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1945–46 Sussex County Football League

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

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

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.