Southern Combination Football League
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| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Founded |
2015–present 1920–2015 (as Sussex County League) |
| Divisions |
3 – first teams 2 – reserve teams 2 – U21 Divisions 3 – U18 Divisions |
| Number of teams | 46 (plus reserve teams) |
| Level on pyramid | Levels 9–11 |
| Feeder to | Isthmian League Division One South |
| Domestic cup(s) |
FA Cup FA Vase |
| League cup(s) |
The Peter Bentley League Cup Division One Challenge Cup Division Two Challenge Cup The Reserve Section Challenge Cup |
| Current champions |
Horsham (Premier Division) Haywards Heath Town (Division One) AFC Varndeanians (Division Two) (2015–16) |
| Website | Official |
 2016–17 Southern Combination Football League | |
The Southern Combination Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and southeastern Surrey, England.
Formed in 1920 as the Sussex County Football League,[1] the league now has six divisions – three for first teams and three for reserve sides. The first team divisions – One, Two and Three, sit at Steps 5, 6 & 7 of the English football league system, below the regional divisions of the Isthmian League and the Southern League. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system. The league changed its name to the Southern Combination Football League for the start of the 2015–16 season, and at the same time renamed the divisions Premier Division, Division One and Division Two. Also, for the 2015–16 season the league added two U21s divisions, one in the East, and one in the West, these two leagues consisting of 7 teams each.
Champions
1920–39
The league originally consisted of a single section of 12 clubs, and had reached a stable membership of 14 clubs when it was abandoned on the outbreak of World War II.
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1920–21 | Worthing |
| 1921–22 | Worthing |
| 1922–23 | Vernon Athletic |
| 1923–24 | Corps of Signals |
| 1924–25 | Corps of Signals |
| 1925–26 | Southwick |
| 1926–27 | Worthing |
| 1927–28 | Southwick |
| 1928–29 | Worthing |
| 1929–30 | Southwick |
| 1930–31 | Worthing |
| 1931–32 | Horsham |
| 1932–33 | Horsham |
| 1933–34 | Worthing |
| 1934–35 | Horsham |
| 1935–36 | Horsham |
| 1936–37 | Horsham |
| 1937–38 | Horsham |
| 1938–39 | Worthing |
1945–46
For the first post-War season, the league operated two regional divisions, East and West.
| Season | Eastern | Western |
|---|---|---|
| 1945–46 | Haywards Heath | Worthing |
1946–52
After a single split format, the league reverted to a single division for the next six seasons.
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1946–47 | Horsham |
| 1947–48 | Southwick |
| 1948–49 | Bognor Regis |
| 1949–50 | Haywards Heath |
| 1950–51 | Haywards Heath |
| 1951–52 | Shoreham |
1952–83
A second division was instituted in 1952. A two-division format continued for over 30 years, the only deviation being in the 1962–63 season when the terrible winter made the league impossible to finish. The normal league competitions were abandoned and a set of emergency competitions were played for in the second half of the season.
1983–Present
After a two division format had proved sufficient for over 30 years, a third division was added in 1983. While the top two divisions were for clubs holding senior status with the Sussex FA, the new Division Three (now called Division Two) was, and still is, for clubs of intermediate status.
Most wins
- 8 – Peacehaven & Telscombe, Horsham
- 7 – Worthing
- 6 – Burgess Hill Town, Chichester City United (including 5 as Chichester City), Southwick
References
- ↑ "About the Sussex County Football League". Sussex County Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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