The 1939–40 Sussex County Football League season was the 20th in the history of the competition.
Due to the Second World War, a war-time emergency competition was announced and 16 teams were placed into two separate leagues, 8 teams in the Eastern Division and 8 in the Western Division. With the winners of each league playing in a play-off to decide the overall winner.
Clubs
The league featured 16 clubs, 14 which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:
- Hastings & St Leonards
- Eastbourne
Eastern Division
League table
Western Division
League table
Play-off Final
Worthing 1 — 0 Hastings & St Leonards
Source= Sussex County league - Historic League Tables
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