1986–87 Sussex County Football League

Division 2
Season	1986–87
Champions	Pagham
Relegated	Franklands Village; Sidley United
Promoted	Selsey
Matches played	240
Goals scored	694 (2.89 per match)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Division 1
Season	1986–87
Champions	Arundel
Relegated	Chichester City; Midhurst & Easebourne
Matches played	240
Goals scored	762 (3.18 per match)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Sussex County Football League
Season	1986–87
Champions	Arundel
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Sussex County Football League season was the 62nd 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	Arundel	30	20	5	5	83	39	2.128	65	League champions
2	Whitehawk	30	19	6	5	56	24	2.333	63
3	Haywards Heath	30	18	5	7	63	39	1.615	59
4	Three Bridges United	30	18	4	8	67	41	1.634	58
5	Eastbourne Town	30	15	11	4	56	23	2.435	56
6	Littlehampton Town	30	14	7	9	49	33	1.485	49
7	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	13	7	10	49	61	0.803	46
8	Shoreham	30	12	8	10	41	42	0.976	44
9	Wick	30	11	9	10	61	57	1.070	42
10	Lancing	30	11	5	14	55	54	1.019	38
11	Burgess Hill Town	30	8	6	16	32	40	0.800	30
12	Portfield	30	7	7	16	32	46	0.696	28
13	Horsham YMCA	30	7	5	18	38	54	0.704	26
14	Hailsham Town	30	5	10	15	38	62	0.613	25
15	Chichester City	30	4	7	19	23	75	0.307	19	Relegated to Division 2
16	Midhurst & Easebourne	30	4	6	20	26	78	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	Pagham	30	22	6	2	63	11	5.727	72	League champions, Promoted to Division 1
2	Selsey	30	21	2	7	68	28	2.429	65	Promoted to Division 1
3	Bexhill Town	30	15	7	8	54	39	1.385	52
4	East Grinstead	30	14	10	6	46	33	1.394	52
5	Oakwood	30	14	5	11	40	37	1.081	47
6	Little Commom Albion	30	13	7	10	57	42	1.357	46
7	Ferring	30	12	6	12	34	35	0.971	42
8	Bosham	30	12	6	12	48	55	0.873	42
9	Seaford Town	30	11	7	12	37	35	1.057	40
10	Newhaven	30	10	6	14	36	48	0.750	36
11	Hassocks	30	10	6	14	32	53	0.604	36	Relegated to Division 3
12	Wigmore Athletic	30	9	6	15	48	56	0.857	33
13	Storrington	30	8	6	16	32	43	0.744	30
14	Ringmer	30	6	11	13	35	48	0.729	29
15	Franklands Village	30	7	6	17	31	59	0.525	27	Relegated to Division 3
16	Sidley United	30	4	7	19	33	72	0.458	19	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	1986–87
Champions	Langney Sports
Promoted	Crowborough Athletic
Matches played	182
Goals scored	667 (3.66 per match)
← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Langney Sports	26	21	3	2	101	19	5.316	66	League champions, promoted to Division 2
2	Crowborough Athletic	26	18	4	4	60	25	2.400	58	Promoted to Division 2
3	Midway	26	14	6	6	52	23	2.261	48
4	Cooksbridge	26	14	5	7	56	34	1.647	47
5	Ifield	26	13	4	9	49	44	1.114	43
6	East Preston	26	12	4	10	47	52	0.904	40
7	Westdene	26	12	3	11	60	56	1.071	39	Left the League
8	Broadbridge Heath	26	10	7	9	38	34	1.118	37
9	Saltdean United	26	10	3	13	36	47	0.766	33
10	APV Athletic	26	9	4	13	51	54	0.944	31
11	Eastbourne Rangers	26	9	2	15	41	52	0.788	29	Left the League
12	Hurstpierpoint	26	6	5	15	31	63	0.492	23
13	Leftovers Sports Club	26	6	2	18	31	71	0.437	20
14	Lingfield	26	1	2	23	14	80	0.175	5

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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