2008–09 Football Conference

Football league season

Football ConferenceSeason| 2008–09

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← 2007–08

2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Football Conference season was the fifth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirtieth season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier was the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the Conference North and Conference South existed at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the playoff of the National division were promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four were relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions were promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions were relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League. For sponsorship reasons, the Conference Premier was frequently referred to as the Blue Square Premier.

## Conference Premier

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A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South.

### Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from 2007–08 Conference North

* Kettering Town
* Barrow

Teams promoted from 2007–08 Conference South

* Lewes
* Eastbourne Borough

Teams relegated from 2007–08 League Two

* Mansfield Town
* Wrexham

Eastbourne, Mansfield, Lewes and Wrexham appear in the Conference Premier for the first time, while Barrow return to the league after ten years. Kettering have three times been runners-up at this level and return to the league after an absence of five years. Altrincham remain in the Conference after a third consecutive reprieve from relegation, following Halifax Town's demotion for financial reasons.

Woking's relegation ended the tenure of the Football Conference's longest serving club, completing seventeen seasons in the top-flight.

### League table

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Football league season

Conference PremierSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| Burton Albion (1st Football Conference title)
Promoted to League Two| Burton Albion,
Torquay United
Relegated to Conference North/Conference South| Woking
Northwich Victoria
Weymouth
Lewes
Promoted for the next season| Tamworth,
Gateshead,
AFC Wimbledon,
Hayes & Yeading United
Matches played| 552
Goals scored| 1,410 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer| Andy Mangan (Forest Green Rovers), 26
Biggest home win| Wrexham – Eastbourne Borough 5–0, Wrexham – Stevenage Borough 5–0
Biggest away win| Weymouth – Rushden & Diamonds 0–9
Highest scoring| Weymouth – Rushden & Diamonds 0–9, Oxford United – Eastbourne Borough 6–3
Longest winning run| Burton Albion (12 games)
Longest unbeaten run| Burton Albion (18 games)
Longest losing run| ?
Average attendance| 1,783 (−1% compared with the previous season)

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Burton Albion (C, P) | 46  | 27  | 7  | 12  | 81  | 52  | +29  | 88  | Promotion to League Two
2  | Cambridge United | 46  | 24  | 14  | 8  | 65  | 39  | +26  | 86  | Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs
3  | Histon | 46  | 23  | 14  | 9  | 78  | 48  | +30  | 83
4  | Torquay United (P) | 46  | 23  | 14  | 9  | 72  | 47  | +25  | 83
5  | Stevenage Borough | 46  | 23  | 12  | 11  | 73  | 54  | +19  | 81
6  | Kidderminster Harriers | 46  | 23  | 10  | 13  | 69  | 48  | +21  | 79  |
7  | Oxford United[a] | 46  | 24  | 10  | 12  | 72  | 51  | +21  | 77
8  | Kettering Town | 46  | 21  | 13  | 12  | 50  | 37  | +13  | 76
9  | Crawley Town[b] | 46  | 19  | 14  | 13  | 77  | 55  | +22  | 70
10  | Wrexham | 46  | 18  | 12  | 16  | 64  | 48  | +16  | 66
11  | Rushden & Diamonds | 46  | 16  | 15  | 15  | 61  | 50  | +11  | 63
12  | Mansfield Town[c] | 46  | 19  | 9  | 18  | 57  | 55  | +2  | 62
13  | Eastbourne Borough | 46  | 18  | 6  | 22  | 58  | 70  | −12  | 60
14  | Ebbsfleet United | 46  | 16  | 10  | 20  | 52  | 60  | −8  | 58
15  | Altrincham | 46  | 15  | 11  | 20  | 49  | 66  | −17  | 56
16  | Salisbury City | 46  | 14  | 13  | 19  | 54  | 64  | −10  | 55
17  | York City | 46  | 11  | 19  | 16  | 47  | 51  | −4  | 52
18  | Forest Green Rovers | 46  | 12  | 16  | 18  | 70  | 76  | −6  | 52
19  | Grays Athletic | 46  | 14  | 10  | 22  | 44  | 64  | −20  | 52
20  | Barrow | 46  | 12  | 15  | 19  | 51  | 65  | −14  | 51
21  | Woking (R) | 46  | 10  | 14  | 22  | 37  | 60  | −23  | 44  | Relegation to Conference South
22  | Northwich Victoria (R) | 46  | 11  | 10  | 25  | 56  | 75  | −19  | 43  | Relegation to Conference North
23  | Weymouth (R) | 46  | 11  | 10  | 25  | 45  | 86  | −41  | 43  | Relegation to Conference South
24  | Lewes (R) | 46  | 6  | 6  | 34  | 28  | 89  | −61  | 24

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2009. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Oxford deducted 5 points[1]
2. ^ Crawley Town deducted 1 point[2]
3. ^ Mansfield deducted 4 points[3]

### Results

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Home \ Away  | ALT | BRW | BRT | CAM | CRA | EAB | EBB | FGR | GRY | HIS | KET | KID | LEW | MAN | NOR | OXF | R&D | SAL | STB | TOR | WEY | WOK | WRE | YOR

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Altrincham |  | 3–4  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–5  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1
Barrow | 2–2  |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0
Burton Albion | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 5–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 2–1
Cambridge United | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 1–0
Crawley Town | 4–0  | 4–0  | 4–0  | 2–2  |  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–1
Eastbourne Borough | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1
Ebbsfleet United | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–4  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0
Forest Green Rovers | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–4  |  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 1–1
Grays Athletic | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  |  | 1–4  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–0
Histon | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–3  | 5–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1
Kettering Town | 3–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 4–2
Kidderminster Harriers | 4–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–0
Lewes | 2–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 0–4  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–1
Mansfield Town | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–2  | 1–0  |  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0
Northwich Victoria | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  |  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–2
Oxford United | 1–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 6–3  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Rushden & Diamonds | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Salisbury City | 1–3  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  |  | 2–4  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 1–1
Stevenage Borough | 3–0  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  |  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–3
Torquay United | 3–1  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–0  |  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1
Weymouth | 2–0  | 0–3  | 0–5  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–5  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–9  | 0–4  | 0–3  | 0–1  |  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–2
Woking | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–2
Wrexham | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 5–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  |  | 3–1
York City | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1] Soccerbase
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Play-offs

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| Semi-finals | | | Final at Wembley Stadium |

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| 4 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 |

| 3 | Histon | 0 | 1 | 1 |

#### Semifinals

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30 April 2009

19:30

1st Leg

Stevenage Borough| 3–1| Cambridge United

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* Roberts 47'
* Morison 61', 84'

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* Phillips 49'

Broadhall Way, Stevenage

Attendance: 4,446

Referee: R Whitton

4 May 2009

2nd Leg

Cambridge United| 3–0 (a.e.t.)| Stevenage Borough

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* Willmott 55'
* Rendell 72', 119'

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Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Attendance: 6,507

Referee: Paul Tierney

Cambridge United won 4–3 on Aggregate.

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1 May 2009

20:00

1st Leg

Torquay United| 2–0| Histon

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* Wroe 36'
* Sills 74'

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Plainmoor, Torquay

Attendance: 3,737

Referee: J Waugh

4 May 2009

2nd Leg

Histon| 1–0| Torquay United

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Bridge Road, Impington

Attendance: 2,481

Referee: Steven Rushton

Torquay United won 2–1 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final

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17 May 2009

16:00

Cambridge United| 0–2| Torquay United

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* Hargreaves 35'
* Sills 75'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 35,089

Referee: Gary Sutton

### Stadia and locations

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Altrincham

Barrow

Burton Albion

Cambridge United

Crawley Town

Eastbourne Borough

Ebbsfleet United

Forest Green Rovers

Grays Athletic

Histon

Kettering Town

Kidderminster Harriers

Lewes

Mansfield Town

Northwich Victoria

Oxford United

Rushden & Diamonds

Salisbury City

Stevenage Borough

Torquay United

Weymouth

Woking

Wrexham

York City

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Locations of the Conference Premier 2008–09 teams

### Top goalscorers

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1  | Andy Mangan | Forest Green Rovers | 26
2  | James Constable | Oxford United | 23
3  | Steve Morison | Stevenage Borough | 22
4  | Charlie Griffin | Salisbury City | 21
5  | Matthew Barnes-Homer | Kidderminster Harriers | 20
Jack Midson | Histon
7  | Greg Pearson | Burton Albion | 18
8  | Colin Little | Altrincham | 16
Justin Richards | Kidderminster Harriers
10  | Shaun Harrad | Burton Albion | 15
Jefferson Louis | Wrexham
Gareth Seddon | Kettering Town
Richard Brodie | York City

## Conference North

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Football league season

Conference NorthSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| Tamworth
Promoted| Tamworth
Gateshead
Relegated| Burscough
Hucknall Town
Top goalscorer| Lee Novak (26)

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 16 sides from last season, three relegated from the Conference Premier, two promoted from the Northern Premier League and one promoted from the Southern Football League.

### Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from 2007–08 Northern Premier League Premier Division

* Gateshead
* Fleetwood Town

Teams promoted from 2007–08 Southern League Premier Division

* King's Lynn

Teams relegated from 2007–08 Conference Premier

* Droylsden
* Stafford Rangers
* Farsley Celtic

Droylsden and Farsley are returned having spent just one season in the higher league. Fleetwood reached a new high eleven seasons after being re-formed following the bankruptcy of the original Fleetwood Town. Both Boston United and Nuneaton Borough were expelled from the league for financial reasons before the season, resulting in Vauxhall Motors relegation and Redditch United's transfer to the Conference South being cancelled.

### League table

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1  | Tamworth (C, P) | 42  | 24  | 13  | 5  | 70  | 41  | +29  | 85  | Promotion to Conference Premier
2  | Gateshead (P) | 42  | 24  | 8  | 10  | 81  | 48  | +33  | 80  | Qualification for Conference North play-offs
3  | Alfreton Town | 42  | 20  | 17  | 5  | 81  | 48  | +33  | 77
4  | AFC Telford United | 42  | 22  | 10  | 10  | 65  | 34  | +31  | 76
5  | Southport | 42  | 21  | 13  | 8  | 63  | 36  | +27  | 76
6  | Stalybridge Celtic | 42  | 20  | 10  | 12  | 71  | 50  | +21  | 70  |
7  | Droylsden | 42  | 18  | 14  | 10  | 64  | 44  | +20  | 68
8  | Fleetwood Town | 42  | 17  | 11  | 14  | 70  | 66  | +4  | 62
9  | Harrogate Town | 42  | 17  | 10  | 15  | 66  | 57  | +9  | 61
10  | Hinckley United | 42  | 16  | 9  | 17  | 56  | 59  | −3  | 57
11  | Vauxhall Motors | 42  | 14  | 11  | 17  | 51  | 67  | −16  | 53
12  | Workington | 42  | 13  | 12  | 17  | 54  | 55  | −1  | 51
13  | Gainsborough Trinity | 42  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 57  | 63  | −6  | 50
14  | Redditch United | 42  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 49  | 61  | −12  | 50
15  | Blyth Spartans | 42  | 14  | 7  | 21  | 50  | 58  | −8  | 49
16  | Solihull Moors | 42  | 13  | 10  | 19  | 49  | 73  | −24  | 49
17  | King's Lynn (R) | 42  | 10  | 18  | 14  | 50  | 60  | −10  | 48  | Demoted to Northern Premier League Premier Division[a]
18  | Stafford Rangers | 42  | 12  | 12  | 18  | 41  | 56  | −15  | 48  |
19  | Farsley Celtic | 42  | 14  | 5  | 23  | 58  | 65  | −7  | 47
20  | Hyde United | 42  | 11  | 9  | 22  | 57  | 80  | −23  | 42
21  | Burscough (R) | 42  | 10  | 6  | 26  | 43  | 80  | −37  | 36  | Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division
22  | Hucknall Town (R) | 42  | 5  | 13  | 24  | 39  | 84  | −45  | 28

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2009. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ King's Lynn demoted as their stadium does not meet the league standards,[4] thus Hyde United were reprieved from relegation.

### Results

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Home \ Away  | TEL | ALF | BLY | BUR | DRO | FAR | FLE | GAI | GAT | HAR | HIN | HUC | HYD | KLY | RED | SOL | SOU | STA | STL | TAM | VAU | WRK

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AFC Telford United |  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 4–2  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 5–1  | 0–0
Alfreton Town | 3–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–0
Blyth Spartans | 2–0  | 2–2  |  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 5–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–4  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 3–1
Burscough | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–3  |  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1
Droylsden | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1
Farsley Celtic | 1–0  | 3–3  | 3–0  | 5–1  | 1–1  |  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 4–0  | 2–3  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–5
Fleetwood Town | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  |  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 1–0
Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–4  |  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2
Gateshead | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  |  | 1–3  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 6–3  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 2–2  | 2–1
Harrogate Town | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  |  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–3  | 3–3  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–1
Hinckley United | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  |  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–3  | 1–0
Hucknall Town | 0–5  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 0–0
Hyde United | 0–4  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 5–3  | 0–0  | 2–5  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–0  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 4–4
King's Lynn | 1–1  | 0–4  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–1  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3
Redditch United | 0–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0
Solihull Moors | 1–3  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  |  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0
Southport | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 5–3  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 3–0  |  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 5–2  | 0–0
Stafford Rangers | 1–3  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–3  |  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–0
Stalybridge Celtic | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–5  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 7–1  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 5–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  |  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–4
Tamworth | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 6–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–3  |  | 2–0  | 1–0
Vauxhall Motors | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–4  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 2–3  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  |  | 3–0
Workington | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 5–0  | 4–2  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 3–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2009.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Play-offs

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| 2 | Gateshead | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 4 | AFC Telford United | 2 | 3 | 5 |

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#### Semifinals

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29 April 2009

1st Leg

Southport| 0–1| Gateshead

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* Armstrong 15'

Haig Avenue, Southport

Attendance: 1,011

Referee: Paul Graham

3 May 2009

2nd Leg

Gateshead| 1–1| Southport

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* Novak 24'

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* Booth 52'

Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead

Attendance: 1,408

Gateshead won 2–1 on Aggregate.

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1st Leg

AFC Telford United| 2–0| Alfreton Town

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* Nwadike 48'
* Carey-Bertram 78'

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New Bucks Head, Telford

Attendance: 2,346

3 May 2009

2nd Leg

Alfreton Town| 4–3| AFC Telford United

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* Butler 9'
* Brown 16'
* Clayton 49'
* Howell 73' (pen.)

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* Edwards 19'
* Carey-Bertram 42'
* Rodgers 52'

Impact Arena, Alfreton

Attendance: 2,244

AFC Telford United won 5–4 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final

[edit]

8 May 2009

Gateshead| 1–0| AFC Telford United

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* Phillips 82'

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Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead

Attendance: 4,203

### Top goalscorers

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1  | Lee Novak | Gateshead | 26
2  | Gareth Sheldon | Tamworth | 23
3  | Adam Warlow  | Fleetwood Town | 19
Liam Hearn | Alfreton Town
5  | Chris Simm  | Hyde United | 18
6  | Paul Clayton  | Alfreton Town | 17
7  | Ciaran Kilheeney | Southport | 16
Luke Beckett | Gainsborough Trinity
9  | Gareth Arnison  | Workington | 15
Andy Brown  | AFC Telford United

## Conference South

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Football league season

Conference SouthSeason| 2008–09

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Champions| AFC Wimbledon
Promoted| AFC Wimbledon
Hayes & Yeading United
Relegated| Bognor Regis Town
Fisher Athletic
Matches played| 462

← 2007–08

2009–10 →

A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, one transferred from the Conference North, two promoted from the Isthmian League and one promoted from the Southern Football League.

### Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from 2007–08 Southern League Premier Division

* Team Bath

Teams promoted from 2007–08 Isthmian League Premier Division

* Chelmsford City
* AFC Wimbledon

Teams transferred from 2007–08 Conference North

* Worcester City

No teams were relegated to the Conference South from the Conference Premier, so Worcester City were transferred in from the Conference North. The expulsion of two teams from the Conference North for financial reasons cancelled Redditch United's transfer between the two, and allowed Dorchester Town to remain in the Conference South. All the four new teams never played in Conference South before.

### League table

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1  | AFC Wimbledon (C, P) | 42  | 26  | 10  | 6  | 86  | 36  | +50  | 88  | Promotion to Conference Premier
2  | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 42  | 25  | 10  | 7  | 74  | 37  | +37  | 85  | Qualification for Conference South play-offs
3  | Eastleigh | 42  | 25  | 8  | 9  | 69  | 49  | +20  | 83
4  | Hayes & Yeading United (P) | 42  | 24  | 9  | 9  | 74  | 43  | +31  | 81
5  | Chelmsford City | 42  | 23  | 8  | 11  | 72  | 52  | +20  | 77
6  | Maidenhead United | 42  | 21  | 8  | 13  | 57  | 46  | +11  | 71  |
7  | Welling United | 42  | 19  | 11  | 12  | 61  | 44  | +17  | 68
8  | Bath City | 42  | 20  | 8  | 14  | 56  | 45  | +11  | 68
9  | Bishop's Stortford | 42  | 17  | 8  | 17  | 60  | 60  | 0  | 59
10  | Newport County | 42  | 16  | 11  | 15  | 50  | 51  | −1  | 59
11  | Team Bath[a] | 42  | 16  | 7  | 19  | 62  | 64  | −2  | 55  | Club folded at the end of the season
12  | St Albans City | 42  | 14  | 12  | 16  | 56  | 50  | +6  | 54  |
13  | Bromley | 42  | 15  | 9  | 18  | 60  | 64  | −4  | 54
14  | Braintree Town | 42  | 14  | 10  | 18  | 57  | 54  | +3  | 52
15  | Havant & Waterlooville | 42  | 11  | 15  | 16  | 59  | 58  | +1  | 48
16  | Worcester City | 42  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 38  | 53  | −15  | 47
17  | Weston-super-Mare | 42  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 43  | 68  | −25  | 47
18  | Basingstoke Town | 42  | 10  | 16  | 16  | 36  | 55  | −19  | 46
19  | Dorchester Town | 42  | 10  | 12  | 20  | 39  | 61  | −22  | 42
20  | Thurrock | 42  | 9  | 13  | 20  | 54  | 60  | −6  | 40
21  | Bognor Regis Town[b] (R) | 42  | 7  | 12  | 23  | 33  | 68  | −35  | 26  | Relegation to Isthmian League Premier Division
22  | Fisher Athletic | 42  | 5  | 3  | 34  | 22  | 100  | −78  | 18  | Club folded at the end of the season

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2009. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Team Bath resigned from the league[5]
2. ^ Bognor Regis Town deducted 7 points[6]

### Results

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Home \ Away  | WIM | BAS | BAT | BST | BOG | BRA | BRO | CHE | DOR | EAS | FIS | H&R | H&W | H&Y | MDH | NPC | SAC | TBA | THU | WEL | WSM | WRC

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AFC Wimbledon |  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 5–1  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0
Basingstoke Town | 0–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0
Bath City | 2–2  | 1–0  |  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–4  | 3–0  | 1–0
Bishop's Stortford | 0–1  | 3–2  | 0–2  |  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 3–4  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–3  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–0
Bognor Regis Town | 1–5  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 0–2  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–5  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 0–5  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–2
Braintree Town | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 2–0  | 1–1  |  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–1
Bromley | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–4  |  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 4–0  | 3–3  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 0–2
Chelmsford City | 3–2  | 2–2  | 2–3  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 2–0
Dorchester Town | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 0–4  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 4–3  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–1
Eastleigh | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  |  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 1–0
Fisher Athletic | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–2  |  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–5  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–4  | 0–6  | 0–3  | 0–5  | 0–2  | 0–1
Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  |  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–2
Havant & Waterlooville | 0–0  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–4  |  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–2
Hayes & Yeading United | 2–1  | 5–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–4  | 0–0  | 2–1  |  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–1
Maidenhead United | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  |  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 5–0
Newport County | 1–4  | 3–0  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 4–4  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–5  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
St Albans City | 0–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 4–5  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 0–2
Team Bath | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 4–1  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 2–0  |  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–2
Thurrock | 0–1  | 6–0  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  |  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–0
Welling United | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 2–0  | 1–3
Weston-super-Mare | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–4  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  |  | 1–1
Worcester City | 3–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009–2010. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2009
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Play-offs

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| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 2 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 4 | Hayes & Yeading United | 2 | 4 | 6 |

| 3 | Eastleigh | 4 | 0 | 4 |

#### Semifinals

[edit]

28 April 2009

1st Leg

Chelmsford City| 1–3| Hampton & Richmond Borough

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* Rainford 59'

| Report |

* Yaku 44', 50'
* Hodges 83'

Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford

Attendance: 1,708

Referee: Crouch

2 May 2009

2nd Leg

Hampton & Richmond Borough| 0–0| Chelmsford City

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| Report |

The Rocket Hospitality Beveree Stadium, Hampton

Attendance: 1,235

Hampton & Richmond Borough won 3–1 on Aggregate.

* * *

28 April 2009

1st Leg

Hayes & Yeading United| 2–4| Eastleigh

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* Hendry 73' (pen.)
* Ruby 89'

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* Taggart 5'
* Williams 26'
* Riviere 45'
* Mulley 50' (o.g.)

Church Road, Hayes

Attendance: 517

2 May 2009

2nd Leg

Eastleigh| 0–4 (a.e.t.)| Hayes & Yeading United

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* Perkins 45'
* Hendry 81' (pen.)
* Fitzgerald 94', 97'

Ten Acres, Eastleigh

Attendance: 1,445

Hayes & Yeading United won 6–4 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final

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7 May 2009

19:45 BST

Hampton & Richmond Borough| 2–3| Hayes & Yeading United

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* McAuley 49'
* Hodges 69'

| Report |

* Fitzgerald 8'
* Gregory 71', 73'

The Rocket Hospitality Beveree Stadium, Hampton

Attendance: 3,500

### Top goalscorers

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Pos | Player | Team | Goals

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1  | Jon Main  | AFC Wimbledon | 33
2  | Josh Scott | Hayes & Yeading United | 22
3  | Warren McBean  | Bromley | 21
4  | Richard Pacquette | Maidenhead United | 20
5  | Charlie Sheringham | Welling United | 19
6  | Paul Hakim  | St Albans City | 18
7  | Craig Reid | Newport County | 15
Dave Rainford | Chelmsford City
Lawrence Yaku  | Hampton & Richmond Borough
10  | Marco Adaggio | Worcester City | 14
Danny Hockton | Braintree Town

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Five-point deduction for Oxford". BBC Sport. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
2. ^ "Crawley win FA appeal over points". BBC Sport. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
3. ^ "Mansfield hit by points deduction". BBC Sport. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
4. ^ "Conference to demote King's Lynn". BBC Sport. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
5. ^ "Team Bath resign from Conference". BBC Sport. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
6. ^ "Bognor hit with seven-point deduction". The Argus. Brighton. 12 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.

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* Worthing

Seasons|

* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 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
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

See also: Conference League Cup

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National teams|

* 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA Group 6)
* Fabio Capello

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

|

Levels 2–4|

* Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* Football Conference (Premier, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, North, South)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South)
* Southern Football League (Premier, Midlands, South & West)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier, One)
* East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West)
* Kent League (level 9 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 9 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 10 only)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South West Peninsula League (level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

|

Football League cups|

* Football League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions|

* FA Youth Cup
* Academy
* Reserve

Club seasons

Premier
League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Chelsea
* Everton
* Fulham
* Hull City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Portsmouth
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wigan Athletic

Championship|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Plymouth Argyle
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Swansea City
* Watford
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One|

* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol Rovers
* Carlisle United
* Cheltenham Town
* Colchester United
* Crewe Alexandra
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Millwall
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Northampton Town
* Oldham Athletic
* Peterborough United
* Scunthorpe United
* Southend United
* Stockport County
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Yeovil Town

League Two|

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot Town
* Barnet
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bury
* Chester City
* Chesterfield
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Macclesfield Town
* Morecambe
* Notts County
* Port Vale
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wycombe Wanderers

Non-League|

* Cambridge United
* Torquay United
* York City

* Summer 2008 transfers
* Winter 2008–09 transfers
* Summer 2009 transfers

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