The2015–16Southern Combination Football League season was the 91st in the history of the competition (the first since it changed name from the Sussex County Football League), afootball league in England. This is also the first season in which all divisions were renamed after league restructuring.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Horsham |
| Promoted | Horsham |
| Relegated | East Preston St Francis Rangers |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,585 (4.17 per match) |
2016–17 → | |
The Premier Division featured 16 clubs which competed in the Sussex County League Division One last season, along with four new clubs:
Six clubs have applied for promotion to Step 4: Eastbourne Town, Horsham, Horsham YMCA, Lancing, Loxwood and Newhaven.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horsham | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 22 | +109 | 97 | Promoted to theIsthmian League Division One South |
| 2 | Eastbourne Town | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 107 | 42 | +65 | 86 | |
| 3 | Newhaven | 38 | 25 | 3 | 10 | 120 | 39 | +81 | 78 | |
| 4 | Lancing | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 98 | 46 | +52 | 77 | |
| 5 | Chichester City | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 99 | 46 | +53 | 74 | |
| 6 | Pagham | 38 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 94 | 49 | +45 | 73 | |
| 7 | Horsham YMCA | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 105 | 62 | +43 | 71 | |
| 8 | Loxwood | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 95 | 60 | +35 | 71 | |
| 9 | Broadbridge Heath | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 63 | |
| 10 | Eastbourne United | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 81 | 72 | +9 | 63 | |
| 11 | Littlehampton Town | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 103 | 76 | +27 | 60 | |
| 12 | Arundel | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 88 | 68 | +20 | 56 | |
| 13 | Hassocks | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 47[a] | |
| 14 | Worthing United | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 68 | 83 | −15 | 42 | |
| 15 | AFC Uckfield Town | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 91 | −29 | 33 | |
| 16 | Wick & Barnham United | 38 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 55 | 105 | −50 | 32 | |
| 17 | Shoreham | 38 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 53 | 94 | −41 | 29 | |
| 18 | Hailsham Town | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 47 | 149 | −102 | 18[b] | |
| 19 | East Preston | 38 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 144 | −109 | 12 | Relegated toDivision One |
| 20 | St Francis Rangers | 38 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 214 | −204 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | UCK | ARU | BBH | CCH | EPR | EBT | EBU | HAI | HSK | HOR | HYM | LAN | LIT | LOX | NEW | PAG | SHO | STF | WIC | WRU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Uckfield Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 8–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Arundel | 3–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 9–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Broadbridge Heath | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Chichester City | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| East Preston | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–8 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | |
| Eastbourne Town | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 10–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 4–0 | |
| Eastbourne United Association | 4–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | |
| Hailsham Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–6 | |
| Hassocks | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | |
| Horsham | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 11–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | |
| Horsham YMCA | 5–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lancing | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| Littlehampton Town | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Loxwood | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | |
| Newhaven | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 10–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 10–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 10–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | |
| Pagham | 5–2 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | |
| Shoreham | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 8–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| St Francis Rangers | 1–4 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–9 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–11 | 0–15 | 0–3 | 0–10 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–11 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–8 | |
| Wick & Barnham United | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2–8 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Worthing United | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–8 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Haywards Heath Town |
| Promoted | Haywards Heath Town Crawley Down Gatwick |
| Matches | 272 |
| Goals | 1,075 (3.95 per match) |
2016–17 → | |
Division One featured ten clubs which competed in the Sussex County League Division Two last season, along with seven new clubs.
Relegation from this division was not implemented for this season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haywards Heath Town | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 23 | +100 | 90 | Promoted to thePremier Division |
| 2 | Crawley Down Gatwick | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 50 | +38 | 74 | |
| 3 | Oakwood | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 89 | 64 | +25 | 60 | |
| 4 | Storrington | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 58 | |
| 5 | Southwick | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 75 | 54 | +21 | 56 | |
| 6 | Mile Oak | 32 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 55 | |
| 7 | Little Common | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 50 | |
| 8 | Lingfield | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 76 | 66 | +10 | 48 | |
| 9 | Langney Wanderers | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 55 | +18 | 47 | |
| 10 | Steyning Town | 32 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 45 | |
| 11 | Sidlesham | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 43 | Demoted to Division Two |
| 12 | Ringmer | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 37 | |
| 13 | Selsey | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 88 | −35 | 31 | |
| 14 | Bexhill United | 32 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 29 | |
| 15 | Midhurst & Easebourne | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 28 | |
| 16 | Seaford Town | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 19 | |
| 17 | Saltdean United | 32 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 109 | −79 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | BEX | CDG | HHE | LAW | LIN | LIT | MID | MIL | OAK | RIN | SDU | SEA | SEL | SID | SOU | STE | STO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill United | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 2–1 | |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Haywards Heath Town | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 12–0 | 5–0 | 8–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Langney Wanderers | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | H/W | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Lingfield | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Little Common | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Midhurst & Easebourne | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Mile Oak | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Oakwood | 7–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | |
| Ringmer | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Saltdean United | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–10 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | |
| Seaford Town | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Selsey | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 5–3 | H/W | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | |
| Sidlesham | 7–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | H/W | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Southwick | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Steyning Town | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Storrington | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AFC Varndeanians |
| Promoted | AFC Varndeanians Billingshurst |
| Relegated | Hurstpierpoint |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 1,004 (4.18 per match) |
2016–17 → | |
Division Two featured eight clubs which competed in the Sussex County League Division Three last season, along with eight new clubs.
In addition, Burgess Hill & Hurst Albion split and reverted to their original names of Hurstpierpoint (remaining in this league) and Burgess Hill Albion (joining the Mid Sussex League), while Ifield changed its name to Ifield Galaxy.
Promotion and relegation to and from this division was irregular, due to ground grading issues and other league constitution aspects.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Varndeanians | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 26 | +65 | 70 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Roffey | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 101 | 37 | +64 | 64 | |
| 3 | Cowfold | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 34 | +47 | 63 | |
| 4 | Rottingdean Village | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 32 | +39 | 63 | |
| 5 | Billingshurst | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 35 | +38 | 62 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 6 | Bosham | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 59 | |
| 7 | Upper Beeding | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 52 | |
| 8 | Montpelier Villa | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 47 | |
| 9 | Rustington | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | Westfield | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 38 | |
| 11 | Ferring | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 54 | 77 | −23 | 31 | |
| 12 | Clymping | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 96 | −39 | 25 | |
| 13 | Alfold | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 75 | −34 | 23 | |
| 14 | Ifield Galaxy | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 41 | 108 | −67 | 22 | Resigned from the league |
| 15 | A.F.C. Roffey Club | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 34 | 95 | −61 | 13 | |
| 16 | Hurstpierpoint | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 129 | −105 | 9 | Resigned from the league |