Essex League 2023-24

While the Essex League takes its next steps towards return of the full pre-covid competition, we move to five Essex League teams, somewhat offsetting the withdrawal of the London League Minor team. The extra team, EL4, is a Juniors team reflecting the tremendous success of the Club’s Junior section. We shall follow their progress with interest. For long-standing members with good memories, we once before had a Juniors team, back in the 1980s when the late Roy Wagstaff (club co-founder) ran the Junior section and the Junior team was skippered by Bill Franklin.

Champions 9-6 The Rest – As Essex League Champions, the Club entertained a team from The Rest of the League to a challenge match at Wanstead on Tue 12 September 2023. The Champions beat The Rest by 9-6 in a fine season opener. The details of this match have been entered in the EL1 tab in the fixtures layout below.

In the tabbed display below, select the team tab along the top, then the individual matches for that team down the left. When viewing on a PC, the individual match cards will appear when you hover your mouse over a tab; click on the tab to fix that match card or team for viewing.

NB In the Fixture List for each team, dates in bold red text indicate Home fixtures which are NOT on Tuesdays.

Team Captains

EL1 Div 1 – Mark Murrell
EL2 Div 2 – Ben Harte
EL3 Div 2Vacant*
EL4 Div 3 – Ben Harte and Mark Murrell as intended junior team
EL Minor
– Nigel White

*Any member willing to consider captaincy of the EL3 team, please contact Mark Murrell (use the Contact form from the main menu above scroll own the list of contacts and select ‘Fixtures Secretary’).

Match Programme navigation London | Central London | Essex | North Circular | Friendlies

Essex League 1st Team, Division I

 Date Home Team Score Away Team Date offered
Tue 12 September 2023 W&W 9-6 The Rest of the League Won
Wed 27 September 2023 Loughton I Wanstead I  
Tue 31 October 2023 Wanstead I Writtle  
Tue 21 November 2023 Wanstead I Barking I  
Mon 27 November 2023 Wanstead I Loughton I  
Tue 23 January 2024 Wanstead I Basildon  
Tue 27 February 2024 Upminster I Wanstead I  
Agreed sub to venue Writtle Wanstead I 27/03/2024
Tue 16 April 2024 Wanstead I Upminster I  
Tue 23 April 2024 Brentwood I Wanstead I  
Thu 2 May 2024 Barking I Wanstead I  
Thu 9 May 2024 Basildon Wanstead I  
Tue 21 May 2024 Wanstead I Brentwood I  

EL1 Player Stats will appear here

EL1
Challenge Match – Champions v The Rest
Played Tue 12 September 2023
  Champions (W&W) v The Rest
1 Sygulski, Artur 2338 (2389) (W) 1-0 White, Russell P 2160 (2087) (B)
2 Gill, Oliver 2255 (2086) 1-0 Goldberg, Jeff A 2133 (2144)
3 Spearman, David 2103 (2049) ½-½ Coote, Trevor D 2003 ()
4 Cawdery, John 2089 (2027) 0-1 Williamson, Paul L 2020 (1880)
5 Rix, Steven JL 1988 (2058) 1-0 Wilson, Edgar 1979 (2001)
6 Freeman, Ashley 1966 (1971) ½-½ Horan, George 1964 (1812)
7 Whitton, Terry D 1897 (1931) 0-1 Kraszewski, David 1951 (1950)
8 Hunnable, Ian D 1889 (1955) 1-0 Pereslavtsev, Alexandr 1923 (1786)
9 Staniland, Philip 1867 (1866) ½-½ Barton, Tom A 1894 (1863)
10 Karacsony, Istvan 1825 (1784) 0-1 Robinson, James M 1860 (1892)
11 Lataille, Matthias 1794 (1673) ½-½ Kenning, Paul H 1808 (1876)
12 Colclough, Ryan 1784 (1643) 0-1 Pereslavtsev, Sergey 1590 (1337)
13 Diniz Afonso, Davi 1746 (1762) 1-0 Eastwood, Tomás 1500 (1456)
14 Li, Colin 1604 (1583) 1-0 Jones, Donnie 1438 (1404)
15 Qureshi, Zain 1482 (1386) 1-0 Emdon, Joshua 1252 (1304)
  Average: 1909 9-6 Average: 1832
EL1
To be Played Wed 27 September 2023, Away
  Loughton I
Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Tue 31 October 2023, at Home
  W&W I
Score Writtle
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EL1
To be Played Tue 21 November 2023, at Home
  W&W I
Score Barking I
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EL1
To be Played Mon 27 November 2023, at Home ***Note day of the week***
  W&W I
Score Loughton I
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EL1
To be Played Tue 23 January 2024, at Home
  W&W I
Score Basildon
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EL1
To be Played Tue 27 February 2024, Away
  Upminster I
Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Wed 27 March 2024, Away. (Subject to venue.)
  Writtle Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Tue 16 April 2024, at Home
  Upminster I
Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Tue 23 April 2024, Away
  Brentwood I
Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Thu 2 May 2024, Away
  Barking I
Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Thu 9 May 2024, Away
  Basildon Score W&W I
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EL1
To be Played Tue 21 May 2024, at Home
  W&W I
Score Brentwood I
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Essex League 2nd Team, Division II

 Date Home Team Score Away Team Result
Tue 29 Aug 2023 Wanstead II 4½–1½ Wanstead III Won
Tue 19 Sep 2023 Wanstead III 1½–4½ Wanstead II Won
Mon 25 Sep 2023 Ilford I Wanstead II  
Mon 30 Oct 2023 Wanstead II Upminster II  
Wed 22 Nov 2023 Wanstead II Witham  
Tue 28 Nov 2023 Wanstead II Ilford I  
Tue 9 Jan 2024 Upminster II Wanstead II  
Tue 30 Jan 2024 Wanstead II Barking II  
Fri 9 Feb 2024 Southend I Wanstead II  
Wed 1 May 2024 Witham Wanstead II  
Tue 14 May 2024 Wanstead II Southend I  
Thu 23 May 2024 Barking II Wanstead II  

EL2 Player Stats will appear here

EL2
Played Tue 29 August 2023, at Home
  W&W II
Score W&W III
1  Freeman, Ashley 2000 (1966) (B) 0-1  Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1784) (W)
2  Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897) 1-0  Diniz Afonso, Davi 1141 (1746)
3  Staniland, Philip 1855 (1867) ½-½  McCarron, Peter DJ 1731 (1734)
4  Karacsony, Istvan 1820 (1825) 1-0  Nickals, Peter A 1728 (1705)
5  Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1796) 1-0  Veselow, Zoe 1688 (1701)
6  Lataille, Matthias 1737 (1794) 1-0  Wilson, Michael GA 1708 (1678)
  Average: 1852 4½-1½ Average: 1604
EL2
Played Tue 19 September 2023, at Home
  W&W II
v W&W III
1 McLoughlin, Finbar 1843 (1888) ½-½ Freeman, Ashley 1966 (1950)
2 Ryan Colclough 1784 (1776) 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1897 (1902)
3 Diniz Afonso, Davi 1746 (1737) 0-1 Staniland, Philip 1867 (1870)
4 Peter McCarron 1734 (1737) 0-1 Karacsony, Istvan 1825 (1830)
5 Peter Nickals 1705 (1691) 0-1 Barclay, Paul R 1796 (1808)
6 Veselow, Zoe 1691 (1709) 1-0 Lataille, Matthias 1794 (1788)
  Average: 1852 1½-4½ Average: 1604
EL2
To be Played Mon 25 September 2023
  Ilford I
Score W&W II
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EL2
To be Played Mon 30 October 2023, at Home
  W&W II
Score Upminster II
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EL2
To be Played Wed 22 November 2023 ***Note day of the week***
  W&W II
Score Witham
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EL2
To be Played Tue 28 November 2023, at Home
  W&W II
Score Ilford I
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EL2
To be Played Tue 9 January 2024, Away
  Upminster II
Score W&W II
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EL2
To be Played Tue 30 January 2024, at Home
  W&W II
Score Barking II
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EL2
To be Played Fri 9 February 2024
  Southend I
Score W&W II
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EL2
To be Played Wed 1 May 2024, Away
  Witham
Score W&W II
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EL2
To be Played Tue 14 May 2024
  W&W II
Score Southend I
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EL2
To be Played Thu 23 May 2024, Away
  Barking II
Score W&W II
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Essex League 3rd Team, Division II

 Date Home Team Score Away Team Result
Tue 29 Aug 2023 Wanstead II 4½–1½ Wanstead III Lost
Tue 19 Sep 2023 Wanstead III 1½–4½ Wanstead II Lost
Wed 11 Oct 2023 Witham Wanstead III  
Tue 17 Oct 2023 Wanstead III Upminster II  
Mon 4 Dec 2023 Ilford I Wanstead III  
Fri 2 Feb 2024 Southend I Wanstead III  
Tue 13 Feb 2024 Wanstead III Witham  
Tue 12 Mar 2024 Upminster II Wanstead III  
Tue 26 Mar 2024 Wanstead III Barking II  
Tue 23 Apr 2024 Wanstead III Southend I  
Thu 9  May 2024 Barking II Wanstead III  
Tue 21 May 2024 Wanstead III Ilford I  

EL3 Player Stats will appear here.

EL3
Played Tue 29 August 2023, Away
  W&W II
Score W&W III
1  Freeman, Ashley 2000 (1966) (B) 0-1  Colclough, Ryan 1624 (1784) (W)
2  Whitton, Terry D 1892 (1897) 1-0  Diniz Afonso, Davi 1141 (1746)
3  Staniland, Philip 1855 (1867) ½-½  McCarron, Peter DJ 1731 (1734)
4  Karacsony, Istvan 1820 (1825) 1-0  Nickals, Peter A 1728 (1705)
5  Barclay, Paul R 1804 (1796) 1-0  Veselow, Zoe 1688 (1701)
6  Lataille, Matthias 1737 (1794) 1-0  Wilson, Michael GA 1708 (1678)
  Average: 1852 4½-1½ Average: 1604
EL3
Played 19 September, at Home
  W&W III
v W&W II
1 McLoughlin, Finbar 1843 (1888) ½-½ Freeman, Ashley 1966 (1950)
2 Ryan Colcough 1784 (1776) 0-1 Whitton, Terry D 1897 (1902)
3 Diniz Afonso, Davi 1746 (1737) 0-1 Staniland, Philip 1867 (1870)
4 Peter McCarron 1734 (1737) 0-1 Karacsony, Istvan 1825 (1830)
5 Peter Nickals 1705 (1691) 0-1 Barclay, Paul R 1796 (1808)
6 Veselow, Zoe 1691 (1709) 1-0 Lataille, Matthias 1794 (1788)
  Average: 1852 1½-4½ Average: 1604
EL3
To be Played Wed 11 October 2023
  Witham Score W&W III
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EL3
To be Played Tue 17 October 2023, at Home
  W&W III
Score Upminster II
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EL3
To be Played Mon 4 December 2023, Away
  Ilford I
Score W&W III
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EL3
To be Played Fri 2 February 2024, Away
  Southend I
Score W&W III
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EL3
To be Played Tue 13 February 2024, at Home
  W&W III
Score Witham
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EL3
To be Played Tue 12 March 2024
  Upminster II
Score W&W III
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EL3
To be Played Tue 26 March 2024
  W&W III
Score Barking II
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EL3
To be Played Tue 23 April 2024
  W&W III
Score Southend I
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EL3
To be Played Thu 9 May 2024
  Barking II
Score W&W III
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EL3
To be Played Tue 21 May 2024
  W&W III
Score Ilford I
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Essex League 4th Team (Juniors), Division III

 Date Home Team Score Away Team Result
Mon 30 October 2023 Wanstead IV Ilford II  
Fri 24 November 2023 Southend II Wanstead IV  
Tue 28 November 2023 Wanstead IV Barking III  
Mon 21 January 2024 Ilford II Wanstead IV Moved to 19 Feb.
Tue 22 January 2024 Upminster III Wanstead IV  
Tue 30 January 2024 Wanstead IV Loughton II  
Mon 19 February 2024 Ilford II Wanstead IV From 21 Jan.
Tue 27 February 2024 Wanstead IV Upminster III  
Wed 13 March 2024 Loughton II Wanstead IV  
Tue 16 April 2024 Wanstead IV Thurrock I  
Thu 2 May 2024 Barking III Wanstead IV  
Wed 15 May 2024 Thurrock I Wanstead IV  
Tue 21 May 2024 Wanstead IV Southend II  

EL4 Player Stats will appear here.

EL4
To be Played Mon 30 October 2023, at Home ***Note day of the week***
  W&W IV
Score Ilford II
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EL4
To be Played Fri 24 November 2023, Away
  Southend II
Score W&W IV
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EL4
To be Played Tue 28 November 2023, at Home
  W&W IV
Score Barking III
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EL4
To be Played Mon 22 January 2023, Away
  Ilford II
Score W&W IV
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EL4
To be Played Tue 30 January 2024, at Home
  W&W IV
Score Loughton II
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EL4
To be Played Tue 27 February 2024, at Home
  W&W IV
Score Upminster III
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EL4
To be Played Wed 13 March 2024, Away
  Loughton II
Score W&W IV
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EL4
To be Played Tue 16 April 2024, at Home
  W&W IV
Score Thurrock I
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EL4
To be Played Thu 2 May 2024, Away
  Barking III Score W&W IV
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EL4
To be Played Wed 15 May 2024, Away
  Thurrock I
Score W&W IV
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EL4
To be Played Tue 21 May 2024, at Home
  W&W IV
Score Southend II
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EL4
To be Played [Date not set], Away
  Upminster III
Score W&W IV
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Essex Minor League Team

 Date Home Team Score Away Team Result
Mon 2 October 2023 Southend M Wanstead M  
Mon 23 October 2023 Wanstead M Upminster MA  
Wed 1 November 2023 Thurrock MA Wanstead M  
Thu 4 January 2024 Wanstead M Upminster MB  
Tue 9 January 2024 Wanstead M Thurrock MA  
Tue 30 January 2024 Upminster MA Wanstead M  
Tue 26 March 2024 Wanstead M Thurrock MB  
Tue 16 April 2024 Wanstead M Southend M  
Tue 14 May 2024 Upminster MB Wanstead M  
Wed 22 May 2024 Thurrock MB Wanstead M  

ELM Player Stats will appear here.

ELM
To be Played Mon 2 October 2023, Away
  Southend M
Score W&W M
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ELM
To be Played Mon 23 October 2023, At Home ***Note day of the week***
  W&W M
Score Upminster MA
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ELM
To be Played Wed 1 November 2023, Away
  Thurrock MA
Score W&W M
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ELM
To be Played Thu 4 January 2024, At Home ***Note day of the week***
  W&W M
Score Upminster MB
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ELM
To be Played Tue 9 January 2024, At Home
  W&W M
Score Thurrock MA
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ELM
To be Played Tue 30 January 2024, Away
  Upminster MA
Score W&W M
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ELM
To be Played Tue 26 March 2024, At Home
  W&W M
Score Thurrock MB
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ELM
To be Played Tue 16 April 2024, At Home
  W&W M
Score Southend M
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ELM
To be Played Tue 14 May 2024, Away
  Upminster MB Score W&W M
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ELM
To be Played Wed 22 May 2024, Away
  Thurrock MB
Score W&W M
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