The 2022–23 season was the 52nd in the history of the Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.
The proposed constitution for this season was published on 15 May 2022, based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 announced by the FA three days earlier, and was subject to appeals.
The league featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs. Promoted from the Eastern Counties League: Buckhurst Hill Halstead Town
Relegated from the Isthmian League: Barking Romford
Enfield were champions, winning second Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time as a reformed club. Runners-up Redbridge won interstep playoff and also were promoted after seven seasons in the Essex Senior League.
League table
Inter-step play-off
Stadia and locations
Club Location Stadium CapacityAthletic Newham Plaistow Terence McMillan Stadium 2,000ClaptonBarking Barking Mayesbrook Park 2,500RomfordBuckhurst Hill Buckhurst Hill Roding Lane Enfield Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park (groundshare with Bishop's Stortford) 4,525 (525 seated)FC Clacton Clacton-on-Sea Austin Arena 3,000 (200 seated)Halstead Town Halstead Rosemary Lane Ilford Ilford Cricklefield Stadium 3,500 (216 seated)Little Oakley Little Oakley Memorial Ground Redbridge Barkingside Oakside Stadium 3,000 (316 seated)Saffron Walden Town Saffron Walden Catons Lane 2,000Sawbridgeworth Town Sawbridgeworth Crofters End 2,500 (175 seated)Southend Manor Southend-on-Sea Southchurch Park 2,000 (500 seated)Stansted Stansted Mountfitchet Hargrave Park 2,000 (200 seated)Stanway Rovers Stanway Hawthorns 1,500 (100 seated)Takeley Takeley Station Road 2,000West Essex Walthamstow Wadham Lodge 3,500White Ensign Great Wakering Burroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) 3,000 (250 seated)Woodford Town Woodford Ashton Playing Fields
Statistics +TeamAverageHighestLowestSaffron Walden Town298552 vs Athletic Newham98 vs RomfordHalstead Town201425 vs Romford & Saffron Walden Town143 vs Athletic NewhamEnfield186303 vs White Ensign106 vs ClaptonWoodford Town157298 vs Buckhurst Hill89 vs Southend Manor & West EssexBuckhurst Hill119206 vs Woodford Town70 vs Athletic NewhamStansted113281 vs Saffron Walden Town61 vs Athletic NewhamSawbridgeworth Town92269 vs Woodford Town30 vs ClaptonRomford91133 vs Barking63 vs ClaptonWest Essex87212 vs Southend Manor22 vs Athletic NewhamIlford85210 vs Saffron Walden Town60 vs Sawbridgeworth Town & Southend ManorLittle Oakley83153 vs FC Clacton54 vs West EssexTakeley82150 vs Saffron Walden Town29 vs ClaptonBarking71127 vs Romford48 vs IlfordStanway Rovers68175 vs Redbridge52 vs White EnsignRedbridge4796 vs Romford38 vs Athletic NewhamSouthend Manor37142 vs White Ensign31 vs IlfordWhite Ensign35185 vs Southend Manor47 vs Buckhurst HillClapton2967 vs Romford14 vs Southend ManorAthletic Newham1332 vs Saffron Walden Town7 vs White Ensign
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