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{{short description|Association football league in England}}
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{{Infobox football league
| name = Southern Combination Football League
| image = [[File:SouthernCombinationLeague.png|150px]]
| pixels = 160
| founded = 1920 ''(as Sussex County League)''
| country = England
| other countries = Guernsey
| feeds = [[Isthmian League]] South East Division
| relegation = [[East Sussex Football League]]<br>[[Mid-Sussex Football League]]<br>[[West Sussex Football League]]
| divisions = 3 
| teams = 53 
| levels = [[English football league system|Levels 9–11]]
| domest_cup = [[FA Cup]]<br>[[FA Vase]]<br>[[Sussex Senior Challenge Cup]]<br>[[Sussex RUR Cup]]
| league_cup = The Peter Bentley League Cup<br>Division One Challenge Cup<br>Division Two Challenge Cup<br>The Reserve Section Challenge Cup
| season = 2024–25
| champions = [[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]] (Premier Division)<br>[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]] (Division One)<br>Rustington (Division Two)
| most_champs  = [[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]<br> [[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]<br>and [[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]] (8 titles)
| website = [http://www.scfl.org.uk/ Official]
| current = [[2025–26 Southern Combination Football League]]
}}
The '''Southern Combination Football League''' (named '''Premier Sports Southern Combination Football League''') is a [[association football|football]] league broadly covering the counties of [[East Sussex]], [[West Sussex]], [[Surrey]] and [[London|South West London]], England. The league consists of eight divisions – three for first teams (Premier Division, Division One and Division Two), two for Under 23 teams (East Division and West Division) and three for Under 18 teams (East Division, Central Division and West Division).

==History==
[[Image:Levels 9–10 Football League areas in England.svg|thumb|left|The area covered by the Sussex County League is coloured in dark blue.]]
Formed in 1920 as the '''Sussex County Football League''',<ref name="SCFLAbout">{{cite web|url=http://www.scfl.org.uk/pages/viewpage.html?view=aboutus|title=About the Sussex County Football League|publisher=Sussex County Football League|access-date=12 January 2012}}</ref> started with just one league with 12 teams. By the end of the 1929–30 season, six of the original twelve teams remained, having played in every campaign since the competition began. The league saw regular changes in members between 1921 and 1928 and saw 23 clubs taking part. The league closed down during the Second World War and the league ran two competition sections in the 1945–46 season, an Eastern division with eight teams and a Western division with 9 teams. The winners of each competition played in a play-off for a champion. A normal single league practice resumed in 1946 with 14 clubs now playing.

A new division was created in 1952 when Division Two was instituted. Division One remained with 14 teams and Division Two with 12 teams. By 1958 the two leagues had 16 teams each. The [[1962–63 Sussex County Football League|1962–63 season]] was abandoned due to the atrocious [[Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom|weather conditions]], with some clubs playing over 20 games and others with only 13 or 14 games played; an emergency competition was played in a group stage style format with knock-out stages to the final. The 1970s saw the league membership decline.
 
In 1983 a third division was added for intermediate level teams looking for an easy entry into the football league pyramid system, and a 3-points-for-a-win system was introduced. Divisions One and Two remained at 16 teams each, Division Three started with 13 teams, increasing to 15 two seasons later. Some long term clubs experienced harder times and dropped into Division Two. A "Two Up Two Down" system of promotion and relegation was applied throughout the period but was occasionally affected by departures from the league itself.  Division One increased to 18 teams for the 1988–89 season and 20 teams for the 1993–94 season, along with Division One increasing to 18 teams in the same season. Division Three increased to 16 teams in 2000.

The league changed its name to the Southern Combination Football League for the start of the 2015–16 season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haywardsheathtownfc.co.uk/news/sussex-county-football-league-to-change-name-1390323.html|title=Sussex County Football League to Change Name|website=Haywards Heath Town FC|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> keeping the acronym '''SCFL''' also attracting teams just across the Sussex border when [[the Football Association]] (FA) moved teams across leagues. The divisions were renamed at this time to Premier Division, Division One and Division Two, with the last keeping its intermediate status. Also, for the 2015–16 season the league added two U21s divisions, one in the East, and one in the West, consisting of 7 teams each, which lasted until the end of the 2017–18 season and replaced by two Under–23 divisions (East and West), and three Under–18 divisions (East, Central and West).

The [[Penalty box|Sin Bin]] rule was introduced for the [[2019–20 Southern Combination Football League|2019–20]] season to reduce dissent between the players,<ref name="Sin bins coming to grassroots football from this season">{{cite news |title=Sin bins coming to grassroots football from this season |work=Sky News |date=30 July 2019 | url=https://news.sky.com/story/rugby-style-sin-bins-coming-to-grassroots-football-11773182}}</ref> also during the same season the coronavirus ([[COVID-19]]) pandemic halted all sporting events nationwide; the leagues and the Football Association agreed to end the season early and expunge all results, with no promotion or relegation between the leagues.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: All football below National League to end |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52052351 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref>

The league season was abandoned for a third time after the FA Alliance and Leagues committees announced that the [[2020–21 Southern Combination Football League|2020–21]] would be curtailed, subject to ratification by The FA Council, with immediate effect.<ref>{{cite news |title=NLS Steps 3-6 update |publisher=Sussex County FA |date=24 February 2021 |url=https://www.sussexfa.com/news/2021/feb/24/nls-steps-3-6-update}}</ref>

The first team divisions – Premier, One and Two, sit at Steps 5 and 6, and level 11, formerly Step 7, of the [[English football league system]], below the lower divisions of the [[Isthmian League]] and the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]]. The reserve divisions are not part of the league system.

==Sponsorship==
In the past, Unijet, Rich City, Matthew Clark and Badger Ales sponsored the Sussex County Football League. But between 2006 and 2014 the league was without a sponsor. Macron Store (Hastings) signed a 4-year deal beginning in the 2014–15 season resulting in the official name being changed to The Macron Sussex County League and then to The Macron Southern Combination Football League a year later. On 20 June 2023 Premier Sports announced at the League Annual General Meeting that they would be sponsoring the league.<ref name="premier sports">{{cite web|url=https://www.premier-sports.kitfor.co.uk/page/scfl|title=Premier Sports Southern Combination Football League|publisher=Premier Sports|access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
!Period
!Sponsor
!Brand
|-
|1990–2000||Unijet ||Unijet Sussex County League
|-
|2000–2002||Rich City  ||Rich City Sussex County League
|-
|2002–2004||Matthew Clark ||Matthew Clark Sussex County League
|-
|2004–2006||Badger Ales || Badger Ales Sussex County League
|-
|2006–2014|| No Sponsor ||Sussex County League
|-
|2014–2015||rowspan="2"|[[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]] ||Macron Store Sussex County Football League
|-
|2015–2023|| Macron Store Southern Combination Football League
|-
|2023–present||Premier Sports ||Premier Sports Southern Combination Football League
|}

==Current clubs==
The league's 2025–26 constitution is as follows:
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'''Premier Division'''
*[[AFC Varndeanians F.C.|AFC Varndeanians]]
*[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill United]]
*[[Crawley Down Gatwick F.C.|Crawley Down Gatwick]]
*[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United Association]]
*[[Forest Row F.C.|Forest Row]]
*[[Guernsey F.C.|Guernsey]]
*[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
*[[Horsham YM F.C.|Horsham YM]]
*[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
*[[Lingfield F.C.|Lingfield]]
*[[Little Common F.C.|Little Common]]
*[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
*[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
*[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
*[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
*[[Roffey F.C.|Roffey]]
*[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
*[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
*[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
*[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
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'''Division One'''
*[[A.F.C. Uckfield Town|AFC Uckfield Town]]
*[[AFC Walcountians]]
*[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
*[[Billingshurst F.C.|Billingshurst]]
*[[Copthorne F.C.|Copthorne]]
*[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers B]]
*[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
*[[Godalming Town F.C.|Godalming Town]]
*[[Infinity F.C.|Infinity]]
*[[Jarvis Brook F.C.|Jarvis Brook]]
*[[Loxwood F.C.|Loxwood]]
*[[Mile Oak F.C.|Mile Oak]]
*[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]
*[[Reigate Priory F.C.|Reigate Priory]]
*[[Ringmer A.F.C.|Ringmer]]
*[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
*[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
*[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]
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'''Division Two'''
*[[Alfold F.C.|Alfold]]
*[[ASC Brighton Rangers F.C.|ASC Brighton Rangers]]
*[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
*Brighton Electricity
*Capel
*[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City B]]
*Ferring
*[[Hailsham Town F.C.|Hailsham Town]]
*Rudgewick
*[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
*Southwater
*[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
*TD Shipley
*Upper Beeding
*Worthing Town
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==Former clubs==
{{updated|15 May 2025}}
Following former clubs are now playing in other leagues or levels.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Banstead Athletic F.C.|Banstead Athletic]]
*[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
*[[Broadbridge Heath F.C.|Broadbridge Heath]]
*[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
*[[Chessington & Hook United F.C.|Chessington & Hook United]]
*[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
*[[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]]
*[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
*[[Cuckfield Town F.C.|Cuckfield Town]]
*[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]]
*[[East Grinstead Town F.C.|East Grinstead Town]]
*[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]]
*[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]
*[[Epsom & Ewell F.C.|Epsom & Ewell]]
*[[Fishbourne F.C.|Fishbourne]]
*[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]
*[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings United]]
*[[Horley Town F.C.|Horley Town]]
*[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
*[[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]
*[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
*[[Montpelier Villa F.C.|Montpelier Villa]]
*[[Petersfield Town F.C.|Petersfield Town]]
*[[Redhill F.C.|Redhill]]
*[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
*[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
*[[Westfield F.C. (Sussex)|Westfield]]
*[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
*[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
{{div col end}}

==Defunct clubs==
Only clubs with articles are listed
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
*[[Royal School of Signals|Corps of Signals]] (1920-1925)
*[[Langney Wanderers F.C.|Langney Wanderers]] (2010-2021)
*[[Littlehampton United F.C.|Littlehampton United]] (2008-2022)
*[[Ringmer F.C.|Ringmer]] (1963-2018)
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*[[St. Leonards F.C.|St Leonards]] (1971-2003)
*[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]] (1882-2020)
*[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]] (1938-2014)
*[[Withdean 2000 F.C.|Withdean]] (1989–2000)
{{col-end}}

==Champions==
===1920–1939===
The league originally consisted of a single section of 12 clubs, and had reached a stable membership of 14 clubs when it was abandoned on the outbreak of [[World War II]]. The fore-runner of the League Cup, known then as the Baldwin Cup (generically Invitation Cup) was introduced in 1938-39 with six teams invited. Lewes were the inaurgural final winners beating Littlehampton 5-0 at Newhaven on 6 May 1939.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Champions
|-
|[[1920–21 Sussex County Football League|1920–21]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|[[1921–22 Sussex County Football League|1921–22]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|[[1922–23 Sussex County Football League|1922–23]]
|Vernon Athletic
|-
|[[1923–24 Sussex County Football League|1923–24]]
|[[Royal School of Signals|Corps of Signals]] 
|-
|[[1924–25 Sussex County Football League|1924–25]]
|[[Royal School of Signals|Corps of Signals]] 
|-
|[[1925–26 Sussex County Football League|1925–26]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|-
|[[1926–27 Sussex County Football League|1926–27]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|[[1927–28 Sussex County Football League|1927–28]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|-
|[[1928–29 Sussex County Football League|1928–29]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
||[[1929–30 Sussex County Football League|1929–30]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|-
|[[1930–31 Sussex County Football League|1930–31]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|[[1931–32 Sussex County Football League|1931–32]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1932–33 Sussex County Football League|1932–33]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1933–34 Sussex County Football League|1933–34]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|[[1934–35 Sussex County Football League|1934–35]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1935–36 Sussex County Football League|1935–36]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1936–37 Sussex County Football League|1936–37]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1937–38 Sussex County Football League|1937–38]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1938–39 Sussex County Football League|1938–39]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|-
|}

===1939–1941===
During the [[Second World War]] an emergency competition was played. The league operated two region divisions, East and West, with the winners of each playing in a play-off
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Eastern
!Western
!Play-off Winners
!Invitation league cup
|-
|[[1939–40 Sussex County Football League|1939–40]]
|[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings & St Leonards]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|[[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]
|-
|1940–41
|colspan=3|No league competitions played
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
|}

===1945–1946===
For the first post-War season, the league also operated two regional divisions, East and West, with the winners of each facing each other in a play-off.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Eastern
!Western
!Play-off Winners
!Invitation league cup
|-
|[[1945–46 Sussex County Football League|1945–46]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|}

===1946–1952===
After a single split format, the league reverted to a single division for the next six seasons.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Champions
!Invitation League Cup
|-
|[[1946–47 Sussex County Football League|1946–47]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|-
|[[1947–48 Sussex County Football League|1947–48]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester]]
|-
|[[1948–49 Sussex County Football League|1948–49]]
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|-
|[[1949–50 Sussex County Football League|1949–50]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis]]
|-
|[[1950–51 Sussex County Football League|1950–51]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|[[Eastbourne United A.F.C.|Eastbourne Comrades]]
|-
|[[1951–52 Sussex County Football League|1951–52]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[East Grinstead Town F.C.|East Grinstead]]
|-
|}

===1952–1983===
A second division was instituted in 1952. A two-division format continued for over 30 years, the only deviation being in the [[1962–63 Sussex County Football League|1962–63]] season when the unusually harsh winter weather made the league impossible to finish. The normal league competitions were abandoned and a set of emergency competitions were played for in the second half of the season.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Division One
!Division Two
!Invitation League Cup
|-
|[[1952–53 Sussex County Football League|1952–53]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Wigmore Athletic]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|-
|[[1953–54 Sussex County Football League|1953–54]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|Hove White Rovers
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|-
|[[1954–55 Sussex County Football League|1954–55]]
|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges United]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|-
|[[1955–56 Sussex County Football League|1955–56]]
|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town Athletic]]
|-
|[[1956–57 Sussex County Football League|1956–57]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town Athletic]]
|A P V Athletic
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|-
|[[1957–58 Sussex County Football League|1957–58]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|-
|[[1958–59 Sussex County Football League|1958–59]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
||[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]] & [[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]] <small>(joint)</small>
|-
|[[1959–60 Sussex County Football League|1959–60]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[AFC Varndeanians F.C.|Old Varndeanians]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Wigmore Athletic]]
|-
|[[1960–61 Sussex County Football League|1960–61]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|Hastings Rangers
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|-
|[[1961–62 Sussex County Football League|1961–62]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
||[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|-
|[[1962–63 Sussex County Football League|1962–63]]
|colspan=2|Normal competitions abandoned - Emergency Competition played
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
|-
|[[1963–64 Sussex County Football League|1963–64]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|-
|[[1964–65 Sussex County Football League|1964–65]]
|[[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|-
|[[1965–66 Sussex County Football League|1965–66]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town Athletic]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|-
|[[1966–67 Sussex County Football League|1966–67]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town Athletic]]
|Wadhurst
|
|-
|[[1967–68 Sussex County Football League|1967–68]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|-
|[[1968–69 Sussex County Football League|1968–69]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Ringmer F.C.|Ringmer]]
|
|-
|[[1969–70 Sussex County Football League|1969–70]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|-
|[[1970–71 Sussex County Football League|1970–71]]
|[[Ringmer F.C.|Ringmer]]
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
|-
|[[1971–72 Sussex County Football League|1971–72]]
|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
||[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]
|-
|[[1972–73 Sussex County Football League|1972–73]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Portfield]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath]]
|-
!Season
!Division One
!Division Two
!John O'Hara League Cup
!Division Two Cup
|-
|[[1973–74 Sussex County Football League|1973–74]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Wigmore Athletic]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|-
|[[1974–75 Sussex County Football League|1974–75]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Wigmore Athletic]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|-
|[[1975–76 Sussex County Football League|1975–76]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|-
|[[1976–77 Sussex County Football League|1976–77]]
|[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
||[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|-
|[[1977–78 Sussex County Football League|1977–78]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|-
|[[1978–79 Sussex County Football League|1978–79]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning]]
|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
|-
|[[1979–80 Sussex County Football League|1979–80]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[Hastings Town F.C.|Hastings Town]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town]]
|-
|[[1980–81 Sussex County Football League|1980–81]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|-
|[[1981–82 Sussex County Football League|1981–82]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|-
|[[1982–83 Sussex County Football League|1982–83]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|-
|}

===1983–2015===
After a two division format had proved sufficient for over 30 years, a third division was added in 1983. While the top two divisions were for clubs holding senior status with the Sussex FA, the new Division Three was for clubs of intermediate status.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Division One
!Division Two
!Division Three
!John O'Hara League Cup
!Division Two League Cup
!Division Three League Cup
|-
|[[1983–84 Sussex County Football League|1983–84]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Portfield]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|Ferring F.C.|Ferring
|-
|[[1984–85 Sussex County Football League|1984–85]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|-
|[[1985–86 Sussex County Football League|1985–86]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
|-
|[[1986–87 Sussex County Football League|1986–87]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]
|-
|[[1987–88 Sussex County Football League|1987–88]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]
|Midway
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|-
|[[1988–89 Sussex County Football League|1988–89]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
|Franklands Village F.C.|Franklands Village
|-
|[[1989–90 Sussex County Football League|1989–90]]
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]
|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]
|[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]
|Rottingdean
|-
|[[1990–91 Sussex County Football League|1990–91]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|Ifield
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|Withdean F.C.|Withdean
|-
|[[1991–92 Sussex County Football League|1991–92]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Portfield]]
|[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Redhill F.C.|Redhill]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|-
|[[1992–93 Sussex County Football League|1992–93]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|[[Withdean 2000 F.C.|Withdean]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|Franklands Village
|-
|[[1993–94 Sussex County Football League|1993–94]]
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|Ifield F.C.|Ifield
|-
|[[1994–95 Sussex County Football League|1994–95]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Mile Oak F.C.|Mile Oak]]
|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
|[[Hailsham Town F.C.|Hailsham Town]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|-
|[[1995–96 Sussex County Football League|1995–96]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|Ifield
||[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
|[[Eastbourne United A.F.C.|Shinewater Association]]
|-
|[[1996–97 Sussex County Football League|1996–97]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|Buxted F.C.|Buxted
|-
|[[1997–98 Sussex County Football League|1997–98]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|[[Lingfield F.C.|Lingfield]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
|-
|[[1998–99 Sussex County Football League|1998–99]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|Oving Social Club
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|Franklands Village
|-
|[[1999–2000 Sussex County Football League|1999–2000]]
|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill Town]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Sussex County Football League|2000–01]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]]
|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|-
|[[2001–02 Sussex County Football League|2001–02]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye & Iden United]]
|Pease Pottage Village
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye & Iden United]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|-
|[[2002–03 Sussex County Football League|2002–03]]
|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye & Iden United]]
|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye & Iden United]]
|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Sussex County Football League|2003–04]]
|[[Chichester City United F.C.|Chichester City United]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Sussex County Football League|2004–05]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye & Iden United]]
|[[Wealden F.C.|Wealden]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Sussex County Football League|2005–06]]
|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham Y M C A]]
|[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
||[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Mile Oak F.C.|Mile Oak]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|-
|[[2006–07 Sussex County Football League|2006–07]]
|[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|[[Wealden F.C.|Wealden]]
|Pease Pottage Village F.C.|Pease Pottage Village
|-
|[[2007–08 Sussex County Football League|2007–08]]
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]
|[[East Grinstead Town F.C.|East Grinstead Town]]
|[[Loxwood F.C.|Loxwood]]
||[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill United]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Sussex County Football League|2008–09]]
|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United Association]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Clymping F.C.|Clymping]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Sussex County Football League|2009–10]]
|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]
|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Sussex County Football League|2010–11]]
|[[Crawley Down F.C.|Crawley Down]]
|[[A.F.C. Uckfield]]
|[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
|[[Wealden F.C.|AFC Uckfield]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Sussex County Football League|2011–12]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|Ifield
|-
|[[2012–13 Sussex County Football League|2012–13]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]
|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Sussex County Football League|2013–14]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United Association]]
|[[Langney Wanderers F.C.|Langney Wanderers]]
|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]
|[[Loxwood F.C.|Loxwood]]
|[[Roffey F.C.|Roffey]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Sussex County Football League|2014–15]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]
|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|}

===2015–present===
In 2015, the Sussex County Football League was re-branded to the Southern Combination Football League, keeping the acronym SCFL. The divisions were renamed to Premier Division, Division One and Division Two, Division Two clubs still holding intermediate status.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Premier Division
!Division One
!Division Two
!Peter Bentley League Cup
!Division One League Cup
!Division Two League Cup
|-
|[[2015–16 Southern Combination Football League|2015–16]]
|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|[[AFC Varndeanians F.C.|AFC Varndeanians]]
|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Southern Combination Football League|2016–17]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]
|[[Langney Wanderers F.C.|Langney Wanderers]]
|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Southern Combination Football League|2017–18]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|[[Little Common F.C.|Little Common]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]
|[[Little Common F.C.|Little Common]]
|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Southern Combination Football League|2018–19]]
|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]
|[[Alfold F.C.|Alfold]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Southern Combination Football League|2019–20]] <sup>1</sup>
|rowspan="2" colspan="6"| No champions. Season abandoned 
|-
|[[2020–21 Southern Combination Football League|2020–21]] <sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[2021–22 Southern Combination Football League|2021–22]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Roffey F.C.|Roffey]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]
|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]
|Charlwood
|-
|[[2022–23 Southern Combination Football League|2022–23]]
|[[Broadbridge Heath F.C.|Broadbridge Heath]]
|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]
|[[Jarvis Brook F.C.|Jarvis Brook]]
|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]
|[[Godalming Town F.C.|Godalming Town]]
|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Southern Combination Football League|2023–24]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Roffey F.C.|Roffey]]
|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]
|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]
|[[Copthorne F.C.|Copthorne]]
|[[Jarvis Brook F.C.|Jarvis Brook]]
|-
|[[2024–25 Southern Combination Football League|2024–25]]
|[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]
|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]
|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]
|[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]
|[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers B]]
|[[Jarvis Brook F.C.|Jarvis Brook]]
|-
|}
{{small|<sup>1</sup> The 2019–20 season was terminated on 26 March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|coronavirus pandemic]]}}<br>
{{small|<sup>2</sup> The 2020-21 was curtailed on 24 February 2021 and a Supplementary Shield was arranged.<ref name="Southern Combination Football League announces groups for cup competition">{{cite news |title=Southern Combination Football League announces groups for cup competition |newspaper=Eastbourne Herald |date=18 March 2021 | url=https://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/football/revealed-southern-combination-football-league-announces-groups-for-cup-competition-3169861}}</ref>}}

==Promoted==
Since the league's formation, the following clubs have won promotion to higher levels of the [[English football league system]]. [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] are currently the only [[English Football League]] team to play in the Sussex County League.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!Season
!Club
!Position
!Promoted to
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[1955–56 Sussex County Football League|1955–56]]||[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United]]||1st||rowspan="2"|[[Metropolitan League]] 
|-
|[[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley]]||9th{{efn|Crawley were playing in Division Two before being promoted.}}
|-
|[[1964–65 Sussex County Football League|1964–65]]||[[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]||1st||[[Athenian League]] Division Two
|-
|[[1971–72 Sussex County Football League|1971–72]]||[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]||1st||[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Division One South
|-
|[[1984–85 Sussex County Football League|1984–85]]||[[Hastings Town F.C.|Hastings Town]]||9th||rowspan="2"|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Southern Division
|-
|[[1995–96 Sussex County Football League|1995–96]]||[[St. Leonards F.C.|Stamco]]||2nd
|-
|[[1999–2000 Sussex County Football League|1999–2000]]||[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]||1st||rowspan="2"|[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Eastern Division
|-
|[[2002–03 Sussex County Football League|2002–03]]||[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]||1st
|-
|[[2005–06 Sussex County Football League|2005–06]]||[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham YMCA]]||1st||rowspan="13"|[[Isthmian League]] Division One South
|-
|[[2006–07 Sussex County Football League|2006–07]]||[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]||1st
|-
|[[2007–08 Sussex County Football League|2007–08]]||[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]||1st
|-
|[[2008–09 Sussex County Football League|2008–09]]||[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham YMCA]]||3rd
|-
|[[2009–10 Sussex County Football League|2009–10]]||[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]||1st
|-
|[[2010–11 Sussex County Football League|2010–11]]||[[Crawley Down Gatwick F.C.|Crawley Down]]||1st
|-
|[[2011–12 Sussex County Football League|2011–12]]||[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]||1st
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2012–13 Sussex County Football League|2012–13]]||[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]||1st
|-
|[[Redhill F.C.|Redhill]]||2nd
|-
|[[2013–14 Sussex County Football League|2013–14]]||[[East Grinstead Town F.C.|East Grinstead Town]]||2nd
|-
|[[2014–15 Sussex County Football League|2014–15]]||[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]]||2nd
|-
|[[2015–16 Southern Combination Football League|2015–16]]||[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]||1st
|-
|[[2016–17 Southern Combination Football League|2016–17]]||[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]||1st
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2017–18 Southern Combination Football League|2017–18]]||[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]||1st||rowspan="2"|[[Isthmian League]] South Division
|-
|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]||2nd
|-
|[[2018–19 Southern Combination Football League|2018–19]]||[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]||1st||rowspan="8"|[[Isthmian League]] South East Division
|-
|[[2020–21 Southern Combination Football League|2020–21]]||[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]||{{efn|Lancing promoted via a points per game system based on [[2019–20 Southern Combination Football League|2019–20]] and [[2020–21 Southern Combination Football League|2020–21]] season results.}}
|-
|[[2021–22 Southern Combination Football League|2021–22]]||[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]||1st
|-
|[[2022–23 Southern Combination Football League|2022–23]]||[[Broadbridge Heath F.C.|Broadbridge Heath]]||1st
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2023–24 Southern Combination Football League|2023–24]]||[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town]]||1st
|-
|[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]||2nd (P)
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[2024–25 Southern Combination Football League|2024–25]]||[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]||1st
|-
|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]] ||2nd (P) 
|}
P = Via play-offs 
{{notelist}}

==Most championship title wins==
===Premier Division (Division One 1952–2015)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Horsham F.C.|Horsham]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|8
|1931–32, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47, 2015–16
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]}}
|1978–79, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2012–13
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Worthing F.C.|Worthing]]}}
|1920–21, 1921–22, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40 
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Chichester City F.C.|Chichester City]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|7
|1959–60, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1979–80, 2003–04, 2018–19
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|6
|1975–76, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]}}
|1925–26, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1948–48, 1968–69, 1974–75
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1969–70, 2017–18
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|4
|1951–52, 1952–53, 1977–78, 2016–17
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]}}
|1961–62, 1963–64, 1983–84, 2009–10
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Arundel F.C.|Arundel]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|3
|1957–58, 1958–59, 1986–87
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill United]]}}

|1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United Association]]}}

|1954–55, 1955–56, 2008–09
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]}}

|1990–91, 2014–15, 2021–22
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]}}

|1980–81, 1987–88, 1988–89
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning Town Community]]}}

|1984–85, 1985–86, 2023–24
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|2
|1948–49, 1971–72
|-
|{{nowrap|Corps of Signals}}
|1923–24, 1924–25
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne Town F.C.|Eastbourne Town]]}}
|1976–77, 2006–07
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]}}
|1953–54, 1973–74
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]}}
|1989–90, 1993–94
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham YMCA]]}}
|2004–05, 2005–06
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Broadbridge Heath F.C.|Broadbridge Heath]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=11|1
|2022–23
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Crawley Down Gatwick F.C.|Crawley Down Gatwick]]}}
|2010–11
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]}}
|2007–08
|-
|{{nowrap|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]}}
|2013–14
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]}}
|2024–25
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]}}
|1999–2000
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Lewes F.C.|Lewes]]}}
|1964–65
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Ringmer F.C.|Ringmer]]}}
|1970–71
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]}}
|2000–01
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]}}
|2011–12
|-
|{{nowrap|Vernon Athletic}}
|1922–23
|-
|}

===Division One (Division Two 1952–2015)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Shoreham F.C.|Shoreham]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|1961–63, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1993–94, 2022–23
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|1955–56, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2009–10
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Littlehampton Town F.C.|Littlehampton Town]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|3
|1996–97, 2003–04, 2012–13
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Pagham F.C.|Pagham]]}}

|1978–79, 1986–87, 2006–07
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Portfield F.C.|Portfield]]}}

|1972–73, 1983–84, 1991–92
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Sidley United F.C.|Sidley United]]}}

|1958–59, 1964–65, 1998–99
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=12|2
|1992–93, 2004–05
|-
|{{nowrap|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]}}

|1997–98, 2011–12
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Horsham YMCA F.C.|Horsham YMCA]]}}

|1965–66, 1982–83
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Lancing F.C.|Lancing]]}}

|1957–58, 1969–70
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]}}

|1971–72, 1990–91
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Roffey F.C.|Roffey]]}}

|2021–22, 2023–24
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]}}

|1995–96, 2016–17
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]}}

|1988–89, 2024–25
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Selsey F.C.|Selsey]]}}

|1963–64, 1975–76
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Whitehawk F.C.|Whitehawk]]}}

|1967–68, 1980–81
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Wick F.C.|Wick]]}}

|1981–82, 1985–86
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Wigmore Athletic F.C.|Wigmore Athletic]]}}

|1952–53, 1973–74
|-
|{{nowrap|A P V Athletic}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=26|1
|1956–57
|-
|{{nowrap|[[A.F.C. Uckfield]]}}

|2010–11
|-
|{{nowrap|[[A.F.C. Varndeanians|AFC Varndeanians]]}}

|1959–60
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Alfold F.C.|Alfold]]}}

|2018–19
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Bexhill United F.C.|Bexhill United]]}}

|1989–90
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Bognor Regis Town F.C.|Bognor Regis Town]]}}

|1970–71
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Burgess Hill Town F.C.|Burgess Hill Town]]}}

|1974–75
|-
|{{nowrap|[[East Grinstead Town F.C.|East Grinstead Town]]}}

|2007–08
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne United Association F.C.|Eastbourne United Association]]}}

|2013–14
|-
|{{nowrap|Hastings Rangers}}

|1960–61
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Hastings United F.C.|Hastings Town]]}}

|1979–80
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Haywards Heath Town F.C.|Haywards Heath Town]]}}

|2015–16
|-
|{{nowrap|Hove White Rovers}}

|1953–54
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]}}

|1987–88
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Little Common F.C.|Little Common]]}}

|2017–18
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Mile Oak F.C.|Mile Oak]]}}

|1994–95
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]}}

|2005–06
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]}}

|2008–09
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Ringmer F.C.|Ringmer]]}}

|1968–69
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]}}

|1999–2000
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]}}

|2000–01
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Steyning Town F.C.|Steyning]]}}

|1977–78
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Three Bridges F.C.|Three Bridges]]}}

|1954–55
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Wadhurst F.C.|Wadhurst]]}}

|1966–67
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]}}

|2014–15
|-
|}

===Division Two (Division Three 1983–2015)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Club
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Rustington F.C.|Rustington]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|5
|2006–07, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–25 
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Bosham F.C.|Bosham]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|4
|1993–94, 1999–2000, 2009–10, 2016–17
|-
|{{nowrap|Ifield}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|2
|1990–91, 1995–96
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Midhurst & Easebourne F.C.|Midhurst & Easebourne]]}}

|1994–95, 2002–03
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Sidlesham F.C.|Sidlesham]]}}

|1996–97, 2012–13
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Storrington F.C.|Storrington]]}}

|2004–05, 2023–24
|-
|{{nowrap|[[A.F.C. Varndeanians|AFC Varndeanians]]}}
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=23|1
|2015–16
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Clymping F.C.|Clymping]]}}

|2008–09
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Crowborough Athletic F.C.|Crowborough Athletic]]}}

|2003–04
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Dorking Wanderers F.C.|Dorking Wanderers]]}}

|2010–11
|-
|{{nowrap|[[East Preston F.C.|East Preston]]}}

|1983–84
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Hassocks F.C.|Hassocks]]}}

|1991–92
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Jarvis Brook F.C.|Jarvis Brook]]}}

|2022–23
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Langney Sports]]}}

|1986–87
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Langney Wanderers F.C.|Langney Wanderers]]}}

|2013–14
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Lingfield F.C.|Lingfield]]}}

|1997–98
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Loxwood F.C.|Loxwood]]}}

|2007–08
|-
|{{nowrap|Midway}}

|1987–88
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Newhaven F.C.|Newhaven]]}}

|2011–12
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Oakwood F.C.|Oakwood]]}}

|1984–85
|-
|{{nowrap|Oving Social Club}}

|1998–99
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Peacehaven & Telscombe F.C.|Peacehaven & Telscombe]]}}

|2005–06
|-
|{{nowrap|Pease Pottage Village}}

|2001–02
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Rye United F.C.|Rye United]]}}

|2000–01
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Saltdean United F.C.|Saltdean United]]}}

|1988–89
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Seaford Town F.C.|Seaford Town]]}}

|1985–86
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Southwick F.C.|Southwick]]}}

|2014–15
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Withdean 2000 F.C.|Withdean]]}}

|1992–93
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Worthing United F.C.|Worthing United]]}}

|1989–90
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.scfl.org.uk/ Southern Combination Football League]

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