The 2022–23 season was the 26th in the history of the Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates three divisions, two of which are in covered in this article, the Premier Division, at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The league constitution for this season was based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 that were announced by The Football Association on 12 May 2022, and were subject to appeals.
Leighton Town were champions, winning first Spartan South Midlands League title and returned to the Southern League after seven seasons in the Spartan South Midlands League. Runners-up Stotfold won inter-step play-off match and joined then achieving second straight promotion.
Premier Division
Football league season| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leighton Town |
| Promoted | Leighton Town Stotfold |
| Relegated | Hoddesdon Town London Colney |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,249 (3.29 per match) |
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
The Premier Division featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs.
- Transferred from the Essex Senior League:
- Transferred from the United Counties League:
- Promoted from Division One:
- Plus:
- Colney Heath, relegated from the Southern League
- St Panteleimon, transferred from the Combined Counties League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leighton Town | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 97 | 31 | +66 | 91 | Promoted to the Southern League |
| 2 | Stotfold | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 69 | 33 | +36 | 77 | Qualified for an inter-step play-off, then promoted to the Southern League |
| 3 | Risborough Rangers | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 100 | 56 | +44 | 74 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 4 | Dunstable Town | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 37 | +38 | 74 | |
| 5 | St Panteleimon | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 55 | +10 | 64 | |
| 6 | Cockfosters | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 47 | +27 | 64 | |
| 7 | Leverstock Green | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 57 | |
| 8 | Biggleswade United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 64 | 70 | −6 | 56 | |
| 9 | Tring Athletic | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 54 | |
| 10 | Potton United | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 53 | |
| 11 | Harpenden Town | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 59 | −3 | 53 | |
| 12 | Crawley Green | 38 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 65 | +6 | 52 | |
| 13 | Aylesbury Vale Dynamos | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 67 | 75 | −8 | 49 | |
| 14 | Ardley United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 69 | +1 | 48 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 15 | Shefford Town & Campton | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 81 | −8 | 47 | |
| 16 | Baldock Town | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 41 | |
| 17 | Arlesey Town | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 33 | |
| 18 | Colney Heath | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 30 | |
| 19 | Hoddesdon Town | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 87 | −48 | 28 | Relegated to the Eastern Counties League |
| 20 | London Colney | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 109 | −79 | 16 | Relegated to the Combined Counties League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
Inter-step play-off
Dereham Town v Stotfold| 29 April 2023 | Dereham Town | 0–2 | Stotfold | Dereham |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Aldiss Park Attendance: 287 |
5', 31'Division One
Football league season| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Real Bedford |
| Promoted | Real Bedford Rugby Borough |
| Relegated | London Tigers Thame Rangers |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1,496 (3.94 per match) |
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs:
- Eaton Socon, promoted from the Cambridgeshire County League
- Holmer Green, relegated from the Premier Division
- Lutterworth Athletic, transferred from the United Counties League
- Moulton, promoted from the Northamptonshire Combination League
- Northampton ON Chenecks, relegated from the United Counties League
- Rugby Borough, promoted from the Leicestershire Senior League
Also, Bedford changed their name to Real Bedford.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Bedford | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 29 | +94 | 99 | Promoted to the Premier Division |
| 2 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 37 | +65 | 90 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Rugby Borough | 38 | 26 | 2 | 10 | 129 | 53 | +76 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the United Counties League |
| 4 | Amersham Town | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 100 | 52 | +48 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs, then transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 5 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 38 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 109 | 71 | +38 | 76 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Ampthill Town | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 80 | 47 | +33 | 70 | |
| 7 | Lutterworth Athletic | 38 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 82 | 63 | +19 | 67 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 8 | Moulton | 38 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 97 | 77 | +20 | 61 | |
| 9 | Winslow United | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 70 | 62 | +8 | 54 | |
| 10 | Eaton Socon | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 64 | −4 | 54 | |
| 11 | Burton Park Wanderers | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 46 | |
| 12 | Letchworth Garden City Eagles | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 42 | |
| 13 | Wellingborough Whitworth | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 65 | 92 | −27 | 40 | |
| 14 | Rushden & Higham United | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 57 | 102 | −45 | 37 | |
| 15 | Raunds Town | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 43 | 94 | −51 | 37 | |
| 16 | Holmer Green | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 111 | −56 | 36 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 17 | Buckingham Athletic | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 97 | −46 | 34 | Merged into Buckingham |
| 18 | Langford | 38 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 54 | 82 | −28 | 33 | |
| 19 | London Tigers | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 106 | −49 | 27 | Relegated to the Middlesex County League |
| 20 | Thame Rangers | 38 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 50 | 113 | −63 | 24 | Relegated to the Oxfordshire Senior League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results
Play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 1 (5) | |||||||
| 5 | Northampton Sileby Rangers | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 2 | Northampton ON Chenecks | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Rugby Borough | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Rugby Borough | 4 | |||||||
| 4 | Amersham Town | 0 | |||||||
Division Two
Football league season| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Old Bradwell United |
| Promoted | Leighton Town development |
| Matches played | 272 |
| Goals scored | 1,175 (4.32 per match) |
| ← 2021–22 2023–24 → | |
Division Two featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- AFC Caddington
- Leighton Town development
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Bradwell United | 32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 28 | +107 | 81 | |
| 2 | New Bradwell St Peter | 32 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 96 | 39 | +57 | 73 | |
| 3 | Leighton Town development | 32 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 89 | 37 | +52 | 73 | Promoted to Division One |
| 4 | Totternhoe | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 90 | 41 | +49 | 70 | |
| 5 | Aston Clinton | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 62 | |
| 6 | Milton Keynes College Football Academy | 32 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 77 | 59 | +18 | 54 | |
| 7 | Eynesbury United | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 83 | 69 | +14 | 54 | |
| 8 | Sarratt | 32 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 47 | |
| 9 | Codicote | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 46 | |
| 10 | Bovingdon | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 42 | |
| 11 | Berkhamsted Raiders | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 67 | 65 | +2 | 39 | |
| 12 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 73 | +1 | 38 | |
| 13 | AFC Caddington | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 55 | 79 | −24 | 26 | |
| 14 | Risborough Rangers development | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 48 | 86 | −38 | 26 | Resigned from the league |
| 15 | Tring Corinthians | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 83 | −46 | 25 | |
| 16 | Buckingham United | 32 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 49 | 114 | −65 | 19 | Merged into Buckingham |
| 17 | The 61 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 181 | −164 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
- "The FA provides update on National League System club allocations at Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 12 May 2022.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
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