1952–53 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Season1952–53
ChampionsShoreham

The 1952–53 Sussex County Football League season was the 28th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

The league increased to two Divisions, Division 1 and Division 2. Division 1 featured thirteen of last seasons teams with Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys joining the league. Division 2 featured twelve teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One[edit]

The division featured 14 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

League table[edit]

Division One
Season1952–53
ChampionsShoreham
Matches played182
Goals scored828 (4.55 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Shoreham 26 18 2 6 80 45 1.778 38
2 Brighton Old Grammarians 26 14 7 5 69 48 1.438 35
3 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 26 15 4 7 72 49 1.469 34
4 Arundel 26 15 3 8 59 34 1.735 33
5 Eastbourne United 26 13 4 9 77 49 1.571 30
6 Newhaven 26 12 4 10 59 43 1.372 28
7 Chichester 26 12 4 10 62 58 1.069 28
8 Bexhill Town Athletic 26 12 3 11 42 50 0.840 27
9 Lancing Athletic 26 10 6 10 55 53 1.038 26
10 Bognor Regis Town 26 11 4 11 67 68 0.985 26
11 East Grinstead 26 9 6 11 65 66 0.985 24
12 Lewes 26 7 5 14 47 75 0.627 19
13 Littlehampton Town 26 4 4 18 44 78 0.564 12
14 Crawley 26 1 2 23 30 112 0.268 4
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 12 clubs.

League table[edit]

Division Two
Season1952–53
ChampionsWigmore Athletic
PromotedWigmore Athletic
Matches played132
Goals scored741 (5.61 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wigmore Athletic 22 19 1 2 107 27 3.963 39 Promoted to Division One
2 Goldstone 22 16 0 6 77 38 2.026 32
3 Rye United 22 11 3 8 59 44 1.341 25
4 Hastings Rangers 22 10 5 7 60 50 1.200 25
5 Cuckfield 22 12 1 9 65 55 1.182 25
6 Sidley United 22 10 3 9 72 61 1.180 23
7 Hove White Rovers 22 9 3 10 53 63 0.841 21
8 Seaford Town 22 7 5 10 48 55 0.873 19
9 Pulborough 22 7 5 10 64 80 0.800 19
10 Three Bridges 22 6 3 13 51 86 0.593 15
11 Moulsecoomb Rovers 22 4 3 15 49 80 0.613 11
12 Hastings & St Leonards 22 3 4 15 36 102 0.353 10
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.