History
The competition was founded in 1920 by G.Somerville as an alternative to the Southend & District League. In the competition's 87 year history, there have only been five chairmen. Current chairman is Gary White, who is also secretary of Southend Collegians FC. He replaced Len Forge OBE who emigrated to France in 2004 after giving over 50 years service to the League both as chairman and secretary. The secretary position is currently vacant due to the death of former secretary and ECFA representative Tina Smith in August 2012.
At the beginning of the 2012–13 season the League took in many clubs from the now defunct Southend & District League and in doing so extended its playing area to all SS postcodes.
Read more about this topic: Southend Borough Combination
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