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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 28 22 3 3 74 26 +48 69 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Haywards Heath Town 29 17 6 6 58 26 +32 57 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Crowborough Athletic 28 17 5 6 69 30 +39 56
4 Roffey 27 15 8 4 56 24 +32 53
5 Petersfield Town 28 14 8 6 59 32 +27 50
6 Crawley Down Gatwick 27 15 5 7 66 51 +15 50
7 Eastbourne United Association 28 15 5 8 46 36 +10 50
8 Peacehaven & Telscombe 27 12 6 9 47 42 +5 42
9 Bexhill United 28 11 8 9 52 42 +10 41
10 Newhaven 28 12 3 13 49 56 −7 39
11 Midhurst & Easebourne 27 10 7 10 34 42 −8 37
12 AFC Varndeanians 27 10 3 14 37 57 −20 33
13 Horsham YMCA 28 8 6 14 47 52 −5 30
14 Wick 28 7 6 15 38 59 −21 27
15 Lingfield 28 6 9 13 33 56 −23 27
16 Pagham 27 6 7 14 35 44 −9 25
17 Shoreham 27 6 6 15 30 58 −28 24
18 Loxwood 26 6 4 16 40 78 −38 22
19 Saltdean United 27 3 10 14 35 57 −22 19 Relegation to Division One
20 Little Common 27 4 3 20 22 59 −37 15
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 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 1–1 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 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–1
Crawley Down Gatwick 0–1 0–4 3–2 2–2 3–0 4–3 3–0 3–2 2–2 4–3 4–0 1–5 4–1 1–3
Crowborough Athletic 5–0 3–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 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 2–2 1–0 2–1
Haywards Heath Town 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 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 0–4 0–3 5–0 2–2 2–0 0–3 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
Lingfield 1–4 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 2–2 0–7 2–1 1–2
Little Common 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–3
Loxwood 2–2 1–2 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 0–2 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 2–4 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 1–1 1–0
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–3 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 0–1 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 1–2 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 1–2 3–0 1–5 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–2
Shoreham 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–4 1–3 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 0–1 3–1 2–4 1–4 1–6 0–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
AFC VarndeaniansLLLDWLWWWWLLWLWLLWWLLDWLLDL
Bexhill UnitedDLLDWLWLDDWWWDWWWLWLLLLWDWDD
Crawley Down GatwickLWWWLWWWLLWWLDDWLDDWWWWWLWD
Crowborough AthleticLDWLLLDWWWWWLWWDWWWWWDLWDWWW
Eastbourne United AssociationLDLLLDLWWWWLWLWWWWDWWLWWWWDD
HassocksWWDDWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWDLWWWWWL
Haywards Heath TownWWWWDWWWWLWWWWWDDLLLDDLWDWWWL
Horsham YMCAWWDLWDDLLLWLDLWLLLWDLLWWLLLD
LingfieldLWDDLLDLDLLDLWLLLLLWLWDDDDWW
Little CommonLLLLDLDLLLLLLWLLLLWLDLWLWLL
LoxwoodDWWWDLWLLLLWLLLLLLLWLDDLLL
Midhurst & EasebourneWLWDLLWWWDLWLDWLWDLWDDDLLWL
NewhavenWLDDWWLWLLWLLDLWWWLLWWWLLLW
PaghamWLLWDLLDLLDLLWWLLLWWLDDLDDL
Peacehaven & TelscombeWWLWWWLLWLLWWDLDWWLWDDLDLWD
Petersfield TownWWWWDLLLWWWDDWDDWWWLWLDWLDWD
RoffeyDLWDDDWWLWLWWDDWWWWWDWWWWLD
Saltdean UnitedLLLDLWWDLDLLLDLLLLDDDLDDDWL
ShorehamLLLDDWLLDLWLWLLWLDDWLDWLLLL
WickDWDLDDWLDWLLWLLWDLLLLLLLLLW
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Harry Forster Crowborough Athletic F.C. 20
2 Harrison Cable Petersfield Town F.C. 16
3 Joshua Irish Wick F.C. 16
4 Lewis Rustell Midhurst & Easebourne F.C. 16
5 Lewis Finney Haywards Heath Town F.C. 14
6 Lewis Gould Crawley Down Gatwick F.C. 12
7 Oliver Leslie Crawley Down Gatwick F.C. 12
8 Lee Robinson Newhaven F.C. 12
9 Rushaar Samuel-Smikle Crowborough Athletic F.C. 12
10 Morgan Vale Hassocks F.C. 12

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 Seaford Town 27 21 2 4 78 24 +54 65 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Dorking Wanderers B 26 19 0 7 86 42 +44 57 Qualified for the play-offs
3 Forest Row 25 17 5 3 67 24 +43 56
4 Godalming Town 26 14 9 3 40 20 +20 51
5 Infinity 24 11 8 5 53 34 +19 41
6 Worthing United 22 12 3 7 43 20 +23 39
7 Billingshurst 23 12 3 8 48 37 +11 39
8 AFC Uckfield Town 21 12 1 8 49 39 +10 37
9 Selsey 25 10 6 9 46 37 +9 36
10 Arundel 25 10 4 11 56 57 −1 34
11 Chessington & Hook United 24 10 3 11 47 51 −4 33
12 Mile Oak 27 10 3 14 36 41 −5 33
13 Storrington Community 24 9 4 11 47 41 +6 31
14 Reigate Priory 25 9 3 13 43 52 −9 30
15 Oakwood 25 9 3 13 32 54 −22 30
16 East Preston 24 9 2 13 39 50 −11 29
17 Banstead Athletic 23 6 4 13 33 58 −25 22
18 Copthorne 27 4 4 19 29 86 −57 16 Relegation to county feeder leagues
19 Montpelier Villa 25 3 2 20 27 71 −44 11
20 Alfold 23 3 2 18 22 78 −56 11
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 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 1–2 1–3 0–3 3–7 2–2
Arundel 6–2 1–2 2–3 4–3 5–1 0–6 2–0 0–0 3–3 2–3 2–1 3–5 1–1
Banstead Athletic 2–7 2–1 0–5 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–3
Billingshurst 2–0 7–0 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–2 1–6 1–2 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 1–1 2–6 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–5 0–4 0–7
Dorking Wanderers B 3–0 8–3 7–2 3–1 2–1 3–4 0–2 1–0 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 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2
Godalming Town 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 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 1–2 2–0 1–5 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–0
Montpelier Villa 0–1 1–6 5–2 2–4 5–2 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–5 2–3 0–1 1–1
Oakwood 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–6 1–7
Reigate Priory 3–0 3–4 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 2–3
Seaford Town 2–3 4–1 5–1 2–1 5–0 4–3 2–0 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 1–2 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 0–3 4–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
AFC Uckfield TownLWLWWDWWLWWWLWLWLLWWL
AlfoldLLLLLLWLLLLLWLLWLLDLDLL
ArundelLWWWLWWDLLDLWWLWLLWLLWDDL
Banstead AthleticLDLLLWWWWLLDDWLLLLLLDLW
BillingshurstWWWDWLWWLWWLDWLWLDLLWLW
Chessington & Hook UnitedWLWLDLDDWLLLLWWWWWWLLLLW
CopthorneLLLLLLDLWLLDLWLLLLWWLLLLDDL
Dorking Wanderers BLWWWWLLWWWWWLLWWWWWLLWWWWWW
East PrestonDWWWWLDWLWWLLLLWLLLLWLL
Forest RowWWWDWWDDWWLWWWDWWWWWWWLL
Godalming TownDDWWDLWWLDDDDWDWWWWWWDLWW
InfinityWLLWLWDLDDWDDLWDWWDWWWD
Mile OakWLLWWLLLWWWLWLWLLWDLDLLLDLW
Montpelier VillaLLLLLLLLLLLLLWLLWDDLWLLLD
OakwoodWLLLLDLLLWWDDLWLLWLWWLLWW
Reigate PrioryLLWWLWDLLLWWLLDWLLLLWWDWL
Seaford TownWWWWWWDWLWWDWLWWLWWWWWLWWWL
SelseyDLWLLLDLLLWWWLWLWWWDDDWDW
Storrington CommunityDWLLWWDWWDWWLDLLLLLWLWLL
Worthing UnitedWWLLLWWWWLWLWDWWDWLWDL
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 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.