The 2026–27 Southern Combination Football League season is the 102nd 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 by The Football Association on 14 May 2026.
Premier Division The Premier Division comprised 20 clubs from the previous season, 17 of which competed in the previous season. Lancing were reprieved from relegation.
Team changes
To the Premier Division Promoted from Division One Billingshurst
Relegated from the Isthmian League South East Division East Grinstead Town Hassocks
From the Premier Division Promoted to the Isthmian League South East Division Peacehaven & Telscombe Steyning Town
Relegated to Division One Shoreham
League table
Results table
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAFC Varndeanians Brighton Withdean Stadium 8,850Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove 1,000Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields —Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000East Grinstead Town East Grinstead East Court 3,000Eastbourne United Association Eastbourne The Oval 1,200Forest Row Crawley Jubilee Field (groundshare with Three Bridges) 1,500Guernsey Saint Sampson Victoria Park 5,000Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon Ground 1,000Haywards Heath Town Haywards Heath Hanbury Park 2,000Horsham YM Horsham Gorings Mead 1,575Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000Little Common Bexhill-on-Sea Little Common Recreation Ground 1,200Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield 1,000Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 Roffey Horsham Bartholomew Way 1,000Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch —Wick Littlehampton Crabtree Park 2,000
Division One Division One increased from 18 clubs to 20, 14 of which competed from the previous season. Loxwood were reprieved from relegation
Team changes
To Division One Promoted from Division Two Hailsham Town
Promoted from Mid-Sussex League Westfield
Promoted from Surrey Premier County Football League Dial Square
Relegated from the Combined Counties League Guildford City
Relegated from the Premier Division Shoreham
Transferred from the Wessex League Clanfield
From Division One Promoted to the Premier Division Billingshurst
Promoted to the Combined Counties League Godalming Town
Relegated to Mid-Sussex League AFC Uckfield Town
Relegated to Division Two Copthorne
League table
Results table
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAFC Walcountians Woodmansterne Walcountians Sports Club Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200Clanfield Havant Westleigh Park 5,300Dial Square Knaphill Redding Way 1,000Dorking Wanderers B Dorking Meadowbank 3,000East Preston Littlehampton The Lashmar 1,000Guildford City Guildford Spectrum Football Ground 1,320Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000Infinity Sidlesham Sidlesham Recreation Ground —Jarvis Brook Jarvis Brook Jarvis Brook Sports Club —Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000Mile Oak Brighton Mile Oak Recreation Ground —Oakwood Crawley Tinsley Lane —Reigate Priory Reigate Park Lane —Ringmer Ringmer King's Academy Ringmer —Saltdean United Brighton Hill Park 1,000Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium —Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000Westfield Westfield Knight and Davey Community Stadium —Worthing United Worthing The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504
Division Two Division Two comprises 15 teams.
Team changes
To Division Two Relegated from Division One Copthorne
Promoted from Mid Sussex Football League Championship Hurstpierpoint
From Division Two Promoted to Division One Hailsham Town
Relegated to West Sussex Football League Premier Division Capel
Promotion from this division is dependent on ground grading as well as league position.
League table
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAlfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000Bosham Bosham Walton Lane —Brighton Electricity Brighton Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850Chichester City B Chichester Oaklands Park 2,000Copthorne Copthorne Camping World Community Stadium (groundshare with Horsham) 1,300Ferring Ferring The Glebelands —Hurstpierpoint Hurstpierpoint Fairfield Recreation Ground 1,000Rudgwick Rudgwick King George V Playing Fields —Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground —ASC Brighton Rangers Lancing Culver Road (groundshare with Lancing) 1,500Southwater Southwater Southwater Sports Club —Storrington Community Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington —TD Shipley Shipley (Dragon's Green) Dragons Green — Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field —Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park —
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