1962–63 Sussex County Football League

The 1962–63 Sussex County Football League season was the 38th in the history of the competition.[1][2]

Sussex County Football League
Season1962–63
ChampionsSeason Abandoned

This season was abandoned during the winter of 1962–63, when atrocious weather across the country led to postponements of football matches. This was difficult situation in the Sussex County League as some teams had completed with 21 or 22 games whilst others only completed 13 or 14 times. The league was then abandoned and an emergency competition was set up. Below are the league tables then the league was abandoned.

Division One

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The division featured 17 clubs, 16 which competed in the last season, along with one new club:

  • Shoreham, promoted from last season's Division Two

League table

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Division One
Season1962–63
ChampionsSeason Abandoned
RelegatedSeason Abandoned

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Lewes 18 13 5 0 62 15 4.133 31
2 Whitehawk 21 11 2 8 59 41 1.439 24
3 Bexhill Town Athletic 14 9 2 3 37 15 2.467 20
4 A P V Athletic 19 9 2 8 49 47 1.043 20
5 Chichester City 14 7 5 2 41 24 1.708 19
6 Haywards Heath 17 7 4 6 43 34 1.265 18
7 Littlehampton Town 18 7 3 8 49 49 1.000 17
8 East Grinstead 17 8 1 8 29 39 0.744 17
9 Lancing 21 7 3 11 38 61 0.623 17
10 Rye United 15 6 4 5 33 31 1.065 16
11 Newhaven 14 7 2 5 33 32 1.031 16
12 Sidley United 16 5 5 6 24 27 0.889 15
13 Wigmore Athletic 18 5 5 8 37 50 0.740 15
14 Bognor Regis Town 13 6 2 5 31 28 1.107 14
15 Shoreham 19 6 2 11 30 38 0.789 14
16 Arundel 15 4 0 11 26 43 0.605 8
17 Hastings Rangers 19 2 3 14 31 78 0.397 7
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 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:

Division Two
Season1962–63
ChampionsSeason Abandoned
PromotedSeason Abandoned

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seaford Town 19 17 1 1 104 31 3.355 35
2 Selsey 16 14 1 1 84 11 7.636 29
3 Horsham YMCA 16 12 2 2 82 38 2.158 26
4 Southwick 14 12 0 2 63 20 3.150 24
5 Battle Rangers 17 9 2 6 64 42 1.524 20
6 Three Bridges United 17 8 3 6 49 36 1.361 19
7 Old Varndeanians 18 8 2 8 44 47 0.936 18
8 Uckfield Town 15 7 2 6 34 41 0.829 16
9 Hastings & St Leonards 15 7 1 7 41 46 0.891 15
10 Brighton North End 17 7 0 10 55 56 0.982 14
11 Moulsecoomb Rovers 14 6 2 6 34 38 0.895 14
12 Brighton Old Grammarians 16 6 1 9 38 58 0.655 13
13 Burgess Hill 18 4 2 12 31 58 0.534 10
14 Hellingly Hospital 22 3 1 18 31 106 0.292 7 Left the league
15 Portslade 17 2 2 13 22 74 0.297 6
16 Goldstone 17 1 0 16 24 98 0.245 2
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.

Emergency competition

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The emergency competition, the clubs were placed into 8 groups, four with Division 1 clubs and 4 with Division 2 clubs. The plan was for teams to play both home and away games within their group to decide the winners, who then continued in the knock-out stage. This worked for groups A to F but groups G and H were unable to all play games, and would not have affected which club finished top of each group.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chichester City 6 5 0 1 24 11 2.182 10 Qualified
2 Bognor Regis Town 6 3 1 2 22 15 1.467 7
3 Littlehampton Town 6 3 0 3 17 14 1.214 6
4 Arundel 6 0 1 5 9 32 0.281 1
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.

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shoreham 6 4 1 1 21 12 1.750 9 Qualified
2 Whitehawk 6 3 1 2 20 16 1.250 7
3 Wigmore Athletic 6 2 1 3 18 29 0.621 5
4 Lancing 6 1 1 4 20 22 0.909 3
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.

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lewes 8 7 1 0 29 8 3.625 15 Qualified
2 Haywards Heath 8 5 1 2 27 18 1.500 11
3 Newhaven 8 4 1 3 24 23 1.043 9
4 APV Athletic 8 1 2 5 18 23 0.783 4
5 East Grinstead 8 0 1 7 8 34 0.235 1
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.

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bexhill Town Athletic 6 5 1 0 21 7 3.000 11 Qualified
2 Sidley 6 3 1 2 14 10 1.400 7
3 Rye United 6 1 3 2 12 14 0.857 5
4 Hastings Rangers 6 0 1 5 12 28 0.429 1
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.

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Selsey 6 5 1 0 33 6 5.500 11 Qualified
2 Southwick 6 2 2 2 19 11 1.727 6
3 Goldstone 6 1 2 3 7 24 0.292 4
4 Portslade 6 1 1 4 8 26 0.308 3
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.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brighton Old Grammarians 6 4 1 1 17 9 1.889 9 Qualified
2 Old Varndeanians 6 3 1 2 16 16 1.000 7
3 Molsecoomb Rovers 6 3 0 3 15 21 0.714 6
4 Brighton North End 6 1 0 5 14 16 0.875 2
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.

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Horsham YMCA 6 3 3 0 16 4 4.000 9 Qualified
2 Three Bridges United 5 2 1 2 13 8 1.625 5
3 Burgess Hill Town 5 2 1 2 5 11 0.455 5
4 Uckfield Town 6 1 1 4 4 15 0.267 3
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.

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Seaford Town 4 4 0 0 19 5 3.800 8 Qualified
2 Hastings & St Leonards 6 2 1 3 21 16 1.313 5
3 Hellingly Hospital 4 1 1 2 9 19 0.474 3
4 Battle Rangers 4 0 2 2 6 15 0.400 2
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.

Knock-out stage

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Source: Non-League Matters

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Selsey5
 
 
 
Chichester City3
 
Selsey3
 
 
 
Bexhill Town Athletic2
 
Bexhill Town Athletic3
 
 
 
Brighton Old Grammarians0
 
Selsey2
 
 
 
Shoreham7
 
Horsham YMCA5
 
 
 
Seaford Town1
 
Horsham YMCA2
 
 
 
Shoreham3
 
Lewes0
 
 
Shoreham4
 

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.