Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | Bexhill Town Athletic |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
The 1956–57 Sussex County Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 was reduced to sixteen teams as Eastbourne United left the league and Rye United being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 now featured fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
[edit]The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
- Rye United, promoted from last season's Division Two
Hove White Rovers changed name to Hove Town.
League table
[edit]Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | Bexhill Town Athletic |
Relegated | Lancing Athletic |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 1,133 (4.72 per match) |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 86 | 52 | 1.654 | 43 | |
2 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 57 | 1.561 | 41 | |
3 | Arundel | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 93 | 66 | 1.409 | 41 | |
4 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 96 | 71 | 1.352 | 39 | |
5 | Chichester City | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 87 | 58 | 1.500 | 37 | |
6 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 91 | 71 | 1.282 | 37 | |
7 | Southwick | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 60 | 58 | 1.034 | 32 | |
8 | Lewes | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 29 | |
9 | Rye United | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 26 | |
10 | Hove Town | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 81 | 0.691 | 26 | |
11 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 72 | 81 | 0.889 | 25 | |
12 | Newhaven | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 24 | |
13 | Shoreham | 30 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 63 | 68 | 0.926 | 23 | |
14 | East Grinstead | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 59 | 81 | 0.728 | 21 | |
15 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 49 | 80 | 0.613 | 20 | |
16 | Lancing Athletic | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 16 | Relegated to Division Two |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Division Two
[edit]The division featured 15 clubs, 12 which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:
- Three Bridges United, relegated from last season's Division One
- Brighton North End
- Old Varndeanians
League table
[edit]Season | 1956–57 |
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Champions | APV Athletic |
Promoted | APV Athletic |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 1,245 (5.93 per match) |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | APV Athletic | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 131 | 51 | 2.569 | 49 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Old Varndeanians | 28 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 155 | 42 | 3.690 | 48 | |
3 | Sidley United | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 56 | 1.786 | 42 | |
4 | Three Bridges United | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 123 | 53 | 2.321 | 40 | |
5 | Hailsham | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 74 | 1.027 | 31 | |
6 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 79 | 78 | 1.013 | 31 | |
7 | Brighton North End | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 84 | 0.952 | 28 | |
8 | Hastings Rangers | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 65 | 93 | 0.699 | 26 | |
9 | Battle Rangers | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 74 | 0.743 | 25 | |
10 | Hastings & St Leonards | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 84 | 88 | 0.955 | 21 | |
11 | Goldstone | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 69 | 0.826 | 21 | |
12 | Cuckfield | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 64 | 97 | 0.660 | 21 | |
13 | Seaford Town | 28 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 116 | 0.647 | 15 | |
14 | Chichester United | 28 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 50 | 134 | 0.373 | 13 | Left the league |
15 | Uckfield Town | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 51 | 136 | 0.375 | 9 |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.