The 2023–24
Southern Combination Football League
The Macron Southern Combination Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey and South West London, England. The league consists of eight divisions – three for first teams (Premier ...
season is the 99th 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 on 15 May 2023. Starting this season, the Premier Division (Step 5) in the league will promote two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaces the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there will be only one club relegated from the division.
Premier Division
The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season
Team changes
;To the Premier Division
Promoted from
Division One
*
Shoreham
Transferred from
Wessex Football League
The Wessex Football League is an English association football league formed in 1986, with its premier division currently at the fifth step of the National League System, or the ninth tier of the overall English football league system. The part ...
Premier Division
*
Pagham
Pagham is a coastal village and civil parish in the Arun district of West Sussex, England, with a population of around 6,100. It lies about two miles to the west of Bognor Regis.
Governance
Pagham is part of the electoral ward called Pagham a ...
Relegated from the
Isthmian League South East Division
*
Haywards Heath Town
;From the Premier Division
Promoted to the
Isthmian League South East Division
*
Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England. It is about two miles (3 km) west from the historic centre of Horsham. The population of Broadbridge Heath has increased considerably in the fir ...
Relegated to
Division One
*
Alfold
Alfold is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the West Sussex border. Alfold is a dispersed or polyfocal village in the Green Belt, which is buffered from all other settlements. The Greensand Way runs north of the village along t ...
*
Roffey
League table
Results table
Top scorers
Stadia and locations
Division One
Division One was increased to 18 clubs from 17, 14 of which competed from the previous season
Team changes
;To Division One
Promoted from
Division Two
*
Copthorne
Relegated from the
Premier Division
*
Alfold
Alfold is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England on the West Sussex border. Alfold is a dispersed or polyfocal village in the Green Belt, which is buffered from all other settlements. The Greensand Way runs north of the village along t ...
*
Roffey
Relegated from the
Combined Counties Football League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half and sou ...
Premier Division South
*
Banstead Athletic
Banstead Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Tadworth, near Epsom in Surrey, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Merland Rise. They are affiliated to the Surrey County Football Association.
History
The c ...
;From Division One
Promoted to the
Premier Division
*
Shoreham
Promoted to the
Combined Counties Football League
The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half and sou ...
Premier Division South
*
Epsom & Ewell
Relegated to
Division Two
*
Hailsham Town
League table
Results table
Top scorers
Stadia and locations
Division Two
Division Two reduced by one to 13 teams.
Team changes
;To Division Two
Relegated from
Division One
*
Hailsham Town
;From Division Two
Promoted to
Division One
*
Copthorne
;Left League
* Charlwood
* Worthing Town (Withdrew from league with effect from 9 September 2023)
Promotion from this division depended on ground grading as well as league position.
League table
Results table
Top scorers
Stadia and locations
References
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