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Spartan South Midlands Football League
Ninth and Tenth tier of English league football
Ninth and Tenth tier of English league football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Isthmian League Division One North | |
| divisions | 3 |
| teams | 58 |
| levels | Levels 9–11 |
| domest_cup | Challenge Trophy |
| Premier Division Cup | |
| Division One Cup | |
| Division Two Cup | |
| season | 2024-25 |
| champions | Milton Keynes Irish (Premier Division) |
| AFC Welwyn (Division One) | |
| New Bradwell St Peter (Division Two) | |
| website | Official website |
| current | 2025–26 Season |
Isthmian League Division One North Premier Division Cup Division One Cup Division Two Cup AFC Welwyn (Division One) New Bradwell St Peter (Division Two) 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, although that ended around 2021.
Current Spartan South Midlands League members
Premier Division
- AFC Welwyn
- Arlesey Town
- Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
- Baldock Town
- Biggleswade United
- Cockfosters
- Colney Heath
- Crawley Green
- Dunstable Town
- Haringey 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
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 | ||
| 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 |
| 2024–25 | Milton Keynes Irish | AFC Welwyn | New Bradwell St Peter |
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