2010–11 Football Conference
Season | 2010–11 |
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← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
The 2010–11 Football Conference season was the seventh season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-second 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 play-off 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 referred to as the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Conference Premier
[edit]Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions | Crawley Town |
Promoted | Crawley Town AFC Wimbledon |
Relegated | Altrincham Eastbourne Borough Histon |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,549 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Matt Tubbs (37)[1] |
Biggest home win | Crawley Town 7–0 Altrincham (20 November 2010) |
Biggest away win | Eastbourne Borough 0–6 Fleetwood Town (9 April 2011) Gateshead 1–7 Newport County (30 April 2011) |
Highest scoring | Grimsby Town 7–2 Mansfield Town (1 January 2011) Wrexham 2–7 Gateshead (19 February 2011) |
Highest attendance | 18,195 Luton Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon (21 May 2011) |
Lowest attendance | 180 Hayes & Yeading United 2–1 Eastbourne Borough (7 December 2010) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
A total of 24 teams will contest 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
[edit]Teams promoted from 2009–10 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2009–10 League Two
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Crawley Town (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 93 | 30 | +63 | 105 | Promotion to 2011–12 League Two |
2 | AFC Wimbledon (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 90 | Qualification for Conference Premier Play-offs |
3 | Luton Town | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 85 | 37 | +48 | 84 | |
4 | Wrexham | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 81 | |
5 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 78 | |
6 | Kidderminster Harriers[a] | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 72 | |
7 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 71 | |
8 | York City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 71 | |
9 | Newport County | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 78 | 60 | +18 | 69 | |
10 | Bath City | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 63 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 72 | 62 | +10 | 62 | |
12 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 75 | −2 | 61 | |
13 | Rushden & Diamonds[b] | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65 | 62 | +3 | 57 | Club folded |
14 | Gateshead | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 57 | |
15 | Kettering Town[c] | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 75 | −11 | 56 | |
16 | Hayes & Yeading United | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 81 | −24 | 51 | |
17 | Cambridge United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 50 | |
18 | Barrow | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 50 | |
19 | Tamworth | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 62 | 83 | −21 | 49 | |
20 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 46 | |
21 | Southport[d] | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 56 | 77 | −21 | 46 | Club reprieved from relegation |
22 | Altrincham (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 87 | −40 | 44 | Relegation to 2011–12 Conference North |
23 | Eastbourne Borough (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 62 | 104 | −42 | 39 | Relegation to 2011–12 Conference South |
24 | Histon[a] (R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 90 | −49 | 28 | Relegation to 2011–12 Conference North |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Kidderminster Harriers and Histon were docked five points for submitting misleading financial information.[2]
- ^ Rushden & Diamonds were docked five points for submitting misleading financial information[3] and subsequently expelled from the Football Conference on 11 June 2011.[4]
- ^ Kettering Town were docked two points for fielding an ineligible player.[3]
- ^ Southport were reprieved from relegation.
Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
2 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
5 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
2 | AFC Wimbledon (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
3 | Luton Town | 0 (3) | |||||||||
3 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
4 | Wrexham | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Semifinals
[edit]Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | AFC Wimbledon |
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Report | Moore 38' Mohamed 48' |
AFC Wimbledon | 6–1 | Fleetwood Town |
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Mohamed 1', 35', 63' Kedwell 28' Jolley 67' Mulley 80' |
Report | Seddon 47' |
AFC Wimbledon won 8–1 on aggregate.
Wrexham | 0–3 | Luton Town |
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Report | Lawless 16' Gnakpa 28' Asafu-Adjaye 35' |
Luton Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]AFC Wimbledon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Luton Town |
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Penalties | ||
Hatton Moore Mohamed Yakubu Kedwell |
4–3 | Lawless Pilkington Newton Walker Howells |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Darlington | The Darlington Arena | 25,294 |
Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,550 |
Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 10,226 |
Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 10,000 |
Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium | 9,617 |
Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 9,546 |
York City | Bootham Crescent | 9,196 |
Bath City | Twerton Park | 8,800 |
Hayes & Yeading United | Church Road | 6,500 |
Rushden & Diamonds | Nene Park | 6,441 |
Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough | 6,238 |
Kettering Town | Rockingham Road | 6,170 |
Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
Fleetwood Town | Highbury Stadium | 5,500 |
Forest Green Rovers | The New Lawn | 5,147 |
Crawley Town | Broadfield Stadium | 4,996 |
AFC Wimbledon | Kingsmeadow | 4,720 |
Newport County | Newport Stadium | 4,700 |
Barrow | Holker Street | 4,256 |
Eastbourne Borough | Priory Lane | 4,134 |
Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 |
Histon | Bridge Road | 3,800 |
Results
[edit]Conference North
[edit]Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions | Alfreton Town |
Promoted | Alfreton Town AFC Telford United |
Relegated | Stafford Rangers Redditch United |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1,256 (2.99 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Liam Hearn (30)[5] |
Biggest home win | Alfreton Town 6–0 Harrogate Town (13 November 2010) Alfreton Town 6–0 Guiseley (5 April 2011) |
Biggest away win | Redditch United 0–9 Boston United (21 August 2010) |
Highest scoring | Redditch United 0–9 Boston United (21 August 2010) Harrogate Town 3–6 Boston United (28 August 2010) Solihull Moors 7–2 Corby Town (12 February 2011) Solihull Moors 2–7 Hinckley United (23 April 2011) |
Highest attendance | 2,508 AFC Telford United 1–1 Worcester City (2 October 2010) |
Lowest attendance | 70 Redditch United 1–3 Droylsden (15 March 2011) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, one transferred from the Conference South and three promoted from the lower leagues.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams promoted from 2009–10 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Southern League Premier Division
Teams transferred from 2009–10 Conference South
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Alfreton Town (C, P) | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 97 | 33 | +64 | 92 | Promotion to Conference Premier |
2 | AFC Telford United (P) | 40 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 82 | Qualification to Conference North Playoffs |
3 | Boston United | 40 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 79 | |
4 | Eastwood Town[a] | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 73 | Ineligible for promotion due to ground grading issues |
5 | Guiseley | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 73 | Qualification to Conference North Playoffs |
6 | Nuneaton Town | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 72 | |
7 | Solihull Moors | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 64 | |
8 | Droylsden | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 60 | |
9 | Blyth Spartans | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 58 | |
10 | Stalybridge Celtic | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 57 | |
11 | Workington | 40 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 54 | |
12 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 50 | |
13 | Corby Town | 40 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 80 | −22 | 49 | |
14 | Gloucester City | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 47 | |
15 | Hinckley United | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 46 | |
16 | Worcester City | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 46 | |
17 | Vauxhall Motors | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 71 | −19 | 45 | |
18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 50 | 74 | −24 | 41 | |
19 | Hyde | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 44 | 73 | −29 | 36 | |
20 | Stafford Rangers (R) | 40 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 32 | Relegation to Northern Premier League |
21 | Redditch United[b] (R) | 40 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 30 | 105 | −75 | 9 | Relegation to Southern League |
22 | Ilkeston Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | Club expelled, record expunged |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ In April 2011, the Football Conference ruled that Eastwood Town are ineligible for promotion or participation in the play-offs due to ground grading issues.[6] The club appealed but this was dismissed.[7]
- ^ Redditch United were docked 5 points for submitting misleading financial information.[8]
- ^ Ilkeston Town received a compulsory winding-up order on 8 September 2010,[9] and the club was expelled from the league on 15 September. On 16 September, their record (PL7 W1 D3 L3 GF7 GA13 Pts7) was expunged. A new club Ilkeston was placed in the Northern Premier League Division One South.
Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
2 | AFC Telford United | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
2 | AFC Telford United | 3 | |||||||||
5 | Guiseley | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Boston United | 0 | 3 | 3 (2) | |||||||
5 | Guiseley (p) | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) |
Semifinals
[edit]Nuneaton Town | 1–1 | AFC Telford United |
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Storer 74' | Trainer 90' |
AFC Telford United | 2–1 | Nuneaton Town |
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Adams 16' Newton 45' (pen.) |
Report | Spencer 56' |
AFC Telford United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guiseley | 1–0 | Boston United |
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Peyton 75' |
Boston United | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Guiseley |
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Pearson 10' Church 79' Davidson 113' |
Rothery 60' Stamp 108' |
|
Penalties | ||
Church Sleath Jelliman Boyes Dudfield |
2–3 | Walshaw Stamp Boshell Toulson Peyton |
Guiseley 3–3 Boston United on aggregate. Guiseley won 3–2 on penalties.
Final
[edit]Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Gloucester City | Whaddon Road (Groundshare) | 7,066 |
Boston United | York Street | 6,643 |
Stalybridge Celtic | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
AFC Telford United | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 5,000 |
Redditch United | The Valley | 5,000 |
Worcester City | St George's Lane | 4,749 |
Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,450 |
Nuneaton Town | Liberty Way | 4,350 |
Hinckley United | De Montfort Park | 4,329 |
Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme | 4,304 |
Hyde | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 4,150 |
Alfreton Town | North Street | 3,600 |
Ilkeston Town | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
Harrogate Town | Wetherby Road | 3,300 |
Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
Solihull Moors | Damson Park | 3,050 |
Corby Town | Rockingham Triangle | 3,000 |
Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,000 |
Vauxhall Motors | Rivacre Park | 2,500 |
Results
[edit]Conference South
[edit]Season | 2010–11 |
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Champions | Braintree Town |
Promoted | Braintree Town Ebbsfleet United |
Relegated | Lewes St Albans City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,296 (2.81 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Adam Birchall (34)[10] |
Biggest home win | Weston-super-Mare 7–0 Bromley (11 December 2010) |
Biggest away win | Thurrock 2–7 Dover Athletic (3 January 2011) Staines Town 0–5 Eastleigh (2 April 2011) |
Highest scoring | Dover Athletic 6–3 Farnborough (18 September 2010) Boreham Wood 6–3 Weston-super-Mare (7 December 2010) Thurrock 2–7 Dover Athletic (3 January 2011) |
Highest attendance | 2,781 Dartford 1–1 Ebbsfleet United (28 August 2010) |
Lowest attendance | 105 Boreham Wood 6–3 Weston-super-Mare (7 December 2010) |
← 2009–10 2011–12 → |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 previously competing sides, one relegated from the Conference Premier and three promoted from the lower leagues.
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Teams promoted from 2009–10 Isthmian League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Southern League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2009–10 Conference Premier
League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Braintree Town (C, P) | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 33 | +45 | 89 | Promotion to 2011–12 Conference Premier |
2 | Farnborough | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 83 | 47 | +36 | 82 | Qualification to Conference South Playoffs |
3 | Ebbsfleet United (P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 78 | |
4 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 50 | +32 | 77 | |
5 | Woking | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 42 | +20 | 76 | |
6 | Welling United[a] | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 47 | +34 | 75 | |
7 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 74 | |
8 | Eastleigh | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 72 | |
9 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 58 | |
10 | Dartford | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 57 | |
11 | Bromley | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 57 | |
12 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 53 | |
13 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 49 | |
14 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 47 | |
15 | Staines Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 47 | |
16 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 79 | −31 | 45 | Transferred to Conference North |
17 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 44 | |
18 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 42 | |
19 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 70 | −27 | 40 | |
20 | Thurrock[b] | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 37 | Club reprieved from relegation |
21 | Lewes (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 70 | −36 | 36 | Relegation to 2011–12 Isthmian League |
22 | St Albans City[c] (R) | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 75 | −36 | 24 | Relegation to 2011–12 Southern Football League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
2 | Farnborough | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
5 | Woking | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
2 | Farnborough | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Ebbsfleet United | 4 | |||||||||
3 | Ebbsfleet United | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
4 | Chelmsford City | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Semifinals
[edit]Woking | 0–1 | Farnborough |
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Holloway 70' |
Farnborough | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Woking |
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McDonald 111' | Hammond 44' |
Farnborough won 2–1 on aggregate.
Chelmsford City | 1–4 | Ebbsfleet United |
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Modeste 45' | West 21', 25' Shakes 78', 88' |
Ebbsfleet United | 2–1 | Chelmsford City |
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West 27', 34' | Gray 63' |
Ebbsfleet United won 6–2 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]Farnborough | 2–4 | Ebbsfleet United |
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McMahon 87' Booth 89' |
report | West 28', 73' Shakes 52' Willock 90+5' |
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Dover Athletic | Crabble Stadium | 6,500 |
Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
Basingstoke Town | The Camrose | 6,000 |
Havant & Waterlooville | West Leigh Park | 5,250 |
Ebbsfleet United | Stonebridge Road | 5,011 |
Dorchester Town | Avenue Stadium | 5,009 |
Bromley | Hayes Lane | 5,000 |
Boreham Wood | Meadow Park | 4,502 |
St Albans City | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
Welling United | Park View Road | 4,500 |
Braintree Town | Cressing Road | 4,145 |
Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park | 4,000 |
Farnborough | Cherrywood Road | 4,000 |
Thurrock | Ship Lane | 3,500 |
Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium | 3,000 |
Eastleigh | Silverlake Stadium | 3,000 |
Hampton & Richmond | Beveree Stadium | 3,000 |
Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
Maidenhead United | York Road | 3,000 |
Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,000 |
Results
[edit]References
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