1987–88 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season	1987–88
Champions	Midway
Promoted	Broadbridge Heath
Matches played	182
Goals scored	634 (3.48 per match)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season	1987–88
Champions	Langney Sports
Promoted	Langney Sports; Oakwood
Relegated	Wigmore Athletic
Matches played	210
Goals scored	661 (3.15 per match)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season	1987–88
Champions	Pagham
Relegated	Horsham YMCA
Matches played	240
Goals scored	706 (2.94 per match)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Sussex County Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1]^[2]

Division One

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pagham	30	20	7	3	60	22	+38	67
2	Three Bridges	30	18	7	5	59	28	+31	61
3	Wick	30	18	4	8	52	40	+12	58
4	Eastbourne Town	30	17	4	9	63	41	+22	55
5	Whitehawk	30	15	3	12	47	31	+16	48
6	Hailsham Town	30	14	6	10	46	33	+13	48
7	Haywards Heath	30	11	6	13	53	51	+2	39
8	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	10	8	12	49	55	−6	38
9	Burgess Hill Town	30	10	8	12	33	40	−7	38
10	Shoreham	30	9	10	11	51	54	−3	37
11	Selsey	30	9	9	12	38	49	−11	36
12	Arundel	30	9	6	15	39	53	−14	33
13	Lancing	30	7	10	13	32	45	−13	31
14	Littlehampton Town	30	8	6	16	31	46	−15	30
15	Portfield	30	7	7	16	25	51	−26	28
16	Horsham YMCA	30	5	5	20	28	67	−39	20	Relegated to Division Two

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
- Chichester City
- Midhurst & Easebourne
Clubs promoted from Division Three:
- Crowborough Athletic
- Langney Sports

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Langney Sports	28	20	6	2	65	19	+46	66	Promoted to Division One
2	Bexhill Town	28	17	4	7	52	29	+23	55
3	Oakwood	28	15	7	6	56	33	+23	52	Promoted to Division One
4	Chichester City	28	12	9	7	61	36	+25	45
5	Ringmer	28	12	7	9	50	38	+12	43
6	Little Common Albion	28	11	8	9	43	33	+10	41
7	Storrington	28	11	7	10	47	42	+5	40
8	Midhurst & Easebourne	28	12	4	12	39	47	−8	40
9	Seaford Town	28	11	5	12	43	50	−7	38
10	Ferring	28	8	9	11	29	36	−7	33
11	East Grinstead	28	9	4	15	41	48	−7	31
12	Crowborough Athletic	28	9	4	15	32	46	−14	31
13	Newhaven	28	9	4	15	39	62	−23	31
14	Bosham	28	5	6	17	36	68	−32	21
15	Wigmore Athletic	28	5	4	19	28	74	−46	19	Relegated to Division Three

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

Franklands Village, relegated from Division Two
Hassocks, demoted from Division Two
Mile Oak, joined from the Southern Counties Combination League
Sidley United, relegated from Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Midway	26	20	3	3	58	11	+47	63
2	Ifield	26	18	2	6	60	26	+34	56
3	Broadbridge Heath	26	17	4	5	56	24	+32	55	Promoted to Division Two
4	Mile Oak	26	15	7	4	57	27	+30	52
5	Hurstpierpoint	26	11	5	10	58	45	+13	38
6	Cooksbridge	26	12	2	12	48	45	+3	38
7	APV Athletic	26	12	2	12	51	59	−8	38	Resigned from the league
8	Franklands Village	26	10	6	10	46	42	+4	36
9	Hassocks	26	9	6	11	39	35	+4	33
10	Leftovers Sports Club	26	7	7	12	23	47	−24	28
11	Saltdean United	26	8	3	15	44	66	−22	27
12	East Preston	26	5	7	14	47	59	−12	22
13	Sidley United	26	4	6	16	33	69	−36	18
14	Lingfield	26	2	4	20	14	79	−65	10

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

^ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[1] "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.

[2] "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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