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1957–58 Sussex County Football League

The 1957–58 Sussex County Football League season was the 33nd in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1957–58
ChampionsArundel

Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Rye United was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 also remained at fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One edit

The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

  • APV Athletic, promoted from last season's Division Two

League table edit

Division One
Season1957–58
ChampionsArundel
RelegatedBrighton Old Grammarians
Matches played240
Goals scored1,154 (4.81 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arundel 30 22 5 3 103 49 2.102 49
2 Bexhill Town Athletic 30 21 4 5 76 38 2.000 46
3 APV Athletic 30 19 4 7 93 66 1.409 42
4 Littlehampton Town 30 17 7 6 86 49 1.755 41
5 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 30 16 6 8 95 66 1.439 38
6 Newhaven 30 14 5 11 63 49 1.286 33
7 Wigmore Athletic 30 12 8 10 88 62 1.419 32
8 Rye United 30 11 8 11 74 72 1.028 30
9 Chichester City 30 12 4 14 80 79 1.013 28
10 Hove Town 30 9 8 13 57 81 0.704 26
11 Bognor Regis Town 30 9 6 15 64 91 0.703 24
12 Shoreham 30 9 5 16 85 92 0.924 23
13 Southwick 30 9 5 16 41 63 0.651 23
14 Lewes 30 7 5 18 59 109 0.541 19
15 East Grinstead 30 5 7 18 47 90 0.522 17
16 Brighton Old Grammarians 30 2 5 23 43 98 0.439 9 Relegated to Division Two
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two edit

The division featured 15 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

  • Lancing Athletic, relegated from last season's Division One and changed name to Lancing
  • Portslade

League table edit

Division Two
Season1957–58
ChampionsLancing
PromotedLancing
Matches played210
Goals scored979 (4.66 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lancing 28 22 3 3 97 34 2.853 47 Promoted to Division One
2 Old Varndeanians 28 21 2 5 74 33 2.242 44
3 Sidley United 28 17 3 8 69 61 1.131 37
4 Uckfield Town 28 15 4 9 82 65 1.262 34
5 Three Bridges United 28 14 4 10 81 62 1.306 32
6 Hastings Rangers 28 14 3 11 70 67 1.045 31
7 Cuckfield 28 13 2 13 72 62 1.161 28
8 Goldstone 28 10 6 12 53 57 0.930 26
9 Brighton North End 28 11 4 13 53 58 0.914 26
10 Portslade 28 9 5 14 60 60 1.000 23
11 Hailsham 28 9 4 15 58 68 0.853 22
12 Moulsecoomb Rovers 28 8 5 15 63 74 0.851 21
13 Battle Rangers 28 7 4 17 58 90 0.644 18
14 Seaford Town 28 7 3 18 46 95 0.484 17
15 Hastings & St Leonards 28 7 0 21 43 93 0.462 14
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References edit

  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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