The 1997–98 Spartan South Midlands Football League season was the first in the history of

Spartan South Midlands Football League The Spartan South Midlands Football League is an English football league covering Hertfordshire, northwest Greater London, central Buckinghamshire and southern Bedfordshire. It is a feeder to the Southern Football League or the Isthmian League, ...

. The league was formed by the merger of the

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 ...

and the

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 ...

. The league consisted of 75 clubs divided into five divisions. For this season only both Premier Division and Division One were split geographically into two sections, as the Premier Division North was a successor of the South Midlands League Premier Division, and the Premier Division South was a successor of the Spartan League Premier Division. Senior Division was a successor of the South Midlands League Senior Division. Division One North was a successor of the South Midlands League Division One, and the Division One South was a successor of the Spartan League divisions One and Two. At the end of the season Premier divisions were merged, while Division One North was renamed Division One as all the Division One South clubs resigned from the league and formed the London Intermediate League.

Premier Division North

The division featured 15 clubs, all came from the

Premier Division.

League table

Premier Division South

The division featured 15 clubs, all came from

Premier Division.

League table

Senior Division

The division featured 13 clubs which competed in the previous season South Midlands League Senior Division, along with three new clubs. *Two clubs, promoted from

Division One: ** Biggleswade United **

Caddington Caddington () is a village and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. It is between the Luton/Dunstable urban area (to the north), and Hertfordshire (to the south). The western border of the parish is Watlin ...

*One club joined the Division: **Shillington, who last competed in the 1995–96 season in the

League table

Division One North

The division featured 16 clubs which competed in the previous season South Midlands League Division One, along with one new club: *Greenacres

League table

Division One South

The division featured ten clubs which competed in the previous season

divisions One and Two, along with five clubs: * Crown & Manor *Chestnut Trojans *

Leyton Leyton () is a town in east London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the River L ...

*Leyton Youth *Tottenham Omada

League table

References

External links

FCHD Spartan South Midlands Football League page
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