Spartan South Midlands Football League

The Spartan South Midlands Football League was formed in 1997 following the merger of the Spartan League and the South Midlands League. The inaugural 1997–98 season operated as a transitional structure and consisted of five divisions: Premier Division North, Premier Division South, Senior Division, Division One North and Division One South. These divisions were populated by clubs from the two predecessor competitions. At the end of the first season, the two Premier Divisions were merged to form a single Premier Division for the 1998–99 campaign. The two Division One sections were also discontinued after 1997–98, with the league operating a single Division One from 1998–99 onwards. ==Current Spartan South Midlands League members==

Premier Division • AFC Welwyn • Arlesey Town • Aylesbury Vale Dynamos • Baldock Town • Biggleswade United • Cockfosters • Colney Heath • Crawley Green • Dunstable Town • Haringey Borough • Harlow Town • Harpenden Town • Kempston Rovers • Kings Langley • Potton United • Risborough Rangers • Sawbridgeworth Town • Tring Athletic • Winslow United • Wormley Rovers Division One • 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 ==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. == References ==