2019–20 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2019–20 season was the 23rd in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England.
The allocations for Steps 1 to 6 for season 2019–20 were announced by the FA on 19 May.[1] These were subject to appeal, and the Spartan South Midlands' constitution was ratified at the league's AGM on 22 June.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was formally cancelled on 26 March 2020, with all results from the being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the competition.[2] On 30 March 2020, sixty-six non-league clubs sent an open letter to the Football Association requesting that they reconsider their decision.[3]
Premier Division
[edit]Season | 2019–20 |
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Matches played | 301 |
Goals scored | 1,005 (3.34 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs.
- Relegated from Southern League Division One Central:
- Aylesbury Vale Dynamos, with a name change from Aylesbury
- Dunstable Town
- Transferred from the United Counties League:
- Promoted from Division One:
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Colney Heath | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 68 |
2 | Tring Athletic | 31 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 62 |
3 | Biggleswade United | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 59 |
4 | Newport Pagnell Town | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 54 |
5 | Oxhey Jets | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 42 | +8 | 50 |
6 | Harpenden Town | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 49 |
7 | Leighton Town | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 45[a] |
8 | Crawley Green | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 44 |
9 | Eynesbury Rovers | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 43 |
10 | Edgware Town | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 42 |
11 | Leverstock Green | 28 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 38 |
12 | Baldock Town | 29 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 36 |
13 | Potton United | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 35 |
14 | Dunstable Town | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 32 |
15 | Harefield United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 31 |
16 | Arlesey Town | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 30[b] |
17 | Broadfields United | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 30 |
18 | Aylesbury Vale Dynamos | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 29 |
19 | Wembley | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 46 | −13 | 27 |
20 | North Greenford United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 57 | −27 | 19 |
21 | London Colney | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
Division One
[edit]Season | 2019–20 |
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Matches played | 262 |
Goals scored | 1,107 (4.23 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Division One featured 15 clubs in the division for this season, of which there are five new clubs:
- London Tigers, relegated from the Premier Division
- New Salamis, promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League
- Shefford Town & Campton, promoted from the Bedfordshire County League
- St Panteleimon, promoted from the Middlesex County League
- Stotfold, relegated from the Premier Division
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | New Salamis | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 117 | 41 | +76 | 65 | |
2 | St Panteleimon | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 33 | +55 | 65 | |
3 | Winslow United | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 50 | +31 | 55 | |
4 | Rayners Lane | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 55 | |
5 | Stotfold | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 25 | +43 | 54 | |
6 | Milton Keynes Robins | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 52 | |
7 | Shefford Town & Campton | 31 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 49 | |
8 | Maccabi London Lions | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 39 | |
9 | F.C. Broxbourne Borough | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 37 | Resigned from the league |
10 | Ampthill Town | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 75 | −19 | 35 | |
11 | Amersham Town | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 32 | |
12 | Buckingham Athletic | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 31 | |
13 | Bedford | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 30 | |
14 | Enfield Borough | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 30 | |
15 | London Tigers | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 29[a] | |
16 | Langford | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 26 | |
17 | Hillingdon Borough | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 72 | −34 | 24 | |
18 | Park View | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 18 | |
19 | Brimsdown | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 86 | −47 | 13 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
20 | Wodson Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[b] | Club folded, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
Division Two
[edit]Season | 2019–20 |
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Matches played | 125 |
Goals scored | 494 (3.95 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs:
- Buckingham United, joined from the North Bucks & District League
- Codicote, relegated from Division One
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Old Bradwell United | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 39 | |
2 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 39[a] | |
3 | Codicote | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 34 | |
4 | MK Gallacticos | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 27 | |
5 | Aston Clinton | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 27 | |
6 | Berkhamsted Raiders | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 25 | |
7 | Sarratt | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 23[b] | |
8 | Mursley United | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 22 | |
9 | New Bradwell St Peter | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 21 | |
10 | Tring Corinthians | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 20[c] | |
11 | Bovingdon | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 18 | |
12 | Unite MK | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 18 | Merged with Milton Keynes Robins |
13 | Buckingham United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 17 | |
14 | Totternhoe | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 16 | |
15 | The 61 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 81 | −63 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
- ^ Pitstone & Ivinghoe were deducted three points.
- ^ Sarratt were deducted one point.
- ^ Tring Corinthians were deducted three points.
References
[edit]- ^ "REVEALED: The provisional Step 1 to 6 Club Allocations for 2019-20". The Non League Football Paper. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Coronavirus: All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Sixty-six non-league clubs send open letter to FA over expunging season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Breaking News – Wodson Park". Karen Browne. Spartan South Midlands League. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.