1971–72 Sussex County Football League

The 1971–72 Sussex County Football League season was the 47th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One

Season	1971–72
Champions	Bognor Regis Town
Promoted	Bognor Regis Town
Relegated	Lancing
Matches played	240
Goals scored	823 (3.43 per match)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

• Bognor Regis Town
• Burgess Hill Town

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bognor Regis Town	30	24	1	5	73	22	3.318	49	Promoted to the Southern League Division One South
2	Littlehampton Town	30	21	6	3	72	31	2.323	48
3	Chichester City	30	19	6	5	81	47	1.723	44
4	Southwick	30	15	5	10	52	36	1.444	35
5	Arundel	30	14	6	10	50	41	1.220	34
6	Haywards Heath	30	12	6	12	41	44	0.932	30
7	Ringmer	30	11	7	12	51	50	1.020	29
8	Burgess Hill Town	30	9	10	11	37	47	0.787	28
9	Whitehawk	30	10	7	13	47	59	0.797	27
10	Bexhill Town	30	10	5	15	44	42	1.048	25
11	Three Bridges	30	8	9	13	43	54	0.796	24[a]
12	Horsham YMCA	30	9	6	15	47	74	0.635	24
13	Rye United	30	9	5	16	58	74	0.784	23
14	East Grinstead	30	9	4	17	44	64	0.688	22
15	APV Athletic	30	7	6	17	48	58	0.828	20	Resigned from the league
16	Lancing	30	8	1	21	35	80	0.438	17	Relegated to Division Two

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

1. Three Bridges were deducted one point.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two

Season	1971–72
Champions	Newhaven
Promoted	Newhaven Sidley United
Matches played	240
Goals scored	906 (3.78 per match)
← 1970–71 1972–73 →

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

• Seaford Town
• Sidley United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Newhaven	30	21	8	1	76	21	3.619	50	Promoted to Division One
2	Sidley United	30	22	3	5	81	26	3.115	47
3	Pagham	30	17	9	4	84	38	2.211	43
4	Portfield	30	18	4	8	66	42	1.571	40
5	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	16	6	8	64	32	2.000	38
6	Shoreham	30	14	10	6	66	36	1.833	38
7	Old Varndeanians	30	14	8	8	66	47	1.404	36
8	Selsey	30	13	8	9	73	48	1.521	34
9	Wick	30	9	8	13	39	50	0.780	26
10	Steyning	30	8	9	13	62	77	0.805	25
11	Wadhurst	30	9	5	16	42	54	0.778	23	Resigned from the league
12	Wigmore Athletic	30	8	7	15	48	68	0.706	23
13	Seaford Town	30	7	3	20	42	98	0.429	17
14	Hastings & St Leonards	30	3	9	18	35	71	0.493	15
15	Ferring	30	4	5	21	30	75	0.400	13	Resigned from the league
16	Hastings Rangers	30	5	2	23	32	123	0.260	12

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 23 January 2019.