The 2025–26 Southern Combination Football League season is the 101st 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.
The constitution was announced by The Football Association on 15 May 2025.
Premier Division The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 15 of which competed in the previous season
Team changes
To the Premier Division Promoted from Division One Forest Row Seaford Town
Relegated from the Isthmian League South East Division Lancing Steyning Town
Relegated from the Isthmian League South Central Division Guernsey
From the Premier Division Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division Crowborough Athletic Hassocks
Transferred to Wessex Football League Premier Division Petersfield Town
Relegated to Division One Loxwood Saltdean United
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Results by matchday
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Sam Murray Guernsey 302 Stan Bridgman Steyning Town26 Richard Pingling Horsham YM4 Dion Jarvis Steyning Town245 Lee Robinson Newhaven236 Mark Goldson Haywards Heath Town21 Jack Shonk Bexhill United Connor Tighe Peacehaven & Telscombe9 David Crouch Wick (Previously Pagham)2010 Charlie Ball Eastbourne United19
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAFC Varndeanians Brighton Withdean Stadium 8,850Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove 1,000Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000Eastbourne United Association Eastbourne The Oval 1,200Forest Row Crawley Jubilee Field (groundshare with Three Bridges) 1,500Guernsey Saint Sampson Victoria Park 5,000Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000Horsham YM Horsham Gorings Mead 1,575Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea Little Common Recreation Ground 1,200Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield 1,000Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000Roffey Horsham Bartholomew Way 1,000Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch —Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000Steyning Town Steyning The Shooting Field 2,000Wick Littlehampton Crabtree Park 2,000
Division One Division One decreased from 20 clubs to 18, 11 of which competed from the previous season. Copthorne were reprieved from relegation
Team changes
To Division One Promoted from Division Two Jarvis Brook
Promoted from Mid-Sussex League Ringmer
Promoted from Surrey Premier County Football League AFC Walcountians
Relegated from the Premier Division Loxwood Saltdean United
From Division One Promoted to the Premier Division Forest Row Seaford Town
Transferred to Southern Counties East Banstead Athletic Chessington & Hook
Relegated to Division Two Alfold Storrington Community
Demoted to Mid-Sussex League Division Three South: Montpelier Villa
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Results table
Top Scorers
+RankPlayerClubGoals1 Max DaviesSelsey22 Zion McleodEast Preston3 Tayo AdekoyaGodalming Town (Formerly Selsey)18 Chike EjezieAFC Walcountians Mark SoaresGodalming Town6 Tom EdwardsBillingshurst17 William StreetReigate Priory Thomas TierneyInfinity Marley AmberSaltdean United (Formerly Mile Oak)10 Matthew HardsBillingshurst16 Lee PeacockReigate Priory Jacob SewellAFC Walcountians
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 600AFC Walcountians Woodmansterne Walcountians Sports Club Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields —Copthorne Copthorne Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) 1,300Dorking Wanderers B Dorking Meadowbank 3,000East Preston Littlehampton The Lashmar 1,000Godalming Town Godalming Bill Kyte Stadium 3,000Infinity Sidlesham Sidlesham Recreation Ground —Jarvis Brook Jarvis Brook Jarvis Brook Sports Club —Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000Mile Oak Brighton Mile Oak Recreation Ground —Oakwood Crawley Tinsley Lane —Reigate Priory Reigate Park Lane —Ringmer Ringmer King's Academy Ringmer —Saltdean United Brighton Hill Park 1,000Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium —Worthing United Worthing The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504
Division Two Division Two increased to 15 teams after Jarvis Brook were promoted to Division One, and Alfold, Montpelier Villa and Storrington were relegated from Division One. Montpelier Villa resigned from the league, whilst Rudgwick joined from the West Sussex Football League.
Team changes
Relegated from Division One Alfold Storrington Promoted from West Sussex Football League Premier Division Rudgwick
St Francis Rangers were renamed to ASC Brighton Rangers, following a merger with ASC Strikers.
From Division Two Promoted to Division One Jarvis Brook Left League Montpelier Villa
League table
Promotion from this division is dependant on ground grading as well as league position.
Results table
Top Scorers
+RankPlayerClubGoals1Adam Campbell-StoneTD Shipley332Antoine SharpeASC Brighton Rangers273Josh HallChichester City B264Matthew WilsonRustington225Joe SadlerFerring196Jack NewhouseRustington187Joshua CastleChichester City B178Dieron MunorrahAlfold169Zain BegSouthwater15Kieran DowellChichester City BLuke LonghurstCapel
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAlfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000Bosham Bosham Walton Lane —Brighton Electricity Brighton Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850Capel Capel Newdigate Road —Chichester City B Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000Ferring Ferring The Glebelands —Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000Rudgwick Rudgwick King George V Playing Fields —Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground —ASC Brighton Rangers Lancing Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) 1,500Southwater Southwater Southwater Sports Club —Storrington Community Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington —TD Shipley Shipley (Dragon's Green) Dragons Green — Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field —Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park —
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