Mid-Sussex Football League
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The Mid-Sussex Football League (currently sponsored by Gray Hooper Holt) is a football competition in England
. It has a total of 13 divisions headed by the Premier Division which sits at step 7 of the National League System
. While Step 7 usually corresponds to level 11 of the English football league system
, it is a feeder to the Sussex County League
Division Three, another Step 7 league, so in practice, the top level of the MSFL is level 12. The bottom division (Division 11) sits at level 23 of the English football league system. This makes Mid-Sussex Football League Division 11 the lowest league from where it is theoretically possible to be promoted all the way to the Premier League.
Balcombe | Crawley Down
'A' | Cuckfield Town | Dormansland Rockets | East Grinstead United | Hassocks
III | Jarvis Brook | Lewes Bridgeview | Lindfield | Maresfield Village | Old Varndeanians | Phoenix United | Willingdon Athletic
AFC Grinstead | AFC Ringmer | Burgess Hill Albion | Buxted | Cuckfield Rangers | Forest Row | Furance Green Galaxy | Old Varndeanians Reserves | Polegate Town | Rotherfield | Turners Hill
Ardingly | Felbridge | Framfield & Blackboys United | Ifield Edwards Reserves | Keymer & Hassocks | Lindfield Reserves | Peacehaven United | St. Francis Rangers
'A' | Sporting Crawley | Three Bridges
'A' | Uckfield Town
Reserves
Ashurst Wood | Barcombe | Copthorne | Ditchling | East Court | East Grinstead Town
'A' | Furnace Green Rovers | Hartfield | Hurstpierpoint
Reserves | Newick | Village of Ditchling | West Hoathly
Ansty Sports & Social | Cuckfield Town Reserves | Maresfield Village Reserves | Plumpton Athletic | Real Hydraquip | Roffey Reserves | Scaynes Hill | Sporting Lindfield | Turners Hill Reserves | Willingdon Athletic Reserves | Wingspan | Wisdom Sports
Balcombe Reserves | Burgess Hill Albion Reserves | Copthorne Reserves | Dormansland Rockets Reserves | East Grinstead United Reserves | Fairwarp | Fletching | Old Varndeanians 'A' | Phoenix United Reserves | Uckfield Town
'A' | Wivelsfield Green
Buxted Reserves | Cuckfield Rangers Reserves | Danehill | East Court Reserves | Furnace Green Galaxy Reserves | Halsford Lions | Handcross Village | Horsted Keynes | Jarvis Brook Reserves | Pease Pottage Village 'A' | Polegate Town Reserves
Ardingly Reserves | Copthorne 'A' | Ditchling Reserves | East Grinstead Mavericks | Forest Row Reserves | Horley Wanderers | Lindfield 'A' | Newick Reserves | Rotherfield Reserves | Rottingdean Village Veterans | Sporting Crawley Reserves | United Services
Ashurst Wood Reserves | Bolney Rovers | Crawley Athletic | Cuckfield Town 'A' | Fairwarp Reserves | Felbridge Reserves | Maresfield Village 'A' | Nutley | Peacehaven United Reserves | Pilgrims | Real Hydraquip Reserves
Ansty Sports & Social Reserves | Brighton & Hove Albion
Disability | Cherry Lane | Copthorne 'B' | East Grinstead Town
'B' | Fairfield | Fletching Reserves | Hartfield Reserves | Plumpton Athletic Reserves | West Hoathly Reserves | Willingdon Athletic 'A'
Ardingly 'A' | AFC Crawley | Barcombe Reserves | Cuckfield Rangers 'A' | Danehill Reserves | Framfield & Blackboys United Reserves | Handcross Village Reserves | Keymer & Hassocks Reserves | Lindfield 'B' | Stones | Wivelsfield Green Reserves
Burgess Hill Albion 'A' | Buxted 'A' | Cherry Lane Reserves | Copthorne 'C' | Heath Rangers | Lindfield 'C' | Maresfield Village 'B' | Roffey 'A' | Scaynes Hill Reserves | Sporting Devils | Wingspan Reserves
Ashurst Wood 'A' | AFC Haywards | Burgess Hill Wanderers | Pease Pottage Village 'B' | Ridgewood | Rotherfield 'A' | Scaynes Hill 'A' | Stones Reserves
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has a total of 13 divisions headed by the Premier Division which sits at step 7 of the National League System
National League System
The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the Premier League and The Football League. It contains 91 league competitions and more than 1,600 clubs. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association...
. While Step 7 usually corresponds to level 11 of the English football league system
English football league system
The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...
, it is a feeder to the Sussex County League
Sussex County Football League
The Sussex County Football League is a football league broadly covering the counties of East Sussex, West Sussex and southeastern Surrey, England.Formed in 1920, the league now has six divisions - three for first teams and three for reserve sides...
Division Three, another Step 7 league, so in practice, the top level of the MSFL is level 12. The bottom division (Division 11) sits at level 23 of the English football league system. This makes Mid-Sussex Football League Division 11 the lowest league from where it is theoretically possible to be promoted all the way to the Premier League.
2011-12 Members
- Premier Division
Balcombe | Crawley Down
Crawley Down F.C.
Crawley Down F.C. are a football club based in Crawley Down, near East Grinstead, England. They were established in 1993 and joined the Sussex County League Division Three in 1995...
'A' | Cuckfield Town | Dormansland Rockets | East Grinstead United | Hassocks
Hassocks F.C.
Hassocks F.C. is a football club based in Hassocks, near Brighton, West Sussex, England. The club joined the Sussex County League Division Two in 1981 and has reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase twice in its history...
III | Jarvis Brook | Lewes Bridgeview | Lindfield | Maresfield Village | Old Varndeanians | Phoenix United | Willingdon Athletic
- Championship Division
AFC Grinstead | AFC Ringmer | Burgess Hill Albion | Buxted | Cuckfield Rangers | Forest Row | Furance Green Galaxy | Old Varndeanians Reserves | Polegate Town | Rotherfield | Turners Hill
- Division One
Ardingly | Felbridge | Framfield & Blackboys United | Ifield Edwards Reserves | Keymer & Hassocks | Lindfield Reserves | Peacehaven United | St. Francis Rangers
St Francis Rangers F.C.
-History:St Francis Rangers were established in 2002 after a merger between Ansty Rangers and St Francis They are currently members of the Sussex County League Division One....
'A' | Sporting Crawley | Three Bridges
Three Bridges F.C.
Three Bridges F.C. are a football club based in Three Bridges in Crawley, West Sussex, England. They were established in 1901 and were founding members of the Sussex County League Division Two in 1952. In the 1981-82 season, they reached the 3rd round of the FA Vase. For the 2011-12 season, they...
'A' | Uckfield Town
Uckfield Town F.C.
Uckfield Town F.C. is a football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They joined the Sussex County League Division Two in 1955. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the Sussex County League Division Three. They have four sides that play on a Saturday, and have recently entered a...
Reserves
- Division Two
Ashurst Wood | Barcombe | Copthorne | Ditchling | East Court | East Grinstead Town
East Grinstead Town F.C.
East Grinstead Town F.C. is an English football club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Division One of the Sussex County League and play at East Court.-History:...
'A' | Furnace Green Rovers | Hartfield | Hurstpierpoint
Hurstpierpoint F.C.
Hurstpierpoint F.C. is a football club based in Hurstpierpoint, near Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England. The club was formed in 1888 and joined the Sussex County League in 1983. They are currently members of Sussex County League Division Three, and have been since the league...
Reserves | Newick | Village of Ditchling | West Hoathly
- Division Three
Ansty Sports & Social | Cuckfield Town Reserves | Maresfield Village Reserves | Plumpton Athletic | Real Hydraquip | Roffey Reserves | Scaynes Hill | Sporting Lindfield | Turners Hill Reserves | Willingdon Athletic Reserves | Wingspan | Wisdom Sports
- Division Four
Balcombe Reserves | Burgess Hill Albion Reserves | Copthorne Reserves | Dormansland Rockets Reserves | East Grinstead United Reserves | Fairwarp | Fletching | Old Varndeanians 'A' | Phoenix United Reserves | Uckfield Town
Uckfield Town F.C.
Uckfield Town F.C. is a football club based in Uckfield, East Sussex, England. They joined the Sussex County League Division Two in 1955. For the 2011–12 season, they are members of the Sussex County League Division Three. They have four sides that play on a Saturday, and have recently entered a...
'A' | Wivelsfield Green
- Division Five
Buxted Reserves | Cuckfield Rangers Reserves | Danehill | East Court Reserves | Furnace Green Galaxy Reserves | Halsford Lions | Handcross Village | Horsted Keynes | Jarvis Brook Reserves | Pease Pottage Village 'A' | Polegate Town Reserves
- Division Six
Ardingly Reserves | Copthorne 'A' | Ditchling Reserves | East Grinstead Mavericks | Forest Row Reserves | Horley Wanderers | Lindfield 'A' | Newick Reserves | Rotherfield Reserves | Rottingdean Village Veterans | Sporting Crawley Reserves | United Services
- Division Seven
Ashurst Wood Reserves | Bolney Rovers | Crawley Athletic | Cuckfield Town 'A' | Fairwarp Reserves | Felbridge Reserves | Maresfield Village 'A' | Nutley | Peacehaven United Reserves | Pilgrims | Real Hydraquip Reserves
- Division Eight
Ansty Sports & Social Reserves | Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
Disability | Cherry Lane | Copthorne 'B' | East Grinstead Town
East Grinstead Town F.C.
East Grinstead Town F.C. is an English football club based in East Grinstead, West Sussex. The club are currently members of Division One of the Sussex County League and play at East Court.-History:...
'B' | Fairfield | Fletching Reserves | Hartfield Reserves | Plumpton Athletic Reserves | West Hoathly Reserves | Willingdon Athletic 'A'
- Division Nine
Ardingly 'A' | AFC Crawley | Barcombe Reserves | Cuckfield Rangers 'A' | Danehill Reserves | Framfield & Blackboys United Reserves | Handcross Village Reserves | Keymer & Hassocks Reserves | Lindfield 'B' | Stones | Wivelsfield Green Reserves
- Division Ten
Burgess Hill Albion 'A' | Buxted 'A' | Cherry Lane Reserves | Copthorne 'C' | Heath Rangers | Lindfield 'C' | Maresfield Village 'B' | Roffey 'A' | Scaynes Hill Reserves | Sporting Devils | Wingspan Reserves
- Division Eleven
Ashurst Wood 'A' | AFC Haywards | Burgess Hill Wanderers | Pease Pottage Village 'B' | Ridgewood | Rotherfield 'A' | Scaynes Hill 'A' | Stones Reserves
Recent League Champions
| Season | Premier Division | Championship Division | Division One | Division Two | Division Three | Division Four | Division Five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/03 | Lewes Bridgeview | East Grinstead United II | Jarvis Brook | Maresfield Village II | Lewes Rovers II | Crawley Down III | |
| 2003/04 | Old Varndeanians | Jarvis Brook | Sporting Lindfield | Rotherfield | Horsted Keynes | Ardingly II | |
| 2004/05 | Wisdom Sports | Willingdon Athletic | Uckfield Town II | Horsted Keynes | Willingdon Athletic II | AFC Ringmer | |
| 2005/06 | East Grinstead United | Felbridge | Horsted Keynes | Willingdon Athletic II | AFC Ringmer | Keymer & Hassocks | |
| 2006/07 | Old Varndeanians | Hartfield | Uckfield Town II | AFC Ringmer | Keymer & Hassocks | Lingfield III | |
| 2007/08 | Lindfield | Uckfield Town II | AFC Ringmer | Roffey | Lindfield II | Danehill | |
| 2008/09 | Old Varndeanians | Crawley Down III | Roffey | Dormansland Rockets | Uckfield Town III | Barcombe | |
| 2009/10 | Lindfield | Roffey | Dormansland Rockets | Framfield & Blackboys United | Barcombe | Copthorne | |
| 2010/11 | Maresfield Village | Dormansland Rockets | AFC Grinstead | Keymer & Hassocks | Copthorne | Roffey II | Fairwarp |
Recent Cup Winners
| Season | MSFL Senior Charity Cup | MSFL Junior Charity Cup | Montgomery Challenge Cup | Mowatt Challenge Cup | Edgar German Challenge Cup | Stubbins Challenge Cup | Somerville Challenge Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/03 | Hassocks II | Virgin II | Newick | Lewes Rovers | Wivelsfield Green | Lindfield II | Wealden III |
| 2003/04 | Franklands Village | Rotherfield | Hassocks III | Newick | Horsted Keynes | Hartfield | Horley Athletico |
| 2004/05 | Crawley Down II | Willingdon Athletic II | Old Varndeanians | Uckfield Town II | Hartfield | Hartfield | Willingdon Athletic II |
| 2005/06 | Ifield Edwards | Willingdon Athletic II | Willingdon Athletic | Hartfield | Hartfield | AFC Ringmer | AFC Ringmer |
| 2006/07 | Pease Pottage Village | Franklands Village | Balcombe | Ashurst Wood | Franklands Village | Keymer & Hassocks | Ansty Sports & Social |
| 2007/08 | Three Bridges II | Copthorne | Lindfield | Rotherfield | AFC Ringmer | East Grinstead Town III | Barcombe |
| 2008/09 | Lindfield | Ifield Edwards IV | Uckfield Town II | Dormansland Rockets | Dormansland Rockets | Dormansland Rockets | Uckfield Town III |
| 2009/10 | Cowfold | Newick | Lindfield | Cuckfield Town | Burgess Hill Albion | Burgess Hill Albion | Copthorne |
| 2010/11 | Pease Pottage Village | Maresfield Village II | Lewes Bridgeview | AFC Grinstead | Peacehaven United | Plumpton Athletic | Wivelsfield Green |