1985–86 Sussex County Football League

Division 2
Season	1985–86
Champions	Wick
Relegated	Lingfield
Promoted	Haywards Heath
Matches played	240
Goals scored	783 (3.26 per match)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Division 1
Season	1985–86
Champions	Steyning Town
Relegated	Ringmer
Matches played	240
Goals scored	726 (3.03 per match)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Sussex County Football League
Season	1985–86
Champions	Steyning Town
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

The 1985–86 Sussex County Football League season was the 61st in the history of the competition.^[1]^[2]

Division One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Steyning Town	30	22	6	2	61	16	3.813	72	League champions, left the league
2	Three Bridges United	30	19	6	5	58	24	2.417	63
3	Eastbourne Town	30	18	7	5	71	23	3.087	61
4	Whitehawk	30	13	11	6	46	30	1.533	50
5	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	15	4	11	55	44	1.250	49
6	Littlehampton Town	30	13	7	10	44	29	1.517	46
7	Burgess Hill Town	30	13	6	11	47	41	1.146	45
8	Portfield	30	13	6	11	40	48	0.833	45
9	Arundel	30	12	8	10	55	37	1.486	44
10	Lancing	30	11	7	12	42	52	0.808	40
11	Hailsham Town	30	9	7	14	45	49	0.918	34
12	Shoreham	30	10	4	16	42	57	0.737	34
13	Chichester City	30	7	6	17	35	64	0.547	27
14	Midhurst & Easebourne	30	5	7	18	33	65	0.508	22
15	Horsham YMCA	30	5	4	21	33	90	0.367	19
16	Ringmer	30	4	6	20	19	57	0.333	18	Relegated to Division 2

Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Wick	30	22	6	2	94	35	2.686	72	League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2	Haywards Heath	30	22	5	3	72	26	2.769	71	Promoted to Division 1
3	Pagham	30	21	6	3	72	20	3.600	69
4	Sidley United	30	15	8	7	52	36	1.444	53
5	East Grinstead	30	15	5	10	44	30	1.467	50
6	Albion United	30	13	6	11	49	48	1.021	45
7	Bosham	30	12	7	11	56	53	1.057	43
8	Ferring	30	12	6	12	47	51	0.922	42
9	Storrington	30	10	10	10	48	41	1.171	40
10	Oakwood	30	10	7	13	31	50	0.620	37
11	Hassocks	30	8	9	13	38	38	1.000	33
12	Newhaven	30	8	5	17	32	57	0.561	29
13	Selsey	30	7	5	18	35	67	0.522	26
14	Wigmore Athletic	30	7	2	21	44	71	0.620	23
15	Franklands Village	30	6	4	20	36	74	0.486	22
16	Lingfield	30	5	2	23	35	88	0.398	17	Relegated to Division 3

Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Three

League table

Division 3
Season	1985–86
Champions	Seaford Town
Promoted	Bexhill Town
Matches played	210
Goals scored	760 (3.62 per match)
← 1984–85 1986–87 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Seaford Town	28	18	5	5	64	31	2.065	59	League champions, promoted to Division 2
2	Bexhill Town	28	17	7	4	72	31	2.323	58	Promoted to Division 2
3	East Preston	28	15	5	8	54	32	1.688	50
4	Langney Sports	28	14	4	10	53	39	1.359	46
5	Saltdean United	28	13	6	9	58	41	1.415	45
6	Ifield	28	13	3	12	56	66	0.848	42
7	APV Athletic	28	12	5	11	50	72	0.694	41
8	Eastbourne Rangers	28	11	6	11	55	63	0.873	39
9	Crowborough Athletic	28	10	6	12	49	56	0.875	36
10	Westdene	28	9	7	12	44	49	0.898	34
11	Hurstpierpoint	28	8	8	12	43	56	0.768	32
12	Midway	28	6	9	13	44	51	0.863	27
13	Cooksbridge	28	6	8	14	50	57	0.877	26
14	Broadbridge Heath	28	5	10	13	35	50	0.700	25
15	Leftovers Sports Club	28	6	5	17	33	66	0.500	23

Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References

^ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-31.

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

[2] "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-31.

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