1960–61 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chichester City |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
The 1960–61 Sussex County Football League season was the 36th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Old Varndeanians was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 was increased to sixteen teams again, as LEC Sports joined, 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:
- Old Varndeanians, promoted from last season's Division Two
Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys changed name to Whitehawk.
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chichester City |
| Relegated | Shoreham |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 1,121 (4.67 per match) |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chichester City | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 126 | 51 | 2.471 | 49 | |
| 2 | APV Athletic | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 114 | 49 | 2.327 | 46 | |
| 3 | Lewes | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 55 | 1.564 | 41 | |
| 4 | Rye United | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 1.745 | 40 | |
| 5 | Arundel | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 35 | |
| 6 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 76 | 57 | 1.333 | 34 | |
| 7 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 70 | 86 | 0.814 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sidley United | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 80 | 0.638 | 26 | |
| 9 | Old Varndeanians | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 64 | 0.766 | 25 | |
| 10 | East Grinstead | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 59 | 0.763 | 25 | |
| 11 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 76 | 0.842 | 24 | |
| 12 | Lancing | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 82 | 0.720 | 24 | |
| 13 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 85 | 0.718 | 22 | |
| 14 | Whitehawk | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 76 | 0.855 | 21 | |
| 15 | Newhaven | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 96 | 0.521 | 20 | |
| 16 | Shoreham | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 103 | 0.485 | 20 | 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 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Southwick, relegated from last season's Division One
- LEC Sports
League table
Football league season
| Season | 1960–61 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hastings Rangers |
| Promoted | Hastings Rangers |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 1,239 (5.16 per match) |
← 1959–60 1961–62 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings Rangers | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 113 | 31 | 3.645 | 54 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | LEC Sports | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 104 | 51 | 2.039 | 46 | Left the league |
| 3 | Southwick | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 43 | 2.093 | 44 | |
| 4 | Uckfield Town | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 83 | 56 | 1.482 | 42 | |
| 5 | Seaford Town | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 97 | 79 | 1.228 | 32 | |
| 6 | Battle Rangers | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 92 | 80 | 1.150 | 31 | |
| 7 | Three Bridges United | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 78 | 1.000 | 28 | |
| 8 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 74 | 79 | 0.937 | 28 | |
| 9 | Hastings & St Leonards | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 85 | 0.929 | 28 | |
| 10 | Brighton North End | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 90 | 87 | 1.034 | 27 | |
| 11 | Burgess Hill | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 75 | 0.760 | 26 | |
| 12 | Goldstone | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 79 | 0.759 | 23 | |
| 13 | Horsham YMCA | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 57 | 104 | 0.548 | 21 | |
| 14 | Portslade | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 98 | 0.643 | 18 | |
| 15 | Hailsham | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 54 | 103 | 0.524 | 17 | |
| 16 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 48 | 111 | 0.432 | 15 |
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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