2024–25 Southern Combination Football League Explained

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

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

Team changes

To the Premier DivisionPromoted from Division One

Transferred from Wessex Football League Premier Division

From the Premier DivisionPromoted to the Isthmian League South East Division

Relegated to Division One

League table

Competition:Southern Combination League
Premier Division
Season:2024–25
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:17 May 2024

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Lewis FinneyHaywards Heath Town4
2Luke RobertsHorsham YMCA4
3Lewis BeebeePeacehaven & Telscombe3
4Joshua IrishWick3
5Callum KimberPetersfield Town3
6Joshua NeatheyHorsham YMCA3
7Jake RobinsonNewhaven3
8Lee RobinsonNewhaven3
9Lewis RustsllMidhurst & Easebourne3
10Harley DamarioShoreham2

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
8,850
The Polegrove 1,000
The Haven Centre 1,000
Crowborough Community Stadium 2,000
Eastbourne The Oval 1,200
The Beacon 1,000
Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000
Gorings Mead 1,500
The Sports Pavilion 2,000
Little Common Recreation Ground 1,200
Plaistow Road 1,000
Rotherfield 1,000
The Trafalgar Ground 3,000
Nyetimber Lane 1,500
The Sports Park 3,000
The Southdown Builders Stadium 3,000
Bartholomew Way 1,000
Hill Park 1,000
Middle Road 2,000
Crabtree Park 2,000

Division One

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

Team changes

To Division OnePromoted from Division Two

Promoted from Hampshire Premier League Senior Division

Promoted from Mid-Sussex League

Relegated from the Premier Division

From Division OnePromoted to the Premier Division

League table

Competition:Southern Combination League
Division One
Season:2024–25
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Ben BaconForest Row6
2Harry RussellArundel5
3Callum ConnorSeaford Town4
4Tom EdwardsBillingshurst4
5Joe SimpkinStorrington4
6Liam AppletonWorthing United3
7Hayden BeaconsfieldSeaford Town3
8Harvey BurgessForest Row3
9Jake GaddOakwood3
10Matthew HardsStorrington3

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
The Oaks 600
Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000
Mill Road 2,200
Merland Rise 1,500
Jubilee Fields
Chalky Lane 3,000
CopthorneCamping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) 1,300
Meadowbank 3,000
The Lashmar 1,000
East Court (groundshare with East Grinstead Town)
Bill Kyte Stadium 3,000
Sidlesham Recreation Ground
Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing)1,500
Tinsley Lane
Park Lane
The Crouch
Bunn Leisure Stadium
The Recreation Ground, Storrington
The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504

Division Two

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 [3]

Team changes

To Division Two

Promoted from West Sussex Premier

From Division TwoPromoted to Division One
Left League
Competition:Southern Combination League Division Two
Season:2024–25
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

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

League table

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Walton Lane
Brighton Electricity Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850
Capel Newdigate Road
Chichester City BOaklands Park2,000
Ferring The Glebelands
The Beaconsfield 2,000
Jarvis Brook Limekiln
Rustington Recreation Ground
Southwater Southwater Sports Club
Colwell Ground 1,000
TD Shipley Shipley (Dragon's Green)Dragons Green
Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field
Worthing Town Palatine Park

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Chris DarwinRustington3
2Ben AdamsJarvis Brook2
3Dean Stewart-HunterHailsham Town2
4Connor TownsendHailsham Town2
5Various PlayersVarious Clubs1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern Combination Football League. scfl.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20170522131955/http://www.scfl.org.uk/pages/viewpage.html?view=newspage01. 22 May 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM . 17 May 2023 . TheFA.
  3. Web site: Southwater FC on X . x.com . 5 August 2024.