1984–85 South Midlands League

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The 1984–85 South Midlands League season was 56th in the history of South Midlands League. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

## Premier Division

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Football league season

South Midlands League
Premier DivisionSeason| 1984–85

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Champions| Eaton Bray United
Promoted| Vauxhall Motors (Luton)
Relegated| Brache Sparta

← 1983–84

1985–86 →

The Premier Division featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:

* New Bradwell St. Peter, promoted from last season's Division One
* Brache Sparta, promoted from last season's Division One
* Knebworth, promoted from last season's Division One
* Leighton Town, promoted from last season's Division One
* Hoddesdon Town, joined from the defunct Athenian League

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Eaton Bray United (C) | 30  | 20  | 7  | 3  | 71  | 34  | +37  | 47  |
2  | Vauxhall Motors (Luton) (P) | 30  | 18  | 6  | 6  | 46  | 24  | +22  | 42  | Promotion to Isthmian League Division Two North
3  | Shefford Town | 30  | 17  | 5  | 8  | 56  | 31  | +25  | 39  |
4  | Knebworth  | 30  | 15  | 9  | 6  | 44  | 32  | +12  | 39
5  | Winslow United | 30  | 15  | 6  | 9  | 52  | 32  | +20  | 36
6  | Shillington  | 30  | 13  | 8  | 9  | 36  | 26  | +10  | 34
7  | Hoddesdon Town | 30  | 13  | 7  | 10  | 53  | 37  | +16  | 33
8  | The 61 FC Luton | 30  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 43  | 43  | 0  | 33
9  | Pirton  | 30  | 13  | 6  | 11  | 46  | 37  | +9  | 32
10  | Selby  | 30  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 35  | 45  | −10  | 29
11  | Welwyn Garden City | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 50  | 45  | +5  | 28
12  | New Bradwell St. Peter | 30  | 8  | 7  | 15  | 31  | 45  | −14  | 23
13  | Leighton Town | 30  | 9  | 4  | 17  | 31  | 45  | −14  | 22
14  | GS Ashcroft Co-op  | 30  | 4  | 11  | 15  | 29  | 47  | −18  | 19
15  | Waterlows | 30  | 4  | 6  | 20  | 17  | 58  | −41  | 14  | Left the league
16  | Brache Sparta (R) | 30  | 3  | 4  | 23  | 26  | 85  | −59  | 10  | Relegation to Division One

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Division One

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Football league season

South Midlands League
Division OneSeason| 1984–85

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Champions| Milton Keynes Borough
Promoted| Milton Keynes Borough
Langford
Cranfield United
Relegated| None

← 1983–84

1985–86 →

The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 4 new clubs:

* Walden Rangers, relegated from Premier Division
* Milton Keynes Borough, transferred from the Hellenic League Division One
* Milton Keynes United, joined from North Bucks League
* Ickleford, joined from North Herts League

### League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Milton Keynes Borough (C, P) | 26  | 18  | 6  | 2  | 56  | 22  | +34  | 42  | Promotion to Premier Division
2  | Mowlem  | 26  | 14  | 7  | 5  | 60  | 36  | +24  | 35  | Left the league
3  | Langford (P) | 26  | 13  | 4  | 9  | 53  | 40  | +13  | 30  | Promotion to Premier Division
4  | Welwyn Garden United  | 26  | 12  | 5  | 9  | 65  | 46  | +19  | 29  |
5  | Totternhoe | 26  | 12  | 4  | 10  | 45  | 37  | +8  | 28
6  | Cranfield United (P) | 26  | 9  | 9  | 8  | 39  | 38  | +1  | 27  | Promotion to Premier Division
7  | Electrolux  | 26  | 11  | 5  | 10  | 43  | 45  | −2  | 27  |
8  | Milton Keynes United  | 26  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 34  | 54  | −20  | 23
9  | Walden Rangers  | 26  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 44  | 51  | −7  | 22
10  | Biggleswade Town | 26  | 8  | 6  | 12  | 36  | 45  | −9  | 22
11  | Pitstone & Ivinghoe | 26  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 32  | 46  | −14  | 22
12  | Sandy Albion  | 26  | 8  | 6  | 12  | 38  | 53  | −15  | 22
13  | Harpenden Town | 26  | 5  | 8  | 13  | 43  | 57  | −14  | 18
14  | Ickleford  | 26  | 7  | 3  | 16  | 34  | 52  | −18  | 17

Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

## References

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1. ^ "South Midlands League". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
2. ^ "Non League Tables for 1984-1985". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
3. ^ "Shefford Town". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
4. ^ "Winslow United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
5. ^ "New Bradwell St Peter". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
6. ^ "Cranfield United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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South Midlands League

Seasons|

* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
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* 1982–83
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97

Successor league: Spartan South Midlands Football League

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1984–85 in English football

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National teams|

* Bobby Robson
* Rous Cup
* 1986 FIFA World Cup (qualification – Group 3)
* Ciudad de México Cup Tournament
* Azteca 2000 Tournament

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division)

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Level 5|

* Alliance Premier League

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (level 6 only)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* London Spartan League (Premier, Senior)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One North, One Central, One South )
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (qualifying rounds, final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (final)
* Associate Members' Cup (final)

European competitions|

* European Cup
* UEFA Cup
* European Cup Winners' Cup

Other|

* Bradford City stadium fire
* Heysel Stadium disaster

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Everton
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Crystal Palace
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wimbledon
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Cambridge United
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gillingham
* Hull City
* Lincoln City
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Orient
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Swansea City
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* York City

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Mansfield Town
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wrexham

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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