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{{Short description|Ninth and Tenth tier of English league football}}
The '''Spartan South Midlands Football League''' is an [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] league covering north [[London]] and parts of the [[Home Counties]]. It is a feeder to the [[Isthmian League]].
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{{Infobox football league
|name = Spartan South Midlands Football League
|image = Spartan South Midlands Football League logo.png
|pixels = 200px
|founded = 1997
|country = England
|feeds = [[Southern Football League]] Division One Central <br />[[Isthmian League]] Division One North
|divisions = 3
|teams = 58
|levels = [[English football league system|Levels 9–11]]
|domest_cup = Challenge Trophy<br />Premier Division Cup<br />Division One Cup<br />Division Two Cup
|season = 2023–24
|champions = [[Real Bedford F.C.|Real Bedford]] ''(Premier Division)''<br />[[Northampton ON Chenecks|Northhampton ON Chenecks]] ''(Division One)''<br />[[AFC Welwyn]] ''(Division Two)''
|website = {{URL|spartansouthmidlandsleague.co.uk}}
|current = [[2024–25 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2024–25 Spartan South Midlands League]]
}}
The '''Spartan South Midlands Football League''' is an English [[Association football|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.
The league was formed in [[1997]] by the merger of the '''London Spartan League''' and the '''South Midlands League'''. It is also known as the '''Minerva Footballs Spartan South Midlands Football League''' after its sponsers.


==History==
The [[Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division]] is at step 5 (or level 9) of the [[National League System]]. The [[Spartan South Midlands Football League Division One]] is at step 6 (or level 10) of the [[National League System]] and the [[Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two]] is at step 7 (or level 11) of the [[National League System]].
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 Spartan South Midlands League members==
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===Premier Division===
*[[Arlesey Town F.C.|Arlesey Town]]
*[[Aylesbury Vale Dynamos F.C.|Aylesbury Vale Dynamos]]
*[[Baldock Town F.C.|Baldock Town]]
*[[Biggleswade United F.C.|Biggleswade United]]
*[[Cockfosters F.C.|Cockfosters]]
*[[Colney Heath F.C.|Colney Heath]]
*[[Crawley Green F.C.|Crawley Green]]
*[[Dunstable Town F.C.|Dunstable Town]]
*[[F.C. Romania|FC Romania]]
*[[Harpenden Town F.C.|Harpenden Town]]
*[[Kempston Rovers F.C.|Kempston Rovers]]
*[[Maccabi London Lions F.C.|Maccabi London Lions]]
*[[Milton Keynes Irish F.C.|Milton Keynes Irish]]
*[[Potton United F.C.|Potton United]]
*[[Shefford Town & Campton F.C.|Shefford Town & Campton]]
*[[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]]
*[[Winslow United F.C.|Winslow United]]
*[[Wormley Rovers F.C.|Wormley Rovers]]
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===Division One===
*[[AFC Welwyn]]
*[[Ampthill Town F.C.|Ampthill Town]]
*[[Buckingham F.C.|Buckingham]]
*[[Cranfield United F.C.|Cranfield United]]
*[[Desborough Town F.C.|Desborough Town]]
*[[Eaton Socon F.C.|Eaton Socon]]
*[[Huntingdon Town F.C.|Huntingdon Town]]
*[[Irchester United F.C.|Irchester United]]
*[[Langford F.C.|Langford]]
*[[Leighton Town F.C.|Leighton Town]] Reserves
*[[Letchworth Garden City Eagles F.C.|Letchworth Garden City Eagles]]
*[[London Colney F.C.|London Colney]]
*[[Long Buckby A.F.C.|Long Buckby]]
*[[Moulton F.C.|Moulton]]
*[[Raunds Town F.C.|Raunds Town]]
*[[Rothwell Corinthians F.C.|Rothwell Corinthians]]
*[[Royston Town F.C.|Royston Town]] Reserves
*[[Rushden & Higham United F.C.|Rushden & Higham United]]
*[[Stotfold F.C.|Stotfold FC]] Reserves
*[[Wellingborough Whitworth F.C.|Wellingborough Whitworth]]
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===Division Two===
*[[Caddington F.C.|AFC Caddington]]
*Aston Clinton
*Bovingdon
*[[Codicote F.C.|Codicote]]
*Eynesbury United
*Huntingdon Town U23's
*MK College Academy
*[[Milton Keynes Irish F.C.|Milton Keynes Irish]] reserves
*[[New Bradwell St Peter F.C.|New Bradwell St Peter]]
*Newport Pagnell Town reserves
*Old Bradwell United
*[[Padbury Village F.C.|Padbury Village]]
*[[Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C.|Pitstone & Ivinghoe]]
*Sarratt
*[[Stony Stratford Town F.C.|Stony Stratford Town]]
*[[The 61 F.C. (Luton)|The 61]]
*[[Totternhoe F.C.|Totternhoe]]
*Tring Corinthians
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{{location map~ |England Midlands||lat=51.7499 |long=-0.4262 |label=Leverstock Green|label_size=0}}
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{{location map~ |England Midlands||lat=51.8187 |long=0.1471 |label=Sawbridgeworth Town|label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.0311 |long=-0.3250 |label=Shefford Town & Campton|label_size=0}}
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{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.0802 |long=-0.6040 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Cranfield United |label_size=0}}
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{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2815 |long=-0.6513 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Irchester United |label_size=0}}
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{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.2756 |long=-0.8523 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Northampton Sileby Rangers |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.3523 |long=-0.5455 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Raunds Town |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.4270 |long=-0.8080 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Rothwell Corinthians |label_size=0}}
{{location map~ |England Midlands|lat=52.0527 |long=-0.0168 |mark=Blue 000080 pog.svg|label=Royston Town U23 |label_size=0}}
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}}
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==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.

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
|-
!Season
!Premier North
!Premier South
!Senior
!One North
!One South
|-
|[[1997–98 Spartan South Midlands Football League|1997–98]]
|[[Brache Sparta F.C.|Brache Sparta]]
|[[A.F.C. Hayes|Brook House]]
|[[New Bradwell St Peter F.C.|New Bradwell St Peter]]
|[[Luton Old Boys F.C.|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.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Season
!Premier
!Senior
!Division One
|-
|[[1998–99 Spartan South Midlands Football League|1998–99]]
|[[Barkingside F.C.|Barkingside]]
|[[Holmer Green F.C.|Holmer Green]]
|Bridger Packaging
|-
|[[1999–2000 Spartan South Midlands Football League|1999–00]]
|[[Arlesey Town F.C.|Arlesey Town]]
|[[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]]
|[[Dunstable Town F.C.|Dunstable Town]]
|-
|[[2000–01 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2000–01]]
|[[Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C.|Beaconsfield SYCOB]]
|[[Letchworth F.C.|Letchworth]]
|[[Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C.|Pitstone & Ivinghoe]]
|}

===2001–date===
In 2001, the Senior Division and Division One were renamed Divisions One and Two respectively.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Season
!Premier
!Division One
!Division Two
|-
|[[2001–02 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2001–02]]
|[[London Colney F.C.|London Colney]]
|Greenacres
|Mursley United
|-
|[[2002–03 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2002–03]]
|[[Dunstable Town F.C.|Dunstable Town]]
|[[Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C.|Pitstone & Ivinghoe]]
|[[Buckingham Athletic F.C.|Buckingham Athletic]]
|-
|[[2003–04 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2003–04]]
|[[Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C.|Beaconsfield SYCOB]]
|[[Aylesbury Vale F.C.|Haywood United]]
|[[A.F.C. Dunstable|Old Dunstablians]]
|-
|[[2004–05 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2004–05]]
|[[Potters Bar Town F.C.|Potters Bar Town]]
|[[Oxhey Jets F.C.|Oxhey Jets]]
|[[Crawley Green Sports F.C.|Crawley Green Sports]]
|-
|[[2005–06 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2005–06]]
|[[Oxford City F.C.|Oxford City]]
|[[Colney Heath F.C.|Colney Heath]]
|Aston Clinton
|-
|[[2006–07 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2006–07]]
|[[Edgware Town F.C.|Edgware Town]]
|[[Brimsdown Rovers F.C.|Brimsdown Rovers]]
|[[A.F.C. Dunstable|AFC Dunstable]]
|-
|[[2007–08 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2007–08]]
|[[Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C.|Beaconsfield SYCOB]]
|[[Kentish Town F.C.|Kentish Town]]
|[[Kings Langley F.C.|Kings Langley]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2008–09]]
|[[Biggleswade Town F.C.|Biggleswade Town]]
|[[Royston Town F.C.|Royston Town]]
|[[The 61 F.C. (Luton)]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2009–10]]
|[[Aylesbury F.C.|Aylesbury]]
|[[Holmer Green F.C.|Holmer Green]]
|[[Berkhamsted F.C.|Berkhamsted]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2010–11]]
|[[Chalfont St Peter F.C.|Chalfont St. Peter]]
|[[Berkhamsted F.C.|Berkhamsted]]
|Padbury United
|-
|[[2011–12 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2011–12]]
|[[Royston Town F.C.|Royston Town]]
|[[London Colney F.C.|London Colney]]
|Aston Clinton
|-
|[[2012–13 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2012–13]]
|[[Dunstable Town F.C.|Dunstable Town]]
|[[London Lions F.C.|London Lions]]
|[[Kent Athletic F.C.|Kent Athletic]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2013–14]]
|[[Hanwell Town F.C.|Hanwell Town]]
|[[Sun Postal Sports F.C.|Sun Postal Sports]]
|Hale Leys United
|-
|[[2014–15 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2014–15]]
|[[Kings Langley F.C.|Kings Langley]]
|[[Welwyn Garden City F.C.|Welwyn Garden City]]
|Hale Leys United
|-
|[[2015–16 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2015–16]]
|[[A.F.C. Dunstable|AFC Dunstable]]
|[[Edgware Town F.C.|Edgware Town]]
|[[Kent Athletic F.C.|Kent Athletic]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2016–17]]
|[[London Colney F.C.|London Colney]]
|[[Biggleswade F.C.|Biggleswade]]
|[[Thame Rangers F.C.|Thame Rangers]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2017–18]]
|[[Welwyn Garden City F.C.|Welwyn Garden City]]
|[[Southall F.C.|Southall]]
|[[Park View F.C.|Park View]]
|-
|[[2018-19 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2018–19]]
|[[Biggleswade F.C.|Biggleswade]]
|[[Harefield United F.C.|Harefield United]]
|Bovingdon
|-
|[[2019–20 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2019–20]]
|colspan=3|Season abandoned due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|coronavirus pandemic]]
|-
|[[2020–21 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2020–21]]
|colspan=3|Season curtailed due to the [[COVID-19 local lockdown regulations in England|local lockdowns]]
|-
|[[2021-22 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2021–22]]
|[[New Salamis F.C.|New Salamis]]
|[[Stotfold F.C.|Stotfold]]
|Old Bradwell United
|-
|[[2022–23 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2022–23]]
|[[Leighton Town F.C.|Leighton Town]]
|[[Real Bedford F.C.|Real Bedford]]
|Old Bradwell United
|-
|[[2023–24 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2023–24]]
|[[Real Bedford F.C.|Real Bedford]]
|[[Northampton ON Chenecks F.C.|Northampton ON Chenecks]]
|[[AFC Welwyn]]
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://football.mitoo.co.uk/News.cfm?LeagueCode=SMID2005 Official Site]
* [http://full-time.thefa.com/Index.do?league=522238936 SSMFL at Full Time]
* [http://nonleaguematters.co.uk/divisions/24/ SSMFL at Non-League Matters]


{{Spartan South Midlands League}}
{{English football league system | level = 9, 10 & 11 | promotion = [[Southern Football League]] | relegation = [[North Bucks League]], [[Hertfordshire Senior County League]]}}
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 4 January 2025

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Founded1997
CountryEngland
Divisions3
Number of clubs58
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 championsReal Bedford (Premier Division)
Northhampton ON Chenecks (Division One)
AFC Welwyn (Division Two)
(2023–24)
Websitespartansouthmidlandsleague.co.uk
Current: 2024–25 Spartan South Midlands 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

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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 Spartan South Midlands League members

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Divisional champions

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1997–98

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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

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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

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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
2021–22 New Salamis Stotfold Old Bradwell United
2022–23 Leighton Town Real Bedford Old Bradwell United
2023–24 Real Bedford Northampton ON Chenecks AFC Welwyn
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