1986–87 Sussex County Football League

The 1986–87 Sussex County Football League season was the 62nd 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
Season1986–87
ChampionsArundel
RelegatedChichester City
Midhurst & Easebourne
Matches played240
Goals scored762 (3.18 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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arundel 30 20 5 5 83 39 +44 65
2 Whitehawk 30 19 6 5 56 24 +32 63
3 Haywards Heath 30 18 5 7 63 39 +24 59
4 Three Bridges 30 18 4 8 67 41 +26 58
5 Eastbourne Town 30 15 11 4 56 23 +33 56
6 Littlehampton Town 30 14 7 9 49 33 +16 49
7 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 13 7 10 49 61 −12 46
8 Shoreham 30 12 8 10 41 42 −1 44
9 Wick 30 11 9 10 61 57 +4 42
10 Lancing 30 11 5 14 55 48 +7 38
11 Burgess Hill Town 30 8 6 16 32 40 −8 30
12 Portfield 30 7 7 16 32 46 −14 28
13 Horsham YMCA 30 7 5 18 38 54 −16 26
14 Hailsham Town 30 5 10 15 31 62 −31 25
15 Chichester City 30 4 7 19 23 75 −52 19 Relegated to Division Two
16 Midhurst & Easebourne 30 4 6 20 26 78 −52 18
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1986–87
ChampionsPagham
PromotedPagham
Selsey
RelegatedFranklands Village
Sidley United
Matches played240
Goals scored694 (2.89 per match)

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Albion United changed name to Little Common Albion.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Pagham 30 22 6 2 63 11 +52 72 Promoted to Division One
2 Selsey 30 21 2 7 68 28 +40 65
3 Bexhill Town 30 15 7 8 54 39 +15 52
4 East Grinstead 30 14 10 6 46 33 +13 52
5 Oakwood 30 14 5 11 40 37 +3 47
6 Little Common Albion 30 13 7 10 57 42 +15 46
7 Ferring 30 12 6 12 34 35 −1 42
8 Bosham 30 12 6 12 48 55 −7 42
9 Seaford Town 30 11 7 12 37 35 +2 40
10 Newhaven 30 10 6 14 36 48 −12 36
11 Hassocks 30 10 6 14 32 53 −21 36 Demoted to Division Three
12 Wigmore Athletic 30 9 6 15 48 56 −8 33
13 Storrington 30 8 6 16 32 43 −11 30
14 Ringmer 30 6 11 13 35 48 −13 29
15 Franklands Village 30 7 6 17 31 59 −28 27 Relegated to Division Three
16 Sidley United 30 4 7 19 33 72 −39 19
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

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Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season1986–87
ChampionsLangney Sports
PromotedLangney Sports
Crowborough Athletic
Matches played182
Goals scored667 (3.66 per match)

Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Langney Sports 26 21 3 2 101 19 +82 66 Promoted to Division Two
2 Crowborough Athletic 26 18 4 4 60 25 +35 58
3 Midway 26 14 6 6 52 23 +29 48
4 Cooksbridge 26 14 5 7 56 34 +22 47
5 Ifield 26 13 4 9 49 44 +5 43
6 East Preston 26 12 4 10 47 52 −5 40
7 Westdene 26 12 3 11 60 56 +4 39 Resigned from the league
8 Broadbridge Heath 26 10 7 9 38 34 +4 37
9 Saltdean United 26 10 3 13 36 47 −11 33
10 APV Athletic 26 9 4 13 51 54 −3 31
11 Eastbourne Rangers 26 9 2 15 41 65 −24 29 Resigned from the league
12 Hurstpierpoint 26 6 5 15 31 63 −32 23
13 Leftovers Sports Club 26 6 2 18 31 71 −40 20
14 Lingfield 26 1 2 23 14 80 −66 5
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.