# 2022–23 Essex Senior Football League

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.
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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Enfield | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 114 | 36 | +78 | 92 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Redbridge | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 82 | 33 | +49 | 87 | Qualified for an inter-step play-off, then promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 3 | Woodford Town | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 86 | 48 | +38 | 76 | |
| 4 | FC Clacton | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 59 | +17 | 73 | |
| 5 | Takeley | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 67 | |
| 6 | Athletic Newham | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 66 | |
| 7 | Barking | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 79 | 62 | +17 | 65 | |
| 8 | Stansted | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 60 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 9 | Saffron Walden Town | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 78 | 65 | +13 | 61 | |
| 10 | West Essex | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 59 | |
| 11 | Stanway Rovers | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 52 | |
| 12 | Little Oakley | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 52 | |
| 13 | White Ensign | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 60 | 83 | −23 | 49 | |
| 14 | Romford | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 72 | 69 | +3 | 47 | |
| 15 | Halstead Town | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 40 | |
| 16 | Ilford | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 40 | |
| 17 | Buckhurst Hill | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 61 | 70 | −9 | 39 | |
| 18 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 83 | −47 | 29 | Transferred to the Spartan South Midlands League |
| 19 | Clapton | 38 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 114 | −80 | 19 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
| 20 | Southend Manor | 38 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 122 | −101 | 7 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
* ↑ Southend Manor were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player.

### Inter-step play-off
## Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Athletic Newham | Plaistow | Terence McMillan Stadium | 2,000 |
| Clapton | Plaistow | Terence McMillan Stadium | 2,000 |
| Barking | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Romford | Barking | Mayesbrook Park | 2,500 |
| Buckhurst 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 | 2,000 |
| Sawbridgeworth 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 | 2,000 |
| West Essex | Walthamstow | Wadham Lodge | 3,500 |
| White Ensign | Great Wakering | Burroughs Park (groundshare with Great Wakering Rovers) | 3,000 (250 seated) |
| Woodford Town | Woodford | Ashton Playing Fields | |