2016–17 Southern Combination Football League

The 2016–17 Southern Combination Football League season was the 92nd in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.[1]

Premier Division

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Southern Combination
Premier Division
Season2016–17
ChampionsShoreham
PromotedShoreham
RelegatedWick
Hailsham Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,470 (3.87 per match)

Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

Also, Wick & Barnham reverted to their original name of Wick.

Haywards Heath Town, Horsham YMCA, Pagham and Shoreham applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18. While Haywards Heath Town won the league, they were subsequently charged by the FA for playing a suspended player.[2] On 22 May, it was announced that Haywards Heath had 9 points deducted, which would hand the title and promotion to Shoreham.[3] Haywards Heath's appeal was ultimately dismissed on 15 June,[4] therefore Shoreham's championship and promotion were confirmed.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Shoreham38302611030+8092Promoted to the Isthmian League South Division
2Haywards Heath Town38313411428+8687[a]
3Chichester City3826669447+4784
4Pagham38226109345+4872
5Eastbourne Town38217108560+2570
6Loxwood38187137559+1661
7Eastbourne United38192176467−359
8Broadbridge Heath38183177163+857
9Newhaven381510138570+1555
10Horsham YMCA38159146767054
11Crawley Down Gatwick38157169586+952
12Lancing38155187483−950
13Hassocks38153207068+248
14Peacehaven & Telscombe38146186978−948
15Arundel38126205784−2742
16Littlehampton Town38124226187−2640
17Worthing United381142352104−5237
18AFC Uckfield Town38112254995−4635[b]
19Wick3886245391−3830Relegated to Division One
20Hailsham Town38223432158−1268
Source: scfl.org.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Haywards Heath Town were deducted nine points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ AFC Uckfield Town were reprieved from relegation.

Results table

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Home \ AwayUCKARUBBHCCHCDGEBTEBUHAIHSKHHEHYMLANLITLOXNEWPAGPATSHOWICWRU
AFC Uckfield Town3–50–41–24–21–33–02–03–10–32–31–22–01–61–34–22–30–51–23–0
Arundel3–21–20–12–21–33–01–01–10–41–13–34–20–32–01–32–11–01–13–5
Broadbridge Heath1–33–11–31–21–01–04–01–01–00–21–24–34–14–11–44–00–23–11–2
Chichester City1–04–14–32–22–12–06–14–21–12–11–24–01–42–21–14–00–33–15–0
Crawley Down Gatwick6–14–14–12–22–32–17–04–63–42–24–11–25–22–40–34–10–55–49–0
Eastbourne Town1–12–02–12–30–24–15–23–10–51–13–12–21–12–63–05–01–54–06–1
Eastbourne United Association4–04–01–01–42–11–34–21–20–12–13–12–43–33–24–33–23–41–03–0
Hailsham Town0–14–32–22–63–30–10–10–80–80–61–22–13–40–40–40–40–40–20–3
Hassocks3–02–01–10–13–22–11–24–00–21–05–30–31–22–20–32–14–10–14–1
Haywards Heath Town1–05–04–00–31–02–02–18–04–14–12–01–03–12–03–32–01–24–15–1
Horsham YMCA3–00–40–11–34–12–20–04–13–21–73–14–10–01–40–03–21–05–34–1
Lancing3–13–12–51–33–02–22–46–14–30–21–01–31–21–21–33–30–16–14–1
Littlehampton Town1–22–10–32–31–21–00–15–32–02–31–11–31–32–23–21–32–11–31–0
Loxwood6–01–02–11–13–00–11–05–22–00–34–01–24–20–30–32–01–24–10–1
Newhaven0–02–32–40–32–23–44–12–05–01–61–02–27–00–00–12–20–33–26–3
Pagham4–11–22–13–10–22–32–37–02–01–03–15–04–10–21–10–11–12–25–1
Peacehaven & Telscombe1–24–03–21–05–22–31–35–01–02–23–41–13–22–21–31–41–32–12–1
Shoreham6–05–03–03–15–12–25–05–12–11–31–23–14–14–03–01–02–04–11–0
Wick3–11–11–20–32–30–40–15–11–21–52–20–21–13–23–20–12–20–41–2
Worthing United2–00–42–21–30–01–22–16–10–50–13–05–11–42–22–21–60–30–41–0
Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division One

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Southern Combination
Division One
Season2016–17
ChampionsSaltdean United
PromotedSaltdean United
East Preston
Matches played306
Goals scored1,222 (3.99 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

  • Little Common could not be promoted as arranging a groundshare with another club in order to secure promotion was not allowed.[5] This resulted in a reprieve for AFC Uckfield Town.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Saltdean United3424738733+5479Promoted to the Premier Division
2Little Common34236510349+5475
3East Preston3423658533+5275Promoted to the Premier Division
4Mile Oak3421678448+3669
5Lingfield34203118765+2263
6Steyning Town34186108164+1760
7Selsey34158118269+1353
8Langney Wanderers34163159287+551
9Midhurst & Easebourne34128146672−644
10Bexhill United34135166068−844
11Southwick34127156567−242[a]
12Storrington34910155270−1836[a]
13Seaford Town3487194768−2131
14Oakwood3487194178−3731
15Billingshurst3477205586−3128
16Ringmer3477204786−3928
17St Francis Rangers3466224385−4224[b]
18AFC Varndeanians34411194594−4923[b]
Source: scfl.org.uk
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Southwick and Storrington were deducted one point each for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ a b St Francis Rangers and AFC Varndeanians were reprieved from relegation

Results table

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Home \ AwayVARBEXBILEPRLAWLINLITMIDMILOAKRINSDUSEASELSOUSTFSTESTO
AFC Vardeanians0–44–41–73–20–22–24–00–92–20–30–22–20–42–40–01–31–1
Bexhill United1–15–10–21–84–21–21–22–11–11–00–40–05–02–03–01–61–2
Billingshurst2–31–20–35–11–22–23–02–63–07–21–30–32–21–34–21–32–2
East Preston2–12–24–04–24–13–23–02–11–05–01–21–06–21–15–04–50–1
Langney Wanderers1–25–04–03–13–01–31–51–56–05–20–42–11–11–04–11–24–2
Lingfield4–15–34–31–45–21–54–24–22–04–02–24–12–24–13–11–34–0
Little Common4–32–01–03–07–16–25–13–34–16–02–12–21–43–33–04–04–1
Midhurst & Easebourne3–04–22–31–23–52–10–53–23–13–11–23–22–23–32–20–03–1
Mile Oak2–01–01–10–03–42–11–02–14–13–24–03–04–30–33–02–12–0
Oakwood4–12–10–10–22–03–31–21–11–20–41–14–21–51–31–02–22–2
Ringmer0–01–21–10–33–31–02–32–14–40–20–12–24–12–20–11–21–1
Saltdean United3–01–22–00–01–04–12–23–21–16–03–25–04–04–22–02–13–0
Seaford Town2–11–43–21–12–20–22–30–10–12–13–03–40–33–10–11–33–0
Selsey5–10–01–11–11–51–51–23–14–24–07–11–32–02–03–02–23–2
Southwick2–13–25–10–37–21–21–22–20–11–51–21–12–02–42–13–43–1
St Francis Rangers3–31–33–01–21–81–52–73–31–10–12–31–31–24–02–00–02–1
Steyning Town3–34–36–00–29–10–33–00–51–23–03–00–63–21–51–23–23–1
Storrington2–23–11–01–41–30–12–11–12–44–04–12–21–14–31–14–31–1
Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Division Two

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Southern Combination
Division Two
Season2016–17
ChampionsBosham
Matches played210
Goals scored1,049 (5 per match)

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

A.F.C. Roffey Club withdrew from the league in August 2016 without playing a match.

Promotion from this division depends on ground grading, and neither Bosham nor Jarvis Brook had the required grading. This resulted in reprieves for AFC Varndeanians and St Francis Rangers from Division One.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsNotes
1Bosham28214310224+7867
2Jarvis Brook28197210842+6664
3Sidlesham2818648328+5560
4Lancing United2817478845+4355
5Upper Beeding2813878639+4747
6Westfield28144108048+3246
7Roffey2811897337+3641
8Cowfold28125118254+2841
9Rottingdean Village28114135571−1637
10Montpelier Villa2895146452+1232
11Rustington2895144056−1632
12Clymping2886146375−1230
13Worthing Town Leisure2882186372−926
14Alfold28522148106−5817
15Ferring28002814300−2860
16A.F.C. Roffey Club00000000Withdrawn
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Combination Football League". Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Haywards Heath Town to have personal hearing with FA today". Mid Sussex Times. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Haywards Heath could miss out on promotion following nine-point deduction a month after season's end". The Non League Football Paper. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "FA dismiss Haywards Heath Town's appeal against SCFL's decision to deduct them nine points". Chichester Observer. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  5. ^ "League chairman apologises to Common". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 19 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Leisure Go to Town". Worthing Leisure F.C. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2017.