1977–78 Sussex County Football League

The 1977–78 Sussex County Football League season was the 53rd in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1977–78
ChampionsShoreham

Division 1

League table
Division 1
Season1977–78
ChampionsShoreham
RelegatedSelsey
Wigmore Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored774 (3.23 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shoreham 30 21 5 4 77 25 3.080 47 League champions
2 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 21 4 5 59 26 2.269 46
3 Horsham YMCA 30 17 8 5 55 32 1.719 42
4 Burgess Hill Town 30 15 10 5 58 28 2.071 40
5 Southwick 30 17 6 7 64 40 1.600 40
6 Bexhill Town 30 16 5 9 63 37 1.703 37
7 Littlehampton Town 30 15 7 8 57 37 1.541 37
8 Eastbourne Town 74 13 5 56 56 44 1.273 31
9 Arundel 30 10 9 11 40 41 0.976 29
10 Rye United 30 10 6 14 46 53 0.868 26
11 Chichester City 30 9 7 14 41 58 0.707 25
12 East Grinstead 30 8 7 15 40 50 0.800 23
13 Haywards Heath 30 8 6 16 38 45 0.844 22
14 Ringmer 30 6 9 15 39 47 0.830 21
15 Selsey 9 3 3 3 19 95 0.200 9 Relegated to Division 2
16 Wigmore Athletic 30 2 1 27 22 116 0.190 5
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
Season1977–78
ChampionsSteyning
PromotedSidley United
Matches played210
Goals scored697 (3.32 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steyning 28 20 5 3 84 21 4.000 45 League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2 Sidley United 28 18 4 6 0 40 0.000 40 Promoted to Division 1
3 Pagham 28 16 6 6 66 27 2.444 38
4 Three Bridges United 28 16 4 8 50 30 1.667 36
5 Albion United 28 14 5 9 47 36 1.306 33
6 Hastings Town 28 14 5 9 53 43 1.233 33
7 Portfield 28 13 6 9 46 43 1.070 32
8 Hailsham Town 28 11 6 11 47 52 0.904 28
9 Storrington 28 11 5 12 51 52 0.981 27
10 Whitehawk 28 11 4 13 42 53 0.792 26
11 Lancing 28 9 6 13 35 37 0.946 24
12 Crowborough Athletic 28 7 8 13 33 39 0.846 22
13 Wick 28 8 5 15 33 40 0.825 21
14 Seaford Town 28 4 2 22 22 81 0.272 10 Left the League
15 Newhaven 28 2 1 25 19 103 0.184 5
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 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-26.
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