1988–89 Sussex County Football League

The 1988–89 Sussex County Football League season was the 64th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1988–89
ChampionsPagham
RelegatedOakwood
Portfield
Matches played306
Goals scored905 (2.96 per match)

Division One featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pagham 34 25 6 3 83 33 +50 81
2 Three Bridges 34 19 9 6 70 29 +41 66
3 Whitehawk 34 19 8 7 55 32 +23 65
4 Hailsham Town 34 16 10 8 55 33 +22 58
5 Burgess Hill Town 34 17 5 12 54 41 +13 56
6 Wick 34 13 11 10 50 40 +10 50
7 Littlehampton Town 34 14 8 12 43 33 +10 50
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 34 14 8 12 48 41 +7 50
9 Selsey 34 15 5 14 55 63 −8 50
10 Langney Sports 34 12 13 9 54 46 +8 49
11 Redhill 34 13 3 18 49 56 −7 42
12 Lancing 34 10 9 15 41 51 −10 39
13 Haywards Heath 34 11 4 19 48 64 −16 37
14 Shoreham 34 10 7 17 49 76 −27 37
15 Eastbourne Town 34 9 9 16 46 58 −12 36
16 Arundel 34 7 11 16 33 66 −33 32
17 Oakwood 34 6 11 17 39 65 −26 29 Relegated to Division Two
18 Portfield 34 5 5 24 33 78 −45 20
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1988–89
ChampionsSeaford Town
PromotedSeaford Town
Ringmer
RelegatedEast Grinstead
Matches played182
Goals scored557 (3.06 per match)

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

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seaford Town 26 15 7 4 50 30 +20 52 Promoted to Division One
2 Ringmer 26 16 3 7 45 14 +31 51
3 Midhurst & Easebourne 26 14 6 6 49 34 +15 48
4 Storrington 26 14 5 7 42 31 +11 47
5 Chichester City 26 12 8 6 41 30 +11 44
6 Bexhill Town 26 12 7 7 47 37 +10 43
7 Newhaven 26 8 14 4 46 35 +11 38
8 Horsham YMCA 26 7 7 12 56 49 +7 28
9 Broadbridge Heath 26 7 6 13 37 47 −10 27
10 Ferring 26 8 3 15 35 52 −17 27
11 Bosham 26 7 6 13 32 60 −28 27
12 Little Common Albion 26 7 5 14 31 51 −20 26
13 Crowborough Athletic 26 7 3 16 25 52 −27 24
14 East Grinstead 26 6 4 16 21 35 −14 22 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
Season1988–89
ChampionsSaltdean United
PromotedSaltdean United
Stamco
Franklands Village
Matches played240
Goals scored754 (3.14 per match)

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

  • Falcons
  • Forest
  • Stamco, joined from the Southern Counties Combination
  • Wigmore Athletic, relegated from Division Two, who also changed name to Worthing United

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saltdean United 30 20 5 5 52 21 +31 65 Promoted to Division Two
2 Stamco 30 19 5 6 58 29 +29 62
3 Franklands Village 30 17 8 5 54 29 +25 59
4 Sidley United 30 17 2 11 60 44 +16 53
5 Falcons 30 13 11 6 35 25 +10 50
6 Forest 30 15 3 12 61 55 +6 48
7 Worthing United 30 13 8 9 56 37 +19 47
8 Hassocks 30 13 7 10 48 29 +19 46
9 Hurstpierpoint 30 12 8 10 53 41 +12 44
10 Mile Oak 30 11 8 11 56 47 +9 41
11 Ifield 30 11 4 15 53 53 0 37
12 Cooksbridge 30 9 6 15 45 59 −14 33 Resigned from the league
13 East Preston 30 9 5 16 41 57 −16 32
14 Leftovers Sports Club 30 4 10 16 26 58 −32 22
15 Midway 30 5 2 23 24 81 −57 17 Resigned from the league
16 Lingfield 30 4 4 22 32 89 −57 15[a] Relegated to the Mid-Sussex League
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Lingfield were deducted one point.

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.