2017–18 Southern Combination Football League

The 2017–18 Southern Combination Football League season was the 93rd in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.[1]

The constitution was announced on 26 May 2017.[2]

Premier Division

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Southern Combination
Premier Division
Season2017–18
ChampionsHaywards Heath Town
PromotedHaywards Heath Town
Three Bridges
RelegatedWorthing United
Littlehampton Town
Matches played380
Goals scored1,261 (3.32 per match)

The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Wick and Hailsham Town were relegated to Division One, and Shoreham[3] were promoted to Isthmian League Division One South.

Three clubs joined the division:

With the suspension of ground grading Grade E for this season and the creation of a new league at Steps 3 and 4, the champions of all Step 5 leagues were compulsorily promoted to Step 4. Of the fourteen runners-up, the twelve clubs with the best PPG (points per game ratio) were also to be compulsorily promoted, but with resignations and mergers in leagues above, thirteen runners-up were promoted.

Teams at Step 5 without ground grading Grade F were to be relegated to Step 6, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 5 leagues were fixed at 20 clubs for 2018–19.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Haywards Heath Town3826578834+5483Promoted to Isthmian League South East Division
2Three Bridges38241049138+5382
3Pagham38229710042+5875
4Horsham YMCA38225117339+3471
5Eastbourne Town38191278140+4169
6Chichester City38208108654+3268
7Peacehaven & Telscombe38208106237+2568
8Saltdean United38198115843+1565
9Newhaven38187137758+1961
10Lancing38164185863−552
11Loxwood38156176178−1751
12Crawley Down Gatwick381112155969−1045
13East Preston38129175972−1345
14AFC Uckfield Town38158155252044[a]
15Broadbridge Heath38107215181−3037
16Eastbourne United3888224594−4932
17Arundel3886245480−2630
18Hassocks3884263892−5428[b]
19Worthing United38832729100−7127Relegated to Division One
20Littlehampton Town3859243995−5624
Source: http://www.scfl.org.uk/pages/tables.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ AFC Uckfield Town were deducted nine points for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ Hassocks were reprieved from relegation.

Results table

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Home \ AwayUCKARUBBHCCHCDGEPREBTEBUHSKHHEHYMLANLITLOXNEWPAGPATSDUTBDWRU
AFC Uckfield Town2–14–01–12–01–23–30–11–40–21–12–13–10–01–03–40–42–10–22–0
Arundel0–13–33–42–32–31–10–30–31–23–13–41–01–12–21–12–01–40–31–2
Broadbridge Heath4–13–22–00–01–10–21–42–00–41–22–13–11–22–11–20–22–31–51–0
Chichester City4–05–20–03–21–14–30–01–21–61–15–00–15–00–20–51–03–03–15–3
Crawley Down Gatwick2–12–23–02–22–13–42–21–11–10–22–21–13–01–01–32–00–40–03–0
East Preston2–10–23–02–42–01–25–11–00–21–41–11–12–22–41–11–00–42–11–1
Eastbourne Town1–14–15–00–13–28–14–23–11–10–22–02–21–12–10–21–10–21–22–1
Eastbourne United Association0–11–32–21–22–13–51–20–10–10–52–13–31–22–31–52–20–00–30–1
Hassocks1–30–43–20–41–31–22–20–41–40–20–43–10–32–30–30–60–10–22–0
Haywards Heath Town1–22–05–12–12–25–13–02–35–02–02–02–14–23–13–01–03–01–44–0
Horsham YMCA1–01–04–00–21–21–23–11–06–01–03–12–01–21–22–00–00–11–23–1
Lancing0–32–02–11–43–14–02–00–23–10–12–42–04–11–20–11–10–21–44–1
Littlehampton Town1–10–21–40–34–11–12–10–50–20–61–41–22–31–11–60–50–01–30–1
Loxwood0–33–21–12–41–13–02–31–32–11–22–11–27–01–61–40–15–21–01–0
Newhaven1–03–01–13–24–05–21–00–02–23–10–11–31–56–12–51–21–21–14–0
Pagham2–21–24–01–13–16–10–02–20–03–04–00–15–15–13–22–33–01–37–0
Peacehaven & Telscombe1–24–11–01–03–10–12–11–13–21–01–12–12–13–11–30–01–31–12–1
Saltdean United1–01–02–01–02–23–01–00–03–01–11–31–14–00–13–31–30–21–10–1
Three Bridges2–13–24–22–24–02–17–21–14–10–13–34–01–12–01–02–21–04–15–1
Worthing United0–22–10–71–71–51–30–40–42–11–10–40–11–31–30–12–11–30–21–1
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
Season2017–18
ChampionsLittle Common
PromotedLittle Common
Langney Wanderers
Lingfield
Matches played306
Goals scored1,293 (4.23 per match)

Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from the Premier Division:

Step 6 clubs without ground grading Grade G were to be relegated to Step 7, but no club in this division failed the ground grading process. All Step 6 leagues were fixed at a maximum of 20 clubs for 2018–19.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Little Common34281511232+8085Promoted to the Premier Division
2Langney Wanderers34264412357+6682
3Lingfield34254511446+6879
4Ringmer34211128352+3164Resigned at the end of the season
5Wick3418798655+3161
6Mile Oak34175128268+1456
7Bexhill United34174137252+2055
8Hailsham Town34154157475−149
9Selsey34138135452+247
10St Francis Rangers34145155670−1447
11Steyning Town34134177471+343
12Seaford Town34126165669−1342
13Midhurst & Easebourne341241874101−2740
14AFC Varndeanians34105195185−3435
15Storrington3476213996−5727
16Billingshurst3466225198−4724
17Oakwood34642452102−5022
18Southwick34462440112−7218
Source: http://www.scfl.org.uk/pages/tables.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results table

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Home \ AwayVARBEXBILHAILAWLINLITMIDMILOAKRINSEASELSOUSTFSTESTOWIC
AFC Vardeanians1–44–12–21–34–21–43–72–11–10–35–01–25–11–22–12–20–4
Bexhill United2–11–11–32–40–30–28–00–12–10–22–02–12–14–23–11–21–1
Billingshurst1–31–01–31–52–11–33–43–43–21–22–21–11–30–12–11–12–2
Hailsham Town3–11–13–23–30–61–33–25–14–20–23–00–26–21–22–02–12–7
Langney Wanderers3–21–33–14–35–23–29–05–42–04–24–24–18–22–25–111–23–2
Lingfield6–05–15–13–12–26–05–06–16–12–14–33–16–11–04–33–03–0
Little Common5–02–08–03–02–11–22–03–16–12–34–14–13–28–11–03–02–0
Midhurst & Easebourne2–32–45–14–24–52–20–52–22–15–43–12–21–20–21–32–13–2
Mile Oak1–03–14–22–21–32–10–55–25–00–12–33–11–12–03–27–13–3
Oakwood3–10–74–21–21–31–31–53–42–21–61–30–25–22–32–55–12–3
Ringmer0–02–17–01–00–20–10–56–20–14–23–12–35–01–22–15–01–3
Seaford Town5–11–33–22–03–31–20–10–13–12–20–31–12–24–02–12–12–2
Selsey2–01–32–22–00–11–41–22–13–20–20–22–07–03–11–13–02–2
Southwick0–10–21–34–70–52–22–20–40–40–22–11–21–02–52–21–11–4
St Francis Rangers1–11–13–11–22–44–40–61–00–52–12–32–01–15–00–22–30–2
Steyning Town5–04–21–22–62–12–40–55–41–45–06–14–11–22–02–02–22–2
Storrington2–10–31–03–22–01–41–32–22–30–01–50–22–03–10–31–30–5
Wick5–01–55–42–00–22–12–02–13–14–02–31–21–13–11–32–16–1
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
Season2017–18
ChampionsRustington
PromotedAlfold
Sidlesham
Matches played182
Goals scored754 (4.14 per match)

Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, no new clubs joined this season.

Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.

Also, Worthing Town Leisure reverted to the name of Worthing Town after their merger with Worthing Leisure F.C. was ended after one season.[4]

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Rustington2617547924+5556
2Sidlesham2616556321+4253Promoted to Division One
3Jarvis Brook2616465937+2252
4Alfold2614576739+2847Promoted to Division One
5Bosham2614576243+1947
6Roffey2613766541+2446
7Cowfold2612776039+2143
8Westfield26124106047+1340
9Montpelier Villa26104124753−634
10Upper Beeding2694133644−831
11Worthing Town2674154481−3725
12Rottingdean Village2672173689−5323
13Clymping2641214891−4313
14Ferring26132228105−776
15Lancing United00000000Resigned, record expunged[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Lancing United resigned from the league in February 2018, and their playing record of P17 W5 D1 L11 GF27 GA55 Pts16 was expunged.

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Combination Football League". Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Club Allocations for Step 5–6" (PDF). FA. 26 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Leisure Sever Ties with Worthing Town". Worthing Leisure F.C. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.