The Worthing and District Football League is a football competition based in Sussex

Sussex

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, England

England

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, currently known as the Ian Hart Funeral Service Worthing & District Football League after its main sponsor.

It has a 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...

 (level 11 of the overall English football league system

English football league system

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), with Divisions One and Two beneath it. The top club in the Premier Division is eligible for promotion 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, while the bottom two clubs will get relegated to Division One. Because of the irregular nature of the pyramid in Sussex, the Worthing and District League is effectively at level 12 despite its official Step 7/level 11 status.

The Premier Division has 12 clubs for the 2011-12 season. Across the three divisions, there are 35 members.

Premier Division

• Durrington Royal Air Force Association
• FC Sporting
• GSK Sports
• Goring Rangers
• Goring St. Theresa's
• Highdown Rovers
• L&S Athletic
• Northbrook
• Shoreham Royal British Legion
• Sompting
• Worthing Boys Club Old Boys
• Worthing Leisure

Division One

• Adur Athletic
• Del United
• Diverse Cultures
• Ferring Reserves
• GSK Sports Reserves
• Goring Cricket Club
• L&S Athletic Reserves
• Real Rustington
• Sompting Reserves
• Worthing Albion
• Worthing Boys Club Old Boys Reserves
• Worthing Dynamos

Division Two

• AFC Boundstone
• Adur Athletic Reserves
• GSK Sports 'A'
• Goring Cricket Club Reserves
• Goring St. Theresa's Reserves
• Highdown Rovers Reserves
• Northbrook Reserves
• Queens Park Henrys
• St. Mary's
• West Tarring Working Mens' Club
• West Worthing Wanderers
• Worthing Town

Recent Division Winners

Season	Premier Division	Division One	Division Two	Division Three
2000-01	GSK Sports	The Brunswick	The Globe	LA Dolphins
2001-02	Warren Sports	West Worthing WMC	Durrington RAFA	Adur Athletic
2002-03	Sompting	Goring St.Theresa's	L&S Athletic	East Worthing
2003-04	GSK Sports	Revenue	East Worthing	Worthing Rebels
2004-05	GSK Sports	Adur Athletic	Worthing Albion	Adur Athletic Reserves
2005-06	Worthing Wanderers	Northbrook	L&S Athletic Reserves	Shoreham RBL
2006-07	L&S Athletic	Jolly Brewers	Shoreham RBL	Worthing Wanderers Reserves
2007-08	L&S Athletic	Warren Sports Reserves	Fern Estates	Athletico Wenban-Smith
2008-09	L&S Athletic	GSK Sports Reserves	Ferring Reserves	(no competition)
2009-10	Ferring	Worthing Leisure	Broadwater Cricket Club	(no competition)
2010-11	Worthing Leisure	Goring Rangers	Worthing BCOB Reserves	(no competition)

Recent Cup Winners

Season	Charity Cup	Mike Smith Trophy	Walmsley Cup	Benevolent Cup	Croshaw Cup	Division Three Trophy
2000-01	Sompting	Maple Leaf Rangers	Flex United	(no competition)	Tabernacle Reserves	LA Dolphins
2001-02	Northbrook	Northbrook	Tabernacle Reserves	Woodside	West Worthing WMC Reserves	Woodside
2002-03	Sompting	GSK Sports	Worthing Athletic	East Worthing	GSK Sports Reserves	East Worthing
2003-04	GSK Sports	Revenue	St Mary's	The Globe Reserves	Revenue Reserves	GSK Sports 'B'
2004-05	Worthing Wanderers	Worthing Wanderers	East Worthing	Worthing Wanderers Reserves	Adur Athletic Reserves	RJ Cleaning
2005-06	Revenue	Worthing Wanderers	Durrington RAFA	Shoreham RBL	Adur Athletic Reserves	Shoreham RBL
2006-07	Warren Sports	Worthing Wanderers	Adur Athletic Reserves	TMG	(no competition)	Worthing Wanderers Reserves
2007-08	Worthing Athletic	L&S Athletic	Fern Estates	Lancing United 'B'	Warren Sports Reserves	Athletico Wenban Smith
2008-09	L&S Athletic	Worthing Athletic	GSK Sports Reserves	Ferring Reserves	L&S Athletic Reserves	(no competition)
2009-10	L&S Athletic	Ferring	Worthing Leisure	Broadwater Cricket Club	GSK Sports Reserves	(no competition)
2010-11	Ferring Reserves	Worthing Leisure	Real Rustington	Adur Athletic Reserves	Worthing BCOB Reserves	(no competition)

External links

• Worthing & District League on FA Full-Time