The East Sussex Football League is a football

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 competition based in England

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. It has a total of 8 divisions including the East Sussex Football League Premier Division. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System

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 and is a feeder to the Sussex County League

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. While as a Step 7 league, the Premier Division is technically on the same level as the Sussex County League Division Three, in practice it is a level below. The last division (Division 7) sits at level 18 of the English football league system

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Member Clubs 2011-12

• Premier Division

Hollington United | Iden | Old Town Athletic | Peche Hill Select | Punnetts Town | Robertsbridge United | Rock-a-Nore | St. Leonards Social | Sedlescombe Rangers | Wadhurst United | White Knight

• Division One

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club | Catsfield | Eastbourne Amateurs | Hollington United Reserves | Hooe Sports | Mountfield United | Ninfield United | Sandhurst | Spartan | Ticehurst

• Division Two

Battle Baptists | Cinque Ports | Crowhurst | Eastbourne Albert | Eastbourne Dynamos | Hastings Rangers | Icklesham Casuals | Langney | Ore Athletic | St. Helens

• Division Three

Battle Rangers | Cranbrook Town | Hawkhurst United | Herstmonceux | Hurst | Magham Down | Northiam | Orington | Peche Hill Select Reserves | Wittersham

• Division Four

Bo-Peep Marina | Burwash | FC Bexhill | Iden Reserves | Mayfield | Pebsham Sibex | Rock-a-Nore Reserves | Sedlescombe Rangers Reserves | The JC Tackleway | Travaux

• Division Five

AFC Sidley | Eastbourne Athletic | Eastbourne Fishermen | Guestling | Hastings Elite | Icklesham Casuals Reserves | Ninfield United Reserves | St. Leonards Warriors | Victoria Baptists | Wadhurst United Reserves

• Division Six

Bexhill Amateur Athletic Club Reserves | Eastbourne Rangers | Eastbourne Royals | Guestling Reserves | Herstmonceux Reserves | Parkfield | Robertsbridge United Reserves | The JC Tackleway Reserves | West Hill United | Westfield III

• Division Seven

Battle Baptists Reserves | Bexhill Rovers | Hampden Park United | Hawkhurst United Reserves | Herstmonceux ‘A’ | Northiam Reserves | Orington Reserves | Sandhurst Reserves | West Hill United Reserves | Winkney Seniors | Wittersham Reserves

Recent Champions

Season	Premier	One	Two	Three	Four	Five	Six	Seven
2003-04	Hollington United	Bodiam	JC Tackleway	Sedlescombe	Castleham United	Battle Rangers reserves	Wadhurst United "A"
2004-05	Little Common	Eastbourne W.M.C.	Heathfield Hotspurs	Old Hastonians	Crowhurst	Little Common	Bexhill United
2005-06	Hawkhurst United	Hollington United	Icklesham Casuals	Athletico	Hastings Rangers	Eastbourne Fishermen	Panako
2006-07	Hawkhurst United	Punnetts Town	Hastings Rangers	Little Common	Robertsbridge United	Cinque Ports	Pelham
2007-08	Hollington United	Sedlescombe	Wheatsheaf	Benbow	Cinque Ports	The Wilton	Nelson Tigers
2008-09	St Leonards Social	Q Ball	Wadhurst United	Hurst	Nelson Tigers	Travaux	Guestling Rangers
2009-10	St Leonards Social	Wadhurst United	AFC Peasmarsh & Iden	Eastbourne Dynamos	Eastbourne Fishermen	Orington	Wadhurst United Reserves	Magham Down
2010-11	St Leonards Social	White Knight	Eastbourne Galaxy	St Helens	Orington	Burwash	AFC Sidley	Eastbourne Rangers

External Reference

• Official website