South Midlands League
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South Midlands League |
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The South Midlands League was founded in 1922 as the Bedfordshire County League, becoming the Bedfordsire & District County League two years later and adopting the name that would endure for the rest of the League's existence in 1929.
In 1997, the league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League
On formation, the league had just a single section
| Season | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922-23 | Waterlows Athletic | |||
| 1923-24 | Biggleswade & District reserves | |||
| 1924-25 | Waterlows Athletic | |||
| Season | Division One | Division Two | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925-26 | Waterlows Athletic | Waterlows Athletic reserves | ||
| 1926-27 | Leagrave & District | Batford Old Boys | ||
| 1927-28 | Baldock Town | Leighton United | ||
| 1928-29 | Luton Amateur & Ramblers | Luton Davis Athletic | ||
| 1929-30 | Waterlows | Arlesey Town | ||
| 1930-31 | RAF Henlow | Stevenage Town | ||
| 1931-32 | Vauxhall Motors | Arlesey Town | ||
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
| 1932-33 | St Neots & District |
In 1933, Division Two was re-instated
| Season | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | Vauxhall Motors | Dunstable Athletic |
| 1934-35 | Bedfod Town reserves | Stewartby Works |
| 1935-36 | Kettering Town reserves | Biscot Sports |
| 1936-37 | Vauxhall Motors | Arlesey Town |
| 1937-38 | Vauxhall Motors | Vauxhall Motors reserves |
| 1938-39 | Wolverton Town | Esavian Sports |
| 1939-46 | Competition suspended for the duration of World War II | |
| 1946-47 | Luton Town Colts | Bedford St Cuthbert's |
The league added a third section in 1947. Division One was renamed the Premier Division, Division Two became Division One and a new Division Two was created.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | Wootton Blue Cross | Peartree Old Boys | Baldock Town |
| 1948-49 | Cambridge Town reserves | Luton Hitchin Road Old Boys | Lynton Works |
In 1949, Division Two was split into "A" and "B" sections.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two "A" | Division Two "B" |
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| 1949-50 | Rushden Town reserves | Baldock Town | Houghton Rangers | Cranfield United |
The two Division Two sections were merged after just one season.
| Season | Premier Division | Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | Bletchley Town | Luton Kents Athletic | Vauxhall Motors "A" |
| 1951-52 | Arlesey Town | Bedford Town "A" | Arlesey Town reserves |
| 1952-53 | Arlesey Town | Biggleswade Town reserves | Luton Skefco Athletic |
| 1953-54 | Shefford Town | Stotfold | Luton Davis Athletic |
| 1954-55 | Shefford Town | Hunting Percival Athletic | Barton Rovers |
In 1955, Division Two was dropped
| Season | Premier Division | Division One |
|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | Bletchley & WIPAC | Luton Town "B" |
| 1956-57 | Bletchley BBOB | Luton Town "B" |
| 1957-58 | Bletchley United | Peartree Old Boys |
| 1958-59 | Luton Skefco Athletic | Stewartby Works |
| 1959-60 | Ampthill Town | Sandy Albion |
| 1960-61 | Hemel Hempstead United | Waterlows |
| 1961-62 | Harpenden Town | Totternhoe |
| 1962-63 | Electrolux | Addmult |
| 1963-64 | Electrolux | Houghton Regis |
| 1964-65 | Harpenden Town | Barton Rovers |
| 1965-66 | Baldock Town | Esavian Sports |
| 1966-67 | Leighton Town | Hanslope |
| 1967-68 | Baldock Town | Rootes Sports |
| 1968-69 | Addmult | Selby |
| 1969-70 | Baldock Town | Welwyn Garden City |
| 1970-71 | Barton Rovers | Towcester Town |
| 1971-72 | Barton Rovers | Eaton Bray United |
| 1972-73 | Barton Rovers | Pirton |
| 1973-74 | Welwyn Garden City | Aspley Guise |
| 1974-75 | Barton Rovers | Winslow United |
| 1975-76 | Barton Rovers | BAC |
| 1976-77 | Barton Rovers | New Bradwell St Peter |
| 1977-78 | Barton Rovers | Royston Town |
| 1978-79 | Barton Rovers | BAC |
| 1979-80 | Pirton | Hatfield Town |
| 1980-81 | Stotfold | The 61 FC |
| 1981-82 | Pirton | Welwyn Garden City |
| 1982-83 | Pirton | Shefford Town |
| 1983-84 | Shefford Town | New Bradwell St Peter |
| 1984-85 | Eaton Bray United | Milton Keynes Borough |
| 1985-86 | Selby | Buckingham Athletic |
| 1986-87 | Selby | Electrolux |
| 1987-88 | Shillington | Pitstone & Ivinghoe |
| 1988-89 | Langford | Welwyn Garden United |
| 1989-90 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | Harpenden Town |
| 1990-91 | Thame United | Buckingham Athletic |
| 1991-92 | Leighton Town | Ashcroft |
| 1992-93 | Oxford City | Bedford Town |
A "Senior Division" was inserted between the other two divisions in 1993.
| Season | Premier Division | Senior Division | Division One |
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| 1993-94 | Bedford Town | Toddington Rovers | Stony Stratford Town |
| 1994-95 | Arlesey Town | London Colney | Houghton Town |
| 1995-96 | Arlesey Town | Holmer Green | Mercedes-Benz |
| 1996-97 | Potters Bar Town | Leverstock Green | Biggleswade United |
The full league tables for the South Midlands League were published in a booklet by Bob Perkins
Please acknowledge the F.C.H.D. when using this information elsewhere