SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE - THE BATTLE TO BEAT THE DROP

CURRENT TABLE

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	GD	PTS	FORM	PP
16.	BALDOCK TOWN	29	9	3	17	44-54	-20	30	DLLLLW	57
17.	COLNEY HEATH	29	6	5	18	24-52	-28	23	LWLWDL	50
18.	HODDESDON TOWN	28	5	7	16	26-62	-36	22	LLWLDL	52
19.	ARLESEY TOWN	27	5	6	16	26-45	-19	21	DLDLWL	54
20.	LONDON COLNEY	27	2	3	22	19-73	-54	9	LDLWLL	42

CURRENT FORM - LAST TEN GAMES

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	GD	PTS
1.	ARLESEY TOWN	1O	3	4	3	11-10	+1	13
2.	BALDOCK TOWN	10	2	2	6	12-20	-8	8
3.	COLNEY HEATH	10	2	2	6	9-17	-8	8
4.	HODDESDON TOWN	10	1	2	7	3-22	-19	5
5.	LONDON COLNEY	10	1	1	8	7-29	-22	4

In the battle to beat the drop from the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division it will be a remarkable turn around of form if London Colney finish outside of the bottom two - Their only wins this season came back on the opening day of the season away at Cockfosters and more recently at fellow struggler's Arlesey Town. 

With a seven point gap between Baldock Town and Colney Heath many fans would be thinking it's now down to a battle between three teams as to who finishes in 19th place. 

Could Colney Heath, who spent the 21/22 season at Step Four,  suffer another relegation and play at Step Six for the 23/24 campaign? 

Hoddesdon Town last played at Step Six from 2005 to 2013 with Arlesey Town relegated from the Southern League in 2018 now in danger of a further demotion to Step Six.  

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE BOTTOM FIVE 

Tuesday 7th March

Baldock Town v Shefford Town & Campton 

The home side will be in good spirits following their victory over St Panteleimon at the weekend - Shefford make the short journey on the back of just one win in their last six games albeit that victory was against Dunstable Town. 

London Colney v Risborough Rangers 

The visitors have won four of their last six games scoring 15 goals in the process and beat LCFC 6-0 at home at the end of January. Since that game the home side have drawn 0-0 at home to table topping Stotfold, lost 0-1 twice to St Panteleimon, won 1-2 at Arlesey Town and on Saturday lost 0-3 at home to Dunstable Town. 

Stotfold v Hoddesdon Town 

Hoddesdon Town have just two wins on their travels so far this season which came back in November at Ardley United (0-2) and at London Colney in October (0-1).  The home side have just one defeat at home which was the recent 0-1 defeat to Risborough Rangers. Hoddesdon Town were beaten 3-0 at Leverstock Green on Saturday so will be huge underdogs for this game but with football you never know? 

Saturday 9th March 

Arlesey Town v Harpenden Town 

Cockfosters v Baldock Town 

Dunstable Town v Colney Heath 

Leighton Town v London Colney