Football clubs in East Sussex

There are 177 non-league and grassroots teams listed in East Sussex, playing in 15 leagues (83 Saturday, 65 Sunday league, 9 veterans, 17 women's, 3 university). The biggest are the Sussex Sunday Football League, the Mid Sussex Football League, the East Sussex Football League.

Teams are grouped below by league and division, highest level first. Clubs already on BallFindr are marked, and you can message them or apply to their vacancies.

177 teams15 leagues83 Saturday65 Sunday league9 veterans17 women's3 university

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Isthmian League

Saturday football · Steps 3–4 · 7 teams

Premier Division

  • Eastbourne Borough
  • Lewes
  • Whitehawk

South East Division

  • Crowborough Athletic
  • Eastbourne Town
  • Hastings United
  • Peacehaven & Telscombe

Southern Combination Football League

Saturday football · Steps 5–7 · 15 teams

Premier Division

  • AFC Varndeanians
  • Bexhill United
  • Eastbourne United
  • Forest Row
  • Little Common
  • Newhaven
  • Seaford Town

Division One

  • Hailsham Town
  • Jarvis Brook
  • Mile Oak
  • Ringmer
  • Saltdean United
  • Westfield

Division Two

  • ASC Brighton Rangers
  • Brighton Electricity

Brighton, Worthing & District Football League

Saturday football · Step 8 and below · 7 teams

Division 1

  • Boys Brigade Old Boys
  • Diversity United
  • Lectern
  • Montpelier Villa AFC Montpelier Villa II
  • Rottingdean Village
  • Sompting
  • TMG

Mid Sussex Football League

Saturday football · 27 teams

Championship

  • A.S. Crawley Saturday First
  • AFC Uckfield Town Second
  • Copthorne Reserves
  • Eastbourne Town Reserves
  • Peacehaven & Telscombe II
  • Polegate Town First
  • Reigatians First

Division 2 South

  • Lectern Lights

Division 3 South

  • FC Sporting
  • Peacehaven & Telscombe III
  • Ringmer AFC III

Division 4 South

  • Ditchling First
  • Hartfield First
  • Maresfield Village First
  • Marle Place Wanderers First
  • Plumpton Athletic First
  • Scaynes Hill First
  • The View Saturday First
  • Welcroft Park Rangers II

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • AFC Uckfield Town II
  • Barcombe II
  • Brighton & Sussex Medical
  • Forest Row
  • Forest Row II
  • Seaford Town II
  • Sedlescombe Rangers
  • Sovereign Saints II

East Sussex Football League

Saturday football · 22 teams

Division 2

  • Herstmonceux FC

Division Two

  • Hastings Rangers FC
  • Wadhurst United Football Club First Team

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • AFC Hollington
  • AFC Hollington II
  • Catsfield FC
  • Grasshopper Old Boys
  • Herstmonceux Reserves
  • Hollington United FC 2nds
  • JC Tackleway 2nds
  • Northiam 75 II
  • Old Hastonians
  • Rye Town
  • SC Pass Move Arrows First
  • Sedlescombe Rangers FC 3rds
  • Spartan '04
  • St. Leonard's Social
  • The Junior Club Tackleway First
  • The Junior Club Tackleway Reserves
  • Ticehurst
  • Wadhurst United FC
  • Wadhurst United Reserves

Brighton & Hove District Football League

Saturday football · 5 teams

Teams

  • ATS Southern
  • Hobgoblin FC
  • Millhouse Saturday
  • Montreal Arms FC
  • South Coast City FC

Sussex Sunday Football League

Sunday football · 70 teams

Premier Division

  • BN Dons First
  • Heathfield & Horam First
  • Hove Park Lions First
  • Patcham Ultras First

Division 1

  • AFC Headhunters First
  • Eastbourne Wanderers First
  • Hampden Arms First
  • Lord Nelson First

Veterans Division 1

  • Diversity United Vets

Vets 35+ Premier Division

  • Mile Oak Sunday Vets
  • Peacehaven & Telscombe Vets
  • Seaford Town Veterans
  • Valley Rovers Old Boys Vets

Division 2

  • AFC Manor First
  • El Toro 1st
  • Hare & Hounds First
  • Lord Nelson FC
  • The View Sunday First
  • Valley Rovers Old Boys First

Division 3

  • AFC Patcham First
  • Aldrington Rangers
  • Crawley Tamil Sports Club First
  • Hove Park Lions Reserves
  • Men United East Sussex First
  • Real Hampden Park Reserves
  • Valley Rovers Old Boys Reserves

Division 4

  • Romans Old Boys
  • Woodingdean Wanderers First

Division 5

  • Associates First
  • Hampden Park First
  • Hove Park Wednesday First
  • Peacehaven Athletic First
  • South East Samurais

Division 6

  • Adur Athletic First
  • AFC Romans Reserves
  • Amici Athletic First
  • Furngate FC
  • Hove Lions First
  • Seasiders First
  • Telscombe Raiders First
  • Woodingdean Wanderers Reserves

Other teams

Current division not confirmed yet.

  • AFC Aymer Vets
  • AFC Romans
  • Afc Romans Thirds
  • AFC Sporting
  • AFC STANLEY OLD BOYS
  • B Town Flooring FC
  • Bison Beer Reserves
  • Cobden Seagulls Reserves
  • East Brighton Community Football Club
  • Eastbourne Warriors Veterans
  • Falmer Elite
  • Hassocks Fatboys FC
  • Heathfield & Horam Reserves
  • Hove First
  • Hove Lawns FC
  • Inter Patcham
  • Kingston Broadway FC
  • Kingston Village First
  • Lewes FC Veterans First
  • Old Town Boys
  • Old Town Boys Firsts
  • Physics Athletico First
  • Real Rosehill
  • Real Rosehill Firsts
  • Rottingdean Village Vets
  • Royal Hove
  • Sussex Dynamos First
  • West Hove Jaguars
  • Woodingdean Wanderers Adult

Eastbourne Sunday League

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Thread FC

FA Sunday Cup

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Heathfield & Horam

Hastings & East Sussex Sunday Football League

Sunday football · 1 team

Teams

  • Silverhill Club FC

Southern Veterans Football League

Veterans football · 1 team

Teams

  • Hollington Legends

FA Women's National League

Women's football · Women's tier 4 · 2 teams

Division One South East

  • Saltdean United Women

Southern Premier Division

  • Lewes Women

London and South East Women's Regional Football League

Women's football · Women's tier 6 · 5 teams

Premier Division

  • Eastbourne Borough Women
  • Newhaven Women

Division One South

  • Hastings United Women
  • Montpelier Villa Women
  • Saltdean United Development Women

Premier Division

  • Crowborough Athletic Women
  • Eastbourne Town Women
  • Hailsham Town Women
  • The View Women

Championship

  • Bexhill United Reserves Women
  • Brighton Seagals Women
  • Ringmer Women
  • Westfield Women
  • Whitehawk Women

Division One

  • Newhaven Development Women

BUCS

University football · 3 teams

South Eastern 1A

  • University of Brighton Men's 1st XI
  • University of Brighton Women's 1st XI
  • University of Sussex Men's 1st XI

About this list

Compiled from public league and club information, last updated October 2026. Grassroots football changes every season, so if a club has folded, moved division or is missing, tell us and we'll fix it. Professional clubs aren't listed: BallFindr is for non-league and grassroots football.