Tuesday, 1 July 2014

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE 2014/15

The constitution of the Spartan South Midlands League for the 2014/15 campaign was finalised and agreed at the league's AGM over the weekend as follows - 

Premier Division   
1. AFC Dunstable  
2. Ampthill Town  
3. Berkhamsted  
4. Biggleswade United  
5. Cockfosters 
6. Colney Heath 
7. Hadley  
8. Harefield United 
9. Hertford Town 
10. Hillingdon Borough  
11. Hoddesdon Town  
12. Holmer Green 
13. Kings Langley - Promoted from Division One 
Kings Langley will play in the SSMFL Premier Division (Step 5 of the non-league pyramid) for the first time in their history. They were promoted to the SSMFL from the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 2001.
14. Leverstock Green  
15. London Colney  
16. London Tigers 
17. Oxhey Jets 
18. St Margaretsbury 
19. Stotfold  
20. Sun Postal Sports - Promoted from Division One 
Like Kings Langley SPS will played at Step 5 for the first time in their history in 2014/15. They were promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 2003. 
21. Tring Athletic 
22. Wembley - Lateral move from Combined Counties League Premier Division
The Lions make the sensible move across from the Combined Counties League which mainly covers the South-West area of London and surrounding counties. Since relegation from the Isthmian League in 2006 they have finished 3rd, 14th, 17th, 15th, 14th, 10th, 15th and 9th in the Premier Division of the CCL. 


Division One 
1. Amersham Town 
2. Arlesey Town Reserves 
3. Baldock Town 
4. Bedford 
5. FC Broxbourne Borough 
6. Buckingham Atlhetic 
7. Bush Hill Rangers - Promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division 
The SSMFL welcome Bush Hill Rangers who play at Goldsdown Road. They were called 'Goffs Oak' until 2012 and joined the HSCL in 2010 where they finished 1st (Division One), 5th (Premier Division), 5th and 4th.  
8. Chesham United Reserves 
9. Codicote
10. Crawley Green 
11. Edgware Town - New 'reformed' club
 It's great to see Edgware Town back in Senior Football. The Cold End wrote about them in May 2014 here. They will play home games at Underhill for the first few months of the season whilst a new 3G pitch is installed at their new home Silver Jubilee Park in Kingsbury.
12. Harpenden Town
13. Hatfield Town - Relegated from Premier Division  
14. Langford 
15. London Lions - Relegated from Premier Division 
16. Risborough Rangers 
17. Southall
 18. Stony Stratford Town 
19. Welwyn Garden City 
20. Winslow United 
21. Wodson Park 


Division Two
1. Aston Clinton
2. Brimsdown
3. Clean Slate (from North Bucks & District Intermediate League) 
The SSMFL welocme Clean Slate FC who finished 9th of 11th in the Intermediate League on the North Buckinghamshire and District table last season. It will be a big jump up for the Milton Keynes Christian football club. I'm sure they'll be a welcome addition to the league. 
4. Ealing Town (merger of AFC Hillgate and Aym Higher from Middlesex County League Division Two)
Ealing Town will ground share with the London Tigers at Avenue Park. A club with lot's of ambition looking to make an impact on the league for the 2014/15 season. 
5. Grendon Rangers
6. Hale Leys United
7. Kent Athletic
8. Mursley United
9. New Bradwell St Peter
10. Old Bradwell United
11. Pitstone & Ivinghoe
12. The 61FC (Luton)
13. Totternhoe
14.Tring Corinthians
15. Willen
16. Wolverton Town

The opening day fixtures for Saturday 9th August have been released with just the Premier Division and Division One playing. Division Two clubs will start their campaign at a later date. 

Saturday 9th August
Premier Division 
Berkhamsted v Hadley
Biggleswade United v Harefield United
Colney Heath v Kings Langley
Hertford Town v London Tigers
Hillingdon Borough v Stotfold
Holmer Green v St Margaretsbury
Leverstock Green v Cockfosters
London Colney v Tring Athletic
Oxhey Jets v Hoddesdon Town
Sun Postal Sports v AFC Dunstable
Wembley v Ampthill Town

Division One
Amersham Town v Wodson Park
Bedford v Baldock Town
Buckingham Athletic v London Lions
Bush Hill Rangers v Winslow United
Hatfield Town v Edgware Town
FC Broxbourne Borough v Chesham United Reserves
Harpenden Town v Crawley Green
Langford v Southall
Risborough Rangers  v Arlesey Town Reserves
Stony Stratford Town v Welwyn Garden City




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