Spartan South Midlands League Forum Latest Topicshttps://www.fansfocus.com/forum/68-spartan-south-midlands-league-forum/Spartan South Midlands League Forum Latest TopicsenSaturday 5 September - SSML Results/Reportshttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212354-saturday-5-september-ssml-resultsreports/ Saturday's fixtures, see a separate thread for the FA Cup First Qualifying Round tie taking place involving Dunstable FC, the only surviving Spartan South Midlands League (SSML) Club:

Saturday 5 September (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division

Biggleswade United v Arlesey Town

Cockfosters v Wormley Rovers 

Colney Heath v Potton United

Harlow Town v AFC Welwyn

Kempston Rovers v Risborough Rangers

Newport Pagnell Town v Harpenden Town

Tring Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Division One

Buckingham FC v Wellingborough Whitworth

Crawley Green v Burton Park Wanderers

Eaton Socon v New Bradwell St Peter

Irchester United v Bugbrooke St Michaels

Langford v Stotfold Reserves

Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Rushden & Higham United

Rothwell Corinthians v Cranfield United

Royston Town Reserves v Leighton Town Reserves

Woodford United v Ampthill Town

Division Two

Aston Clinton v Totternhoe

Codicote v Pitstone & Ivinghoe

Harpenden Town Development v Eynesbury United

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves v Redbourn FC

Redbourn Rovers v Caddington AFC

Stony Stratford Town v Sarratt

Sun Sports FC v Old Bradwell United

Tring Corinthians AFC v The 61 FC (Luton)

]]>212354Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:40:37 +0000Bedford FChttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/203382-bedford-fc/ An opportunity to start a thread on Bedford with these photographs from a 2013/14 SSML Division One fixture with Langford, at McMullen Park on Saturday 19 April 2014. Despite only leading 1-0 at the interval, thanks to Langford keeper Adam Harpur's heroics, Bedford won 6-0 against their beleaguered visitors who were reprieved from relegation after finishing the campaign in the bottom two, Bedford were third to Kings Langley and Champions Sun Postal Sports who were both promoted to the Premier Division however Bedford were promoted the following 2014/15 season only to come straight back down to Division One again:

Bedford FC

 

]]>203382Fri, 10 Jul 2020 11:55:14 +0000FA Youth Cup - 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212156-fa-youth-cup-202627/ The draw for the early rounds of the FA Youth Cup will be released on Friday (3 July) however a list of the Club's accepted for the 2026/27 competition has been announced as well as the round by round exemptions although that does not involve any of the competing SSML Club's. Arlesey Town, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos, Baldock Town, Cockfosters, Colney Heath, Dunstable FC, Everett Rovers, Harpenden Town, Kempston Rovers, Kings Langley, (Leighton Town), (Milton Keynes Irish), Newport Pagnell Town, Risborough Rangers, (Royston Town), Tring Athletic.

List of clubs accepted
List of exemptions 

]]>212156Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:18:23 +0000SSML Handbook 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212355-ssml-handbook-202627/ The League Handbook thankfully doesn't appear to be encrypted any longer:

https://mcp-cdn-fja5bvhth4eqercf.z01.azurefd.net/images/FileUploads/1677/181153/Spartan Handbook_2026-27_v19.pdf

]]>212355Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:34:40 +0000SSML Managershttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/203293-ssml-managers/ I didn't want to resurrect and post on this old thread from 2015, created by Rebadiah Hongfield, however it made for some interesting debate and who was the most charismatic Manager in the SSML at that time. Adam Fisher at Welwyn Garden City, Lee Judges at St Margaretsbury, Mick Vipond at Berkhamsted, Paul Halsey at Hoddesdon Town, Lee Bearman at Cranfield United, Ryan Thompson at London Colney and Mark Smith at Crawley Green were some names bandied about however back in the day almost every Club had a real character at the helm who didn't take themselves too seriously, unlike now:

 

]]>203293Thu, 28 May 2020 09:22:30 +0000FA Cup First Qualifying Round - Saturday 5 Septemberhttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212353-fa-cup-first-qualifying-round-saturday-5-september/ Disappointingly only one SSML Club remains in the competition compared to four at the same stage last season:

Saturday 5 September (kick off 3.00pm)

FA Cup First Qualifying Round

Dunstable FC v Woodford Town

]]>212353Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:20:20 +0000Tuesday 1 September - SSML Results/Reportshttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212346-tuesday-1-september-ssml-resultsreports/ Tuesday evening's fixtures, inexplicably none in Division One:

Tuesday 1 September (all kick off 7.45pm)

Premier Division

Baldock Town v Harlow Town

Cockfosters v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Dunstable FC v Biggleswade United

Everett Rovers v Risborough Rangers

Harpenden Town v Sawbridgeworth Town

Kempston Rovers v Tring Athletic

Kings Langley v Colney Heath

Newport Pagnell Town v Potton United

Wormley Rovers v Enfield FC

Division Two

Eynesbury United v Codicote

Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Tring Corinthians AFC

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves v Old Bradwell United

Redbourn FC v Aston Clinton

Sun Sports v London Colney

Winslow United Development v Redbourn Rovers

]]>212346Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:35:58 +0000The Non League Football Showhttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/202605-the-non-league-football-show/ Links to both the National Non League Show https://audioboom.com/channel/thenonleagueshow and the excellent one on BBC Three Counties Radio with presenter Ollie Bayliss that features our Club's within Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07k2mv8 The National Show on 13 September featured New Salamis and the great man, namely George Georgiou, was in the BBC Studio, ironically shortly before his unceremonious dismissal from the Club:

13th September 2019 - FA Vase, New Salamis, Stockport Town, Fort William and Non League Paper round-up

The Non League Football Show

Listen on Apple Podcasts 

It's the second round qualifying round of the FA Vase and whilst the competition is exciting, Tim Fuell delves deeper into the clubs looking for glory this weekend, building non league communities and football clubs.

First up, manager at New Salamis, George Georgiou, leading a club that only a few years ago was a Sunday football side formed by fans of a Cypriot Pro clubs English fans.

Next, Alan Lord Head of Management at Stockport Town who look to continue their FA Vase this weekend. His is a muli-faceted role however as his day job is working as Director of Youth Development at neighbours Stockport County alongside Jim Gannon.

If you've not yet watched the BBC Scotland documentary available on BBC iPlayer you may not know the story of Fort William FC. Make sure you watch it but first listen to Secretary turned Manager Russell MacMorran who this week led his side to their first league win in two years. It's more than just a first team however in one of the most picturesque settings for football in the UK.

Matt Badcock Editor at Large helps round off the show with what you can expect to read in this weekend's Non League Paper.

]]>202605Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:02:29 +0000Anagram Records Trophy - 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212347-anagram-records-trophy-202627/ Just for Delaney 😉 despite there being no Spartan South Midlands League (SSML) representation in the competition once again this season 😕

Anagram Records Trophy First Round (ties due to be played on Saturday 31 October)
1 Hinton v Shefford Town & Campton
2 Cuffley v Hammersmith & Kensington Town
3 Hayes & Hillingdon v St Margaretsbury

First Round byes: Kensington Dragons, Catholic United, AFC Turnford, Chipperfield Corinthians, Barnes FC, CSM London, Ware United, Shenfield Association, Larkspur Rovers, Waltham Forest Borough, East Sheen FC, Explorers FC, Bishop's Stortford Swifts

Anagram Records Trophy Second Round (ties due to be played in Saturday 21 November)
4 Kensington Dragons v Cuffley or Hammersmith & Kensington Town
5 Catholic United v AFC Turnford
6 Chipperfield Corinthians v Barnes FC
7 CSM London v Hinton or Shefford Town & Campton
8 Hayes & Hillingdon or St Margaretsbury v Ware United
9 Shenfield Association v Larkspur Rovers
10 Waltham Forest Borough v East Sheen FC
11 Explorers FC v Bishop's Stortford Swifts

Anagram Records Trophy Quarter Finals (ties due to be played in Saturday 6 March)
12 Winner of match 10 v Winner of match 7
13 Winner of match 5 v Winner of match 11
14 Winner of match 4 v Winner of match 6
15 Winner of match 8 v Winner of match 9

Anagram Records Trophy Semi Finals (due to be played on Saturday 3 April)
16 Winner of match 12 v Winner of match 14
17 Winner of match 13 v Winner of match 15

Anagram Records Trophy Final (date and venue tbc)
18 Winner of match 16 v Winner of match 17

2026/27 Anagram Records Trophy schedule in full - Sports Shots

]]>212347Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:37:46 +0000Hertfordshire FA Senior Centenary Trophy - 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212271-hertfordshire-fa-senior-centenary-trophy-202627/ The draw for the First Round of the Hertfordshire FA Senior Centenary Trophy has been made:

Hertfordshire FA Senior Centenary Trophy First Round (ties scheduled to be played on Saturday 26 September)

Belstone v St Margaretsbury
Redbourn FC v AFC Turnford
Hertford Heath v Sarratt
Ware United v Allenbury Sports
Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Bishop's Stortford Swifts
Cuffley v Harpenden Town Development
Tring Corinthians AFC v Codicote
Sun Sports v Cheshunt Development
Westmill FC v Chipperfield Corinthians

First Round byes: Bovingdon, Hoddesdon Town, Everett Rovers Reserves, Royston Town Reserves, Oxhey Jets, Buntingford Town, Baldock Victoria

https://fulltime.thefa.com/competition.html?selectedSeason=996449515&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=0&selectedCompetition=235111959&ftsCompetitionPageContent.selectedFeatureCode=1_494374817

]]>212271Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:56:09 +0000Hertfordshire FA Senior Challenge Cup – 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212269-hertfordshire-fa-senior-challenge-cup-%E2%80%93-202627/ The draw for the First Round of the Hertfordshire FA Senior Challenge Cup has been made:

Hertfordshire FA Senior Challenge Cup First Round (ties scheduled to be played on Tuesday 13 October)
Wormley Rovers v Colney Heath
Ware FC v Potters Bar Town
Harpenden Town v Watford
Enfield FC v Boreham Wood
Baldock Town v Royston Town
Bishop's Stortford v Sawbridgeworth Town
Leverstock Green v Tring Athletic
Hadley v Berkhamstead
St Albans City v Hitchin Town
Welwyn Garden City v Everett Rovers

First Round byes: AFC Welwyn, Cheshunt, Hertford Town, Kings Langley, London Lions and Hemel Hempstead Town 

https://fulltime.thefa.com/competition.html?selectedSeason=996449515&selectedFixtureGroupAgeGroup=0&selectedDivision=0&selectedCompetition=499699607&ftsCompetitionPageContent.selectedFeatureCode=1_600488218

]]>212269Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:08:36 +0000Wellingborough Whitworths FChttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/211476-wellingborough-whitworths-fc/ Rhodes. I fully appreciate that this club may be of little interest to you as you must spend many hours reporting the developments of South Midlands clubs closer to your home and not so much Northants, as people in Northants appear to have little interest in this league despite your best efforts. I would ask you to post any information you obtain about this club here via info from Whitworths or other club results. As you are aware I am in South America as my son as recently been appointed to a senior position within the club I would appreciate snyy news.

]]>211476Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:54:50 +0000Saturday 29 August - SSML Results/Reportshttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212340-saturday-29-august-ssml-resultsreports/ The Bank Holiday weekend fixtures, surprisingly no games on Bank Holiday Monday unlike in previous season's:

Saturday 29 August (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division

Arlesey Town v Risborough Rangers

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v AFC Welwyn

Cockfosters v Dunstable FC

Enfield FC v Baldock Town (at Potters Bar Town FC)

Harlow Town v Newport Pagnell Town

Harpenden Town v Colney Heath

Kempston Rovers v Wormley Rovers

Potton United v Kings Langley

Sawbridgeworth Town v Everett Rovers

Tring Athletic v Biggleswade United

Division One

Buckingham FC v Cranfield United

Bugbrooke St Michaels v Langford

Burton Park Wanderers v Ampthill Town

Crawley Green P Rothwell Corinthians

Huntingdon Town v Woodford United (at Raunds Town FC)

Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Irchester United

Royston Town Reserves v Stotfold Reserves

Rushden & Higham United v Leighton Town Reserves

Wellingborough Whitworth v Eaton Socon

Division Two

Aston Clinton v Eynesbury United

Caddington AFC v The 61 FC (Luton) (at Creasey Park)

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves v Sarratt 

Redbourn FC v Winslow United Development

Redbourn Rovers v Old Bradwell United (at Leverstock Green FC)

Stony Stratford Town v London Colney

Sun Sports v Milton Keynes College Football Academy

Totternhoe v Codicote

Tring Corinthians AFC v Harpenden Town Development 

]]>212340Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:57:14 +0000Northamptonshire FA Hillier Senior Cup - 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212120-northamptonshire-fa-hillier-senior-cup-202627/ A newly introduced format of the 2026/27 Northamptonshire FA Hillier Senior Cup will see Club's at Step 6 level competing in the competition for the first time in addition to the Northamptonshire FA Les Underwood Junior Cup, however surprisingly only Rothwell Corinthians and Wellingborough Whitworth from the Spartan South Midlands League (SSML) have entered:

713644321_1453506070145044_702397679718728849_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s590x590_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=if8LWYrnA2EQ7kNvwFIRs__&_nc_oc=AdoaTCZRr1Rk5O_V6uFcRgDXkmCKZWhdWY62iqaNqSTVDjF8X7M0DcPPvP3j9K8BUXw&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&_nc_gid=X6SbfSyIM_L_hcTznjyefg&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af8wiHlqpd5Ie5ZXG76kiWQ1twmuSEDjQu49It9GHoToUA&oe=6A27298F715990325_1453506066811711_2455415878545835823_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s590x590_tt6&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=BTUtw1txXY8Q7kNvwGCQo7U&_nc_oc=Adp2mYqyYH5fPiKLuHiY301aitSbWXFbBTr_7O2e8aT6hc2RS4c1m35jTxfrf37PP9c&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&_nc_gid=X6SbfSyIM_L_hcTznjyefg&_nc_ss=7a2a8&oh=00_Af-jWhwc0SgWU9RyTGjRW1QjHxwlYAY3XjXEwKs_VN9eyA&oe=6A272B76

]]>212120Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:59:21 +0000Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 24/25/26 August - SSML Results/Reportshttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212335-mondaytuesdaywednesday-242526-august-ssml-resultsreports/ The midweek fixtures:

Monday 24 August (kick off 7.45pm)

Premier Division

AFC Welwyn v Harlow Town (at Hertford Town FC)

Tuesday 25 August (kick off 7.45pm unless stated)

Division One

Ampthill Town v New Bradwell St Peter

Bugbrooke St Michaels v Rushden & Higham United

Cranfield United v Crawley Green

Eaton Socon v Burton Park Wanderers

Huntingdon Town v Buckingham FC

Irchester United v Rothwell Corinthians

Leighton Town Reserves v Letchworth Garden City Eagles

Royston Town Reserves v Langford

Wellingborough Whitworth v Woodford United

Division Two

Eynesbury United v The 61 FC (Luton)

Harpenden Town Development v Sarratt

Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Aston Clinton 

Old Bradwell United v Pitstone & Ivinghoe (kick off 6.30pm)

Redbourn Rovers v Codicote

Totternhoe v Redbourn FC (kick off 6.30pm)

Winslow United Development v Stony Stratford Town

Wednesday 26 August (kick off 6.30pm)

Division Two

Tring Corinthians AFC v London Colney

]]>212335Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:20:34 +0000London FA Senior Cup - 2026/27https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212258-london-fa-senior-cup-202627/ The draw for the London FA Senior Cup has been made involving Cockfosters and Harlow Town, the full draw will follow shortly:

London FA Senior Cup First Round
Cockfosters v Wingate & Finchley
AFC Croydon Athletic v Harlow Town

London FA Senior Cup Second Round
Cockfosters or Wingate & Finchley v Bromley
AFC Croydon Athletic or Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic

]]>212258Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:19:49 +0000FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay - Tuesday 25 Augusthttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212334-fa-cup-preliminary-round-replay-tuesday-25-august/ The only FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay, involving remaining Spartan South Midlands League (SSML) Club's, takes place on Tuesday (25 August) evening and Baldock Town who earned a creditable 2-2 draw at Essex Senior League Romford on Saturday:

Tuesday 25 August – (kick off 7.45pm)

FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay

Baldock Town v Romford

]]>212334Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:38:37 +0000Anagram Records Trophy - 2022/23https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/206458-anagram-records-trophy-202223/ I understand that Milton Keynes College Football Academy, The 61 FC (Luton), Codicote, Totternhoe, AFC Caddington, Aston Clinton, Old Bradwell United, Sarratt and Bovingdon are all taking part in the competition this season and have First Round byes with aII Second Round ties due to take pIace on Saturday 22 October. FuII draw to foIIow:

]]>206458Sat, 13 Aug 2022 17:00:35 +0000FA Cup Preliminary Round - Saturday 22 Augusthttps://www.fansfocus.com/topic/212315-fa-cup-preliminary-round-saturday-22-august/ Good luck to the remaining seven (from twenty) SSML Club's in action in the FA Cup Preliminary Round on Saturday, compared to ten (from twenty) this time last season. To quote Karen again, rest her soul, there's another, sorry, yet another 'schoolboy error' on Full Time as Hashtag United v Enfield FC is at Redbridge FC and not being played at Haringey Borough's Coles Park:

Saturday 22 August – (all kick off 3.00pm)

FA Cup Preliminary Round

Dunstable FC v  North Greenford United 

Hashtag United v Enfield FC (at Redbridge FC)

Kings Langley  v Canvey Island

Romford v Baldock Town (at East Thurrock United FC)

Stotfold v Cockfosters 

Wells City v Risborough Rangers 

Woodford Town v Sawbridgeworth Town (at Ware FC)

]]>212315Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:25:22 +0000The 61 FC (Luton)https://www.fansfocus.com/topic/203477-the-61-fc-luton/ Some YouTube action, courtesy of The Cold End, of Codicote v The 61 FC (Luton in a 2019/20 SSML Division Two fixture, at the John Clements Memorial Ground on Saturday 7 December 2019, Codicote won 3-0 with goals from Alfie Warman, Max Evans and Price Perry, the game was already all over bar the shouting at the interval with Codicote leading 2-0:

http://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2019/12/another-defeat-for-61-fc-luton.html

 

]]>203477Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:21:11 +0000