2002–03 Sussex County Football League

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The 2002–03 Sussex County Football League season was the 78th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season2002–03
ChampionsBurgess Hill Town
PromotedBurgess Hill Town
RelegatedPeacehaven & Telscombe
Wick
Littlehampton Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,283 (3.38 per match)

Division One featured 18 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 Burgess Hill Town 38 29 4 5 97 27 +70 91 Promoted to the Southern League Eastern Division
2 Whitehawk 38 22 4 12 79 41 +38 70
3 Horsham YMCA 38 21 6 11 101 51 +50 69
4 Chichester City United 38 20 9 9 79 51 +28 69
5 Sidlesham 38 20 6 12 65 62 +3 66
6 Southwick 38 18 6 14 67 50 +17 60
7 Ringmer 38 17 9 12 55 56 −1 60
8 Hassocks 38 16 8 14 67 65 +2 56
9 Pagham 38 16 7 15 69 52 +17 55
10 East Preston 38 16 6 16 63 66 −3 54
11 Selsey 38 14 11 13 59 44 +15 53
12 Redhill 38 16 5 17 53 62 −9 53
13 Sidley United 38 15 6 17 55 51 +4 51
14 Three Bridges 38 14 7 17 88 83 +5 49
15 Hailsham Town 38 13 8 17 54 60 −6 47
16 Shoreham 38 13 6 19 54 69 −15 45
17 Arundel 38 11 11 16 50 65 −15 44
18 Peacehaven & Telscombe 38 9 5 24 43 95 −52 32 Relegated to Division Two
19 Wick 38 7 5 26 51 123 −72 26
20 Littlehampton Town 38 4 9 25 34 110 −76 21
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season2002–03
ChampionsRye & Iden United
PromotedRye & Iden United
Eastbourne Town
East Grinstead Town
Matches played306
Goals scored1,013 (3.31 per match)

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rye & Iden United 34 27 4 3 77 35 +42 85 Promoted to Division One
2 Eastbourne Town 34 25 7 2 97 28 +69 82
3 East Grinstead Town 34 17 12 5 67 39 +28 63
4 Oakwood 34 17 5 12 70 55 +15 56
5 Saltdean United 34 15 6 13 70 55 +15 51
6 Westfield 34 13 10 11 54 53 +1 49
7 Wealden 34 14 6 14 64 60 +4 48
8 Eastbourne United 34 14 6 14 63 60 +3 48 Merged into Eastbourne United Association
9 Lancing 34 12 11 11 47 49 −2 47
10 Steyning Town 34 13 7 14 47 43 +4 46
11 Shinewater Association 34 13 7 14 46 59 −13 46 Merged into Eastbourne United Association
12 Seaford 34 11 7 16 51 51 0 40
13 Broadbridge Heath 34 11 5 18 54 74 −20 38
14 Worthing United 34 11 5 18 41 64 −23 38
15 Crawley Down 34 9 10 15 43 51 −8 37
16 Mile Oak 34 9 6 19 47 74 −27 33
17 Pease Pottage Village 34 9 4 21 38 79 −41 31
18 Oving 34 5 4 25 37 84 −47 19 Resigned from the league
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season2002–03
ChampionsMidhurst & Easebourne
PromotedMidhurst & Easebourne
Haywards Heath Town
Matches played240
Goals scored793 (3.3 per match)

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

Also, Bexhill Town changed name to Bexhill United.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Midhurst & Easebourne 28 20 4 4 80 26 +54 64 Promoted to Division Two
2 Haywards Heath Town 28 17 9 2 76 31 +45 60
3 Crowborough Athletic 28 18 4 6 87 32 +55 58
4 Franklands Village 28 14 8 6 48 30 +18 50
5 Ifield 28 13 5 10 47 50 −3 44
6 St Francis Rangers 28 12 7 9 60 52 +8 43
7 Newhaven 28 12 5 11 58 54 +4 41
8 Forest 28 10 6 12 56 55 +1 36
9 Lingfield 28 11 3 14 38 65 −27 36
10 Bexhill United 28 10 5 13 53 56 −3 35
11 Hurstpierpoint 28 8 8 12 37 44 −7 32
12 Storrington 28 9 4 15 53 59 −6 31
13 Upper Beeding 28 5 8 15 31 61 −30 23
14 Bosham 28 6 3 19 30 102 −72 21
15 Uckfield Town 28 5 1 22 39 76 −37 16
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.