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

Season	1972–73
Champions	Chichester City
Relegated	Burgess Hill Town Three Bridges
Matches played	210
Goals scored	566 (2.7 per match)
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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

• Newhaven
• Sidley United

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

Season	1972–73
Champions	Portfield
Promoted	Portfield Shoreham
Matches played	156
Goals scored	522 (3.35 per match)
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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

• Lancing

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.