The 1987–88 season was the 17th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.[1]
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:
Purfleet were champions, winning their first Essex Senior League title and were promoted to the Isthmian League.
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Purfleet |
| Promoted | Purfleet |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 925 (3.4 per match) |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purfleet | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 24 | +52 | 73 | Promoted to the Isthmian League |
| 2 | Brentwood | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 36 | +48 | 71 | |
| 3 | Halstead Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 38 | +41 | 63 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
| 4 | Woodford Town | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 63 | |
| 5 | East Thurrock United | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 58 | |
| 6 | Ford United | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 52 | |
| 7 | Stansted | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 51 | |
| 8 | Sawbridgeworth Town | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 49 | |
| 9 | Eton Manor | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 47 | |
| 10 | Canvey Island | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 44 | |
| 11 | Brightlingsea United | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 42 | |
| 12 | Chelmsford City reserves | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 42 | |
| 13 | Burnham Ramblers | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 35 | |
| 14 | Bowers United | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 34 | |
| 15 | East Ham United | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 31 | |
| 16 | Maldon Town | 32 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 98 | −74 | 7 | |
| 17 | Coggeshall Town | 32 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 121 | −99 | 7 |
