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1959–60 Sussex County Football League

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Sussex County Football League
Season1959–60
ChampionsChichester City

The 1959–60 Sussex County Football League season marked 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

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The division featured 16 clubs, 15 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Division One
Season1959–60
ChampionsChichester City
RelegatedSouthwick
Matches played240
Goals scored989 (4.12 per match)
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.

Division Two

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The division featured 15 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

League table

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Division Two
Season1959–60
ChampionsOld Varndeanians
PromotedOld Varndeanians
Matches played210
Goals scored1,055 (5.02 per match)
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.

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 23 January 2019.