EAST SUSSEX LEAGUE CONSTITUTION FOR 2023/24

Here is the proposed constitution for the East Sussex League 23/24 season subject to agreement at the league's Annual General Meeting.  Rye Town are the defending champions having finished top of the Premier Division last season with Bexhill Town and Bexhill AAC in second and third place. 

Battle Town the 21/22 season champions were promoted to the Mid Sussex League Premier Division for last season and finished in fifth place of a division Hollington United were the Champions of. They have now dropped down to the Premier of the ESFL having been unbeaten in their 24 league games last season of which they won 23! 

Their Manager John Carey departed the club at the end of the season and has been replaced by John Hine who was in charge of the reserve team in Division Two last season. 

Proposed East Sussex Football League constitution

subject to ratification at AGM 10th July

Premier Division (Step 8 of the non-league pyramid)

12 teams 

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club 

Bexhill Town 

Crowhurst 

Hawkhurst United

Hollington United (moved from Mid Sussex league) 

Junior Club Tackleway (promoted from Division One)  

Punnetts Town 

Rye Town 

Sandhurst (promoted from Division One) 

Sidley United 

St Leonards Social 

Westfield Reserves 

Division One

9 teams

Battle Town Reserves

Hollington United Reserves (Promoted from Division Two)

Jesters Town (new reformed club - AFC Jesters dropped out of D1 last season)

Little Common Reserves 

Ninfield (Promoted from Division Two) 

Pass & Move Arrows 

Peche Hill Select (Promoted from Division Two) 

Rock-a-Nore Old Hastings (relegated from Premier Division) 

Wadhurst United 

Division Two

10 teams

Crowhurst Reserves (Promoted from Division Three)

Herstmonceux (Promoted from Division Three) 

Hooe 

Northiam 75 

Pass & Move Reserves

Robertsbridge United (Relegated from Premier Division)

Rye Town Reserves (Promoted from Division Three) 

Sedlescombe Rangers Reserves

Sovereign Saints Reserves (Promoted from Division Three) 

Victoria Baptists 

Division Three

10 teams

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club Reserves 

Bexhill Rovers (Relegated from Division Two) 

Catsfield

Mountfield United

Orington

Parkfield 

Sedlescombe Rangers Development (Promoted from Division Four)

Ticehurst 

Welcroft Park Rangers Reserves (Promoted from Division Four) 

Westfield 'A'

Division Four

10 clubs

Battle Town Thirds

Burwash 

Crowhurst Thirds (New)

Hastings Athletic

Hastings Comets (Relegated from Division Three) 

Hawkhurst United Reserves

Icklesham Casuals (Relegated from Division Two) 

Junior Club Tackleway Reserves 

Robertsbridge United Reserves

Westfield 'B'

THE COLD END LINKS 

JUNE 2016 - A feature on the East Sussex League including interviews with George Brooks (Bexhill Spartans), Oli Luck-Baker (Bexhill Broncos) and Dan Foster of Old Hastonians. LINK