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History

The Football Conference was formed in 1979 from leading teams in the Northern Premier League and Southern League and was originally known as the Alliance Premier League.

The Football Conference had a single division for the first 25 years of its existence, but since the 2004-05 season has consisted of three divisions. The original division was renamed Conference National and two new regional divisions one level down were introduced, Conference North and Conference South. The new clubs were drawn from the Northern Premier League, Southern League, and Isthmian League according to guidelines developed by the NLS Committee.

Since the start of the 2007-08 season, The Football Conference have been sponsored by Blue Square Bet. The leagues were renamed and are now known as Blue Square Premier, Blue Square North and Blue Square South.

Football Conference League format

 
Step 5

Combined Counties League Premier Division
Eastern Counties League Division 1
Essex Senior League
Hellenic League Premier Division
Kent League
Midland Football Alliance
North West Counties League Division 1
Northern Counties East League Premier Division
Northern League Div 1
Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division
Sussex County League Division 1
United Counties League Premier Division
Wessex League Premier Division
Western League Premier Division 		 
Step 6

Combined Counties League Division 1
East Midlands Counties League
Eastern Counties League Division 2
Hellenic League Division 1 East
Hellenic League Division 1 West
Midland Combination Premier Division
North West Counties League Division 2
Northern Counties East Division 1
Northern League Division 2
South West Peninsula League Premier Division
Spartan South Midlands League Division 1
Sussex County League Division 2
United Counties League Division 1
Wessex League Division 1
West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division
Western League Division 1 		 
         
  Step 7

Anglian Combination Premier Division
Bedfordshire League Premier Division
Brighton & Hove District League Premier Division
Cambridgeshire County League Premier Division
Central Midlands League Supreme Division
Cheshire Association League Division 1
Crawley & District League Premier Division
Dorset Premier League
East Berkshire League Premier Division
East Sussex League Premier Division
Essex Olympian League Division 1
Essex & Suffolk Border League Premier Division
Gloucestershire County League Premier Division
Hampshire Premier League Division 1
Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division
Kent County League Premier Division
Leicester Senior League Premier Division
Liverpool County Premier League Premier Division
Manchester League Premier Division
Mid Sussex League Premier Division
Middlesex County League Premier Division
Midland Combination Division 1 		 

North Berkshire League Division 1
Northampton Town League Premier Division
Northamptonshire Combination Premier Division
Northern Football Alliance Premier Division
Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division
Peterborough & District League Premier Division
Reading League Senior Division
Somerset County League Premier Division
South West Peninsula League Division 1 East
South West Peninsula League Division 1 West
Spartan South Midlands League Division 2
Staffordshire County Senior League Premier Division
Suffolk & Ipswich League Senior Division
Sussex County League Division 3
Wearside League
West Cheshire League Division 1
West Lancashire League Premier Division
West Midlands (Regional) League Division 1
West Sussex League Premier Division
Wiltshire Football League Premier Division
Worthing & district League Premier Division 		 
         
 


The Conference Championship

Season Champions Runners-up
1979-1980 Altrincham Weymouth
1980-1981 Altrincham Kettering Town
1981-1982 Runcorn Enfield
1982-1983 Enfield Maidstone United
1983-1984 Maidstone United Nuneaton Borough
1984-1985 Wealdstone Nuneaton Borough
1985-1986 Enfield Frickley Athletic
1986-1987 Scarborough Barnet
1987-1988 Lincoln City Barnet
1988-1989 Maidstone United Kettering Town
1989-1990 Darlington Barnet
1990-1991 Barnet Colchester United
1991-1992 Colchester United Wycombe Wanderers
1992-1993 Wycombe Wanderers Bromsgrove Rovers
1993-1994 Kidderminster Harriers Kettering Town
1994-1995 Macclesfield Town Woking
1995-1996 Stevenage Borough Woking
1996-1997 Macclesfield Town Kidderminster Harriers
1997-1998 Halifax Town Cheltenham Town
1998-1999 Cheltenham Town Kettering Town
1999-2000 Kidderminster Harriers Rushden & Diamonds
2000-2001 Rushden & Diamonds Yeovil
2001-2002 Boston United Dagenham & Redbridge
2002-2003 Yeovil Town Morecambe
2003-2004 Chester City Hereford United
2004-2005 Barnet Hereford United
2005-2006 Accrington Stanley Hereford United
2006-2007 Dagenham & Redbridge Oxford United
2007-2008 Aldershot Town Cambridge United
2008-2009 Burton Albion Torquay United
2009-2010 Stevenage Borough Luton Town
2010-2011 Crawley Town AFC Wimbledon

 

The Conference Promotion Final

Season Champions Finalists Score Attendance Venue
2002-2003 Doncaster rovers Dagenham & Redbridge 3 - 2 13092 Stoke City FC
2003-2004 Shrewsbury Town Aldershot Town 1-1 (Shrewsbury won on penalties 3-0) 19216 Stoke City FC
2004-2005 Carlisle United Stevenage Borough 1-0 13422 Stoke City FC
2005-2006 Hereford United Halifax Town 3-2 (aet) 15499 Leicester City FC
2006-2007 Morecambe Exeter City 2-1 40043 Wembley Stadium
2007-2008 Exeter City Cambridge United 1-0 42511 Wembley Stadium
2008-2009 Torquay United Cambridge United 2-0 35000 Wembley Stadium
2009-2010 Oxford United York City 3-1 42669 Wembley Stadium
2010-2011 AFC Wimbledon Luton Town 0-0 (AFC Wimbledon won on penalties 4-3) 18195 Manchester City FC

 

The Conference North Championship

Season Champions Runners-Up
2004-2005 Southport Nuneaton Borough
2005-2006 Northwich Victoria Stafford Rangers
2006-2007 Droylsden Kettering Town
2007-2008 Kettering Town AFC Telford United
2008-2009 Tamworth Gateshead
2009-2010 Southport Fleetwood Town
2010-2011 Alfreton Town AFC Telford United

 

The Conference South Championship

Season Champions Runners-Up
2004-2005 Grays Athletic Cambridge City
2005-2006 Weymouth St Albans City
2006-2007 Histon Salisbury City
2007-2008 Lewes Eastbourne Borough
2008-2009 AFC Wimbledon Hampton and Richmond
2009-2010 Newport County Dover Athletic
2010-2011 Braintree Town Farnborough

 

The Conference North & South Promotion Final

Season Champions Finalists
2004-2005 Altrincham Eastbourne Borough

 

The Conference North Promotion Final

Season Champions Finalists
2005-2006 Stafford Rangers Droylsden
2006-2007 Farsley Celtic Hinkley United
2007-2008 Barrow Stalybridge Celtic
2008-2009 Hayes and Yeading Hampton and Richmond
2009-2010 Fleetwood Town Alfreton Town
2010-2011 AFC Telford United Guiseley AFC

 

The Conference South Promotion Final

Season Champions Finalists
2005-2006 St Albans City Histon
2006-2007 Salisbury City Braintree Town
2007-2008 Eastbourne Borough Hampton & Richmond
2008-2009 Gateshead AFC Telford
2009-2010 Bath City Woking
2010-2011 Ebbsfleet United Farnborough

 

The Setanta Shield

Season Winners Finalists
2007-2008 Aldershot Town Rushden & Diamonds
2008-2009 AFC Telford United Forest Green Rovers

 

The Bob Lord Challenge Trophy

Season Winners Finalists
1979-1980 Northwich Victoria Altrincham
1980-1981 Altrincham Kettering Town
1981-1982 Weymouth Enfield
1982-1983 Runcorn Scarborough
1983-1984 Scarborough Barnet
1984-1985 Runcorn Maidstone united
1985-1986 Stafford Rangers Barnet
1989-1990 Yeovil Town Kidderminster Harriers
1990-1991 Sutton United Barrow
1991-1992 Wycombe Wanderers Runcorn
1992-1993 Northwich Victoria Wycombe Wanderers
1993-1994 Macclesfield Town Yeovil Town
1994-1995 Bromsgrove Rovers Kettering Town
1995-1996 Bromsgrove Rovers Macclesfield Town
1996-1997 Kidderminster Harriers Macclesfield Town
1997-1998 Morecambe Woking
1998-1999 Doncaster Rovers Farnborough Town
1999-2000 Doncaster Rovers Kingstonian
2000-2001 Chester City Kingstonian

The Conference Championship Shield

Season Winners Finalists
1979-1980 Northwich Victoria Altrincham
1980-1981 Altrincham Kettering Town
1981-1982 Runcorn Weymouth
1982-1983 Enfield Runcorn
1983-1984 Maidstone United Scarborough
1984-1985 Runcorn Wealdstone
1985-1986 Stafford Rangers Enfield
1986-1987 Kidderminster Harriers Scarborough
1987-1988 Enfield Lincoln City
1988-1989 Maidstone United Telford United
1989-1990 Darlington Barrow
1990-1991 Wycombe Wanderers Barnet
1991-1992 Wycombe Wanderers Colchester United
1992-1993 Wycombe Wanderers Northwich Victoria
1993-1994 Woking Kidderminster Harriers
1994-1995 Macclesfield Town Woking
1995-1996 Macclesfield Town Stevenage Borough
1996-1997 Macclesfield Town Woking
1997-1998 Halifax Town Cheltenham Town
1998-1999 Kingstonian Cheltenham Town
1999-2000 Kidderminster Harriers Kingstonian
2000-2001 Rushden & Diamonds Chester City

 

The Conference Cup

Season Winners Finalists
2004-2005 Woking Stalybridge Celtic

 

Promotion & Relegation With The Football League

Season Promotion Relegation
1986-1987 Scarborough Lincoln City
1987-1988 Lincoln City Newport County
1988-1989 Maidstone United Darlington
1989-1990 Darlington Colchester United
1990-1991 Barnet No Relegation
1991-1992 Colchester United No Relegation
1992-1993 Wycombe Wanderers Halifax Town
1994-1996 No Promotion** No Relegation
1996-1997 Macclesfield Town Hereford United
1997-1998 Halifax Town Doncaster Rovers
1998-1999 Cheltenham Town Scarborough
1999-2000 Kidderminster Harriers Chester City
2000-2001 Rushden & Diamonds Barnet
2001-2002 Boston United Halifax Town
2002-2003 Yeovil Town & Doncaster Rovers Shrewsbury Town & Exeter City
2003-2004 Chester City & Shrewsbury Town York City & Carlisle United
2004-2005 Barnet & Carlisle United Kidderminster Harriers & Cambridge United
2005-2006 Accrington Stanley & Hereford United Oxford United & Rushden & Diamonds
2006-2007 Dagenham & Redbridge & Morecambe Torquay United & Boston United
2007-2008 Aldershot & Exeter City Mansfield Town & Wrexham
2008-2009 Burton Albion and Torquay United Chester City and Luton Town
2009-2010 Stevenage Borough and Oxford United Darlington and Grimsby Town
2010-2011 AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town Lincoln City and Stockport County

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League Tables Premier North D South D
1 Fleetwood ... 33 23 7 3 76 37 39 76
2 Wrexham... 32 23 5 4 60 20 40 74
3 Luton Town... 33 17 11 5 62 28 34 62
4 York City... 33 15 12 6 65 36 29 57
5 Southport... 33 16 7 10 51 55 -4 55
6 Grimsby To... 32 16 6 10 64 45 19 54
7 Kiddermins... 33 15 9 9 58 45 13 54
8 Gateshead ... 33 15 9 9 53 48 5 54
9 Mansfield ... 32 13 13 6 52 37 15 52
10 Barrow... 33 15 6 12 52 47 5 51
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