1960–61 Sussex County Football League

The 1960–61 Sussex County Football League season was the 36th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1960–61
ChampionsChichester City

Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Old Varndeanians was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 was increased to sixteen teams again, as LEC Sports joined, from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

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The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys changed name to Whitehawk.

League table

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Division One
Season1960–61
ChampionsChichester City
RelegatedShoreham
Matches played240
Goals scored1,121 (4.67 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chichester City 30 23 3 4 126 51 2.471 49
2 APV Athletic 30 22 2 6 114 49 2.327 46
3 Lewes 30 16 9 5 86 55 1.564 41
4 Rye United 30 18 4 8 82 47 1.745 40
5 Arundel 30 15 5 10 73 55 1.327 35
6 Bognor Regis Town 30 14 6 10 76 57 1.333 34
7 Littlehampton Town 30 12 4 14 70 86 0.814 28
8 Sidley United 30 10 6 14 51 80 0.638 26
9 Old Varndeanians 30 9 7 14 49 64 0.766 25
10 East Grinstead 30 9 7 14 45 59 0.763 25
11 Wigmore Athletic 30 8 8 14 64 76 0.842 24
12 Lancing 30 10 4 16 59 82 0.720 24
13 Bexhill Town Athletic 30 9 4 17 61 85 0.718 22
14 Whitehawk 30 8 5 17 65 76 0.855 21
15 Newhaven 30 7 6 17 50 96 0.521 20
16 Shoreham 30 8 4 18 50 103 0.485 20 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 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

  • Southwick, relegated from last season's Division One
  • LEC Sports

League table

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Division Two
Season1960–61
ChampionsHastings Rangers
PromotedHastings Rangers
Matches played240
Goals scored1,239 (5.16 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hastings Rangers 30 25 4 1 113 31 3.645 54 Promoted to Division One
2 LEC Sports 30 21 4 5 104 51 2.039 46 Left the league
3 Southwick 30 19 6 5 90 43 2.093 44
4 Uckfield Town 30 18 6 6 83 56 1.482 42
5 Seaford Town 30 14 4 12 97 79 1.228 32
6 Battle Rangers 30 13 5 12 92 80 1.150 31
7 Three Bridges United 30 11 6 13 78 78 1.000 28
8 Brighton Old Grammarians 30 12 4 14 74 79 0.937 28
9 Hastings & St Leonards 30 12 4 14 79 85 0.929 28
10 Brighton North End 30 11 5 14 90 87 1.034 27
11 Burgess Hill 30 9 8 13 57 75 0.760 26
12 Goldstone 30 10 3 17 60 79 0.759 23
13 Horsham YMCA 30 9 3 18 57 104 0.548 21
14 Portslade 30 6 6 18 63 98 0.643 18
15 Hailsham 30 7 3 20 54 103 0.524 17
16 Moulsecoomb Rovers 30 5 5 20 48 111 0.432 15
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 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.