1961–62 Sussex County Football League

The 1961–62 Sussex County Football League season was the 37th in the history of the competition.

Division 1 increased to seventeen teams with Hastings Rangers being promoted from Division 2, Haywards Heath also joined Division 1 from leaving the Metropolitan League. Division 2 was remained at sixteen teams again, from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1. LEC Sports left Division 2 and were replaced by Selsey.

Division One
The division featured 17 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
 * Hastings Rangers, promoted from last season's Division Two
 * Haywards Heath, joined from Metropolitan League

Division Two
The division featured 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
 * Shoreham, relegated from last season's Division One
 * Selsey