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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
The Conference Promotion Final
| Season | Champions | Finalists |
| 2002-2003 | Doncaster rovers | Dagenham & Redbridge |
| 2003-2004 | Shrewsbury Town | Aldershot Town |
| 2004-2005 | Carlisle United | Stevenage Borough |
| 2005-2006 | Hereford United | Halifax Town |
| 2006-2007 | Morecambe | Exeter City |
| 2007-2008 | Exeter City | Cambridge United |
| 2008-2009 | Torquay United | Cambridge United |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
** No promotion during these seasons as the following three clubs grounds were not up to the required standard.
| Kidderminster Harriers |
| Macclesfield Town |
| Stevenage Borough |
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