1958–59 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League

Season	1958–59
Champions	Arundel
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Sussex County Football League season was the 34th in the history of the competition.^[1][2]

Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Lancing was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 was increased to sixteen teams with Burgess Hill joining. 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:

• Lancing, promoted from last season's Division Two

League table

Division One

Season	1958–59
Champions	Arundel
Relegated	None
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,122 (4.68 per match)
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arundel	30	19	3	8	109	59	1.847	41
2	Lewes	30	18	4	8	77	51	1.510	40
3	Chichester City	30	17	2	11	103	81	1.272	36
4	Shoreham	30	14	8	8	65	63	1.032	36
5	Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys	30	15	5	10	83	67	1.239	35
6	Bexhill Town Athletic	30	14	7	9	82	82	1.000	35
7	East Grinstead	30	15	3	12	67	55	1.218	33
8	Wigmore Athletic	30	12	7	11	59	61	0.967	31
9	APV Athletic	30	11	8	11	74	77	0.961	30
10	Lancing	30	13	3	14	66	64	1.031	29
11	Newhaven	30	12	5	13	53	54	0.981	29
12	Southwick	30	10	8	12	55	54	1.019	28
13	Rye United	30	10	6	14	76	77	0.987	26
14	Littlehampton Town	30	8	8	14	72	75	0.960	24
15	Bognor Regis Town	30	9	5	16	52	74	0.703	23
16	Hove Town	30	0	4	26	29	128	0.227	4	Left the league

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 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

• Brighton Old Grammarians, relegated from last season's Division One
• Burgess Hill

League table

Division Two

Season	1958–59
Champions	Sidley United
Promoted	Sidley United
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,320 (5.5 per match)
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sidley United	30	26	1	3	160	49	3.265	53	Promoted to Division One
2	Old Varndeanians	30	21	5	4	103	38	2.711	47
3	Brighton North End	30	19	3	8	98	63	1.556	41
4	Portslade	30	19	2	9	98	70	1.400	40
5	Brighton Old Grammarians	30	18	3	9	96	55	1.745	39
6	Uckfield Town	30	16	5	9	105	64	1.641	37
7	Seaford Town	30	15	7	8	100	65	1.538	37
8	Three Bridges United	30	16	3	11	94	61	1.541	35
9	Hastings Rangers	30	14	3	13	102	83	1.229	31
10	Moulsecoomb Rovers	30	13	1	16	67	75	0.893	27
11	Hastings & St Leonards	30	12	2	16	65	99	0.657	26
12	Burgess Hill	30	7	4	19	58	92	0.630	18
13	Cuckfield	30	6	3	21	34	115	0.296	15	Left the league
14	Hailsham	30	6	2	22	56	143	0.392	14
15	Goldstone	30	5	4	21	39	104	0.375	14
16	Battle Rangers	30	1	4	25	45	144	0.313	6

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.