1952–53 Sussex County Football League

Football league season

Sussex County Football LeagueSeason| 1952–53

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Champions| Shoreham

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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[edit]

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

* Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys

### League table[edit]

Football league season

Division OneSeason| 1952–53

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Champions| Shoreham
Matches played| 182
Goals scored| 828 (4.55 per match)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts

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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[edit]

The division featured 12 clubs.

### League table[edit]

Football league season

Division TwoSeason| 1952–53

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Champions| Wigmore Athletic
Promoted| Wigmore Athletic
Matches played| 132
Goals scored| 741 (5.61 per match)

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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[edit]

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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