1983–84 Sussex County Football League

The 1983–84 Sussex County Football League season was the 59th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England. It also was the first season for the league to consist of three divisions.[1][2]

Division One

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Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1983–84
ChampionsWhitehawk
RelegatedPagham
Matches played240
Goals scored771 (3.21 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 Whitehawk 30 23 5 2 77 19 +58 74
2 Littlehampton Town 30 22 5 3 92 32 +60 71
3 Steyning Town 30 20 6 4 62 27 +35 66
4 Southwick 30 18 9 3 67 22 +45 63 Transferred to the Combined Counties League
5 Three Bridges 30 16 4 10 59 45 +14 52
6 Hastings Town 30 13 7 10 52 34 +18 46
7 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 12 7 11 50 37 +13 43
8 Ringmer 30 10 5 15 38 52 −14 35
9 Hailsham Town 30 10 3 17 35 65 −30 33
10 Eastbourne Town 30 8 8 14 33 43 −10 32
11 Horsham YMCA 30 10 2 18 43 65 −22 32
12 Midhurst & Easebourne 30 8 8 14 36 77 −41 32
13 Lancing 30 8 6 16 41 62 −21 30
14 Wick 30 6 8 16 31 57 −26 26
15 Burgess Hill Town 30 4 9 17 29 56 −27 21
16 Pagham 30 4 4 22 26 78 −52 16 Relegated to Division Two
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
Season1983–84
ChampionsPortfield
PromotedPortfield
Arundel
RelegatedCrowborough Athletic
Matches played240
Goals scored779 (3.25 per match)

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Portfield 30 23 6 1 71 21 +50 75 Promoted to Division One
2 Arundel 30 20 6 4 72 27 +45 66
3 Hassocks 30 18 5 7 66 38 +28 59
4 Wigmore Athletic 30 17 8 5 57 33 +24 59
5 Bexhill Town 30 17 7 6 65 31 +34 58
6 Chichester City 30 15 4 11 54 39 +15 49
7 Haywards Heath 30 12 12 6 53 33 +20 48
8 East Grinstead 30 10 9 11 39 41 −2 39
9 Lingfield 30 10 8 12 47 42 +5 38
10 Sidley United 30 9 6 15 52 58 −6 33
11 Albion United 30 9 6 15 47 68 −21 33
12 Selsey 30 6 10 14 41 56 −15 28
13 Storrington 30 6 10 14 39 54 −15 28
14 Newhaven 30 7 5 18 31 58 −27 26
15 Shoreham 30 2 8 20 23 83 −60 14
16 Crowborough Athletic 30 1 6 23 22 97 −75 9 Relegated to Division Three
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
Season1983–84
ChampionsEast Preston
PromotedFranklands Village
Ferring
Matches played156
Goals scored483 (3.1 per match)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 East Preston 24 15 6 3 38 15 +23 51
2 Franklands Village 24 13 11 0 48 19 +29 50 Promoted to Division Two
3 Ferring 24 13 8 3 53 15 +38 47
4 Bosham 24 11 5 8 50 38 +12 38
5 Langney Sports 24 10 8 6 43 36 +7 38
6 Westdene 24 10 4 10 42 32 +10 34
7 Broadbridge Heath 24 9 7 8 36 31 +5 34
8 Seaford Town 24 9 5 10 32 40 −8 32
9 Midway 24 10 1 13 40 35 +5 31
10 Hurstpierpoint 24 6 7 11 27 46 −19 25
11 Eastbourne Rangers 24 7 2 15 31 52 −21 23
12 Lower Bevendean 24 3 5 16 24 61 −37 14 Resigned from the league
13 St Francis Hospital 24 3 5 16 19 63 −44 14
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 30 January 2019.