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Southern Combination Football League
Founded1920
CountryEngland
Divisions3 (first teams)
2 (reserve teams)
Number of teams53 (plus reserve and under 21 teams)
Level on pyramidLevels 9–11
Promotion toIsthmian League Division One South
Relegation toBrighton, Hove & District League
East Sussex League
Mid-Sussex League
West Sussex League
Domestic cup(s)FA Cup
FA Vase
Sussex Principal RUR Charity Cup
League cup(s)Peter Bentley Cup
Division One Challenge Cup
Division Two Challenge Cup
Current championsLittlehampton Town
(2014/15)
Most championshipsPeacehaven & Telscombe (8)
WebsiteOfficial
Current: 2015–16 Southern Combination Football League

The Southern Combination Football League is an English football league covering East Sussex, West Sussex and south-eastern Surrey.

Formed in 1920 as the Sussex County Football League,[1][2] the league now has six divisions – three for first teams and three for reserve sides. The first team divisions – One, Two and Three, sit at Levels 9, 10 and 11 of the English football league system, below the regional divisions of the Isthmian League and the Southern League. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system. The league changed its name to the Southern Combination Football League for the start of the 2015–16 season.

History

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The area covered by the Southern Combination League is coloured in dark blue.

The league was formed in 1920 as one division, with an initial 12 clubs with Worthing winning the first league title. By 1939 the league had increased to 14 teams, but the outbreak of World War II forced the abandonment of the competition.[2] The league resumed in 1945, with 17 teams accross two divisions, with Haywards Heath winning the Eastern Division and Worthing winning the Western Division. The following season the league had reformed back to a one division with 14 teams structure.

1952 saw the formation of Division Two, with Wigmore Athletic winning the Divisions inaugural season. The 1972/73 season saw the introduction of the reserve section, with Southwick becoming the first champions, by 1977/78 this had increased to two divisions, Burgess Hill Town winning the East Division and overall reserve section champions, over Southwick who'd won the West Division. The league formed the Youth Division for the 1983/84 season, with Crowborough the champions, this was soon followed by an additional division creating the East and West divisions the following season. A fourth youth division was added in 1995/96 creating the North Division.

Division Three was created for the 1983/84 season, which was given intermediate status with the aim to provide clubs playing local football a route into senior football, East Preston, formally of the West Sussex League becomign the first winners of this division. The formation of the third division has enabled clubs like St Leonards (formally STAMCO) and Eastbourne Borough (formally Langney Sports) to climb the league pyramid.

Champions

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1920–39

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Season Champions
1920–21 Worthing
1921–22 Worthing
1922–23 Vernon Athletic
1923–24 Corps of Signals
1924–25 Corps of Signals
1925–26 Southwick
1926–27 Worthing
1927–28 Southwick
1928–29 Worthing
1929–30 Southwick
1930–31 Worthing
1931–32 Horsham
1932–33 Horsham
1933–34 Worthing
1934–35 Horsham
1935–36 Horsham
1936–37 Horsham
1937–38 Horsham
1938–39 Worthing

1945–46

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Season Eastern Western
1945–46 Haywards Heath Worthing

1946–52

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Season Champions
1946–47 Horsham
1947–48 Southwick
1948–49 Bognor Regis
1949–50 Haywards Heath
1950–51 Haywards Heath
1951–52 Shoreham

1952–83

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The 1962-63 season was abandoned due to extreme weather conditions throughout the winter, a series of emergency competitions was played instead. [2]

Season Division One Division Two
1952–53 Shoreham Wigmore Athletic
1953–54 Newhaven Hove White Rovers
1954–55 Eastbourne United Three Bridges United
1955–56 Eastbourne United Rye United
1956–57 Bexhill Town Athletic A P V Athletic
1957–58 Arundel Lancing
1958–59 Arundel Sidley United
1959–60 Chichester City Old Varndeanians
1960–61 Chichester City Hastings Rangers
1961–62 Whitehawk Shoreham
1962–63 Normal competitions abandoned
1963–64 Whitehawk Selsey
1964–65 Lewes Sidley United
1965–66 Bexhill Town Athletic Horsham Y M C A
1966–67 Bexhill Town Athletic Wadhurst
1967–68 Chichester City Whitehawk
1968–69 Southwick Ringmer
1969–70 Haywards Heath Lancing
1970–71 Ringmer Bognor Regis Town
1971–72 Bognor Regis Town Newhaven
1972–73 Chichester City Portfield
1973–74 Newhaven Wigmore Athletic
1974–75 Southwick Burgess Hill Town
1975–76 Burgess Hill Town Selsey
1976–77 Eastbourne Town Shoreham
1977–78 Shoreham Steyning
1978–79 Peacehaven & Telscombe Pagham
1979–80 Chichester City Hastings Town
1980–81 Pagham Whitehawk
1981–82 Peacehaven & Telscombe Wick
1982–83 Peacehaven & Telscombe Horsham Y M C A

1983–Present

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Season Division One Division Two Division Three
1983–84 Whitehawk Portfield East Preston
1984–85 Steyning Town Shoreham Oakwood
1985–86 Steyning Town Wick Seaford Town
1986–87 Arundel Pagham Langney Sports
1987–88 Pagham Langney Sports Midway
1988–89 Pagham Seaford Town Saltdean United
1989–90 Wick Bexhill Town Worthing United
1990–91 Littlehampton Town Newhaven Ifield
1991–92 Peacehaven & Telscombe Portfield Hassocks
1992–93 Peacehaven & Telscombe Crowborough Athletic Withdean
1993–94 Wick Shoreham Bosham
1994–95 Peacehaven & Telscombe Mile Oak Midhurst & Easebourne
1995–96 Peacehaven & Telscombe Saltdean United Ifield
1996–97 Burgess Hill Town Littlehampton Town Sidlesham
1997–98 Burgess Hill Town East Preston Lingfield
1998–99 Burgess Hill Town Sidley United Oving Social Club
1999–2000 Langney Sports Sidlesham Bosham
2000–01 Sidley United Southwick Rye United
2001–02 Burgess Hill Town Rye & Iden United Pease Pottage Village
2002–03 Burgess Hill Town Rye & Iden United Midhurst & Easebourne
2003–04 Chichester City United Littlehampton Town Crowborough Athletic
2004–05 Horsham Y M C A Crowborough Athletic Storrington
2005–06 Horsham Y M C A Oakwood Peacehaven & Telscombe
2006–07 Eastbourne Town Pagham Rustington
2007–08 Crowborough Athletic East Grinstead Town Loxwood
2008–09 Eastbourne United Association Peacehaven & Telscombe Clymping
2009–10 Whitehawk Rye United Bosham
2010–11 Crawley Down A.F.C. Uckfield Dorking Wanderers
2011–12 Three Bridges East Preston Newhaven
2012–13 Peacehaven & Telscombe Littlehampton Town Sidlesham
2013–14 East Preston Eastbourne United Association Langney Wanderers
2014–15 Littlehampton Town Worthing United Southwick
  1. ^ "About the Sussex County Football League". Sussex County Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Sussex County Football League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 4 August 2015.