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2024–25 Southern Combination Football League

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The 2024–25 Southern Combination Football League season is the 100th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9, 10 and 11 (steps 5 and 6, and county feeder) of the English football league system.[1]

The constitution was announced by The Football Association on 17 May 2024.[2]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season

Team changes

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League table

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Southern Combination League
Premier Division
Season2024–25
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hassocks 24 19 3 2 67 22 +45 60 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Roffey 25 15 7 3 55 22 +33 52 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Petersfield Town 24 13 6 5 52 28 +24 45
4 Haywards Heath Town 23 13 5 5 45 19 +26 44
5 Crowborough Athletic 23 13 4 6 51 27 +24 43
6 Eastbourne United Association 24 13 3 8 39 32 +7 42
7 Crawley Down Gatwick 22 12 4 6 57 43 +14 40
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 23 11 4 8 41 35 +6 37
9 Newhaven 25 11 3 11 44 49 −5 36
10 Midhurst & Easebourne 23 9 7 7 31 35 −4 34
11 Bexhill United 23 9 5 9 42 36 +6 32
12 AFC Varndeanians 26 10 2 14 36 51 −15 32
13 Horsham YMCA 23 7 5 11 43 39 +4 26
14 Shoreham 23 6 6 11 25 44 −19 24
15 Wick 25 6 6 13 34 55 −21 24
16 Pagham 24 6 5 13 31 38 −7 23
17 Loxwood 24 6 4 14 37 73 −36 22
18 Lingfield 25 4 8 13 26 52 −26 20
19 Saltdean United 23 2 8 13 29 52 −23 14 Relegation to Division One
20 Little Common 23 3 3 17 20 54 −34 12
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: SCFL Premier Division Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]


Results table

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Home \ Away VAR BEX CDG CRO EBU HHT HSK HYM LIN LCM LOX MID NEW PAG PAT PET ROF SDU SHO WIC
AFC Varndeanians 0–3 2–1 1–5 0–4 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–4 0–4 1–2 0–3
Bexhill United 1–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–1 2–2 2–1
Crawley Down Gatwick 0–1 0–4 3–2 2–2 4–3 3–0 3–2 2–2 4–3 4–0 4–1 1–3
Crowborough Athletic 3–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–3 5–0 3–1 4–1
Eastbourne United Association 0–1 2–1 0–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 1–0
Haywards Heath Town 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 9–1 1–0 1–1
Hassocks 2–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 6–0 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1
Horsham YMCA 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
Lingfield 1–4 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 0–7 2–1 1–2
Little Common 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–3
Loxwood 2–2 0–6 0–2 1–4 0–3 3–2 3–2 4–4 3–1 1–1 1–8 3–1 4–3
Midhurst & Easebourne 2–1 0–5 0–3 0–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2
Newhaven 2–1 2–2 3–5 3–2 0–1 3–3 0–1 4–0 2–3 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–2
Pagham 1–2 0–1 5–0 0–2 0–3 0–3 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 5–4 1–1 0–1 1–1
Petersfield Town 5–0 3–2 0–5 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–1
Roffey 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–0 0–0
Saltdean United 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–5 0–0 1–2
Shoreham 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–4 0–4 3–3
Wick 2–2 0–5 1–1 1–4 0–1 2–4 1–4 1–6 0–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
AFC VarndeaniansLLLDWLWWWWLLWLWLLWWLLDWLL
Bexhill UnitedDLLDWLWLDDWWWDWWWLWLLLL
Crawley Down GatwickLWWWLWWWLLWWLDDWLDDWWW
Crowborough AthleticLDWLLLDWWWWWLWWDWWWWWDL
Eastbourne United AssociationLDLLLDLWWWWLWLWWWWDWWLWW
HassocksWWDDWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWDLWW
Haywards Heath TownWWWWDWWWWLWWWWWDDLLLDDL
Horsham YMCAWWDLWDDLLLWLDLWLLLWDLLW
LingfieldLWDDLLDLDLLDLWLLLLLWLWDDD
Little CommonLLLLDLDLLLLLLWLLLLWLDLW
LoxwoodDWWWDLWLLLLWLLLLLLLWLDDL
Midhurst & EasebourneWLWDLLWWWDLWLDWLWDLWDDD
NewhavenWLDDWWLWLLWLLDLWWWLLWWWL
PaghamWLLWDLLDLLDLLWWLLLWWLDDL
Peacehaven & TelscombeWWLWWWLLWLLWWDLDWWLWDDL
Petersfield TownWWWWDLLLWWWDDWDDWWWLWLDW
RoffeyDLWDDDWWLWLWWDDWWWWWDWWWW
Saltdean UnitedLLLDLWWDLDLLLDLLLLDDDLD
ShorehamLLLDDWLLDLWLWLLWLDDWLDW
WickDWDLDDWLDWLLWLLWDLLLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Joshua Irish Wick F.C. 16
2 Harrison Cable Petersfield Town F.C. 15
3 Lewis Finney Haywards Heath Town F.C. 14
4 Lewis Rustell Midhurst & Easebourne F.C. 14
5 Harry Forster Crowborough Athletic F.C. 13
6 Lee Robinson Newhaven F.C. 12
7 Ruari Farrell Hassocks F.C. 11
8 Charlie Martin Horsham YMCA F.C. (Formerly of Loxwood F.C.) 11
9 Jordan Mase Roffey F.C. 11
10 Lewis Gould Crawley Down Gatwick F.C. 10

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Varndeanians Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium 8,850
Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove 1,000
Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000
Crowborough Athletic Crowborough Crowborough Community Stadium 2,000
Eastbourne United Association Eastbourne The Oval 1,200
Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon 1,000
Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000
Horsham YMCA Horsham Gorings Mead 1,500
Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000
Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea (Little Common) Little Common Recreation Ground 1,200
Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000
Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield 1,000
Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000
Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500
Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000
Petersfield Town Petersfield The Southdown Builders Stadium 3,000
Roffey Horsham (Roffey) Bartholomew Way 1,000
Saltdean United Brighton (Saltdean) Hill Park 1,000
Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000
Wick Littlehampton (Wick) Crabtree Park 2,000

Division One

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Division One increased from 18 clubs to 20, 16 of which competed from the previous season. Oakwood were reprieved from relegation

Team changes

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League table

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Southern Combination League
Division One
Season2024–25

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Forest Row 23 17 5 1 66 21 +45 56 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Seaford Town 23 17 2 4 65 19 +46 53 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Dorking Wanderers B 22 15 0 7 77 41 +36 45
4 Godalming Town 22 12 8 2 34 16 +18 44
5 Worthing United 20 12 2 6 41 20 +21 38
6 Infinity 21 9 7 5 51 33 +18 34
7 AFC Uckfield Town 19 11 1 7 48 37 +11 34
8 Billingshurst 19 10 3 6 41 28 +13 33
9 Storrington Community 22 9 4 9 46 37 +9 31
10 Chessington & Hook United 22 9 3 10 42 46 −4 30
11 Selsey 22 8 5 9 42 35 +7 29
12 Arundel 21 9 2 10 47 48 −1 29
13 Mile Oak 22 9 2 11 30 34 −4 29
14 East Preston 24 9 2 13 39 45 −6 29
15 Oakwood 21 7 3 11 29 50 −21 24
16 Reigate Priory 21 7 2 12 33 45 −12 23
17 Banstead Athletic 21 5 4 12 29 55 −26 19
18 Copthorne 24 4 2 18 25 81 −56 14 Relegation to county feeder leagues
19 Montpelier Villa 23 3 2 18 23 63 −40 11
20 Alfold 19 3 1 15 19 68 −49 10
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source: SCFL Division One League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[3]


Results table

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Home \ Away UCK ALF ARU BAN BIL CHU COP DOR EPR FOR GOD INF MOK MON OAK REI SEA SEL STO WOR
AFC Uckfield Town 1–5 0–1 4–2 1–3 1–5 3–4 4–1 2–0 5–3 1–1 1–0
Alfold 0–3 1–4 1–7 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–3 3–7
Arundel 6–2 1–2 2–3 4–3 5–1 0–6 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–1
Banstead Athletic 2–7 2–1 0–5 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–3
Billingshurst 7–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–2 1–6 0–2
Chessington & Hook United 2–1 5–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–4 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–1 4–3
Copthorne 1–4 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–7 0–2 1–6 2–6 1–2 2–1 0–5 0–4 0–7
Dorking Wanderers B 8–3 7–2 3–1 3–4 0–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 2–0
East Preston 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–3 2–5 0–3 4–2 2–3 2–0 2–3 0–3 1–4 2–0
Forest Row 3–1 6–0 2–0 5–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2
Godalming Town 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Infinity 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 4–2 1–0 4–4 1–1 3–0 5–2 0–1 2–2 1–0
Mile Oak 2–0 1–5 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1
Montpelier Villa 0–1 1–6 5–2 2–4 5–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–5 2–3 0–1 1–1
Oakwood 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–6 1–7
Reigate Priory 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–4 3–2 1–1 2–3
Seaford Town 2–3 4–1 5–0 4–3 2–0 0–0 4–0 2–1 4–0 3–1
Selsey 0–5 3–3 1–2 0–1 3–0 3–4 4–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–0
Storrington Community 1–2 5–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–2
Worthing United 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 6–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
AFC Uckfield TownLWLWWDWWLWWWLWLWLLW
AlfoldLLLLLLWLLLLLWLLWLLD
ArundelLWWWLWWDLLDLWWLWLLWLL
Banstead AthleticLDLLLWWWWLLDDWLLLLLLD
BillingshurstWWWDWLWWLWWLDWLWLDL
Chessington & Hook UnitedWLWLDLDDWLLLLWWWWWWLLL
CopthorneLLLLLLDLWLLDLWLLLLWWLLLL
Dorking Wanderers BLWWWWLLWWWWWLLWWWWWLLW
East PrestonDWWWWLDWLWWLLLLWLLLLWLL
Forest RowWWWDWWDDWWLWWWDWWWWWWW
Godalming TownDDWWDLWWLDDDDWDWWWWWW
InfinityWLLWLWDLDDWDDLWDWWDWW
Mile OakWLLWWLLLWWWLWLWLLWDLDL
Montpelier VillaLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLWDDLWL
OakwoodWLLLLDLLLWWDDLWLLWLWW
Reigate PrioryLLWWLWDLLLWWLLDWLLLLW
Seaford TownWWWWWWDWLWWDWLWWLWWWWWL
SelseyDLWLLLDLLLWWWLWLWWWDDD
Storrington CommunityDWLLWWDWWDWWLDLLLLLWLW
Worthing UnitedWWLLLWWWWLWLWDWWDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2025. Source: SCFL Division One League Table
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Oliver Rawlins Dorking Wanderers B 23
2 Zion McLeod East Preston 17
3 Callum Connor Seaford Town 15
4 Hayden Beaconsfield Seaford Town F.C. 14
5 Matthew Hards Storrington F.C. 14
6 Emeka Okapu Banstead Athletic F.C. 13
7 Harvey Burgess Forest Row F.C. 12
8 Thomas Tierney Infinity F.C. 12
9 Jacob Todman Dorking Wanderers B 11
10 Curtis Gayler Forest Row 10

Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 600
Alfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000
Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200
Banstead Athletic Tadworth Merland Rise 1,500
Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields
Chessington & Hook United Chessington Chalky Lane 3,000
Copthorne Copthorne Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) 1,300
Dorking Wanderers B Dorking Meadowbank 3,000
East Preston Littlehampton (East Preston) The Lashmar 1,000
Forest Row Crawley (Three Bridges) East Court (groundshare with East Grinstead Town) 3,000
Godalming Town Godalming Bill Kyte Stadium 3,000
Infinity Sidlesham Sidlesham Recreation Ground
Mile Oak Brighton (Mile Oak) Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Montpelier Villa Lancing Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) 1,500
Oakwood Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane
Reigate Priory Reigate Park Lane
Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch
Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium
Storrington Community Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington
Worthing United Worthing (Broadwater) The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504

Division Two

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Division Two increased by three to 14 teams after Storrington were promoted to Division One, and Chichester City B, TD Shipley and Worthing Town joined the league. Rottingdean Village left the league immediately prior to the start of the season [4]

Team changes

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Southern Combination League Division Two
Season2024–25

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Rustington 14 12 2 0 58 12 +46 38
2 Jarvis Brook 14 11 2 1 54 11 +43 35
3 Southwater 16 10 4 2 38 21 +17 34
4 Hailsham Town 15 9 2 4 41 24 +17 29
5 TD Shipley 16 7 2 7 43 33 +10 23
6 Capel 14 7 2 5 40 31 +9 23
7 St Francis Rangers 14 6 4 4 30 13 +17 22
8 Chichester City B 18 7 1 10 35 39 −4 22
9 Worthing Town 15 5 4 6 34 4 +30 19
10 Ferring 14 4 1 9 29 40 −11 13
11 Upper Beeding 15 3 1 11 24 65 −41 10
12 Bosham 17 2 1 14 19 74 −55 7
13 Brighton Electricity 15 2 0 13 20 58 −38 6
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results table

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Home \ Away BOS BRE CAP CCB FER HAI JAR RUS SOU STF TDS UBD WOT
Bosham 2–5 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–2 3–7 0–4 1–2 3–3
Brighton Electricity 1–4 0–3 1–2 3–2 1–3
Capel 2–0 6–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 2–2
Chichester City B 4–2 4–1 4–3 2–4 1–2 3–0 1–2 4–3
Ferring 5–4 1–3 1–2 0–4 1–2 1–2 6–5
Hailsham Town 6–0 2–0 4–2 3–4 2–2 0–2 4–0
Jarvis Brook 6–0 10–1 6–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 8–0 3–0
Rustington 9–0 7–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 10–1
Southwater 6–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 2–0 3–2 5–0
St Francis Rangers 5–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–1 4–1 0–2
TD Shipley 7–1 4–0 7–2 1–2 1–5 0–0 2–1
Upper Beeding 2–3 2–8 3–4 1–1 4–3 3–5
Worthing Town 4–1 2–1 0–4 3–3 2–2 2–4 1–2 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718
BoshamLLLWLLLLDLLLLLLWL
Brighton ElectricityLLLLLLLLLLLWWLL
CapelWWWLDWWDWWLLLL
Chichester City BLLWLDLLLWLWLLLWWW
FerringLLLLWLDLLWWLWL
Hailsham TownWLLWWWDDWWLWWWL
Jarvis BrookWWWWLWWWWDWDWW
RustingtonWDWWWWWWWWDWWW
SouthwaterDWWWWLDWWDWWWDWL
St Francis RangersLWDDDWLDLWWWLW
TD ShipleyLWWDLWLDLWWWLLLW
Upper BeedingDLLWLLWLLLWLLLL
Worthing TownWLWDLWWDDLWLDWL
Updated to match(es) played on 11 January 2025. Source: The FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Campbell-Stone TD Shipley 20
2 Chris Darwin Rustington 16
3 Jack Newhouse Rustington 15
4 Luke Brodie Southwater 14
5 Liam Edwards Jarvis Brook 12

Stadia and locations

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2024–25 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
Brighton Electricity
Brighton Electricity
Capel
Capel
Ferring
Ferring
Jarvis Brook
Jarvis Brook
Upper Beeding
Upper Beeding
Southwater
Southwater
TD Shipley
TD Shipley
Worthing Town
Worthing Town
Map showing the location of teams in Division 2
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bosham Bosham Walton Lane
Brighton Electricity Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850
Capel Capel Newdigate Road
Chichester City B Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000
Ferring Ferring The Glebelands
Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000
Jarvis Brook Crowborough Limekiln
Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground
Southwater Southwater Southwater Sports Club
St Francis Rangers Haywards Heath Colwell Ground 1,000
TD Shipley Shipley (Dragon's Green) Dragons Green
Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field
Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park

References

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  1. ^ "Southern Combination Football League". scfl.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". TheFA. 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  4. ^ "Southwater FC on X". x.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.