1982–83 Sussex County Football League

The 1982–83 Sussex County Football League season was the 58th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England. It also was the last season for the league to consist of two divisions.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1982–83
ChampionsPeacehaven & Telscombe
RelegatedArundel
Chichester City
Matches played240
Goals scored777 (3.24 per match)

Division One featured 14 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 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 22 6 2 61 19 3.211 50
2 Southwick 30 17 9 4 67 32 2.094 43
3 Hastings Town 30 18 6 6 86 39 2.205 42
4 Steyning Town 30 18 5 7 52 29 1.793 41
5 Whitehawk 30 15 9 6 49 30 1.633 39
6 Littlehampton Town 30 13 10 7 59 47 1.255 36
7 Wick 30 12 6 12 63 52 1.212 30
8 Three Bridges 30 11 8 11 33 33 1.000 30
9 Eastbourne Town 30 9 10 11 36 51 0.706 28
10 Hailsham Town 30 11 5 14 55 58 0.948 27
11 Burgess Hill Town 30 9 6 15 42 50 0.840 24
12 Pagham 30 8 7 15 46 61 0.754 23
13 Ringmer 30 8 6 16 32 42 0.762 22
14 Midhurst & Easebourne 30 5 11 14 42 68 0.618 21
15 Arundel 30 6 4 20 32 68 0.471 16 Relegated to Division Two
16 Chichester City 30 3 2 25 22 98 0.224 8
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1982–83
ChampionsHorsham YMCA
PromotedHorsham YMCA
Lancing
Matches played240
Goals scored812 (3.38 per match)

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Horsham YMCA 30 21 6 3 74 30 2.467 48 Promoted to Division One
2 Lancing 30 20 6 4 57 26 2.192 46
3 Haywards Heath 30 18 2 10 70 40 1.750 38
4 Hassocks 30 16 6 8 69 54 1.278 38
5 East Grinstead 30 15 7 8 46 30 1.533 37
6 Bexhill Town 30 15 7 8 56 41 1.366 37
7 Portfield 30 15 6 9 70 45 1.556 36
8 Rye United 30 14 4 12 49 45 1.089 32 Transferred to the Kent County League
9 Shoreham 30 13 5 12 54 49 1.102 31
10 Selsey 30 11 6 13 43 53 0.811 28
11 Wigmore Athletic 30 8 6 16 41 57 0.719 22
12 Sidley United 30 7 5 18 43 59 0.729 19
13 Albion United 30 6 7 17 37 67 0.552 19
14 Newhaven 30 5 7 18 30 65 0.462 17
15 Crowborough Athletic 30 8 1 21 37 81 0.457 17
16 Storrington 30 6 3 21 36 70 0.514 15
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

  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 29 January 2019.