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{{Short description|Ninth and Tenth tier of English league football}}
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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 = [[2024–25 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2024-25]]
|champions = [[Milton Keynes Irish F.C.|Milton Keynes Irish]] ''(Premier Division)''<br />[[AFC Welwyn]] ''(Division One)''<br />[[New Bradwell St Peter F.C.|New Bradwell St Peter]] ''(Division Two)''
|website = {{URL|spartansouthmidlandsleague.co.uk}}
|current = [[2025–26 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2025–26 Season]]
}}
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.

==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 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]]
*[[Haringay Borough F.C.|Haringay Borough]]
*[[Harlow Town F.C.|Harlow Town]]
*[[Harpenden Town F.C.|Harpenden Town]]
*[[Kempston Rovers F.C.|Kempston Rovers]]
*[[Kings Langley F.C.|Kings Langley]]
*[[Potton United F.C.|Potton United]]
*[[Risborough Rangers F.C.|Risborough Rangers]]
*[[Sawbridgeworth Town F.C.|Sawbridgeworth Town]]
*[[Tring Athletic F.C.|Tring Athletic]]
*[[Winslow United F.C.|Winslow United]]
*[[Wormley Rovers F.C.|Wormley Rovers]]
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===Division One===
*[[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
*[[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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}}
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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]]
|-
|[[2024–25 Spartan South Midlands Football League|2024–25]]
|[[Milton Keynes Irish F.C.|Milton Keynes Irish]]
|[[AFC Welwyn]]
|[[New Bradwell St Peter F.C.|New Bradwell St Peter]]
|}

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

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