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
Season1977–78
ChampionsShoreham
RelegatedSelsey
Wigmore Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored774 (3.23 per match)

Division One featured 14 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 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
Season1977–78
ChampionsSteyning
PromotedSteyning
Sidley United
Matches played210
Goals scored697 (3.32 per match)

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

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.
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