Herts County Cup Double Sawbridgeworth and Bishops Stortford Swifts completed a clean sweep of the Hertfordshire County Cups, with Sawbridgeworth winning the Intermediate Cup and Bishops Stortford Swifts winning the Junior Cup. A complete change of fortune saw Sawbridgeworth, who had finished in the bottom two in the previous three seasons, carry off not only the County Cup but also the Hertfordshire and Essex Border Cup, and finish top of our own Senior Division, one point clear of Chadwell Heath. Bishops Stortford Reserves, in addition to their County Cup, were also beaten finalists in the Reserve Division Cup losing out to new team Herongate Athletic. Herongate Athletic made an instant mark on the Reserve Division, ending the season as champions, three points clear of Billericay Town who, thanks to a change in the competition rules, were allowed to leave their reserve team in the Reserve Division whilst their first team moved on to the newly formed Essex Senior League. Also joining Billericay Town in the new league were Basildon Town. A.E.I. (Harlow) left the league, but as well as Herongate Athletic, Marconi Athletic were a further addition bringing the total number of teams playing in both the Senior and Reserve Divisions up to sixteen. The only Senior Team not to have a team in the Reserve Division were Essex & Southend Police. For the fourth season running Brentwood Athletic made the final of the Senior Division Cup, but as on the previous three occasions, they again finished as losers in the final, this time to Chadwell Heath. The Challenge Cup was shared between Billericay Town and Brentwood Athletic, who fought out a pre-season draw. Two representative matches were played during the season against the Essex & Suffolk Border League and the newly formed Essex Senior League, but both were lost. Tailpiece
The Senior Division Cup semi-final between Brentwood Athletic and Essex & Southend Police, took three matches covering a total of 360 minutes. The first two matches ending as 1 - 1 draws after extra time, and the third match finishing 3 - 2 again after extra time. SENIOR DIVISION TABLE
P W D L F A PTS Sawbridgeworth 30 19 7 4 71 30 45 Chadwell Heath 30 18 8 4 86 48 44 Writtle 30 17 7 6 81 44 41 Collier Row 30 16 7 7 67 42 39 Herongate Athletic 30 16 5 9 59 41 37 Old Chelmsfordians 30 11 12 7 43 38 34 Marconi Athletic 30 11 8 11 48 43 30 Essex & Southend Police 29 11 7 11 52 47 29 Brentwood Athletic 29 11 7 11 42 47 29 Ongar Town 30 13 2 15 50 48 28 Bowers United 30 8 10 12 43 52 26 British Mathews 30 8 6 16 37 61 22 Bishops Stortford Swifts 30 7 6 17 44 75 20 E.C.C. Staff 30 6 7 17 32 61 19 Burnham Ramblers 30 6 6 18 56 84 18 Dunmow 30 7 3 20 41 91 17 RESERVE DIVISION TABLE
P W D L F A PTS Herongate Athletic 30 21 5 4 72 19 47 Billericay Town 30 19 6 5 88 31 44 Chadwell Heath 30 19 5 6 89 53 43 Old Chelmsfordians 30 19 3 8 68 32 41 Brentwood Athletic 30 15 7 8 73 43 37 Writtle 30 14 6 10 58 48 34 Bishops Stortford Swifts 30 13 5 12 68 55 31 Sawbridgeworth 30 13 5 12 61 68 31 Burnham Ramblers 30 13 3 14 76 63 29 E.C.C. Staff 30 12 3 15 68 74 27 British Mathews 30 10 7 13 47 59 27 Marconi Athletic 30 11 4 15 42 59 26 Bowers United 30 11 3 16 56 57 25 Collier Row 30 8 5 17 54 68 21 Dunmow 30 3 3 24 36 122 9 Ongar Town 30 3 2 25 38 143 8 SENIOR DIVISION CUP
Round One
Bishops Stortford Swifts 2 - 4 Essex & Southend Police
Ongar Town 4 - 2 Dunmow
Chadwell Heath 2 - 1 Herongate Athletic
British Mathews 0 - 3 Bowers United
Writtle 5 - 3 Burnham Ramblers
Brentwood Athletic 2 - 1 Collier Row
Old Chelmsfordians 2 - 0 Marconi Athletic
Sawbridgeworth 0 - 1 E.C.C. Staff
Round Two
Bowers United 1 - 2 Chadwell Heath
Ongar Town 2 - 0 Old Chelmsfordians
Writtle 2 - 5 Essex & Southend Police
Brentwood Athletic 4 - 1 E.C.C. Staff
Semi-Final
Essex & Southend Police 1 - 1 Brentwood Athletic
Chadwell Heath 3 - 0 Ongar Town
Semi-Final - Replay
Brentwood Athletic 1 - 1 Essex & Southend Police Semi-Final Second Replay
Brentwood Athletic 3 - 2 Essex & Southend Police Final
Brentwood Athletic 1 - 2 Chadwell Heath RESERVE DIVISION CUP
Round One
British Mathews 3 - 2 Marconi Athletic
Herongate Athletic 5 - 2 Writtle
Brentwood Athletic 3 - 2 Chadwell Heath
Bishops Stortford Swifts 2 - 2 E.C.C. Staff
Burnham Ramblers 2 - 0 Sawbridgeworth
Ongar Town 0 - 4 Collier Row
Dunmow 1 - 2 Bowers United
Old Chelmsfordians 4 - 5 Billericay Town
Round One - Replay
E.C.C. Staff Lost to Bishops Stortford Swifts Round Two
Collier Row 0 - 3 Herongate Athletic
Bishops Stortford Swifts 6 - 0 Bowers United
Burnham Ramblers 0 - 1 British Mathews
Brentwood Athletic 4 - 2 Billericay Town
Semi-Final
British Mathews 0 - 1 Herongate Athletic
Bishops Stortford Swifts 1 - 1 Brentwood Athletic
(Brentwood Athletic eliminated on Default)
Final
Herongate Athletic beat Bishops Stortford Swifts SENIOR DIVISION MATRIX
RESERVE DIVISION MATRIX
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