1997–98 Spartan South Midlands Football League

The 1997–98 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the 1st in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League. The league consisted of 75 teams.[1]

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Season 1997–98

Premier Division North

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Premier Division North
Season 1997–98
Champions Brache Sparta
Promoted None
Relegated Letchworth
Biggleswade Town
Milton Keynes
Bedford United
Langford

The division featured 15 new teams, all teams came from South Midlands League Premier Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brache Sparta (C) 28 23 2 3 75 17 +58 71
2 Potters Bar Town 28 20 7 1 62 21 +41 67
3 London Colney 28 16 4 8 67 46 +21 52
4 Royston Town 28 14 5 9 52 34 +18 47
5 Hoddesdon Town 28 15 2 11 50 36 +14 47
6 Welwyn Garden City 28 12 10 6 47 42 +5 46
7 Arlesey Town 28 13 5 10 51 41 +10 44
8 Harpenden Town 28 12 5 11 46 45 +1 41
9 Toddington Rovers 28 10 5 13 39 52 −13 35
10 Buckingham Athletic 28 9 6 13 46 55 −9 33
11 Letchworth (R) 28 8 5 15 50 63 −13 29 Relegation to SSML Senior Division
12 Biggleswade Town (R) 28 7 7 14 41 53 −12 28
13 Milton Keynes (R) 28 8 5 15 40 52 −12 28[lower-alpha 1]
14 Bedford United (R) 28 3 8 17 25 67 −42 14[lower-alpha 2]
15 Langford (R) 28 1 2 25 23 90 −67 5
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Milton Keynes deducted 1 point
  2. ↑ Bedford United deducted 3 points

Premier Division South

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Premier Division South
Season 1997–98
Champions Brook House
Promoted None
Relegated Hanwell Town
Harefield United
Amersham Town
Cockfosters

The division featured 15 new teams, all teams came from Spartan League Premier Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brook House (C) 28 18 6 4 66 27 +39 60
2 Beaconsfield SYCOB 28 16 8 4 59 27 +32 56
3 Ruislip Manor 28 17 4 7 61 29 +32 55
4 Hillingdon Borough 28 15 7 6 73 35 +38 52
5 Barkingside 28 12 7 9 44 34 +10 43
6 Waltham Abbey 28 12 6 10 54 42 +12 42
7 Haringey Borough 28 12 4 12 42 44 −2 40
8 Brimsdown Rovers 28 11 4 13 46 58 −12 37
9 St Margaretsbury 28 11 4 13 46 58 −12 36[lower-alpha 1]
10 Islington St Mary's 28 10 4 14 42 52 −10 33[lower-alpha 1]
11 Woodford Town 28 7 9 12 48 59 −11 30 Resigned
12 Hanwell Town (R) 28 8 4 16 45 76 −31 28 Relegation to SSML Senior Division
13 Harefield United (R) 28 7 6 15 27 67 −40 27
14 Amersham Town (R) 28 8 2 18 26 45 −19 26
15 Cockfosters (R) 28 5 7 16 35 61 −26 22
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 St Margaretsbury, Islington St Mary's deducted 1 point

Senior Division

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Senior Division
Season 1997–98
Champions New Bradwell St Peter
Promoted New Bradwell St Peter
Mercedes Benz
Relegated The 61 FC Luton
Kent Athletic
Ampthill Town

The division featured 16 new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 New Bradwell St Peter (C, P) 30 21 5 4 86 30 +56 68 Promotion to SSML Premier Division
2 Tring Athletic 30 21 5 4 84 30 +54 68
3 Mercedes Benz (P) 30 21 2 7 84 51 +33 65 Promotion to SSML Premier Division
4 Holmer Green 30 20 3 7 94 41 +53 63
5 Biggleswade United 30 16 8 6 74 40 +34 56
6 Houghton Town 30 16 6 8 69 51 +18 54
7 Leverstock Green 30 15 7 8 66 43 +23 52
8 Caddington 30 15 4 11 57 61 −4 49
9 Shillington 30 12 5 13 56 61 −5 41
10 Risborough Rangers 30 8 9 13 50 65 −15 33
11 Winslow United 30 10 2 18 55 78 −23 32
12 Totternhoe 30 8 3 19 53 78 −25 27
13 Stony Stratford Town 30 7 2 21 46 78 −32 23
14 The 61 FC Luton (R) 30 5 3 22 35 99 −64 18 Relegation to SSML Division One
15 Kent Athletic (R) 30 5 4 21 44 88 −44 16[lower-alpha 1]
16 Ampthill Town (R) 30 4 4 22 33 92 −59 16
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Kent Athletic deducted 3 points

Division One North

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Division One North
Season 1997–98
Champions Luton Old Boys
Promoted Luton Old Boys
Greenacres

The division featured 17 new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Luton Old Boys (C, P) 30 21 3 6 72 30 +42 66 Promotion to SSML Senior Division
2 Greenacres (P) 30 19 8 3 71 27 +44 65
3 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 30 17 3 10 66 55 +11 54
4 Crawley Green Sports 30 14 8 8 76 41 +35 50 Resigned
5 De Havilland 30 14 8 8 60 51 +9 50
6 Bridger Packaging 30 14 6 10 64 49 +15 48
7 Bedford Eagles 30 15 5 10 60 42 +18 49[lower-alpha 1] Resigned
8 Leighton Athletic 30 13 3 14 69 66 +3 42
9 Walden Rangers 30 12 6 12 60 61 −1 42
10 Abbey National 30 10 8 12 44 57 −13 38
11 Mursley United 30 10 7 13 48 63 −15 37
12 Old Dunstablians 30 9 8 13 41 68 −27 35
13 Scot 30 9 6 15 76 75 +1 33
14 Old Bradwell United 30 7 4 19 44 82 −38 25
15 Flamstead 30 5 9 16 32 60 −28 24
16 Emberton 30 3 4 23 29 85 −56 12[lower-alpha 1] Resigned
17 Buckingham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Bedford Eagles, Emberton deducted 1 point

Division One South

Spartan South Midlands Football League
Division One South
Season 1997–98
Champions Old Roan
Promoted None

The division featured 15 new teams:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Old Roan (C) 24 18 2 4 111 29 +82 56 All teams left Spartan South Midlands League
2 Cray Valley P M 24 16 4 4 74 22 +52 52
3 Crown & Manor 24 16 3 5 74 22 +52 51
4 Leyton County 24 15 5 4 72 24 +48 47[lower-alpha 1]
5 Bridon Ropes 24 13 4 7 72 39 +33 43
6 Chestnut Trojans 23 11 6 6 66 42 +24 39
7 Odua United 24 11 4 9 62 41 +21 37
8 Holland Park 24 9 5 10 57 61 −4 32
9 Long Lane 24 9 1 14 51 42 +9 28
10 Leyton 14 7 7 0 0 49 −49 28
11 Doddinghurst 24 4 2 18 34 97 −63 14
12 Leyton Youth 24 2 1 21 32 136 −104 7
13 Chingford Town 24 2 0 22 19 174 −155 6
14 Classic Inter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club folded, record expunged
15 Tottenham Omada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Leyton County deducted 3 points; remaining match was not played

References

  1. ↑ http://fchd.info/lghist/ssml1998.htm
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