1953–54 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
| Season | 1953–54 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newhaven |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → | |
The 1953–54 Sussex County Football League season was the 29th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 featured now increased to fifteen teams with Wigmore Athletic being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
The division featured 15 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with one new club, promoted from last season's Division Two:
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1953–54 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newhaven |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 926 (4.41 per match) |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newhaven | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 27 | 2.741 | 47 |
| 2 | Eastbourne United | 28 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 77 | 38 | 2.026 | 38 |
| 3 | Shoreham | 28 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 49 | 1.367 | 35 |
| 4 | Littlehampton Town | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 66 | 1.091 | 33 |
| 5 | East Grinstead | 28 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 33 |
| 6 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 78 | 61 | 1.279 | 30 |
| 7 | Bognor Regis Town | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 1.113 | 29 |
| 8 | Arundel | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 52 | 0.981 | 29 |
| 9 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 64 | 1.063 | 26 |
| 10 | Lancing Athletic | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 57 | 59 | 0.966 | 25 |
| 11 | Crawley | 28 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 70 | 0.786 | 24 |
| 12 | Chichester City | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 47 | 59 | 0.797 | 22 |
| 13 | Wigmore Athletic | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 21 |
| 14 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 89 | 0.551 | 16 |
| 15 | Lewes | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 53 | 98 | 0.541 | 12 |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Division Two
The division featured 11 clubs which competed in the last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.
Three Bridges added United to the club name.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1953–54 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hove White Rovers |
| Promoted | Hove White Rovers |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 580 (5.27 per match) |
← 1952–53 1954–55 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hove White Rovers | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 29 | 2.379 | 32 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Rye United | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 76 | 33 | 2.303 | 29 | |
| 3 | Cuckfield | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 59 | 44 | 1.341 | 27 | |
| 4 | Hastings Rangers | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 63 | 31 | 2.032 | 26 | |
| 5 | Goldstone | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 1.559 | 23 | |
| 6 | Three Bridges United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 40 | 1.450 | 23 | |
| 7 | Sidley United | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 54 | 0.870 | 18 | |
| 8 | Pulborough | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 77 | 0.675 | 17 | Left the league |
| 9 | Seaford Town | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 59 | 0.780 | 15 | |
| 10 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 71 | 0.535 | 9 | |
| 11 | Hastings & St Leonards | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 108 | 0.176 | 1 |
Source: Non-League Matters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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