The 2022–23 Spartan South Midlands Football League season is the 26th in the history of the

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, ...

, a

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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

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. The league constitution for this season was based on allocations for Steps 5 and 6 that were announced by

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on 12 May 2022, and are subject to appeals.

Premier Division

At the end of the previous season, eight teams left the Premier Division: * Broadfields United, transferred to the

Combined Counties League The Combined Counties Football League is a regional men's football league in south-eastern England with members in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Jersey, Kent, Middlesex, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the western half and sou ...

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, transferred to the Combined Counties League * Hadley, promoted to 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 ...

* Harefield United, transferred to the Combined Counties League *

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, relegated to

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* Milton Keynes Irish, transferred to the

United Counties League The United Counties League (also known after its sponsor as the ''Uhlsport United Counties League'') is an English football league covering Northamptonshire, Rutland and Bedfordshire and most of Leicestershire as well as parts of Buckinghamshi ...

* New Salamis, promoted to the Southern League * Oxhey Jets, transferred to the Combined Counties League The remaining 12 teams, together with the following, formed the Premier Division for 2022–23: * Biggleswade United, transferred from the

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, transferred from the

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Colney Heath Colney Heath is a large village in Hertfordshire, England. The village became a civil parish in 1947 when the St. Peter Rural parish was split to form Colney Heath and London Colney. There is a converted windmill in the village. The civil paris ...

, relegated to the Southern League * Hoddesdon Town, transferred from the

* Potton United, transferred from the United Counties League * Shefford Town & Campton, promoted from

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, promoted from Division One * St Panteleimon, transferred from the

Premier Division table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

Division One

At the end of the previous season, six teams left Division One: * Irchester United, relegated to the

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Reserves, transferred to the Hellenic League *

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, transferred to the Hellenic League * Penn & Tylers Green, transferred to the

* Shefford Town & Campton, promoted to the Premier Division *

, promoted to the Premier Division The remaining 14 teams, together with the following, will form Division One for 2022–23: *

Eaton Socon Eaton Socon is a community in south-west Cambridgeshire. Eaton Socon is a component of the town of St Neots, located on its south-west margin. Eaton Socon lies on the west side of the River Great Ouse, and is bounded on the west by the A1 ro ...

, promoted from the Cambridgshire County League *

, relegated from the Premier Division * Lutterworth Athletic, transferred from the

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, promoted from the

* Northampton ON Chenecks, relegated from the United Counties League * Rugby Borough, promoted from the

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Bedford changed their name to Real Bedford.

Division One table

Prior to the first match(es) being played the ''Pos'' column shows alphabetic sequence of teams rather than league position.

References

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