1987–88 Sussex County Football League

The 1987–88 Sussex County Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1987–88
ChampionsPagham
RelegatedHorsham YMCA
Matches played240
Goals scored706 (2.94 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pagham 30 20 7 3 60 22 +38 67
2 Three Bridges 30 18 7 5 59 28 +31 61
3 Wick 30 18 4 8 52 40 +12 58
4 Eastbourne Town 30 17 4 9 63 41 +22 55
5 Whitehawk 30 15 3 12 47 31 +16 48
6 Hailsham Town 30 14 6 10 46 33 +13 48
7 Haywards Heath 30 11 6 13 53 51 +2 39
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 10 8 12 49 55 −6 38
9 Burgess Hill Town 30 10 8 12 33 40 −7 38
10 Shoreham 30 9 10 11 51 54 −3 37
11 Selsey 30 9 9 12 38 49 −11 36
12 Arundel 30 9 6 15 39 53 −14 33
13 Lancing 30 7 10 13 32 45 −13 31
14 Littlehampton Town 30 8 6 16 31 46 −15 30
15 Portfield 30 7 7 16 25 51 −26 28
16 Horsham YMCA 30 5 5 20 28 67 −39 20 Relegated to Division Two
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1987–88
ChampionsLangney Sports
PromotedLangney Sports
Oakwood
RelegatedWigmore Athletic
Matches played210
Goals scored661 (3.15 per match)

Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Langney Sports 28 20 6 2 65 19 +46 66 Promoted to Division One
2 Bexhill Town 28 17 4 7 52 29 +23 55
3 Oakwood 28 15 7 6 56 33 +23 52 Promoted to Division One
4 Chichester City 28 12 9 7 61 36 +25 45
5 Ringmer 28 12 7 9 50 38 +12 43
6 Little Common Albion 28 11 8 9 43 33 +10 41
7 Storrington 28 11 7 10 47 42 +5 40
8 Midhurst & Easebourne 28 12 4 12 39 47 −8 40
9 Seaford Town 28 11 5 12 43 50 −7 38
10 Ferring 28 8 9 11 29 36 −7 33
11 East Grinstead 28 9 4 15 41 48 −7 31
12 Crowborough Athletic 28 9 4 15 32 46 −14 31
13 Newhaven 28 9 4 15 39 62 −23 31
14 Bosham 28 5 6 17 36 68 −32 21
15 Wigmore Athletic 28 5 4 19 28 74 −46 19 Relegated to Division Three
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season1987–88
ChampionsMidway
PromotedBroadbridge Heath
Matches played182
Goals scored634 (3.48 per match)

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

  • Franklands Village, relegated from Division Two
  • Hassocks, demoted from Division Two
  • Mile Oak, joined from the Southern Counties Combination League
  • Sidley United, relegated from Division Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Midway 26 20 3 3 58 11 +47 63
2 Ifield 26 18 2 6 60 26 +34 56
3 Broadbridge Heath 26 17 4 5 56 24 +32 55 Promoted to Division Two
4 Mile Oak 26 15 7 4 57 27 +30 52
5 Hurstpierpoint 26 11 5 10 58 45 +13 38
6 Cooksbridge 26 12 2 12 48 45 +3 38
7 APV Athletic 26 12 2 12 51 59 −8 38 Resigned from the league
8 Franklands Village 26 10 6 10 46 42 +4 36
9 Hassocks 26 9 6 11 39 35 +4 33
10 Leftovers Sports Club 26 7 7 12 23 47 −24 28
11 Saltdean United 26 8 3 15 44 66 −22 27
12 East Preston 26 5 7 14 47 59 −12 22
13 Sidley United 26 4 6 16 33 69 −36 18
14 Lingfield 26 2 4 20 14 79 −65 10
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.