1996–97 Sussex County Football League

The 1996–97 Sussex County Football League season was the 72nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One

Season	1996–97
Champions	Burgess Hill Town
Relegated	Three Bridges Oakwood Southwick
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,247 (3.28 per match)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Division One featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

• Saltdean United
• Selsey

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Burgess Hill Town	38	28	4	6	105	46	+59	88
2	Wick	38	23	7	8	102	44	+58	76
3	Peacehaven & Telscombe	38	22	8	8	75	41	+34	74
4	Saltdean United	38	20	6	12	66	42	+24	66
5	Ringmer	38	19	5	14	62	53	+9	62
6	Langney Sports	38	16	10	12	72	56	+16	58
7	Eastbourne Town	38	17	6	15	59	51	+8	57
8	Horsham YMCA	38	14	9	15	58	53	+5	51
9	Hassocks	38	14	8	16	47	53	−6	50
10	Pagham	38	14	7	17	59	67	−8	49
11	Shoreham	38	14	6	18	62	66	−4	48
12	Arundel	38	12	11	15	66	78	−12	47
13	Hailsham Town	38	11	13	14	66	67	−1	46
14	Portfield	38	13	6	19	61	81	−20	45
15	Selsey	38	13	6	19	49	70	−21	45
16	Mile Oak	38	12	9	17	47	74	−27	45
17	Whitehawk	38	14	3	21	46	80	−34	45
18	Three Bridges	38	12	8	18	53	69	−16	44	Relegated to Division Two
19	Oakwood	38	11	9	18	48	69	−21	42
20	Southwick	38	7	7	24	44	87	−43	28

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two

Season	1996–97
Champions	Littlehampton Town
Promoted	Littlehampton Town Chichester City Redhill
Relegated	Bosham Steyning Town
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,155 (3.77 per match)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

• Crawley Down Village, promoted from Division Three
• Crowborough Athletic, relegated from Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Littlehampton Town	34	24	4	6	95	31	+64	76	Promoted to Division One
2	Chichester City	34	22	3	9	69	35	+34	69
3	Redhill	34	20	7	7	88	42	+46	67
4	Sidley United	34	18	10	6	80	38	+42	64
5	Eastbourne United	34	18	9	7	75	43	+32	63
6	East Preston	34	18	5	11	79	48	+31	59
7	Withdean	34	17	8	9	70	46	+24	59
8	Worthing United	34	16	10	8	83	51	+32	58
9	East Grinstead	34	16	2	16	49	56	−7	50
10	Crawley Down Village	34	14	7	13	63	63	0	49
11	Bexhill Town	34	14	5	15	65	72	−7	47
12	Newhaven	34	13	7	14	67	62	+5	46
13	Midhurst & Easebourne	34	10	6	18	57	91	−34	36
14	Crowborough Athletic	34	10	5	19	46	81	−35	35
15	Lancing	34	8	6	20	45	73	−28	30
16	Broadbridge Heath	34	8	3	23	46	98	−52	27
17	Bosham	34	6	2	26	46	107	−61	20	Relegated to Division Three
18	Steyning Town	34	3	3	28	32	118	−86	12

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three

Season	1996–97
Champions	Sidlesham
Promoted	Sidlesham Shinewater Association
Relegated	Seaford Town
Matches played	240
Goals scored	835 (3.48 per match)
← 1995–96 1997–98 →

Division Three featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:

• Ansty Rangers
• Uckfield Town, joined from the Mid-Sussex League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sidlesham	30	23	5	2	91	24	+67	74	Promoted to Division Two
2	Shinewater Association	30	22	6	2	77	24	+53	72
3	Franklands Village	30	17	6	7	69	43	+26	57
4	Ansty Rangers	30	12	11	7	55	47	+8	47
5	Hurstpierpoint	30	14	5	11	57	51	+6	47
6	Lingfield	30	13	7	10	57	37	+20	46
7	Sun Alliance	30	13	4	13	55	66	−11	43
8	Buxted	30	12	6	12	42	41	+1	42
9	Storrington	30	11	7	12	47	57	−10	40
10	St Francis Hospital	30	10	7	13	50	59	−9	37
11	Uckfield Town	30	11	4	15	55	65	−10	37
12	Thomson Athletic	30	9	7	14	46	58	−12	34	Resigned from the league
13	Ifield	30	9	4	17	44	64	−20	31
14	Forest	30	6	8	16	31	54	−23	26
15	Haywards Heath Town	30	7	5	18	34	65	−31	26
16	Seaford Town	30	1	8	21	25	80	−55	11	Relegated to the East Sussex League

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

1. "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
2. . Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.