1965–66 Sussex County Football League

The 1965–66 Sussex County Football League season was the 41st in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1][2]

Division One

Sussex County Football League
Division One

Season	1965–66
Champions	Bexhill Town Athletic
Relegated	Arundel Wigmore Athletic
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,044 (4.35 per match)
← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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

• Sidley United
• Southwick

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bexhill Town Athletic	30	18	10	2	81	41	1.976	46
2	Chichester City	30	20	6	4	92	47	1.957	46
3	Sidley United	30	18	7	5	87	49	1.776	43
4	Seaford Town	30	15	6	9	73	57	1.281	36
5	Southwick	30	14	7	9	78	56	1.393	35
6	Rye United	30	14	5	11	69	57	1.211	33
7	Lancing	30	15	2	13	61	48	1.271	32
8	Selsey	30	13	6	11	78	76	1.026	32
9	East Grinstead	30	11	7	12	61	68	0.897	29
10	Whitehawk	30	10	8	12	67	80	0.838	28
11	Haywards Heath	30	12	2	16	57	55	1.036	26
12	Littlehampton Town	30	7	11	12	52	69	0.754	25
13	Shoreham	30	9	4	17	56	68	0.824	22
14	Bognor Regis Town	30	7	5	18	51	78	0.654	19
15	Arundel	30	6	5	19	45	91	0.495	17	Relegated to Division Two
16	Wigmore Athletic	30	4	3	23	36	104	0.346	11

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

Division Two

Sussex County Football League
Division Two

Season	1965–66
Champions	Horsham YMCA
Promoted	Horsham YMCA Newhaven
Matches played	306
Goals scored	1,645 (5.38 per match)
← 1964–65 1966–67 →

Division Two featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

• Hastings Rangers
• Newhaven

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Horsham YMCA	34	31	2	1	141	30	4.700	64	Promoted to Division One
2	Newhaven	34	30	2	2	142	34	4.176	62
3	Ringmer	34	24	2	8	155	68	2.279	50
4	Wadhurst	34	22	2	10	102	66	1.545	46
5	Hastings & St Leonards	34	17	6	11	99	77	1.286	40
6	Ferring	34	18	3	13	100	76	1.316	39
7	APV Athletic	34	17	3	14	95	79	1.203	37
8	Old Varndeanians	34	14	6	14	83	67	1.239	34
9	Wick	34	17	0	17	96	90	1.067	34
10	Hastings Rangers	34	15	3	16	91	92	0.989	33
11	Three Bridges	34	11	10	13	78	82	0.951	32
12	Brighton Old Grammarians	34	14	3	17	74	85	0.871	31
13	Brighton North End	34	12	6	16	94	126	0.746	30
14	Burgess Hill	34	11	3	20	57	82	0.695	25
15	Steyning	34	10	4	20	68	94	0.723	24
16	Portfield	34	6	4	24	55	123	0.447	16
17	Uckfield Town	34	3	2	29	58	180	0.322	8	Resigned to the Mid-Sussex League
18	Battle Rangers	34	3	1	30	57	194	0.294	7

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

1. "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
2. "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.