1979–80 Sussex County Football League

The 1979–80 Sussex County Football League season was the 55th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One
Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1979–80
ChampionsChichester City
RelegatedHaywards Heath
Rye United
Matches played240
Goals scored734 (3.06 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

Also, Steyning changed name to Steyning Town.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chichester City 30 21 5 4 66 30 2.200 47
2 Southwick 30 19 7 4 63 25 2.520 45
3 Burgess Hill Town 30 18 6 6 65 37 1.757 42
4 Pagham 30 15 9 6 52 31 1.677 39
5 Eastbourne Town 30 13 9 8 50 37 1.351 35
6 Littlehampton Town 30 13 8 9 39 34 1.147 34
7 Steyning Town 30 12 8 10 59 41 1.439 32
8 Shoreham 30 13 8 9 48 37 1.297 32[lower-alpha 1]
9 Horsham YMCA 30 13 5 12 46 38 1.211 31
10 Ringmer 30 13 4 13 51 36 1.417 30
11 Arundel 30 9 10 11 42 41 1.024 28
12 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 10 7 13 40 54 0.741 27
13 Bexhill Town 30 7 4 19 30 76 0.395 18
14 Portfield 30 6 4 20 37 69 0.536 16
15 Haywards Heath 30 4 7 19 24 54 0.444 15 Relegated to Division Two
16 Rye United 30 2 3 25 22 94 0.234 7
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. Shoreham were deducted two points.

Division Two
Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1979–80
ChampionsHastings Town
PromotedHastings Town
Three Bridges
Matches played182
Goals scored553 (3.04 per match)

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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hastings Town 26 18 4 4 68 22 3.091 40 Promoted to Division One
2 Three Bridges 26 17 5 4 59 16 3.688 39
3 Hailsham Town 26 16 7 3 52 27 1.926 39
4 Wick 26 14 4 8 44 27 1.630 32
5 Newhaven 26 11 7 8 39 34 1.147 29
6 Crowborough Athletic 26 10 7 9 39 35 1.114 27
7 East Grinstead 26 11 4 11 34 39 0.872 26
8 Whitehawk 26 8 9 9 37 40 0.925 25
9 Storrington 26 11 3 12 41 48 0.854 25
10 Lancing 26 8 5 13 34 38 0.895 21
11 Sidley United 26 7 4 15 38 69 0.551 18
12 Albion United 26 5 7 14 19 43 0.442 17
13 Selsey 26 4 6 16 22 54 0.407 14
14 Wigmore Athletic 26 4 4 18 27 61 0.443 12
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
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References
  1. "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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