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2024–25 Spartan South Midlands Football League

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The 2024–25 season is the 28th in the history of the Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates three divisions, two of which are covered in this article, the Premier Division, at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6 of the English football league system.

The constitution was announced on 17 May 2024.[1]

Premier Division

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Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Premier Division
Season2024–25
Top goalscorerDanny Webb
(Harpenden Town)
(23 goals)
Biggest home winMilton Keynes Irish 8–0 Harpenden Town
(7 September 2024)
Biggest away winShefford Town & Campton 0–6 Colney Heath
(26 October 2024)
Highest scoringBiggleswade United 5–5 FC Romania
(5 October 2024)
Crawley Green 7–3 Wormley Rovers
(1 April 2025)
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2025.

The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Milton Keynes Irish (C, P) 34 26 7 1 101 31 +70 85 Promotion to the Southern League
2 Tring Athletic 34 22 8 4 72 36 +36 74 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Cockfosters 34 19 8 7 58 33 +25 65
4 London Lions (O, P) 34 19 5 10 61 33 +28 62
5 Wormley Rovers 34 18 7 9 65 50 +15 61
6 Arlesey Town 34 17 7 10 57 44 +13 58
7 Harpenden Town 34 15 6 13 74 65 +9 51
8 Biggleswade United 34 14 8 12 62 53 +9 50
9 Potton United 34 13 6 15 57 55 +2 45
10 Winslow United 34 12 8 14 56 58 −2 44
11 Dunstable Town 33 10 11 12 34 49 −15 41
12 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 34 11 5 18 48 55 −7 38
13 Colney Heath 34 9 8 17 41 48 −7 35
14 Baldock Town 34 9 6 19 42 67 −25 33
15 Crawley Green 33 8 7 18 53 82 −29 31
16 Kempston Rovers 34 7 7 20 31 70 −39 28
17 Shefford Town & Campton (R) 34 7 5 22 42 91 −49 26 Relegation to Division One
18 FC Romania (R) 34 6 7 21 38 72 −34 25 Relegation to the Eastern Counties League
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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Tring Athletic 1
5 Wormley Rovers 2
5 Wormley Rovers 1(3)
4 London Lions 1(4)
3 Cockfosters 3(2)
4 London Lions 3(4)

Semifinals

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30 April 2025 Tring Athletic1–2 Wormley Rovers Tring
19:45
  • Turner 90+5'
Report
Stadium: Grass Roots Stadium
Attendance: 509
Referee: Luke Griggs
30 April 2025 Cockfosters3–3
(2–4 p)
London Lions Cockfosters
19:45
Report
Stadium: Chalk Lane
Referee: Nathan Currey

Final

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5 May 2025 London Lions 1–1
(4–3 p)
Wormley RoversArkley
15:00
Report Stadium: Rowley Lane
Attendance: 406
Referee: Rikki Woolford

Results table

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Home \ Away ARL AVD BAL BGU COC COL CRA DUN ROM HPT KEM LOL MKI POT STC TRI WIN WOR
Arlesey Town 3–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–6 2–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0–5 0–3 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 5–0 2–0 4–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–1
Baldock Town 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 1–6 0–5 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 0–3 1–2 1–3
Biggleswade United 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 5–5 1–2 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 1–1 3–1 1–2
Cockfosters 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–4
Colney Heath 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–2
Crawley Green 3–4 3–2 2–0 1–6 2–3 1–1 1–4 3–4 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–6 1–2 1–4 1–3 7–3
Dunstable Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2
FC Romania 1–6 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–4 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 2–5
Harpenden Town 0–1 1–4 5–3 5–4 0–1 1–1 7–1 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–3 4–5 5–1 0–4 3–2 0–0
Kempston Rovers 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1
London Lions 2–0 0–0 6–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 5–1 1–2 2–0 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Milton Keynes Irish 5–2 2–1 5–1 6–2 3–1 2–0 4–3 6–0 1–1 8–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–0
Potton United 0–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–0 0–1 4–1
Shefford Town & Campton 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–4 0–3 1–4 5–2 0–2
Tring Athletic 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–4 2–0 2–1 4–2 3–1 5–2 2–0 1–2
Winslow United 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 4–2 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–2 6–0 0–0 2–6 4–2 3–3 2–1
Wormley Rovers 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 7–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–6 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 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

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Team Stadium Capacity
Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920
Baldock Town
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Haywood Way
Biggleswade United Fairfield Road 2,000
Cockfosters Chalk Lane 1,000
Colney Heath Recreation Ground
Crawley Green The Brache 4,000
Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,065
FC Romania Theobalds Lane (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000
Harpenden Town Rothamsted Park
Kempston Rovers Hillgrounds Leisure 2,000
London Lions Rowley Lane
Milton Keynes Irish Manor Fields 1,500
Potton United The Hollow
Shefford Town & Campton Shefford Sports Club 1,000
Tring Athletic Grass Roots Stadium
Winslow United Elmfields Gate 2,000
Wormley Rovers Wormley Playing Fields 500

Division One

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Spartan South Midlands
Football League
Division One
Season2024–25
Top goalscorerNathanael Ansu
(Moulton)
(29 goals)
Biggest home winAFC Welwyn 11–0 Huntingdon Town
(15 February 2025)
Biggest away winHuntingdon Town 1–8 Desborough Town
(10 December 2024)
Highest scoringAFC Welwyn 11–0 Huntingdon Town
(15 February 2025)
AFC Welwyn 10–1 Rushden & Higham United
(25 March 2025)
All statistics correct as of 17 April 2025.

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

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Welwyn (C, P) 37 29 6 2 105 26 +79 93 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Desborough Town 38 28 5 5 119 39 +80 89 Qualification for the play-offs
3 Moulton (O, P) 37 24 6 7 95 50 +45 78 Qualification for the play-offs, then promotion to the United Counties League
4 Irchester United 38 23 7 8 96 52 +44 76 Qualification for the play-offs
5 Eaton Socon 38 24 4 10 79 55 +24 76
6 Wellingborough Whitworth 38 23 4 11 89 57 +32 73
7 Ampthill Town 38 18 12 8 50 39 +11 66
8 Cranfield United 38 17 8 13 64 44 +20 59
9 Stotfold reserves 38 17 6 15 78 75 +3 57
10 Rothwell Corinthians 38 16 6 16 63 62 +1 54
11 Buckingham 38 15 7 16 54 53 +1 52
12 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 38 14 7 17 66 74 −8 49
13 Leighton Town reserves 38 11 8 19 53 62 −9 41
14 Royston Town reserves 38 10 9 19 47 68 −21 39
15 Long Buckby 35 10 7 18 62 70 −8 37
16 Langford 38 9 9 20 56 83 −27 36
17 Rushden & Higham United 38 10 3 25 47 99 −52 33
18 Huntingdon Town 38 7 1 30 36 123 −87 22 Reprieved from relegation
19 London Colney 37 4 8 25 32 91 −59 20
20 Raunds Town (R) 38 5 3 30 37 106 −69 18 Relegation to a feeder league
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. 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[2]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Final
      
2 Desborough Town 0 (4)
5 Eaton Socon 0 (5)
5 Eaton Socon 0
3 Moulton 1
3 Moulton 2
4 Irchester United 2

Semifinals

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29 April 2025 Desborough Town0–0
(4–5 p)
Eaton Socon Desborough
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: The R-Inn Stadium
Attendance: 172
Referee: Kovilen Sawmynaden
29 April 2025 Moulton 3–2Irchester UnitedMoulton
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Brunting Road
Referee: Ben Twitchings

Final

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3 May 2025 Moulton 1–0Eaton SoconMoulton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Brunting Road
Attendance: 254
Referee: Darren Lander

Results table

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Home \ Away WLW AMP BUC CRA DES EAT HUN IRC LAN LEI LET LOC LON MOU RAU ROT ROY R&H STO WEL
AFC Welwyn 0–0 2–1 1–3 5–0 2–0 11–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 4–0 5–0 4–1 2–0 10–1 3–2 2–0
Ampthill Town 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 1–1
Buckingham 1–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 0–0 4–0 1–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–2
Cranfield United 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 5–0 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 3–0
Desborough Town 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 7–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 7–0 4–0 5–2 6–1 3–2 2–0
Eaton Socon 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 6–1 2–7 4–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 1–4
Huntingdon Town 0–5 1–2 0–2 1–4 1–8 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–3 3–4 2–1 0–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–6
Irchester United 0–0 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 5–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 5–3 2–1 2–4 3–1 1–0 5–0 4–2 1–1 2–3
Langford 0–3 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–2 0–4 4–1 3–4 0–1 2–3 4–2 3–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–5
Leighton Town reserves 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 5–3 1–0 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–3 1–3
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 0–4 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–4 4–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–3 2–2 4–1 3–1 0–0 4–1 3–0 2–3
London Colney 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–6 0–3 3–2 2–4 1–4 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 0–3 2–2
Long Buckby 1–2 2–2 1–4 2–3 1–2 3–5 1–1 4–4 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–1 4–4 0–4 0–0 6–3 1–3
Moulton 2–3 4–0 4–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 6–0 2–1 6–1 5–2 2–1 4–0 6–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 5–4 3–1
Raunds Town 0–1 1–4 0–4 3–1 0–5 1–2 5–0 0–4 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–3 2–5
Rothwell Corinthians 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 4–3 0–1 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–1
Royston Town reserves 2–6 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 6–0 0–3 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–4 4–3 1–1
Rushden & Higham United 1–3 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–1 1–3 4–2 0–5 1–2 4–3 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2
Stotfold reserves 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 3–1 5–0 4–1 2–1 0–5 4–0 3–3 1–4 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 5–1 2–1
Wellingborough Whitworth 2–6 0–2 4–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 4–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 5–1 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 3–4
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 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

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Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Welwyn Herns Way 3,000
Ampthill Town Ampthill Park 1,300
Buckingham Stratford Fields
Cranfield United Crawley Road
Desborough Town Waterworks Field 1,000
Eaton Socon River Road
Huntingdon Town Jubilee Park
Irchester United Alfred Street 1,800
Langford Forde Park 2,800
Leighton Town reserves Bell Close 2,800
Letchworth Garden City Eagles Pixmore Pitches
London Colney Cotlandswick Park 1,000
Long Buckby Station Road 1,000
Moulton Brunting Road
Raunds Town Kiln Park
Rushden & Higham United Hayden Road 1,500
Rothwell Corinthians Desborough Road
Royston Town reserves Garden Walk 5,000
Stotfold reserves The JSJ Stadium 1,500
Wellingborough Whitworth The Victoria Mill Ground 2,140

References

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  1. ^ "THE FA RELEASES NATIONAL LEAGUE SYSTEM CLUB ALLOCATIONS FOR STEPS 1-6 IN 2024-25 TERM". The Football Association. 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2022/2023 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA.