Spartan South Midlands Football League
Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox 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 Spartan South Midlands League members
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Premier Division
- AFC Welwyn
- Arlesey Town
- Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
- Baldock Town
- Biggleswade United
- Cockfosters
- Colney Heath
- Crawley Green
- Dunstable Town
- Haringay Borough
- Harlow Town
- Harpenden Town
- Kempston Rovers
- Kings Langley
- Potton United
- Risborough Rangers
- Sawbridgeworth Town
- Tring Athletic
- Winslow United
- Wormley Rovers
Division One
- Ampthill Town
- Buckingham
- Cranfield United
- Desborough Town
- Eaton Socon
- Huntingdon Town
- Irchester United
- Langford
- Leighton Town Reserves
- Letchworth Garden City Eagles
- London Colney
- Long Buckby
- Moulton
- Raunds Town
- Rothwell Corinthians
- Royston Town Reserves
- Rushden & Higham United
- Stotfold FC Reserves
- Wellingborough Whitworth
Division Two
- AFC Caddington
- Aston Clinton
- Bovingdon
- Codicote
- Eynesbury United
- Huntingdon Town U23's
- MK College Academy
- Milton Keynes Irish reserves
- New Bradwell St Peter
- Newport Pagnell Town reserves
- Old Bradwell United
- Padbury Village
- Pitstone & Ivinghoe
- Sarratt
- Stony Stratford Town
- The 61
- Totternhoe
- Tring Corinthians
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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.
| 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.
External links
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