Spartan South Midlands Football League

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Spartan South Midlands Football League
Spartan South Midlands Football League logo.png
Founded1997
CountryEngland
Divisions3
Number of teams58
Level on pyramidLevels 9–11
Feeder toSouthern Football League Division One Central
Isthmian League Division One North
Domestic cup(s)Challenge Trophy
Premier Division Cup
Division One Cup
Division Two Cup
Current championsBiggleswade (Premier Division)
Harefield United (Division One)
Bovingdon (Division Two)
(2018–19)
Websitespartansouthmidlandsleague.co.uk
Current: 2021–22 Spartan South Midlands Football League

The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, and consists of five divisions – three for first teams (Premier Division, Division One and Division Two), and two for reserve teams (Reserve Division One and Reserve Division Two).

The Premier Division is at step 5 (or level 9) and division One at step 6/level 10 of the National League System (NLS) respectively. Division Two, at level 11, and the reserve divisions are not part of the NLS.

History[]

The league was formed in 1997 by the merger of the Spartan League and the South Midlands League. It is also known as the Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League after its sponsors.

Current members[]

Spartan South Midlands Football League is located in Southeast England
Ardley United
Ardley United
Arlesey Town
Arlesey Town
Aylesbury Vale Diamonds
Aylesbury Vale Diamonds
Baldock Town
Baldock Town
Broadfields United and Harefield United
Broadfields United and Harefield United
Crawley Green
Crawley Green
Dunstable Town
Dunstable Town
Flackwell Heath
Flackwell Heath
Hadley
Hadley
Holmer Green
Holmer Green
Harpenden Town
Harpenden Town
Leighton Town
Leighton Town
Leverstock Green
Leverstock Green
London Colney
London Colney
Milton Keynes Irish
Milton Keynes Irish
New Salamis
New Salamis
Oxhey Jets
Oxhey Jets
Risborough Rangers
Risborough Rangers
Tring Athletic
Tring Athletic
Amersham Town
Amersham Town
Ampthill Town
Ampthill Town
Bedford
Bedford
Buckingham Athletic
Buckingham Athletic
Buckingham Town
Buckingham Town
Burton Park Wanderers
Burton Park Wanderers
Irchester United
Irchester United
Langford
Langford
Letchworth GC Eagles
Letchworth GC Eagles
Long Crendon
Long Crendon
Kidlington Reserves
Kidlington Reserves
Northampton Sileby Rangers
Northampton Sileby Rangers
Penn & Tylers Green
Penn & Tylers Green
Raunds Town
Raunds Town
Rushden & Higham United
Rushden & Higham United
Shefford Town & Campton
Shefford Town & Campton
Stotfold
Stotfold
Thame Rangers
Thame Rangers
Wellingborough Whitworth
Wellingborough Whitworth
Winslow United
Winslow United
Locations of the Spartan South Midlands Football League clubs by division
Dark Red 800000 pog.svg – Premier Division Blue 000080 pog.svg – Division One

Premier Division[]

(step 5)

Division One[]

(step 6)

Division Two[]

(NLS feeder, formerly step 7)

Divisional champions[]

1997–98[]

For the league's first "transitional" season, the members of the amalgamating leagues were split into three tiers, "Premier", "Senior" and "Division One". The top and bottom tier were split geographically into North and South Sections.

Season Premier North Premier South Senior One North One South
1997–98 Brache Sparta Brook House New Bradwell St Peter Luton Old Boys Old Roan

1998–2001[]

In 1998, the geographic sections were abolished, and a simple three-tier structure with promotion and relegation between the divisions was introduced.

Season Premier Senior Division One
1998–99 Barkingside Holmer Green Bridger Packaging
1999–00 Arlesey Town Tring Athletic Dunstable Town
2000–01 Beaconsfield SYCOB Letchworth Pitstone & Ivinghoe

2001–date[]

In 2001, the Senior Division and Division One were renamed Divisions One and Two respectively.

Season Premier Division One Division Two
2001–02 London Colney Greenacres Mursley United
2002–03 Dunstable Town Pitstone & Ivinghoe Buckingham Athletic
2003–04 Beaconsfield SYCOB Haywood United Old Dunstablians
2004–05 Potters Bar Town Oxhey Jets Crawley Green Sports
2005–06 Oxford City Colney Heath Aston Clinton
2006–07 Edgware Town Brimsdown Rovers AFC Dunstable
2007–08 Beaconsfield SYCOB Kentish Town Kings Langley
2008–09 Biggleswade Town Royston Town The 61 F.C. (Luton)
2009–10 Aylesbury Holmer Green Berkhamsted
2010–11 Chalfont St. Peter Berkhamsted Padbury United
2011–12 Royston Town London Colney Aston Clinton
2012–13 Dunstable Town London Lions Kent Athletic
2013–14 Hanwell Town Sun Postal Sports Hale Leys United
2014–15 Kings Langley Welwyn Garden City Hale Leys United
2015–16 AFC Dunstable Edgware Town Kent Athletic
2016–17 London Colney Biggleswade Thame Rangers
2017–18 Welwyn Garden City Southall Park View
2018–19 Biggleswade Harefield United Bovingdon
2019–20 Season abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic
2020–21 Season curtailed due to the local lockdowns

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