1977–78 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1977–78 Eastern Counties League season was the 36th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.[1]

At the end of the season the league was renamed The Town & Country League.

Clubs
Eastern Counties
Football League
Season1977–78
ChampionsLowestoft Town
Matches played420
Goals scored1,438 (3.42 per match)
← 1976–77

The league featured 21 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Lowestoft Town 40 30 7 3 108 27 +81 67
2 Great Yarmouth Town 40 27 7 6 95 45 +50 61
3 Bury Town 40 23 11 6 74 41 +33 57
4 Gorleston 40 22 12 6 99 38 +61 56
5 Wisbech Town 40 20 8 12 74 55 +19 48
6 Thetford Town 40 20 8 12 93 67 +26 48
7 Haverhill Rovers 40 21 5 14 88 54 +34 47
8 Colchester United reserves 40 19 7 14 68 49 +19 45
9 Clacton Town 40 17 10 13 69 66 +3 44
10 Saffron Walden Town 40 19 6 15 71 70 +1 44
11 Ely City 40 18 5 17 75 72 +3 41
12 Sudbury Town 40 17 7 16 70 79 −9 41
13 Braintree & Crittall Athletic 40 14 9 17 53 57 −4 37
14 Stowmarket 40 12 8 20 43 59 −16 32
15 Histon 40 12 8 20 46 67 −21 32
16 March Town United 40 12 7 21 65 89 −24 31
17 Felixstowe Town 40 11 7 22 44 74 −30 29
18 Gothic 40 10 3 27 60 108 −48 23 Resigned from the league
19 Chatteris Town 40 8 5 27 60 107 −47 21
20 Newmarket Town 40 9 2 29 44 104 −60 20
21 Soham Town Rangers 40 4 8 28 39 110 −71 16
Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References
  1. "Eastern Counties League 1975–1997". Non League Matters.
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