The Essex and Suffolk Border Football League is a football competition based in England. The league has a total of two divisions headed by the Premier Division which sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The top club may apply for promotion to Division One of the Eastern Counties League Division One.
All member clubs compete in the Border League Knock-Out Cup. All of the clubs are all situated in Essex, the majority of which are within 15 miles of Colchester.
The league is affiliated to the Essex County FA and Suffolk County FA.
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