The 2021–22 season was the 25th in the history of the 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 One at Step 6 of the English football league system.
The league constitution for this season was based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 that were announced by The Football Association on 18 May 2021, and were subject to appeal.
After the abandonment of the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, numerous promotions were decided on a points per game basis over the previous two seasons.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs. Transferred from the Hellenic League: Ardley United Flackwell Heath Holmer Green Risborough Rangers Plus: Hadley, transferred from the Essex Senior League Milton Keynes Irish, promoted from Division One New Salamis, promoted from Division One
Cockfosters, initially allocated to this division from the Essex Senior League, successfully appealed and the transfer was rescinded.
League table
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityArdley United The Playing Fields 1,000Arlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920Baldock TownAylesbury Vale Dynamos Haywood Way Broadfields United Tithe Farm Sports & Social Club (groundshare with Rayners Lane) 1,000Crawley Green The Brache 4,000Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,065Flackwell Heath Wilks Park 2,000Hadley Brickfield Lane 2,000Harefield United Preston Park 1,200Harpenden Town Rothamsted Park Holmer Green Watchet Lane Leighton Town Bell Close 2,800Leverstock Green Pancake Lane London Colney Cotlandswick Park 1,000Milton Keynes Irish Manor Fields 1,500New Salamis Coles Park (groundshare with Haringey Borough) 3,000Oxhey Jets The Boundary Stadium 2,000Risborough Rangers The KAMTECH Stadium 1,500Tring Athletic Grass Roots Stadium
Division One
Division One featured nine clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eleven new clubs. Transferred from the United Counties League: Burton Park Wanderers Irchester United Northampton Sileby Rangers Raunds Town Rushden & Higham United Wellingborough Whitworth Transferred from the Hellenic League: Kidlington reserves Long Crendon Penn & Tylers Green Thame Rangers Plus: Letchworth Garden City Eagles, promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityAmersham Town Spratleys Meadow 1,500London TigersAmpthill Town Ampthill Park 1,300Bedford McMullen Park Buckingham Athletic Stratford Fields Burton Park Wanderers Latimer Park (groundshare with Kettering Town) Irchester United Alfred Street 1,800 Kidlington reserves Yarnton Road 1,500Langford Forde Park 2,800Letchworth Garden City Eagles Pixmore Pitches Long Crendon Marsh Lane (groundshare with Oxford City) 3,100Northampton Sileby Rangers Fernie Fields Penn & Tylers Green French School Meadow 900Raunds Town Kiln Park Rushden & Higham United Hayden Road 1,500Shefford Town & Campton Shefford Sports Club 1,000Stotfold The JSJ Stadium 1,500Thame Rangers Meadow View Park 2,000Wellingborough Whitworth The Victoria Mill Ground 2,140Winslow United Elmfields Gate 2,000
Division Two
Division Two featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new club: Milton Keynes College Football Academy Eynesbury United, joined from the Cambridgeshire County League Risborough Rangers development, transferred from the Hellenic League Division Two North
League table
Step 5 rankings The 10 runners-up with the most points per game (PPG) at Step 5 were automatically promoted after the 2021–22 season. The remaining six played one-off inter-step play-off matches with the six third-from-bottom clubs with the fewest PPG from the eight divisions at Step 4. The winner of each match was promoted to Step 4 for the 2022–23 season, while each loser was relegated to Step 5.
The final points-per-game ranking of the second-placed teams was as follows:
The 12 best second-from-bottom clubs on a PPG basis out of 16 that were at Step 5 were reprieved from relegation. The four worst teams were relegated.
The final points-per-game ranking of the second-from-bottom-placed teams was also as follows:
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