The2023–24Southern Combination Football League season was the 99th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9, 10 and 11 (steps 5 and 6, and county feeder) of theEnglish football league system.[1]
The constitution was announced on 15 May 2023.[2] Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there was only one club relegated from the division.[3]
The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season
Promoted fromDivision One Transferred fromWessex Football League Premier Division Relegated from theIsthmian League South East Division |
Promoted to theIsthmian League South East Division Relegated toDivision One
|
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2023 – 5 May 2024 |
| Champions | Steyning Town |
| Promoted | Steyning Town Eastbourne Town |
| Relegated | AFC Uckfield Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,330 (3.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Oli Lesley (29 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Steyning Town 10–1AFC Uckfield Town (27 April 2024) |
| Biggest away win | AFC Uckfield Town 1–8Crawley Down Gatwick (30 December 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Steyning Town 10–1AFC Uckfield Town (27 April 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Eastbourne Town |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Newhaven |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Saltdean United |
| Highest attendance | 884 Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–3Newhaven (26 December 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 34 Pagham 1–3Steyning Town (23 January 2024) |
| Total attendance | 60,750 |
| Average attendance | 162.0 |
2024–25 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steyning Town(C, P) | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 119 | 36 | +83 | 88 | Promotion to theIsthmian League |
| 2 | Eastbourne Town(O, P) | 38 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted toIsthmian League |
| 3 | Crowborough Athletic | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 36 | +45 | 81 | Qualification for the play-offs |
| 4 | Newhaven | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 99 | 55 | +44 | 79 | |
| 5 | Hassocks | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 78 | |
| 6 | Eastbourne United Association | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 72 | |
| 7 | Haywards Heath Town | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 45 | +45 | 69[a] | |
| 8 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 61 | |
| 9 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 86 | 63 | +23 | 60 | |
| 10 | Midhurst & Easebourne | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 59 | |
| 11 | Lingfield | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 65 | −8 | 47 | |
| 12 | Little Common | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 63 | 82 | −19 | 46 | |
| 13 | Pagham | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 44 | |
| 14 | Horsham YMCA | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 42 | |
| 15 | Shoreham | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 36 | |
| 16 | Loxwood | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 46 | 87 | −41 | 30 | |
| 17 | AFC Varndeanians | 38 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 32 | 95 | −63 | 25 | |
| 18 | Bexhill United | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 24[b] | |
| 19 | Saltdean United | 38 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 94 | −50 | 23 | |
| 20 | AFC Uckfield Town(R) | 38 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 127 | −93 | 14 | Relegation to Division One |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Eastbourne Town | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Hassocks | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Eastbourne Town | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Newhaven | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Crowborough Athletic | 1(4) | |||||||
| 4 | Newhaven | 1(5) | |||||||
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Eastbourne Town | 2–0 | Hassocks | Eastbourne |
| 19:45 |
| Report | Stadium:The Saffrons Attendance: 604 Referee: Tazlim Ali |
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Crowborough Athletic | 1–1 (4–5p) | Newhaven | Crowborough |
| 19:45 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Alderbrook Attendance: 543 Referee: Simon Faires |
| 5 May 2024 (2024-05-05) | Eastbourne Town | 2-0 | Newhaven | Eastbourne |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Stadium:The Saffrons Attendance: 1131 Referee: Greig Walker |
| Home \ Away | UCK | VAR | BEX | CDG | CRO | EBT | EBU | HHT | HSK | HYM | LIN | LCM | LOX | MID | NEW | PAG | PAT | SDU | SHO | STT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Uckfield Town | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–8 | 0–6 | 0–7 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| AFC Varndeanians | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Bexhill United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | |
| Crowborough Athletic | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | |
| Eastbourne Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Eastbourne United Association | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Haywards Heath Town | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hassocks | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | |
| Horsham YMCA | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Lingfield | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–6 | |
| Little Common | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Loxwood | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | 7–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 0–5 | |
| Newhaven | 6–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 6–1 | 0–4 | |
| Pagham | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | 4–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Saltdean United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | |
| Shoreham | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Steyning Town | 10–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Uckfield Town | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| AFC Varndeanians | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L |
| Bexhill United | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L |
| Crowborough Athletic | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W |
| Eastbourne Town | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Eastbourne United Association | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | W | W |
| Hassocks | D | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W |
| Haywards Heath Town | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Horsham YMCA | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | W |
| Lingfield | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L |
| Little Common | W | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Loxwood | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W |
| Newhaven | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L |
| Pagham | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | L | W |
| Peacehaven & Telscombe | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | W | L |
| Saltdean United | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Shoreham | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L |
| Steyning Town | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oli Lesley | Crawley Down Gatwick | 29 |
| 2 | Alfie Rogers | Newhaven | 27 |
| 3 | Lewis Rustell | Midhurst & Easebourne | 25 |
| 4 | Callum Barlow | Eastbourne United Association | 24 |
| Daniel Simmonds | Pagham | ||
| 6 | Jack Shonk | Bexhill United | 22 |
| 7 | Thomas Chalaye | Steyning Town | 18 |
| Harry Shooman | Steyning Town | ||
| Hayden Skerry | Haywards Heath Town | ||
| 10 | Liam Benson | Haywards Heath Town(previouslyHassocks) | 16 |
Division One was increased to 18 clubs from 17, 14 of which competed from the previous season
Promoted fromDivision Two Relegated from thePremier Division Relegated from theCombined Counties Football League Premier Division South |
Promoted to thePremier Division Promoted to theCombined Counties Football League Premier Division South Relegated toDivision Two
|
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 August 2023 – |
| Champions | Roffey |
| Promoted | Roffey Wick |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 1,176 (3.84 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tyler Capon (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dorking Wanderers B 7–0Forest Row (9 March 2024) |
| Biggest away win | East Preston 0–7Roffey (2 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Montpelier Villa 7–4Copthorne (13 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Roffey |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Roffey Wick |
| Longest losing run | 17 matches Oakwood |
| Highest attendance | 327 Selsey 2–2Roffey (28 October 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 10 Oakwood 1–2East Preston (11 November 2023) |
| Total attendance | 22,297 |
| Average attendance | 75.3 |
2024–25 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roffey(C, P) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 110 | 30 | +80 | 79 | Promotion to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Seaford Town | 34 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 96 | 54 | +42 | 68 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Dorking Wanderers B | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 65 | Ineligible for promotion[a] |
| 4 | Wick(O, P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 78 | 54 | +24 | 63 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted toPremier Division |
| 5 | Worthing United | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 62 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Selsey | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 59 | |
| 7 | Chessington & Hook United | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 54 | +12 | 57 | |
| 8 | Arundel | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 52[b] | |
| 9 | Godalming Town | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 49 | |
| 10 | Montpelier Villa | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 74 | −7 | 42 | |
| 11 | Copthorne | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 70 | 109 | −39 | 37 | |
| 12 | Billingshurst | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 70 | 83 | −13 | 36 | |
| 13 | Banstead Athletic | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 69 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Forest Row | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 58 | 85 | −27 | 33 | |
| 15 | Alfold | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 51 | 92 | −41 | 33 | |
| 16 | Mile Oak | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 31 | |
| 17 | East Preston | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 47 | 90 | −43 | 28 | |
| 18 | Oakwood | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 26 | Reprieved from relegation |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Seaford Town | 3 | |||||||
| 6 | Selsey | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Seaford Town | 3(4) | |||||||
| 4 | Wick | 3(5) | |||||||
| 4 | Wick | 3(4) | |||||||
| 5 | Worthing United | 3(3) | |||||||
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Seaford Town | 3–1 | Selsey | Seaford |
| 19:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:The Crouch Referee: Mark Spence |
| 30 April 2024 (2024-04-30) | Wick | 3–3 (4–3p) | Worthing United | Littlehampton(Wick) |
| 20:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Crabtree Park Referee: Marc Meeten |
| 4 May 2024 (2024-05-04) | Seaford Town | 3–3 (4–5p) | Wick | Seaford |
| 15:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:The Crouch Attendance: 931 Referee: Perry Hart |
| Home \ Away | ALF | ARU | BAN | BIL | CHU | COP | DOR | EPR | FOR | GOD | MOK | MON | OAK | ROF | SEA | SEL | WIC | WOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | 2–4 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Arundel | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Banstead Athletic | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Billingshurst | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–4 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
| Chessington & Hook United | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Copthorne | 2–2 | 2–7 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | |
| Dorking Wanderers B | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| East Preston | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–6 | |
| Forest Row | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | |
| Godalming Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Mile Oak | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Montpelier Villa | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 7–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Oakwood | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Roffey | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Seaford Town | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Selsey | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
| Wick | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Worthing United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L |
| Arundel | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L |
| Banstead Athletic | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L |
| Billingshurst | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | D |
| Chessington & Hook United | W | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W |
| Copthorne | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | W |
| Dorking Wanderers B | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| East Preston | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W |
| Forest Row | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Godalming Town | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Mile Oak | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Montpelier Villa | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | D |
| Oakwood | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | D |
| Roffey | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W | W |
| Seaford Town | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W |
| Selsey | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W |
| Wick | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | D |
| Worthing United | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | W |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Capon | Seaford Town | 34 |
| 2 | Devon Jordan Fender | Roffey | 25 |
| Joshua Irish | Wick | ||
| 4 | David Peter Crouch | Wick | 24 |
| 5 | Maurice Black | Chessington & Hook United | 21 |
| 6 | Oliver Rawlins | Dorking Wanderers B | 19 |
| 7 | Callum Connor | Seaford Town | 17 |
| George Cousins | Roffey | ||
| Lui Edwards | Banstead Athletic | ||
| 10 | Sam Bull | Arundel(previouslyCopthorne) | 15 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | Alfold Crossways | Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| Arundel | Arundel | Mill Road | 2,200 |
| Banstead Athletic | Tadworth | Merland Rise | 1,500 |
| Billingshurst | Billingshurst | Jubilee Fields | — |
| Chessington & Hook United | Chessington | Chalky Lane | 3,000 |
| Copthorne | Copthorne | Camping World Community Stadium(groundshare withHorsham) | 1,300 |
| Dorking Wanderers B | Dorking | Meadowbank | 3,000 |
| East Preston | Littlehampton(East Preston) | The Lashmar | 1,000 |
| Forest Row | Crawley(Three Bridges) | Tinsley Lane(groundshare withOakwood) | — |
| Godalming Town | Godalming | Bill Kyte Stadium | 3,000 |
| Mile Oak | Brighton(Mile Oak) | Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — |
| Montpelier Villa | Lancing | Culver Road(groundshare withLancing) | 1,500 |
| Oakwood | Crawley(Three Bridges) | Tinsley Lane | — |
| Roffey | Horsham(Roffey) | Bartholomew Way | 1,000 |
| Seaford Town | Seaford | The Crouch | — |
| Selsey | Selsey | Bunn Leisure Stadium | — |
| Wick | Littlehampton(Wick) | Crabtree Park | 2,000 |
| Worthing United | Worthing(Broadwater) | The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 |
Division Two reduced by one to 13 teams.
Relegated fromDivision One |
Promoted toDivision One
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| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2023 - 04 May 2024 |
| Champions | Storrington |
| Matches | 262 |
| Goals | 528 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ashley Harris (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Bosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity (13 January 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Brighton Electricity 0–9Storrington (26 August 2023) Brighton Electricity 0–9 Capel (9 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Bosham 9–1 Brighton Electricity (13 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Storrington |
| Longest unbeaten run | 9 matches Bosham |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Brighton Electricity Rottingdean |
| Highest attendance | 232 Bosham 1–1 Jarvis Brook (28 October 2023) |
| Lowest attendance | 10 Rottingdean Village 1–6 Upper Beeding (25 November 2023) |
| Total attendance | 7,164 |
| Average attendance | 64.0 |
2024–25 → | |
Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storrington(C, P) | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 28 | +41 | 56 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Bosham | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 36 | +31 | 45 | |
| 3 | Ferring | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 43 | |
| 4 | Jarvis Brook | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 27 | +29 | 40 | |
| 5 | Hailsham Town | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 39 | |
| 6 | Rustington | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 35 | |
| 7 | Southwater | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Capel | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 30 | |
| 9 | St Francis Rangers | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | Upper Beeding | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Brighton Electricity | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 102 | −86 | 8 | |
| 12 | Rottingdean Village | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 66 | −46 | 6 | Resigned from the league |
| Home \ Away | BOS | BRE | CAP | FER | HAI | JAR | ROT | RUS | SOU | STF | STO | UBD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | 9–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Brighton Electricity | 0–4 | 0–9 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–9 | 0–2 | |
| Capel | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Ferring | 5–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Hailsham Town | 3–5 | 5–0 | H/W | 1–1 | 2–2 | H/W | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Jarvis Brook | 1–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | |
| Rottingdean Village | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–6 | |
| Rustington | 2–5 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 5–0 | |
| Southwater | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| St Francis Rangers | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Storrington | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | |
| Upper Beeding | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | W |
| Brighton Electricity | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Capel | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | W |
| Ferring | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D |
| Hailsham Town | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D |
| Jarvis Brook | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L |
| Rottingdean Village | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L |
| Rustington | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L |
| Southwater | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W |
| St Francis Rangers | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Storrington | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
| Upper Beeding | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | L |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Harris | Bosham | 20 |
| 2 | Chris Darwin | Rustington | 15 |
| 3 | Matthew Wilson | Storrington | 14 |
| 4 | Matthew Hards | Storrington | 12 |
| 5 | Alfred Barnes | St Francis Rangers | 11 |
| 6 | Sean Culley | Rustington | 10 |
| Toby Hewett | Bosham | 10 | |
| Luke Brodie | Southwater | 10 | |
| Harry Gardner | Ferring | ||
| Shaun Kenward | Ferring | 10 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosham | Bosham | Walton Lane | — |
| Brighton Electricity | Brighton(Withdean) | Withdean Stadium(groundshare withAFC Varndeanians) | 8,850 |
| Capel | Capel | Newdigate Road | — |
| Ferring | Ferring | The Glebelands | — |
| Hailsham Town | Hailsham | The Beaconsfield | 2,000 |
| Jarvis Brook | Crowborough | Limekiln | — |
| Rottingdean Village | Brighton(Rottingdean) | Rottingdean Sports Centre | — |
| Rustington | Rustington | Rustington Recreation Ground | — |
| Southwater | Southwater | Southwater Sports Club | — |
| St Francis Rangers | Haywards Heath | Colwell Ground | 1000 |
| Storrington | Storrington | The Recreation Ground, Storrington | — |
| Upper Beeding | Upper Beeding | Memorial Playing Field | — |
The2023–24 SCFL Peter Bentley Challenge Cup sawNewhaven enter the competition as defending champions, having defeatedCrowborough Athletic in the previous season's final.
| Round | Dates | Matches | Clubs |
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| First round | 15 August | 6 | 38 → 32 |
| Second round | 19 August to 10 October | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Third round | 21 October to 6 March | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 13 February to 16 April | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 24 April to 7 May | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 11 May | 1 | 2 → 1 |
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| 11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) | Steyning Town (PD) | 2–1 | Crowborough Athletic (PD) | Hassocks |
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| Report |
| Stadium:The Beacon Referee: Simon Faires |