East Sussex Football League

East Sussex Football League
Countries  England
Divisions 8
Number of teams 82
Levels on pyramid Level 12 to Level 19
Feeder to Sussex County Football League
Promotion to Sussex County Football League
Division Three
League cup(s) Blacklands Finance Challenge Cup
K & P Motoring World Challenge Cup
Wisdens Sports Challenge Cup
Eastbourne Coach Finishers Challenge Cup
Current champions St. Leonards Social (Premier Division)
Website http://www.esfl.org.uk

The East Sussex Football League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of 8 divisions including the East Sussex Football League Premier Division. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System and is a feeder to the Sussex County League. While as a Step 7 league, the Premier Division is technically on the same level as the Sussex County League Division Three, in practice it is a level below. The last division (Division 7) sits at level 18 of the English football league system. Live4Soccer are the current sponsors of the league.

Member Clubs 2011-12

Hollington United | Iden | Old Town Athletic | Peche Hill Select | Punnetts Town | Robertsbridge United | Rock-a-Nore | St. Leonards Social | Sedlescombe Rangers | Wadhurst United | White Knight

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club | Catsfield | Eastbourne Amateurs | Hollington United Reserves | Hooe Sports | Mountfield United | Ninfield United | Sandhurst | Spartan | Ticehurst

Battle Baptists | Cinque Ports | Crowhurst | Eastbourne Albert | Eastbourne Dynamos | Hastings Rangers | Icklesham Casuals | Langney | Ore Athletic | St. Helens

Battle Rangers | Cranbrook Town | Hawkhurst United | Herstmonceux | Hurst | Magham Down | Northiam | Orington | Peche Hill Select Reserves | Wittersham

Bo-Peep Marina | Burwash | FC Bexhill | Iden Reserves | Mayfield | Pebsham Sibex | Rock-a-Nore Reserves | Sedlescombe Rangers Reserves | The JC Tackleway | Travaux

AFC Sidley | Eastbourne Athletic | Eastbourne Fishermen | Guestling | Hastings Elite | Icklesham Casuals Reserves | Ninfield United Reserves | St. Leonards Warriors | Victoria Baptists | Wadhurst United Reserves

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club Reserves | Eastbourne Rangers | Eastbourne Royals | Guestling Reserves | Herstmonceux Reserves | Parkfield | Robertsbridge United Reserves | The JC Tackleway Reserves | West Hill United | Westfield III

Battle Baptists Reserves | Bexhill Rovers | Hampden Park United | Hawkhurst United Reserves | Herstmonceux ‘A’ | Northiam Reserves | Orington Reserves | Sandhurst Reserves | West Hill United Reserves | Winkney Seniors | Wittersham Reserves

Recent Champions

Season Premier One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
2003-04 Hollington United Bodiam JC Tackleway Sedlescombe Castleham United Battle Rangers reserves Wadhurst United "A"
2004-05 Little Common Eastbourne W.M.C. Heathfield Hotspurs Old Hastonians Crowhurst Little Common Bexhill United
2005-06 Hawkhurst United Hollington United Icklesham Casuals Athletico Hastings Rangers Eastbourne Fishermen Panako
2006-07 Hawkhurst United Punnetts Town Hastings Rangers Little Common Robertsbridge United Cinque Ports Pelham
2007-08 Hollington United Sedlescombe Wheatsheaf Benbow Cinque Ports The Wilton Nelson Tigers
2008-09 St Leonards Social Q Ball Wadhurst United Hurst Nelson Tigers Travaux Guestling Rangers
2009-10 St Leonards Social Wadhurst United AFC Peasmarsh & Iden Eastbourne Dynamos Eastbourne Fishermen Orington Wadhurst United Reserves Magham Down
2010-11 St Leonards Social White Knight Eastbourne Galaxy St Helens Orington Burwash AFC Sidley Eastbourne Rangers

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