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1954–55 Sussex County Football League

The 1954–55 Sussex County Football League season was the 30th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1954–55
ChampionsEastbourne United

Division 1 featured now increased to seventeen teams with Hove White Rovers being promoted from Division 2 and Southwick re-joining. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

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The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

League table

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Division One
Season1954–55
ChampionsEastbourne United
RelegatedCrawley
Matches played272
Goals scored1,189 (4.37 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastbourne United 32 19 9 4 103 49 2.102 47
2 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 32 22 2 8 106 53 2.000 46
3 East Grinstead 32 18 7 7 95 64 1.484 43
4 Bognor Regis Town 32 17 5 10 71 54 1.315 39
5 Newhaven 32 16 3 13 75 69 1.087 35
6 Chichester City 32 16 1 15 82 83 0.988 33
7 Hove White Rovers 32 13 6 13 66 64 1.031 32
8 Littlehampton Town 32 14 4 14 69 73 0.945 32
9 Brighton Old Grammarians 32 12 8 12 57 63 0.905 32
10 Lewes 32 13 4 15 60 63 0.952 30
11 Shoreham 32 11 5 16 68 82 0.829 27
12 Bexhill Town Athletic 32 11 3 18 66 89 0.742 25
13 Lancing Athletic 32 9 7 16 64 87 0.736 25
14 Southwick 32 8 9 15 49 72 0.681 25
15 Arundel 32 8 9 15 54 83 0.651 25
16 Wigmore Athletic 32 9 6 17 57 71 0.803 24
17 Crawley 32 10 4 18 47 70 0.671 24 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

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The division featured 11 clubs, 9 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

  • APV Athletic
  • Chichester United

League table

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Division Two
Season1954–55
ChampionsThree Bridges United
PromotedThree Bridges United
Matches played110
Goals scored573 (5.21 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Three Bridges United 20 15 1 4 61 28 2.179 31 Promoted to Division One
2 Hastings Rangers 20 11 8 1 69 30 2.300 30
3 Rye United 20 11 5 4 67 48 1.396 27
4 Sidley United 20 11 2 7 50 34 1.471 24
5 Moulsecoomb Rovers 20 10 3 7 58 51 1.137 23
6 Cuckfield 20 9 4 7 61 49 1.245 22
7 Chichester United 20 9 4 7 58 49 1.184 22
8 Seaford Town 20 5 4 11 38 62 0.613 14
9 Goldstone 20 6 1 13 44 66 0.667 13
10 APV Athletic 20 2 4 14 31 84 0.369 8
11 Hastings & St Leonards 20 2 2 16 36 72 0.500 6
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

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  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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