1977–78 Sussex County Football League

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

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One

Season	1977–78
Champions	Shoreham
Relegated	Selsey Wigmore Athletic
Matches played	240
Goals scored	774 (3.23 per match)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

• Arundel
• Shoreham

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shoreham	30	21	5	4	77	25	3.080	47
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	30	13	5	12	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	30	3	3	24	19	95	0.200	9	Relegated to Division Two
16	Wigmore Athletic	30	2	1	27	22	116	0.190	5

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two

Season	1977–78
Champions	Steyning
Promoted	Steyning Sidley United
Matches played	210
Goals scored	697 (3.32 per match)
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Division Two featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

• Albion United, joined from the East Sussex League
• Three Bridges, relegated from Division One
• Whitehawk, relegated from Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Steyning	28	20	5	3	84	21	4.000	45	Promoted to Division One
2	Sidley United	28	18	4	6	69	40	1.725	40
3	Pagham	28	16	6	6	66	27	2.444	38
4	Three Bridges	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	Resigned from the league
15	Newhaven	28	2	1	25	19	103	0.184	5

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 26 January 2019.