1984–85 South Midlands League

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The 1984–85 South Midlands League season was 56th in the history of South Midlands League.

Premier Division

Football league season

South Midlands League
Premier Division
Season	1984–85
Champions	Eaton Bray United
Promoted	Vauxhall Motors (Luton)
Relegated	Brache Sparta
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The Premier Division featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

New Bradwell St. Peter, promoted from last season's Division One
Brache Sparta, promoted from last season's Division One
Knebworth, promoted from last season's Division One
Leighton Town, promoted from last season's Division One
Hoddesdon Town, joined from the defunct Athenian League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Eaton Bray United (C)	30	20	7	3	71	34	+37	47
2	Vauxhall Motors (Luton) (P)	30	18	6	6	46	24	+22	42	Promotion to Isthmian League Division Two North
3	Shefford Town	30	17	5	8	56	31	+25	39
4	Knebworth	30	15	9	6	44	32	+12	39
5	Winslow United	30	15	6	9	52	32	+20	36
6	Shillington	30	13	8	9	36	26	+10	34
7	Hoddesdon Town	30	13	7	10	53	37	+16	33
8	The 61 FC Luton	30	11	11	8	43	43	0	33
9	Pirton	30	13	6	11	46	37	+9	32
10	Selby	30	12	5	13	35	45	−10	29
11	Welwyn Garden City	30	11	6	13	50	45	+5	28
12	New Bradwell St. Peter	30	8	7	15	31	45	−14	23
13	Leighton Town	30	9	4	17	31	45	−14	22
14	GS Ashcroft Co-op	30	4	11	15	29	47	−18	19
15	Waterlows	30	4	6	20	17	58	−41	14	Left the league
16	Brache Sparta (R)	30	3	4	23	26	85	−59	10	Relegation to Division One

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Division One

Football league season

South Midlands League
Division One
Season	1984–85
Champions	Milton Keynes Borough
Promoted	Milton Keynes Borough Langford Cranfield United
Relegated	None
← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

Walden Rangers, relegated from Premier Division
Milton Keynes Borough, transferred from the Hellenic League Division One
Milton Keynes United, joined from North Bucks League
Ickleford, joined from North Herts League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Milton Keynes Borough (C, P)	26	18	6	2	56	22	+34	42	Promotion to Premier Division
2	Mowlem	26	14	7	5	60	36	+24	35	Left the league
3	Langford (P)	26	13	4	9	53	40	+13	30	Promotion to Premier Division
4	Welwyn Garden United	26	12	5	9	65	46	+19	29
5	Totternhoe	26	12	4	10	45	37	+8	28
6	Cranfield United (P)	26	9	9	8	39	38	+1	27	Promotion to Premier Division
7	Electrolux	26	11	5	10	43	45	−2	27
8	Milton Keynes United	26	7	9	10	34	54	−20	23
9	Walden Rangers	26	7	8	11	44	51	−7	22
10	Biggleswade Town	26	8	6	12	36	45	−9	22
11	Pitstone & Ivinghoe	26	7	8	11	32	46	−14	22
12	Sandy Albion	26	8	6	12	38	53	−15	22
13	Harpenden Town	26	5	8	13	43	57	−14	18
14	Ickleford	26	7	3	16	34	52	−18	17

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

References

"South Midlands League". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
"Non League Tables for 1984-1985". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
"Shefford Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
"Winslow United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
"New Bradwell St Peter". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
"Cranfield United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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Successor league: Spartan South Midlands Football League

South Midlands League

Seasons

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1986–87
1987–88
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1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
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1994–95
1995–96
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Successor league: Spartan South Midlands Football League

1984–85 in English football

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National teams

League competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)
Level 5	Alliance Premier League
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (level 6 only) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) London Spartan League (Premier, Senior) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One Central, One South ) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (qualifying rounds, final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (final)
Football League cups	League Cup (final) Associate Members' Cup (final)

European competitions

Other

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Everton Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Second Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Cardiff City Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Manchester City Middlesbrough Notts County Oldham Athletic Oxford United Portsmouth Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Wimbledon Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Derby County Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Millwall Newport County Orient Plymouth Argyle Preston North End Reading Rotherham United Swansea City Walsall Wigan Athletic York City
Fourth Division	Aldershot Blackpool Bury Chester City Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Swindon Town Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wrexham

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