2019–20 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2019–20 Spartan South Midlands Football League 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, this season's competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season 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
Season | 2019–20 |
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
At the end of the season 2018–19, five teams left the Premier Division:
- Biggleswade, promoted to Southern League Division One Central
- Cockfosters, transferred to the Essex Senior League
- Hadley, transferred to the Essex Senior League
- London Tigers, relegated to Division One
- Stotfold, relegated to Division One
The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, will form the Premier Division for 2019–20:
- Aylesbury Vale Dynamos, relegated from Southern League Division One Central, with a name change from Aylesbury
- Broadfields United, promoted from Division One
- Dunstable Town, relegated from Southern League Division One Central
- Eynesbury Rovers, transferred from the United Counties League
- Harefield United, promoted from Division One
- Newport Pagnell Town, transferred from the United Counties League
Premier Division table
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[lower-alpha 1] |
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[lower-alpha 2] |
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:
- Leighton had a three points deduction for fielding a player whilst under suspension
- Arlesey Town had a three points deduction for fielding an unregistered player
Results
Division One
Season | 2019–20 |
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← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
At the end of the season 2018–19, five teams left Division One:
- Broadfields United, promoted to the Premier Division
- Codicote, relegated to Step 7
- Harefield United, promoted to the Premier Division
- Hatfield Town, relegated to Step 7
- Risborough Rangers, transferred to Hellenic League Division One East
The remaining 15 teams, together with the following, will form Division One for 2019–20:
- 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
Division One table
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 | |
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
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 | |
20 | Wodson Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | Resigned |
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:
- London Tigers had a one point deduction for fielding an unregistered player
- Wodson Park withdrew from the league in October 2019, all results expunged[5]
Results
References
- "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.
- "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.