1971–72 Essex Senior Football League

The 1971–72 season was the first in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.

The league was formed by nine clubs.
 * Clubs joined from the Essex and Suffolk Border League:
 * Heybridge Swifts
 * Tiptree United
 * Witham Town
 * Clubs joined from the Herts Senior County League:
 * Saffron Walden Town
 * Stansted
 * Plus:
 * Basildon United, joined from the Greater London League
 * Billericay Town, joined from the Essex Olympian League
 * Pegasus Athletic
 * Southend United 'A'