The 1976–77 Sussex County Football League season was the 52nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]
Division One edit
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne Town |
| Relegated | Three Bridges Whitehawk |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 702 (2.93 per match) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Eastbourne Town, transferred from the Athenian League
- Peacehaven & Telscombe, promoted from Division Two
- Selsey, promoted from Division Two
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne Town | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 2.429 | 44 | |
| 2 | Southwick | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 1.800 | 41 | |
| 3 | Burgess Hill Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 2.036 | 37 | |
| 4 | Horsham YMCA | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 1.343 | 34 | |
| 5 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 34 | |
| 6 | Haywards Heath | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 34 | |
| 7 | Ringmer | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 41 | 40 | 1.025 | 31 | |
| 8 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 42 | 1.024 | 31 | |
| 9 | Bexhill Town | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 29 | |
| 10 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 56 | 0.857 | 28 | |
| 11 | Rye United | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 0.886 | 26 | |
| 12 | East Grinstead | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 49 | 0.857 | 26 | |
| 13 | Chichester City | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 47 | 0.851 | 26 | |
| 14 | Selsey | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 57 | 0.596 | 25 | |
| 15 | Three Bridges | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 55 | 0.582 | 18 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Whitehawk | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 40 | 68 | 0.588 | 16 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Division Two edit
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Shoreham |
| Promoted | Shoreham Arundel |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 582 (3.2 per match) |
← 1975–76 1977–78 → | |
Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Arundel, relegated from Division One
- Newhaven, relegated from Division One
- Storrington, joined from the West Sussex League
Also, Hastings & St Leonards changed name to Hastings Town.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoreham | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 30 | 2.067 | 40 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Arundel | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 2.130 | 39 | |
| 3 | Steyning | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 2.031 | 37 | |
| 4 | Hailsham Town | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 31 | |
| 5 | Storrington | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 1.083 | 28 | |
| 6 | Newhaven | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 42 | 1.024 | 27 | |
| 7 | Sidley United | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 1.128 | 26 | |
| 8 | Lancing | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 0.970 | 25 | |
| 9 | Pagham | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 44 | 0.955 | 24 | |
| 10 | Portfield | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 0.816 | 24 | |
| 11 | Wick | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 0.756 | 20 | |
| 12 | Hastings Town | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 47 | 0.745 | 15[a] | |
| 13 | Crowborough Athletic | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 67 | 0.328 | 14 | |
| 14 | Seaford Town | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 67 | 0.403 | 10[b] |
References edit
- ^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
- ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.