1972–73 Sussex County Football League

The 1972–73 Sussex County Football League season was the 48th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1972–73
ChampionsChichester City
RelegatedBurgess Hill Town
Three Bridges
Matches played210
Goals scored566 (2.7 per match)

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chichester City 28 17 7 4 63 33 1.909 41
2 Ringmer 28 15 8 5 34 20 1.700 38
3 East Grinstead 28 12 10 6 34 21 1.619 34
4 Haywards Heath 28 15 2 11 45 34 1.324 32
5 Bexhill Town 28 10 8 10 40 34 1.176 28
6 Southwick 28 9 10 9 35 42 0.833 28
7 Littlehampton Town 28 9 9 10 40 38 1.053 27
8 Whitehawk 28 10 7 11 33 35 0.943 27
9 Newhaven 28 10 6 12 41 40 1.025 26
10 Sidley United 28 7 11 10 40 42 0.952 25
11 Rye United 28 9 7 12 34 45 0.756 25
12 Arundel 28 6 12 10 33 35 0.943 24
13 Horsham YMCA 28 9 6 13 38 50 0.760 24
14 Burgess Hill Town 28 7 9 12 26 46 0.565 23 Relegated to Division Two
15 Three Bridges 28 5 8 15 30 51 0.588 18
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1972–73
ChampionsPortfield
PromotedPortfield
Shoreham
Matches played156
Goals scored522 (3.35 per match)

Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club, relegated from Division One:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portfield 24 20 3 1 86 22 3.909 43 Promoted to Division One
2 Shoreham 24 17 2 5 52 29 1.793 36
3 Pagham 24 12 7 5 44 28 1.571 31
4 Peacehaven & Telscombe 24 12 4 8 48 35 1.371 28
5 Old Varndeanians 24 11 5 8 46 42 1.095 27 Resigned to the Brighton, Hove & District League
6 Wick 24 11 4 9 35 23 1.522 26
7 Hastings & St Leonards 24 10 6 8 37 34 1.088 26
8 Seaford Town 24 10 5 9 37 34 1.088 25
9 Hastings Rangers 24 6 5 13 35 72 0.486 17 Resigned from the league
10 Lancing 24 6 5 13 21 45 0.467 17
11 Selsey 24 6 4 14 27 45 0.600 16
12 Steyning 24 5 4 15 30 51 0.588 14
13 Wigmore Athletic 24 2 2 20 24 62 0.387 6
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

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 19 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.