1952–53 Sussex County Football League

Division Two
Season	1952–53
Champions	Wigmore Athletic
Promoted	Wigmore Athletic
Matches played	132
Goals scored	741 (5.61 per match)
	1953–54 →

Division One
Season	1952–53
Champions	Shoreham
Matches played	182
Goals scored	828 (4.55 per match)
	1953–54 →

Sussex County Football League
Season	1952–53
Champions	Shoreham
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 Sussex County Football League season was the 28th in the history of the competition.^[1]^[2]

The league increased to two Divisions, Division 1 and Division 2. Division 1 featured thirteen of last seasons teams with Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys joining the league. Division 2 featured twelve teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

The division featured 14 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Shoreham	26	18	2	6	80	45	1.778	38
2	Brighton Old Grammarians	26	14	7	5	69	48	1.438	35
3	Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys	26	15	4	7	72	49	1.469	34
4	Arundel	26	15	3	8	59	34	1.735	33
5	Eastbourne United	26	13	4	9	77	49	1.571	30
6	Newhaven	26	12	4	10	59	43	1.372	28
7	Chichester	26	12	4	10	62	58	1.069	28
8	Bexhill Town Athletic	26	12	3	11	42	50	0.840	27
9	Lancing Athletic	26	10	6	10	55	53	1.038	26
10	Bognor Regis Town	26	11	4	11	67	68	0.985	26
11	East Grinstead	26	9	6	11	65	66	0.985	24
12	Lewes	26	7	5	14	47	75	0.627	19
13	Littlehampton Town	26	4	4	18	44	78	0.564	12
14	Crawley	26	1	2	23	30	112	0.268	4

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

The division featured 12 clubs.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wigmore Athletic	22	19	1	2	107	27	3.963	39	Promoted to Division One
2	Goldstone	22	16	0	6	77	38	2.026	32
3	Rye United	22	11	3	8	59	44	1.341	25
4	Hastings Rangers	22	10	5	7	60	50	1.200	25
5	Cuckfield	22	12	1	9	65	55	1.182	25
6	Sidley United	22	10	3	9	72	61	1.180	23
7	Hove White Rovers	22	9	3	10	53	63	0.841	21
8	Seaford Town	22	7	5	10	48	55	0.873	19
9	Pulborough	22	7	5	10	64	80	0.800	19
10	Three Bridges	22	6	3	13	51	86	0.593	15
11	Moulsecoomb Rovers	22	4	3	15	49	80	0.613	11
12	Hastings & St Leonards	22	3	4	15	36	102	0.353	10

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

^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[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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Season	1952–53
Champions	Shoreham
Matches played	182
Goals scored	828 (4.55 per match)
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