The 1985–86 Sussex County Football League season was the 61st in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1985–86
ChampionsSteyning Town
RelegatedRingmer
Matches played240
Goals scored726 (3.03 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Steyning Town 30 22 6 2 61 16 +45 72 Transferred to the Wessex League
2 Three Bridges 30 19 6 5 58 24 +34 63
3 Eastbourne Town 30 18 7 5 71 23 +48 61
4 Whitehawk 30 13 11 6 46 30 +16 50
5 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 15 4 11 55 44 +11 49
6 Littlehampton Town 30 13 7 10 44 29 +15 46
7 Burgess Hill Town 30 13 6 11 47 41 +6 45
8 Portfield 30 13 6 11 40 48 −8 45
9 Arundel 30 12 8 10 55 37 +18 44
10 Lancing 30 11 7 12 42 52 −10 40
11 Hailsham Town 30 9 7 14 45 49 −4 34
12 Shoreham 30 10 4 16 42 57 −15 34
13 Chichester City 30 7 6 17 35 64 −29 27
14 Midhurst & Easebourne 30 5 7 18 33 65 −32 22
15 Horsham YMCA 30 5 4 21 33 90 −57 19
16 Ringmer 30 4 6 20 19 57 −38 18 Relegated to Division Two
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1985–86
ChampionsWick
PromotedWick
Haywards Heath
RelegatedLingfield
Matches played240
Goals scored783 (3.26 per match)

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

  • Bosham, promoted from Division Three
  • Oakwood, promoted from Division Three
  • Wick, relegated from Division One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wick 30 22 6 2 94 35 +59 72 Promoted to Division One
2 Haywards Heath 30 22 5 3 72 26 +46 71
3 Pagham 30 22 5 3 70 18 +52 69[lower-alpha 1]
4 Sidley United 30 15 8 7 52 36 +16 53
5 East Grinstead 30 15 5 10 44 30 +14 50
6 Albion United 30 13 6 11 49 48 +1 45
7 Bosham 30 12 7 11 56 53 +3 43
8 Ferring 30 12 6 12 47 51 −4 42
9 Storrington 30 10 10 10 48 41 +7 40
10 Oakwood 30 10 7 13 31 50 −19 37
11 Hassocks 30 8 9 13 38 38 0 33
12 Newhaven 30 8 5 17 32 57 −25 29
13 Selsey 30 7 5 18 35 67 −32 26
14 Wigmore Athletic 30 7 2 21 44 71 −27 23
15 Franklands Village 30 6 4 20 36 74 −38 22
16 Lingfield 30 5 2 23 35 88 −53 17 Relegated to Division Three
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Pagham were deducted two points.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season1985–86
ChampionsSeaford Town
PromotedSeaford Town
Bexhill Town
Matches played210
Goals scored760 (3.62 per match)

Division Three featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

  • APV Athletic
  • Bexhill Town, relegated from Division Two
  • Leftovers Sports Club

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seaford Town 28 18 5 5 64 31 +33 59 Promoted to Division Two
2 Bexhill Town 28 17 7 4 72 31 +41 58
3 East Preston 28 15 5 8 54 32 +22 50
4 Langney Sports 28 14 4 10 53 39 +14 46
5 Saltdean United 28 13 6 9 58 41 +17 45
6 Ifield 28 13 3 12 56 66 −10 42
7 APV Athletic 28 12 5 11 50 72 −22 41
8 Eastbourne Rangers 28 11 6 11 55 63 −8 39
9 Crowborough Athletic 28 10 6 12 49 56 −7 36
10 Westdene 28 9 7 12 44 49 −5 34
11 Hurstpierpoint 28 8 8 12 43 56 −13 32
12 Midway 28 6 9 13 44 51 −7 27
13 Cooksbridge 28 6 8 14 50 57 −7 26
14 Broadbridge Heath 28 5 10 13 35 50 −15 25
15 Leftovers Sports Club 28 6 5 17 33 66 −33 23
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ↑ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
  2. ↑ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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