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).
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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 | Real Bedford (Premier Division) Northhampton ON Chenecks (Division One) AFC Welwyn (Division Two) (2023–24) |
| Website | spartansouthmidlandsleague |
| Current: 2024–25 Spartan South Midlands League | |
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
editThe 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 Divisionedit |
Division Oneedit
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Division Twoedit
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  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
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Divisional champions
edit1997–98
editFor 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
editIn 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
editIn 2001, the Senior Division and Division One were renamed Divisions One and Two respectively.