| Competition: | Southern Combination League |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Winners: | None |
| Promoted: | None |
| Relegated: | None |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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]
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]
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Premier Division |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Dates: | 3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020 |
| Winners: | None |
| Relegated: | None |
| League Topscorer: | Lewis Finney (31 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 274 |
| Total Goals: | 979 |
| Longest Wins: | 9 Matches |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 14 Matches |
| Longest Losses: | 7 Matches |
| Highest Attendance: | 407 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 30 |
| Attendance: | 25,503 |
| Updated: | 26 March 2020 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
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:
Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged
Correct as of 26 March 2020 [7]
| 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 | |||
| ROWSPAN=2 | 8 | George Cousins | Alfold (previously Broadbridge Heath) | 12 |
| Tony Halsey | Horley Town | |||
| 10 | Alex Fair | Lancing | 11 | |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfold Recreation Ground | 1,000 | 1923 | |||
| The Oaks | 1,000 | 2014 | |||
| High Wood Hill Sports Ground | 1,000 | 1919 | |||
| The Haven Centre | 1,000 | 1993 | |||
| 3,000 | 1881 | ||||
| The Oval | 2,000 | 2003 | |||
| The Lashmar | 2,000 | 1966 | |||
| The Beacon | 1,500 | 1902 | |||
| The New Defence | 1,800 | 1896 | |||
| Gorings Mead | 1,575 | 1898 | |||
| Culver Road | 1,500 | 1941 | |||
| Priory Lane (groundshare with Eastbourne Borough) | 4,151 | 2010 | |||
| The Sports Pavilion | 2,000 | 1893 | |||
| The Oval (groundshare with Eastbourne United) | 2,000 | 1966 | |||
| Plaistow Road | 1,000 | 1920 | |||
| The Trafalgar Ground | 3,000 | 1889 | |||
| Nyetimber Lane | 1,500 | 1903 | |||
| The Sports Park | 3,000 | 1923 | |||
| Hill Park | 1,000 | 1966 | |||
| The Shooting Field | 2,000 | 1892 |
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Division One |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Dates: | 3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020 |
| Winners: | None |
| Relegated: | None |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 218 |
| Total Goals: | 807 |
| Longest Wins: | 8 Matches Littlehampton Town |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 22 Matches Littlehampton Town |
| Longest Losses: | 14 Matches Oakwood |
| Highest Attendance: | 174 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 22 |
| Attendance: | 8,114 |
| Updated: | 26 March 2020 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
Division One remains at 18 clubs after Alfold and Steyning Town were promoted to the Premier Division. One new club joined:
Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged
Correct as of 26 March 2020 [9]
| 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 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withdean Stadium (groundshare with Brighton Electricity) | 8,850 | 1929 | |||
| Mill Road | 2,200 | 1889 | |||
| The Polegrove | — | 2002 | |||
| Jubilee Fields | — | 1891 | |||
| The Beaconsfield | 2,000 | 1885 | |||
| St Flora Sportsfield (groundshare with Littlehampton United) | 4,000 | 1896 | |||
| Rotherfield | — | 1946 | |||
| Mile Oak Recreation Ground | — | 1960 | |||
| Tinsley Lane | — | 1962 | |||
| Bartholomew Way | — | 1901 | |||
| The Crouch | — | 1888 | |||
| Bunn Leisure Stadium | — | 1903 | |||
| Middle Road | 2,000 | 1892 | |||
| The Recreation Ground, Sidlesham | — | 1946 | |||
| Old Barn Way | 2,000 | 1882 | |||
| The Recreation Ground, Storrington | — | 1883 | |||
| Crabtree Park | 2,000 | 1892 | |||
| The Robert Albon Memorial Ground | 1,504 | 1988 |
| Competition: | Southern Combination League Division Two |
| Season: | 2019–20 |
| Dates: | 3 August 2019 – 26 March 2020 |
| Winners: | None |
| Relegated: | None |
| Biggest Home Win: | |
| Biggest Away Win: | |
| Highest Scoring: | |
| Matches: | 155 |
| Total Goals: | 631 |
| Longest Wins: | 15 Matches Montpelier Villa |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 17 Matches Montpelier Villa |
| Longest Losses: | 9 Matches Brighton Electricity |
| Highest Attendance: | 100 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5 |
| Attendance: | 3,018 |
| Updated: | 26 March 2020 |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
Division Two remained at 15 teams and features two new clubs after Roffey were promoted to Division One:
Promotion from this division depends on ground grading as well as league position.
Final table standing before the league was abandoned and expunged
Correct as of 26 March 2020 [10]
| 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 |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angmering Village | Decoy Drive | — | — | ||
| Walton Lane | — | 1901 | |||
| Brighton Electricity | Withdean Stadium (groundshare with AFC Varndeanians) | 8,850 | — | ||
| King Georges Field | — | 2004 | |||
| Cowfold | Cowfold Playing Field | — | 1897 | ||
| Ferring | The Glebelands | — | 1952 | ||
| Jarvis Brook | Limekiln | — | 1888 | ||
| 4,000 | 1947 | ||||
| — | 1991 | ||||
| Rottingdean Village | Rottingdean Sports Centre | — | — | ||
| Rustington Recreation Ground | — | 1903 | |||
| Colwell Ground | 1000 | 2002 | |||
| TD Shipley | Shipley (Dragon's Green) | Dragons Green | — | 1994 | |
| Upper Beeding | Memorial Playing Field | — | — | ||
| Worthing Town | Palatine Park | — | 1995 |
Source 2019-20 Peter Bentley Challenge Cup
Source SCFL Fixtures and Results