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2020–21 Southern Combination Football League

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The 2020–21 Southern Combination Football League season was the 96th in the history of the competition, which lies at levels 9 and 10 of the English football league system.[1] This season also marked 100 years since the league was first formed, with Eastbourne Town, Newhaven and Shoreham being the only teams still in the league to have played in the first season.

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The club allocations for Steps 5 and 6 were announced by The Football Association (The FA) for the 2020–21 season on 21 July 2020[2] and remained unchanged after the 2019–20 season was abandoned on 26 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.[3]

On 18 July 2020 the FA released a statement that football would provisionally start on 5 September subject to spectators being able to watch games. With the FA Cup qualifying rounds starting from 1 September as midweek games to bring it in line with a November start for the First Round proper.[4] The League Cup and the Sussex RUR Cup were cancelled this season with the main focus being the league season completed. Only the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup was to be played during the season.

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Covid–19 impact

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The season was briefly paused between Thursday 5 November and 2 December 2020 as the UK Government imposed a four-week lockdown on non-elite sports across England.[5] With the lockdown ending the Counties of Sussex and Surrey were placed in Tier 2 and clubs held a vote with the league whether to recommence the season. The league restarted with Division Two recommencing on Saturday 5 December and the Premier and Division One recommencing on Tuesday 8 December.

On Saturday 20 December, the UK Government announced that parts of the Sussex and Surrey would be placed in a new Tier 4. With Alfold, Bexhill United and Horley Town being in that tier, players and fans living in the Tier 4 area were not allowed to travel; the SCFL decided to again pause the season on 22 December with a review whether to re-start the season on 9 January 2021 which later resulted in a suspension until further notice.[6]

On 24 February 2021, the FA Alliance and Leagues committees announced that the 2020–21 would be curtailed, subject to ratification by The FA, with immediate effect.[7]

On 18 March, the Southern Combination League committee announced a supplementary cup competition to provide competitive football for their teams. Premier and Division One teams started on 10 April with Division Two teams kicked off earlier, on 3 April. The winners of each group then entered a semi-final and the final was played on or after 17 May.[8]

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Promotion, relegation and restructuring

The scheduled restructuring of non-League football took place at the end of the season. Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two abandoned seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[9]

Premier Division

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The Premier Division consisted of 20 clubs, the same as last season.

Premier Division table at time of curtailment

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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[12]
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Notes:
  1. Lancing promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 & 2020–21 seasons combined.
  2. Langney Wanderers withdrew from the league after the season was curtailed.[11]

Results table

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Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Source: FA Full-Time SCFL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Position by matchday

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Promotion to Step 4
Possible promotion to Step 4
Possible relegation to Step 6

Top scorers

Correct as of 24 February 2021[13]

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Stadia and locations

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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
2020–21 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
Map showing the location of teams in the Premier Division
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  1. Langney Wanderers 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.[14]
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Division One

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Division One was reduced from 18 clubs to 16 after Sidlesham resigned during the previous season and Southwick were demoted into the Mid Sussex Football League.

Division One table at time of curtailment

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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[12]
(P) Promoted

Results table

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Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Division 1
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

Correct until 24 February 2021[15]

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Stadia and locations

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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
Storrington
Storrington
Wick
Wick
Worthing United
Worthing United
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Division Two

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Division Two was reduced from 15 teams to 14 after Cowfold resigned from the league last season[16] and Angmering Village transferred to the West Sussex Football League and featured one new club:

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

League table

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Source: FA Full-Time SCFL Division 2 Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Montpelier Villa promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 & 2020–21 seasons combined.

Results table

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Source: SCFL Fixtures and Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Results by matchday

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Source: SCFL
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Top scorers

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Stadia and locations

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Bosham
Bosham
Brighton Electricity
Brighton Electricity
Charlwood
Charlwood
Copthorne
Copthorne
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
Map showing the location of teams in Division 2
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Supplementry Shield

Premier Division

Group A

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Source: SCFL

Group B

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Source: SCFL

Group C

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Source: SCFL

Group D

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semi-final

12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) Lancing 1–0LingfieldCulver Road
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Loxwood 2–2
(8–7 p)
NewhavenWoodside Road, Worthing

Final

22 May 2021 (2021-05-22) Loxwood1–1
(4–5 p)
Lancing Steyning

Division One

Group A

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Source: SCFL

Group B

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Source: SCFL

Group C

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Source: SCFL

semi-final

8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Seaford Town0–4 Billingshurst The Crouch, Seaford

Final

Division Two

Group A

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Source: SCFL

Group B

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Source: SCFL

semi-final

8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Montpelier Villa 0–0
(7–6 p)
TD Shipley
8 May 2021 (2021-05-08) Upper Beeding2–4 Rustington

Final

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