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1997-98 |
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Spartan South Midlands League |
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Before this season
- League newly formed
- Founder members (previous leagues indicated by (SML) for South Midlands League or (Sp) for Spartan League
- Premier Division North
- Arlesey Town (SML), Bedford Unitedv, Biggleswade Town (SML), Brache Sparta (SML), Buckingham Athletic (SML), Harpenden Town (SML),
Hoddesdon Town (SML), Langford (SML), Letchworth (SML), London Colney (SML), Milton Keynes (SML), Potters Bar Town (SML), Royston Town (SML),
Toddington Rovers (SML), Welwyn Garden City (SML)
- Premier Division South
- Amersham Town (Sp), Barkingside (Sp), Beaconsfield SYCOB (Sp), Brimsdown Rovers (Sp), Brook House (Sp), Cockfosters (Sp),
Hanwell Town (Sp), Harefield United (Sp), Haringey Borough (Sp), Hillingdon Borough (Sp), Islington St Mary's (Sp),
Ruislip Manor (Sp), St Margaretsbury (Sp), Waltham Abbey (Sp), Woodford Town (Sp)
- Senior Division
- The 61 FC (SML), Ampthill Town (SML), Biggleswade United (SML), Caddington (SML), Holmer Green (SML), Houghton Town (SML), Kent Athletic (SML),
Leverstock Green (SML), Mercedes Benz (SML), New Bradwell St Peter (SML), Risborough Rangers (SML), Shillington (new), Stony Stratford Town (SML),
Totternhoe (SML), Tring Athletic (SML), Winslow United (SML)
- Division One North
- Abbey National (SML), Bedford Eagles (SML), Bridger Packaging (SML), Buckingham United (SML), Crawley Green Sports (SML), De Havilland (SML), Emberton (SML), Flamstead (SML),
Greenacres (new), Leighton Athletic (SML), Luton Old Boys (SML), Mursley United (SML), Old Dunstablians (SML), Old Bradwell United (SML),
Pitstone & Ivinghoe (SML), Scot (SML), Walden Rangers (SML)
- Division One South
- Bridon Ropes (Sp), Chestnut Trojans (new club), Chingford Town (Sp), Classic Inter (Sp), Cray Valley Paper Mills (Sp), Crown & Manor (new),
Doddinghurst (Sp), Holland Park (Sp), Leyton (New club), Leyton County (Sp), Leyton Youth (new), Long Lane (Sp), Odua United (Sp), Old Roan (Sp),
Tottenham Omada (Sp)
- From the merging leagues, AC Milla, Catford Wanderers, Clapham, Craven, Croydon Athletic, Crofton Albion, Leyton County reserves, Leyton Sports, Trojan (all Spartan League) and
ACD Tridon (South Midlands League) did not join the new competition.
Final League Tables
Premier Division North
1 Brache Sparta 28 23 2 3 75 17 71
2 Potters Bar Town 28 20 7 1 62 21 67
3 London Colney 28 16 4 8 67 46 52
4 Royston Town 28 14 5 9 52 34 47
5 Hoddesdon Town 28 15 2 11 50 36 47
6 Welwyn Garden City 28 12 10 6 47 42 46
7 Arlesey Town 28 13 5 10 51 41 44
8 Harpenden Town 28 12 5 11 46 45 41
9 Toddington Rovers 28 10 5 13 39 52 35
10 Buckingham Athletic 28 9 6 13 46 55 33
11 Letchworth 28 8 5 15 50 63 29
12 Biggleswade Town 28 7 7 14 41 53 28
13 Milton Keynes 28 8 5 15 40 52 28 *
14 Bedford United 28 3 8 17 25 67 14 #
15 Langford 28 1 2 25 23 90 5
* - Milton Keynes one point deducted
# - Bedford United 3 points deducted
Premier Division South
1 Brook House 28 18 6 4 66 27 60
2 Beaconsfield S Y C O B 28 16 8 4 59 27 56
3 Ruislip Manor 28 17 4 7 61 29 55
4 Hillingdon Borough 28 15 7 6 73 35 52
5 Barkingside 28 12 7 9 44 34 43
6 Waltham Abbey 28 12 6 10 54 42 42
7 Haringey Borough 28 12 4 12 42 44 40
8 Brimsdown Rovers 28 11 4 13 46 58 37
9 St Margaretsbury 28 11 4 13 46 58 36 *
10 Islington St Mary's 28 10 4 14 42 52 33 *
11 Woodford Town 28 7 9 12 48 59 30
12 Hanwell Town 28 8 4 16 45 76 28
13 Harefield United 28 7 6 15 27 67 27
14 Amersham Town 28 8 2 18 26 45 26
15 Cockfosters 28 5 7 16 35 61 22
* - St Margaretsbury and Islington St Mary's each 1 point deducted
Senior Division
1 New Bradwell St Peter 30 21 5 4 86 30 68
2 Tring Athletic 30 21 5 4 84 30 68
3 Mercedes Benz 30 21 2 7 84 51 65
4 Holmer Green 30 20 3 7 94 41 63
5 Biggleswade United 30 16 8 6 74 40 56
6 Houghton Town [Bedfordshire] 30 16 6 8 69 51 54
7 Leverstock Green 30 15 7 8 66 43 52
8 Caddington 30 15 4 11 57 61 49
9 Shillington 30 12 5 13 56 61 41
10 Risborough Rangers 30 8 9 13 50 65 33
11 Winslow United 30 10 2 18 55 78 32
12 Totternhoe 30 8 3 19 53 78 27
13 Stony Stratford Town 30 7 2 21 46 78 23
14 The 61 F C 30 5 3 22 35 99 18
15 Kent Athletic 30 5 4 21 44 88 16 *
16 Ampthill Town 30 4 4 22 33 92 16
* - Kent Athletic 3 points deducted
Division One North
1 Luton Old Boys 30 21 3 6 72 30 66
2 Greenacres 30 19 8 3 71 27 65
3 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 30 17 3 10 66 55 54
4 Crawley Green Sports 30 14 8 8 76 41 50
5 De Havilland 30 14 8 8 60 51 50
6 Bridger Packaging 30 14 6 10 64 49 48
7 Bedford Eagles 30 15 5 10 60 42 49 *
8 Leighton Athletic 30 13 3 14 69 66 42
9 Walden Rangers 30 12 6 12 60 61 42
10 Abbey National 30 10 8 12 44 57 38
11 Mursley United 30 10 7 13 48 63 37
12 Old Dunstablians 30 9 8 13 41 68 35
13 Scot 30 9 6 15 76 75 33
14 Old Bradwell United 30 7 4 19 44 82 25
15 Flamstead 30 5 9 16 32 60 24
16 Emberton 30 3 4 23 29 85 12 *
Buckingham United RECORD EXPUNGED
* - Bedford Eagles and Emberton each 1 point deducted
Division One South
1 Old Roan 24 18 2 4 111 29 56
2 Cray Valley P M 24 16 4 4 74 22 52
3 Crown & Manor 24 16 3 5 74 22 51
4 Leyton County 24 15 5 4 72 24 47 *
5 Bridon Ropes 24 13 4 7 72 39 43
6 Chestnut Trojans 23 11 6 6 66 42 39
7 Odua United 24 11 4 9 62 41 37
8 Holland Park 24 9 5 10 57 61 32
9 Long Lane 24 9 1 14 51 42 28
10 Leyton 23 7 7 9 54 49 28
11 Doddinghurst 24 4 2 18 34 97 14
12 Leyton Youth 24 2 1 21 32 136 7
13 Chingford Town 24 2 0 22 19 174 6
Classic Inter RECORD EXPUNGED
Tottenham Omada RECORD EXPUNGED
* - Leyton County 3 points deducted
After this season
- Premier Division North and South were merged to form a Single Premier Division
- Division One North and South were merged to form a single Division One
- In addition:
- Amersham Town were relegated from Premier Division South to Senior Division
- Ampthill Town were relegated from Senior Division to Division One
- Bedford Eagles left from Division one North
- Bedford United were relegated from Premier Division North to Senior Division
- Biggleswade Town were relegated from Premier Division North to Senior Division
- Bridon Ropes left from Division One South
- Buckingham United left from Division One North
- Chestnut Trojans left from Division One South
- Chingford Town left from Division One South
- Classic Inter left from Division One South
- Cockfosters were relegated from Premier Division South to Senior Division
- Crawley Green Sports left from Division One North
- Cray Valley Paper Mills left from Division One South
- Crown & Manor left from Division One South
- Doddinghurst left from Division One South
- Dunstable Town joined Division One
- Emberton left from Division One North
- Greenacres were promoted from Division One North to Senior Division
- Hanwell Town were relegated from Premier Division South to Senior Division
- Harefield United were relegated from Premier Division South to Senior Division
- Holland Park left from Division One South
- Kent Athletic were relegated from Senior Division to Division One
- Langford were relegated from Premier Division North to Senior Division
- Letchworth were relegated from Premier Division North to Senior Division
- Leyton left from Division One South
- Leyton County left from Division One South
- Leyton Youth left from Division One South
- Long Lane left from Division One South
- Luton Old Boys were promoted from Division One North to Senior Division
- Markyate joined Division One
- Mercedes Benz were promoted to Senior Division to Premier Division, and changed name to Milton Keynes City
- Milton Keynes were relegated from Premier Division North to Senior Division
- New Bradwell St Peter were promoted from Senior Division to Premier Division
- Newport Athletic joined Division One
- Odua United left from Division One South
- Old Roan left from Division One South
- Somersett Ambury V & E joined Premier Division
- The 61 FC were relegated from Senior Division to Division One
- Tottenham Omada left from Division One South
- Woodford Town left from Premier Division South