SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION - THE RACE FOR THE TITLE AND BATTLE TO BEAT THE DROP

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP	FORM
1.	NEW SALAMIS	35	+78	87	96	WWWWWW
2.	RISBOROUGH RANGERS	33	+73	84	99	DWDWWW

The race for the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division title is looking like it's going to go right down to the wire with the final game of the season being Risborough Rangers v New Salamis. 

In Step 5 this year the champions of the division go up automatically with the ten best runner's up on a Points Per Game (PPG) basis also going up with the remaining six teams playing off against the six next to bottom sides in Step 4 ranked on a PPG for a place at that level for the 2022/23 campaign.

With Risborough Rangers currently at 2.54 PPG and New Salamis at 2.49 PPG it's very much likely they will be both promoted at the end of the season. Everyone involved with both teams will 100% want to finish top though making it an exciting end to the season! 

POINTS PER GAME TABLE 

CURRENT 2nd PLACED TEAMS AT STEP FIVE 

RANK	TEAM	LEAGUE	PPG
1.	GRESLEY ROVERS	UCL NORTH	2.63
2.	HINCKLEY LR FC	UCL SOUTH	2.62
3.	CHATHAM TOWN	SCEFL PREM	2.59
4.	RISBOROUGH RANGERS	SPARTAN PREM	2.54
5.	BECKENHAM TOWN	CCL SOUTH	2.42
6.	SALTDEAN UTD	SOUTHERN COMB	2.27
7.	BASHLEY	WESSEX PREM	2.24
8.	WESTBURY UTD	HELLENIC	2.22
9.	SOUTHALL	CCL NORTH	2.21
10.	WROXHAM	ECL PREM	2.15
11.	BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS	MIDLAND PREM	2.13
12.	MOUSEHOLE	WESTERN PREM	2.10
13.	CONSETT	NORTHERN D1	2.06
14.	ECCLESHILL UTD	NCEL PREM	2.06
15.	SAFFRON WALDEN	ESSEX SENIOR	2.00
16.	SKELMERSDALE UTD	NWCL PREM	1.98

NEW SALAMIS REMAINING FIXTURES 

Sat 9th April - AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS 

Sat 16th April - Hadley 

Sat 23rd April - Risborough Rangers 

RISBOROUGH RANGERS REMAINING FIXTURES 

Sat 9th April - Leverstock Green 

Tues 12th April - HAREFIELD UNITED 

Sat 16th April - HOLMER GREEN 

Tues 19th April - Tring Athletic 

Sat 23rd April - NEW SALAMIS 

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PP	FORM
17.	BALDOCK TOWN	33	-24	27	42	LWLLDL
18.	HOLMER GREEN	34	-64	27	39	LWLDWD
19.	LONDON COLNEY	34	-61	24	36	LLLLLL
20.	CRAWLEY GREEN	33	-39	20	35	WLDLWL

At the bottom of the table it's only the side who finish bottom who are relegated to step 6 with the twelve clubs (also ranked best by PPG) out of the sixteen step five clubs who finish second from bottom being reprieved from the dreaded drop. 

Crawley Green are seven points off of 18th so will more than likely finish in the bottom two with then one of London Colney, Holmer Green or Baldock Town finishing second from bottom. 

London Colney have lost their last thirteen league games in a row! They have three home games in a row coming up against Harefield United, Holmer Green and Harpenden Town before an away game at Leverstock Green on the final day of the season. 

Crawley Green have home games against Baldock Town and Broadfields United as well as away games at Harpenden Town, Dunstable Town and Tring Athletic in their remaining games. 

GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY

SEMI-FINALS 

Hadley v Ardley Utd or Risborough Rangers 

Stotfold v Wellingborough Whitworth 

In the league's challenge trophy the last QF is played tonight between Ardley United and Risborough Rangers. 

PREMIER DIVISION CUP

QUARTER-FINALS left to play 

Hadley or Risborough Rangers (14/4/21) 

Baldock Town v Tring Athletic (7/4/21) 

SEMI-FINALS

Flackwell Heath v Dunstable Town or Ardley United

Hadley or Risborough Rangers v Baldock Town or Tring Athletic 

DIVISION ONE CUP

QUARTER-FINALS left to play 

Wellingborough Whitworth v Stotfold (14/4/22)

SEMI-FINALS

Kidlington Reserves v Shefford Town & Campton (21/4/22) 

Winslow Utd v Wellingborough Whitworth or Stotfold 

DIVISION TWO CUP

QUARTER-FINALS left to play 

Pitstone & Ivinghoe v MK College Academy (9/4/22) 

Tring Corinthians v Bovingdon (9/4/22) 

SEMI-FINALS

Old Bradwell United v v Pitstone & Ivinghoe or MK College Academy

Tring Corinthians or Bovingdon v Totternhoe