1920–21 Sussex County Football League

Sussex County Football League
Season	1920–21
Champions	Worthing
Matches played	132
Goals scored	526 (3.98 per match)
	1921–22 →

The 1920–21 Sussex County Football League season was the first in the history of the Sussex County League^[1]^[2]

League

The league featured 12 teams. Eastbourne were also playing in the Southern Amateur League, and opted to leave the Sussex County League at the end of the season.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Worthing	22	17	3	2	65	16	4.063	37
2	Vernon Athletic	22	16	4	2	71	20	3.550	36
3	Eastbourne	22	13	6	3	63	31	2.032	32	Left the league
4	Brighton & Hove Amateurs	22	9	6	7	44	40	1.100	24
5	Corps of Signals	22	9	4	9	62	44	1.409	22
6	Rock-A-Nore	22	8	5	9	33	41	0.805	21	Left the league
7	Chichester	22	9	2	11	35	52	0.673	20
8	Newhaven	22	8	2	12	37	48	0.771	18
9	Shoreham	22	6	5	11	32	36	0.889	17
10	Southwick	22	7	3	12	32	55	0.582	17
11	Lewes	22	4	7	11	29	52	0.558	15
12	East Grinstead	22	1	3	18	23	91	0.253	5

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.

Stadia and locations

Brighton & Hove Amateurs

Vernon Athletic

Map showing the location of teams in the 1920–21 Sussex County League

Team	Location	Stadium
Brighton & Hove Amateurs	Brighton	Unknown
Chichester	Chichester	Oaklands Park
Corps of Signals	Maresfield	Maresfield Park
East Grinstead Town	East Grinstead	West Street
Eastbourne	Eastbourne	The Saffrons
Rock-a-Nore	Hastings	The Pilot Field
Lewes	Lewes	The Dripping Pan
Newhaven	Newhaven	The Trafalgar Ground
Shoreham	Shoreham-by-Sea	Middle Road
Southwick	Southwick	Old Barn Way
Vernon Athletic	Brighton	Preston Park
Worthing	Worthing	Woodside Road

References

^ "Sussex County Football League 1920–1960". Non League Matters.
^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

[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.

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