title: 1971–72 Sussex County Football League
text: # 1971–72 Sussex County Football League
  
  The 1971–72 Sussex County Football League season was the 47th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.
  
  ## Division One
  
  Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
  
  * Bognor Regis Town
  * Burgess Hill Town
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 22 | 3.318 | 49 | Promoted to the Southern League Division One South |
  | 2 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 72 | 31 | 2.323 | 48 | |
  | 3 | Chichester City | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 81 | 47 | 1.723 | 44 | |
  | 4 | Southwick | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 36 | 1.444 | 35 | |
  | 5 | Arundel | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 1.220 | 34 | |
  | 6 | Haywards Heath | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 44 | 0.932 | 30 | |
  | 7 | Ringmer | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 1.020 | 29 | |
  | 8 | Burgess Hill Town | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 47 | 0.787 | 28 | |
  | 9 | Whitehawk | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 59 | 0.797 | 27 | |
  | 10 | Bexhill Town | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 42 | 1.048 | 25 | |
  | 11 | Three Bridges | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | 24 | |
  | 12 | Horsham YMCA | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 47 | 74 | 0.635 | 24 | |
  | 13 | Rye United | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 74 | 0.784 | 23 | |
  | 14 | East Grinstead | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 44 | 64 | 0.688 | 22 | |
  | 15 | APV Athletic | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 0.828 | 20 | Resigned from the league |
  | 16 | Lancing | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 80 | 0.438 | 17 | Relegated to Division Two |
  
  * ↑ Three Bridges were deducted one point.
  
  ## Division Two
  
  Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:
  
  * Seaford Town
  * Sidley United
  
  ### League table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Newhaven | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 76 | 21 | 3.619 | 50 | Promoted to Division One |
  | 2 | Sidley United | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 81 | 26 | 3.115 | 47 | Promoted to Division One |
  | 3 | Pagham | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 38 | 2.211 | 43 | |
  | 4 | Portfield | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 66 | 42 | 1.571 | 40 | |
  | 5 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 32 | 2.000 | 38 | |
  | 6 | Shoreham | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 36 | 1.833 | 38 | |
  | 7 | Old Varndeanians | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 47 | 1.404 | 36 | |
  | 8 | Selsey | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 73 | 48 | 1.521 | 34 | |
  | 9 | Wick | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 50 | 0.780 | 26 | |
  | 10 | Steyning | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 77 | 0.805 | 25 | |
  | 11 | Wadhurst | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 54 | 0.778 | 23 | Resigned from the league |
  | 12 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 68 | 0.706 | 23 | |
  | 13 | Seaford Town | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 98 | 0.429 | 17 | |
  | 14 | Hastings & St Leonards | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 71 | 0.493 | 15 | |
  | 15 | Ferring | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 75 | 0.400 | 13 | Resigned from the league |
  | 16 | Hastings Rangers | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 123 | 0.260 | 12 | |
  