The 1959–60 Sussex County Football League season was the 35th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chichester City |
← 1958–59 1960–61 → | |
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
editThe 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
editThe 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.
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