1978–79 Sussex County Football League

The 1978–79 Sussex County Football League season was the 54th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

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Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1978–79
ChampionsPeacehaven & Telscombe
RelegatedEast Grinstead
Sidley United
Matches played240
Goals scored742 (3.09 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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 18 9 3 61 28 2.179 45
2 Southwick 30 16 9 5 60 33 1.818 41
3 Horsham YMCA 30 18 5 7 58 33 1.758 41
4 Steyning 30 15 7 8 56 45 1.244 37
5 Littlehampton Town 30 14 7 9 54 34 1.588 35
6 Ringmer 30 13 8 9 41 44 0.932 34
7 Arundel 30 13 7 10 44 37 1.189 33
8 Shoreham 30 10 10 10 43 40 1.075 30
9 Haywards Heath 30 9 12 9 44 47 0.936 30
10 Bexhill Town 30 11 5 14 56 56 1.000 27
11 Eastbourne Town 30 10 6 14 47 51 0.922 26
12 Chichester City 30 10 5 15 51 64 0.797 25
13 Burgess Hill Town 30 8 6 16 34 56 0.607 22
14 Rye United 30 8 5 17 31 42 0.738 21
15 East Grinstead 30 5 8 17 40 65 0.615 18 Relegated to Division Two
16 Sidley United 30 5 5 20 22 67 0.328 15
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1978–79
ChampionsPagham
PromotedPagham
Portfield
Matches played182
Goals scored542 (2.98 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pagham 26 20 4 2 58 16 3.625 44 Promoted to Division One
2 Portfield 26 16 6 4 43 22 1.955 38
3 Three Bridges 26 14 6 6 52 30 1.733 34
4 Hastings Town 26 15 3 8 43 33 1.303 33
5 Hailsham Town 26 14 3 9 47 42 1.119 31
6 Wick 26 10 7 9 33 29 1.138 27
7 Storrington 26 8 9 9 42 36 1.167 25
8 Newhaven 26 9 7 10 32 36 0.889 25
9 Albion United 26 8 8 10 43 40 1.075 24
10 Lancing 26 8 7 11 37 36 1.028 23
11 Crowborough Athletic 26 6 6 14 28 49 0.571 18
12 Wigmore Athletic 26 6 4 16 36 53 0.679 16
13 Whitehawk 26 6 4 16 24 50 0.480 16
14 Selsey 26 2 6 18 24 70 0.343 10
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

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  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 27 January 2019.