2019–20 Southern Combination Football League

Football league season
Southern Combination League
Season2019–20
ChampionsNone
PromotedNone
RelegatedNone

The 2019–20 Southern Combination Football League season was the 95th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.[1]

The provisional club allocations for steps 5 and 6 were first announced by the FA on 19 May 2019.[2]

This season was also the first season the sin bin rule applied to this level of football.[3]

League suspension and season abandonment

On 16 March 2020, both the Football Association and the Sussex County Football Association announced that all football competitions for Non-League football would be put on hold until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] A video conference between the FA and other leagues at levels 9 and 10 was held on 24 March with a view to start proceedings whether to cancel null the league or to award promotion or relegation based on points per game.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[5] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[6]

Premier Division

Football league season
Southern Combination League Premier Division
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020
ChampionsNone
RelegatedNone
Matches played274
Goals scored979 (3.57 per match)
Top goalscorerLewis Finney (31 goals)
Biggest home winHorley Town 8–0 Loxwood
(3 March 2020)
Biggest away winHassocks 0–7 Eastbourne Town
(18 January 2020)
Highest scoringLoxwood 3–6 Steyning
(07 March 2020)
Longest winning run9 Matches
Lancing
Newhaven
Longest unbeaten run14 Matches
Newhaven
Longest losing run7 Matches
Loxwood
Highest attendance407
Peacehaven & Telscombe 2–3 Newhaven
(26 December 2019)
Lowest attendance30
Steyning Town Community 3–0 Saltdean United
(27 August 2019)
Total attendance25,503
All statistics correct as of 26 March 2020.

The Premier Division consists of 20 clubs, the same as last season, after Arundel and Shoreham were relegated to Division One, and Chichester City were promoted to Isthmian League Division One South.

Three clubs joined the division:

Premier Division table at time of abandonment

Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lancing 29 21 5 3 70 30 +40 68
2 Eastbourne Town 28 19 5 4 79 25 +54 62
3 Horley Town 29 19 4 6 66 37 +29 61
4 Newhaven 27 18 6 3 69 39 +30 60
5 Peacehaven & Telscombe 29 18 4 7 68 40 +28 58
6 Eastbourne United Association 27 13 3 11 51 54 −3 42
7 Crawley Down Gatwick 27 12 5 10 49 47 +2 41
8 AFC Uckfield Town 24 12 4 8 41 29 +12 40
9 Langney Wanderers 28 10 9 9 46 49 −3 39
10 Steyning Town Community 29 9 9 11 40 40 0 36
11 Alfold 25 10 4 11 46 48 −2 34
12 Horsham YMCA 30 9 6 15 56 69 −13 33
13 Little Common 26 8 7 11 43 42 +1 31
14 Pagham 31 9 4 18 34 56 −22 31
15 Lingfield 24 9 2 13 41 48 −7 29
16 Broadbridge Heath 28 8 5 15 37 70 −33 29
17 East Preston 27 7 4 16 42 60 −18 25
18 Saltdean United 27 7 4 16 32 53 −21 25
19 Hassocks 25 6 2 17 32 60 −28 20
20 Loxwood 28 1 6 21 37 83 −46 9
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Premier table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [7]
Second place automatically promoted if one of four clubs in step 5 have the highest points per game (PPG) or one off play-off with last place in step 4.[8]

Results table

Home \ Away ALF UCK BBH CDG EBT EBU EPR HSK HOR HYM LAN LAW LIN LCM LOX NEW PAG PAT SDU STT
Alfold 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–4 5–3 2–0 2–3 4–1 1–1
AFC Uckfield Town 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 4–2 2–0 1–2
Broadbridge Heath 1–0 1–3 1–5 1–3 2–4 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 1–6 2–4 1–4 3–2 2–0
Crawley Down Gatwick 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–2 5–1 0–0
Eastbourne Town 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 4–1 1–2 5–0 2–2 4–0 3–4 3–0 3–1 1–1
Eastbourne United Association 3–1 3–1 0–4 4–0 4–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–1
East Preston 1–1 5–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–4 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–3
Hassocks 0–4 0–7 2–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–3 6–2 2–3 2–0 0–1 2–1
Horley Town 3–3 0–1 5–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 8–0 1–4 4–1 2–1 3–2
Horsham YMCA 3–2 3–1 3–3 1–2 6–1 2–5 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–4 3–1 0–1 1–3
Lancing 3–1 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–2 5–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0
Langney Wanderers 3–2 1–6 5–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–4
Lingfield 4–2 6–0 0–2 3–2 3–4 1–5 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–2
Little Common 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–4 0–1 3–3 3–0 1–2 0–0
Loxwood 1–3 2–2 3–4 2–4 1–5 2–2 3–4 0–3 1–3 2–3 1–4 0–1 3–6
Newhaven 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 3–3 0–0 5–1 5–1
Pagham 3–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–2 1–4 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–3 2–0
Peacehaven & Telscombe 1–2 4–4 5–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–3 6–2 2–1 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–1
Saltdean United 2–4 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 5–1 3–3 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1
Steyning Town Community 0–0 2–3 3–1 2–3 0–5 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Correct as of 26 March 2020 [9]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lewis Finney Lancing 32
2 Daniel Perry Saltdean United (previously Eastbourne Town) 22
3 Ben Connolly Lancing (previously Lingfield) 19
4 Matthew Daniel Horsham YMCA 17
Lee Robinson Newhaven
6 Zac Attwood Eastbourne Town 13
Kerran Boylan Lingfield (previously Horley Town
8 George Cousins Alfold (previously Broadbridge Heath) 12
Tony Halsey Horley Town
10 Alex Fair Lancing 11

Stadia and locations

2019–20 Southern Combination Football League is located in Southeast England
Alfold
Alfold
Broadbridge Heath
Broadbridge Heath
Crawley Down Gatwick
Crawley Down Gatwick
Eastbourne Town
Eastbourne Town
Eastbourne United AFC
Eastbourne United AFC
East Preston
East Preston
Hassocks
Hassocks
Horley Town
Horley Town
Horsham YMCA
Horsham YMCA
Lancing
Lancing
Langney Wanderers
Langney Wanderers
Lingfield
Lingfield
2019–20 Southern Combination Football League
Loxwood
Loxwood
Newhaven
Newhaven
Pagham
Pagham
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Peacehaven & Telscombe
Saltdean United
Saltdean United
Steyning Town Community
Steyning Town Community
AFC Uckfield Town
AFC Uckfield Town
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Map showing the location of teams in the Premier Division
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
Alfold Alfold Crossways Alfold Recreation Ground 1,000 1923
AFC Uckfield Town Framfield The Oaks 1,000 2014
Broadbridge Heath Broadbridge Heath High Wood Hill Sports Ground 1,000 1919
Crawley Down Gatwick Crawley Down The Haven Centre 1,000 1993
Eastbourne Town Eastbourne The Saffrons 3,000 1881
Eastbourne United Eastbourne The Oval 2,000 2003
East Preston Littlehampton (East Preston) The Lashmar 2,000 1966
Hassocks Hassocks The Beacon 1,500 1902
Horley Town Horley The New Defence 1,800 1896
Horsham YMCA Horsham Gorings Mead 1,575 1898
Lancing Lancing Culver Road 1,500 1941
Langney Wanderers Eastbourne (Langney) Priory Lane (groundshare with Eastbourne Borough)[a] 4,151 2010
Lingfield Lingfield The Sports Pavilion 2,000 1893
Little Common Eastbourne The Oval (groundshare with Eastbourne United)[b] 2,000 1966
Loxwood Loxwood Plaistow Road 1,000 1920
Newhaven Newhaven The Trafalgar Ground 3,000 1889
Pagham Pagham Nyetimber Lane 1,500 1903
Peacehaven & Telscombe Peacehaven The Sports Park 3,000 1923
Saltdean United Brighton (Saltdean) Hill Park 1,000 1966
Steyning Town Community Steyning The Shooting Field 2,000 1892
  1. ^ Langney unable to play at Shinewater Lane as the ground does not meet league requirements.
  2. ^ Little Common unable to play at The Recreation Ground (Bexhill) as the ground does not meet league requirements.[10]

Broadbridge Heath moved to their new ground, called High Wood Hill, after playing at Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre between 1987 and 2019.[11]

Division One

Football league season
Southern Combination League Division One
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020
ChampionsNone
RelegatedNone
Matches played218
Goals scored807 (3.7 per match)
Biggest home winLittlehampton Town 10–0 Billingshurst
(5 October 2019)
Biggest away winBillingshurst 1–8 Roffey
(4 January 2020)
Highest scoringLittlehampton Town 10–0 Billingshurst
(5 October 2019)
Longest winning run8 Matches
Littlehampton Town
Longest unbeaten run22 Matches
Littlehampton Town
Longest losing run14 Matches
Oakwood
Highest attendance174
Bexhill United 2–1 Hailsham Town
(26 December 2019)
Lowest attendance22
Seaford Town 1–1 Selsey
(19 November 2019)
Total attendance8,114
All statistics correct as of 26 March 2020.

Division One remains at 18 clubs after Alfold and Steyning Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:

  • Arundel – relegated from the Premier Division
  • Roffey – promoted from Division Two
  • Shoreham – relegated from the Premier Division

Division One table at time of abandonment

Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Littlehampton Town 22 20 2 0 91 15 +76 62
2 AFC Varndeanians 24 17 6 1 67 30 +37 57
3 Mile Oak 23 15 3 5 67 38 +29 48
4 Wick 23 14 4 5 63 41 +22 46
5 Bexhill United 23 11 6 6 55 34 +21 39
6 Midhurst & Easebourne 21 11 4 6 49 44 +5 37
7 Seaford Town 22 10 4 8 47 37 +10 34
8 Selsey 23 10 4 9 51 42 +9 34
9 Arundel 17 10 2 5 43 26 +17 32
10 Worthing United 25 8 5 12 46 48 −2 29
11 Shoreham 19 6 2 11 25 42 −17 20
12 Southwick 21 5 4 12 38 47 −9 19 Relegation to Mid Sussex Football League Championship
13 Roffey 21 6 1 14 38 54 −16 19
14 Hailsham Town 20 5 1 14 33 59 −26 16
15 Storrington 21 4 3 14 28 60 −32 15
16 Oakwood 21 3 1 17 25 77 −52 10
17 Billingshurst 22 3 0 19 16 88 −72 9
18 Sidlesham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time Division 1 Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [7]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sidlesham resigned from the league on 24 September 2019 and their playing record of P7 W0 D2 L5 GF8 GA17 Pts2 was expunged.[12]

Results table

Home \ Away VAR ARU BEX BIL HAI LIT MDE MOK OAK ROF SEA SEL SHO SID SWK STO WIC WRU
AFC Varndeanians 1–4 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 7–0 1–2 3–2 3–0 4–1 1–1 3–1
Arundel 2–1 4–1 0–3 3–0 3–1
Bexhill United 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 5–2 2–0 7–0 2–2 3–5
Billingshurst 1–6 0–4 1–3 3–1 0–4 1–6 3–1 1–8 2–1 0–5
Hailsham Town 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 0–2 6–4 4–2
Littlehampton Town 3–1 10–0 7–1 6–0 3–1 5–0 5–0 5–2 1–0 6–0 2–1
Midhurst & Easebourne 3–1 4–1 0–5 5–2 4–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 3–0
Mile Oak 3–3 1–0 5–0 7–2 3–3 4–5 3–2 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–3 1–3
Oakwood 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–7 0–3 2–7 0–1 2–6 4–1 2–7 0–3
Roffey 0–4 5–1 1–2 0–1 1–6 1–2 2–3
Seaford Town 3–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0
Selsey 1–2 2–1 5–1 0–4 2–3 2–3 6–0 2–3 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–1
Shoreham 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–4 2–5 0–2 4–2 1–0 2–0 0–1
Sidlesham
Southwick 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 6–1 0–6 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–3 3–3 0–6
Storrington 0–2 2–5 5–0 1–3 1–6 2–0 1–2 3–4 2–3 1–1
Wick 2–2 3–2 5–0 0–3 4–2 1–4 2–0 6–2 4–0 3–1
Worthing United 3–5 3–5 4–2 1–2 1–6 0–3 3–4 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Correct as of 26 March 2020 [13]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Joseph Benn Mile Oak 28
2 Jack Shonk Bexhill United 22
3 George Gaskin Littlehampton Town 18
Max Davies Selsey
Dion Jarvis Littlehampton Town
6 Joseph Keehan AFC Varndeanians 16
Matt Waterman AFC Varndeanians
8 Scott Packer AFC Varndeanians (previously Littlehampton Town) 14
9 Lucas Pattendon Littlehampton Town 13
10 Thomas Biggs Mile Oak 10

Stadia and locations

2019–20 Southern Combination Football League is located in Southeast England
AFC Vardeanians
AFC Vardeanians
Arundel
Arundel
Bexhill United
Bexhill United
Billingshurst
Billingshurst
Hailsham Town
Hailsham Town
Littlehampton Town
Littlehampton Town
Midhurst & Easebourne
Midhurst & Easebourne
Mile Oak
Mile Oak
Oakwood
Oakwood
Roffey
Roffey
Seaford Town
Seaford Town
Selsey
Selsey
Shoreham
Shoreham
Sidlesham
Sidlesham
Southwick
Southwick
Storrington
Storrington
Wick
Wick
Worthing United
Worthing United
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Map showing the location of teams in Division 1
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
AFC Varndeanians Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) 8,850 1929
Arundel Arundel Mill Road 2,200 1889
Bexhill United Bexhill-on-Sea The Polegrove — 2002
Billingshurst Billingshurst Jubilee Fields — 1891
Hailsham Town Hailsham The Beaconsfield 2,000 1885
Littlehampton Town Littlehampton St Flora Sportsfield (groundshare with Littlehampton United) 4,000 1896
Midhurst & Easebourne Easebourne Rotherfield — 1946
Mile Oak Brighton (Mile Oak) Mile Oak Recreation Ground — 1960
Oakwood Crawley (Three Bridges) Tinsley Lane — 1962
Roffey Horsham (Roffey) Bartholomew Way — 1901
Seaford Town Seaford The Crouch — 1888
Selsey Selsey Bunn Leisure Stadium — 1903
Shoreham Shoreham-by-Sea Middle Road 2,000 1892
Sidlesham Sidlesham The Recreation Ground, Sidlesham — 1946
Southwick Brighton (Southwick) Old Barn Way 2,000 1882
Storrington Storrington The Recreation Ground, Storrington — 1883
Wick Littlehampton (Wick) Crabtree Park 2,000 1892
Worthing United Worthing (Broadwater) The Robert Albon Memorial Ground 1,504 1988

Division Two

Football league season
Southern Combination League Division Two
Season2019–20
Dates3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020
ChampionsNone
RelegatedNone
Matches played155
Goals scored631 (4.07 per match)
Biggest home winMontpelier Villa 17–1 Bosham
(24 August 2019)
Biggest away winBrighton Electricity 1–10 Worthing Town
(14 September 2019)
Highest scoringMontpelier Villa 17–1 Bosham
(24 August 2019)
Longest winning run15 Matches
Montpelier Villa
Longest unbeaten run17 Matches
Montpelier Villa
Longest losing run9 Matches
Brighton Electricity
Highest attendance100
Ferring 4–4 Littlehampton United
(23 November 2019)
Lowest attendance5
Worthing Town 0–2 St Francis Rangers
(7 December 2019)
Total attendance3,018
All statistics correct as of 26 March 2020.

Division Two remained at 15 teams and features two new clubs after Roffey were promoted to Division One:

  • Angmering Seniors changed their name to Angmering Village

Promotion from this division depends on ground grading as well as league position.

League table at time of abandonment

Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Montpelier Villa 20 17 2 1 83 22 +61 53
2 Upper Beeding 21 14 4 3 72 22 +50 46
3 Copthorne 21 13 2 6 65 30 +35 41
4 Rustington 19 10 2 7 45 29 +16 32
5 Jarvis Brook 17 9 3 5 44 24 +20 30
6 St Francis Rangers 17 9 2 6 29 18 +11 29
7 Littlehampton United 16 8 2 6 54 47 +7 26
8 TD Shipley 11 7 1 3 35 19 +16 22
9 Angmering Village 18 7 1 10 35 61 −26 22 Transferred to the West Sussex Football League
10 Worthing Town 17 6 2 9 34 32 +2 20
11 Bosham 20 6 1 13 30 76 −46 19
12 Rottingdean Village 17 3 3 11 29 56 −27 12
13 Ferring 22 2 2 18 21 92 −71 8
14 Brighton Electricity 18 1 3 14 22 70 −48 6
15 Cowfold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a] Resigned from the league
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2020. Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Cowfold resigned from the league on 16 October 2019 and their playing record of P8 W2 D1 L5 GF11 GA22 Pts7 was expunged.[14]

Results table

Home \ Away ANG BOS BRE COP COW FER JAR LIT MON ROT RUS STF TDS UBD WOR
Angmering Village 5–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–4 0–0 2–3
Bosham 5–1 3–2 3–0 1–5 0–6 4–3 3–2 0–3 1–5 0–1
Brighton Electricity 2–6 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–9 1–2 1–10
Copthorne 7–0 7–0 3–1 7–0 0–1 8–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1
Cowfold
Ferring 0–3 1–4 4–2 0–8 4–4 1–4 1–1 0–5 1–8 0–3 0–4 2–1
Jarvis Brook 6–1 H/W[a] 2–2 4–0 7–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–2
Littlehampton United 6–0 8–1 2–3 7–1 4–2 1–0 2–3 3–1
Montpelier Villa 2–0 17–1 4–1 3–2 6–0 5–1 11–2 5–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Rottingdean Village 2–0 3–3 0–6 2–1 5–6 0–4 1–1 2–3 3–1
Rustington 5–0 4–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–4
St Francis Rangers 1–2 3–0 H/W[b] 1–1 2–0 0–2
TD Shipley 10–1 3–0 3–3 0–3 3–2
Upper Beeding 8–3 9–0 1–3 6–1 3–0 4–1 1–2 11–2 4–0 1–0 2–1
Worthing Town 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Jarvis Brook v Bosham (30 November 2019) was declared a home walkover after Bosham forfeited the match.
  2. ^ St Francis Rangers v Brighton Electricity (28 December 2019) was declared a home walkover after Brighton Electricity forfeited the match.

Top scorers

Correct as of 26 March 2020 [15]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kristian Harding Upper Beeding 32
2 Tom Foxon Littlehampton United 5
Jonathan Hendrick Angmering Village
4 Stuart Cameron Copthorne 14
5 Liam O'Hanion Montpelier Villa 13
Charlie Parmiter
7 Alex Barnes Bosham 11
Tommy Overton Jarvis Brook
Johnathon Taylor Upper Beeding
10 Jack Jenkins Copthorne 10

Stadia and locations

2019–20 Southern Combination Football League is located in South-east England
Angmering Seniors
Angmering Seniors
Bosham
Bosham
Brighton Electricity
Brighton Electricity
Copthorne
Copthorne
Cowfold
Cowfold
Ferring
Ferring
Jarvis Brook
Jarvis Brook
Littlehampton United
Littlehampton United
Monteplier Villa
Monteplier Villa
Rottingdean
Rottingdean
Upper Beeding
Upper Beeding
St Francis Rangers
St Francis Rangers
TD Shipley
TD Shipley
Worthing Town
Worthing Town
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Map showing the location of teams in Division 2
Team Location Stadium Capacity Founded
Angmering Village Angmering Decoy Drive — —
Bosham Bosham Walton Lane — 1901
Brighton Electricity Brighton (Withdean) Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) 8,850 —
Copthorne Copthorne King Georges Field — 2004
Cowfold Cowfold Cowfold Playing Field — 1897
Ferring Ferring The Glebelands — 1952
Jarvis Brook Crowborough Limekiln — 1888
Littlehampton United Littlehampton St Flora Sportsfield (groundshare with Littlehampton Town 4,000 1947
Montpelier Villa Brighton (Falmer) Sussex University — 1991
Rottingdean Village Brighton (Rottingdean) Rottingdean Sports Centre — —
Rustington Rustington Rustington Recreation Ground — 1903
St Francis Rangers Haywards Heath Colwell Ground 1000 2002
TD Shipley Shipley (Dragon's Green) Dragons Green — 1994
Upper Beeding Upper Beeding Memorial Playing Field — —
Worthing Town Worthing Palatine Park — 1995

Peter Bentley League Challenge Cup

Source 2019-20 Peter Bentley Challenge Cup

First round

Seaford Town v Mile Oak
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Seaford Town1–3 Mile Oak Seaford
15:00
  • Jamie Buckett 79'
 Report
  • Adam Dine 3' 37'
  • Jack Marriott 84'
 Stadium: The Crouch
Attendance: 52
Sidlesham v Roffey
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Sidlesham2–3 Roffey Sidlesham
15:00
  • Tomas Bayley 47'
  • Morgan Forry 75'
 Report
  • Jordan Stallibrass 20' 67'
  • Oluwaseun Olabiyi 37'
 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 34
Southwick v Hailsham Town
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Southwick1–2 Hailsham Town Southwick
15:00
  • Sam Blundell 88'
 Report
  • Samuel Townsend 21'
  • Connor Townsend 42'
 Stadium: Old Barn Way
Attendance: 54
Storrington v Midhurst & Easebourne
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Storrington0–3 Midhurst & Easebourne Storrington
15:00 Report
  • Matt Rowland 30' 39'
  • Josh Sheehan 61'
 Stadium: The Recreation Ground
Attendance: 54
Wick v Billingshurst
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Wick 2–0BillingshurstWick
15:00
  • Ryan Singers
  • Will Lintott 70'
 Report Stadium: Crabtree Park
Attendance: 42
Worthing United v Oakwood
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) Worthing United0–4 Oakwood Worthing
15:00 Report
  • Joshua Neathey 21' 85'
  • Mitchell Casselman 45'
  • Charlie Adsett 65'
 Stadium: The Robert Albon Memorian Ground
Attendance: 32

Second round

Broadbridge Heath v Loxwood
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Broadbridge Heath2-4 Loxwood Broadbridge Heath
19:45
  • Jamie Taylor 41' 64'
 Report
  • Matthew Hards 21'
  • Timothy Bennett 56' 60'
  • Matthew Boiling 65'
 Stadium: High Wood Hill Sports Centre
Attendance: 116
Crawley Down Gatwick v Roffey
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Crawley Down Gatwick 6-2RoffeyHorsham
19:45
  • Oliver Moore 36'
  • Oli Leslie 62' 93' 118'
  • Blair Cooney 95'
  • Joshua Brown 119'
 Report Stadium: Gorings Mead
East Preston v Arundel
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) East Preston 3-1ArundelEast Preston
19:30
  • David Crouch 19'
  • Howard Neighbour 93'
  • Chris Darwin 116'
 Report Stadium: The Lashmar
Attendance: 72
Eastbourne United Association v Bexhill United
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Eastbourne United Association 2-1Bexhill UnitedEastbourne
19:45
  • Christopher Cumming-Bart 46'
  • Paul Rogers 56'
 Report
  • Joel Kalambayi
Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 105
Hailsham Town v Little Common
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Hailsham Town0-5 Little Common Hailsham
19:30 Report
  • Jamie Crone 7' 37' 62'
  • Sam Cruttwell 51'
  • Lewis Hole 70'
 Stadium: Beaconsfield
Attendance: 89
Littlehampton Town v Alfold
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Littlehampton Town 7-1AlfoldLittlehampton
19:45
  • Lucas Pattendon 17' 59'
  • Dion Jarvis 29'
  • George Gaskin 52' 72'
  • Ben Gray 70'
  • Jordan Layton 85'
 Report
  • Kelvin Lucas 44'
 Stadium: The Sportsfield
Attendance: 45
Newhaven v Lancing
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Newhaven1-3 Lancing Newhaven
19:45 Report
  • Lucas Finney 90+3' 112'
  • George Mitchell-Phillips 99'
 Stadium: The Trafalgar Ground
Attendance: 117
Pagham v Oakwood
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Pagham 2-0OakwoodPagham
19:45
  • Conor Geoghegan 74'
  • Joseph Clarke 86'
 Report Stadium: Nytimeber Lane
Attendance: 132
Saldean United v Lingfield
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Saldean United0-3 Lingfield Saltdean
19:30 Report
  • Ben Connolly
  • Sammy Clements
Stadium: Hill Park
Attendance: 64
Selsey v Horley Town
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Selsey 2-1Horley TownSelsey
19:45
  • Joe Bennett 55'
  • Lindon Miller 115'
 Report
  • Kerran Boylan 35'
 Stadium: The High Street Ground
Attendance: 128
Wick v Midhurst & Easebourne
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Wick 4-2Midhurst & EasebourneWick
19:45 Report
  • Duncan Brown 56'
  • Harry Tollworthy 82'
 Stadium: Crabtree Park
AFC Uckfield Town v AFC Varndeanians
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) AFC Uckfield Town 3–1AFC VarndeaniansUckfield
15:00
  • Liam Baitup 9'
  • Bailio Camara 84'
  • Matthew Rodrigues-Barbosa 90+2'
 Report
  • Josh Gould
Stadium: The Oaks
Steyning Town v Horsham YMCA
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) Steyning Town 4–0Horsham YMCASteyning
19:45
  • Grant Radmore 17' 57' 80'
  • Joao Tiago Andrade 51'
 Stadium: The Shooting Field
Attendance: 33
Eastbourne Town v Peacehaven & Telscombe
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) Eastbourne Town1–2 Peacehaven & Telscombe Eastbourne
19:45
  • Tom Vickers 67'
  • Matthew Cheeseman 32'
  • Josh Marshall 6'
 Stadium: The Saffrons
Mile Oak v Shoreham
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Mile Oak 4–0ShorehamMile Oak
19:15
  • Joseph Benn 7' 16' 30'
  • Adam Dine 38'
 Stadium: Mile Oak Recreation Ground
Hassocks v Langney Wanderers
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Hassocks2-4 Langney Wanderers Hassocks
15:00
  • Joe Summerbell 10'
  • Mohammad Mekawir 71'
  • Daniel Blackmore 87'
  • Max Hollobone 90+5'
 Stadium: The Beacon

Third round

Littlehampton Town v Lingfield
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) Littlehampton Town 1–0LingfieldLittlehampton
19:45
  • Harry Russell 38'
 Stadium: The Sportsfield
Loxwood v East Preston
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Loxwood2-3 East Preston Loxwood
15:00
  • Sam Karl 6'
  • Joshua Hawkes 28'
  • Howard Neighbour 11'
  • Daniel Simmonds 36'
  • David Crouch 120'
 Stadium: Plaistow Road
Eastbourne United Association v Pagham
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Eastbourne United Association 4-0PaghamEastbourne
15:00
  • Paul Rogers 26' 79'
  • Nathan Crabb 32' 72'
 Stadium: The Oval
AFC Uckfield Town v Little Common
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) AFC Uckfield Town 3-1Little CommonUckfield
15:00
  • Liam Baitup 3' 19'
  • Anthony Storey 11'
  • Lewis Hole 60'
 Stadium: The Oaks
Steyning Town v Selsey
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Steyning Town 4-2SelseySteyning
19:45
  • Rob Clark 25'
  • Charles Romain 112'
  • Tiago Andrade 114'
  • Toby Bloomfield 120'
 Stadium: The Shooting Field
Peacehaven & Telscombe v Wick
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Peacehaven & Telscombe 4-0WickPeacehaven
19:45
  • Josh Marshall 11'
  • Curtis Ford 48' 85'
  • Cameron Wiltshire 87'
 Stadium: The Sports Park
Crawley Down Gawick v Lancing
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Crawley Down Gawick0-1 Lancing Crawley Down
19:30
  • James Rhodes 15'
 Stadium: The Haven Centre
Langney Wanderers v Mile Oak
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Langney Wanderers1–2 Mile Oak Eastbourne
  • Shane Saunders 20'
  • George Rudwick 68'
  • Jack Stenning 82'
 Stadium: Priory Lane

Quarter-final

East Preston v Steyning Town
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) East Preston 2–0Steyning TownEast Preston
19:30
  • David Crouch 28'
  • Johan Van Driel 65'
 Report Stadium: Roundstone Recreation Ground
Attendance: 48
Littlehampton Town v Mile Oak
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Littlehampton Town 2–0Mile OakLittlehampton
19:30
  • George Gaskin 28'
  • Alfie Davidson 90+6'
 Report Stadium: The Sportsfield
Attendance: 60
Eastbourne United Association v AFC Uckfield Town
3 March 2020 (2020-03-03) Eastbourne United Association1–3 AFC Uckfield Town Eastbourne
19:45
  • Dominic Cole 89'
 Report
  • Jack Samways 24'
  • Callum Smith 27' 83'
 Stadium: The Oval
Referee: Jake Woodman
Peacehaven & Telscombe v Lancing
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Peacehaven & Telscombe 3–2 (a.e.t.)LancingPeacehaven
19:30
  • Marcus Allen 82'
  • Matthew Cheeseman 90+5'
  • Tyler Capon ET15'
 Report
  • Lewis Finney 4' 65'
 Stadium: The Sports Park
Attendance: 135

Semi-final

East Preston v Littlehampton Town
21 April 2020 (2020-04-21) East PrestonvLittlehampton TownSteyning
Stadium: Shooting Field

Final

v
4 May 2020 (2020-05-04) v Lancing
Stadium: Culver Road

Division One Challenge Cup

Source SCFL Fixtures and Results Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

First round

Selsey v Bexhill United
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Selsey3–5 Bexhill United Selsey
15:00 Stadium: The High Street Ground
Worthing United v AFC Varndeanians
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Worthing United3–4 AFC Varndeanians Worthing
15:00 Stadium: The Robert Albon Memorial Ground

Second round

Billingshurst v Southwick
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) Billingshurst0–6 Southwick Billinghurst
19:45 Report Stadium: Jubilee Fields
Oakwood v Sidlesham
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Oakwood H–W[12]SidleshamCrawley
15:00 Report Stadium: Tinsley Lane
Roffey v Wick
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Roffey 2–0WickHorsham
15:00 Stadium: Chennells Brook
Seaford Town v Midhurst & Easebourne
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Seaford Town 1–0Midhurst & EasebourneSeaford
15:00 Stadium: The Crouch
Bexhill United v Mile Oak
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) Bexhill United 3–0Mile OakBexhill-on-Sea
19:30 Stadium: The Polegrove
Shoreham v Hailsham Town
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Shoreham2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Hailsham Town Shoreham
15:00 Report Stadium: Middle Road
Storrington v Littlehampton Town
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) Storrington0–6 Littlehampton Town Storrington
15:00 Stadium: The Recreation Ground
AFC Varndeanians v Arundel
13 March 2020 (2020-03-13) AFC VarndeaniansvArundelBrighton
19:15 Stadium: Withdean Stadium

Quarter-final

Littlehampton Town v Hailsham Town
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) Littlehampton TownvHailsham TownLittlehampton
19:30 Stadium: The Sportsfield
Southwick v Oakwood
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) SouthwickvOakwoodSouthwick
19:45 Stadium: Old Barn Way
Seaford Town v Bexhill United
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31) Seaford TownvBexhill UnitedSeaford
19:30 Stadium: The Crouch
Roffey v AFC Varndeanians or Arundel
TBA RoffeyvAFC Varndeanians or ArundelHorsham
TBA Stadium: Chennels Brook

References

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  7. ^ a b "The FA Handbook Chapter 30 Standardised Rules (section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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