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1953–54 Sussex County Football League

The 1953–54 Sussex County Football League season was the 29th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1953–54
ChampionsNewhaven

Division 1 featured now increased to fifteen teams with Wigmore Athletic being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

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The division featured 15 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with one new club, promoted from last season's Division Two:

League table

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Division One
Season1953–54
ChampionsNewhaven
Matches played210
Goals scored926 (4.41 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Newhaven 28 22 3 3 74 27 2.741 47
2 Eastbourne United 28 18 2 8 77 38 2.026 38
3 Shoreham 28 16 3 9 67 49 1.367 35
4 Littlehampton Town 28 14 5 9 72 66 1.091 33
5 East Grinstead 28 15 3 10 58 65 0.892 33
6 Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys 28 13 4 11 78 61 1.279 30
7 Bognor Regis Town 28 13 3 12 59 53 1.113 29
8 Arundel 28 13 3 12 51 52 0.981 29
9 Brighton Old Grammarians 28 11 4 13 68 64 1.063 26
10 Lancing Athletic 28 10 5 13 57 59 0.966 25
11 Crawley 28 11 2 15 55 70 0.786 24
12 Chichester City 28 9 4 15 47 59 0.797 22
13 Wigmore Athletic 28 10 1 17 61 76 0.803 21
14 Bexhill Town Athletic 28 7 2 19 49 89 0.551 16
15 Lewes 28 4 4 20 53 98 0.541 12
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

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The division featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
Three Bridges added United to the club name.

League table

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Division Two
Season1953–54
ChampionsHove White Rovers
PromotedHove White Rovers
Matches played110
Goals scored580 (5.27 per match)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hove White Rovers 20 16 0 4 69 29 2.379 32 Promoted to Division One
2 Rye United 20 13 3 4 76 33 2.303 29
3 Cuckfield 20 11 5 4 59 44 1.341 27
4 Hastings Rangers 20 11 4 5 63 31 2.032 26
5 Goldstone 20 9 5 6 53 34 1.559 23
6 Three Bridges United 20 9 5 6 58 40 1.450 23
7 Sidley United 20 8 2 10 47 54 0.870 18
8 Pulborough 20 7 3 10 52 77 0.675 17 Left the league
9 Seaford Town 20 7 1 12 46 59 0.780 15
10 Moulsecoomb Rovers 20 4 1 15 38 71 0.535 9
11 Hastings & St Leonards 20 0 1 19 19 108 0.176 1
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

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