1939–40 Sussex County Football League
Football league season
| Season | 1930–40 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Worthing |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 605 (3.32 per match) |
← 1938–39 1945–46 → | |
The 1939–40 Sussex County Football League season was the 20th in the history of the competition.[1][2]
Due to the Second World War, a war-time emergency competition was announced and 16 teams were placed into two separate leagues, 8 teams in the Eastern Division and 8 in the Western Division. With the winners of each league playing in a play-off to decide the overall winner.
Clubs
The league featured 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
Eastern Division
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hastings & St Leonards | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 2.190 | 18 | Division champions and then left the League |
| 2 | Haywards Heath | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 35 | 1.400 | 17 | |
| 3 | Newhaven | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 26 | 1.231 | 16 | |
| 4 | East Grinstead | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 32 | 1.250 | 15 | |
| 5 | Bexhill | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 41 | 0.488 | 13 | Left the League |
| 6 | Eastbourne | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 35 | 0.857 | 12 | |
| 7 | Lewes | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 53 | 0.660 | 11 | |
| 8 | Eastbourne Comrades | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 38 | 0.763 | 10 | 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.
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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worthing | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 2.231 | 23 | Division champions |
| 2 | Bognor Regis | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 1.808 | 20 | |
| 3 | Horsham | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 27 | 2.037 | 19 | |
| 4 | Southwick | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 37 | 1.297 | 17 | |
| 5 | Littlehampton Town | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 40 | 1.025 | 14 | |
| 6 | Hove | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 62 | 0.435 | 11 | |
| 7 | Shoreham | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 52 | 0.635 | 5 | |
| 8 | Chichester | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 0.278 | 3 | 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.
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
Worthing 1 — 0 Hastings & St Leonards
Source= Sussex County league - Historic League Tables
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