The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English

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 football

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 league covering Hertfordshire

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, northwestern 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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, 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 league was formed in 1997 by the merger of the London Spartan League and the South Midlands League. It is also known as the Molten Spartan South Midlands Football League after its sponsors.

The Premier Division is at step 5 (or level 9) of the National League System

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, divisions One and Two at step 6/level 10 and step 7/level 11 of the National League System

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 respectively. The reserve divisions are not part of the National League system.

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 Brache Sparta F.C. Brache Sparta Community F.C. was a football club based in Luton, England. The team was formed in 1960, and took its name from an area of Luton and the Czech side in vogue at the time they were formed....	Brook House	New Bradwell St Peter New Bradwell St Peter F.C. New Bradwell St Peter F.C. is a football club based in New Bradwell in Milton Keynes, England. The club was formed in 1902 and joined the South Midlands League in 1970. As of the 2011–12 season they are members of the Spartan South Midlands League Division One.-External links:...	Luton Old Boys Luton Old Boys F.C. Luton Old Boys F.C. is a local sunday league football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire. They currently play in Division One of the North Home Counties Sunday Football League. They were promoted from Division Two after finishing second in the 2009/2010 season...	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 Barkingside F.C. Barkingside Football Club, based in Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, was formed by a small group of enthusiasts in 1889, playing in the Ilford League, on a ground opposite the State Cinema in Barkingside High Road. They gained their first honour after the First World War sharing the...	Holmer Green Holmer Green F.C. Holmer Green F.C. are a football club based at Holmer Green near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1908 and were founder members of the Chiltonian League in 1984...	Bridger Packaging
1999–2000	Arlesey Town Arlesey Town F.C. Arlesey Town Football Club is an English association football club from Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England. They currently play in the Southern Football League Premier Division.The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.-History:...	Tring Athletic Tring Athletic F.C. Tring Athletic F.C. are an English football club based in Tring, Hertfordshire. The club are currently members of the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and play at the Grass Roots Stadium.-History:...	Dunstable Town Dunstable Town F.C. Dunstable Town have always been associated with Royal Blue and White, in a number of combinations. Unlike some of the larger clubs who hold an identity with one particular pattern, Dunstable have had stripes, hoops, halves, quarters, pin stripe and plain shirts...
2000–01	Beaconsfield SYCOB Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. are a football club based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The current club was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. They joined the Southern League Division One West in 2005 but were relegated from the...	Letchworth Letchworth F.C. Letchworth F.C. was a football club based at Baldock Road, Letchworth in Hertfordshire, England, that resigned from the Spartan South Midlands League and folded in 2002....	Pitstone & Ivinghoe Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. are a football club based in Pitstone, near Leighton Buzzard, England. They were officially established in 1957 and joined the South Midlands League in 1977, and when that league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League twenty years later,...

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 London Colney F.C. London Colney F.C. are a football club based in London Colney, near St. Albans, England. They were established in 1907 and joined the Herts County League Division One 'A' in 1955. In the 1999-2000 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase...	Greenacres	Mursley United Mursley United F.C. Mursley United F.C. are a football club based in Mursley, near Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England. Founded in 1947, they played Sunday football for a period and re-formed a Saturday side in 1993, to play in the North Bucks and District League...
2002–03	Dunstable Town Dunstable Town F.C. Dunstable Town have always been associated with Royal Blue and White, in a number of combinations. Unlike some of the larger clubs who hold an identity with one particular pattern, Dunstable have had stripes, hoops, halves, quarters, pin stripe and plain shirts...	Pitstone & Ivinghoe Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. Pitstone & Ivinghoe F.C. are a football club based in Pitstone, near Leighton Buzzard, England. They were officially established in 1957 and joined the South Midlands League in 1977, and when that league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League twenty years later,...	Buckingham Athletic Buckingham Athletic F.C. Buckingham Athletic F.C. are a football club based in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. The club was formed in 1933 as Buckingham Juniors , but it was three years before the club entered the Brackley and District League. They joined the Hellenic League Division One in 1965. In the 1998-99...
2003–04	Beaconsfield SYCOB Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. are a football club based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The current club was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. They joined the Southern League Division One West in 2005 but were relegated from the...	Haywood United Aylesbury Vale F.C. Aylesbury F.C. are a football club based in Aylesbury, England. They changed their name from Aylesbury Vale F.C. to their present name in 2009, and before then were known as Haywood United and Stocklake F.C. For the 2011-12 season, they are members of the Southern Football League Division One...	Old Dunstablians A.F.C. Dunstable AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.-History:...
2004–05	Potters Bar Town Potters Bar Town F.C. Potters Bar Town F.C. is a football club based in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England. They were formed in 1960 as Mount Grace Old Scholars, and, after dropping 'Old Scholars' from the name in 1984, changed to their present name in 1991. Their best performance in the FA Cup was in the 2006-07...	Oxhey Jets Oxhey Jets F.C. Oxhey Jets F.C. are a football club based in the Watford suburb of South Oxhey, England. They were established in 1972 and joined the Herts County League Division One in 1981. In the 2005-06 season, they entered the FA Cup competition for the first time...	Crawley Green Sports Crawley Green Sports F.C. Crawley Green Football Club are a football club based in Crawley Green, a ward of Luton, England. They joined the South Midlands League Division One in 1995, and when that league merged with the Spartan League two years later, became founder members of the new Spartan South Midlands League, leaving...
2005–06	Oxford City Oxford City F.C. Oxford City Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in the Southern Football League Premier Division after gaining promotion via the Division One South & West playoffs...	Colney Heath Colney Heath F.C. Colney Heath F.C. are a football club based in Colney Heath, near St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. In the 2001-02 season, they reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase...	Aston Clinton
2006–07	Edgware Town Edgware Town F.C. Edgware Town F.C. was an English football club based in Edgware, Greater London. Established in 1939, the club was dissolved at the end of the 2007–08 season-History:...	Brimsdown Rovers Brimsdown Rovers F.C. Brimsdown Rovers F.C. were a football club based in Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield, England. They played their home games at the Goldsdown Road stadium, Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield....	AFC Dunstable A.F.C. Dunstable AFC Dunstable are a football club based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association.-History:...
2007–08	Beaconsfield SYCOB Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. Beaconsfield SYCOB F.C. are a football club based in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England. The current club was formed in 1994 following the merger of Beaconsfield United and Slough Youth Centre Old Boys. They joined the Southern League Division One West in 2005 but were relegated from the...	Kentish Town Kentish Town F.C. Kentish Town F.C. is an English football club affiliated to the London and Football Associations. Kentish Town take their name from an area of the London Borough of Camden called Kentish Town...	Kings Langley Kings Langley F.C. Kings Langley F.C. are a football club based in Kings Langley, near Hemel Hempstead, England.After spending the majority of their history in the Herts County League, they joined the Spartan South Midlands League in 2001, and are currently members of Division One.They have competed in the FA Cup...
2008–09	Biggleswade Town Biggleswade Town F.C. Biggleswade Town F.C. is an English football club based in Biggleswade. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at the Carlsberg Stadium.-History:The club were established in 1874 as Biggleswade & District...	Royston Town Royston Town F.C. Royston Town Football Club are an English football club based in Royston, Hertfordshire, England,and have played their home games at Garden Walk since 1932....	The 61 F.C. (Luton) The 61 F.C. (Luton) The 61 F.C. is a football club based in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The team joined the Hellenic League Division Two in 1972 switching to the South Midlands League a year later. They have reached the 2nd round of the FA Vase twice in their history. Currently they are members of the Spartan South...
2009–10	Aylesbury	Holmer Green Holmer Green F.C. Holmer Green F.C. are a football club based at Holmer Green near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. They were established in 1908 and were founder members of the Chiltonian League in 1984...	Berkhamsted Berkhamsted F.C. Berkhamsted Football Club are a football club from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, founded in 2009 after the demise of Berkhamsted Town.They won the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two in their first season, earning them promotion to Division One....
2010–11	Chalfont St. Peter Chalfont St Peter F.C. Chalfont St Peter A.F.C. are a football club based in Chalfont St Peter, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.-History:The Club was formed in 1926 by a group of gentlemen including Fred Latham but had little appetite at the time for progress...	Berkhamsted Berkhamsted F.C. Berkhamsted Football Club are a football club from Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, founded in 2009 after the demise of Berkhamsted Town.They won the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two in their first season, earning them promotion to Division One....	Padbury United

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