Football Conference 2007-08

The Football Conference consists of the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference National 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 National division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four will be relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions will be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League For sponsorship reasons, the league is frequently referred to as the Blue Square Premier.

Conference National

The Conference National had five new teams for the 2007-08 season, all of which had never played in the division before:
*Torquay United, relegated from Football League Two
*Droylsden, Conference North champions
*Farsley Celtic, Conference North play-off winners
*Histon, Conference South champions
*Salisbury City, Conference South play-off winners
Boston United were also relegated from the Football League, but were placed in the Conference North due to financial problems. Altrincham, who had finished in the relegation zone in the 2006-07 season were reprieved in order for the division to remain at 24 teams.

League table

Playoffs

ConfPlayoff | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Final at Wembley

RD1-seed1=5
RD1-team1=Burton Albion
RD1-score1-1= 2
RD1-score1-2= 1
RD1-score1-A= 3
RD1-seed2=2
RD1-team2=Cambridge United
RD1-score2-1= 2
RD1-score2-2= 2
RD1-score2-A= 4

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=Exeter City
RD1-score3-1= 1
RD1-score3-2= 4
RD1-score3-A= 5
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Torquay United
RD1-score4-1= 2
RD1-score4-2= 1
RD1-score4-A= 3

RD2-seed1=2
RD2-team1=Cambridge United
RD2-score1= 0
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=Exeter City
RD2-score2= 1

Top scorers

Conference North

League table

^* Vauxhall Motors were reprived from relegation due to Nuneaton Borough's liquidation and the Conference's decision to expel Boston United

Playoffs

ConfPlayoff | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Final in Burton

RD1-seed1=4
RD1-team1=Southport
RD1-score1-1=1
RD1-score1-2=1
RD1-score1-A=2(3)
RD1-seed2=3
RD1-team2=Stalybridge Celtic
RD1-score2-1=0
RD1-score2-2=2
RD1-score2-A=2(5)

RD1-seed3=5
RD1-team3=Barrow
RD1-score3-1=2
RD1-score3-2=2
RD1-score3-A=4
RD1-seed4=2
RD1-team4=A.F.C. Telford United
RD1-score4-1=0
RD1-score4-2=0
RD1-score4-A=0

RD2-seed1=3
RD2-team1=Stalybridge Celtic
RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=5
RD2-team2=Barrow
RD2-score2=1

Conference South

League table

^* Dorchester Town have been reprived from relegation due to Nuneaton Borough's liquidation and the Conference's decision to expel Boston United

^* Cambridge City relegated for failing to comply to stadium regulations.

Playoffs

ConfPlayoff | RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Final in Stevenage

RD1-seed1=5
RD1-team1=Braintree Town
RD1-score1-1=0
RD1-score1-2=0
RD1-score1-A=0
RD1-seed2=2
RD1-team2=Eastbourne Borough
RD1-score2-1=2
RD1-score2-2=3
RD1-score2-A=5

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=Fisher Athletic
RD1-score3-1=1
RD1-score3-2=0
RD1-score3-A=1(2)
RD1-seed4=3
RD1-team4=Hampton & Richmond Borough
RD1-score4-1=1
RD1-score4-2=0
RD1-score4-A=1(4)

RD2-seed1=2
RD2-team1=Eastbourne Borough
RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=3
RD2-team2=Hampton & Richmond Borough
RD2-score2=0

References

External links

* [http://www.footballconference.co.uk/ Official Football Conference website]