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).

Spartan South Midlands Football League

Founded	1997
Country	England
Divisions	3
Number of clubs	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	Milton Keynes Irish (Premier Division) AFC Welwyn (Division One) New Bradwell St Peter (Division Two) (2024-25)
Website	spartansouthmidlandsleague.co.uk
Current: 2025–26 Season

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

Premier Division Arlesey Town Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Baldock Town Biggleswade United Cockfosters Colney Heath Crawley Green Dunstable Town FC Romania Harpenden Town Kempston Rovers Maccabi London Lions Milton Keynes Irish Potton United Shefford Town & Campton Tring Athletic Winslow United Wormley Rovers

Division One AFC Welwyn 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

Arlesey Town & Baldock Town Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Biggleswade United Cockfosters Colney Heath Crawley Green Dunstable Town FC Romania Harpenden Town Leverstock Green Maccabi London Lions Milton Keynes Irish Potton United <Real Bedford Sawbridgeworth Town Shefford Town & Campton St. Panteleimon Stansted Tring Athletic Ampthill Town Buckingham Burton Park Wanderers Cranfield United Eaton Socon Huntingdon Town Irchester United Langford Leighton Town development Letchworth Garden City Eagles Long Buckby Moulton Northampton ON Chenecks Northampton Sileby Rangers Raunds Town Rothwell Corinthians Royston Town U23 Rushden & Higham United Wellingborough Whitworth Winslow United Locations of the Spartan South Midlands Football League clubs by division – Premier Division – Division One

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	TBC

External links

• SSMFL at Full Time
• SSMFL at Non-League Matters