1959–60 Sussex County Football League
Season | 1959–60 |
---|---|
Champions | Chichester City |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
The 1959–60 Sussex County Football League season was the 35th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Division 1 remained at sixteen teams and Sidley United was promoted from Division 2. Division 2 was decreased to fifteen teams, as Cuckfield and Hove Town left the league but Horsham YMCA joining, from which the winner would be promoted into Division 1.
Division One
[edit]The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
- Sidley United, promoted from last season's Division Two
League table
[edit]Season | 1959–60 |
---|---|
Champions | Chichester City |
Relegated | Southwick |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 989 (4.12 per match) |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chichester City | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 44 | 2.455 | 49 | |
2 | Rye United | 30 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 74 | 40 | 1.850 | 44 | |
3 | APV Athletic | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 48 | 1.646 | 40 | |
4 | Whitehawk & Manor Farm Old Boys | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 37 | |
5 | Lancing | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 53 | 1.189 | 34 | |
6 | Bexhill Town Athletic | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 65 | 1.154 | 34 | |
7 | Wigmore Athletic | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 30 | |
8 | Newhaven | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 51 | 64 | 0.797 | 27 | |
9 | Arundel | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 26 | |
10 | Lewes | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 52 | 77 | 0.675 | 24 | |
11 | Sidley United | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 51 | 83 | 0.614 | 24 | |
12 | East Grinstead | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 23 | |
13 | Bognor Regis Town | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 23 | |
14 | Littlehampton Town | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 49 | 70 | 0.700 | 23 | |
15 | Shoreham | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 21 | |
16 | Southwick | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 48 | 78 | 0.615 | 21 | Relegated to Division Two |
Source: Non-League Matters
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.
Division Two
[edit]The division featured 15 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:
League table
[edit]Season | 1959–60 |
---|---|
Champions | Old Varndeanians |
Promoted | Old Varndeanians |
Matches played | 210 |
Goals scored | 1,055 (5.02 per match) |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Old Varndeanians | 28 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 94 | 29 | 3.241 | 45 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Hastings & St Leonards | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 39 | |
3 | Three Bridges United | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 80 | 50 | 1.600 | 37 | |
4 | Seaford Town | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 106 | 71 | 1.493 | 37 | |
5 | Battle Rangers | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 72 | 61 | 1.180 | 35 | |
6 | Brighton Old Grammarians | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 61 | 1.295 | 34 | |
7 | Hastings Rangers | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 72 | 0.875 | 31 | |
8 | Uckfield Town | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 71 | 75 | 0.947 | 28 | |
9 | Brighton North End | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 67 | 77 | 0.870 | 25 | |
10 | Moulsecoomb Rovers | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 84 | 0.821 | 25 | |
11 | Burgess Hill | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 55 | 67 | 0.821 | 21 | |
12 | Horsham YMCA | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 54 | 78 | 0.692 | 20 | |
13 | Portslade | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 61 | 100 | 0.610 | 19 | |
14 | Hailsham | 28 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 61 | 101 | 0.604 | 16 | |
15 | Goldstone | 28 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 44 | 90 | 0.489 | 8 |
Source: Non-League Matters
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.
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 23 January 2019.