1956–57 Sussex County Football League

Division Two
Season	1956–57
Champions	APV Athletic
Promoted	APV Athletic
Matches played	210
Goals scored	1,245 (5.93 per match)
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Division One
Season	1956–57
Champions	Bexhill Town Athletic
Relegated	Lancing Athletic
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,133 (4.72 per match)
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

Sussex County Football League
Season	1956–57
Champions	Bexhill Town Athletic
	← 1955–56 1957–58 →

The 1956–57 Sussex County Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the competition.^[1]^[2]

Division 1 was reduced to sixteen teams as Eastbourne United left the league and Rye United being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 now featured fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

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

Rye United, promoted from last season's Division Two

Hove White Rovers changed name to Hove Town.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bexhill Town Athletic	30	18	7	5	86	52	1.654	43
2	Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys	30	18	5	7	89	57	1.561	41
3	Arundel	30	19	3	8	93	66	1.409	41
4	Bognor Regis Town	30	16	7	7	96	71	1.352	39
5	Chichester City	30	17	3	10	87	58	1.500	37
6	Littlehampton Town	30	15	7	8	91	71	1.282	37
7	Southwick	30	14	4	12	60	58	1.034	32
8	Lewes	30	12	5	13	58	59	0.983	29
9	Rye United	30	12	2	16	65	82	0.793	26
10	Hove Town	30	10	6	14	56	81	0.691	26
11	Brighton Old Grammarians	30	10	5	15	72	81	0.889	25
12	Newhaven	30	11	2	17	61	76	0.803	24
13	Shoreham	30	11	1	18	63	68	0.926	23
14	East Grinstead	30	8	5	17	59	81	0.728	21
15	Wigmore Athletic	30	8	4	18	49	80	0.613	20
16	Lancing Athletic	30	8	0	22	48	92	0.522	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.

Division Two

The division featured 15 clubs, 12 which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:

Three Bridges United, relegated from last season's Division One
Brighton North End
Old Varndeanians

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	APV Athletic	28	23	3	2	131	51	2.569	49	Promoted to Division One
2	Old Varndeanians	28	23	2	3	155	42	3.690	48
3	Sidley United	28	20	2	6	100	56	1.786	42
4	Three Bridges United	28	19	2	7	123	53	2.321	40
5	Hailsham	28	12	7	9	76	74	1.027	31
6	Moulsecoomb Rovers	28	13	5	10	79	78	1.013	31
7	Brighton North End	28	12	4	12	80	84	0.952	28
8	Hastings Rangers	28	12	2	14	65	93	0.699	26
9	Battle Rangers	28	10	5	13	55	74	0.743	25
10	Hastings & St Leonards	28	8	5	15	84	88	0.955	21
11	Goldstone	28	10	1	17	57	69	0.826	21
12	Cuckfield	28	9	3	16	64	97	0.660	21
13	Seaford Town	28	7	1	20	75	116	0.647	15
14	Chichester United	28	5	3	20	50	134	0.373	13	Left the league
15	Uckfield Town	28	4	1	23	51	136	0.375	9

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

^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[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.

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Season	1956–57
Champions	Bexhill Town Athletic
Relegated	Lancing Athletic
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,133 (4.72 per match)
← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 Sussex County Football League

Division One

League table

Division Two

League table

References

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