2025–26 Spartan South Midlands Football League

The 2025–26 season is the 29th in the history of the Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates three divisions, the Premier Division at Step 5, Division One at Step 6, and Division Two at Step 7, of the English football league system.

The constitution was announced on 15 May 2025.[1]

Premier Division

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Premier Division
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Winslow United 25 19 3 3 67 27 +40 60 Promotion to the Southern League Division One Central
2 Biggleswade United 26 15 9 2 56 29 +27 54 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Haringey Borough 26 15 7 4 63 28 +35 52
4 Cockfosters 24 16 3 5 36 19 +17 51
5 Kings Langley 26 16 2 8 65 30 +35 50
6 Sawbridgeworth Town 26 15 4 7 57 40 +17 49
7 Arlesey Town 29 15 4 10 53 38 +15 49
8 Tring Athletic 28 13 5 10 55 36 +19 44
9 Risborough Rangers 22 13 4 5 50 33 +17 43
10 Harpenden Town 27 11 5 11 60 48 +12 38
11 Colney Heath 27 9 6 12 32 39 −7 33
12 Wormley Rovers 27 10 1 16 33 51 −18 31
13 AFC Welwyn 22 8 5 9 29 34 −5 29
14 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 25 9 2 14 31 46 −15 29
15 Harlow Town 27 10 6 11 39 40 −1 26[a]
16 Baldock Town 28 6 6 16 36 64 −28 24
17 Kempston Rovers 26 5 6 15 28 55 −27 21
18 Potton United 30 4 6 20 31 68 −37 18
19 Crawley Green 27 3 5 19 31 81 −50 14 Relegation to Step 6
20 Dunstable Town 26 2 7 17 26 72 −46 13
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Harlow Town were deducted 10 points due to entering administration.[2]

Results table

Home \ Away WLW ARL AVD BAL BGU COC COL CRA DUN HGB HRW HPT KEM KLL POT RIS SAW TRI WIN WOR
AFC Welwyn 2–3 0–2 2–2 5–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Arlesey Town 4–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 4–2 2–3 0–1
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0–3 3–0 4–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–2
Baldock Town 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 3–3 2–1 4–4 0–1
Biggleswade United 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–2 2–2
Cockfosters 1–4 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 3–1
Colney Heath 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 0–0 1–2
Crawley Green 1–2 1–3 4–4 2–1 2–5 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–5 1–4
Dunstable Town 1–2 1–3 2–4 1–2 2–2 0–6 3–1 0–0
Haringey Borough 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 5–3 2–1 4–0
Harlow Town 1–3 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–1
Harpenden Town 6–1 2–2 3–0 5–2 2–3 1–3 3–1 0–2
Kempston Rovers 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Kings Langley 2–0 4–1 4–1 0–1 6–1 4–0 0–4 4–1 3–2
Potton United 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–6 2–2 0–3 1–5 1–2
Risborough Rangers 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 4–4 4–4 2–1 1–2 5–1
Sawbridgeworth Town 1–2 4–2 3–3 1–7 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–0
Tring Athletic 0–2 3–0 5–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1
Winslow United 4–0 1–0 0–4 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–1
Wormley Rovers 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–3 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Premier Division clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Welwyn Welwyn Garden City Vauxhall Road (groundshare with Hemel Hempstead Town) 3,152
Arlesey Town Arlesey Hitchin Road 2,920
Baldock Town Baldock
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Aylesbury Haywood Way
Biggleswade United Biggleswade Fairfield Road 2,000
Cockfosters London (Cockfosters) Chalk Lane 1,000
Colney Heath Colney Heath Recreation Ground
Crawley Green Luton The Brache 4,000
Dunstable Town Dunstable Creasey Park 3,065
Haringey Borough London (Tottenham) Coles Park 2,500
Harlow Town Harlow The Harlow Arena 3,500
Harpenden Town Harpenden Rothamsted Park
Kempston Rovers Kempston Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000
Kings Langley Kings Langley Sadiku Stadium 1,963
Potton United Potton The Hollow
Risborough Rangers Princes Risborough The KAMTECH Stadium 1,500
Sawbridgeworth Town Sawbridgeworth Crofters End 2,500
Tring Athletic Tring Grass Roots Stadium
Winslow United Winslow Elmfields Gate 2,000
Wormley Rovers Wormley Wormley Playing Fields 500

Division One

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Division One
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

Division One featured seventeen clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Everett Rovers 29 23 2 4 102 32 +70 71 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Eaton Socon 26 18 1 7 57 33 +24 55 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Ampthill Town 26 16 4 6 55 27 +28 52
4 Belstone 25 16 1 8 61 28 +33 49
5 Irchester United 30 15 4 11 71 54 +17 49
6 Stotfold reserves 29 15 4 10 48 36 +12 49
7 Cranfield United 27 14 4 9 64 36 +28 46
8 Desborough Town 23 14 3 6 57 26 +31 45
9 New Bradwell St Peter 27 13 4 10 53 56 −3 43
10 Langford 27 12 6 9 41 41 0 42
11 Wellingborough Whitworth 26 12 4 10 53 39 +14 40
12 Long Buckby 27 11 5 11 42 45 −3 38
13 Rushden & Higham United 28 12 2 14 44 53 −9 38
14 Buckingham 24 10 4 10 40 43 −3 34
15 Leighton Town reserves 27 10 4 13 33 46 −13 34
16 Royston Town reserves 29 10 2 17 43 54 −11 32
17 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 26 7 6 13 37 56 −19 27
18 London Colney 30 7 2 21 45 76 −31 23
19 Rothwell Corinthians 27 6 2 19 26 77 −51 20 Possible relegation to a feeder league
20 Huntingdon Town 28 4 4 20 31 89 −58 16
21 Shefford Town & Campton 27 3 4 20 19 75 −56 13
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. 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[3]

Reserve and U23 sides are ineligible for promotion to Step 5 or higher.

Results table

Home \ Away AMP BEL BUC CRA DES EAT EVR HUN IRC LAN LEI LGC LOC LGB NBP ROT ROY R&H STC STO WEL
Ampthill Town 6–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 1–0
Belstone 1–3 2–1 1–3 3–0 6–0 4–0 1–0 3–2
Buckingham 5–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–0
Cranfield United 1–2 1–0 2–1 6–0 7–2 1–2 2–2 1–0
Desborough Town 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 8–3 4–1 1–1
Eaton Socon 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0
Everett Rovers 5–3 3–1 7–0 3–0 6–1 5–4
Huntingdon Town 1–5 0–1 2–4 1–3 0–5 1–5 2–2 2–1 1–5 1–2
Irchester United 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2 3–1
Langford 1–0 0–5 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–4
Leighton Town reserves 2–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 0–4
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 0–0 1–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–3 2–3
London Colney 1–3 4–2 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–3 4–1 2–1 1–4 1–2
Long Buckby 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–3 4–0 2–2
New Bradwell St Peter 1–3 2–4 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Rothwell Corinthians 0–5 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–2
Royston Town reserves 2–5 0–1 3–4 0–3 0–1
Rushden & Higham United 1–0 0–3 1–1 2–0
Shefford Town & Campton 0–5 0–2 1–5 0–5 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–4 2–1
Stotfold reserves 1–3 1–5 0–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1
Wellingborough Whitworth 1–0 5–0 3–2 0–4 4–0 2–1 1–4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 October 2025. Source: FA Full-Time Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Ampthill Town Ampthill Ampthill Park 1,300
Belstone Radlett Medburn Ground 1,000
Buckingham Buckingham Stratford Fields
Cranfield United Cranfield Crawley Road
Desborough Town Desborough Waterworks Field 1,000
Eaton Socon Eaton Ford River Road
Everett Rovers Watford Leggatts Green
Huntingdon Town Huntingdon Jubilee Park
Irchester United Irchester Alfred Street 1,800
Langford Henlow Forde Park 2,800
Leighton Town reserves Leighton Buzzard Bell Close 2,800
Letchworth Garden City Eagles Letchworth Garden City Pixmore Pitches
London Colney London Colney Cotlandswick Park 1,000
Long Buckby Long Buckby Station Road 1,000
New Bradwell St Peter Milton Keynes (Bradville) The Recreation Ground 1,000
Rothwell Corinthians Rothwell Desborough Road
Royston Town reserves Royston Garden Walk 5,000
Rushden & Higham United Rushden Hayden Road 1,500
Shefford Town & Campton Shefford Shefford Sports Club 1,000
Stotfold reserves Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500
Wellingborough Whitworth Wellingborough The Victoria Mill Ground 2,140

Division Two

Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Division Two
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

This division comprises 17 teams, the same amount as the previous season.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sarratt 22 16 2 4 54 35 +19 50
2 Totternhoe 20 13 2 5 49 22 +27 41
3 Milton Keynes College 21 12 4 5 55 30 +25 40
4 Harpenden Town Development 25 11 4 10 65 53 +12 37
5 Bovingdon 19 11 2 6 40 28 +12 35
6 Pitstone & Ivinghoe United 19 10 3 6 42 35 +7 33
7 Old Bradwell United 17 10 2 5 32 22 +10 32
8 Tring Corinthians 19 9 4 6 32 23 +9 31
9 Milton Keynes Irish Reserves 19 9 2 8 47 43 +4 29
10 The 61 (Luton) 21 8 5 8 31 35 −4 29
11 Caddington 21 8 4 9 35 39 −4 28
12 Eynesbury United 19 8 3 8 38 36 +2 27
13 Aston Clinton 18 7 3 8 33 34 −1 24
14 Stony Stratford Town 22 6 3 13 35 48 −13 21
15 Newport Pagnell Town Development 21 3 6 12 29 47 −18 15
16 Padbury Village 21 3 4 14 26 67 −41 13
17 Codicote 24 3 1 20 27 73 −46 10
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2026. 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[3]

Stadia and locations

2025–26 Spartan South Midlands Football League is located in Southeast England
Aston Clinton
Aston Clinton
Bovingdon
Bovingdon
Eynesbury United
Eynesbury United
Harpenden Town Development
Harpenden Town Development
Milton Keynes College
Milton Keynes College
Old Bradwell United
Old Bradwell United
Padbury Village
Padbury Village
Sarratt
Sarratt
Tring Corinthians
Tring Corinthians
Locations of Division Two clubs
2025–26 Spartan South Midlands Football League is located in Buckinghamshire
Aston Clinton
Aston Clinton
Milton Keynes College
Milton Keynes College
Old Bradwell United
Old Bradwell United
Padbury Village
Padbury Village
Tring Corinthians
Tring Corinthians
Locations of Division Two clubs (Buckinghamshire)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aston Clinton Aston Clinton London Road 1,000
Bovingdon Bovingdon Green Lane 1,000
Caddington Caddington Caddington Recreation Club 1,000
Codicote Codicote John Clements Memorial Ground 1,000
Eynesbury United Eynesbury The Alfred Hall Memorial Ground (Groundshare with Eynesbury Rovers) 1,000
Harpenden Town Development Harpenden Rothamsted Park 1,000
Milton Keynes College Milton Keynes Sport Central MK
Milton Keynes Irish Reserves Milton Keynes (Fenny Stratford) Manor Fields 1,000
Newport Pagnell Town Development Newport Pagnell Willen Road 500
Old Bradwell United Milton Keynes (Bradwell) Abbey Road 500
Padbury Village Padbury Springfields Playing Field
Pitstone & Ivinghoe United Pitstone Pitstone Pavilion & Sports Hall 1,500
Sarratt Sarratt King Georges Field 1,000
Stony Stratford Town Stony Stratford Ostlers Lane 1,000
The 61 (Luton) Luton Kingsway Ground 1,500
Totternhoe Totternhoe Totternhoe Recreation Ground 500
Tring Corinthians Tring Icknield Way 500

References

  1. ^ "The FA releases National League System club allocations for Steps 2-6 in 2025-26 term". The Football Association. 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ Issimdar, Mariam (11 January 2026). "Harlow Town Football Club goes into administration". BBC. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.