1955–56 Sussex County Football League

The 1955–56 Sussex County Football League season was the 31st in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1955–56
ChampionsEastbourne United

Division 1 still remained at seventeen teams with Three Bridges United being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 now featured fourteen teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division 1

League table
Division 1
Season1955–56
ChampionsEastbourne United
RelegatedThree Bridges United
Matches played272
Goals scored1,275 (4.69 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Eastbourne United 32 23 6 3 114 50 2.280 52 League champions
2 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 32 21 5 6 97 47 2.064 47
3 Bognor Regis Town 32 20 3 9 113 57 1.982 43
4 Lewes 30 19 3 8 89 55 1.618 41
5 Chichester City 32 17 6 9 102 57 1.789 40
6 Arundel 32 15 8 9 84 67 1.254 38
7 Hove White Rovers 32 16 5 11 79 66 1.197 37
8 Southwick 32 14 5 13 66 70 0.943 33
9 Newhaven 32 14 4 14 72 64 1.125 32
10 Littlehampton Town 32 12 8 12 75 68 1.103 32
11 East Grinstead 32 10 7 15 68 96 0.708 27
12 Bexhill Town Athletic 32 11 4 17 67 83 0.807 26
13 Lancing Athletic 32 11 4 17 70 87 0.805 26
14 Brighton Old Grammarians 32 9 7 16 43 77 0.558 25
15 Shoreham 32 7 4 21 59 106 0.557 18
16 Wigmore Athletic 32 6 4 22 42 100 0.420 16
17 Three Bridges United 32 4 1 27 35 126 0.278 9 Relegated to Division 2
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 2

League table
Division 2
Season1955–56
ChampionsRye United
Matches played182
Goals scored955 (5.25 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rye United 26 22 1 3 111 45 2.467 45 League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2 Crawley 26 20 2 4 96 28 3.429 42 Left the League
3 APV Athletic 26 17 2 7 62 43 1.442 36
4 Hastings Rangers 26 16 1 9 73 43 1.698 33
5 Sidley United 26 13 4 9 64 69 0.928 30
6 Hastings & St Leonards 26 13 2 11 85 78 1.090 28
7 Hailsham 26 11 4 11 72 77 0.935 26
8 Goldstone 26 11 3 12 55 60 0.917 25
9 Uckfield Town 73 10 3 60 60 73 0.822 23
10 Battle Rangers 26 8 3 15 65 74 0.878 19
11 Moulsecoomb Rovers 26 7 3 16 57 79 0.722 17
12 Chichester United 26 7 2 17 57 99 0.576 16
13 Seaford Town 26 5 4 17 46 91 0.505 14
14 Cuckfield 26 5 0 21 52 96 0.542 10
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. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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