1956–57 Sussex County Football League

The 1956–57 Sussex County Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1956–57
ChampionsEastbourne United

Division 1 was reduced to sixteen teams as Eastbourne United left the league and Rye United being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 now featured fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division 1

League table
Division 1
Season1956–57
ChampionsBexhill Town Athletic
RelegatedLancing Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored1,133 (4.72 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bexhill Town Athletic 30 18 7 5 86 52 1.654 43 League champions
2 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 30 18 5 7 89 57 1.561 41
3 Arundel 30 19 3 8 93 66 1.409 41
4 Bognor Regis Town 30 16 7 7 96 71 1.352 39
5 Chichester City 30 17 3 10 87 58 1.500 37
6 Littlehampton Town 30 15 7 8 91 71 1.282 37
7 Southwick 30 14 4 12 60 58 1.034 32
8 Lewes 30 12 5 13 58 59 0.983 29
9 Rye United 30 12 2 16 65 82 0.793 26
10 Hove Town 30 10 6 14 56 81 0.691 26
11 Brighton Old Grammarians 30 10 5 15 72 81 0.889 25
12 Newhaven 30 11 2 17 61 76 0.803 24
13 Shoreham 30 11 1 18 63 68 0.926 23
14 East Grinstead 30 8 5 17 59 81 0.728 21
15 Wigmore Athletic 30 8 4 18 49 80 0.613 20
16 Lancing Athletic 30 8 0 22 48 92 0.522 16 Relegated to Division 2
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 2

League table
Division 2
Season1956–57
ChampionsAPV Athletic
Matches played210
Goals scored1,245 (5.93 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 APV Athletic 28 23 3 2 131 51 2.569 49 League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2 Old Varndeanians 28 23 2 3 155 42 3.690 48
3 Sidley United 28 20 2 6 100 56 1.786 42
4 Three Bridges United 28 19 2 7 122 53 2.302 40
5 Hailsham 28 12 7 9 76 74 1.027 31
6 Moulsecoomb Rovers 28 13 5 10 79 78 1.013 31
7 Brighton North End 28 12 4 12 80 84 0.952 28
8 Hastings Rangers 28 12 2 14 65 93 0.699 26
9 Battle Rangers 20 10 5 5 55 74 0.743 25
10 Hastings & St Leonards 28 8 5 15 84 88 0.955 21
11 Goldstone 28 10 1 17 57 69 0.826 21
12 Cuckfield 28 9 3 16 64 97 0.660 21
13 Seaford Town 28 7 1 20 75 116 0.647 15
14 Chichester United 28 5 3 20 50 134 0.373 13 Left the League
15 Uckfield Town 28 4 1 23 51 136 0.375 9
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
  1. "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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