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2025–26 Southern Combination Football League
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 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.
The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 15 of which competed in the previous season
| Season |
|---|
| 9 August 2025 - 25 April 2026 |
| England |
| 20 |
| Steyning Town |
| Haywards Heath |
| Steyning TownPeacehaven & Telscombe |
| Shoreham |
| 380 |
| 1,471 (3.87 per match) |
| 3.87 |
| Sam Murray(Guernsey)(30 goals) |
| Eastbourne United 9–0 Lancing(15 November 2025)Haywards Heath Town 9–0 Shoreham(7 March 2026) |
| Shoreham 0–6 Pagham(1 November 2025)Little Common 0–6 Horsham YM(7 March 2026) |
| Shoreham 6–7 Guernsey(14 October 2025) |
| 17 - Haywards Heath(9 August 2025 - 13 December 2025) |
| 18 - Steyning Town(4 October 2025 - 31 January 2026) |
| 21 - Shoreham(6 September 2025 - 7 February 2026) |
| 20 - Shoreham(6 September 2025 - 31 January 2026) |
| 1553 Guernsey 6–0 Peacehaven & Telscombe(28 March 2026) |
| 30 Lingfield 0–2 Forest Row(25 August 2025) |
| 72,744 |
| 191 |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| All statistics correct as of 30 April 2026. |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Haywards Heath Town | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Peacehaven & Telscombe | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Guernsey | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Guernsey | 3 | |||||||
| 4 | Horsham YM | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Murray | Guernsey | 30 |
| 2 | Stan Bridgman | Steyning Town | 26 |
| Richard Pingling | Horsham YM | ||
| 4 | Dion Jarvis | Steyning Town | 24 |
| 5 | Lee Robinson | Newhaven | 23 |
| 6 | Mark Goldson | Haywards Heath Town | 21 |
| Jack Shonk | Bexhill United | ||
| Connor Tighe | Peacehaven & Telscombe | ||
| 9 | David Crouch | Wick (Previously Pagham) | 20 |
| 10 | Charlie Ball | Eastbourne United | 19 |
| 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 |
| Eastbourne United Association | Eastbourne | The Oval | 1,200 |
| Forest Row | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Jubilee Field (groundshare with Three Bridges) | 1,500 |
| Guernsey | Saint Sampson | Victoria Park | 5,000 |
| Haywards Heath Town | Haywards Heath | Hanbury Park | 2,000 |
| Horsham YM | Horsham | Gorings Mead | 1,575 |
| Lancing | Lancing | Culver Road | 1,500 |
| Lingfield | Lingfield | The Sports Pavilion | 2,000 |
| Little Common | Bexhill-on-Sea (Little Common) | Little Common Recreation Ground | 1,200 |
| 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 |
| Roffey | Horsham (Roffey) | Bartholomew Way | 1,000 |
| Seaford Town | Seaford | The Crouch | — |
| Shoreham | Shoreham-by-Sea | Middle Road | 2,000 |
| Steyning Town | Steyning | The Shooting Field | 2,000 |
| Wick | Littlehampton (Wick) | Crabtree Park | 2,000 |
Division One decreased from 20 clubs to 18, 11 of which competed from the previous season. Copthorne were reprieved from relegation
| Season |
|---|
| Godalming Town |
| Godalming TownBillingshurst |
| AFC Uckfield TownCopthorne |
| 306 |
| 1,157 (3.78 per match) |
| 3.78 |
| Max Davies (22 Goals) |
| Selsey 20–0 Copthorne(25 April 2026) |
| AFC Uckfield Town 0–9 Reigate Priory(13 September 2025) |
| Selsey 20–0 Copthorne(25 April 2026) |
| 8 - Reigate Priory(10 March 2026 - 14 April 2026) |
| 11 - Godalming Town(9 August 2025 - 8 November 2025) |
| 26 - Copthorne(27 September 2025 - 25 April 2026) |
| 10 Copthorne 1–4 Jarvis Brook(7 March 2026) |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Reigate Priory | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | Infinity | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Billingshurst | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | Infinity | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Billingshurst | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Worthing United | 0 |
As of 28 February 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Davies | Selsey | 22 |
| Zion Mcleod | East Preston | ||
| 3 | Tayo Adekoya | Godalming Town (Formerly Selsey) | 18 |
| Chike Ejezie | AFC Walcountians | ||
| Mark Soares | Godalming Town | ||
| 6 | Tom Edwards | Billingshurst | 17 |
| William Street | Reigate Priory | ||
| Thomas Tierney | Infinity | ||
| Marley Amber | Saltdean United (Formerly Mile Oak) | ||
| 10 | Matthew Hards | Billingshurst | 16 |
| Lee Peacock | Reigate Priory | ||
| Jacob Sewell | AFC Walcountians |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Uckfield Town | Framfield | The Oaks | 600 |
| AFC Walcountians | Woodmansterne | Walcountians Sports Club | |
| Arundel | Arundel | Mill Road | 2,200 |
| Billingshurst | Billingshurst | Jubilee Fields | — |
| 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 |
| Godalming Town | Godalming | Bill Kyte Stadium | 3,000 |
| Infinity | Sidlesham | Sidlesham Recreation Ground | — |
| Jarvis Brook | Jarvis Brook | Jarvis Brook Sports Club | — |
| Loxwood | Loxwood | Plaistow Road | 1,000 |
| Mile Oak | Brighton (Mile Oak) | Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — |
| Oakwood | Crawley (Three Bridges) | Tinsley Lane | — |
| Reigate Priory | Reigate | Park Lane | — |
| Ringmer | Ringmer | King's Academy Ringmer | — |
| Saltdean United | Brighton (Saltdean) | Hill Park | 1,000 |
| Selsey | Selsey | Bunn Leisure Stadium | — |
| Worthing United | Worthing (Broadwater) | The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 |
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.
| Season |
|---|
| Hailsham Town |
| 210 |
| 935 (4.45 per match) |
| ← 2024–25 2026–27 → |
Promotion from this division is dependant on ground grading as well as league position.
As of 04 May 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Campbell-Stone | TD Shipley | 33 |
| 2 | Antoine Sharpe | ASC Brighton Rangers | 27 |
| 3 | Josh Hall | Chichester City B | 26 |
| 4 | Matthew Wilson | Rustington | 22 |
| 5 | Joe Sadler | Ferring | 19 |
| 6 | Jack Newhouse | Rustington | 18 |
| 7 | Joshua Castle | Chichester City B | 17 |
| 8 | Dieron Munorrah | Alfold | 16 |
| 9 | Zain Beg | Southwater | 15 |
| Kieran Dowell | Chichester City B | ||
| Luke Longhurst | Capel |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold | Alfold Crossways | Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 |
| 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 |
| Rudgwick | Rudgwick | King George V Playing Fields | — |
| Rustington | Rustington | Rustington Recreation Ground | — |
| ASC Brighton Rangers | Lancing | Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) | 1,500 |
| Southwater | 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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