The 2018–19 Southern Combination Football League season was the 94th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.
The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were announced by the FA on 25 May.
Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Worthing United and Littlehampton Town were relegated to Division One, and Haywards Heath Town and Three Bridges were promoted to Isthmian League Division One South.
Four clubs joined the division: Langney Wanderers – promoted from Division One Lingfield – promoted from Division One Little Common – promoted from Division One Shoreham – relegated from Isthmian League Division One South
League table
Results table
Results by matchday
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Lee RobinsonNewhaven452Daniel PerryEastbourne Town253Scott JonesChichester City24Philip JohnsonHassocks5Dean BownHorsham YMCA236Matthew MacleanAFC Uckfield Town197Leslie OliverCrawley Down Gatwick18Matthew DanielLancing9Benjamin GrayArundel17Josh ClackChichester CitySamuel ClementsLingfieldJamie BrothertonSaltdean United
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FoundedAFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 1,000 2014Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200 1889Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre 1,000 1919Chichester City Chichester Countrywide Gas Stadium 2,000 2000Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000 1993Eastbourne Town Eastbourne The Saffrons 3,000 1881Eastbourne United Eastbourne The Oval 2,000 2003East Preston Littlehampton The Lashmar 2,000 1966Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon 1,500 1902Horsham YMCA Horsham Gorings Mead 1,575 1898Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500 1941Langney Wanderers Eastbourne Priory Lane (groundshare with Eastbourne Borough 4,151 2010Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000 1893Little Common Eastbourne The Oval (groundshare with Eastbourne United ) 2,000 1966Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000 1920Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000 1889Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 1903Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000 1923Saltdean United Brighton Hill Park 1,000 1966Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000 1892
Division One
Division One remained at 18 clubs after Little Common, Langney Wanderers and Lingfield were promoted to the Premier Division, and Ringmer left the league. Four new clubs joined:
Alfold – promoted from Division Two Littlehampton Town – relegated from the Premier Division Sidlesham – promoted from Division Two Worthing United – relegated from the Premier Division
League table
Results table
Results by matchday
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Matt WatermanAFC Vardeanians292Kelvin LucasAlfold24Jack ShonkBexhill United4Scott TaylorHailsham Town225Joao AndradeAlfold18Nicholas TilleyBillingshurst7Alexander RainfordSeaford Town178Johden De MeyerAlfold169Jack LangfordLittlehampton Town15
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FoundedAFC Varndeanians Brighton Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) 8,850 1929Alfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground — 1923Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove — 2002Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields — 1891 Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000 1885 Littlehampton Town Littlehampton St Flora Sportsfield (groundshare with Littlehampton United) 4,000 1896Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield — 1946 Mile Oak Brighton Mile Oak Recreation Ground — 1960 Oakwood Crawley Tinsley Lane — 1962 Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch — 1888 Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium — 1903 Sidlesham Sidlesham The Recreation Ground, Sidlesham — 1946 Southwick Brighton Old Barn Way 2,000 1882 St Francis Rangers Haywards Heath Colwell Ground 1,000 2002Steyning Town Steyning The Shooting Field — 1892 Storrington Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington — 1883 Wick Littlehampton Crabtree Park 2,000 1892 Worthing United Worthing The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504 1988
Division Two
Division Two featured three new clubs after Alfold and Sidlesham were promoted to Division One, and Lancing United resigned from the league: Angmering Seniors – joined from the West Sussex League Brighton Electricity – joined from the Brighton, Worthing & District League Copthorne – joined from the Mid-Sussex League
Also, Clymping F.C. changed their name to Littlehampton United
Promotion from this division depends on ground grading as well as league position.
League table
Results table
Results by matchday
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1Patrick O'SullivanRoffey482Josh IrishRustington473Daryl KingJarvis Brook344Ryan WaltonMontpelier Villa255Oscar WeddellCopthorne236Bradley StevensRottingdean Village227Christopher DarwinRustington208Marek KoutsavakisRoffey199Alex BarnesBosham15
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity FoundedAngmering Seniors Angmering Decoy Drive — —Bosham Bosham Walton Lane — 1901Brighton Electricity Brighton Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850 1964Copthorne Copthorne King Georges Field — 2004Cowfold Cowfold Cowfold Playing Field — 1897 Ferring Ferring The Glebelands — 1952Jarvis Brook Crowborough Limekiln — 1888Littlehampton United Littlehampton St Flora Sportsfield (groundshare with Littlehampton Town) 4,000 1947Montpelier Villa Brighton Sussex University — 1991Roffey Horsham Bartholomew Way — 1901Rottingdean Village Brighton Rottingdean Sports Centre — 1989Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground — 1903 Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field — —Westfield Westfield The Parish Field 200 1911 Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park — 1995
Peter Bentley League Challenge Cup Source SCFL Fixtures and Results
First round
Second round
Notes
Third round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Division One Challenge Cup Source SCFL Fixtures and Results
First round
Second round
Third round
Notes
Semi-finals
Final
References