1957–58 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
| Season | 1957–58 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arundel |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
The 1957–58 Sussex County Football League season was the 33nd in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Rye United was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 also remained at fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
- APV Athletic, promoted from last season's Division Two
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1957–58 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Arundel |
| Relegated | Brighton Old Grammarians |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 1,154 (4.81 per match) |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arundel | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 49 | 2.102 | 49 | |
| 2 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | 46 | |
| 3 | APV Athletic | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 66 | 1.409 | 42 | |
| 4 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 86 | 49 | 1.755 | 41 | |
| 5 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 95 | 66 | 1.439 | 38 | |
| 6 | Newhaven | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 49 | 1.286 | 33 | |
| 7 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 88 | 62 | 1.419 | 32 | |
| 8 | Rye United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 74 | 72 | 1.028 | 30 | |
| 9 | Chichester City | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 80 | 79 | 1.013 | 28 | |
| 10 | Hove Town | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 26 | |
| 11 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 91 | 0.703 | 24 | |
| 12 | Shoreham | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 85 | 92 | 0.924 | 23 | |
| 13 | Southwick | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 41 | 63 | 0.651 | 23 | |
| 14 | Lewes | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 109 | 0.541 | 19 | |
| 15 | East Grinstead | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 90 | 0.522 | 17 | |
| 16 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 30 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 98 | 0.439 | 9 | 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 15 clubs, 13 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Lancing Athletic, relegated from last season's Division One and changed name to Lancing
- Portslade
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1957–58 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lancing |
| Promoted | Lancing |
| Matches played | 210 |
| Goals scored | 979 (4.66 per match) |
← 1956–57 1958–59 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancing | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 34 | 2.853 | 47 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Old Varndeanians | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 74 | 33 | 2.242 | 44 | |
| 3 | Sidley United | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 37 | |
| 4 | Uckfield Town | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 65 | 1.262 | 34 | |
| 5 | Three Bridges United | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 81 | 62 | 1.306 | 32 | |
| 6 | Hastings Rangers | 28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 70 | 67 | 1.045 | 31 | |
| 7 | Cuckfield | 28 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 72 | 62 | 1.161 | 28 | |
| 8 | Goldstone | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 57 | 0.930 | 26 | |
| 9 | Brighton North End | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 58 | 0.914 | 26 | |
| 10 | Portslade | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 23 | |
| 11 | Hailsham | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 22 | |
| 12 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 63 | 74 | 0.851 | 21 | |
| 13 | Battle Rangers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 58 | 90 | 0.644 | 18 | |
| 14 | Seaford Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 46 | 95 | 0.484 | 17 | |
| 15 | Hastings & St Leonards | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 43 | 93 | 0.462 | 14 |
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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