1996–97 Sussex County Football League

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The 1996–97 Sussex County Football League season was the 72nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

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Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1996–97
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town
RelegatedThree Bridges
Oakwood
Southwick
Matches played380
Goals scored1,247 (3.28 per match)

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burgess Hill Town 38 28 4 6 105 46 +59 88
2 Wick 38 23 7 8 102 44 +58 76
3 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 22 8 8 75 41 +34 74
4 Saltdean United 38 20 6 12 66 42 +24 66
5 Ringmer 38 19 5 14 62 53 +9 62
6 Langney Sports 38 16 10 12 72 56 +16 58
7 Eastbourne Town 38 17 6 15 59 51 +8 57
8 Horsham YMCA 38 14 9 15 58 53 +5 51
9 Hassocks 38 14 8 16 47 53 −6 50
10 Pagham 38 14 7 17 59 67 −8 49
11 Shoreham 38 14 6 18 62 66 −4 48
12 Arundel 38 12 11 15 66 78 −12 47
13 Hailsham Town 38 11 13 14 66 67 −1 46
14 Portfield 38 13 6 19 61 81 −20 45
15 Selsey 38 13 6 19 49 70 −21 45
16 Mile Oak 38 12 9 17 47 74 −27 45
17 Whitehawk 38 14 3 21 46 80 −34 45
18 Three Bridges 38 12 8 18 53 69 −16 44 Relegated to Division Two
19 Oakwood 38 11 9 18 48 69 −21 42
20 Southwick 38 7 7 24 44 87 −43 28
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1996–97
ChampionsLittlehampton Town
PromotedLittlehampton Town
Chichester City
Redhill
RelegatedBosham
Steyning Town
Matches played306
Goals scored1,155 (3.77 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Littlehampton Town 34 24 4 6 95 31 +64 76 Promoted to Division One
2 Chichester City 34 22 3 9 69 35 +34 69
3 Redhill 34 20 7 7 88 42 +46 67
4 Sidley United 34 18 10 6 80 38 +42 64
5 Eastbourne United 34 18 9 7 75 43 +32 63
6 East Preston 34 18 5 11 79 48 +31 59
7 Withdean 34 17 8 9 70 46 +24 59
8 Worthing United 34 16 10 8 83 51 +32 58
9 East Grinstead 34 16 2 16 49 56 −7 50
10 Crawley Down Village 34 14 7 13 63 63 0 49
11 Bexhill Town 34 14 5 15 65 72 −7 47
12 Newhaven 34 13 7 14 67 62 +5 46
13 Midhurst & Easebourne 34 10 6 18 57 91 −34 36
14 Crowborough Athletic 34 10 5 19 46 81 −35 35
15 Lancing 34 8 6 20 45 73 −28 30
16 Broadbridge Heath 34 8 3 23 46 98 −52 27
17 Bosham 34 6 2 26 46 107 −61 20 Relegated to Division Three
18 Steyning Town 34 3 3 28 32 118 −86 12
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

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Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season1996–97
ChampionsSidlesham
PromotedSidlesham
Shinewater Association
RelegatedSeaford Town
Matches played240
Goals scored835 (3.48 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sidlesham 30 23 5 2 91 24 +67 74 Promoted to Division Two
2 Shinewater Association 30 22 6 2 77 24 +53 72
3 Franklands Village 30 17 6 7 69 43 +26 57
4 Ansty Rangers 30 12 11 7 55 47 +8 47
5 Hurstpierpoint 30 14 5 11 57 51 +6 47
6 Lingfield 30 13 7 10 57 37 +20 46
7 Sun Alliance 30 13 4 13 55 66 −11 43
8 Buxted 30 12 6 12 42 41 +1 42
9 Storrington 30 11 7 12 47 57 −10 40
10 St Francis Hospital 30 10 7 13 50 59 −9 37
11 Uckfield Town 30 11 4 15 55 65 −10 37
12 Thomson Athletic 30 9 7 14 46 58 −12 34 Resigned from the league
13 Ifield 30 9 4 17 44 64 −20 31
14 Forest 30 6 8 16 31 54 −23 26
15 Haywards Heath Town 30 7 5 18 34 65 −31 26
16 Seaford Town 30 1 8 21 25 80 −55 11 Relegated to the East Sussex League
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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