1954–55 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
The 1954–55 Sussex County Football League season was the 30th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 featured now increased to seventeen teams with Hove White Rovers being promoted from Division 2 and Southwick re-joining. Division 2 featured eleven teams from which the winners would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Hove White Rovers, promoted from last season's Division Two
- Southwick, joined from Metropolitan League
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Eastbourne United |
| Relegated | Crawley |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 1,189 (4.37 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne United | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 103 | 49 | 2.102 | 47 | |
| 2 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 53 | 2.000 | 46 | |
| 3 | East Grinstead | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 95 | 64 | 1.484 | 43 | |
| 4 | Bognor Regis Town | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 54 | 1.315 | 39 | |
| 5 | Newhaven | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 75 | 69 | 1.087 | 35 | |
| 6 | Chichester City | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 82 | 83 | 0.988 | 33 | |
| 7 | Hove White Rovers | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 32 | |
| 8 | Littlehampton Town | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 69 | 73 | 0.945 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 63 | 0.905 | 32 | |
| 10 | Lewes | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 30 | |
| 11 | Shoreham | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68 | 82 | 0.829 | 27 | |
| 12 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 66 | 89 | 0.742 | 25 | |
| 13 | Lancing Athletic | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 87 | 0.736 | 25 | |
| 14 | Southwick | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 49 | 72 | 0.681 | 25 | |
| 15 | Arundel | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 83 | 0.651 | 25 | |
| 16 | Wigmore Athletic | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 24 | |
| 17 | Crawley | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 24 | Relegated to Division Two |
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, 9 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- APV Athletic
- Chichester United
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1954–55 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Three Bridges United |
| Promoted | Three Bridges United |
| Matches played | 110 |
| Goals scored | 573 (5.21 per match) |
← 1953–54 1955–56 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Bridges United | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 2.179 | 31 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Hastings Rangers | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 30 | 2.300 | 30 | |
| 3 | Rye United | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 27 | |
| 4 | Sidley United | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 1.471 | 24 | |
| 5 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 23 | |
| 6 | Cuckfield | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 49 | 1.245 | 22 | |
| 7 | Chichester United | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 22 | |
| 8 | Seaford Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 62 | 0.613 | 14 | |
| 9 | Goldstone | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 44 | 66 | 0.667 | 13 | |
| 10 | APV Athletic | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 84 | 0.369 | 8 | |
| 11 | Hastings & St Leonards | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 6 |
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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