1969–70 Sussex County Football League

The 1969–70 Sussex County Football League season was the 45th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

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Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1969–70
ChampionsHaywards Heath
RelegatedBognor Regis Town
Wadhurst
Matches played240
Goals scored819 (3.41 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Also, Bexhill Town Athletic changed name to Bexhill Town after parting ways with Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Haywards Heath 30 21 5 4 65 25 2.600 47
2 Chichester City 30 19 4 7 74 35 2.114 42
3 Southwick 30 16 8 6 55 32 1.719 40
4 Littlehampton Town 30 17 6 7 61 47 1.298 40
5 Rye United 30 14 8 8 58 40 1.450 36
6 Ringmer 30 14 7 9 58 40 1.450 35
7 East Grinstead 30 10 12 8 47 40 1.175 32
8 Bexhill Town 30 12 6 12 51 42 1.214 30
9 Horsham YMCA 30 10 8 12 44 51 0.863 28
10 Sidley United 30 10 7 13 44 42 1.048 27
11 Whitehawk 30 9 7 14 48 56 0.857 25
12 Seaford Town 30 7 11 12 47 70 0.671 25
13 Arundel 30 8 7 15 62 61 1.016 23
14 Three Bridges 30 9 5 16 45 62 0.726 23
15 Bognor Regis Town 30 7 7 16 34 52 0.654 21 Relegated to Division Two
16 Wadhurst 30 1 4 25 26 124 0.210 6
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1970–71
ChampionsLancing
PromotedLancing
APV Athletic
Matches played210
Goals scored740 (3.52 per match)

Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Burgess Hill changed name to Burgess Hill Town.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lancing 28 19 4 5 71 24 2.958 42 Promoted to Division One
2 APV Athletic 28 18 6 4 61 32 1.906 42
3 Burgess Hill Town 28 15 10 3 61 29 2.103 40
4 Newhaven 28 14 5 9 56 37 1.514 33
5 Wigmore Athletic 28 12 8 8 53 53 1.000 32
6 Selsey 28 12 6 10 57 58 0.983 30
7 Wick 28 11 5 12 48 46 1.043 27
8 Hastings & St Leonards 28 11 4 13 49 57 0.860 26
9 Peacehaven & Telscombe 28 11 3 14 41 54 0.759 25
10 Shoreham 28 10 5 13 40 53 0.755 25
11 Steyning 28 11 2 15 48 50 0.960 24
12 Hastings Rangers 28 8 6 14 32 57 0.561 22
13 Ferring 28 6 8 14 43 44 0.977 20
14 Old Varndeanians 28 7 2 19 42 65 0.646 16
15 Portfield 28 5 6 17 38 81 0.469 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.