The 1996–97 Spartan League season was 79th and the last in the history of
Spartan League
The Spartan League was a football league in England covering London and adjacent counties. Established in 1907, it merged with the South Midlands League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midlands League.
History
The Spartan League was establish ...
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At the end of the season the league was merged with
South Midlands League
The South Midlands League was a association football, football league covering Bedfordshire and some adjoining counties in England. It was founded in 1922 as the Bedfordshire County League and merged with the Spartan League in 1997 to form the ...
to form
Spartan South Midlands Football League. For the first season of the new league clubs from the South Midlands League and the Spartan League were separated: all the Spartan League Premier Division clubs formed Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division South, while clubs from Spartan League Division One and Division Two formed Spartan South Midlands League Division One South. Following first season of the new league regional Premier divisions and divisions One were merged.
Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 13 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:
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Harefield United, resigned from the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
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Islington St Mary's, promoted from Division One
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Ruislip Manor
Ruislip Manor is an area of Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon in West London. It is located approximately west north west of Charing Cross.
The construction of a halt on the Metropolitan Railway in the area in 1912 led to the develop ...
, resigned from the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
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Woodford Town, promoted from Division One
Also, Tufnell Park changed name to
Haringey Borough.
League table
Division One
Division One featured seven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:
*AC Milla
*Classic Inter
Also, Walthamstow Trojan changed name to Trojan.
League table
Division Two
Division Two featured six clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:
*Doddinghurst
*Leyton Sports
*Odua United
League table
References
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