1979–80 Sussex County Football League
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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
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| 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:
Also, Steyning changed name to Steyning Town.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 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 |
- ↑ Shoreham were deducted two points.
Division Two
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| 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:
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
References
- ↑ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
- ↑ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.