Season | 2016–17 |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
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The 2016–17 Southern Combination Football League season is the 91st in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.
The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after East Preston and St Francis Rangers were relegated to Division One, and Horsham were promoted to Isthmian League Division One South.
Three clubs joined the division:
Haywards Heath Town, Horsham YMCA, Pagham and Shoreham have applied for promotion to Step 4 for 2017–18.
Updated to games played on 23:57, 17 April 2017 (UTC).
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division One consists of 18 clubs, increased from 17 the previous season, after Crawley Down Gatwick and Haywards Heath Town were promoted to the Premier Division, and Sidlesham were demoted to Division Two for ground grading reasons.
Four clubs joined the division:
Updated to games played on 00:01, 18 April 2017 (UTC).
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
‡ Southwick and Storrington were deducted one point each for fielding an ineligible player.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Division Two consists of 16 clubs, the same as the previous season, after AFC Varndeanians and Billingshurst were promoted to Division One, Hurstpierpoint were relegated, and Ifield Galaxy left the league.