1996–97 Sussex County Football League

The 1996–97 Sussex County Football League season was the 72nd in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1996–97
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town

Division One

League table
Division 1
Season1996–97
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town
RelegatedThree Bridges, Oakwood, Southwick
Matches played380
Goals scored1,247 (3.28 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burgess Hill Town 38 28 4 6 105 46 2.283 88 League champions
2 Wick 38 23 7 8 102 44 2.318 76
3 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 22 8 8 75 41 1.829 74
4 Saltdean United 38 20 6 12 66 42 1.571 66
5 Ringmer 38 19 5 14 62 53 1.170 62
6 Langney Sports 38 16 10 12 72 56 1.286 58
7 Eastbourne Town 38 17 6 15 59 51 1.157 57
8 Horsham YMCA 38 14 9 15 58 53 1.094 51
9 Hassocks 38 14 8 16 47 53 0.887 50
10 Pagham 38 14 7 17 59 67 0.881 49
11 Shoreham 38 14 6 18 62 66 0.939 48
12 Arundel 38 12 11 15 66 78 0.846 47
13 Hailsham Town 38 11 13 14 66 67 0.985 46
14 Portfield 38 13 6 19 61 81 0.753 45
15 Selsey 38 13 6 19 49 70 0.700 45
16 Mile Oak 38 12 9 17 47 74 0.635 45
17 Whitehawk 38 14 3 21 46 80 0.575 45
18 Three Bridges United 38 12 8 18 53 69 0.768 44 Relegated to Division 2
19 Oakwood 38 11 9 18 48 69 0.696 42
20 Southwick 38 7 7 24 44 87 0.506 28
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Three

League table
Division 2
Season1996–97
ChampionsLittlehampton Town
RelegatedBosham, Steyning Town
PromotedLittlehampton Town, Chichester City, Redhill
Matches played306
Goals scored1,155 (3.77 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Littlehampton Town 34 24 4 6 95 31 3.065 76 League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2 Chichester City 34 22 3 9 69 35 1.971 69 Promoted to Division 1
3 Redhill 34 20 7 7 88 42 2.095 67
4 Sidley United 34 18 10 6 80 38 2.105 64
5 Eastbourne United 34 18 9 7 75 43 1.744 63
6 East Preston 34 18 5 11 79 48 1.646 59
7 Withdean 34 17 8 9 83 46 1.804 59
8 Worthing United 34 16 10 8 83 51 1.627 58
9 East Grinstead 34 16 2 16 49 56 0.875 50
10 Crawley Down Village 34 14 7 13 63 63 1.000 49
11 Bexhill Town 34 14 5 15 65 72 0.903 47
12 Newhaven 34 13 7 14 67 62 1.081 46
13 Midhurst & Easebourne 34 10 6 18 57 91 0.626 36
14 Crowborough Athletic 34 10 5 19 46 81 0.568 35
15 Lancing 34 8 6 20 45 73 0.616 30
16 Broadbridge Heath 34 8 3 23 46 98 0.469 27
17 Bosham 34 6 2 26 46 107 0.430 20 Relegated to Division 3
18 Steyning Town 34 3 3 28 32 118 0.271 12
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Three

League table
Division 3
Season1996–97
ChampionsSidlesham
PromotedSidlesham, Shinewater Association
Matches played240
Goals scored835 (3.48 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sidlesham 30 23 5 2 91 24 3.792 74 League champions, Promoted to Division 2
2 Shinewater Association 30 22 6 2 77 24 3.208 72 Promoted to Division 2
3 Franklands Village 30 17 6 7 69 43 1.605 57
4 Ansty Rangers 30 12 11 7 55 47 1.170 47
5 Hurstpierpoint 30 14 5 11 57 51 1.118 47
6 Lingfield 30 13 7 10 57 37 1.541 46
7 Sun Alliance 30 13 4 13 55 66 0.833 43
8 Buxted 30 12 6 12 42 41 1.024 42
9 Storrington 30 11 7 12 47 57 0.825 40
10 St Francis Hospital 30 10 7 13 50 59 0.847 37
11 Uckfield Town 30 11 4 15 55 65 0.846 37
12 Thomson Athletic 30 9 7 14 46 58 0.793 34 Left the League
13 Ifield 30 9 4 17 44 64 0.688 31
14 Forest 30 6 8 16 31 54 0.574 26
15 Haywards Heath Town 30 7 5 18 34 65 0.523 26
16 Seaford Town 30 1 8 21 25 80 0.313 11 Left the League
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References
  1. "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
  2. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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