1976–77 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season	1976–77
Champions	Shoreham
Promoted	Shoreham; Arundel
Matches played	182
Goals scored	582 (3.2 per match)
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season	1976–77
Champions	Eastbourne Town
Relegated	Three Bridges; Whitehawk
Matches played	240
Goals scored	702 (2.93 per match)
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Sussex County Football League season was the 52nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1]^[2]

Division One

Division One featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Eastbourne Town, transferred from the Athenian League
Peacehaven & Telscombe, promoted from Division Two
Selsey, promoted from Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastbourne Town	30	18	8	4	51	21	2.429	44
2	Southwick	30	17	7	6	45	25	1.800	41
3	Burgess Hill Town	30	15	7	8	57	28	2.036	37
4	Horsham YMCA	30	14	6	10	47	35	1.343	34
5	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	15	4	11	58	49	1.184	34
6	Haywards Heath	30	13	8	9	45	40	1.125	34
7	Ringmer	30	13	5	12	41	40	1.025	31
8	Littlehampton Town	30	11	9	10	43	42	1.024	31
9	Bexhill Town	30	13	3	14	40	46	0.870	29
10	Wigmore Athletic	30	10	8	12	48	56	0.857	28
11	Rye United	30	7	12	11	39	44	0.886	26
12	East Grinstead	30	8	10	12	42	49	0.857	26
13	Chichester City	30	11	4	15	40	47	0.851	26
14	Selsey	30	9	7	14	34	57	0.596	25
15	Three Bridges	30	5	8	17	32	55	0.582	18	Relegated to Division Two
16	Whitehawk	30	6	4	20	40	68	0.588	16	Relegated to Division Two

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

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

Arundel, relegated from Division One
Newhaven, relegated from Division One
Storrington, joined from the West Sussex League

Also, Hastings & St Leonards changed name to Hastings Town.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shoreham	26	19	2	5	62	30	2.067	40	Promoted to Division One
2	Arundel	26	18	3	5	49	23	2.130	39	Promoted to Division One
3	Steyning	26	16	5	5	65	32	2.031	37
4	Hailsham Town	26	13	5	8	60	43	1.395	31
5	Storrington	26	11	6	9	39	36	1.083	28
6	Newhaven	26	10	7	9	43	42	1.024	27
7	Sidley United	26	10	6	10	44	39	1.128	26
8	Lancing	26	11	3	12	32	33	0.970	25
9	Pagham	26	9	6	11	42	44	0.955	24
10	Portfield	26	10	4	12	31	38	0.816	24
11	Wick	26	5	10	11	31	41	0.756	20
12	Hastings Town	26	6	5	15	35	47	0.745	15^[a]
13	Crowborough Athletic	26	5	4	17	22	67	0.328	14
14	Seaford Town	26	3	6	17	27	67	0.403	10^[b]

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:

^ Hastings Town were deducted two points.
^ Seaford Town were deducted two points.

References

^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

[table_hth_hgs0.25675940525567-3] Hastings Town were deducted two points.

[table_hth_sef0.25675940525567-4] Seaford Town were deducted two points.

[1] "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.

[2] "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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