1961–62 Sussex County Football League
The 1961–62 Sussex County Football League season was the 37th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Season | 1961–62 |
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Champions | Whitehawk |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
Division 1 increased to seventeen teams with Hastings Rangers being promoted from Division 2, Haywards Heath also joined Division 1 from leaving the Metropolitan League. Division 2 was remained at sixteen teams again, from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1. LEC Sports left Division 2 and were replaced by Selsey.
Division One
The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Hastings Rangers, promoted from last season's Division Two
- Haywards Heath, joined from Metropolitan League
League table
Season | 1961–62 |
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Champions | Whitehawk |
Relegated | Old Varndeanians |
Matches played | 272 |
Goals scored | 1,280 (4.71 per match) |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Whitehawk | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 127 | 49 | 2.592 | 51 | |
2 | Chichester City | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 132 | 60 | 2.200 | 49 | |
3 | Lewes | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 86 | 53 | 1.623 | 42 | |
4 | Bognor Regis Town | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 81 | 54 | 1.500 | 40 | |
5 | Rye United | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 78 | 70 | 1.114 | 39 | |
6 | Newhaven | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 88 | 0.795 | 34 | |
7 | Littlehampton Town | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 85 | 0.776 | 32 | |
8 | Haywards Heath | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 75 | 78 | 0.962 | 31 | |
9 | Arundel | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 68 | 70 | 0.971 | 30 | |
10 | APV Athletic | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 84 | 0.881 | 30 | |
11 | Wigmore Athletic | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 61 | 87 | 0.701 | 29 | |
12 | Lancing | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 28 | |
13 | East Grinstead | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 28 | |
14 | Hastings Rangers | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 68 | 85 | 0.800 | 24 | |
15 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 32 | 10 | 1 | 21 | 67 | 94 | 0.713 | 21 | |
16 | Sidley United | 32 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 52 | 93 | 0.559 | 20 | |
17 | Old Varndeanians | 32 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 84 | 0.393 | 16 | 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.
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 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
League table
Season | 1961–62 |
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Champions | Shoreham |
Promoted | Shoreham |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 1,242 (5.18 per match) |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shoreham | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 32 | 4.313 | 55 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Selsey | 30 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 123 | 52 | 2.365 | 51 | |
3 | Battle Rangers | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 43 | 2.977 | 49 | |
4 | Horsham YMCA | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 85 | 67 | 1.269 | 43 | |
5 | Southwick | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 124 | 58 | 2.138 | 41 | |
6 | Three Bridges United | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 77 | 1.065 | 33 | |
7 | Burgess Hill | 30 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 30 | |
8 | Seaford Town | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 81 | 85 | 0.953 | 29 | |
9 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 85 | 0.918 | 27 | |
10 | Goldstone | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 84 | 0.726 | 25 | |
11 | Uckfield Town | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 96 | 0.635 | 23 | |
12 | Brighton North End | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 21 | |
13 | Hailsham Town | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 76 | 0.474 | 21 | Left the league |
14 | Portslade | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 120 | 0.308 | 13 | |
15 | Hastings & St Leonards | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 37 | 102 | 0.363 | 12 | |
16 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 30 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 45 | 123 | 0.366 | 7 |
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.
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
- "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
- "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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