PREMIER DIVISION
Ardley United
Arlesey Town
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Baldock Town
Biggleswade United - Lateral move from UCL Premier South
Cockfosters - Lateral move from Essex Senior League
Colney Heath - Relegated from Southern League Central
Colney Heath - Relegated from Southern League Central
Crawley Green
Dunstable Town
Harpenden Town
Hoddesdon Town - Lateral move from Essex Senior League
Leighton Town
Leverstock Green
London Colney - Reprieved from relegation on PPG basis
St Panteleimon - Lateral move from Combined Counties Premier North
Potton United - Lateral move from UCL Premier North
Risborough Rangers
Shefford Town & Campton
Stotfold
Tring Athletic
The Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League for the 22/23 season will have a new lock with lots of lateral moves and teams moving up and down. Champion's New Salamis and third placed Hadley move up to Step Four with runner's up Risborough Rangers denied promotion due to ground grading issues.
London Colney who finished second from bottom are one of the lucky twelve Step Five clubs who were reprieved from relegation on a PPG basis. Twelve from Sixteen clubs who finished second from bottom across the divisions were saved from demotion with the four teams with the lowest PPG relegated.
Flackwell Heath, Harefield United, Oxhey Jets and Broadfields United all move laterally to the Combined Counties League with MK Irish moved to the United Counties League which is a decision they have appealed to the Football Association about.
Colney Heath return to the SSMFL after one season in the Southern League Division One (Central) with Biggleswade United, Cockfosters, Hoddesdon Town, St Panteleimon and Potton United all returning the league after playing elsewhere recently.
Biggleswade United and Potton United come back after a one season in the United Counties League Premier Division South with Cockfosters and Hoddesdon Town returning after a three season stay in the Essex Senior League. St Panteleimon return after playing in the Combined Counties Premier Division North last season - they spent the two curtailed 19/20 and 20/21 seasons in the SSMFL D1.
Division One Champion's Stotfold return to Step Four they left in 2019 and are joined by local rival's and play-off winner's Shefford Town & Campton. The original Shefford Town FC who folded in 1994 played in the South Midlands League Premier Division in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
DIVISION ONE
Amersham Town
Ampthill Town
Bedford
Buckingham Athletic
Burton Park Wanderers - Reprieved from relegation
Eaton Socon - Promoted from Cambs County League Premier -
Holmer Green - Relegated from Premier Division
Langford
Letchworth Garden City Eagles
London Tigers
Lutterworth Athletic - Lateral move from UCL Division One
Moulton - Promoted from Northants Combination Premier
Northampton ON Chenecks - Relegated from UCL Premier South
Northampton Sileby Rangers
Raunds Town
Rugby Borough - Promoted from Leicestershire Senior Premier - Champions
Rushden & Higham United
Thame United Reserves
Wellingborough Whitworth
Winslow United
Leaving Division One, as above, are Champion's Stotfold and play-off winner's Shefford Town & Campton. Long Crendon and Kidlington Reserves are moved laterally to the Hellenic League with Penn & Tylers Green moved to the Combined Counties League.
Irchester United who finished bottom of the table are relegated to the Step Seven Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division.
Burton Park Wanderers who finished second from bottom are reprieved from relegation as were all of the second bottom teams across Step Six.
Rugby Borough, Eaton Socon and Moulton are all moving up from Step Seven - They are clubs with great facilities and could well move up further in the forthcoming seasons. Lutterworth Athletic move across from the UCL Division One with Northampton ON Chenecks and Holmer Green relegated from Step Five.
NORTHAMPTON DERBY GAMES NEXT SEASON
The Chens relegation means there will be a Northampton Derby in the league next season against Northampton Sileby Rangers. However, Moulton FC's ground is closer to Rangers with just over one mile separating them.
The line up for SSMFL Division Two is yet to be announced.
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