▁an ▁ever - present ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁division ▁until ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁During ▁that ▁period ▁they ▁achieved ▁their ▁highest ▁ever ▁league ▁position ▁– ▁ 4 th ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁left ▁the ▁County ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁but ▁rejo ined ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁founder ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Division ▁Three ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Se af ord ▁Town ▁won ▁Division ▁Three ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 – 8 6 ▁and ▁followed ▁up ▁this ▁success ▁with ▁winning ▁the ▁Division ▁Two ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁flight . ▁This ▁spell ▁in ▁Division ▁One ▁only ▁last ed ▁two ▁seasons ▁before ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁after ▁finishing ▁ 1 7 th . ▁Further ▁re leg ations ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁leaving ▁the ▁Sus sex ▁County ▁League ▁altogether . ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Sus sex ▁League , ▁they ▁reg ained ▁their ▁County ▁League ▁status ▁and ▁also ▁changed ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁just ▁Se af ord ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁' Se af ord ▁Town ' ▁as ▁they ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁youth ▁sides ▁Se af ord ▁Se ag ull s ▁which ▁had ▁teams ▁r anging ▁from ▁under ▁ 7 s ▁all ▁the ▁way