1958–59 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Season1958–59
ChampionsArundel

The 1958–59 Sussex County Football League season was the 34th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Lancing was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 was increased to sixteen teams with Burgess Hill joining. from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One[edit]

The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

  • Lancing, promoted from last season's Division Two

League table[edit]

Division One
Season1958–59
ChampionsArundel
RelegatedNone
Matches played240
Goals scored1,122 (4.68 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arundel 30 19 3 8 109 59 1.847 41
2 Lewes 30 18 4 8 77 51 1.510 40
3 Chichester City 30 17 2 11 103 81 1.272 36
4 Shoreham 30 14 8 8 65 63 1.032 36
5 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 30 15 5 10 83 67 1.239 35
6 Bexhill Town Athletic 30 14 7 9 82 82 1.000 35
7 East Grinstead 30 15 3 12 67 55 1.218 33
8 Wigmore Athletic 30 12 7 11 59 61 0.967 31
9 APV Athletic 30 11 8 11 74 77 0.961 30
10 Lancing 30 13 3 14 66 64 1.031 29
11 Newhaven 30 12 5 13 53 54 0.981 29
12 Southwick 30 10 8 12 55 54 1.019 28
13 Rye United 30 10 6 14 76 77 0.987 26
14 Littlehampton Town 30 8 8 14 72 75 0.960 24
15 Bognor Regis Town 30 9 5 16 52 74 0.703 23
16 Hove Town 30 0 4 26 29 128 0.227 4 Left the league
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[edit]

The division featured 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

  • Brighton Old Grammarians, relegated from last season's Division One
  • Burgess Hill

League table[edit]

Division Two
Season1958–59
ChampionsSidley United
PromotedSidley United
Matches played240
Goals scored1,320 (5.5 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sidley United 30 26 1 3 160 49 3.265 53 Promoted to Division One
2 Old Varndeanians 30 21 5 4 103 38 2.711 47
3 Brighton North End 30 19 3 8 98 63 1.556 41
4 Portslade 30 19 2 9 98 70 1.400 40
5 Brighton Old Grammarians 30 18 3 9 96 55 1.745 39
6 Uckfield Town 30 16 5 9 105 64 1.641 37
7 Seaford Town 30 15 7 8 100 65 1.538 37
8 Three Bridges United 30 16 3 11 94 61 1.541 35
9 Hastings Rangers 30 14 3 13 102 83 1.229 31
10 Moulsecoomb Rovers 30 13 1 16 67 75 0.893 27
11 Hastings & St Leonards 30 12 2 16 65 99 0.657 26
12 Burgess Hill 30 7 4 19 58 92 0.630 18
13 Cuckfield 30 6 3 21 34 115 0.296 15 Left the league
14 Hailsham 30 6 2 22 56 143 0.392 14
15 Goldstone 30 5 4 21 39 104 0.375 14
16 Battle Rangers 30 1 4 25 45 144 0.313 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[edit]

  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.