It was Selsey’s first league victory of the season and lifts them out of the bottom three.
Pagham are still second after making it seven league wins from seven with a 3-0 success at Sidley.
But Chichester City were on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline at East Grinstead.
In division two, Midhurst went down 2-0 at home to Hailsham.
There was plenty of Sussex Intermediate Cup action and Bosham sailed through with a 4-0 Walton Lane hammering of Lancing reserves.
Barnham beat TD Shipley 7-0, Sidlesham won 3-1 at Littlehampton reserves, Pagham’s reserves beat Steyning seconds 5-1 and Selsey reserves lost 5-3 away to Rye’s second string.
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