridge University Press
Promoted	Brightlingsea Regent Newmarket Town
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,161 (3.79 per match)
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Braintree Town reserves
Great Yarmouth Town, relegated from Premier Division
Newmarket Town, relegated from the Premier Division
Saffron Walden Town, which skipped the previous season

Newmarket Town achieved promotion to the Premier Division on the 13 April 2013. Cambridge University Press withdrew from the league on April 6, 2013.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Cambridge University Press	34	25	7	2	94	32	+62	82	Resigned to the Cambridgeshire County League
2	Newmarket Town	34	24	4	6	84	34	+50	76	Promoted to the Premier Division
3	Brightlingsea Regent	34	22	6	6	90	29	+61	72	Promoted to the Premier Division
4	Ipswich Wanderers	34	18	9	7	67	38	+29	63
5	Fakenham Town	34	19	6	9	62	37	+25	63
6	Saffron Walden Town	34	17	11	6	73	32	+41	62
7	Whitton United	34	17	6	11	87	46	+41	57
8	Braintree Town reserves	34	18	3	13	86	65	+21	57
9	Swaffham Town	34	17	3	14	76	55	+21	54
10	Great Yarmouth Town	34	15	7	12	70	64	+6	52
11	Halstead Town	34	15	4	15	70	63	+7	49
12	Team Bury	34	13	6	15	62	72	−10	45
13	Long Melford	34	8	8	18	46	81	−35	31
14	March Town United	34	8	5	21	38	84	−46	28
15	Debenham LC	34	8	3	23	57	91	−34	27
16	Downham Town	34	8	3	23	41	84	−43	27
17	Stowmarket Town	34	5	4	25	41	100	−59	19
18	Cornard United	34	1	1	32	17	154	−137	4

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Long Melford were deducted one point.
March Town United were deducted one point.

Results

Home \ Away	BRA	BRI	CAM	COR	DEB	DOW	FAK	GYT	HAL	IPS	LOM	MAR	NEW	SAF	STO	SWA	TBU	WHI
Braintree Town reserves		0–2	2–3	5–0	2–1	6–2	1–0	5–2	3–4	1–2	3–0	1–3	3–2	2–2	1–0	1–3	8–2	2–1
Brightlingsea Regent	2–3		1–0	3–0	6–2	2–2	1–1	1–2	5–1	4–2	3–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–1	2–0
Cambridge University Press	3–0	1–1		9–0	3–1	3–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–1	8–2	2–2
Cornard United	0–4	0–5	2–5		1–2	0–4	0–4	0–5	0–2	0–4	2–3	1–2	0–4	0–9	1–2	0–4	2–2	0–7
Debenham LC	2–6	0–4	0–4	14–0		1–4	1–2	6–4	2–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–2	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–3
Downham Town	4–2	1–1	0–1	3–1	4–1		0–4	2–1	0–2	1–2	1–3	2–3	1–3	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–4	0–3
Fakenham Town	3–2	2–1	0–0	4–0	1–2	2–0		1–1	0–3	1–1	5–0	3–0	0–2	1–3	2–0	2–1	3–0	1–0
Great Yarmouth Town	1–3	1–1	3–4	3–1	7–4	2–0	3–0		3–3	0–0	0–0	1–3	2–3	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	4–2
Halstead Town	2–3	0–2	0–1	7–0	3–0	4–1	2–1	2–3		0–2	6–0	3–0	3–4	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–5
Ipswich Wanderers	2–3	0–4	1–2	0–1	3–0	6–1	1–2	2–1	3–1		2–1	2–0	0–1	3–0	4–2	2–2	2–2	1–0
Long Melford	1–8	0–6	2–5	5–1	5–0	2–1	1–3	1–2	2–2	1–2		0–0	0–4	1–1	2–2	2–1	1–1	1–1
March Town United	1–1	1–6	1–2	2–1	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–3	0–4	0–3		0–1	2–3	1–0	1–6	0–6	3–3
Newmarket Town	1–1	0–1	0–2	4–0	4–2	1–0	4–4	5–1	3–0	1–1	1–0	3–0		0–1	7–0	4–0	4–1	2–0
Saffron Walden Town	3–0	1–0	1–1	6–1	1–0	3–0	0–1	0–1	4–0	1–1	2–1	4–1	1–2		6–0	3–1	4–0	0–0
Stowmarket Town	4–0	0–6	0–6	11–1	2–1	4–0	0–2	1–2	1–4	0–3	2–5	2–2	0–4	2–2		0–5	0–2	1–7
Swaffham Town	3–1	0–5	0–3	3–1	6–1	5–0	3–2	2–5	4–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–2	1–0	2–0		4–1	4–2
Team Bury	3–1	0–2	2–3	1–0	1–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–2	2–2	4–0	2–1		2–3
Whitton United	1–2	3–1	1–4	6–0	2–0	3–0	2–0	2–2	2–3	1–1	2–0	7–1	3–2	2–3	3–0	4–0	4–1

Source: Mitoo
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

"Eastern Counties League 2012–13". Non League Matters.
"Dereham Town crowned champions". EDP. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
"National League System changes 2012-13 confirmed". The Onion Sack. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
"Step 4 application form". TheFA.com. 22 October 2012.
"Applications For Promotion - Step 5 To Step 4". The Official Website of The North West Counties Football League. 11 December 2012.
"Step 4 applications received". TheFA.com. 6 December 2012.
"Fenmen not going up but Spalding still could". Peterborough Telegraph. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
"Thurlow Nunn League : Premier Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
"PROMOTION CONFIRMED FOR NEWMARKET TOWN". Eastern Counties Football League. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
"CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS TO WITHDRAW FROM LEAGUE". Eastern Counties Football League. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
"Thurlow Nunn League : First Division : Fixtures & Results Grid". Mitoo. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

External links

Eastern Counties Football League

Eastern Counties League

2024–25
clubs

Premier Division	Brantham Athletic Cornard United Dereham Town Downham Town Ely City Fakenham Town Great Yarmouth Town Hadleigh United Harleston Town Heacham Kirkley & Pakefield Lakenheath Long Melford Mulbarton Wanderers Sheringham Soham Town Rangers Stowmarket Town Thetford Town Walsham-le-Willows Woodbridge Town
Division One North	AFC Sudbury Reserves Diss Town Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers FC Parson Drove FC Peterborough Framlingham Town Gorleston F.C. Reserves Harwich & Parkeston Haverhill Borough Haverhill Rovers Holbeach United Holland Leiston FC U23s Needham Market Reserves Pinchbeck United Stanway Pegasus Swaffham Town Whittlesey Athletic Whitton United Wivenhoe Town
Division One South	AS London Barkingside Basildon Town Brimsdown Burnham Ramblers Cannons Wood Coggeshall Town Dunmow Town Enfield Borough FC Baresi Hackney Wick Harlow Town Hoddesdon Town Hutton May & Baker Newbury Forest NW London Rayleigh Town Southend Manor St Margaretsbury

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2012–13 in English football

« 2011–12 2013–14 »

National teams

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group H)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern Football League (Premier, Central, South & West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Kent League (level 9 only) Kent Invicta League (level 10 only) Midland Alliance (level 9 only) Midland Combination (level 10 only) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development League (League 1, League 2)
Under 18	Professional U18 Development League (League 1, League 2, League 3) FA Youth Cup

Women's competitions

FA Women's Premier League
Super League ('12, '13)
FA Women's Cup (Final)
FA WSL Cup
- '12
  - final
- '13
  - final

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Queens Park Rangers Reading Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wigan Athletic
Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Sheffield Wednesday Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	AFC Bournemouth Brentford Bury Carlisle United Colchester United Coventry City Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Preston North End Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Southend United Torquay United Wycombe Wanderers York City
Conference Premier	Luton Town Newport County

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