2020–21 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2020–21 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 24th in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates three divisions, two of which are in covered in this article, the Premier Division, at Step 5 and Division 1 at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021.[2]
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties Leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22.[3] Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[3]
Premier Division[]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Colney Heath |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The Premier Division comprises 21 teams, the same set of teams which competed in the previous season's aborted competition.
Premier Division table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biggleswade United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 28 | Transfer to the United Counties League |
| 2 | Oxhey Jets | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 25 | |
| 3 | Eynesbury Rovers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 25 | Transfer to the United Counties League |
| 4 | Colney Heath (P) | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 25 | Promotion to the Southern League |
| 5 | Potton United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 23 | Transfer to the United Counties League |
| 6 | Newport Pagnell Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 22 | |
| 7 | Leighton Town | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Harpenden Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Harefield United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Baldock Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 19 | |
| 11 | Aylesbury Vale Dynamos | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 19 | |
| 12 | Crawley Green | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 17 | |
| 13 | Leverstock Green | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 16 | |
| 14 | Dunstable Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 16 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 12 | |
| 16 | Edgware Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 10 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 17 | Tring Athletic | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 9 | |
| 18 | North Greenford United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 8 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 19 | Broadfields United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |
| 20 | Wembley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 5 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 21 | London Colney | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[4]
(P) Promoted
Division One[]
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Milton Keynes Irish New Salamis St Panteleimon |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Division One comprised 17 teams, two less than the number which were competing at the time the previous season's competition was aborted, the two teams leaving being:
- FC Broxbourne Borough – resigned
- Brimsdown – relocated to the Eastern Counties League
In addition, Hackney Wick were initially relocated from the Eastern Counties League, but this relocation was reversed.
Division One table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shefford Town & Campton | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 25 | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Irish (P) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 22 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 3 | London Lions | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 22 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 4 | St Panteleimon (P) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 21 | Promotion to the Combined Counties League |
| 5 | Buckingham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 17 | |
| 6 | Ampthill Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Stotfold | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Bedford | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Rayners Lane | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 16 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 10 | New Salamis (P) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 13 | Promotion to the Premier Division |
| 11 | Winslow United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 13 | |
| 12 | Langford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 10 | |
| 13 | Enfield Borough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
| 14 | Park View | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 6 | Transfer to the Eastern Counties League |
| 15 | Amersham Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 37 | −33 | 3 | |
| 17 | London Tigers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 37 | −29 | 0 | Transfer to the Combined Counties League |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[4]
(P) Promoted
References[]
- ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
- ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The FA. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- Spartan South Midlands Football League seasons
- 2020–21 in English football leagues
- Association football events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic