2020–21 Spartan South Midlands Football League
The 2020–21 season was the 24th in the history of Spartan South Midlands Football League, a football competition in England. The league operates three divisions, two of which are in covered in this article, the Premier Division, at Step 5 and Division 1 at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July,[1] and were subject to appeal.
The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The league season was subsequently abandoned on 24 February 2021.[2]
The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties Leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22.[3] Promotions from Steps 5 to 4 and 6 to 5 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019–20 and 2020–21), while teams were promoted to Step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.[3]
Premier Division
[edit]| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Colney Heath |
| Matches played | 124 |
| Goals scored | 496 (4 per match) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The Premier Division comprised the same set of 21 teams which competed in the aborted competition the previous season.
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biggleswade United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 28 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 2 | Oxhey Jets | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 25 | |
| 3 | Eynesbury Rovers | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 25 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 4 | Colney Heath | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 25 | Promoted to the Southern League[a] |
| 5 | Potton United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 23 | Transferred to the United Counties League |
| 6 | Newport Pagnell Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 22 | |
| 7 | Leighton Town | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Harpenden Town | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Harefield United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 21 | |
| 10 | Baldock Town | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 19 | |
| 11 | Aylesbury Vale Dynamos | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 19 | |
| 12 | Crawley Green | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 17 | |
| 13 | Leverstock Green | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 16 | |
| 14 | Dunstable Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 16 | |
| 15 | Arlesey Town | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 12 | |
| 16 | Edgware Town | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 10 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 17 | Tring Athletic | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 9 | |
| 18 | North Greenford United | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 8 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 19 | Broadfields United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 7 | |
| 20 | Wembley | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 5 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 21 | London Colney | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 4 |
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:
- ^ Promoted based on points per game calculations from 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons combined.
Division One
[edit]| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Promoted | Milton Keynes Irish New Salamis St Panteleimon |
| Matches played | 79 |
| Goals scored | 318 (4.03 per match) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Division One comprised 17 teams, two less than the previous season, after FC Broxbourne Borough resigned from the league and Brimsdown were relocated to the Eastern Counties League. Also, Hackney Wick were initially relocated from the Eastern Counties League, but this relocation was reversed.
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shefford Town & Campton | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 25 | |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Irish | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 22 | Promoted to the Premier Division[a] |
| 3 | London Lions | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 22 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 4 | St Panteleimon | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 21 | Promoted to the Combined Counties League[b] |
| 5 | Buckingham Athletic | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 17 | |
| 6 | Ampthill Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 17 | |
| 7 | Stotfold | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 16 | |
| 8 | Bedford | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Rayners Lane | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 16 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 10 | New Salamis | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 13 | Promoted to the Premier Division[a] |
| 11 | Winslow United | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 13 | |
| 12 | Langford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 10 | |
| 13 | Enfield Borough | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
| 14 | Park View | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 6 | Transferred to the Eastern Counties League |
| 15 | Amersham Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 4 | |
| 16 | Hillingdon Borough | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 37 | −33 | 3 | |
| 17 | London Tigers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 37 | −29 | 0 | Transferred to the Combined Counties League |
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 | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 193 (4.29 per match) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club:
- Berkhamsted Comrades
League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Bradwell United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 17 | |
| 2 | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | |
| 3 | Codicote | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 13 | |
| 4 | MK Gallacticos | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | Resigned from the league |
| 5 | Berkhamsted Raiders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Berkhamsted Comrades | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | |
| 7 | New Bradwell St Peter | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 9 | |
| 8 | Bovingdon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
| 9 | Buckingham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | |
| 10 | Totternhoe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | |
| 11 | Aston Clinton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | Sarratt | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 6 | |
| 13 | Tring Corinthians | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 5 | |
| 14 | Mursley United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 3 | Resigned from the league |
| 15 | The 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
References
[edit]- ^ "National League System club allocations – Steps 5–6, Season 2020–21" (PDF). Non League Paper. 21 July 2020.
- ^ "FA provides update on NLS Steps 3-6". The FA. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "EXPLAINED: The 2021-22 Non-League restructure". The Non-League Paper. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The FA Handbook 2020/2021 Part 29 Standardised Rules Section 12.2". The FA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.