1986–87 Sussex County Football League

The 1986–87 Sussex County Football League season was the 62nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One

Season	1986–87
Champions	Arundel
Relegated	Chichester City Midhurst & Easebourne
Matches played	240
Goals scored	762 (3.18 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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

• Haywards Heath
• Wick

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arundel	30	20	5	5	83	39	+44	65
2	Whitehawk	30	19	6	5	56	24	+32	63
3	Haywards Heath	30	18	5	7	63	39	+24	59
4	Three Bridges	30	18	4	8	67	41	+26	58
5	Eastbourne Town	30	15	11	4	56	23	+33	56
6	Littlehampton Town	30	14	7	9	49	33	+16	49
7	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	13	7	10	49	61	−12	46
8	Shoreham	30	12	8	10	41	42	−1	44
9	Wick	30	11	9	10	61	57	+4	42
10	Lancing	30	11	5	14	55	48	+7	38
11	Burgess Hill Town	30	8	6	16	32	40	−8	30
12	Portfield	30	7	7	16	32	46	−14	28
13	Horsham YMCA	30	7	5	18	38	54	−16	26
14	Hailsham Town	30	5	10	15	31	62	−31	25
15	Chichester City	30	4	7	19	23	75	−52	19	Relegated to Division Two
16	Midhurst & Easebourne	30	4	6	20	26	78	−52	18

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two

Season	1986–87
Champions	Pagham
Promoted	Pagham Selsey
Relegated	Franklands Village Sidley United
Matches played	240
Goals scored	694 (2.89 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

• Bexhill Town, promoted from Division Three
• Ringmer, relegated from Division One
• Seaford Town, promoted from Division Three

Also, Albion United changed name to Little Common Albion.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pagham	30	22	6	2	63	11	+52	72	Promoted to Division One
2	Selsey	30	21	2	7	68	28	+40	65
3	Bexhill Town	30	15	7	8	54	39	+15	52
4	East Grinstead	30	14	10	6	46	33	+13	52
5	Oakwood	30	14	5	11	40	37	+3	47
6	Little Common Albion	30	13	7	10	57	42	+15	46
7	Ferring	30	12	6	12	34	35	−1	42
8	Bosham	30	12	6	12	48	55	−7	42
9	Seaford Town	30	11	7	12	37	35	+2	40
10	Newhaven	30	10	6	14	36	48	−12	36
11	Hassocks	30	10	6	14	32	53	−21	36	Demoted to Division Three
12	Wigmore Athletic	30	9	6	15	48	56	−8	33
13	Storrington	30	8	6	16	32	43	−11	30
14	Ringmer	30	6	11	13	35	48	−13	29
15	Franklands Village	30	7	6	17	31	59	−28	27	Relegated to Division Three
16	Sidley United	30	4	7	19	33	72	−39	19

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three

Season	1986–87
Champions	Langney Sports
Promoted	Langney Sports Crowborough Athletic
Matches played	182
Goals scored	667 (3.66 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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

• Lingfield, relegated from Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Langney Sports	26	21	3	2	101	19	+82	66	Promoted to Division Two
2	Crowborough Athletic	26	18	4	4	60	25	+35	58
3	Midway	26	14	6	6	52	23	+29	48
4	Cooksbridge	26	14	5	7	56	34	+22	47
5	Ifield	26	13	4	9	49	44	+5	43
6	East Preston	26	12	4	10	47	52	−5	40
7	Westdene	26	12	3	11	60	56	+4	39	Resigned from the league
8	Broadbridge Heath	26	10	7	9	38	34	+4	37
9	Saltdean United	26	10	3	13	36	47	−11	33
10	APV Athletic	26	9	4	13	51	54	−3	31
11	Eastbourne Rangers	26	9	2	15	41	65	−24	29	Resigned from the league
12	Hurstpierpoint	26	6	5	15	31	63	−32	23
13	Leftovers Sports Club	26	6	2	18	31	71	−40	20
14	Lingfield	26	1	2	23	14	80	−66	5

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.