1997–98 Sussex County Football League

The 1997–98 Sussex County Football League season was the 73rd in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1997–98
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town

Division One

League table
Division 1
Season1997–98
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town
RelegatedMile Oak, Peacehaven & Telscombe, Arundel
Matches played380
Goals scored1,287 (3.39 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Burgess Hill Town 38 29 5 4 105 34 3.088 92 League champions
2 Littlehampton Town 38 27 6 5 102 45 2.267 87
3 Wick 38 23 7 8 81 39 2.077 76
4 Langney Sports 38 23 5 10 77 46 1.674 74
5 Redhill 38 21 5 12 85 38 2.237 68
6 Saltdean United 38 20 6 12 76 67 1.134 66
7 Ringmer 38 16 10 12 67 59 1.136 58
8 Selsey 38 14 12 12 60 51 1.176 54
9 Pagham 38 14 12 12 41 42 0.976 54
10 Shoreham 38 16 6 16 55 58 0.948 54
11 Whitehawk 38 12 12 14 50 54 0.926 48
12 Hassocks 38 11 11 16 53 62 0.855 44
13 Horsham YMCA 38 13 5 20 72 83 0.867 44
14 Eastbourne Town 38 12 7 19 54 73 0.740 43
15 Portfield 38 11 8 19 58 85 0.682 41
16 Chichester City 38 10 9 19 62 76 0.816 39
17 Hailsham Town 38 12 1 25 60 96 0.625 37
18 Mile Oak 38 8 10 20 45 71 0.634 34 Relegated to Division 2
19 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 7 8 23 40 88 0.455 29
20 Arundel 38 6 5 27 44 120 0.367 23
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 Two

League table
Division 2
Season1997–98
ChampionsEast Preston
RelegatedMidhurst & Easebourne, Bexhill Town
PromotedEast Preston, Eastbourne United, Broadbridge Heath
Matches played306
Goals scored1,138 (3.72 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Preston 34 25 5 4 113 42 2.690 80 League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2 Eastbourne United 34 21 6 7 82 36 2.278 69 Promoted to Division 1
3 Broadbridge Heath 34 20 3 11 72 46 1.565 63
4 Sidley United 34 18 9 7 68 42 1.619 63
5 Sidlesham 34 17 9 8 72 49 1.469 60
6 Shinewater Association 34 17 5 12 62 50 1.240 56
7 Three Bridges United 34 16 6 12 63 52 1.212 54
8 Southwick 34 16 6 12 70 64 1.094 54
9 Worthing United 34 13 7 14 68 68 1.000 46
10 East Grinstead Town 34 13 6 15 51 51 1.000 45
11 Crawley Down Village 34 12 6 16 56 65 0.862 42
12 Crowborough Athletic 34 12 6 16 53 65 0.815 42
13 Lancing 34 12 4 18 57 84 0.679 40
14 Oakwood 34 10 9 15 70 60 1.167 39
15 Withdean 34 9 8 17 52 75 0.693 35
16 Newhaven 34 7 9 18 40 80 0.500 30
17 Midhurst & Easebourne 34 8 4 22 47 115 0.409 28 Relegated to Division 3
18 Bexhill Town 34 4 2 28 42 91 0.462 14
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
Season1997–98
ChampionsLingfield
PromotedLingfield, Storrington
Matches played240
Goals scored835 (3.48 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lingfield 30 19 8 3 70 24 2.917 65 League champions, Promoted to Division 2
2 Storrington 30 19 7 4 70 32 2.188 64 Promoted to Division 2
3 Oving Social Club 30 18 7 5 75 41 1.829 61
4 Westfield 30 14 8 8 75 55 1.364 50
5 St Francis Hospital 30 14 6 10 59 52 1.135 48
6 Uckfield Town 30 13 7 10 54 35 1.543 46
7 Franklands Village 30 12 8 10 59 51 1.157 44
8 Hurstpierpoint 30 11 11 8 53 50 1.060 44
9 Ifield 30 11 9 10 58 49 1.184 42
10 Ansty Rangers 30 12 6 12 61 60 1.017 42
11 Buxted 30 11 4 15 39 54 0.722 37
12 Royal & Sun Alliance 30 8 7 15 54 72 0.750 31
13 Steyning Town 30 9 4 17 36 58 0.621 31
14 Haywards Heath Town 30 5 8 17 36 64 0.563 23
15 Forest 30 4 10 16 25 59 0.424 22
16 Bosham 30 2 6 22 27 95 0.284 12 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 2019-02-05.
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