Simon Colbran hailed Crowborough's spirit after they were finally crowned County League champions.

The destiny of the title was never in doubt but Crows formally clinched it with a point from Saturday's 2-2 draw at home to Three Bridges.

They had to do it the hard way as they fought back from two goals down and joint manager Colbran believes that typifies the character of his squad.

He said: "I am absolutely delighted, not just that we have won the title but the way we did it. If we had won it 4-0 that might have been a bit flat, to come back from two goals down is a great way to do it.

"At 2-0 down I still thought we could do it. The character the players showed was tremendous, we picked ourselves up and got on with it the same as we have all season.

"There were players with tears in their eyes at the final whistle and that is how much it meant to them.

"At some clubs people are just there for the money. Everybody says we pay loads of money but that is not true. Here it is all about playing for each other."

Crows will receive their trophy at the end of the season but there were celebrations at the end for the players plus joint managers Colbran and Harry Smith.

Colbran said: "It means a lot to us. I won it as a player and now as a manager and not many people can say that.

"I am still young in terms of management, hopefully I still have another 20 years in the game and I don't want to stop here. I want to keep winning things and hopefully that will be here at Crowborough.

"This is just the start of things for us. I know all about the Ryman League. We will have to be that much sharper but if we can achieve that there is no reason why we can't do well."

Selsey and Chichester took significant steps towards safety with vital wins.

Selsey can breathe a lot easier after they beat Worthing United 2-1, a defeat which pushes United into the bottom three. James Taylor converted Ross Woolf's cross to put them in front before Tom Ridley scored his 21st of the season.

Gavin Geddes pulled one back but Selsey deserved to win despite not being at their best.

Boss Danny Hinshelwood said: "We've played better in games this season and lost - in the second half we never got going.

"But it means we've only lost two out of the last 13 and we're virtually safe now."

Chichester's second win in ten games - they have lost the other eight - came at injury-hit Eastbourne United.

Former Horsham striker Chamal Fenelon scored his first for City in a 3-1 win with an own goal and Mike O'Neil also on target.

Pagham ended any lingering relegation fears with a 2-0 home win over St Francis.

Rob Wimble put them in front before Dave Martin's spectacular long-range strike made the points safe.