1997–98 Sussex County Football League

The 1997–98 Sussex County Football League season was the 73rd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1997–98
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town
RelegatedMile Oak
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Arundel
Matches played380
Goals scored1,287 (3.39 per match)

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burgess Hill Town 38 29 5 4 105 34 +71 92
2 Littlehampton Town 38 27 6 5 102 45 +57 87
3 Wick 38 23 7 8 81 39 +42 76
4 Langney Sports 38 23 5 10 77 46 +31 74
5 Redhill 38 21 5 12 85 38 +47 68
6 Saltdean United 38 20 6 12 76 67 +9 66
7 Ringmer 38 16 10 12 67 59 +8 58
8 Selsey 38 14 12 12 60 51 +9 54
9 Pagham 38 14 12 12 41 42 −1 54
10 Shoreham 38 16 6 16 55 58 −3 54
11 Whitehawk 38 12 12 14 50 54 −4 48
12 Hassocks 38 11 11 16 53 62 −9 44
13 Horsham YMCA 38 13 5 20 72 83 −11 44
14 Eastbourne Town 38 12 7 19 54 73 −19 43
15 Portfield 38 11 8 19 58 85 −27 41
16 Chichester City 38 10 9 19 62 76 −14 39
17 Hailsham Town 38 12 1 25 60 96 −36 37
18 Mile Oak 38 8 10 20 45 71 −26 34 Relegated to Division Two
19 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 7 8 23 40 88 −48 29
20 Arundel 38 6 5 27 44 120 −76 23
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1997–98
ChampionsEast Preston
PromotedEast Preston
Eastbourne United
Broadbridge Heath
RelegatedMidhurst & Easebourne
Bexhill Town
Matches played306
Goals scored1,138 (3.72 per match)

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.

Also, East Grinstead changed name to East Grinstead Town.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Preston 34 25 5 4 113 42 +71 80 Promoted to Division One
2 Eastbourne United 34 21 6 7 82 36 +46 69
3 Broadbridge Heath 34 20 3 11 72 46 +26 63
4 Sidley United 34 18 9 7 68 42 +26 63
5 Sidlesham 34 17 9 8 72 49 +23 60
6 Shinewater Association 34 17 5 12 62 50 +12 56
7 Three Bridges 34 16 6 12 63 52 +11 54
8 Southwick 34 16 6 12 70 64 +6 54
9 Worthing United 34 13 7 14 68 68 0 46
10 East Grinstead Town 34 13 6 15 51 51 0 45
11 Crawley Down Village 34 12 8 14 56 68 −12 44
12 Crowborough Athletic 34 12 6 16 53 65 −12 42
13 Lancing 34 12 4 18 57 84 −27 40
14 Oakwood 34 10 9 15 70 60 +10 39
15 Withdean 34 9 8 17 52 75 −23 35
16 Newhaven 34 7 9 18 40 80 −40 30
17 Midhurst & Easebourne 34 8 4 22 47 115 −68 28 Relegated to Division Three
18 Bexhill Town 34 4 2 28 42 91 −49 14
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season1997–98
ChampionsLingfield
PromotedLingfield
Storrington
RelegatedBosham
Matches played240
Goals scored851 (3.55 per match)

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

Also, Sun Alliance changed name to Royal Sun Alliance.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lingfield 30 19 8 3 70 24 +46 65 Promoted to Division Two
2 Storrington 30 19 7 4 70 32 +38 64
3 Oving Social Club 30 18 7 5 75 41 +34 61
4 Westfield 30 14 8 8 75 55 +20 50
5 St Francis Hospital 30 14 6 10 59 52 +7 48
6 Uckfield Town 30 13 7 10 54 35 +19 46
7 Franklands Village 30 12 8 10 59 51 +8 44
8 Hurstpierpoint 30 11 11 8 53 50 +3 44
9 Ifield 30 11 9 10 58 49 +9 42
10 Ansty Rangers 30 12 6 12 61 60 +1 42
11 Buxted 30 11 4 15 39 54 −15 37
12 Royal & Sun Alliance 30 8 7 15 54 72 −18 31
13 Steyning Town 30 9 4 17 36 58 −22 31
14 Haywards Heath Town 30 5 8 17 36 64 −28 23
15 Forest 30 4 10 16 25 59 −34 22
16 Bosham 30 2 6 22 27 95 −68 12 Relegated to the West Sussex League
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.