1972–73 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season	1972–73
Champions	Portfield
Promoted	Portfield; Shoreham
Matches played	156
Goals scored	522 (3.35 per match)
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season	1972–73
Champions	Chichester City
Relegated	Burgess Hill Town; Three Bridges
Matches played	210
Goals scored	566 (2.7 per match)
	← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 Sussex County Football League season was the 48th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1]^[2]

Division One

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chichester City	28	17	7	4	63	33	1.909	41
2	Ringmer	28	15	8	5	34	20	1.700	38
3	East Grinstead	28	12	10	6	34	21	1.619	34
4	Haywards Heath	28	15	2	11	45	34	1.324	32
5	Bexhill Town	28	10	8	10	40	34	1.176	28
6	Southwick	28	9	10	9	35	42	0.833	28
7	Littlehampton Town	28	9	9	10	40	38	1.053	27
8	Whitehawk	28	10	7	11	33	35	0.943	27
9	Newhaven	28	10	6	12	41	40	1.025	26
10	Sidley United	28	7	11	10	40	42	0.952	25
11	Rye United	28	9	7	12	34	45	0.756	25
12	Arundel	28	6	12	10	33	35	0.943	24
13	Horsham YMCA	28	9	6	13	38	50	0.760	24
14	Burgess Hill Town	28	7	9	12	26	46	0.565	23	Relegated to Division Two
15	Three Bridges	28	5	8	15	30	51	0.588	18	Relegated to Division Two

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, relegated from Division One:

Lancing

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Portfield	24	20	3	1	86	22	3.909	43	Promoted to Division One
2	Shoreham	24	17	2	5	52	29	1.793	36	Promoted to Division One
3	Pagham	24	12	7	5	44	28	1.571	31
4	Peacehaven & Telscombe	24	12	4	8	48	35	1.371	28
5	Old Varndeanians	24	11	5	8	46	42	1.095	27	Resigned to the Brighton, Hove & District League
6	Wick	24	11	4	9	35	23	1.522	26
7	Hastings & St Leonards	24	10	6	8	37	34	1.088	26
8	Seaford Town	24	10	5	9	37	34	1.088	25
9	Hastings Rangers	24	6	5	13	35	72	0.486	17	Resigned from the league
10	Lancing	24	6	5	13	21	45	0.467	17
11	Selsey	24	6	4	14	27	45	0.600	16
12	Steyning	24	5	4	15	30	51	0.588	14
13	Wigmore Athletic	24	2	2	20	24	62	0.387	6

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

^ "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 24 January 2019.

[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 24 January 2019.

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