1996–97 South Midlands League

The 1996–97 South Midlands League season was the last in the history of South Midlands League. The English football league consisted of 47 teams.[1]

South Midlands League
Season 1996–97
← 1995–96

Premier Division

South Midlands League
Premier Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Potters Bar Town
Promoted None
Relegated None
← 1995–96

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Potters Bar Town (C) 28 18 8 2 53 18 +35 62 All teams joined 1997–98 SSML Premier Division North
2 Brache Sparta 28 19 5 4 54 20 +34 62
3 Arlesey Town 28 16 7 5 49 20 +29 55
4 Toddington Rovers 28 14 4 10 45 29 +16 46
5 Buckingham Athletic 28 14 3 11 52 34 +18 45
6 Royston Town 28 13 6 9 47 42 +5 45
7 London Colney 28 12 8 8 47 41 +6 44
8 Bedford United 28 10 8 10 44 49 −5 38
9 Welwyn Garden City 28 9 9 10 45 44 +1 36
10 Harpenden Town 28 9 7 12 32 33 −1 34
11 Milton Keynes 28 7 10 11 25 36 −11 31
12 Letchworth 28 7 7 14 35 50 −15 28
13 Langford 28 6 6 16 22 56 −34 24
14 Hoddesdon Town 28 5 7 16 30 55 −25 22
15 Biggleswade Town 28 2 3 23 21 74 −53 9

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Senior Division

South Midlands League
Senior Division
Season 1996–97
Champions Leverstock Green
Promoted None
Relegated None
← 1995–96

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Leverstock Green (C) 26 19 3 4 54 19 +35 60 Joined 1997–98 SSML Senior Division
2 Holmer Green 26 18 1 7 71 21 +50 55
3 Tring Athletic 26 17 3 6 62 29 +33 54
4 Stony Stratford Town 26 16 2 8 60 46 +14 50
5 New Bradwell St Peter 26 13 7 6 49 30 +19 46
6 Houghton Town 26 10 8 8 31 32 −1 38
7 Mercedes Benz 26 10 7 9 48 38 +10 37
8 Risborough Rangers 26 11 4 11 35 50 −15 37
9 Winslow United 26 10 5 11 40 51 −11 35
10 Kent Athletic 26 9 5 12 46 57 −11 32
11 Ampthill Town 26 6 5 15 33 57 −24 23
12 A C D Tridon 26 5 6 15 33 56 −23 21 Did not join Spartan South Midlands League
13 Totternhoe 26 2 9 15 27 62 −35 15 Joined 1997–98 SSML Senior Division
14 The 61 FC Luton 26 2 3 21 26 67 −41 9

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Division One

South Midlands League
Division One
Season 1996–97
Champions Biggleswade United
Promoted None
Relegated None
← 1995–96

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Biggleswade United (C) 34 26 4 4 116 35 +81 82 Joined 1997–98 SSML Senior Division
2 Caddington 34 22 7 5 89 45 +44 0721
3 De Havilland 34 22 5 7 88 52 +36 71 Joined 1997–98 SSML Division One North
4 Crawley Green Sports 34 19 7 8 77 51 +26 64
5 Old Bradwell United 34 19 6 9 69 49 +20 63
6 Emberton 34 19 5 10 67 46 +21 62
7 Bedford Eagles 34 18 6 10 79 48 +31 0571
8 Scot 34 16 4 14 49 57 −8 52
9 Walden Rangers 34 14 6 14 70 46 +24 48
10 Buckingham United 34 13 6 15 66 75 −9 45
11 Bridger Packaging 34 13 4 17 61 74 −13 43
12 Luton Old Boys 34 10 7 17 43 53 −10 37
13 Old Dunstablians 34 10 6 18 62 85 −23 36
14 Leighton Athletic 34 9 5 20 50 75 −25 32
15 Flamstead 34 8 6 20 44 80 −36 30
16 Abbey National 34 5 9 20 39 92 −53 24
17 Mursley United 34 6 8 20 53 91 −38 0231
18 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 34 5 3 26 26 94 −68 18

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Caddington deducted 1 point - Bedford Eagles, Mursley United deducted 3 points
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. ↑ http://fchd.info/lghist/smid1997.htm


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