1980–81 Sussex County Football League

The 1980–81 Sussex County Football League season was the 56th 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
Season1980–81
ChampionsPagham
RelegatedPortfield
Bexhill Town
Matches played240
Goals scored684 (2.85 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 Pagham 30 18 9 3 52 22 2.364 45
2 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 16 10 4 53 28 1.893 42
3 Steyning Town 30 15 10 5 61 37 1.649 40
4 Hastings Town 30 14 8 8 64 35 1.829 36
5 Southwick 30 10 13 7 42 35 1.200 33
6 Burgess Hill Town 30 9 14 7 37 29 1.276 32
7 Three Bridges 30 12 7 11 44 39 1.128 31
8 Arundel 30 11 7 12 34 27 1.259 29
9 Shoreham 30 9 10 11 40 50 0.800 28
10 Chichester City 30 8 11 11 47 47 1.000 27
11 Littlehampton Town 30 10 7 13 42 43 0.977 27
12 Ringmer 30 9 9 12 45 54 0.833 27
13 Eastbourne Town 30 10 6 14 36 41 0.878 26
14 Horsham YMCA 30 8 9 13 35 55 0.636 25
15 Portfield 30 5 9 16 29 68 0.426 19 Relegated to Division Two
16 Bexhill Town 30 5 3 22 23 74 0.311 13
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1980–81
ChampionsWhitehawk
PromotedWhitehawk
Hailsham Town
Matches played182
Goals scored547 (3.01 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 Whitehawk 26 19 3 4 57 22 2.591 41 Promoted to Division One
2 Hailsham Town 26 17 5 4 56 21 2.667 39
3 Wick 26 17 3 6 69 32 2.156 37
4 Haywards Heath 26 11 7 8 40 28 1.429 29
5 East Grinstead 26 11 7 8 34 35 0.971 29
6 Wigmore Athletic 26 8 9 9 47 47 1.000 25
7 Sidley United 26 9 6 11 33 30 1.100 24
8 Storrington 26 10 4 12 31 36 0.861 24
9 Newhaven 26 9 4 13 44 56 0.786 22
10 Lancing 26 8 6 12 28 48 0.583 22
11 Rye United 26 6 9 11 26 37 0.703 21
12 Crowborough Athletic 26 8 4 14 35 50 0.700 20
13 Selsey 26 5 6 15 22 41 0.537 16
14 Albion United 26 5 5 16 25 64 0.391 15
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 29 January 2019.