The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English
football
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league covering
Hertfordshire
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, northwest
Greater London
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, central
Buckinghamshire
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and southern
Bedfordshire
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. It is a feeder to the
Southern Football League
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or the
Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...
, 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
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(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
Premier Division
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Arlesey Town
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Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
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Baldock Town
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Biggleswade United
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Cockfosters
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Colney Heath
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Crawley Green
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Dunstable Town
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FC Romania
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Harpenden Town
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Kempston Rovers
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Maccabi London Lions
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Milton Keynes Irish
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Potton United
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Shefford Town & Campton
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Tring Athletic
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Winslow United
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Wormley Rovers
Division One
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AFC Welwyn
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Ampthill Town
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Buckingham
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Cranfield United
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Desborough Town
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Eaton Socon
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Huntingdon Town
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Irchester United
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Langford
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Leighton Town Reserves
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Letchworth Garden City Eagles
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London Colney
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It is around south-east of St Albans city centre (and within ...
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Long Buckby
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Moulton
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Raunds Town
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Rothwell Corinthians
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Royston Town Reserves
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Rushden & Higham United
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Stotfold FC Reserves
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Wellingborough Whitworth
Division Two
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AFC Caddington
*Aston Clinton
*Bovingdon
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Codicote
*Eynesbury United
*Huntingdon Town U23's
*MK College Academy
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Milton Keynes Irish reserves
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New Bradwell St Peter
*Newport Pagnell Town reserves
*Old Bradwell United
*Padbury Village
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Pitstone & Ivinghoe
*Sarratt
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Stony Stratford Town
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The 61
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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.
1998–2001
In 1998, the geographic sections were abolished, and a simple three-tier structure with promotion and relegation between the divisions was introduced.
2001–date
In 2001, the Senior Division and Division One were renamed Divisions One and Two respectively.
External links
SSMFL at Full TimeSSMFL at Non-League Matters
{{Football in England table cells
1997 establishments in England
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Sports leagues established in 1997