1978–79 Eastern Counties Football League

The 1978–79 season was the first under this name and 37th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.^[1]

The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:

Haverhill Rovers were champions, winning their first Eastern Counties Football League title.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Haverhill Rovers	42	29	9	4	90	36	54	67
2	Great Yarmouth Town	42	28	10	4	112	44	68	66
3	Lowestoft Town	42	24	15	3	89	46	43	63
4	Bury Town	42	27	7	8	99	56	43	61
5	Sudbury Town	42	19	11	12	78	50	28	49
6	Ely City	42	19	10	13	50	57	−7	48
7	Gorleston	42	21	4	17	74	67	7	46
8	Braintree & Crittall Athletic	42	18	9	15	78	72	6	45
9	Wisbech Town	42	17	11	14	68	69	−1	45
10	Brantham Athletic	42	16	11	15	62	61	1	43
11	March Town United	42	16	9	17	65	69	−4	41
12	Cambridge United reserves	42	16	9	17	58	67	−9	41	Resigned from the league
13	Soham Town Rangers	42	18	4	20	70	74	−4	40
14	Thetford Town	42	14	9	19	73	78	−5	37
15	Histon	42	15	6	21	61	73	−12	36
16	Saffron Walden Town	42	13	9	20	64	68	−4	35
17	Felixstowe Town	42	11	10	21	43	64	−21	32
18	Colchester United reserves	42	11	8	23	54	78	−24	30
19	Stowmarket	42	10	9	23	62	84	−22	29
20	Clacton Town	42	8	13	21	38	62	−24	29
21	Chatteris Town	42	10	7	25	80	120	−40	27
22	Newmarket Town	42	5	4	33	34	107	−73	14

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