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18/04/2026 – REPORT – Thorpe Athletic FC versus Tiptree Heath FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION. THORPE ATHLETIC FC. 2. TIPTREE HEATH FC 0. Date: 18th April 2026. Venue: The Austin Arena, Clacton-On-Sea. As the season drifts to a conclusion, there are still numerous matches that will influence who will be this seasons Premier Division champions,...

11/04/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 11/04/2026. As the 2025 / 2026 season winds slowly down, there are still some important issues to be resolved, one certainty though is that Gosfield United FC are Champions and the Rodings & Little Waltham FC are...

11/04/2026 – REPORT – The Rodings& Little Waltham FC versus Gosfield United FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE THE RODINGS & LITTLE WALTHAM FC. 2. GOSFIELD UNITED FC 0. Date: 11th April 2026. Venue: Little Waltham Playing Fields. For both teams, today’s match was their last Division One league game of the season, this division, had already...

04/04/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

A summary report will follow

04/04/2026 – REPORT – Rayne FC versus Tollesbury FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR. RAYNE FC. 6. TOLLESBURY FC: 1. Date: 04th April 2026. Venue: Rayne Playing Fields, Rayne. For the third week running, its Division Four, I’d not visited Rayne before and as a new Club in the ESBFL this season I...

03/04/2026 – REPORT – RESERVE KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL – Great Bentley FC Reserves {1} versus Silver End United FC Reserves {2}

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESERVE KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL. GREAT BENTLEY FC RESERVES. 1. SILVER END UNITED FC RESERVES: 2. Date: 03rd April 2026. Venue: “The Crops”, West Street, Coggeshall. This was the first ESBFL Cup Final of the season, the Reserve Knock-Out Cup is...

03/04/2026 – ESBFL – RESERVE KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL @ COGGESHALL TOWN FC. KO: 19:45pm.

ESBFL – RESERVE KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL between: Great Bentley FC Reserves (H) and Silver End United FC Reserves (A) Friday 03rd April 2026 VENUE: COGGESHALL TOWN FC “THE CROPS” WEST STREET, COGGESHALL, ESSEX. CO6 1NT Kick-off: 19:45pm Entrance: £5.00 / Concessions: £3.00 (Card or Cash accepted) Referee: Carl Pearse. Assistant...

28/03/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 28/03/2026. Congratulations go to Cavendish FC who beat Benhall St Mary FC on penalties in their Suffolk County Primary Cup, semi-final, they will now play Laxfield FC in the final, on a date to be arranged. The...

28/03/2026 – REPORT – Elmstead Market FC Reserves versus Ramsey & Mistley FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR. ELMSTEAD MARKET FC RESERVES. 1. RAMSEY & MISTLEY FC: 1. Date: 28th March 2026. Venue: Cowley Park, St Osyth. Well Saturday’s weather certainly gave footballers a touch of every season, we started and ended in sunshine, got wet from...

21/03/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 21/03/2026. Five matches were played in the Premier Division, sadly Belle Vue Social have called it a day and have withdrawn but there were a few surprises! Mid-table, AFC Pegasus Colchester beat leaders Great Bentley by three...

21/03/2026 – REPORT – Kelvedon Social FC versus Bradfield Rovers FC Reserves.

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR. KELVEDON SOCIAL FC. 1. BRADFIELD ROVERS FC RESERVES: 3. Date: 21st March 2026. Venue: The Broadway, Silver End As most avid readers know I have no Club allegiance these days, so I pick and chose where I go on a...

ESBFL – RESERVE KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL – Friday 3rd APRIL 2026

14/03/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 14/03/2026. Great Bentley moved back to the summit of the Premier Division when beating Tiptree Heath by three goals to nil, second placed Sudbury Sports went down by two goals to one against Thorpe Athletic who stay...

14/03/2026 – REPORT – West Bergholt FC versus Cavendish FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO. WEST BERGHOLT FC. 1. CAVENDISH FC 4. Date: 14th March 2026. Venue: Lorkin Daniel Playing Field, West Bergholt. As we near the end of the season it’s time to take stock of those teams vying for being champions or...

07/03/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 07/03/2026. On Saturday, the ESBFL Representative team travelled to Feltham, Twickenham, to play “The Arthurian Football League” in Round Two of the FA Inter-League Cup, they had won this trophy two years ago and represented the Uk...

07/03/2026 – REPORT – The Arthurian League (4) versus ESBFL (0) – FA Inter-League Cup – Round 2

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP – Round Two. THE ARTHURIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL): 4. ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE (ESBFL): 0. Date: 07th March 2026. Venue: Hanworth Villa FC, Feltham, Twickenham. Following their narrow one goal victory over the Southern Amateur League...

28/02/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 28/02/2026. The league is not quite back to normal with a handful of matches still falling foul of the weather, maybe next week! The top of the Premier Division shows no signs of throwing up a champions...

21/02/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 21/02/2026. The wet weather is still having an impact on pitch conditions with seven matches postponed Five matches were played in the Premier Division, Tiptree Heath and Thorpe Athletic had home wins over Springfield and White Notley...

21/02/2026 – REPORT – Dedham Old Boys FC versus Alresford Colne Rangers FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION. DEDHAM OLD BOYS FC. 0. ALRESFORD COLNE RANGERS FC. 5. Date: 21st FEBRUARY 2026. Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe. Dedham Old Boys FC have temporarily switched their home venue to the University of Essex, the main pitch there, whilst...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CLUBS IN THE BORDER LEAGUE RE: MEFL Merger

PLEASE SEE MESSAGE BELOW REGARDING THE BORDER LEAGUE Following our earlier emails we promised to keep you updated in relation to the proposed merger with the Mid Essex League. The Border League committee remain fully committed to this and wish keep you fully updated on our ongoing discussions. We will...

14/02/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 14/02/2026. The ESBFL Representative team played The Southern Amateur Football League in the bi-annual FA Inter-League cup competition, after the previous week’s cancellation because of the weather, this match was played on the 3G pitch at AFC...

14/02/2026 – REPORT – FA Inter-League Cup RESULT: ESBFL (1) versus SAL (0)

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP – Round One. ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE (ESBFL): 1. THE SOUTHERN AMATEUR FOOTBALL LEAGUE (SAL): 0. Date: 14th February 2026. Venue: The Elite Travel Stadium (P2), Sudbury For a change, sunshine greeted any early riser on...

14/02/2026 – FIXTURE – ESBFL Representative Team versus The Southern Amateur League.

FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP – ROUND ONE. ESBFL REPRESENTATIVE TEAM versus THE SOUTHERN AMATEUR LEAGUE. THE POSTPONED FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP MATCH AS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR: SATURDAY 14th FEBRUARY 2026 KICK OFF: 3pm VENUE: THE ELITE TRAVEL STADIUM, BRUNDON LANE, SUDBURY. CO10 7HN ENTRANCE £5. CONCESSIONS £3. PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT...

07/02/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 07/02/2026. Another week, another wash-out, that’s life these days, as only six matches were played involving teams from the ESBFL. These mass postponements included the scheduled FA Inter-League, Round One, tie against the Southern Amateur League, with...

07/01/2026 – FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP – MATCH POSTPONEMENT

Please note that the scheduled FA Inter-League cup match against the SAL, tomorrow, has been postponed due to a water-logged pitch at The Royal Oak. Details of the revised fixture will be notified in due course

31/01/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 31/01/2026. There was only one winner last Saturday, the weather of course, which played havoc with the fixture list with only seventeen matches being played and fourteen postponed. Great Bentley, with a two, goals to one, victory...

31/01/2026 – REPORT – Clacton Regent FC versus The Rodings & Little Waltham FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CLACTON REGENT FC. 3. THE RODINGS & LITTLE WALTHAM FC. 0. Date: 31st January 2026. Venue: Clacton Leisure Centre (3G) With matches falling by the wayside, due to the wet conditions, I ventured down to Vista Road, Clacton-On-Sea, where third...

ESBFL – Representative Team change of Friendly

The scheduled friendly match against Coggeshall Town FC on Tuesday 3rd February 2026 has been POSTPONED. The Representative Team will instead play a friendly match on Wednesday 4th February 2026. Kick-Off: 20:00pm This will be against Hatfield Peverel FC and will be played at Scraley Road, Heybridge, home of Heybridge...

24/01/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

A SUMMARY REPORT WILL FOLLOW

24/01/2026 – REPORT – Great Bentley FC “A” versus Harwich & Parkeston FC “A”

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE GREAT BENTLEY FC “A”. 1. HARWICH & PARKESTON FC “A”. 2. Date: 24th JANUARY 2026. Venue: Great Bentley Green (Pitch 2). After promotion last season, Harwich & Parkeston FC “A” topped Division Three, six points ahead of third...

17/01/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 17/01/2026. Let’s start with the bad news, there will be no ESBFL teams represented in further rounds of the BBC Premier Cup as both Great Bentley and Springfield lost out to Aveley U23’s and Ocean First. A...

17/10/2026 – REPORT – Alresford Colne Rangers FC versus White Notley FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION. ALRESFORD COLNE RANGERS FC. 3. WHITE NOTLEY FC. 1. Date: 17th JANUARY 2026. Venue: Ford Lane, Alresford. Today, the two teams currently at the bottom of the Premier Division were to play each other at Ford Lane, Alresford,...

ESBFL – REPRESENTATIVE TEAM, MATCHES – updated

The ESBFL Representative Team have once again entered the FA Inter-league Cup again this season. In the First Round, the ESBFL have been drawn against the Southern Amateur League and this game is scheduled to be played at The Royal Oak ground at Harwich on 7 February with a 15:00pm...

10/01/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 10/01/2026. Despite torrential rain, late in the week, only ten matches were postponed, one was a cup match and two were county cup matches, which will probably be arranged for next weekend. In the Premier Division, third...

10/01/2026 – REPORT – Bradfield Rovers FC versus Silver End United FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO BRADFIELD ROVERS FC. 1. SILVER END UNITED FC. 1. Date: 10/01/2026. Venue: Harwich & Dovercourt High School, Dovercourt. On another bitterly cold, but dry Saturday afternoon, I took a trip to Dovercourt to watch the top two teams in Division...

03/01/2026 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 03/01/2026. On the last Saturday of 2025, East Thurrock Community progressed into the third round of the Knock-Out Cup when beating fellow Premier Division team, Sudbury Sports by three goals to one. Last Saturday, the weather was...

03/01/2026 – REPORT – Clacton Regent FC versus Frinton & Walton FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE CLACTON REGENT FC. 5. FRINTON & WALTON FC. 3. Date: 03/01/2026. Venue: Plough Corner, Little Clacton. On behalf of the ESBFL, we wish you all a Happy New Year and that your football fortunes improve, starting today, but on...

20/12/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 20/12/2025. Lowly, Belle Vue Social were hit for seven by Dedham Old Boys (four for Vitelli), Thorpe Athletic beat leaders, East Thurrock Community by the odd goal in three, to move up to fifth, Sudbury Sports and...

ESBFL – Representative Team – FA Inter-League Cup 2025-2026

Once again the ESBFL has entered a League Representative team into the FA Inter-League Cup for Season 2025-2026. The Draw for the First Round has been made today, Friday 19th December 2025. THE FA INTER-LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUNDTIES TO BE COMPLETED BY SATURDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2026 1 Liverpool Premier Football...

An important message from both ESBFL (Essex & Suffolk Border Football League) and MEFL (Mid-Essex Football League).

Message from John Campany, Chairman, ESBFL. This message has been sent to all ESBFL Member Clubs & Management Committee We are writing to inform you of an exciting development for grassroots football in our region. The Management Committee of the Essex & Suffolk Border Football League (ESBL) has agreed to...

13/12/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 13/12/2025. The Premier Division hosted five matches, three had just the one goal, Thorpe Athletic beating AFC Pegasus, Tiptree Heath beating Gas Recreation and Earls Colne beating Springfield, one game, Belle Vue Social versus White Notley was...

13/12/2025 – REPORT – Tiptree Jobserve FC versus Wivenhoe United FC.

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE. TIPTREE JOBERVE FC. 3. WIVENHOE UNITED FC. 2. Date: 13/12/2025. Venue: Florence Park, Tiptree. What a lovely day last Saturday was, blue skies, no wind and bright sunshine, a tad cold perhaps but playing conditions were perfect at...

10/12/2025 – REPORT – ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025.

ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025. WORMINGFORD WANDERERS FC. 4. BOXFORD ROVERS FC. 1. Date: 10/12/2025. Venue: Stoneylands, home of Long Melford FC. ACORN VILLAGE – People First, Disability Second. Everyone deserves independence, dignity and life fulfilment. Acorn Village is a registered charity for adults with learning...

06/12/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 06/12/2025. Just two matches fell by the wayside as the weather intervened and two more because of player unavailability! Five matches survived in the Premier Division, the top three, East Thurrock Community, Sudbury Sports and Great Bentley,...

06/12/2025 – REPORT – Brooklands FC versus Oyster FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE BROOKLANDS FC. 3. OYSTER FC. 0. Date: 06th December 2025. Venue: Mile End Recreation Ground, Colchester. Once again, I left my decision on where to go and watch a match till the last minute, I’d missed last Saturday,...

ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025 – Wednesday 10th December 2025.

ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025 WEDNESDAY 10th DECEMBER 2025. WORMINGFORD WANDERERS FC versus BOXFORD ROVERS FC VENUE: LONG MELFORD FC STONEYLANDS, NEW ROAD, LONG MELFORD, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK. CO10 9JZ KICK-OFF: 19:45pm MATCH OFFICIAL: STUART FRANKLIN ASSSISTANT REFEREES: JAKE JENNER and PHILIP BARHAM 4th OFFICIAL: M/s WENDY TOWNSEND ENTRANCE...

29/11/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 29/11/2025. December is not yet upon us but generosity of teams giving away goals is here already, or have all goalkeepers been called away, early, to do the Xmas shopping! There were twenty-eight league matches last Saturday...

Richard (Dick) Degville (1945-2025)

22/11/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 22/11/2025. Despite the wet and frosty weather again this week, only four matches were called off, I sometimes wonder whether local councils call games off too early, like they did on Thursday, as believe it or not...

22/11/2025 – REPORT – Ramsey & Mistley FC versus Frinton & Walton FC Reserves

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE. DIVISION FOUR RAMSEY & MISTLEY FC. 1. FRINTON & WALTON FC RESERVES. 4. Date: 22/11/2025. Venue: SHRUBLANDS RISE, FURZE HILL, MISTLEY. There is never a dull moment in grassroots football, the heavy rain and frosty conditions last week were expected to...

ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025 – Wednesday 26th November 2025. CANCELLED

THIS MATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED BECAUSE OF THE PITCH CONDITIONS ACORN CHARITY INVITATION SHIELD – 2024/2025 WEDNESDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2025. WORMINGFORD WANDERERS FC versus BOXFORD ROVERS FC VENUE: LONG MELFORD FC STONEYLANDS, NEW ROAD, LONG MELFORD, SUDBURY, SUFFOLK. CO10 9JZ KICK-OFF: 19:45pm MATCH OFFICIAL: DAVID OWEN. ASSSISTANT REFEREES: STUART...

15/11/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 15/11/2025 There were a real mixed bag of league and cup matches last Saturday, the heavy rain during the week was expected to cause some cancellations, but only seven failed to start! The Premier Division had five...

15/11/2025 – REPORT – Boxted Lodgers FC versus Silver End United FC Reserves

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE. DIVISION THREE. BOXTED LODGERS FC. 3. SILVER END UNITED FC RESERVES. 5. Date: 15/11/2025. Venue: George V Playing Field, Cage Lane, Boxted Whilst not stuck for a choice of a game, the rain during the week might have taken its toll elsewhere,...

08/11/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 08/11/2025. There were three league games in the Premier Division, none involved the top six teams, but Cressing United won against Belle Vue Social to move up to seventh, Earls Colne did the double over Tiptree Heath...

08/11/2025 – REPORT – The Rodings & Little Waltham FC versus Great Bentley FC Reserves

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE. DIVISION ONE. THE RODINGS & LITTLE WALTHAM FC. 3. GREAT BENTLEY FC RESERVES. 1. Date: 08/11/2025. Venue: Little Waltham Sports & Social Club, Little Waltham. Before today’s match a two-minute silence was held in respect of Remembrance Sunday, this was impeccably observed...

01/11/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 01/11/2025. There were a few surprise results last Saturday, in Division Three unbeaten Great Bentley “A” beat previously unbeaten leaders, Tiptree Jobserve, and Elmstead Market also lost their first league game against Mersea Island, Elmstead Market Reserves...

FUNERAL for Dick Degville – 20/11/2025 – Donations

The funeral of our Vice Chairman Richard “Dick” Degville will be held at Colchester Crematorium, Mersea Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8RU on Thursday 20 November at 1:00pm. The entrance is on Mersea Road, near the junction with Abbott’s Road. The wake afterwards will be at Stanway Rovers FC. Family flowers...

25/10/2025 – Weekly Round-Up

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2025 / 2026 WEEKLY ROUND UP @ 25/10/2025. With several Premier Division teams involved in the Knock-Out Cup there were just three Premier Division matches, sixth placed Thorpe Athletic played second placed Great Bentley, a fine competitive match ended with the home team winning...

25/10/2025 – REPORT – Thorpe Athletic FC versus Great Bentley FC

ESSEX & SUFFOLK BORDER FOOTBALL LEAGUE. PREMIER DIVISION. THORPE ATLETIC FC. 2. GREAT BENTLEY FC. 1. Date: 25/10/2025. Venue: Kirby Playing Fields, Halstead Road, Kirby Cross. Last Saturday, all matches in the ESBFL were preceded by a minute’s silence as a mark of respect for Richard...

Harwich & Parkeston FC – Football club marks ‘remarkable’ 150th anniversary.

Article Information – taken from BBC News – Saturday 25th October 2025. Harwich & Parkeston FC were founded on 25 October 1875 at what was the Three Cups Hotel in the Essex seaside town. Club historian Andy Schooler says they will have an exhibition and memorabilia on show at their...

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