Season | 2006-2007 |
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The 2006–07 season was the 28th season of the Football Conference.
Overview
This season saw the promotion of Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe to the Football League for the first time, whilst Droylsden, Farsley Celtic, Histon and Salisbury City were promoted to the Conference National for the first time in their history.
At the end of the season Scarborough and Farnborough Town went out of business, whilst Hayes and Yeading merged to form a new club, Hayes & Yeading United and Moor Green merged with Southern League side Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors (which took Moor Green's place in the Conference North).
Oxford United drew the biggest crowds, with an average of 6,332 spectators and a peak of 11,065 in their match against Woking. Exeter City came second far behind them, with an average of 3,627, just beating Oxford's average with a peak of 6,670 in their match against Southport. Other teams could not match Oxford's average even in their most popular matches.
Conference National
Season | 2006–07[1][2] |
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Champions | Dagenham & Redbridge (1st Football Conference title) |
Direct promotion | Dagenham & Redbridge |
Promoted through play-offs | Morecambe |
Relegated to Conference North/Conference South | St Albans City, Southport, Tamworth |
Promoted for the next season | Droylsden, Farsley Celtic, Histon, Salisbury City |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,412 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Benson (Dagenham & Redbridge), 28 |
Biggest home win | Cambridge United – Weymouth 7–0 (31 March 2007) |
Biggest away win | St Albans City – Grays Athletic 0–6 (21 October 2006) |
Highest scoring | Forest Green Rovers – Stevenage Borough 4–4 (9Apr 2007); St Albans City – Aldershot 3–5 (19 August 2006) |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | Oxford United, 17 matches |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | Oxford United v Woking, 11,065 (26 December 2006) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,914 (6 short of Conference record; + 6% compared with the previous season) |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
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
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2005–06 Football League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 28 | +45 | 95 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to League Two |
2 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 17 | +33 | 81 | Participated in play-offs Relegated from The Football League |
3 | Morecambe | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 26 | +18 | 81 | Promoted to League Two through play-offs |
4 | York City | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 23 | +20 | 80 | Participated in play-offs |
5 | Exeter City | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 29 | +19 | 78 | |
6 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | +5 | 75 | |
7 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 31 | +7 | 74 | |
8 | Stevenage Borough | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | +10 | 70 | FA Trophy winners |
9 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 31 | +2 | 65 | |
10 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 24 | −7 | 63 | |
11 | Weymouth | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 47 | −17 | 63 | |
12 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | +4 | 62 | Relegated from The Football League |
13 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −18 | 58 | |
14 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 31 | −5 | 57 | |
15 | Woking | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −5 | 57 | |
16 | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 40 | −7 | 55 | |
17 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −9 | 55 | |
18 | Crawley Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 53[lower-alpha 1] | |
19 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 34 | +1 | 52 | |
20 | Stafford Rangers | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | −22 | 52 | |
21 | Altrincham | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −14 | 51 | Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 2] |
22 | Tamworth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −18 | 48 | Relegated to Conference North/Conference South |
23 | Southport | 46 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −10 | 47 | |
24 | St Albans City | 46 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | −32 | 40 |
- ↑ Crawley Town had 10 points deducted for entering administration.
- ↑ Altrincham were reprieved from relegation due to Boston United's double relegation.
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Semifinals 1st leg – 4 May 2007; 2nd leg – 7/8 May 2007 | Final at Wembley Stadium 20 May 2007 | ||||||||||
2nd | Oxford United | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | |||||||
5th | Exeter City (a.e.t.), pen.) | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||
3rd | Morecambe | 2 | |||||||||
5th | Exeter City | 1 | |||||||||
3rd | Morecambe | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
4th | York City | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Semifinals
Oxford United | 1–2 | Exeter City |
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Penalties | ||
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Exeter City won 4–3 on Penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.
Morecambe won 2–1 on Aggregate.
Play-Off Final
Top scorers in order of league goals
Pos | Player | Club | League | Play- offs |
FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
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1 | Paul Benson | Dagenham & Redbridge | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
2 | Charlie MacDonald | Gravesend & Northfleet | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
3 | Steve Morison | Stevenage Borough | 24 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 34 |
= | Clayton Donaldson | York City | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
5 | Simeon Jackson | Rushden & Diamonds | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
6 | Robert Duffy | Oxford United | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
7 | Robbie Simpson | Cambridge United | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
8 | Daryl Clare | Burton Albion | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Craig McAllister | Woking | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
10 | Neil Grayson | Stafford Rangers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Source:[1]
Conference North
Season | 2006–07[1][2] |
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Champions | Droylsden (1st Football Conference North title) |
Direct promotion | Droylsden |
Promoted through play-offs | Farsley Celtic |
Relegated to Level 7 or folded | Lancaster City, Worksop Town; Scarborough (folded) |
Promoted for the next season | Boston United, AFC Telford United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,281 (2.77 per match) |
Biggest home win | Droylsden – Lancaster City 6–1 (17 February 2007); Droylsden – Stalybridge Celtic 6–1 (18 September 2006); Hinckley – Lancaster 5–0 (23 April 2007); Hucknall – Lancaster 5–0 (20 January 2007); Hyde – Lancaster 5–0 (22 January 2007) |
Biggest away win | Stalybridge Celtic – Hyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007); Lancaster City – Scarborough 1–5 (22 January 2007); Lancaster City – Workington 1–5 (7 October 2006); Vauxhall Motors – Harrogate 1–5 (27 January 2007); Barrow – Redditch United 0–4 (9 September 2006); Lancaster City – Nuneaton 0–4 (6 January 2007); Stalybridge Celtic – Barrow 0–4 (27 January 2007) |
Highest scoring | Stalybridge Celtic – Hyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007) |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 19 sides from last season, one relegated from the Conference National and two promoted from the Northern Premier League.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Northern Premier League
Teams relegated from 2005–06 Conference National
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Droylsden | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +30 | 78 | Conference North Champions, promoted to Conference Premier |
2 | Kettering Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +17 | 73 | Participated in play-offs |
3 | Workington | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 29 | +15 | 70 | |
4 | Hinckley United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 30 | +14 | 69 | |
5 | Farsley Celtic[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | +7 | 68 | Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs |
6 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 23 | +17 | 67 | |
7 | Blyth Spartans[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 29 | +6 | 66 | |
8 | Hyde United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 38 | +17 | 65 | |
9 | Worcester City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | +13 | 62 | |
10 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 32 | +9 | 60 | |
11 | Moor Green | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | +2 | 59 | [lower-alpha 2] |
12 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −6 | 56 | |
13 | Hucknall Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 0 | 54 | |
14 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −6 | 54 | |
15 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 33 | −2 | 51 | |
16 | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 50 | |
17 | Leigh RMI | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 29 | −14 | 49 | |
18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −17 | 49 | |
19 | Redditch United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −5 | 48 | |
20 | Scarborough | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 45[lower-alpha 3] | Folded |
21 | Worksop Town | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 33 | −18 | 45 | Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division |
22 | Lancaster City | 42 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 61 | −83 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | Relegated to Northern Premier League Division One North[lower-alpha 5] |
Notes:
- 1 2 New club in the Conference North.
- ↑ Moor Green merged with Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors.
- ↑ Scarborough had 10 points deducted.
- ↑ Lancaster City had 10 points deducted for entering administration.
- ↑ Lancaster City were relegated two divisions to the Northern Premier League Division One North due to financial problems.
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
2nd | Kettering Town | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | |||||||
5th | Farsley Celtic (a.e.t.), pen.) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||
5th | Farsley Celtic | 4 | |||||||||
4th | Hinckley United | 3 | |||||||||
3rd | Workington | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
4th | Hinckley United | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semifinals
Farsley Celtic won 4–2 in penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.
Hinkley United won 2–1 on Aggregate.
Play-Off Final
Hinckley United | 3–4 | Farsley Celtic |
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Conference South
Season | 2006–07[1][2] |
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Champions | Histon (1st Football Conference South title) |
Direct promotion | Histon |
Promoted through play-offs | Salisbury City |
Relegated to Level 7 | Bedford, Farnborough Town (folded) |
Promoted for the next season | Bath City, Bromley, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Maidenhead United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,311 (2.84 per match) |
Biggest home win | Havant & Waterlooville – Hayes 6–0 (3 March 2007) |
Biggest away win | Weston-super-Mare – Hayes 0–5 (7 February 2007) |
Highest scoring | Dorchester – Sutton 5–4 (18 November 2006); Havant & Waterlooville – Bishop's Stortford 5–4 (22 January 2007) |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, two promoted from the Isthmian League and two promoted from the Southern Football League.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Southern Football League
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Isthmian League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Histon | 42 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 24 | +41 | 94 | Conference South Champions, promoted to Conference Premier |
2 | Salisbury City[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +28 | 75 | Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs |
3 | Braintree Town[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | +13 | 74 | Participated in play-offs |
4 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 26 | +29 | 73 | |
5 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 35 | +11 | 73 | |
6 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 33 | +26 | 70 | |
7 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +16 | 69 | |
8 | Welling United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 28 | +14 | 69 | |
9 | Lewes | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 27 | +15 | 62 | |
10 | Fisher Athletic[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 47 | −2 | 56 | |
11 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 32 | +7 | 55[lower-alpha 2] | Folded[lower-alpha 3] |
12 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −6 | 52 | |
13 | Cambridge City | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 31 | −8 | 52 | |
14 | Sutton United | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 37 | −5 | 51 | |
15 | Eastleigh | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 48 | |
16 | Yeading | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 50 | −22 | 45 | [lower-alpha 4] |
17 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 33 | −28 | 45 | |
18 | Thurrock | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −19 | 44 | |
19 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 32 | −12 | 43 | |
20 | Hayes | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 36 | −26 | 43 | [lower-alpha 4] |
21 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −28 | 35 | Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 5] |
22 | Bedford Town[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 46 | −39 | 31 | Relegated to Southern Football League Premier Division |
Notes:
- 1 2 3 4 New club in the Conference
- ↑ Farnborough Town had 10 points deducted for entering administration.
- ↑ Farnborough Town folded before the following season. They were reformed as Farnborough F.C. in the Southern Football League Division One South & West, two divisions below the Conference South.
- 1 2 Yeading merged with Hayes to form Hayes & Yeading United.
- ↑ Weston-super-Mare were reprieved from relegation due to Farnborough Town folding and the merger of Hayes and Yeading.
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
2nd | Salisbury City (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
5th | Bishop's Stortford | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
2nd | Salisbury City | 1 | |||||||||
3rd | Braintree Town | 0 | |||||||||
3rd | Braintree Town (pen.) | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||
4th | Havant & Waterlooville | 1 | 1 | 2 (2) |
Semifinals
Bishop's Stortford | 1–1 | Salisbury City |
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Salisbury City won 4–2 on Aggregate.
Havant & Waterlooville | 1–1 | Braintree Town |
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Braintree Town won 4–2 on Penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.
Play-Off Final
Salisbury City | 1–0 | Braintree Town |
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