1986–87 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season	1986–87
Champions	Langney Sports
Promoted	Langney Sports; Crowborough Athletic
Matches played	182
Goals scored	667 (3.66 per match)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season	1986–87
Champions	Pagham
Promoted	Pagham; Selsey
Relegated	Franklands Village; Sidley United
Matches played	240
Goals scored	694 (2.89 per match)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season	1986–87
Champions	Arundel
Relegated	Chichester City; Midhurst & Easebourne
Matches played	240
Goals scored	762 (3.18 per match)
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Sussex County Football League season was the 62nd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1]^[2]

Division One

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arundel	30	20	5	5	83	39	+44	65
2	Whitehawk	30	19	6	5	56	24	+32	63
3	Haywards Heath	30	18	5	7	63	39	+24	59
4	Three Bridges	30	18	4	8	67	41	+26	58
5	Eastbourne Town	30	15	11	4	56	23	+33	56
6	Littlehampton Town	30	14	7	9	49	33	+16	49
7	Peacehaven & Telscombe	30	13	7	10	49	61	−12	46
8	Shoreham	30	12	8	10	41	42	−1	44
9	Wick	30	11	9	10	61	57	+4	42
10	Lancing	30	11	5	14	55	48	+7	38
11	Burgess Hill Town	30	8	6	16	32	40	−8	30
12	Portfield	30	7	7	16	32	46	−14	28
13	Horsham YMCA	30	7	5	18	38	54	−16	26
14	Hailsham Town	30	5	10	15	31	62	−31	25
15	Chichester City	30	4	7	19	23	75	−52	19	Relegated to Division Two
16	Midhurst & Easebourne	30	4	6	20	26	78	−52	18	Relegated to Division Two

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Albion United changed name to Little Common Albion.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Pagham	30	22	6	2	63	11	+52	72	Promoted to Division One
2	Selsey	30	21	2	7	68	28	+40	65	Promoted to Division One
3	Bexhill Town	30	15	7	8	54	39	+15	52
4	East Grinstead	30	14	10	6	46	33	+13	52
5	Oakwood	30	14	5	11	40	37	+3	47
6	Little Common Albion	30	13	7	10	57	42	+15	46
7	Ferring	30	12	6	12	34	35	−1	42
8	Bosham	30	12	6	12	48	55	−7	42
9	Seaford Town	30	11	7	12	37	35	+2	40
10	Newhaven	30	10	6	14	36	48	−12	36
11	Hassocks	30	10	6	14	32	53	−21	36	Demoted to Division Three
12	Wigmore Athletic	30	9	6	15	48	56	−8	33
13	Storrington	30	8	6	16	32	43	−11	30
14	Ringmer	30	6	11	13	35	48	−13	29
15	Franklands Village	30	7	6	17	31	59	−28	27	Relegated to Division Three
16	Sidley United	30	4	7	19	33	72	−39	19	Relegated to Division Three

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Division Three featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Langney Sports	26	21	3	2	101	19	+82	66	Promoted to Division Two
2	Crowborough Athletic	26	18	4	4	60	25	+35	58	Promoted to Division Two
3	Midway	26	14	6	6	52	23	+29	48
4	Cooksbridge	26	14	5	7	56	34	+22	47
5	Ifield	26	13	4	9	49	44	+5	43
6	East Preston	26	12	4	10	47	52	−5	40
7	Westdene	26	12	3	11	60	56	+4	39	Resigned from the league
8	Broadbridge Heath	26	10	7	9	38	34	+4	37
9	Saltdean United	26	10	3	13	36	47	−11	33
10	APV Athletic	26	9	4	13	51	54	−3	31
11	Eastbourne Rangers	26	9	2	15	41	65	−24	29	Resigned from the league
12	Hurstpierpoint	26	6	5	15	31	63	−32	23
13	Leftovers Sports Club	26	6	2	18	31	71	−40	20
14	Lingfield	26	1	2	23	14	80	−66	5

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

^ "Sussex County Football League 1980–1993". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.