1956–57 Sussex County Football League Explained

Season:	1956–57
Winners:	Bexhill Town Athletic
Nextseason:	1957–58

The 1956–57 Sussex County Football League season was the 32nd in the history of the competition.^{[1] [2]}

Division 1 was reduced to sixteen teams as Eastbourne United left the league and Rye United being promoted from Division 2. Division 2 now featured fifteen teams from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.

Division One

The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

• Rye United, promoted from last season's Division Two

Hove White Rovers changed name to Hove Town.

League table

Competition:	Division One
Season:	1956–57
Winners:	Bexhill Town Athletic
Relegated:	Lancing Athletic
Matches:	240
Total Goals:	1133
Prevseason:	1955–56
Nextseason:	1957–58

Division Two

The division featured 15 clubs, 12 which competed in the last season, along with three new clubs:

• Three Bridges United, relegated from last season's Division One
• Brighton North End
• Old Varndeanians

League table

Competition:	Division Two
Season:	1956–57
Winners:	APV Athletic
Promoted:	APV Athletic
Matches:	210
Total Goals:	1245
Prevseason:	1955–56
Nextseason:	1957–58

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sussex County Football League 1920–1960. Non League Matters.
2. Web site: SCFL Historic League Tables. Southern Combination Football League. 2019-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119110936/http://www.scfl.org.uk/pages/viewpage.html?view=newspage06. 2019-01-19. dead.