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2021–22 Spartan South Midlands Football League

August 25, 2023

The 2021–22 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 25th 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 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.[1][2]

After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.[3][4][5]

Premier Division Edit

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Premier Division
Season2021–22
ChampionsNew Salamis
PromotedNew Salamis
Hadley
RelegatedHolmer Green

At the end of the previous season, eight teams left the Premier Division:

The remaining 13 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for 2021–22:

Cockfosters, initially allocated to this division from the Essex Senior League, successfully appealed and the transfer was rescinded.[6]

Premier Division table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 New Salamis (C, P) 38 30 4 4 123 36 +87 94 Promotion to the Isthmian League
2 Risborough Rangers 38 29 6 3 101 23 +78 93 Retention at Step 5[a]
3 Hadley (P) 38 25 8 5 78 33 +45 83 Promotion to the Southern League
4 Leighton Town 38 20 11 7 78 42 +36 71
5 Harpenden Town 38 20 8 10 69 45 +24 68
6 Flackwell Heath 38 21 5 12 66 42 +24 68 Transfer to the Combined Counties League
7 Ardley United 38 17 9 12 67 45 +22 60
8 Leverstock Green 38 17 5 16 63 57 +6 56
9 Dunstable Town 38 14 8 16 50 60 −10 50
10 Arlesey Town 38 13 8 17 58 77 −19 47
11 Harefield United 38 12 10 16 70 67 +3 46 Transfer to the Combined Counties League
12 Milton Keynes Irish 38 12 10 16 55 59 −4 46 Transfer to the United Counties League
13 Tring Athletic 38 12 7 19 51 61 −10 43
14 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 38 12 7 19 57 85 −28 43
15 Oxhey Jets 38 12 6 20 60 101 −41 42 Transfer to the Combined Counties League
16 Broadfields United 38 12 1 25 55 81 −26 37
17 Baldock Town 38 9 8 21 51 73 −22 35
18 Crawley Green 38 8 6 24 57 92 −35 30
19 London Colney 38 9 3 26 38 99 −61 30 Reprieve from relegation[b]
20 Holmer Green (R) 38 7 8 23 44 113 −69 29 Relegation to Division One
Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Risborough Rangers failed to meet ground grading standards and were not promoted. Their appeal was unsuccessful.[7]
  2. ^ Reprieved as one of 12 clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that were second-from-bottom at Step 5.[8]

Division One Edit

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Division One
Season2021–22
ChampionsStotfold
PromotedStotfold
Shefford Town & Campton
RelegatedIrchester United

At the end of the previous season, eight teams left Division One:

The remaining nine teams, together with the following, formed Division One for 2021–22:

Division One table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stotfold (C, P) 38 31 3 4 126 31 +95 96 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Ampthill Town 38 25 8 5 93 52 +41 83 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Winslow United 38 25 5 8 104 40 +64 80
4 Shefford Town & Campton (O, P) 38 26 2 10 115 57 +58 80
5 Wellingborough Whitworth 38 24 4 10 114 63 +51 76
6 Northampton Sileby Rangers 38 23 4 11 110 66 +44 73
7 Bedford 38 19 7 12 90 72 +18 63[a]
8 Long Crendon 38 18 5 15 99 75 +24 59 Transfer to the Hellenic League
9 Buckingham Athletic 38 18 4 16 78 57 +21 58
10 Penn & Tylers Green 38 15 9 14 85 74 +11 54 Transfer to the Combined Counties League
11 Rushden & Higham United 38 15 7 16 61 82 −21 52
12 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 38 14 7 17 62 67 −5 49
13 Amersham Town 38 13 5 20 63 83 −20 44
14 Thame United Reserves 38 12 6 20 54 85 −31 42
15 Langford 38 12 1 25 49 83 −34 37
16 London Tigers 38 11 4 23 50 97 −47 37
17 Raunds Town 38 10 6 22 52 99 −47 36
18 Kidlington Development 38 9 5 24 53 122 −69 32 Transfer to the Hellenic League
19 Burton Park Wanderers 38 5 6 27 51 128 −77 21 Reprieve from relegation[b]
20 Irchester United (R) 38 4 4 30 39 115 −76 16 Relegation to the Northamptonshire Combination League
Source: The FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) head-to-head results[9]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Bedford deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player.
  2. ^ All third-from-bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation. The top 15 second-from-bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis.[10]

Division Two Edit

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Division Two
Season2021–22
ChampionsOld Bradwell United

Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new club:

  • Milton Keynes College Football Academy
  • Eynesbury United, joined from the Cambridgeshire County League
  • Risborough Rangers Development, transferred from the Hellenic League Division Two North

Division Two table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Old Bradwell United 28 21 3 4 102 19 +83 66
2 Aston Clinton 28 22 0 6 72 34 +38 66
3 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 28 18 6 4 97 47 +50 60
4 Bovingdon 28 18 5 5 63 24 +39 59
5 Milton Keynes College Football Academy 28 17 4 7 72 44 +28 55
6 Eynesbury United 28 17 3 8 66 36 +30 54
7 Totternhoe 28 15 3 10 47 50 −3 48
8 New Bradwell St Peter 28 11 4 13 42 49 −7 37
9 Sarratt 28 9 3 16 43 66 −23 30
10 Codicote 28 9 2 17 45 64 −19 29
11 Risborough Rangers Development 28 8 1 19 35 57 −22 25
12 Berkhamsted Raiders 28 6 6 16 37 74 −37 24
13 Buckingham United 28 7 1 20 44 105 −61 22
14 The 61 28 5 2 21 26 78 −52 17
15 Tring Corinthians 28 3 5 20 30 74 −44 14
16 Berkhamsted Comrades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
Source: FA Full-Time
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Step 5 rankings Edit

The 10 runners-up with the most points per game (PPG) at Step 5 were automatically promoted after the 2021–22 season. The remaining six played one-off inter-step play-off matches with the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner of each match was promoted to Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser was relegated to Step 5.[11]

The final points-per-game ranking of the second-placed teams was as follows:

Pos Team, division Pld Pts PPG Promotion or qualification
10 Exmouth Town, Western League Premier 36 77 2.139 Promotion to Step 4
11 Newhaven, Southern Combination League Premier 38 80 2.105 Qualification for the
inter-step play-offs
12 Eccleshill United, Northern Counties East League Premier 38 79 2.079
13 Saffron Walden Town, Essex Senior League 40 83 2.075
14 Boldmere St Michaels, Midland League Premier 36 74 2.056
15 Skelmersdale United, North West Counties League Premier 40 79 1.975
16 Consett, Northern League One 38 75 1.974
Source: [11]

The 12 best second-from-bottom clubs on a PPG basis out of 16 that were at Step 5 were reprieved from relegation. The four worst teams were relegated.[8]

The final points-per-game ranking of the second-from-bottom-placed teams was also as follows:

Pos Team, division Pld Pts PPG Qualification or relegation
12 Lordswood, Southern Counties East League Premier 38 24 0.632 Retention at Step 5
13 St Margaretsbury, Essex Senior League 40 25 0.625 Relegation to Step 6
14 Northampton ON Chenecks, United Counties League Premier South 38 20 0.526
15 Calne Town, Hellenic League Premier 38 19 0.500
16 Athersley Recreation, Northern Counties East League Premier 38 10 0.263
Source: [11]

References Edit

  1. ^ "We have provided an update on NLS allocations at Steps 3-6 for the 2021-22 season". The Football Association. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Provisional constitution for 2021-22 season". 23 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The Football Association. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Revised Premier Division Constitution As Cockfosters Win Appeal". Essex Senior Football League. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ "FA deny Risborough Rangers promotion over stadium facilities". Bucks Free Press. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Promotion / Relegation – 2021/22 Season". Southern Counties East Football League. November 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.
  10. ^ Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 6 Relegation". Google Docs.
  11. ^ a b c Miller, Pete. "Non League 21/22 Promotion and Relegation: Step 5 Promotion". Google Docs.

August 25, 2023
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The 2021 22 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 25th 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 18 May 2021 and were subject to appeal 1 2 After the abandonment of the 2019 20 and 2020 21 seasons due to the COVID 19 pandemic in England numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons 3 4 5 Contents 1 Premier Division 1 1 Premier Division table 2 Division One 2 1 Division One table 3 Division Two 3 1 Division Two table 4 Step 5 rankings 5 ReferencesPremier Division EditSpartan South MidlandsFootball LeaguePremier DivisionSeason2021 22ChampionsNew SalamisPromotedNew SalamisHadleyRelegatedHolmer Green 2020 212022 23 At the end of the previous season eight teams left the Premier Division Biggleswade United transferred to the United Counties League Colney Heath promoted to Southern League Division One Central Edgware Town transferred to the Combined Counties League Eynesbury Rovers transferred to the United Counties League Newport Pagnell Town transferred to the United Counties League North Greenford United transferred to the Combined Countied League Potton United transferred to the United Counties League Wembley transferred to the Combined Counties LeagueThe remaining 13 teams together with the following formed the Premier Division for 2021 22 Ardley United transferred from the Hellenic League after appeal Flackwell Heath transferred from the Hellenic League Hadley transferred from the Essex Senior League Holmer Green transferred from the Hellenic League Milton Keynes Irish promoted from Division One New Salamis promoted from Division One Risborough Rangers promoted from the Hellenic LeagueCockfosters initially allocated to this division from the Essex Senior League successfully appealed and the transfer was rescinded 6 Premier Division table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 New Salamis C P 38 30 4 4 123 36 87 94 Promotion to the Isthmian League2 Risborough Rangers 38 29 6 3 101 23 78 93 Retention at Step 5 a 3 Hadley P 38 25 8 5 78 33 45 83 Promotion to the Southern League4 Leighton Town 38 20 11 7 78 42 36 715 Harpenden Town 38 20 8 10 69 45 24 686 Flackwell Heath 38 21 5 12 66 42 24 68 Transfer to the Combined Counties League7 Ardley United 38 17 9 12 67 45 22 608 Leverstock Green 38 17 5 16 63 57 6 569 Dunstable Town 38 14 8 16 50 60 10 5010 Arlesey Town 38 13 8 17 58 77 19 4711 Harefield United 38 12 10 16 70 67 3 46 Transfer to the Combined Counties League12 Milton Keynes Irish 38 12 10 16 55 59 4 46 Transfer to the United Counties League13 Tring Athletic 38 12 7 19 51 61 10 4314 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 38 12 7 19 57 85 28 4315 Oxhey Jets 38 12 6 20 60 101 41 42 Transfer to the Combined Counties League16 Broadfields United 38 12 1 25 55 81 26 3717 Baldock Town 38 9 8 21 51 73 22 3518 Crawley Green 38 8 6 24 57 92 35 3019 London Colney 38 9 3 26 38 99 61 30 Reprieve from relegation b 20 Holmer Green R 38 7 8 23 44 113 69 29 Relegation to Division OneSource The FA Full TimeRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored 4 number of matches won 5 head to head results 9 C Champion P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Risborough Rangers failed to meet ground grading standards and were not promoted Their appeal was unsuccessful 7 Reprieved as one of 12 clubs with the most PPG out of 16 that were second from bottom at Step 5 8 Division One EditSpartan South MidlandsFootball LeagueDivision OneSeason2021 22ChampionsStotfoldPromotedStotfoldShefford Town amp CamptonRelegatedIrchester United 2020 212022 23 At the end of the previous season eight teams left Division One Enfield Borough transferred to the Combined Counties League Hillingdon Borough transferred to the Combined Counties League London Lions transferred to the Combined Counties League Milton Keynes Irish promoted to the Premier Division New Salamis promoted to the Premier Division Park View transferred Eastern Counties League Rayners Lane transferred to the Combined Counties League St Panteleimon promoted to the Combined Counties LeagueThe remaining nine teams together with the following formed Division One for 2021 22 Burton Park Wanderers transferred from the United Counties League Irchester United transferred from the United Counties League Kidlington Reserves transferred from the Hellenic League Letchworth Garden City Eagles promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League Long Crendon transferred from the Hellenic League Northampton Sileby Rangers transferred from the United Counties League Penn amp Tylers Green transferred from the Hellenic League Raunds Town transferred from the United Counties League Rushden amp Higham United transferred from the United Counties League Thame United Reserves Wellingborough Whitworth transferred from the United Counties LeagueDivision One table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Stotfold C P 38 31 3 4 126 31 95 96 Promotion to the Premier Division2 Ampthill Town 38 25 8 5 93 52 41 83 Qualification for the play offs3 Winslow United 38 25 5 8 104 40 64 804 Shefford Town amp Campton O P 38 26 2 10 115 57 58 805 Wellingborough Whitworth 38 24 4 10 114 63 51 766 Northampton Sileby Rangers 38 23 4 11 110 66 44 737 Bedford 38 19 7 12 90 72 18 63 a 8 Long Crendon 38 18 5 15 99 75 24 59 Transfer to the Hellenic League9 Buckingham Athletic 38 18 4 16 78 57 21 5810 Penn amp Tylers Green 38 15 9 14 85 74 11 54 Transfer to the Combined Counties League11 Rushden amp Higham United 38 15 7 16 61 82 21 5212 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 38 14 7 17 62 67 5 4913 Amersham Town 38 13 5 20 63 83 20 4414 Thame United Reserves 38 12 6 20 54 85 31 4215 Langford 38 12 1 25 49 83 34 3716 London Tigers 38 11 4 23 50 97 47 3717 Raunds Town 38 10 6 22 52 99 47 3618 Kidlington Development 38 9 5 24 53 122 69 32 Transfer to the Hellenic League19 Burton Park Wanderers 38 5 6 27 51 128 77 21 Reprieve from relegation b 20 Irchester United R 38 4 4 30 39 115 76 16 Relegation to the Northamptonshire Combination LeagueSource The FA Full TimeRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored 4 number of matches won 5 head to head results 9 C Champion O Play off winner P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Bedford deducted 1 point for fielding an ineligible player All third from bottom clubs at Step 6 were reprieved from relegation The top 15 second from bottom sides were also reprieved on a PPG basis 10 Division Two EditSpartan South MidlandsFootball LeagueDivision TwoSeason2021 22ChampionsOld Bradwell United 2020 212022 23 Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season along with three new club Milton Keynes College Football Academy Eynesbury United joined from the Cambridgeshire County League Risborough Rangers Development transferred from the Hellenic League Division Two NorthDivision Two table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion1 Old Bradwell United 28 21 3 4 102 19 83 662 Aston Clinton 28 22 0 6 72 34 38 663 Pitstone amp Ivinghoe 28 18 6 4 97 47 50 604 Bovingdon 28 18 5 5 63 24 39 595 Milton Keynes College Football Academy 28 17 4 7 72 44 28 556 Eynesbury United 28 17 3 8 66 36 30 547 Totternhoe 28 15 3 10 47 50 3 488 New Bradwell St Peter 28 11 4 13 42 49 7 379 Sarratt 28 9 3 16 43 66 23 3010 Codicote 28 9 2 17 45 64 19 2911 Risborough Rangers Development 28 8 1 19 35 57 22 2512 Berkhamsted Raiders 28 6 6 16 37 74 37 2413 Buckingham United 28 7 1 20 44 105 61 2214 The 61 28 5 2 21 26 78 52 1715 Tring Corinthians 28 3 5 20 30 74 44 1416 Berkhamsted Comrades 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded record expungedSource FA Full TimeRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Step 5 rankings EditThe 10 runners up with the most points per game PPG at Step 5 were automatically promoted after the 2021 22 season The remaining six played one off inter step play off matches with the six third from bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4 The winner of each match was promoted to Step 4 for the 2022 23 season while each loser was relegated to Step 5 11 The final points per game ranking of the second placed teams was as follows Pos Team division Pld Pts PPG Promotion or qualification10 Exmouth Town Western League Premier 36 77 2 139 Promotion to Step 411 Newhaven Southern Combination League Premier 38 80 2 105 Qualification for theinter step play offs12 Eccleshill United Northern Counties East League Premier 38 79 2 07913 Saffron Walden Town Essex Senior League 40 83 2 07514 Boldmere St Michaels Midland League Premier 36 74 2 05615 Skelmersdale United North West Counties League Premier 40 79 1 97516 Consett Northern League One 38 75 1 974Source 11 The 12 best second from bottom clubs on a PPG basis out of 16 that were at Step 5 were reprieved from relegation The four worst teams were relegated 8 The final points per game ranking of the second from bottom placed teams was also as follows Pos Team division Pld Pts PPG Qualification or relegation12 Lordswood Southern Counties East League Premier 38 24 0 632 Retention at Step 513 St Margaretsbury Essex Senior League 40 25 0 625 Relegation to Step 614 Northampton ON Chenecks United Counties League Premier South 38 20 0 52615 Calne Town Hellenic League Premier 38 19 0 50016 Athersley Recreation Northern Counties East League Premier 38 10 0 263Source 11 References Edit We have provided an update on NLS allocations at Steps 3 6 for the 2021 22 season The Football Association 18 May 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 Provisional constitution for 2021 22 season 23 May 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 Coronavirus All football below National League to end BBC Sport 26 March 2020 Retrieved 4 July 2021 FA provides update on NLS Steps 3 6 The Football Association 24 February 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 EXPLAINED The 2021 22 Non League restructure The Non League Paper 12 April 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 Revised Premier Division Constitution As Cockfosters Win Appeal Essex Senior Football League 27 June 2021 Retrieved 4 July 2021 FA deny Risborough Rangers promotion over stadium facilities Bucks Free Press 25 April 2022 Retrieved 26 April 2022 a b Promotion Relegation 2021 22 Season Southern Counties East Football League November 2021 Retrieved 4 December 2021 a b The FA Handbook 2020 2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12 2 The FA Miller Pete Non League 21 22 Promotion and Relegation Step 6 Relegation Google Docs a b c Miller Pete Non League 21 22 Promotion and Relegation Step 5 Promotion Google Docs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 22 Spartan South 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