The 2021–22 season was the 79th season in the history of the Eastern Counties Football League, a football competition in England. Teams are divided into three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, and the geographically separated Division One North and Division One South, both at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 this season were announced by the Football Association and published on the league's website on 18 May 2021, subject to appeals. The league constitution was published on 27 June. After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
Gorleston were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League for the first time in their history. Wroxham finished second and returned to the Isthmian League after five years as one of ten runners-up from Step 5 with the most points per game.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs, promoted from Division One North: Fakenham Town Lakenheath March Town United Mulbarton Wanderers
League table
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Brantham Athletic Brantham Leisure Centre 1,200 Ely City Unwin Sports Ground 1,500 Fakenham Town Clipbush Park 2,000 Gorleston Emerald Park 3,000 Hadleigh United Millfield 3,000 Haverhill Rovers New Croft 3,000 Kirkley & Pakefield Walmer Road 2,000 Lakenheath The Nest Long Melford Stoneylands March Town United The GER Sports Ground Mildenhall Town Recreation Way 2,000 Mulbarton Wanderers The Common Newmarket Town Cricket Field Road 2,750 Norwich United Plantation Park 3,000 Swaffham Town Shoemakers Lane Thetford Town Mundford Road 1,500 Walsham-le-Willows Summer Road 1,000 Whitton United King George V Playing Fields 1,000 Woodbridge Town Notcutts Park 3,000 Wroxham Trafford Park 2,000
Division One North
Division One North featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season, along with six new clubs. Clubs, promoted from the Anglian Combination: Harleston Town University of East Anglia Promoted from the Peterborough and District League: FC Parson Drove Peterborough North End Sports Transferred from the United Counties League: Huntingdon Town Whittlesey Athletic
Also, Blackstones and Bourne Town were initially moved to this division from the United Counties League but they successfully appealed and their transfers were rescinded.
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Debenham LC Maitlands 1,000 Diss Town Brewers Green Lane 2,500 Downham Town Memorial Field 1,000 FC Parson Drove Main Road Framlingham Town Badingham Road Great Yarmouth Town Wellesley Recreation Ground 3,600 Harleston Town Wilderness Lane Huntingdon Town Jubilee Park Leiston reserves Victory Road 2,500 Needham Market reserves Bloomfields 4,000 Norwich CBS FDC Bowthorpe Peterborough North End Sports Lincoln Road (groundshare with Peterborough Sports) 2,300 Sheringham Weybourne Road University of East Anglia Aldiss Park (groundshare with Dereham Town) 2,500 Whittlesey Athletic Feldale Field Wisbech St Mary Beechings Close
Division One South
Division One South featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs: Clubs, transferred from Division One North: AFC Sudbury reserves Cornard United Haverhill Borough Ipswich Wanderers
Plus: Buckhurst Hill, promoted from the Essex Olympian League Park View, transferred from the Spartan South Midlands League
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityAFC Sudbury reserves King's Marsh 2,500Barkingside Cricklefield Stadium (groundshare with Ilford) 3,500Benfleet Park Lane (groundshare with Canvey Island) 4,100Brimsdown Chadfields (groundshare with Tilbury) 4,000Buckhurst Hill Roding Lane Burnham Ramblers Leslie Fields 2,000Coggeshall United West Street (groundshare with Coggeshall Town) Cornard United Blackhouse Lane Frenford The Jack Carter Centre 2,000Hackney Wick Spa Road (groundshare with Witham Town) 2,500Halstead Town Rosemary Lane Harwich & Parkeston Royal Oak Haverhill Borough New Croft (groundshare with Haverhill Rovers) 3,000Holland Dulwich Road Ipswich Wanderers Humber Doucy Lane May & Baker Parkside Stadium (groundshare with Aveley) 3,500Newbury Forest Oakside Stadium (groundshare with Redbridge) 3,000Park View New River Stadium 5,000Wivenhoe Town Broad Lane 2,876Wormley Rovers Wormley Playing Fields 500
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