1954–55 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Season1954–55
ChampionsEastbourne United

The 1954–55 Sussex County Football League season was the 30th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Division 1 featured now increased to seventeen teams with Hove White Rovers being promoted from Division 2 and Southwick re-joining. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

Division One
Season1954–55
ChampionsEastbourne United
RelegatedCrawley
Matches played272
Goals scored1,189 (4.37 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastbourne United 32 19 9 4 103 49 2.102 47
2 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 32 22 2 8 106 53 2.000 46
3 East Grinstead 32 18 7 7 95 64 1.484 43
4 Bognor Regis Town 32 17 5 10 71 54 1.315 39
5 Newhaven 32 16 3 13 75 69 1.087 35
6 Chichester City 32 16 1 15 82 83 0.988 33
7 Hove White Rovers 32 13 6 13 66 64 1.031 32
8 Littlehampton Town 32 14 4 14 69 73 0.945 32
9 Brighton Old Grammarians 32 12 8 12 57 63 0.905 32
10 Lewes 32 13 4 15 60 63 0.952 30
11 Shoreham 32 11 5 16 68 82 0.829 27
12 Bexhill Town Athletic 32 11 3 18 66 89 0.742 25
13 Lancing Athletic 32 9 7 16 64 87 0.736 25
14 Southwick 32 8 9 15 49 72 0.681 25
15 Arundel 32 8 9 15 54 83 0.651 25
16 Wigmore Athletic 32 9 6 17 57 71 0.803 24
17 Crawley 32 10 4 18 47 70 0.671 24 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.

Division Two

The division featured 11 clubs, 9 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

  • APV Athletic
  • Chichester United

League table

Division Two
Season1954–55
ChampionsThree Bridges United
PromotedThree Bridges United
Matches played110
Goals scored573 (5.21 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Three Bridges United 20 15 1 4 61 28 2.179 31 Promoted to Division One
2 Hastings Rangers 20 11 8 1 69 30 2.300 30
3 Rye United 20 11 5 4 67 48 1.396 27
4 Sidley United 20 11 2 7 50 34 1.471 24
5 Moulsecoomb Rovers 20 10 3 7 58 51 1.137 23
6 Cuckfield 20 9 4 7 61 49 1.245 22
7 Chichester United 20 9 4 7 58 49 1.184 22
8 Seaford Town 20 5 4 11 38 62 0.613 14
9 Goldstone 20 6 1 13 44 66 0.667 13
10 APV Athletic 20 2 4 14 31 84 0.369 8
11 Hastings & St Leonards 20 2 2 16 36 72 0.500 6
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.

References

  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.