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Brighton, Hove & District Football League
Founded1903
Folded2015
Country England
Level on pyramidLevels 12–14
Feeder toSussex County League Division Three
Domestic cup(s)Brighton College Cup
President's Cup
A.W. Bridle Knock-Out Trophy
John Whittington Jubilee Cup
Gentry Bowl
Coronation Cup
Supplementary Trophy
Last championsHair Razors
(2013–14)
Websitebhdfl.co.uk

The Brighton, Hove & District Football League was a football competition involving teams in and around Brighton, Hove and Worthing, in England. The league was established in 1903 and reached ten divisions in size by 1967.[1] However, with the number of clubs slowly decreasing and the league reduced to only two divisions between 2011 and 2013, a merger with the Worthing & District League began in 2014, initially with a combined Premier Division. The merger was completed in 2015 with the establishment of the Brighton, Worthing & District League.[1]

Prior to the league's disbanding, winners of the Premier Division were able to apply for promotion to the Sussex County League.

Champions

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Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four
1922–23 Allen West Brighton & Hove Ramblers Patcham Hove Athletic
1923–24 Brighton Railway Athletic Robins' Athletic Hove YMCA Kingston Athletic
1924–25 19th Field Brigade RA Southdown Athletic Kingston Athletic George Street Old Boys' Association
1925–26 Robins' Athletic Yale Athletic St Mark's Old Boys Hove Seaside Villas
1926–27 Haywards Heath Gas Company Athletic Shoreham St Mary's
1927–28 Hove St Andrews Yale Athletic Lewes Road Old Boys Hove White Rovers
Season Division One Division Two Division Three A Division Three B Division Four
1928–29 Bexhill II Lewes Road Old Boys Brighton Celtic Hove St Leonard's BB Old Boys' Association
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four
1929–30 Lewes Road Old Boys Shoreham St Mary's BB Old Boys' Association Hove III
1930–31 Brighton Tramways Allen West Hove III
1931–32 Brighton Mental Hospital Hove III Crescent Athletic
1932–33 Eastbourne Comrades Norton Athletic Vernon Athletic II
1933–34 Brighton Mental Hospital Steyning Moulscombe
1934–35 Belgravia Dairies Sports Piddinghoe Brighton Boys' Club (Old Boys)
1935–36 Brighton Mental Hospital Moulscombe Hove White Rovers
1936–37 Belgravia Dairies Sports Lewes II Aldrington Ramblers
1937–38 Brighton Mental Hospital Hove White Rovers Queens Park
1938–39 Belgravia Dairies Sports Steyning Brighton Insurance
1945–46 Portslade St Andrews
1946–47
1947–48 Lancing Vernon Athletic Nilton Athletic Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys
1948–49 Brighton Old Grammarians West Hove Lancing II NALGO
Season Senior Division Intermediate Division Junior Division One Junior Division Two Junior Division Three Junior Division Four
1949–50 Skyways Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys Shoreham United St Luke's Old Boys Vale Rovers
1950–51 Skyways West Hove Broadwater Vale Rovers Portslade Gas Works
1951–52 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys Shoreham II Peacehaven Spartan Athletic Patcham
1952–53 West Hove East Grinstead II Whitehawk II Brighton Old Grammarians II Pavilion Athletic Brighton & Hove Banks
Season Senior Division Intermediate Division One Intermediate Division Two Junior Division One Junior Division Two Junior Division Three
1953–54 Uckfield Whitehawk II Ringmer Hove County Old Boys Association Seaford II Underwood Sports
Season Senior Division Intermediate Division One Intermediate Division Two Intermediate Division Three Junior Division One Junior Division Two Junior Division Three
1954–55 Eastbourne United II Shoreham United Hove County Old Boys Association Falmer Brighton & Hove Banks Brighton Phoenix Woodingdean
1955–56 Eastbourne United II Newhaven II Regal Athletic Hove White Rovers III Rottingdean Woodingdean Alliance Sports Club
1956–57 Eastbourne United II Regal Athletic Kemp Town Woodingdean Lewes St Mary's Alliance Sports Club Worthing Old Grammarians II
Season Division One Division Two Division Three Division Four Division Five Division Six Division Seven Division Eight Division Nine Division Ten
1957–58 West Hove Whitehawk III East Side Rovers West Hove II Alliance Sports Club West Hove III Falmer II
1958–59 Whitehawk II Lewes II West Hove II Alliance Sports Club St Wilfrid's Old Boys East Side Rovers II Woodingdean II
1959–60 Eastbourne United II Old Varndeanians II Old Aircorians St Wilfrid's Old Boys Marine Athletic Brighton Insurance Boys Brigade Old Boys
1960–61 Whitehawk II Old Aircorians East Side Rovers Allen West Shoreham United II Boys Brigade Old Boys Brighton Boys Club Old Boys Mile Oak
1961–62 Lewes II Shoreham United Lewes St Mary's Bishopstone Boys Brigade Old Boys Brighton Boys Club Old Boys Queens Park Rovers Underwood Sports
1962–63 League abandoned due to bad weather during January and February 1963[2]
1963–64 Whitehawk II Peacehaven Bexhill Town Athletic II Lewes YMCA Ringmer II Brighton Boys Club Old Boys II Hove County Old Boys Association II BISON II
1964–65 Lewes II Hove County Old Boys Association Lewes YMCA Lewes III Brighton Boys Club Old Boys Queens Park Rovers Lower Bevendean Old Boys Jaycee Sports East Moulsecoomb
1965–66 Southwick II Hassocks Hurstpierpoint Mile Oak Southwick III Lower Bevendean Old Boys East Moulsecoomb Marmion Centre (YMCA) Lower Bevendean Old Boys II
1966–67 Southwick II Newhaven Olympics Brighton Boys' Club Old Boys Lower Bevendean Old Boys Mayfield Marmion Centre Whitehawk Boys' Club Hollingdean Park Rangers Saltdean United
1967–68 Southwick II World's End Lower Bevendean Old Boys Mayfield Patcham Athletic II Hassocks II Hollingdean Park Rangers East Moulsecoomb II Buxted II Brighton Boys' Club II
1968–69 Peacehaven Lower Bevendean Old Boys Buxted Southwick III Peacehaven II Lower Bevendean Old Boys II High Hurstwood Brighton Boys' Club II Ditchling II Whitehawk Boys' Club II
1969–70 Lower Bevendean Old Boys Patcham Athletic Hanover Athletic Queens Park Athletic Lower Bevendean Old Boys II High Hurstwood Brighton Boys' Club II Lewes St Mary's II Whitehawk Boys' Club II Iford II
1970–71 Moulsecoomb Rovers Portslade Athletic Sussex University East Moulsecoomb Marmion Centre Iford Lewes St Mary's II Alliance II Lower Bevendean Old Boys III Brighton Ramblers
1971–72 Hassocks Sussex University Portslade Marmion Centre Iford Brighton Insurance Brighton Ramblers SERPO Whitehawk Boys' Club Kingstonians
Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine
1972–73 Moulsecoomb Rovers Portslade Mile Oak Brighton Ramblers Hollingbury Portslade II Whitehawk Boys' Club Mile Oak II Kingstonians Sayers Common
1973–74 Old Varndeanians Mile Oak Brighton Ramblers Saltdean United Hanover Athletic II Whitehawk III Mile Oak II Brighton Ramblers II Brighton Insurance II 67' Centre
1974–75 Hanover Athletic Brighton Ramblers Saltdean United Hanover Athletic II Atlanta Royals Kingstonians Brighton Ramblers II St Francis Hospital II Estudiantes British Radio Corporation
1975–76 Brighton Ramblers Sussex Police Patcham Athletic II AFC Royals Brighton Ramblers II Sayers Common Brighton Electricity Mile Oak III Grove Celtic Kingstonians II
1976–77 Franklands Village Hurstpierpoint AFC Royals Upper Beeding East Moulsecoomb Hurstpierpoint II Newick Nomads Marmion Centre II MD Sports
1977–78 Brighton Ramblers AFC Royals East Moulsecoomb SERPO Newick Nomads Merlin British Radio Corporation TMB Celtic Poynings II
1978–79 Franklands Village Hassocks II Hove Tudor MD Sports Brighton Rangers Legal & General Assurance (Hove) Poynings II AFC Falcons
1979–80 Rottingdean Hove Tudor MD Sports Ditchling AFC Falcons Brighton Rangers II Saltdean United II Stanmer Park Rowdies
1980–81 Mile Oak Patcham (1903) II Upper Beeding 67' Centre Goldstone Stanmer Park Rowdies Westdene Wombats Segas II
1981–82 Rottingdean Seaford Town 67' Centre Waggon Rangers Westdene Wombats Mile Oak III Seaford Town II Hove Venture
1982–83 AFC Falcons Portslade Stanmer Park Rowdies Brighton Electricity Hove Venture Swan Valley Casuals Buckingham Wanderers Westdene United II
1983–84 AFC Falcons Stanmer Park Rowdies Brighton Rangers Saltdean United II Grenadier Buckingham Wanderers Southern Music Jaycee Sports
1984–85 AFC Falcons Brighton Rangers Woodmancote Grenadier STC Brighton Hove Royal British Legion Brighton Electricity II Saltdean United III
1985–86 AFC Falcons Brighton Electricity Burgess Hill Athletic Southern Music Old Paleedyans SV Carpentry Brighton Insurance II Ericsson
1986–87 Portslade University of Sussex Westdene II Preston Dynamos (Rottingdean) II AFC Falcons II Brighton Electricity II Crown & Anchor
1987–88 AFC Falcons Grenadier Preston Dynamos (Rottingdean) AFC Falcons II Ericsson Hurstpierpoint III Crown & Anchor II
1988–89 Weatherbeaters HI Brighton Boys' Brigade Old Boys AFC Falcons (Bevendean) American Express Saltdean United III Jaycee Sports Sussex County Rangers II
1989–90 AFC Falcons (Lower Bevendean) Duracell Mile Oak II Sussex County Rangers Hartwells Athletic Barclays Bank Adur Athletic
1990–91 AFC Falcons (Lower Bevendean) La Roma Patcham (1903) Hartwells Athletic Grenadier II American Express II Cock & Bottle Brighton Rangers II
1991–92 AFC Falcons Endsleigh Athletic Brighton Electricity Grenadier II American Express II The Hollingbury Montpelier Villa Brighton Post Office Youth
1992–93 AFC Falcons Patcham (1903) AFC Bensleys The Hollingbury Lower Bevendean AFC Peacehaven Stanmer Athletic II Erib ETL
1993–94 University of Sussex Rutland International Factors Madison Tigers Montpelier Villa Hove Streamline United Jaycee Sports Seaford Town III
1994–95 AFC Falcons Barclays (Brighton) Montpelier Villa Downs Athletic Jaycee Sports Seaford Cinque Ports Brighton Sports II
1995–96 AFC Falcons Montpelier Villa Hanover Hove Streamline United Lion & Unicorn Prima Southern Rangers Old Boys II
1996–97 Patcham (1903) Bevendean Social Brighton Sports Prima AFC St Georges Sussex County Rangers III
1997–98 AFC Falcons AJC Beaufort Lower Bevendean AFC St Georges Woods International Factors II
1998–99 Midway (1948) Legal & General (Hove) AFC St Georges Autopaints (Brighton) O'Donovans Meridian Athletic
1999–00 Old Varndeanians AFC St Georges Whitehawk Veterans Old Varndeanians II Meridian Athletic Ericsson II
2000–01 Old Varndeanians Harbour View Meridian Athletic Brighton Electricity Ricardo Real Brunswick
2001–02 Royal Sovereign Whitehawk Vets South Central Wanderers Lower Bevendean Reserves Marquess of Exeter Shoreham United
2002–03 Old Varndeanians Hanover Brighton Electricity FC Midlothians Shoreham United Master Tiles
2003–04 Hanover Portslade Athletic Master Tiles Brighton 1664 AFC Stadium
2004–05 Hanover Master Tiles Brighton 1664 Blue House Rottingdean United Reserves American Express Reserves
2005–06 Rottingdean Village Blue House Ovingdean Brighton Rangers Reserves American Express Reserves
2006–07 Hanover Real Brunswick Church of Christ the King Teamstats.net Buckingham Arms
2007–08 American Express Church of Christ the King Brighton North End Hikers BHA Crew Club Sports
2008–09 Brighton Electricity Hikers BHA Crew Club Sports Peacehaven Good Companions Orb360
2009–10 Montpelier Villa Falmer Falcons Orb360 Montpelier View Reserves
2010–11 Montpelier Villa Hair Razors Chailey Midway
2011–12 Hair Razors British School of Motoring
2012–13 Hair Razors TMG
2013–14 Hair Razors South Coast City Boys Brigade Old Boys Reserves

References

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  1. ^ a b Worthing and Brighton Leagues to fully merge Shoreham Herald, 3 April 2015
  2. ^ Season 1962–1963 Archived 23 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Brighton, Worthing & District League
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