1998–99 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Division Three
Season	1998–99
Champions	Oving Social Club
Promoted	Oving Social Club; Westfield
Relegated	Buxted; Midhurst & Easebourne
Matches played	240
Goals scored	817 (3.4 per match)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season	1998–99
Champions	Sidley United
Promoted	Sidley United; Three Bridges
Relegated	Crowborough Athletic; Newhaven
Matches played	306
Goals scored	989 (3.23 per match)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season	1998–99
Champions	Burgess Hill Town
Relegated	Hailsham Town; Broadbridge Heath
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,221 (3.21 per match)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Sussex County Football League season was the 74th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.^[1]^[2]

Division One

Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Burgess Hill Town	38	28	5	5	106	24	+82	89
2	Saltdean United	38	26	8	4	100	35	+65	86
3	Horsham YMCA	38	24	7	7	97	50	+47	79
4	Langney Sports	38	20	6	12	69	43	+26	66
5	Shoreham	38	19	8	11	80	57	+23	65
6	Wick	38	18	7	13	65	49	+16	61
7	East Preston	38	18	6	14	69	57	+12	60
8	Eastbourne United	38	17	8	13	59	51	+8	59
9	Pagham	38	16	11	11	42	39	+3	59
10	Eastbourne Town	38	14	12	12	61	62	−1	54
11	Redhill	38	14	11	13	79	60	+19	53
12	Portfield	38	12	13	13	62	66	−4	49
13	Hassocks	38	13	7	18	51	51	0	46
14	Whitehawk	38	11	10	17	50	61	−11	43
15	Chichester City	38	10	11	17	44	66	−22	41
16	Littlehampton Town	38	10	7	21	38	87	−49	37
17	Ringmer	38	8	11	19	35	64	−29	35
18	Selsey	38	7	8	23	42	93	−51	29
19	Hailsham Town	38	7	4	27	40	101	−61	25	Relegated to Division Two
20	Broadbridge Heath	38	4	8	26	32	105	−73	20	Relegated to Division Two

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

Division Two

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

Clubs relegated from Division One:
Clubs promoted from Division Three:
- Lingfield
- Storrington

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sidley United	34	26	4	4	72	23	+49	82	Promoted to Division One
2	Three Bridges	34	23	4	7	74	35	+39	73	Promoted to Division One
3	Crawley Down Village	34	22	7	5	66	35	+31	73
4	Southwick	34	18	9	7	84	34	+50	63
5	Mile Oak	34	18	8	8	63	49	+14	62
6	Storrington	34	18	6	10	54	30	+24	60
7	Sidlesham	34	17	6	11	70	38	+32	57
8	Arundel	34	16	9	9	57	43	+14	57
9	Lancing	34	10	11	13	50	55	−5	41
10	Lingfield	34	10	9	15	54	56	−2	39
11	Shinewater Association	34	10	9	15	46	58	−12	39
12	Peacehaven & Telscombe	34	8	12	14	50	67	−17	36
13	East Grinstead Town	34	10	5	19	50	78	−28	35
14	Worthing United	34	8	9	17	48	73	−25	33
15	Oakwood	34	10	3	21	37	72	−35	33
16	Withdean	34	5	12	17	43	67	−24	27
17	Crowborough Athletic	34	7	6	21	45	80	−35	27	Relegated to Division Three
18	Newhaven	34	2	7	25	26	96	−70	13	Relegated to Division Three

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

Division Three

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

Bexhill Town, relegated from Division Two
Midhurst & Easebourne, relegated from Division Two
Wealden

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Oving Social Club	30	25	2	3	72	20	+52	74^[a]	Promoted to Division Two
2	Westfield	30	22	4	4	75	26	+49	70	Promoted to Division Two
3	St Francis Hospital	30	21	4	5	59	26	+33	67
4	Wealden	30	14	9	7	46	35	+11	51
5	Uckfield Town	30	15	3	12	60	43	+17	48
6	Franklands Village	30	11	9	10	47	38	+9	42
7	Ifield	30	12	4	14	61	78	−17	40
8	Steyning Town	30	11	4	15	49	54	−5	37
9	Hurstpierpoint	30	10	4	16	43	51	−8	37^[b]
10	Bexhill Town	30	11	4	15	43	66	−23	37
11	Ansty Rangers	30	9	9	12	52	46	+6	36
12	Forest	30	10	6	14	46	57	−11	36
13	Royal & Sun Alliance	30	7	8	15	52	81	−29	29
14	Haywards Heath Town	30	6	8	16	35	53	−18	26
15	Buxted	30	4	10	16	32	60	−28	22	Resigned from the league
16	Midhurst & Easebourne	30	6	4	20	45	83	−38	22	Relegated to the West Sussex League

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

^ Oving Social Club were deducted three points.
^ Hurstpierpoint were awarded three points.

References

^ "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

[table_hth_ovi0.75280367850922-3] Oving Social Club were deducted three points.

[table_hth_hur0.75280367850922-4] Hurstpierpoint were awarded three points.

[1] "Sussex County Football League 1993–2003". Non League Matters.

[2] "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.

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