The 2023–24 season was the 27th 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 constitution was announced on 15 May 2023. Starting this season, the Step 5 Premier Division in the league promotes two clubs; one as champions and one via a four-team play-off. This replaced the previous inter-step play-off system. For this season only, there would have been only one club relegated from the Step 5 division.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with six new clubs: FC Romania, relegated from the Southern League London Lions, transferred from the Combined Counties League Milton Keynes Irish, transferred from the United Counties League Real Bedford, promoted from Division One Sawbridgeworth Town, transferred from the Essex Senior League Stansted, transferred from the Essex Senior League
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityArlesey Town Hitchin Road 2,920Baldock TownAylesbury Vale Dynamos Haywood Way Biggleswade United Fairfield Road 2,000Cockfosters Chalk Lane 1,000Colney Heath Recreation Ground Crawley Green The Brache 4,000Dunstable Town Creasey Park 3,065FC Romania Theobalds Lane (groundshare with Cheshunt) 3,000Harpenden Town Rothamsted Park Leverstock Green Pancake Lane London Lions Rowley Lane Milton Keynes Irish Manor Fields 1,500Potton United The Hollow Real Bedford McMullen Park Sawbridgeworth Town Crofters End 2,500Shefford Town & Campton Shefford Sports Club 1,000St Panteleimon Hertingfordbury Park (groundshare with Hertford Town) Stansted Hargrave Park 2,000Tring Athletic Grass Roots Stadium
Division One
Division One featured twelve clubs which competed in the division last season, along with eight new clubs: Cranfield United, promoted from the Bedfordshire County League Huntingdon Town, transferred from the Eastern Counties League Irchester United, promoted from the Northamptonshire Combination League Leighton Town development, promoted from Division Two Long Buckby, relegated from the United Counties League Rothwell Corinthians, relegated from the United Counties League Royston Town U23, promoted from the Hertfordshire Senior County League Also, Buckingham Athletic merged with Division Two club Buckingham United to form the new club Buckingham.
League table
Reserve and U23 sides are ineligible for promotion to Step 5 or higher.
Play-offs
Semifinals
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium CapacityAmpthill Town Ampthill Park 1,300Buckingham Stratford Fields Burton Park Wanderers Latimer Park (groundshare with Kettering Town) Cranfield United Crawley Road Eaton Socon River Road Huntingdon Town Jubilee Park Irchester United Alfred Street 1,800Langford Forde Park 2,800Leighton Town development Bell Close 2,800Letchworth Garden City Eagles Pixmore Pitches Long Buckby Station Road 1,000Moulton Brunting Road Northampton ON Chenecks Old Northamptonians Sports Ground Northampton Sileby Rangers Fernie Fields Raunds Town Kiln Park Rushden & Higham United Hayden Road 1,500Rothwell Corinthians Desborough Road Royston Town U23 Garden Walk 5,000Wellingborough Whitworth The Victoria Mill Ground 2,140Winslow United Elmfields Gate 2,000
Division Two
Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs: AFC Welwyn, new club Milton Keynes Irish reserves, joined from the United Counties League reserve division Newport Pagnell Town development, joined from the United Counties League reserve division Stony Stratford Town, joined from the North Bucks League
League table
Stadia and locations
References