West Sussex Football League

Last updated August 22, 2024

The West Sussex Football League is a football competition in England, formed in 1896.

Cup competitions

The West Sussex Football League operates one pre-season opener, three league cups and three charity cup competitions.^[1]

Walter Rossiter Memorial Trophy

The pre-season curtain-raiser is the Walter Rossiter Trophy which is contested between the previous season's Premier Division champions and Centenary Cup winners. The current holder is Barns Green.

League cups

The league's main cup is the Centenary Cup which includes teams from the league's top three tiers - Premier Division, Championship and Division One. The current holders are Boys Club Old Boys.

The league's two other cups are the Tony Kopp Cup for the Northern section of Divisions Two and Three and the Bareham Trophy for the Southern and Central sections of the same divisions. The current holders of the Tony Kopp Cup is Henfield Reserves, with AFC Fernhurst current holders of the Bareham Trophy.

Charity cups

The remaining competitions within the league are the charity cups, these operate laterally across the northern and southern section of each division. These cups are:

Competition	Qualifying Divisions	2022-23 Winners
Malcolm Simmonds Memorial Cup	Premier Division, Championship	Barnham Trojans
Chichester Charity Cup	Division One, Division Two North and South	Del United
Division Three Charity Cup	Division Three North, Central and South	Ferring Reserves

2024–25 members

Premier Division

AFC Fishbourne
Barnham Trojans
Barns Green
Billingshurst Reserves
Delunited
Harting
Horsham Crusaders
Petworth
Rudgwick
Sussex Rangers
Watersfield
Wisborough Green

Division One North

Ashurst United
Billingshurst Thirds
Capel Reserves
Holbrook Olympic
Horsham Crusaders A.F.C.
Rudgwick Reserves
Slinfold
Southwater Reserves
TD Shipley Reserves

Division One South

Angmering
East Dean
East Preston Development
Ferring Reserves
Flansham Park Rangers
Goring by Sea Cricket
Hunston Community Club
Newtown Villa
Stedham United
Wittering United

Division Two North

Ashington Rovers
Brockham
Cowfold
Ewhurst
Horsham Baptists & Ambassadors
Horsham Crusaders Reserves
Rudgwick Development
Upper Beeding Reserves
Watersfield Reserves
Westcott (1935)

Division Two South

Barnham Trojans Reserves
Beaumont Park
Bosham Reserves
Boys Club Old Boys
Hunston Community Club Reserves
Milland
Optimus
Queens Head Raiders
Selsey Reserves
Yapton

Division Three North

Brockham Reserves
Henfield
Holbrook Olympic Reserves
Horsham Baptists & Ambassadors Development
Horsham Crusaders Town
Horsham Trinity
Newdigate
Slinfold Reserves
Southwater Royals Reserves
Southwater Thirds
TD Shipley Thirds

Division Three South

Ambassadors
Bracklesham Bay
Fittleworth
Flansham Park Rangers Reserves
Hunston Community Club Thirds
Stedham United Reserves
Sussex Rangers Development
Worthing Town Reserves
Yapton Reserves

Division Three Central

Ashington Cougars
Barns Green Reserves
Chapel
Fittleworth Reserves
Horsham Crusaders Athletic
Partridge Green
Petworth Reserves
Pulborough
West Chiltington
Wisborough Green Reserves
Yapton Thirds

Past Divisional Champions

The league ran eleven divisions up until 2015 when Division 5 Central was dropped. In 2016, Division One was split into North and South to increase back to eleven divisions.

In 2023/24 the Championship South was dropped and Division One was brought back in. Division Four was also dropped and Division Three Central was introduced.

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division One North	Division One South	Division Two North	Division 2 South	Division Three North	Division Three South	Division Four North	Division Four South	Division Five North	Division Five Central	Division Five South
2012/13	Cowfold	Wittering United			Ockley	Newtown Villa Reserves	AFC Roffey Club Reserves	The Vardar VIP	Border Wanderers	Hammer United	Faygate United Thirds	FC Amberley	The Crown
2013/14	Bosham	Predators			AFC Roffey Club Reserves	Stedham United	Horsham Trinity	Angmering Seniors	FC Amberley	Coal Exchange	Capel Reserves	West Chiltington Reserves	The Unicorn
2014/15	Ockley	Petworth			Wisborough Green	Newtown Villa Reserves	Ewhurst	The Crown	Capel	Ajax Trees	Border Wanderers Reserves	Watersfield	Worthing Borough
2015/16	Lancing United	Hunston Community Club			Ashington Rovers	Angmering Seniors	Horsham Crusaders	Worthing Borough	Thakeham Village	Elmer	Ewhurst Reserves		Tangmere
2016/17	Nyetimber Pirates		Ashington Rover	Angmering Seniors	Border Wanderers	The Unicorn	Westcott 1935	Nyetimber Pirates Reserves	Rowfant Village	Watersfield	Capel Reserves		Lancing United Thirds
2017/18	Nyetimber Pirates		Capel	Angmering	Westcott 1935	Lavant Reserves	Horley AFC	Yapton Reserves	Southwater Royals	Boxgrove	Brockham		Del United
2018/19	West Chiltington		Steyning Town Reserves	Nyetimber Pirates Reserves	Cowfold Reserves	Watersfield	Southwater Royals	Barnham Trojans	TD Shipley Reserves	Fernhurst Sports	Slinfold Reserves		The Unicorn Reserves
2019/20	Season abandoned
2020/21	Season abandoned
Season	Premier Division	Championship	Championship South	Division Two North	Division Two South	Division Three North	Division Three South	Division Four North	Division Four South	Division Four Central
2021/22	Capel	Barns Green	Fishbourne	Henfield	Lavant Reserves	Holbrook	Barnham Trojans Reserves	Barns Green Reserves	Goring by Sea Cricket	Rudgwick 3rds
2022/23	Barns Green	Felpham Colts	TD Shipley	Holbrook Olympic	Barnham Trojans Reserves	Horsham Crusaders AFC	Ferring Reserves	Ashurst United
Season	Premier Division	Championship	Division One	Division Two North	Division Two South	Division Three North	Division Three South	Division Three Central
2023/24	Lavant	Wisborough Green	Holbrook Olympic	Billingshurst Thirds	Ferring Reserves	Westcott (1935)	Selsey Reserves	Watersfield Reserves

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References

1 2 3 "About the West Sussex Football League". West Sussex Football League. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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[WSFLO-1] 1 2 3 "About the West Sussex Football League". West Sussex Football League. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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