The 1945–46 Sussex County Football League season was the 21st in the history of the competition.[1][2]
| Season | 1945–46 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Haywards Heath |
| Matches played | 128 |
| Goals scored | 732 (5.72 per match) |
← 1939–40 1946–47 → | |
Teams were placed into two separate leagues, Eastern Division and Western Division. With the winners of each league playing in a play-off to decide the overall winner.
Clubs
editThe league featured 17 clubs, 11 which competed in the 1939–40 season, along with six new clubs:
- Crawley
- Bexhill Wanderers
- Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors
- CADM & TC (Eastbourne)
- H.M.S. Peregrine (Ford)
- R.A.F. Tangmere
Eastern Division
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haywards Heath | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 3.923 | 22 | Division champions |
| 2 | East Grinstead | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 2.200 | 20 | |
| 3 | Lewes | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 1.524 | 20 | |
| 4 | Newhaven | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 40 | 0.975 | 17 | |
| 5 | Crawley | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 37 | 0.784 | 13 | Left the League |
| 6 | Bexhill Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 0.542 | 10 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion Juniors | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 59 | 0.424 | 6 | |
| 8 | CADM & TC (Eastbourne) | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 0.700 | 4 |
Source: Sussex County league - Historic League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Western Division
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 15 | 6.400 | 29 | Division champions |
| 2 | Horsham | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 33 | 2.455 | 27 | |
| 3 | H.M.S. Peregrine (Ford) | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 41 | 1.537 | 23 | Left the League |
| 4 | Littlehampton Town | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 40 | 1.650 | 20 | |
| 5 | Bognor Regis | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 72 | 0.764 | 15 | |
| 6 | Shoreham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 78 | 0.462 | 12 | |
| 7 | Southwick | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 60 | 0.483 | 9 | |
| 8 | Hove | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 89 | 0.348 | 8 | |
| 9 | R.A.F. Tangmere | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 0.341 | 1 | Left the League |
Source: Sussex County league - Historic League Tables
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
The points system until the 1982–83 season: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Play-off Final
editHaywards Heath 1 — 0 Worthing
Source= Sussex County league - Historic League Tables
References
edit- ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
- ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.