Southern Combination Football League

Southern Combination Football League

Country	England
Founded	2015–present 1920–2015 (as Sussex County League)
Divisions	3 – first teams 2 – reserve teams 2 – U21 Divisions 3 – U18 Divisions
Number of teams	46 (plus reserve teams)
Level on pyramid	Levels 9–11
Feeder to	Isthmian League Division One South
Domestic cup(s)	FA Cup FA Vase
League cup(s)	The Peter Bentley League Cup Division One Challenge Cup Division Two Challenge Cup The Reserve Section Challenge Cup
Current champions	Horsham (Premier Division) Haywards Heath Town (Division One) AFC Varndeanians (Division Two) (2015–16)
Website	Official
2016–17 Southern Combination Football League

The Southern Combination Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and southeastern Surrey, England.

Formed in 1920 as the Sussex County Football League,^[1] the league now has six divisions – three for first teams and three for reserve sides. The first team divisions – One, Two and Three, sit at Steps 5, 6 & 7 of the English football league system, below the regional divisions of the Isthmian League and the Southern League. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system. The league changed its name to the Southern Combination Football League for the start of the 2015–16 season, and at the same time renamed the divisions Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. Also, for the 2015–16 season the league added two U21s divisions, one in the East, and one in the West, these two leagues consisting of 7 teams each.

ARUNDEL

BROADBRIDGE HEATH

CHICHESTER CITY

CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK

DORKING WANDERERS

EAST PRESTON

EASTBOURNE TOWN

EASTBOURNE UNITED AFC

HAILSHAM TOWN

HASSOCKS

HORSHAM YMCA

LANCING

LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN

LOXWOOD

NEWHAVEN

PAGHAM

RINGMER

SELSEY

SHOREHAM

ST FRANCIS RANGERS

Map showing the location of teams in Sussex County Football League, Division One in 2014–15

Champions

1920–39

The league originally consisted of a single section of 12 clubs, and had reached a stable membership of 14 clubs when it was abandoned on the outbreak of World War II.

The area covered by the Sussex County League is coloured in dark blue.

Season	Champions
1920–21	Worthing
1921–22	Worthing
1922–23	Vernon Athletic
1923–24	Corps of Signals
1924–25	Corps of Signals
1925–26	Southwick
1926–27	Worthing
1927–28	Southwick
1928–29	Worthing
1929–30	Southwick
1930–31	Worthing
1931–32	Horsham
1932–33	Horsham
1933–34	Worthing
1934–35	Horsham
1935–36	Horsham
1936–37	Horsham
1937–38	Horsham
1938–39	Worthing

1945–46

For the first post-War season, the league operated two regional divisions, East and West.

Season	Eastern	Western
1945–46	Haywards Heath	Worthing

1946–52

After a single split format, the league reverted to a single division for the next six seasons.

Season	Champions
1946–47	Horsham
1947–48	Southwick
1948–49	Bognor Regis
1949–50	Haywards Heath
1950–51	Haywards Heath
1951–52	Shoreham

1952–83

A second division was instituted in 1952. A two-division format continued for over 30 years, the only deviation being in the 1962–63 season when the terrible winter made the league impossible to finish. The normal league competitions were abandoned and a set of emergency competitions were played for in the second half of the season.

Season	Division One	Division Two
1952–53	Shoreham	Wigmore Athletic
1953–54	Newhaven	Hove White Rovers
1954–55	Eastbourne United	Three Bridges United
1955–56	Eastbourne United	Rye United
1956–57	Bexhill Town Athletic	A P V Athletic
1957–58	Arundel	Lancing
1958–59	Arundel	Sidley United
1959–60	Chichester City	Old Varndeanians
1960–61	Chichester City	Hastings Rangers
1961–62	Whitehawk	Shoreham
1962–63	Normal competitions abandoned
1963–64	Whitehawk	Selsey
1964–65	Lewes	Sidley United
1965–66	Bexhill Town Athletic	Horsham Y M C A
1966–67	Bexhill Town Athletic	Wadhurst
1967–68	Chichester City	Whitehawk
1968–69	Southwick	Ringmer
1969–70	Haywards Heath	Lancing
1970–71	Ringmer	Bognor Regis Town
1971–72	Bognor Regis Town	Newhaven
1972–73	Chichester City	Portfield
1973–74	Newhaven	Wigmore Athletic
1974–75	Southwick	Burgess Hill Town
1975–76	Burgess Hill Town	Selsey
1976–77	Eastbourne Town	Shoreham
1977–78	Shoreham	Steyning
1978–79	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Pagham
1979–80	Chichester City	Hastings Town
1980–81	Pagham	Whitehawk
1981–82	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Wick
1982–83	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Horsham Y M C A

1983–Present

After a two division format had proved sufficient for over 30 years, a third division was added in 1983. While the top two divisions were for clubs holding senior status with the Sussex FA, the new Division Three (now called Division Two) was, and still is, for clubs of intermediate status.

Season	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
1983–84	Whitehawk	Portfield	East Preston
1984–85	Steyning Town	Shoreham	Oakwood
1985–86	Steyning Town	Wick	Seaford Town
1986–87	Arundel	Pagham	Langney Sports
1987–88	Pagham	Langney Sports	Midway
1988–89	Pagham	Seaford Town	Saltdean United
1989–90	Wick	Bexhill Town	Worthing United
1990–91	Littlehampton Town	Newhaven	Ifield
1991–92	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Portfield	Hassocks
1992–93	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Crowborough Athletic	Withdean
1993–94	Wick	Shoreham	Bosham
1994–95	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Mile Oak	Midhurst & Easebourne
1995–96	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Saltdean United	Ifield
1996–97	Burgess Hill Town	Littlehampton Town	Sidlesham
1997–98	Burgess Hill Town	East Preston	Lingfield
1998–99	Burgess Hill Town	Sidley United	Oving Social Club
1999–2000	Langney Sports	Sidlesham	Bosham
2000–01	Sidley United	Southwick	Rye United
2001–02	Burgess Hill Town	Rye & Iden United	Pease Pottage Village
2002–03	Burgess Hill Town	Rye & Iden United	Midhurst & Easebourne
2003–04	Chichester City United	Littlehampton Town	Crowborough Athletic
2004–05	Horsham Y M C A	Crowborough Athletic	Storrington
2005–06	Horsham Y M C A	Oakwood	Peacehaven & Telscombe
2006–07	Eastbourne Town	Pagham	Rustington
2007–08	Crowborough Athletic	East Grinstead Town	Loxwood
2008–09	Eastbourne United Association	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Clymping
2009–10	Whitehawk	Rye United	Bosham
2010–11	Crawley Down	A.F.C. Uckfield	Dorking Wanderers
2011–12	Three Bridges	East Preston	Newhaven
2012–13	Peacehaven & Telscombe	Littlehampton Town	Sidlesham
2013–14	East Preston	Eastbourne United Association	Langney Wanderers
2014–15	Littlehampton Town	Worthing United	Southwick
	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two
2015–16	Horsham	Haywards Heath Town	AFC Varndeanians

Most wins

8 – Peacehaven & Telscombe, Horsham
7 – Worthing
6 – Burgess Hill Town, Chichester City United (including 5 as Chichester City), Southwick

References

↑ "About the Sussex County Football League". Sussex County Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

External links

Southern Combination Football League

Southern Combination League

Premier Division	AFC Uckfield Town Arundel Broadbridge Heath Chichester City Crawley Down Gatwick Eastbourne Town Eastbourne United Association Hailsham Town Hassocks Haywards Heath Town Horsham YMCA Lancing Littlehampton Town Loxwood Newhaven Pagham Peacehaven & Telscombe Shoreham Wick & Barnham United Worthing United

Division One	AFC Varndeanians Bexhill United Billingshurt East Preston Langney Wanderers Lingfield Little Common Midhurst & Easebourne Mile Oak Oakwood Ringmer St. Francis Rangers Saltdean United Seaford Town Selsey Southwick Steyning Town Storrington

Division Two	AFC Roffey Club Alfold Bosham Clymping Cowfold Jarvis Brook Lancing United Montpelier Villa Roffey Rottingdean Village Rustington Sidlesham Upper Beeding Westfield Worthing Leisure Town

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Men's football in England

National teams

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2-4	Football League

Levels 5-6	National League

Levels 7-8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9-10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League Southern Combination League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup FA Community Shield FA Trophy FA Vase FA Inter-League Cup

League cups	EFL Cup EFL Trophy Northern Premier League Cup Isthmian League Cup Southern League Cup

County cups	List of County Cups

Others

Reserve and youth football
Defunct leagues
Defunct cups

Lists

Venues
Competitions
Trophies and awards
History
Records

Sussex

Portal:Sussex

Ceremonial counties	East Sussex West Sussex

Historic divisions	Rape of Arundel Rape of Bramber Rape of Chichester Rape of Hastings Rape of Lewes Rape of Pevensey

Geography	South Coast Plain South Downs The Weald

History	Timeline Regnenses Britannia Kingdom of Sussex Haestingas Local government

Culture and heritage	Dialect Flag Music St Richard of Chichester "Sussex by the Sea" Sussex Day Sussex trug Symbols We wunt be druv

Religion	Diocese of Chichester Diocese of Arundel and Brighton History of Christianity in Sussex

Sport	Stoolball Sussex CCC Sussex FA Sussex County League Sussex RFU

Other	Sussex Police Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

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