1954–55_Sussex_County_Football_League
1954–55 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
The 1954–55 Sussex County Football League season was the 30th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
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Division 1 featured now increased to seventeen teams with Hove White Rovers being promoted from Division 2 and Southwick re-joining. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.
The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Hove White Rovers, promoted from last season's Division Two
- Southwick, joined from Metropolitan League
League table
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
| Relegated | Crawley |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 1,189 (4.37 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne United | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 49 | 2.102 | 47 | |
| 2 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 2.000 | 46 | |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 64 | 1.484 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 1.315 | 39 | |
| 5 | Newhaven | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 35 | |
| 6 | Chichester City | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 82 | 83 | 0.988 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hove White Rovers | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 32 | |
| 8 | Littlehampton Town | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 73 | 0.945 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 63 | 0.905 | 32 | |
| 10 | Lewes | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 30 | |
| 11 | Shoreham | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 27 | |
| 12 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 66 | 89 | 0.742 | 25 | |
| 13 | Lancing Athletic | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 87 | 0.736 | 25 | |
| 14 | Southwick | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 25 | |
| 15 | Arundel | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 25 | |
| 16 | Wigmore Athletic | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 24 | |
| 17 | Crawley | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 24 | Relegated to Division Two |
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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.
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.
The division featured 11 clubs, 9 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- APV Athletic
- Chichester United
League table
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Three Bridges United |
| Promoted | Three Bridges United |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 573 (5.21 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Bridges United | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 2.179 | 31 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Hastings Rangers | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 30 | 2.300 | 30 | |
| 3 | Rye United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 27 | |
| 4 | Sidley United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 1.471 | 24 | |
| 5 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 23 | |
| 6 | Cuckfield | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 1.245 | 22 | |
| 7 | Chichester United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 22 | |
| 8 | Seaford Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 62 | 0.613 | 14 | |
| 9 | Goldstone | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 13 | |
| 10 | APV Athletic | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 84 | 0.369 | 8 | |
| 11 | Hastings & St Leonards | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 6 |
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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.
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.
- "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
- "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.