1976–77 Sussex County Football League

The 1976–77 Sussex County Football League season was the 52nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1976–77
ChampionsEastbourne Town
RelegatedThree Bridges
Whitehawk
Matches played240
Goals scored702 (2.93 per match)

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastbourne Town 30 18 8 4 51 21 2.429 44
2 Southwick 30 17 7 6 45 25 1.800 41
3 Burgess Hill Town 30 15 7 8 57 28 2.036 37
4 Horsham YMCA 30 14 6 10 47 35 1.343 34
5 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 15 4 11 58 49 1.184 34
6 Haywards Heath 30 13 8 9 45 40 1.125 34
7 Ringmer 30 13 5 12 41 40 1.025 31
8 Littlehampton Town 30 11 9 10 43 42 1.024 31
9 Bexhill Town 30 13 3 14 40 46 0.870 29
10 Wigmore Athletic 30 10 8 12 48 56 0.857 28
11 Rye United 30 7 12 11 39 44 0.886 26
12 East Grinstead 30 8 10 12 42 49 0.857 26
13 Chichester City 30 11 4 15 40 47 0.851 26
14 Selsey 30 9 7 14 34 57 0.596 25
15 Three Bridges 30 5 8 17 32 55 0.582 18 Relegated to Division Two
16 Whitehawk 30 6 4 20 40 68 0.588 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1976–77
ChampionsShoreham
PromotedShoreham
Arundel
Matches played182
Goals scored582 (3.2 per match)

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

Also, Hastings & St Leonards changed name to Hastings Town.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shoreham 26 19 2 5 62 30 2.067 40 Promoted to Division One
2 Arundel 26 18 3 5 49 23 2.130 39
3 Steyning 26 16 5 5 65 32 2.031 37
4 Hailsham Town 26 13 5 8 60 43 1.395 31
5 Storrington 26 11 6 9 39 36 1.083 28
6 Newhaven 26 10 7 9 43 42 1.024 27
7 Sidley United 26 10 6 10 44 39 1.128 26
8 Lancing 26 11 3 12 32 33 0.970 25
9 Pagham 26 9 6 11 42 44 0.955 24
10 Portfield 26 10 4 12 31 38 0.816 24
11 Wick 26 5 10 11 31 41 0.756 20
12 Hastings Town 26 6 5 15 35 47 0.745 15[a]
13 Crowborough Athletic 26 5 4 17 22 67 0.328 14
14 Seaford Town 26 3 6 17 27 67 0.403 10[b]
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Hastings Town were deducted two points.
  2. ^ Seaford Town were deducted two points.

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 26 January 2019.