1979–80 Sussex County Football League

The 1979–80 Sussex County Football League season was the 55th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

## Division One[edit]

Football league season

Sussex County Football League
Division OneSeason| 1979–80

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Champions| Chichester City
Relegated| Haywards Heath
Rye United
Matches played| 240
Goals scored| 734 (3.06 per match)

← 1978–79

1980–81 →

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

* Pagham
* Portfield

Also, Steyning changed name to Steyning Town.

### League table[edit]

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

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1  | Chichester City | 30  | 21  | 5  | 4  | 66  | 30  | 2.200  | 47  |
2  | Southwick | 30  | 19  | 7  | 4  | 63  | 25  | 2.520  | 45
3  | Burgess Hill Town | 30  | 18  | 6  | 6  | 65  | 37  | 1.757  | 42
4  | Pagham | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 52  | 31  | 1.677  | 39
5  | Eastbourne Town | 30  | 13  | 9  | 8  | 50  | 37  | 1.351  | 35
6  | Littlehampton Town | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 39  | 34  | 1.147  | 34
7  | Steyning Town | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 59  | 41  | 1.439  | 32
8  | Shoreham | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 48  | 37  | 1.297  | 32[a]
9  | Horsham YMCA | 30  | 13  | 5  | 12  | 46  | 38  | 1.211  | 31
10  | Ringmer | 30  | 13  | 4  | 13  | 51  | 36  | 1.417  | 30
11  | Arundel | 30  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 42  | 41  | 1.024  | 28
12  | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 40  | 54  | 0.741  | 27
13  | Bexhill Town | 30  | 7  | 4  | 19  | 30  | 76  | 0.395  | 18
14  | Portfield | 30  | 6  | 4  | 20  | 37  | 69  | 0.536  | 16
15  | Haywards Heath | 30  | 4  | 7  | 19  | 24  | 54  | 0.444  | 15  | Relegated to Division Two
16  | Rye United | 30  | 2  | 3  | 25  | 22  | 94  | 0.234  | 7

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:

1. ^ Shoreham were deducted two points.

## Division Two[edit]

Football league season

Sussex County Football League
Division TwoSeason| 1979–80

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Champions| Hastings Town
Promoted| Hastings Town
Three Bridges
Matches played| 182
Goals scored| 553 (3.04 per match)

← 1978–79

1980–81 →

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

* East Grinstead
* Sidley United

### League table[edit]

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

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1  | Hastings Town | 26  | 18  | 4  | 4  | 68  | 22  | 3.091  | 40  | Promoted to Division One
2  | Three Bridges | 26  | 17  | 5  | 4  | 59  | 16  | 3.688  | 39
3  | Hailsham Town | 26  | 16  | 7  | 3  | 52  | 27  | 1.926  | 39  |
4  | Wick | 26  | 14  | 4  | 8  | 44  | 27  | 1.630  | 32
5  | Newhaven | 26  | 11  | 7  | 8  | 39  | 34  | 1.147  | 29
6  | Crowborough Athletic | 26  | 10  | 7  | 9  | 39  | 35  | 1.114  | 27
7  | East Grinstead | 26  | 11  | 4  | 11  | 34  | 39  | 0.872  | 26
8  | Whitehawk | 26  | 8  | 9  | 9  | 37  | 40  | 0.925  | 25
9  | Storrington | 26  | 11  | 3  | 12  | 41  | 48  | 0.854  | 25
10  | Lancing | 26  | 8  | 5  | 13  | 34  | 38  | 0.895  | 21
11  | Sidley United | 26  | 7  | 4  | 15  | 38  | 69  | 0.551  | 18
12  | Albion United | 26  | 5  | 7  | 14  | 19  | 43  | 0.442  | 17
13  | Selsey | 26  | 4  | 6  | 16  | 22  | 54  | 0.407  | 14
14  | Wigmore Athletic | 26  | 4  | 4  | 18  | 27  | 61  | 0.443  | 12

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

## References[edit]

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 27 January 2019.

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Southern Combination League

2023–24 Premier Division|

* AFC Uckfield Town
* AFC Varndeanians
* Bexhill United
* Crawley Down Gatwick
* Crowborough Athletic
* Eastbourne Town
* Eastbourne United Association
* Hassocks
* Haywards Heath Town
* Horsham YMCA
* Lingfield
* Little Common
* Loxwood
* Midhurst & Easebourne
* Newhaven
* Pagham
* Peacehaven & Telscombe
* Saltdean United
* Shoreham
* Steyning Town

2023–24 Division One|

* Alfold
* Arundel
* Banstead Athletic
* Billingshurst
* Chessington & Hook United
* Copthorne
* Dorking Wanderers Reserves
* East Preston
* Forest Row
* Godalming Town
* Mile Oak
* Montpelier Villa
* Oakwood
* Roffey
* Seaford Town
* Selsey
* Wick
* Worthing United

2023–24 Division Two|

* Bosham
* Brighton Electricity
* Capel
* Charlwood
* Ferring
* Hailsham Town
* Jarvis Brook
* Rottingdean Village
* Rustington
* Southwater
* St Francis Rangers
* Storrington
* Upper Beeding
* Worthing Town

Seasons|

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National teams|

* Ron Greenwood
* Home Championship
* UEFA Euro 1980 (qualification)

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Midland, Southern) (level 6 only)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two)
* Athenian League (level 8 only)
* Cheshire County League (One, Two)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Town & Country League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Lancashire Combination (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (level 8 only)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)
* Yorkshire League (One, Two)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup
* Anglo-Scottish Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bolton Wanderers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Fulham
* Leicester City
* Luton Town
* Newcastle United
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Orient
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Shrewsbury Town
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Ham United
* Wrexham

Third Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Brentford
* Bury
* Carlisle United
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Mansfield Town
* Millwall
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Wimbledon

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Lincoln City
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* York City

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GR]: Goal ratio
*[Pts]: Points
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