The 1978–79 Sussex County Football League season was the 54th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]
Division One
edit| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peacehaven & Telscombe |
| Relegated | East Grinstead Sidley United |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 742 (3.09 per match) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 28 | 2.179 | 45 | |
| 2 | Southwick | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 33 | 1.818 | 41 | |
| 3 | Horsham YMCA | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 33 | 1.758 | 41 | |
| 4 | Steyning | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 37 | |
| 5 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 34 | 1.588 | 35 | |
| 6 | Ringmer | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 34 | |
| 7 | Arundel | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 37 | 1.189 | 33 | |
| 8 | Shoreham | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 1.075 | 30 | |
| 9 | Haywards Heath | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 47 | 0.936 | 30 | |
| 10 | Bexhill Town | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 1.000 | 27 | |
| 11 | Eastbourne Town | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 26 | |
| 12 | Chichester City | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 64 | 0.797 | 25 | |
| 13 | Burgess Hill Town | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 56 | 0.607 | 22 | |
| 14 | Rye United | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 0.738 | 21 | |
| 15 | East Grinstead | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 65 | 0.615 | 18 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 16 | Sidley United | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 67 | 0.328 | 15 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Division Two
edit| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Pagham |
| Promoted | Pagham Portfield |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 542 (2.98 per match) |
← 1977–78 1979–80 → | |
Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs relegated from Division One:
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pagham | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 3.625 | 44 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Portfield | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 22 | 1.955 | 38 | |
| 3 | Three Bridges | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 30 | 1.733 | 34 | |
| 4 | Hastings Town | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 1.303 | 33 | |
| 5 | Hailsham Town | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 42 | 1.119 | 31 | |
| 6 | Wick | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 1.138 | 27 | |
| 7 | Storrington | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 1.167 | 25 | |
| 8 | Newhaven | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 0.889 | 25 | |
| 9 | Albion United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 40 | 1.075 | 24 | |
| 10 | Lancing | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 1.028 | 23 | |
| 11 | Crowborough Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 49 | 0.571 | 18 | |
| 12 | Wigmore Athletic | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 0.679 | 16 | |
| 13 | Whitehawk | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 0.480 | 16 | |
| 14 | Selsey | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 70 | 0.343 | 10 |
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
edit- ^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
- ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.