1945–46 Sussex County Football League

The 1945–46 Sussex County Football League season was the 21st in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1945–46
ChampionsHaywards Heath
Matches played128
Goals scored732 (5.72 per match)

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

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The league featured 17 clubs, 11 which competed in the 1939–40 season, along with six new clubs:

Eastern Division

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League table

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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.

Western Division

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League table

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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.

Play-off Final

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Haywards Heath 1 — 0 Worthing
Source= Sussex County league - Historic League Tables

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.