1986–87 Essex Senior Football League

The 1986–87 season was the 16th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

• Purfleet, joined from the Reserve division
• Woodford Town reserves

Canvey Island were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title, while Witham Town were promoted to the Isthmian League.

League table

Essex Senior
Football League

Season	1986–87
Champions	Canvey Island
Promoted	Witham Town
Matches played	272
Goals scored	828 (3.04 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Canvey Island	32	22	4	6	62	32	+30	70
2	Witham Town	32	19	6	7	58	22	+36	63	Promoted to the Isthmian League
3	Purfleet	32	18	7	7	83	40	+43	61
4	Bowers United	32	17	7	8	62	33	+29	58
5	East Thurrock United	32	15	10	7	62	45	+17	55
6	Burnham Ramblers	32	14	9	9	49	36	+13	51
7	Woodford Town reserves	32	14	9	9	50	38	+12	51	Resigned from the league
8	Sawbridgeworth Town	32	14	5	13	53	57	−4	47
9	Chelmsford City reserves	32	13	7	12	51	42	+9	46
10	Brentwood	32	12	10	10	50	48	+2	46
11	Halstead Town	32	12	9	11	41	37	+4	45
12	Ford United	32	7	13	12	40	43	−3	33
13	Eton Manor	32	7	8	17	36	59	−23	29
14	Stansted	32	6	6	20	30	81	−51	24
15	Maldon Town	32	5	8	19	34	66	−32	23
16	East Ham United	32	5	8	19	40	86	−46	23
17	Brightlingsea United	32	2	14	16	27	63	−36	20

Source: fchd
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes: