Conference North
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| Conference North | |
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| Country |  England |
| Founded |
2004 |
| No. of teams | 24 |
| Feeder to | Conference National |
| Level(s) on pyramid | Level 6 |
| Website | Link |
The Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference South it is at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system.
Conference North was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English non-League football. The champions are automatically promoted to Conference National. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs involving the teams finishing in second to fifth place. The winners of the play-offs are also promoted to Conference National. The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues.
[edit] Conference North clubs, 2005-06
| Club |
Finishing position 2004-05| | |
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| Alfreton Town | 17th | |
| Barrow | 16th | 14th |
| Droylsden | 3rd | 4th |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 11th | 16th |
| Harrogate Town | 6th | 5th |
| Hednesford Town | 4th in Southern League Premier Division | 22nd (Relegated) |
| Hinckley United | 12th | 10th |
| Hucknall Town | 10th | 12th |
| Hyde United | 1st in Northern Premier League Premier Division | 11th |
| Kettering Town | 4th | 6th |
| Lancaster City | 13th | 15th |
| Leigh RMI | 22nd in Conference National | 21st |
| Moor Green | 18th | 9th |
| Northwich Victoria | 19th in Conference National | 1st (Champions) |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2nd | 3rd |
| Redditch United | 9th | 20th |
| Stafford Rangers | 8th | 2nd (Promoted via Play-Offs) |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 19th | 7th |
| Vauxhall Motors | 15th | 18th |
| Worcester City | 7th | 8th |
| Workington | 2nd in Northern Premier League Premier Division | 13th |
| Worksop Town | 17th | 19th |
[edit] Past Conference North winners
| Season | Winner | Playoff winner |
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| 2004-05 | Southport* | Altrincham* |
| 2005-06 | Northwich Victoria* | Stafford Rangers* |
| * Promoted to Conference National | ||
[edit] External links
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Alfreton Town | Barrow | Blyth Spartans | Droylsden | Farsley Celtic | Gainsborough Trinity | Harrogate Town | Hinckley United | Hucknall Town | Hyde United | Kettering Town | Lancaster City | Leigh RMI | Moor Green | Nuneaton Borough | Redditch United | Scarborough | Stalybridge Celtic | Vauxhall Motors | Worcester City | Workington | Worksop Town edit |
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| Promotion to: Conference National | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relegation to: Northern Premier League Premier Division and Southern League Premier Division |
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