2013–14 Football Conference

The 2013–14 Football Conference season is the tenth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-fourth season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the Conference North and Conference South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the playoff of the Premier division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.

Skrill will sponsor the Conference for this season and the divisions will now be known as the Skrill Premier, the Skrill North and the Skrill South.[1] Skrill terminated the sponsorship deal early, meaning a new title sponsor must be found for next season.

Conference Premier

Conference Premier
Season 2013–14
Champions Luton Town
Promoted Luton Town
Cambridge United
Relegated Tamworth
Hyde
Salisbury City
Hereford United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1491 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorer Andre Gray (30 goals)
Biggest home win Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde
Biggest away win Alfreton Town 0–5 Luton Town
Nuneaton Town 0–5 Luton Town
Highest scoring Cambridge United 7-2 Hyde
Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde
Kidderminster Harriers 5–3 Tamworth
Hyde 2–6 Forest Green Rovers
Longest winning run 7 games
Luton Town
Longest unbeaten run 27 games
Luton Town
Longest winless run 26 games
Hyde
Longest losing run 12 games
Hyde
Average attendance 1863[2]

A total of 24 teams 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

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2012–13 Football League Two

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Luton Town (C) (P) 46 30 11 5 102 35+67 101 Promotion to 2014–15 Football League Two
2 Cambridge United (P) 46 23 13 10 72 35+37 82 Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs
3 Gateshead 46 22 13 11 72 50+22 79
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 12 12 65 46+19 78
5 F.C. Halifax Town 46 22 11 13 85 58+27 77
6 Braintree Town 46 21 11 14 57 39+18 74
7 Kidderminster Harriers 46 20 12 14 66 59+7 72
8 Barnet 46 19 13 14 58 53+5 70
9 Woking 46 20 8 18 66 693 68
10 Forest Green Rovers 46 19 10 17 80 66+14 67
11 Alfreton Town 46 21 7 18 69 745 067
12 Salisbury City (R) 46 19 10 17 58 635 672 Demoted to the 2014–15 Conference South
13 Nuneaton Town 46 18 12 16 54 606 66
14 Lincoln City 46 17 14 15 60 59+1 65
15 Macclesfield Town 46 18 7 21 62 631 61
16 Welling United 46 16 12 18 59 612 60
17 Wrexham 46 16 11 19 61 610 59
18 Southport 46 14 11 21 53 7118 53
19 Aldershot Town 46 16 13 17 69 62+7 051
20 Hereford United (R) 46 13 12 21 44 6319 511 Demoted to the 2014-15 Southern League Premier Division
21 Chester 46 12 15 19 49 7021 511
22 Dartford 46 12 8 26 49 7425 442
23 Tamworth (R) 46 10 9 27 43 8138 39 Relegation to 2014–15 Conference North
24 Hyde (R) 46 1 7 38 38 11981 10

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Aldershot Town deducted ten points for entering administration
‡ Alfreton Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
*^1 On 10 June 2014, Hereford United were expelled from the Conference due to financial irregularities. They were later accepted into the Southern League.[3] Because of this, Chester were reprieved from relegation.[4]
*^2 On 13 June 2014, Salisbury City were demoted to the Conference South due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Dartford were reprieved from relegation.[5]

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  Cambridge United 0 2 2  
5  FC Halifax Town 1 0 1  
    2  Cambridge United 2
  3  Gateshead 1
3  Gateshead 1 3 4
4  Grimsby Town 1 1 2  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,500
F.C. Halifax Town The Shay 14,061
Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Luton Town Kenilworth Road 10,226
Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10,120
Cambridge United Abbey Stadium 9,617
Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9,546
Aldershot Town EBB Stadium 7,100
Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6,355
Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough 6,238
Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Chester Deva Stadium 6,000
Hereford United Edgar Street 5,966
Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5,147
Barnet The Hive Stadium 5,100
Salisbury City The Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4,314
Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Braintree Town Cressing Road 4,145
Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000
Welling United Park View Road 4,000
Alfreton Town North Street 3,600

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD ALF BARBRACAMCHRDARHALFGRGATGRIHERHYDKIDLINLUTMACNUNSALSOUTAMWELWOKWRE
Aldershot Town 23 33 21 01 20 30 22 22 12 03 12 10 00 23 33 10 22 32 51 60 31 21 20
Alfreton Town 14 31 31 11 01 21 30 32 11 33 21 30 31 11 05 01 11 32 21 42 22 31 10
Barnet 13 10 11 22 30 10 04 21 01 21 20 32 10 11 12 12 11 31 10 10 00 13 11
Braintree Town 10 31 03 10 30 10 10 11 00 00 11 21 01 02 12 01 21 01 10 20 23 20 30
Cambridge United 40 01 11 10 01 11 51 21 10 12 10 72 51 10 11 30 30 20 31 30 21 20 00
Chester 11 01 21 02 00 00 21 12 11 00 02 32 00 33 11 21 33 22 22 20 13 02 00
Dartford 11 10 02 02 33 01 12 01 01 10 20 43 30 12 12 21 12 11 10 23 12 51 15
F.C. Halifax Town 40 20 21 00 11 21 20 10 33 40 11 40 11 51 20 21 22 51 10 20 30 34 32
Forest Green Rovers 31 31 12 02 32 30 10 21 10 21 11 80 11 41 00 23 10 40 31 12 00 22 11
Gateshead 00 30 12 10 20 32 20 11 11 12 21 40 31 31 00 22 21 32 22 50 11 02 03
Grimsby Town 11 31 21 10 01 21 52 01 31 22 11 10 31 11 12 23 12 20 00 31 11 22 31
Hereford United 02 32 01 11 10 22 22 32 10 01 01 00 11 10 00 12 01 10 41 10 21 02 02
Hyde 22 12 01 03 01 12 02 15 26 02 01 22 13 34 01 03 22 02 12 03 01 02 25
Kidderminster Harriers 00 13 10 22 20 31 12 20 41 31 01 21 21 41 02 21 00 30 11 53 20 20 31
Lincoln City 01 41 33 20 10 11 00 31 21 01 02 11 30 20 00 10 12 01 10 00 12 22 20
Luton Town 10 30 21 23 00 30 30 43 41 42 00 70 41 60 32 11 30 20 30 20 21 01 50
Macclesfield Town 11 01 20 01 01 32 31 22 12 02 11 10 30 11 31 12 01 10 22 21 21 32 32
Nuneaton Town 21 30 01 11 00 10 31 01 11 14 01 21 10 21 22 05 10 12 31 10 20 02 20
Salisbury City 10 00 21 11 03 31 10 31 14 00 10 41 20 11 12 00 32 21 11 01 30 20 21
Southport 10 21 11 04 10 00 30 21 20 21 21 03 11 12 01 10 41 10 31 20 22 11 12
Tamworth 10 10 00 00 01 34 02 20 12 01 02 10 11 03 00 34 10 11 12 41 11 24 22
Welling United 10 12 11 02 22 20 11 01 52 20 10 01 02 12 10 12 10 12 00 43 20 30 11
Woking 12 21 00 10 03 01 30 00 21 12 12 30 32 10 00 04 32 20 13 20 22 24 21
Wrexham 21 23 01 23 11 02 12 00 20 32 01 20 22 00 01 20 10 30 11 10 20 21 20

Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of 26 April 2014.[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Andre Gray Luton Town 30
2 Lee Gregory FC Halifax Town 29
3 Brett Williams Aldershot Town 24
4 James Norwood Forest Green Rovers 18
John Akinde Alfreton Town
Scott Boden Macclesfield Town
Ben Tomlinson Lincoln City
8 Paul Benson Luton Town 17
Louis Moult Nuneaton Town
Scott Rendell Woking

Conference North

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division

Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier

On 4 April 2014, the Football Conference confirmed that they had accepted the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the league and that, as a result, only the bottom two clubs would be relegated.[7]

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 AFC Telford United (C) (P) 42 25 10 7 82 53+29 85 Promotion to 2014–15 Conference Premier
2 North Ferriby United 42 24 10 8 80 51+29 82 Qualification for Conference North play-offs
3 Altrincham (P) 42 24 9 9 95 51+44 81
4 Hednesford Town 42 24 6 12 87 65+22 78
5 Guiseley 42 23 9 10 78 56+22 78
6 Boston United 42 20 12 10 85 60+25 72
7 Brackley Town 42 18 15 9 66 45+21 69
8 Solihull Moors 42 17 14 11 63 52+11 65
9 Harrogate Town 42 19 9 14 75 59+16 063
10 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 12 15 66 704 57
11 Barrow 42 14 14 14 50 566 56
12 Colwyn Bay 42 14 12 16 63 674 54
13 Leamington 42 13 13 16 54 53+1 52
14 Stockport County 42 12 14 16 58 57+1 50
15 Worcester City 42 13 11 18 40 5313 50
16 Gainsborough Trinity 42 13 6 23 67 8619 45
17 Gloucester City 42 11 11 20 64 7713 44
18 Vauxhall Motors 42 12 8 22 43 7431 44 Resigned at end of season
19 Stalybridge Celtic 42 10 9 23 57 8831 39
20 Oxford City 42 9 13 20 50 7020 037
21 Histon (R) 42 7 11 24 42 7634 32 Relegation to Northern Premier League,
Southern Football League or Isthmian League
22 Workington (R) 42 6 10 26 39 8546 28

Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Harrogate Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
‡ Oxford City deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  North Ferriby United 0 0 0  
5  Guiseley 2 1 3  
    5  Guiseley 1
  3  Altrincham 2
3  Altrincham 2 2 4
4  Hednesford Town 2 1 3  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Barrow Holker Street 5,000
Boston United York Street 6,643
Brackley Town St. James Park 3,500
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Colwyn Bay Llanelian Road 2,500
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304
Gloucester City Whaddon Road 7,066
Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,800
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Histon Bridge Road 4,300
Leamington New Windmill Ground 2,300
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000
Solihull Moors Damson Park 3,050
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
Stockport County Edgeley Park 10,841
Vauxhall Motors Rivacre Park 3,300
Worcester City Aggborough 6,302
Workington Borough Park 3,101

Results

Home ╲ Away TEL ALT BRWBOSBRKBPACOLGAIGLOGUIHARHEDHISLEANFUOXCSOLSTLSTPVAUWRCWRK
AFC Telford United 31 01 21 21 21 41 30 21 42 01 53 32 12 20 40 11 31 20 10 00 21
Altrincham 11 21 00 10 41 31 30 20 41 13 13 22 32 11 22 10 50 30 51 12 20
Barrow 03 11 44 01 01 11 06 00 10 10 10 21 00 20 11 02 11 24 11 01 20
Boston United 11 32 10 12 23 21 60 20 30 33 40 00 20 20 21 41 41 00 52 21 53
Brackley Town 11 12 12 32 01 22 31 13 12 22 10 30 11 11 21 10 30 00 21 00 11
Bradford Park Avenue 31 24 22 11 05 12 40 31 03 00 12 30 32 04 33 22 11 02 00 61 10
Colwyn Bay 01 13 12 33 22 22 02 11 22 21 13 10 11 03 11 31 12 00 10 00 32
Gainsborough Trinity 13 54 21 01 22 42 02 33 12 20 12 31 11 14 60 23 02 15 11 21 30
Gloucester City 12 20 13 13 22 23 23 01 11 52 51 20 33 11 02 03 10 20 22 21 11
Guiseley 61 22 21 10 02 02 21 31 31 20 12 11 21 10 20 03 31 20 10 01 10
Harrogate Town 22 32 31 40 01 11 22 11 42 23 31 01 11 50 32 21 21 31 11 20 30
Hednesford Town 33 11 31 42 22 20 21 13 41 32 13 21 32 01 30 12 41 31 20 40 40
Histon 01 05 00 12 33 10 31 20 13 11 01 01 11 03 22 03 14 21 12 12 31
Leamington 22 01 11 00 31 20 21 01 01 23 12 21 10 02 40 01 10 21 01 10 20
North Ferriby United 22 21 22 30 11 21 23 20 31 23 32 30 44 41 21 11 20 00 20 21 31
Oxford City 20 12 01 11 00 11 12 10 10 33 12 12 21 22 23 02 21 41 30 00 11
Solihull Moors 22 01 02 12 10 22 22 32 21 03 30 23 00 00 20 22 33 10 10 11 11
Stalybridge Celtic 02 05 13 33 11 22 23 32 22 23 32 04 21 21 23 11 23 00 32 12 20
Stockport County 42 00 22 14 02 41 01 31 22 33 31 01 10 11 12 20 22 20 41 40 11
Vauxhall Motors 24 12 11 22 03 02 03 21 32 05 10 22 40 21 01 10 02 13 21 10 21
Worcester City 01 13 10 30 11 12 21 22 01 00 10 22 11 03 01 02 31 21 00 20 40
Workington 01 16 23 10 03 02 03 42 42 11 03 22 23 12 33 10 00 10 11 01 10

Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference South

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division

Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier

Teams transferred from 2012–13 Conference North

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Eastleigh (C) (P) 42 26 8 8 71 40+31 86 Promotion to 2014–15 Conference Premier
2 Sutton United 42 23 12 7 77 39+38 81 Qualification for Conference South play-offs
3 Bromley 42 25 5 12 82 50+32 80
4 Ebbsfleet United 42 21 11 10 67 40+27 74
5 Dover Athletic (P) 42 20 9 13 63 38+25 69
6 Havant & Waterlooville 42 19 12 11 57 43+14 69
7 Bath City 42 18 12 12 64 52+12 66
8 Staines Town 42 18 9 15 56 571 63
9 Concord Rangers 42 17 10 15 58 591 61
10 Eastbourne Borough 42 16 10 16 55 594 58
11 Weston-super-Mare 42 16 9 17 50 555 57
12 Gosport Borough 42 16 7 19 46 515 55
13 Boreham Wood 42 14 11 17 65 55+10 53
14 Basingstoke Town 42 15 8 19 55 561 53
15 Bishop's Stortford 42 13 13 16 63 685 52
16 Farnborough 42 16 4 22 62 7816 52
17 Chelmsford City 42 14 7 21 57 7720 49
18 Maidenhead United 42 12 10 20 55 6914 46
19 Whitehawk 42 12 10 20 56 7115 46
20 Hayes & Yeading United 42 13 6 23 45 527 451
21 Tonbridge Angels (R) 42 9 13 20 43 7734 40 Relegation to Northern Premier League,
Southern Football League or Isthmian League
22 Dorchester Town (R) 42 8 7 27 33 9461 31

Updated to games played on 24 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
*^1 On 10 June 2014, Hereford United were expelled due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Hayes & Yeading were reprieved from relegation.[8]

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  Sutton United 1 0 1  
5  Dover Athletic 1 3 4  
    5  Dover Athletic 1
  4  Ebbsfleet United 0
3  Bromley 0 1 1
4  Ebbsfleet United 4 0 4  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Basingstoke Town The Camrose 6,000
Bath City Twerton Park 8,840
Bishop's Stortford ProKit UK Stadium 4,525
Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4,502
Bromley Courage Stadium 6,000
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Concord Rangers Thames Road 1,500
Dorchester Town The Avenue Stadium 5,009
Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastbourne Borough Langney Sports Club 4,134
Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium 3,500
Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 4,100
Farnborough Cherrywood Stadium 4,000
Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500
Havant & Waterlooville West Leigh Park 5,250
Hayes & Yeading United Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Maidenhead United York Road 3,000
Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park 3,009
Sutton United Gander Green Lane 7,032
Tonbridge Angels Longmead Stadium 3,000
Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2,000

Results

Home ╲ Away BAS BAT BSTBORBROCHECONDORDOVEABEASEBBFARGOSH&WH&YMAISTASUTTONWSMWHI
Basingstoke Town 00 00 10 01 23 01 21 20 12 20 22 40 21 01 01 22 21 01 00 32 13
Bath City 01 21 22 12 41 31 10 02 21 01 22 42 11 31 32 10 11 22 22 10 31
Bishop's Stortford 53 12 13 10 11 01 11 22 10 22 32 13 40 21 00 11 10 12 21 00 12
Boreham Wood 11 01 22 11 43 02 50 22 31 03 21 11 20 02 13 22 02 13 70 11 13
Bromley 32 22 32 21 50 12 41 04 21 12 00 30 21 20 21 61 30 24 51 21 40
Chelmsford City 10 10 21 06 31 22 41 04 30 00 12 31 10 00 00 03 32 02 71 12 02
Concord Rangers 12 02 02 04 23 13 10 12 11 32 12 50 02 34 31 41 21 00 22 20 11
Dorchester Town 04 02 13 14 32 20 22 04 00 12 13 10 11 02 02 03 11 00 21 03 26
Dover Athletic 11 20 23 00 02 22 01 10 00 12 21 01 30 00 01 20 10 01 31 12 11
Eastbourne Borough 13 32 41 10 11 42 00 01 04 11 11 52 13 01 31 20 20 11 21 20 02
Eastleigh 21 21 42 01 21 10 11 60 10 20 31 10 21 00 10 32 10 10 12 31 32
Ebbsfleet United 10 11 21 00 13 02 40 40 02 10 31 30 21 00 10 11 30 20 10 11 31
Farnborough 03 24 42 20 21 20 02 32 10 33 01 01 10 22 12 30 12 12 32 40 20
Gosport Borough 20 31 21 21 12 21 12 11 01 12 02 02 10 00 30 02 20 22 20 00 02
Havant & Waterlooville 41 10 20 11 10 30 10 51 34 11 10 10 21 30 12 13 02 05 12 20 20
Hayes & Yeading United 00 02 23 10 02 40 10 20 12 01 11 12 12 01 01 12 12 00 30 12 32
Maidenhead United 01 01 22 01 01 11 13 13 12 23 13 10 22 12 13 21 31 32 00 03 10
Staines Town 45 10 20 31 21 31 01 10 22 21 00 11 32 03 10 21 00 21 00 21 21
Sutton United 40 22 12 10 10 20 10 01 10 40 11 31 33 20 31 20 32 41 12 30 20
Tonbridge Angels 21 11 11 02 11 21 22 12 02 21 21 02 13 02 00 11 24 11 11 10 31
Weston-super-Mare 10 20 22 30 01 20 50 30 21 01 32 06 21 01 11 03 00 03 11 21 21
Whitehawk 10 22 11 02 12 04 02 30 01 12 14 11 31 11 22 10 03 33 33 10 00

Updated to games played on 24 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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