FA Regional NLS Feeder League (Step 7) covering the boroughs of Havering, Epping Forest, Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge, Harlow and Waltham Forest
𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | SEASON 2024/25
Applications 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 for next season as we welcome new or existing 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 teams to register to join us
Interviews now underway & continuing throughout the spring
𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 ➡
Such tragic news coming through that young Jack Phillips, who played for
@HaverTownFC
in the
#EAL
last season, has tragically passed away. I'm sure we join many people in offering our sincere condolences to Jack's friends, family & teammates at such a difficult time
RIP Jack
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 The
#EAL
has been approved by the FA as the country's newest Regional NLS Feeder League competition from season 2021/22, placing the league on Step 7 of the non-league pyramid. Read more on our website now 🔽
🚨 DEAL DONE 🚨
We are pleased to have agreed a deal with
@leytonorientfc
to join
@Dag_RedFC
as one of our cup final host venues this season. An unrivalled cup final experience for our finalists 🤩
Dates will be published at 7pm this evening!
𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗 🏆
We're pleased to have confirmed deals with both
@leytonorientfc
and
@Dag_RedFC
to host this season's
#EAL
cup finals. Dates to be announced very soon!
You won't get a better cup final experience than that 😍
BREAKING NEWS | Formal application has now been lodged with the Football Association for the
#EAL
to be recognised as a Step 7 Regional Feeder League. Thank you to the clubs who assisted us with their ground grading questionnaires! Fingers crossed 🤞
The first draft of the
#EAL
constitution was released yesterday and we're very pleased to be able to welcome at least 16 new teams into the league for 2020/21!
#progress
#grassroots
This weekend's
#EAL
Division 1 Cup Final will feature a team of female match officials for the 1st time in league history as FIFA referee, Natalia Aleksakhina, leads a team featuring Emma Guest & Elora Hardstaff
Looking forwad to a great occasion 🙌
@EssexReferees
𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘾𝙀𝙋𝙏 > 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔
It took over 6 years of waiting and a global pandemic en-route, but Parsloes Park has finally blossomed and what a facility it is for football in the region
Credit to the local authority for persisting with the plans and delivering 👏
Our proposed constitution is now out and we're pleased to be welcoming a host of new clubs into the competition for season 2021/22 which gets underway in just over 2 months time!
Paperwork has now been issued to all new & existing clubs ahead of the AGM & Presentation Night on Mon 27th June at
@Dag_RedFC
, including provisional
#EAL
constitution for season 22/23
If you've not received the pack, please get in touch.
We must wish farewell to someone Essex clubs will have come across in their time in football.
Fran Smith departs
@EssexCountyFA
today, almost 30 years into administering football, helping clubs get started and dealing with discipline.
Best of luck for the future, Fran!
We are very saddened to report the tragic loss of an
#EAL
player, Max Halcrow of
@dpfc__
who passed away in the early hours of this morning. The League offers their sincere condolences to Max's family, friends and, of course, teammates at such a difficult time
RIP Max
Here are the groups for the upcoming
#EAL
league cup competition starting on 10th April. Tony is beavering away with fixture planning & those will be released in a couple of days time. Not long to wait 🙌🏆
𝟰𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗 🎖️
Many congratulations to Barry Fitzgerald who has achieved the Award of Merit from
@essexcountyfa
for 40 years of service to football in the county. Great achievement 👏
#EAL
cup final dates are now out as we kick off cup final crazy season on 11th May across
@Dag_RedFC
&
@leytonorientfc
Can't wait to get the finals underway in May! 🏆
A big thank you, as always, to all of our match officials this year who once again showed great commitment to the league. See you again next season!
#ThankTheRef
@EssexReferees
@LondonFARefs
It was a pleasure to welcome Ukrainian FIFA referee Natalia Aleksakhina onto the
#EAL
panel for her first game in the UK last weekend following her arrival in the country due to the ongoing troubles. Great to have you onboard 🤝
@EssexReferees
As reported earlier, we are very saddened by the news of the passing of photographer Jules Lister, better known as
@LamoTheLion
. A terrific gentleman who had helped to raise the profile of the
#EAL
and wider sporting community. He will be sadly missed...
𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟑/𝟐𝟒
Following last night's AGM, the draft constitution has been approved as we look ahead to the new season starting on 12th Aug. Welcome to all of our new clubs!
Further new applications may be considered to fill any vacancies
Pleased to be invited down to today's official grand opening of the Parsloes Park Hub in Dagenham which I'm sure, all who have used the facility will agree, has been a fantastic addition to the local football landscape
#parsloespark
OPENING DAY FIXTURES RELEASED!
We are pleased to confirm that the opening fixtures for Saturday 5th September have been released, hopefully with more to follow as further pitch information becomes available. Not long now!
It's congratulations to
@CH_SpartansFC
this evening as they secure the runners up spot in the Senior Division as results went their way
Well done to all involved on a solid 1st season at this level! 👏
A big thank you, as always, to all of our match officials this year who once again showed great commitment to the league. See you again next season!
#ThankTheRef
We would have ordinarily been in the thick of cup final action right now & hopefully we will be again soon 🤞 Here's a montage of last year's action with much appreciation to the late Lamo the Lion for his superb coverage
Congratulations are in order for our league chairman &
@MelSportsFC
stalwart, Terry Alder, who has been been recognised by the FA with their 50 Year Service Order of Merit Award - a truly awesome feat. Well done Terry 👏
FA confirmation this afternoon that
@dtfootballclub
are promoted to
@thurlownunnl
Eastern Counties League Division 1 South (Step 6) & will be running under the name Cannons Wood
Congrats to Billy and the team! We look forward to following the next chapter of the journey!
We are pleased to have reached a deal with Vision Technologies to supply
#EAL
clubs with personalised match quality footballs for the 2020/21 season! ⚽⚽
That's another AGM over and done with, a very different kind of meeting given the circumstances. We can now look forward to the new season!
Thank you to everybody for attending
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 We're pleased to announce that we have agreed a deal with
@veosharesport
to supply AI-driven video camera equipment! It will make it's debut in our
#EAL
cup finals in a few months time! 📹🙆
Pleased to have elected a number of new clubs into the league for the coming season and here's a selection of the new badges that you'll be seeing this year. Still a few more to come...
Big thank you to the
@NonLeaguePaper
who now carry our Senior Division results and tables in their paper each week. Always a good read on a Sunday morning. Please support them by purchasing when you can!
𝐅𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈-𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐘 🏆
Good luck to county sides
@GWRovers
&
@romfordfc
for their FA Vase semi-finals this afternoon
Romford are level at 2-2 ahead of their 2nd leg while Rovers start their 1st leg at Sixways Stadium
#favase
We are very saddened to learn of the passing of London Cranes coach, Kasim Ssetimba, a hugely respected individual who will be a familiar face to many who competed against the club over the last 25 years. He will be sorely missed.
RIP Kasim 🕯️
𝙆𝙄𝘽𝘽𝙇𝙀-𝙍𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙉𝘼 ⚽
With Fenton competitions getting underway this weekend, what better way to launch them than with probably the most famous
#EAL
goal ever...
👨🦱 Jack Kibblewhite /
@FairlopRoversFC
We're aware that some venues are requesting that clubs provide a COVID-19 risk assessment in order to hire pitches so we've pulled together a simple template that clubs can adapt to their needs 🔽
As is tradition on a Thursday, we usually like to give our
#ShoutOuts
for big performances this week. Ours for this week go to all the key workers in the healthcare services who are working hard to keep us all fit and well. We salute you!
𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 🏆
Cup final action gets underway in under 4️⃣ weeks with the Senior Cup kicking things off on 𝗧𝘂𝗲 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 at
@leytonorientfc
@stowfcreserves
🆚
@Fc_Baresi
Tickets available shortly from clubs or on the gate 🎫
𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 🏆
Just a month away from the start of cup finals season as we head to 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗗𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 & 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 across April & May
Not long to wait!
#EAL
#RoadToDagenham
#RoadToOrient
𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗
The first fixtures for September in the Premier Division and below have now been released with 3️⃣3️⃣ games taking place on the first full weekend of the season
𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰 ➡
𝕃𝔼𝔸𝔾𝕌𝔼 ℂℍ𝔸𝕄ℙ𝕀𝕆ℕ𝕊 🏆
Following results this afternoon, it's congratulations to Philip United who took the Premier Division West title and to
@Rainhamphoenix
who became Division 2 champions!
Congratulations to all involved at both clubs 👏
It is with much sadness that we announce the passing of league Life Vice President, David Flatt.
Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out to David's family and friends at this difficult time.
RIP David 🕯
The first draft of the
#EAL
constitution was released yesterday and we're very pleased to be able to welcome at least 16 new teams into the league for 2020/21!
#progress
#grassroots
𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
Congratulations to
@Fc_Baresi
who were confirmed as
#EAL
league champions this afternoon
Well done to everybody involved at the club for this wonderful achievement 👏
#champions
CHAMPIONS!!!!! Todays game finished with a 4-0 win over a very resilient
@LymoreGardensFC
.
Superb effort from the boys, all our hard work this season ends with a trophy 🏆
Great to see things moving along at some pace now at Parsloes Park. Fencing & floodlights up, base layer down. Hopefully pitches up & running in time for the spring 🤞
#parklife
#parsloespark
#dagenham
𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗘𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 🏆
The first cup final was completed last night with a crowd of over 500 watching an exhilarating game between
@stowfcreserves
and
@fc_baresi
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 >
𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙮𝙘𝙖𝙢 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 📷
We're pleased to announce that the
@FA
&
@EssexCountyFA
have selected the
#EAL
as part of their referee bodycam trial to begin shortly in 4 different regions
More ➡️
𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗙𝗜𝗫𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗
The first set of
#EAL
Senior Division fixtures are now online with the season kicking off with a Friday night double-header on 11th August.
𝙑𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝘼𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 ➡
⚠ UPDATE for all
#EAL
clubs on the conclusion of the 2019/20 season with divisional cup competitions set to continue in August & fees waived for all existing clubs next season!
𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗕𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚
The winning moment from Saturday's
@EssexCountyFA
Junior Cup semi-final as
@FairlopRoversFC
secured their place at Scraley Road in April
An arduous contest but big celebrations at the final whistle 🙌
#EAL
𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗣 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
Delighted with the emerging news that 1️⃣4️⃣ of our
#EAL
referees have been selected for prestigious Essex county cup final appointments this coming Spring which is a wonderful achievement. Well done to you all 👏
(1/2)
At a time when we are usually looking forward to a weekend full of football fixtures, we provide a short update on the present situation, confirming the intentions to complete the season... at some point! ⬇️
Dear
@FA
Could we please request that some additional resource is thrown at the WGS to prevent this bottle-necking issue?
It would also be helpful for the error message boxes to be populated with something meaningful rather than left blank
Kind regards
Essex Alliance League
𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 🏅
Congrats to each of our Referee of the Year award winners for this season, receiving top marks from clubs 👏
𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻-𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵 / 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 / 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗷
@EssexReferees
𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗘𝗡𝗗 🌺
We kindly ask all clubs & referees to observe a minutes silence before kick-off this weekend in order to remember those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom
#RemembranceSunday
#RemembranceWeekend
𝗙𝗔 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗
The FA have today confirmed the Step 5 and 6 line-ups for 2024/25, subject to appeals, with
#EAL
champions
@Fc_Baresi
taking their place in the Eastern Counties League
Look forward to following the action in the new season!
#EAL
It's been a tough year for our clubs financially & we're committed to helping where we can. Pleased to be able to once again confirm FREE league entry for our existing clubs in 2021/22 🙌
We're pleased to announce that our plan for the return of outdoor competitive grassroots football has been approved by
@DCMS
and has now been published:
WOW 😍
Huge congratulations to all at
@GWRovers
on a superb achievement this afternoon.
What a fantastic occasion it's going to be for them,
@RomfordFC
@EssexSenior
and the whole of
#Essex
football 🙌
Looking forward to some trips out to some new
#EAL
top-flight grounds this season as the battle for promotion into senior football commences on 13th August!
All other divisions are scheduled to begin on 3rd September 😎
#Step7
#RegionalFeederLeague
#RoadToStep6