Shoreham handed SCFL Premier Division trophy

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jun 2017, 10:58 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:13 BST
Shoreham finally got their hands on the SCFL Premier Division trophy this weekend. Picture by Stephen GoodgerShoreham finally got their hands on the SCFL Premier Division trophy this weekend. Picture by Stephen Goodger
Shoreham finally got their hands on the SCFL Premier Division trophy this weekend. Picture by Stephen Goodger

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Shoreham Football Club finally got their hands on the Southern Combination League Premier Division title this weekend.

Former manager Bryan O’Toole guided them to a second-placed finish in the SCFL Premier Division last term, only for league leaders Haywards Heath Town to be handed a nine-point deduction for fielding Melford Simpson while under ‘sine die’ suspension in three matches.

Heath appealed the decision, however the Football Association decided to uphold the nine-point penalty dished out - meaning Mussels finished top of the table, earning promotion to the newly-named Bostik League for the first-time in their history.

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Despite the season finishing back in April, an ongoing wait to see who would finish, meant Mussels were only officially handed the title on Saturday.

Shoreham chairman Stuart Slaney is just relieved the whole situation has been resolved and said: “The trophy was presented to us on Saturday, which was nice, but it felt like an anti-climax given the season officially ended nearly two months ago.