2023–24 Southern Combination Football League

The 2023–24 Southern Combination Football League season was the 99th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9, 10 and 11 (steps 5 and 6, and county feeder) of the English football league system.[1]

The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.[2] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[3]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season

Team changes

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League table

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Southern Combination League
Premier Division
Season2023–24
Dates29 July 2023 – 5 May 2024
ChampionsSteyning Town
PromotedSteyning Town
Eastbourne Town
RelegatedAFC Uckfield Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,330 (3.5 per match)
Top goalscorerOli Lesley (29 goals)
Biggest home winSteyning Town 10–1 AFC Uckfield Town
(27 April 2024)
Biggest away winAFC Uckfield Town 1–8 Crawley Down Gatwick
(30 December 2023)
Highest scoringSteyning Town 10–1 AFC Uckfield Town
(27 April 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches
Eastbourne Town
Longest unbeaten run21 matches
Newhaven
Longest losing run11 matches
Saltdean United
Highest attendance884
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–3 Newhaven
(26 December 2023)
Lowest attendance34
Pagham 1–3 Steyning Town
(23 January 2024)
Total attendance60,750
Average attendance162.0

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Steyning Town (C, P) 38 27 7 4 119 36 +83 88 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Eastbourne Town (O, P) 38 26 4 8 71 31 +40 82 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to Isthmian League
3 Crowborough Athletic 38 25 6 7 81 36 +45 81 Qualification for the play-offs
4 Newhaven 38 23 10 5 99 55 +44 79
5 Hassocks 38 24 6 8 87 42 +45 78
6 Eastbourne United Association 38 20 12 6 67 40 +27 72
7 Haywards Heath Town 38 23 6 9 90 45 +45 69[a]
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 18 7 13 62 42 +20 61
9 Crawley Down Gatwick 38 19 3 16 86 63 +23 60
10 Midhurst & Easebourne 38 17 8 13 75 74 +1 59
11 Lingfield 38 13 8 17 57 65 −8 47
12 Little Common 38 14 4 20 63 82 −19 46
13 Pagham 38 11 11 16 59 64 −5 44
14 Horsham YMCA 38 11 9 18 48 69 −21 42
15 Shoreham 38 9 9 20 53 94 −41 36
16 Loxwood 38 7 9 22 46 87 −41 30
17 AFC Varndeanians 38 7 4 27 32 95 −63 25
18 Bexhill United 38 6 9 23 57 89 −32 24[b]
19 Saltdean United 38 6 5 27 44 94 −50 23
20 AFC Uckfield Town (R) 38 3 5 30 34 127 −93 14 Relegation to Division One
Source: scfl.org.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Haywards Heath Town deducted 6 points for ineligible player.
  2. ^ Bexhill deducted 3 points for ineligible player.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Eastbourne Town 2
5 Hassocks 0
2 Eastbourne Town 2
4 Newhaven 0
3 Crowborough Athletic 1(4)
4 Newhaven 1(5)

Semi-finals

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30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Eastbourne Town 2–0HassocksEastbourne
19:45
  • 31' 45' James Hull
 Report Stadium: The Saffrons
Attendance: 604
Referee: Tazlim Ali
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Crowborough Athletic1–1
(4–5 p)		 Newhaven Crowborough
19:45
  • 31' William Puffette
 Report
  • 22' Robbie Keith
 Stadium: Alderbrook
Attendance: 543
Referee: Simon Faires

Final

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5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) Eastbourne Town 2-0NewhavenEastbourne
15:00
  • 83' Ollie Davies
  • 85' James Stone
 Report Stadium: The Saffrons
Attendance: 1131
Referee: Greig Walker

Results table

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Home \ Away UCK VAR BEX CDG CRO EBT EBU HHT HSK HYM LIN LCM LOX MID NEW PAG PAT SDU SHO STT
AFC Uckfield Town 3–1 1–2 1–8 0–6 0–7 1–4 1–5 0–4 2–3 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–4 0–1 0–2 2–5 3–0 1–3 1–1
AFC Varndeanians 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–5 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–5 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–3 0–3
Bexhill United 4–0 1–2 1–2 0–5 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 3–3 3–4 5–3 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–5
Crawley Down Gatwick 4–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 4–2 2–3 0–1 4–2 0–1 6–0 4–1 4–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 4–1 3–0 3–3
Crowborough Athletic 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–1 5–0 0–2
Eastbourne Town 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 4–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–0
Eastbourne United Association 3–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 7–0 1–1 1–1
Haywards Heath Town 6–0 0–1 3–2 4–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–4 3–0 8–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 7–1 1–1
Hassocks 1–1 5–0 5–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 3–1 5–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–4
Horsham YMCA 0–3 3–1 3–1 0–5 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2
Lingfield 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–6
Little Common 3–1 2–1 3–3 1–4 3–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–1 4–3 4–1 1–2 2–5 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–2
Loxwood 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–3 1–2 1–4 0–2 4–3 0–3 2–2 1–2 3–2 3–3 2–4 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–4
Midhurst & Easebourne 7–0 3–2 4–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 5–0 2–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 6–2 0–5
Newhaven 6–1 6–2 1–2 4–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 4–0 6–2 2–2 1–0 5–3 6–1 0–4
Pagham 4–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 3–3 0–3 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–3
Peacehaven & Telscombe 4–0 5–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Saltdean United 4–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 4–3 2–2 3–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 0–3 2–3 0–1 1–4 0–3
Shoreham 2–1 2–1 0–4 0–3 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–4 3–4 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 2–2 0–2
Steyning Town 10–1 7–1 3–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–3 3–0 5–1 7–1 1–0 2–1 2–4 4–2 3–1 5–1 4–1
Source: SCFL Fixture Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
AFC Uckfield TownWLWLLLLLLLLDDDDLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLDLLLLLL
AFC VarndeaniansLDLWLLLLLLLLLWDLLLLWWLLLLLLLLDLLLWDLWL
Bexhill UnitedLLLLLWWDLLDLLWLLDLLWDDDLLDLDDLLWLWLLLL
Crawley Down GatwickWLLLLWLLWWLLWWWLDLWWLWWLDDWWWLLWWWWLWL
Crowborough AthleticWWWDWWLWDWWWWWWWLWWWWLDLWLWWDWWDWDWLLW
Eastbourne TownDLLWWWWWWWWLWLDLWLWLDWLWWWWWWWWWDWWWWW
Eastbourne United AssociationDWDWWWWLLDWLDWDWWDDDDWWWWDWWDLWLDLWWWW
HassocksDWWWWWLWWWDDDLWWWWDLLWWWWWWWLLDWWWLWLW
Haywards Heath TownDDWWLWWLWWWLLLDWDWWWDWWWWDWLLWWWWWWLLW
Horsham YMCADDLWWDLLLLDWWLLDDWLWLLDLDWLLWLLLLDWWLW
LingfieldDDLDLWWDDWWLLLLLWWWWLDWLWDLWDLLLLLWWLL
Little CommonWWWDLDWLLWLLWLLLLWDDLLWWLLWLWLWLWLLLLW
LoxwoodLLDLLDWLLLDWLWWLWLLLDWLLWLDLLLDDDLDLLL
Midhurst & EasebourneDWDLLWDWDWLLWWWWWLLWWDLLDDWLWLLLDLLWWW
NewhavenDDWDWLWWWWWDWDWWWWWWWDWDWDWLWWWDLWDWLL
PaghamLWLLLDLDWWLDWLWWLDDLWWLLLLWDDDDLDWDLLW
Peacehaven & TelscombeWWDWWWWLWWWLLDWLDWWDLWDLLDLLLWLWWLWDWL
Saltdean UnitedLWLLLDLWLLDLDLLLLLLLLLLLDLLLWLLLWWDLWL
ShorehamLLDLLLLLLLDWLLDWWDLLLDLWLDWWLWWDDLLWDL
Steyning TownWWWWWWWDDWWLDLLWWLDWDDWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWW
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Premier Division
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Oli Lesley Crawley Down Gatwick 29
2 Alfie Rogers Newhaven 27
3 Lewis Rustell Midhurst & Easebourne 25
4 Callum Barlow Eastbourne United Association 24
Daniel Simmonds Pagham
6 Jack Shonk Bexhill United 22
7 Thomas Chalaye Steyning Town 18
Harry Shooman Steyning Town
Hayden Skerry Haywards Heath Town
10 Liam Benson Haywards Heath Town (previously Hassocks) 16

Stadia and locations

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Map showing the location of teams in the Premier Division
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Varndeanians Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) 8,850
AFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 600
Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove 1,000
Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000
Crowborough Athletic Crowborough Crowborough Community Stadium 2,000
Eastbourne Town Eastbourne The Saffrons 4,500
Eastbourne United Association Eastbourne The Oval 1,200
Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon 1,000
Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000
Horsham YMCA Horsham Gorings Mead 1,500
Lingfield Horley The New Defence (groundshare with Horley Town) 1,800
Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea (Little Common) Little Common Recreation Ground 1,200
Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000
Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield 1,000
Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000
Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500
Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000
Saltdean United Brighton (Saltdean) Hill Park 1,000
Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000
Steyning Town Steyning The Shooting Field 2,000

Division One

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Division One was increased to 18 clubs from 17, 14 of which competed from the previous season

Team changes

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League table

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Southern Combination League
Division One
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 –
ChampionsRoffey
PromotedRoffey
Wick
Matches played306
Goals scored1,176 (3.84 per match)
Top goalscorerTyler Capon (34 goals)
Biggest home winDorking Wanderers B 7–0 Forest Row
(9 March 2024)
Biggest away winEast Preston 0–7 Roffey
(2 September 2023)
Highest scoringMontpelier Villa 7–4 Copthorne
(13 January 2024)
Longest winning run10 matches
Roffey
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Roffey
Wick
Longest losing run17 matches
Oakwood
Highest attendance327
Selsey 2–2 Roffey
(28 October 2023)
Lowest attendance10
Oakwood 1–2 East Preston
(11 November 2023)
Total attendance22,297
Average attendance75.3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Roffey (C, P) 34 24 7 3 110 30 +80 79 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Seaford Town 34 22 2 10 96 54 +42 68 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Dorking Wanderers B 34 20 5 9 82 41 +41 65 Ineligible for promotion[a]
4 Wick (O, P) 34 18 9 7 78 54 +24 63 Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to Premier Division
5 Worthing United 34 18 8 8 69 42 +27 62 Qualified for the play-offs
6 Selsey 34 17 8 9 56 52 +4 59
7 Chessington & Hook United 34 15 12 7 66 54 +12 57
8 Arundel 34 16 7 11 62 47 +15 52[b]
9 Godalming Town 34 12 13 9 56 45 +11 49
10 Montpelier Villa 34 11 9 14 67 74 −7 42
11 Copthorne 34 11 4 19 70 109 −39 37
12 Billingshurst 34 10 6 18 70 83 −13 36
13 Banstead Athletic 34 9 8 17 51 69 −18 35
14 Forest Row 34 10 3 21 58 85 −27 33
15 Alfold 34 9 6 19 51 92 −41 33
16 Mile Oak 34 8 7 19 48 81 −33 31
17 East Preston 34 8 4 22 47 90 −43 28
18 Oakwood 34 8 2 24 39 74 −35 26 Reprieved from relegation
Source: The FA Full-Time Division 1 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Dorking Wanderers B are not permitted to take part in the play-offs as reserve sides cannot compete above Step 6.
  2. ^ Deducted 3 points - ineligible player.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Seaford Town 3
6 Selsey 1
2 Seaford Town 3(4)
4 Wick 3(5)
4 Wick 3(4)
5 Worthing United 3(3)

Semi-finals

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30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Seaford Town 3–1SelseySeaford
19:30
  • 1' Tyler Capon
  • 11' Callum Connor
  • 57' Ryan Knight
 Report
  • 78' Evan Harris
 Stadium: The Crouch
Referee: Mark Spence
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) Wick 3–3
(4–3 p)		Worthing UnitedLittlehampton (Wick)
20:00
  • 21' George Bingham
  • 62' Ryan Barratt
  • 90' Joshua Irish
 Report
  • 20' Daniel Kingston
  • 22' Liam Appleton
  • 81' Dean Sherwood
 Stadium: Crabtree Park
Referee: Marc Meeten

Final

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4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) Seaford Town3–3
(4–5 p)		 Wick Seaford
15:00
  • 15' 26' Callum Connor
  • 38' Tyler Capon
 Report
  • 5' 60' David Crouch
  • 57' Joshua Irish
 Stadium: The Crouch
Attendance: 931
Referee: Perry Hart

Results table

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Home \ Away ALF ARU BAN BIL CHU COP DOR EPR FOR GOD MOK MON OAK ROF SEA SEL WIC WOR
Alfold 2–4 1–3 3–3 2–2 0–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 4–4 3–2 1–3 2–0 0–5 1–5 1–0 3–1 1–3
Arundel 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 0–0
Banstead Athletic 1–1 3–4 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–1
Billingshurst 3–1 2–1 3–4 0–1 4–0 1–2 2–2 6–4 1–4 4–0 5–0 6–0 1–5 2–3 0–5 1–3 3–4
Chessington & Hook United 5–0 1–1 2–1 5–2 4–3 5–0 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–0 2–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–2
Copthorne 2–2 2–7 3–5 4–3 0–3 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–4 4–2 3–6 2–1 2–7 2–5 2–1 2–4 3–2
Dorking Wanderers B 5–1 2–2 4–2 4–1 5–1 3–0 3–0 7–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–2
East Preston 3–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–4 0–3 2–1 5–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–7 0–5 2–3 1–1 1–6
Forest Row 2–3 1–2 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 6–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–4 1–5
Godalming Town 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 7–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–1
Mile Oak 1–4 1–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–2 2–3 2–3 3–2
Montpelier Villa 3–4 2–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 7–4 1–3 4–3 0–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–4 2–4 2–0 2–2 0–2
Oakwood 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–6 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–3 1–2 0–2 0–1
Roffey 6–0 4–0 5–0 0–0 6–0 5–0 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–2 5–3 4–0 1–2 2–0 5–0 2–3 2–0
Seaford Town 3–2 1–2 3–0 4–1 3–3 7–1 1–4 3–1 6–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 3–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 1–2
Selsey 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–3 4–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–2
Wick 5–2 1–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 6–0 3–3 2–1 4–4 2–4 1–0 1–3
Worthing United 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–0 4–3 1–3 5–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–3 0–2 3–0 2–2
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division One
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
AlfoldLDLWLLWWWLLWLLLWWDLDWLLDWLLLLLDDLL
ArundelLDWWLDLWWLDWDWWWLLDLWWDLWWWWDLWLWL
Banstead AthleticLDWLWLLLWLWWWLDDLLLDLLDDLLDWLLDWWL
BillingshurstLLDLWWLLLLWDLDLLLDDWLLWWLLWWWLWLLD
Chessington & Hook UnitedWDWLLDWWLWDWWDDDDLLDWWLDDLWDDWWWWW
CopthorneLDLLLWLLWWLDLWLLLWDLWLLLWWWLLLDWLW
Dorking Wanderers BLDWWWWWWDWWLWWDDWWLWWLLWLLWWLWWDLW
East PrestonLLLLLLLLLDWLDWWLLDLLWWWLLDLLLWLWLW
Forest RowWWLWWLLLLWWLLDLDWLWWDLLLLLLWLLLLLL
Godalming TownDWWLWWDWWWLLWDDLLLLWDWDWDDDDDLDLDL
Mile OakLDLLDLWLLDWLDDWWLLWDLLLLDWLWLLLWLL
Montpelier VillaWDWWLLLWLWWLWLDLWDLLLWWDLDLWDDLDLD
OakwoodWWLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLWLLLLLWWLDWD
RoffeyDLWWWWWWWWWWDWLWWWDLWWWWWWDWDWDDWW
Seaford TownWWLWWLWWWLWLWLWDWWLWDLLWWWWWWWWLWW
SelseyDDWLWWLLWLDWDWDWWWDLWWWLWDLWDLWLWW
WickDDLWWWLWLLLDWWWWWWWDWDWDLWDWDWWWLD
Worthing UnitedWDWWDWLWWWDDLLWWLWWDWWWWLWDDLLWDLW
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division One
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tyler Capon Seaford Town 34
2 Devon Jordan Fender Roffey 25
Joshua Irish Wick
4 David Peter Crouch Wick 24
5 Maurice Black Chessington & Hook United 21
6 Oliver Rawlins Dorking Wanderers B 19
7 Callum Connor Seaford Town 17
George Cousins Roffey
Lui Edwards Banstead Athletic
10 Sam Bull Arundel (previously Copthorne) 15

Stadia and locations

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Map showing the location of teams in Division 1
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000
Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200
Banstead Athletic Tadworth Merland Rise 1,500
Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields —
Chessington & Hook United Chessington Chalky Lane 3,000
Copthorne Copthorne Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) 1,300
Dorking Wanderers B Dorking Meadowbank 3,000
East Preston Littlehampton (East Preston) The Lashmar 1,000
Forest Row Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane (groundshare with Oakwood) —
Godalming Town Godalming Bill Kyte Stadium 3,000
Mile Oak Brighton (Mile Oak) Mile Oak Recreation Ground —
Montpelier Villa Lancing Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) 1,500
Oakwood Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane —
Roffey Horsham (Roffey) Bartholomew Way 1,000
Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch —
Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium —
Wick Littlehampton (Wick) Crabtree Park 2,000
Worthing United Worthing (Broadwater) The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504

Division Two

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Division Two reduced by one to 13 teams.

Team changes

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Southern Combination League Division Two
Season2023–24
Dates19 August 2023 - 04 May 2024
ChampionsStorrington
Matches played262
Goals scored528 (2.02 per match)
Top goalscorerAshley Harris (20 goals)
Biggest home winBosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity
(13 January 2024)
Biggest away winBrighton Electricity 0–9 Storrington
(26 August 2023)
Brighton Electricity 0–9 Capel
(9 September 2023)
Highest scoringBosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity
(13 January 2024)
Longest winning run7 matches
Storrington
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Bosham
Longest losing run7 matches
Brighton Electricity
Rottingdean
Highest attendance232
Bosham 1–1 Jarvis Brook
(28 October 2023)
Lowest attendance10
Rottingdean Village 1–6 Upper Beeding
(25 November 2023)
Total attendance7,164
Average attendance64.0

Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Storrington (C, P) 22 18 2 2 69 28 +41 56 Promoted to Division One
2 Bosham 22 14 3 5 67 36 +31 45
3 Ferring 22 13 4 5 58 37 +21 43
4 Jarvis Brook 22 11 7 4 56 27 +29 40
5 Hailsham Town 22 11 6 5 45 28 +17 39
6 Rustington 22 10 5 7 47 38 +9 35
7 Southwater 22 9 4 9 42 37 +5 31
8 Capel 22 9 3 10 39 41 −2 30
9 St Francis Rangers 22 6 4 12 35 40 −5 22
10 Upper Beeding 22 4 5 13 34 48 −14 17
11 Brighton Electricity 22 2 2 18 16 102 −86 8
12 Rottingdean Village 22 1 3 18 20 66 −46 6
Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results table

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Home \ Away BOS BRE CAP FER HAI JAR ROT RUS SOU STF STO UBD
Bosham 9–1 2–4 3–2 4–2 1–1 6–2 0–0 4–2 3–1 4–1 2–2
Brighton Electricity 0–4 0–9 1–7 0–5 1–4 2–2 2–4 2–1 0–4 0–9 0–2
Capel 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–0
Ferring 5–1 6–2 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–3 2–3 5–0 2–1 1–0 3–2
Hailsham Town 3–5 5–0 H/W 1–1 2–2 H/W 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1
Jarvis Brook 1–0 7–0 4–0 3–0 1–3 3–2 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–3 2–2
Rottingdean Village 0–5 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–5 0–3 1–6
Rustington 2–5 6–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–4 5–0
Southwater 4–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–5 8–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
St Francis Rangers 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–5 2–2 2–4 1–5 1–3 1–1
Storrington 2–0 6–0 5–1 5–4 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 4–3
Upper Beeding 0–2 5–0 3–2 1–2 1–3 1–5 0–1 1–4 0–3 1–2 1–3
Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
BoshamLWDLWWWWLDWWWWWWDWLWLW
Brighton ElectricityLWLLLLLLLDLDLLWLLLLLLL
CapelDWWLLLWWLDWLLLLLWDWWLW
FerringWLWLWWLWWWDDWWLWLDWWWD
Hailsham TownLWDDLWWWWLWWWDDLWWDWWD
Jarvis BrookWWDWWDWLDDWLLWWDWWDWDL
Rottingdean VillageLLLWLLLLLLLDLDLLDLLLLL
RustingtonWDWDLWDLLWWDLLWDWWWWLL
SouthwaterLWDLWWDWDWWLLWLLDLLWLW
St Francis RangersWWLLWLWLLLWDDDLDWLLLLL
StorringtonWWDWLWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWDW
Upper BeedingLLLLDLLWLWDLLLLDDWLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on 04 May 2024. Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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As of 04 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ashley Harris Bosham 20
2 Chris Darwin Rustington 15
3 Matthew Wilson Storrington 14
4 Matthew Hards Storrington 12
5 Alfred Barnes St Francis Rangers 11
6 Sean Culley Rustington 10
Toby Hewett Bosham 10
Luke Brodie Southwater 10
Harry Gardner Ferring
Shaun Kenward Ferring 10

Stadia and locations

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2023–24 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
Bosham
Brighton Electricity
Brighton Electricity
Capel
Capel
Ferring
Ferring
Hailsham Town
Jarvis Brook
Jarvis Brook
Rottingdean Village
Rottingdean Village
Upper Beeding
Upper Beeding
Rustington
Southwater
Southwater
Storrington
St Francis Rangers
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Map showing the location of teams in Division 2
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bosham Bosham Walton Lane —
Brighton Electricity Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850
Capel Capel Newdigate Road —
Ferring Ferring The Glebelands —
Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000
Jarvis Brook Crowborough Limekiln —
Rottingdean Village Brighton (Rottingdean) Rottingdean Sports Centre —
Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground —
Southwater Southwater Southwater Sports Club —
St Francis Rangers Haywards Heath Colwell Ground 1000
Storrington Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington —
Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field —

Peter Bentley League Challenge Cup

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The 2023–24 SCFL Peter Bentley Challenge Cup saw Newhaven enter the competition as defending champions, having defeated Crowborough Athletic in the previous season's final.

Calendar

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Round Dates Matches Clubs
First round 15 August 6 38 → 32
Second round 19 August to 10 October 16 32 → 16
Third round 21 October to 6 March 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 13 February to 16 April 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 24 April to 7 May 2 4 → 2
Final 11 May 1 2 → 1

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Quarter-finals

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  • Haywards Heath fielded an illegible player and were expelled from the competition.

Semi-finals

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Final

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11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Steyning Town (PD) 2–1Crowborough Athletic (PD)Hassocks
15:00
  • 66' Sam Remfry
  • 90+4' Charlie Towning
 Report
  • 41' Leo Vowles
 Stadium: The Beacon
Referee: Simon Faires

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Combination Football League". scfl.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "REVEALED: Club allocations 2023-24 announced by The FA". The Non-League Football Paper. 15 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Step 5 to 4 promotion/relegation update". The FA. 16 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  5. ^ "SCFL League Bulletin 7" (PDF). SCFL. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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