Kirkley & Pakefield name Michael King manager as Downham's unbeaten run ends

Having teased the announcement, Kirkley & Pakefield confirmed Michael King as their new first-team manager, joining Felipe in the management team. On Saturday 7 November, on a Remembrance matchday at home, they were beaten by Brantham Athletic, with the club's own verdict that Brantham "were stronger all over the pitch" but that Kirkley "battled to the end".

The most notable result of the Eastern Counties League's Thurlow Nunn Premier Division that day came at Downham Town, who had been unbeaten when Great Yarmouth Town arrived on Saturday 7 November. Yarmouth described an even game that turned on a late Downham red card and an even later winner from RJ, and it finished 1-0 to the visitors. It capped a busy week for Yarmouth, who beat Halesworth Town on penalties on Tuesday 3 November after Ingram's opener was pegged back. That win put Yarmouth into the League Cup quarter-finals, while they were also drawn at home to Attleborough Town in the Norfolk Senior Cup quarter-finals. They were also drawn away to Biggleswade United in the third round of the FA Vase, to be played on Saturday 28 November.

Elsewhere across the division, Haverhill Rovers beat Wisbech Town 2-0 in front of 114, Ipswich Wanderers won 3-0 against Heacham, and Walsham Le Willows beat Mildenhall Town 2-1. Harleston Town won 2-1 away at Woodbridge Town, with Josh Durham scoring the winner in front of 140, and Dereham Town won 3-0 at Lakenheath, which the visitors called a well-deserved win and a clean sheet. At Thetford Town, a seven-goal game against Soham Town Rangers drew 390 through the gate.

The county cups ran alongside the league. Harleston won 3-2 at Wroxham in the Norfolk Senior Cup, Aston Jaggard scoring the winner against his former club, and were then drawn away to Norwich United in the quarter-finals. Brantham drew Bury Town at home in the quarter-finals of the Suffolk Premier Cup. Harleston also confirmed that all gate receipts from their 31 October home match would go to the Harleston Royal British Legion, with free admission for current and former members of the Armed Forces at home matches.

On the transfer front, Jake Stephenson left Soham after 64 appearances and joined Lakenheath, going straight into the squad to face Dereham. Soham brought in James Seymour, 15 years after he last played for the club. Woodbridge signed attacker Joe McNeil from Mildenhall and goalkeeper Ruben Wreford on short-term loan from Ipswich Town.