1960–61 Sussex County Football League

Football league season

Sussex County Football LeagueSeason| 1960–61

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Champions| Chichester City

← 1959–60

1961–62 →

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

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:

* Old Varndeanians, promoted from last season's Division Two

Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys changed name to Whitehawk.

### League table

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Football league season

Division OneSeason| 1960–61

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Champions| Chichester City
Relegated| Shoreham
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 1,121 (4.67 per match)

← 1959–60

1961–62 →

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

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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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Football league season

Division TwoSeason| 1960–61

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Champions| Hastings Rangers
Promoted| Hastings Rangers
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 1,239 (5.16 per match)

← 1959–60

1961–62 →

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

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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.

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2024–25 Premier Division|

* AFC Varndeanians
* Bexhill United
* Crawley Down Gatwick
* Crowborough Athletic
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* Bosham
* Brighton Electricity
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* Ferring
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* St Francis Rangers
* TD Shipley
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