1956–57 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Season1956–57
ChampionsBexhill Town Athletic

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

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 One

The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

  • Rye United, promoted from last season's Division Two

Hove White Rovers changed name to Hove Town.

League table

Division One
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
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 Two
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 Two

The division featured 15 clubs, 12 which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

Division Two
Season1956–57
ChampionsAPV Athletic
PromotedAPV 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 Promoted to Division One
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 7 123 53 2.321 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 28 10 5 13 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 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.