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
[edit]| Season | 1969–70 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Haywards Heath |
| Relegated | Bognor Regis Town Wadhurst |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 819 (3.41 per match) |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
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
[edit]| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Division Two
[edit]| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lancing |
| Promoted | Lancing APV Athletic |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 740 (3.52 per match) |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
- Peacehaven & Telscombe, joined from the Brighton, Hove & District League
- Selsey, relegated from Division One
- Wigmore Athletic, relegated from Division One
Also, Burgess Hill changed name to Burgess Hill Town.
League table
[edit]| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
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 23 January 2019.