1957–58 Sussex County Football League

The 1957–58 Sussex County Football League season was the 33nd in the history of the competition.^[1][2]

Sussex County Football League

Season	1957–58
Champions	Arundel
← 1956–57 1958–59 →

Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Rye United was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 also remained at fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

• APV Athletic, promoted from last season's Division Two

League table

Division One

Season	1957–58
Champions	Arundel
Relegated	Brighton Old Grammarians
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,154 (4.81 per match)
← 1956–57 1958–59 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arundel	30	22	5	3	103	49	2.102	49
2	Bexhill Town Athletic	30	21	4	5	76	38	2.000	46
3	APV Athletic	30	19	4	7	93	66	1.409	42
4	Littlehampton Town	30	17	7	6	86	49	1.755	41
5	Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys	30	16	6	8	95	66	1.439	38
6	Newhaven	30	14	5	11	63	49	1.286	33
7	Wigmore Athletic	30	12	8	10	88	62	1.419	32
8	Rye United	30	11	8	11	74	72	1.028	30
9	Chichester City	30	12	4	14	80	79	1.013	28
10	Hove Town	30	9	8	13	57	81	0.704	26
11	Bognor Regis Town	30	9	6	15	64	91	0.703	24
12	Shoreham	30	9	5	16	85	92	0.924	23
13	Southwick	30	9	5	16	41	63	0.651	23
14	Lewes	30	7	5	18	59	109	0.541	19
15	East Grinstead	30	5	7	18	47	90	0.522	17
16	Brighton Old Grammarians	30	2	5	23	43	98	0.439	9	Relegated to Division Two

Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

The division featured 15 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

• Lancing Athletic, relegated from last season's Division One and changed name to Lancing
• Portslade

League table

Division Two

Season	1957–58
Champions	Lancing
Promoted	Lancing
Matches played	210
Goals scored	979 (4.66 per match)
← 1956–57 1958–59 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lancing	28	22	3	3	97	34	2.853	47	Promoted to Division One
2	Old Varndeanians	28	21	2	5	74	33	2.242	44
3	Sidley United	28	17	3	8	69	61	1.131	37
4	Uckfield Town	28	15	4	9	82	65	1.262	34
5	Three Bridges United	28	14	4	10	81	62	1.306	32
6	Hastings Rangers	28	14	3	11	70	67	1.045	31
7	Cuckfield	28	13	2	13	72	62	1.161	28
8	Goldstone	28	10	6	12	53	57	0.930	26
9	Brighton North End	28	11	4	13	53	58	0.914	26
10	Portslade	28	9	5	14	60	60	1.000	23
11	Hailsham	28	9	4	15	58	68	0.853	22
12	Moulsecoomb Rovers	28	8	5	15	63	74	0.851	21
13	Battle Rangers	28	7	4	17	58	90	0.644	18
14	Seaford Town	28	7	3	18	46	95	0.484	17
15	Hastings & St Leonards	28	7	0	21	43	93	0.462	14

Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

1. "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
2. . Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.