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Founded | 1997 |
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Country | England |
Divisions | 3 |
Number of teams | 58 |
Level on pyramid | Levels 9–11 |
Feeder to | Southern 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 champions | New Salamis (Premier Division) Stotfold (Division One) Old Bradwell United (Division Two) (2021–22) |
Website | spartansouthmidlandsleague |
Current: 2022–23 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/England_southeast_location_map.svg/350px-England_southeast_location_map.svg.png)
![Ardley United Ardley United](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Arlesey Town Arlesey Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Aylesbury Vale Diamonds Aylesbury Vale Diamonds](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Baldock Town Baldock Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Biggleswade United Biggleswade United](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Cockfosters Cockfosters](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Colney Heath Colney Heath](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Crawley Green Crawley Green](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Dunstable Town Dunstable Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Harpenden Town Harpenden Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Hoddesdon Town Hoddesdon Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Leighton Town Leighton Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Leverstock Green Leverstock Green](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![London Colney London Colney](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Potton United Potton United](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Risborough Rangers Risborough Rangers](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Shefford Town & Campton Shefford Town & Campton](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Stotfold Stotfold](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![St Panteleimon St Panteleimon](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Tring Athletic Tring Athletic](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg/8px-Dark_Red_800000_pog.svg.png)
![Amersham Town Amersham Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Ampthill Town Ampthill Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Bedford Bedford](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Buckingham Athletic Buckingham Athletic](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Buckingham Town Buckingham Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Burton Park Wanderers Burton Park Wanderers](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Eaton Socon Eaton Socon](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Holmer Green Holmer Green](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Langford Langford](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Letchworth GC Eagles Letchworth GC Eagles](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Lutterworth Athletic Lutterworth Athletic](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Northampton ON Chenecks and Northampton Sileby Rangers Northampton ON Chenecks and Northampton Sileby Rangers](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Moulton Moulton](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Raunds Town Raunds Town](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Rugby Borough Rugby Borough](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Rushden & Higham United Rushden & Higham United](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Thame Rangers Thame Rangers](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Wellingborough Whitworth Wellingborough Whitworth](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
![Winslow United Winslow United](https://web.archive.org/web/20220704100433im_/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Blue_000080_pog.svg/8px-Blue_000080_pog.svg.png)
Premier Division
(step 5)
- Ardley United
- Arlesey Town
- Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
- Baldock Town
- Biggleswade United
- Cockfosters
- Colney Heath
- Crawley Green
- Dunstable Town
- Harpenden Town
- Hoddesdon Town
- Leighton Town
- Leverstock Green
- London Colney
- Potton United
- Risborough Rangers
- Shefford Town & Campton
- Stotfold
- St Panteleimon
- Tring Athletic
Division One
(step 6)
- Amersham Town
- Ampthill Town
- Bedford
- Buckingham Athletic
- Burton Park Wanderers
- Eaton Socon
- Holmer Green
- Langford
- Letchworth Garden City Eagles
- London Tigers
- Lutterworth Athletic
- Moulton
- Northampton ON Chenecks
- Northampton Sileby Rangers
- Raunds Town
- Rugby Borough
- Rushden & Higham United
- Thame Rangers
- Wellingborough Whitworth
- Winslow United
Division Two
(NLS feeder, formerly step 7)
- Aston Clinton
- Berkhamsted Raiders
- Bovingdon
- Buckingham United
- Caddington
- Codicote
- Eynesbury United
- Leighton Town Development
- MK College Academy
- New Bradwell St Peter
- Old Bradwell United
- Pitstone & Ivinghoe
- Potton United Reserves
- Risborough Rangers Development
- Sarratt
- 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 |
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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 |
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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.