2008–09 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
2008–09 season
Chairman Peter Ridsdale
Manager Dave Jones
Football League Championship 7th
FA Cup 4th round
League Cup 3rd round
Top goalscorer League: Ross McCormack (21)
All: Ross McCormack (23)
Highest home attendance 20,156 vs Swansea City
Lowest home attendance 6,334 vs Milton Keynes Dons
Average home attendance 18,449
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Cardiff City's sixth consecutive year playing in the Football League Championship and their 82nd season playing in The Football League. It was also the clubs final season playing at Ninian Park, their home ground since they entered The Football League in 1920.[1]

Contents

Kit & sponsorship

The clubs kit and badge for the season were chosen by a vote taken by ambassador season tickets holders during the previous season. The winning badge was the badge that had been replaced by former chairman Sam Hammam. The kit chosen was based on the design that was worn by former Cardiff player Robin Friday when he infamously rounded a goalkeeper playing for Luton Town before scoring and flicking the V at him.

The teams kit sponsor for the season is Vansdirect.co.uk.[2]

Season review

Events

Pre-season

Cardiff began their pre-season schedule with matches against Welsh sides Merthyr Tydfil and Carmarthen Town, with squads made up of first team players and youth players. Goals from Steve Thompson, Jon Brown and youth player Sol Taylor saw a 3–1 win over Merthyr and a hat-trick from Paul Parry along with one from Rhys Kelleher and an own goal saw the other match end in a 5–0 win for Cardiff.[5] Several days later, Cardiff flew out to Portugal to take part in the Algarve Cup, along with Middlesbrough, Celtic and Vitória de Guimarães. Before the tournament they played a warm-up match against Portuguese side Vitoria de Setubal which ended in a 1–1 draw.

Their Algarve Cup tournament began with a match against Vitória de Guimarães, coming away with a 2–0 win with both goals being scored by summer signing Ross McCormack. In the second and final game of the tournament they overcame Scottish Premier League champions Celtic 1–0 with Joe Ledley scoring the only goal as Cardiff came away as the tournament winners.[6] Returning to Britain, they played out a 1–1 draw with Swindon Town followed by a 0–0 draw with Dutch side Ajax in their first home pre-season tie. They finished their pre-season schedule with a friendly against Chasetown with a team made up of senior and youth players. The match finished 2–2 with goals from Paul Parry and trialist Wilson Oruma.[7]

League

Cardiff opened their season with a home tie against Southampton, the first time they had been handed a home tie on the opening day of the season for eleven years, and went on to win 2–1 after a last minute winner by Roger Johnson.[8] Propelled by the goals of summer signing Ross McCormack, Cardiff did not suffer a defeat until their ninth league game of the season when they lost 2–1 to Birmingham City,[9] but they bounced back quickly with a 2–1 win over Coventry City[10] three days later and the sides form through October, three wins and two draws, saw manager Dave Jones awarded the manager of the month award.

A slump in form saw three defeats in the next four games but despite the loss of form the side remained in the play-off zone. During the poor spell, former player Michael Chopra returned on loan just over a year after leaving the club in a club record £5m sale to Sunderland,[11] converting a penalty on his debut in a 2–1 win over Crytsal Palace on 15 November.[12] On 22 November, the second South Wales derby of the season took place, after an earlier meeting in the League Cup, with the match ending in a 2–2 draw with both sides being reduced to ten men due to red cards for Stephen McPhail and Darren Pratley.[13] The match was the second of what would become a three month unbeaten spell which took the side through to the end of February without defeat until they lost 1–0 to Southampton,[14] a run which saw Cardiff rise to 4th place in the table.

The following game saw Cardiff win 3–1 against Barnsley, the first time in the season they had scored more than two goals in a single game. The went on to win 3 of their 6 matches in March before meeting local rivals Swansea City for the third time during the season on 5 April. The match ended in a 2–2 draw but was overshadowed by referee Mike Dean being struck by a coin thrown from the crowd.[15] The incident was condemned by chairman Peter Ridsdale and manager Dave Jones after the match.[16] Three consecutive wins for the side meant that with 4 games remaining they needed two points to secure a play-off place but they only managed one point during the final four games, in a 2–2 draw with Charlton Athletic, which would lead to them finishing in seventh place, missing out on a play-off spot to Preston North End on goals scored.[17]

Final league standings

P W D L F A GD Pts
  6 Preston North End 46 21 11 14 66 54 +12 74
  7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
  8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68

Player presentations

As part of the celebrations of the clubs final year at Ninian Park former players and staff of the club were presented to the crowd at half-time during various home matches throughout the season. At the end of the season all the players will be invited back for the final game at the ground against Ipswich Town.[18] The date, opponent and people presented were:

League Cup

Cardiff began their League cup campaign away to League Two side Bournemouth, coming away with a 2–1 win with both goals scored by Paul Parry in the opening twelve minute sof the match.[23] After coming through the second round with a 2–1 home win over Milton Keynes Dons, Cardiff were handed a third round tie against local rivals Swansea City in the first South Wales derby to take place in nine years. A heated encounter saw Swansea come away with a 1–0 after a deflected free-kick, with Cardiff being reduced to ten men after Stephen McPhail saw red for two bookable offences.[24] After the match fans from both clubs clashed with police.[25]

FA Cup

Entering the competition in the third round, Cardiff's first match in the FA Cup came up against fellow Championship side Reading, with goals from Ross McCormack and Joe Ledley putting Cardiff through to the next round with a 2–0 win. In the fourth round Cardiff were handed a lucrative home tie against Premier League side Arsenal. The match, taking place in a packed Ninian Park, finished in a 0–0 draw. The replay, which was originally set to be played on 3 February but was postponed due to heavy snowfall,[26] took place on 16 February, ending in a 4–0 win for Arsenal.[27]

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Peter Enckelman
2 DF Kevin McNaughton
3 DF Tony Capaldi
4 MF Gavin Rae
5 DF Darren Purse (Captain)
6 DF Gábor Gyepes
7 MF Peter Whittingham
8 FW Jay Bothroyd
9 FW Eddie Johnson (on loan from Fulham)
10 MF Stephen McPhail (Vice-Captain)
11 MF Paul Parry
12 DF Roger Johnson
13 GK Tom Heaton (on loan from Manchester United)
14 FW Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
15 DF Miguel Comminges
No. Position Player
16 MF Joe Ledley (Vice-Captain)
17 DF Darren Dennehy
18 FW Michael Chopra (on loan from Sunderland)
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca
20 GK Stuart Taylor (on loan from Aston Villa)
21 MF Mark Kennedy
22 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos (on loan from Coventry City)
23 DF Darcy Blake
25 GK Erwin Sak
26 MF Jonathan Brown
29 MF Chris Burke
31 DF Adam Matthews
32 DF Aaron Morris
44 FW Ross McCormack

Detailed Overview

No. Name Nat. Place of Birth Date of Birth Club Apps. Club Goals Int. Caps Int. Goals Previous Club Date Joined Fee End1
1 Peter Enckelman Turku 10 March 1977 20 0 12 0 Blackburn Rovers 18 July 2008 Free 2010
2 Kevin McNaughton Dundee 28 August 1982 87 3 4 0 Aberdeen 26 May 2006 Free 2011
3 Tony Capaldi Porsgrunn 12 August 1981 54 0 21 0 Plymouth Argyle 25 May 2007 Free 2010
4 Gavin Rae Aberdeen 28 November 1977 55 4 14 0 Rangers 23 June 2007 Free 2010
5 Darren Purse Stepney 14 February 1977 99 12 – – West Bromwich Albion 28 July 2005 £1,000,000 2009
6 Gábor Gyepes Budapest 26 June 1981 – – 23 1 Northampton Town 19 August 2008 £200,000 2013
7 Peter Whittingham Nuneaton 8 September 1984 70 13 – – Aston Villa 11 January 2007 £350,000 2011
8 Jay Bothroyd London 5 May 1982 – – – – Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 August 2008 £350,000 2011
9 Eddie Johnson Bunnell 31 March 1984 – – 42 12 Fulham 22 August 2008 Loan 2009
10 Stephen McPhail London 9 December 1979 97 3 10 1 Barnsley 13 June 2006 Free 2011
11 Paul Parry Chepstow 19 August 1980 168 23 12 1 Hereford United 9 January 2004 £75,000 2011
12 Roger Johnson Ashford 28 April 1987 85 9 – – Wycombe Wanderers 4 July 2006 £275,000 2012
13 Tom Heaton Chester 15 April 1986 – – – – Manchester United 23 May 2008 Loan 2009
14 Quincy Owusu-Abeyie Amsterdam 15 April 1986 – – 5 1 Spartak Moscow 31 January 2009 Loan 2009
15 Miguel Comminges Les Abymes 16 March 1982 – – 5 0 Swindon Town 1 May 2007 Free 2010
16 Joe Ledley Cardiff 23 January 1987 174 21 16 1 N/A 1 June 2004 Trainee 2010
17 Darren Dennehy Count Kerry 21 September 1988 – – – – Everton 28 June 2008 Free 2010
18 Michael Chopra Newcastle upon Tyne 23 December 1983 44 22 – – Sunderland 6 November 2008 Loan 2009
19 Riccardo Scimeca Leamington Spa 13 June 1975 66 6 – – West Bromwich Albion 13 January 2006 Free 2009
20 Stuart Taylor Romford 28 November 1980 – – – – Aston Villa 13 March 2009 Loan 2009
21 Mark Kennedy Dublin 15 May 1976 – – 34 4 Crystal Palace 10 July 2008 Free 2010
22 Dimitrios Konstantopoulos Thessaloniki 29 November 1978 – – – – Coventry City 9 February 2009 Loan 2009
23 Darcy Blake New Tredegar 13 December 1988 27 0 – – N/A 8 November 2006 Trainee 2011
25 Erwin Sak Lublin 15 February 1990 – – – – Sokół Pniewy 19 February 2008 Free 2009
26 Jonathan Brown Bridgend 17 April 1990 4 1 – – N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2009
29 Chris Burke Glasgow 2 December 1983 – – 2 2 Rangers 9 January 2009 Free 2011
31 Adam Matthews Swansea 13 January 1992 – – – – N/A 14 January 2009 Trainee 2011
32 Aaron Morris Cardiff 30 December 1989 2 0 – – N/A 1 June 2007 Trainee 2010
44 Ross McCormack Glasgow 18 August 1986 – – 1 0 Motherwell 28 June 2008 £110,000 2010

Squad statistics

No. Nat Pos Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Peter Enckelman 15 0 12 0 2 0 1 0
2 DF Kevin McNaughton 44 0 39 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF Tony Capaldi 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF Gavin Rae 46 1 41 1 3 0 2 0
5 DF Darren Purse 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF Glenn Loovens* 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Gábor Gyepes 29 2 27 2 2 0 0 0
7 MF Peter Whittingham 38 4 33 3 2 0 3 1
8 FW Jay Bothroyd 44 12 39 12 3 0 2 0
9 FW Eddie Johnson 33 2 30 2 1 0 2 0
10 MF Stephen McPhail 36 0 32 0 1 0 3 0
11 MF Paul Parry 46 4 40 2 3 0 3 2
12 DF Roger Johnson 51 5 45 5 3 0 3 0
13 GK Tom Heaton 24 0 21 0 1 0 2 0
14 MF Wayne Routledge* 9 2 9 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Quincy Owusu-Abeyie 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Miguel Comminges 33 0 30 0 0 0 3 0
16 MF Joe Ledley 46 5 40 4 3 1 3 0
17 DF Darren Dennehy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Michael Chopra 27 9 27 9 0 0 0 0
19 MF Riccardo Scimeca 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW Steve Thompson* 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0
20 GK Stuart Taylor 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Mark Kennedy 40 0 36 0 3 0 1 0
22 GK Dimitrios Konstantopoulos 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Darcy Blake 9 0 7 0 1 0 1 0
25 GK Erwin Sak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Jonathan Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Chris Burke 16 1 14 1 2 0 0 0
31 DF Adam Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Aaron Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 FW Ross McCormack 44 23 38 21 3 1 3 1

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
13 GK ENG Tom Heaton 24
2 DF SCO Kevin McNaughton 44
6 DF HUN Gábor Gyepes 27
12 DF ENG Roger Johnson 51
21 DF IRE Mark Kennedy 39
11 MF WAL Paul Parry 38
4 MF SCO Gavin Rae 44
10 MF IRE Stephen McPhail 30
16 MF WAL Joe Ledley 46
44 FW SCO Ross McCormack 36
8 FW ENG Jay Bothroyd 40
.

Source:[28]

Disciplinary record

Number Pos Player
4 MF Gavin Rae 6 0
8 FW Jay Bothroyd 5 0
15 DF Miguel Comminges 4 1
12 DF Roger Johnson 4 0
16 MF Joe Ledley 3 0
10 MF Stephen McPhail 2 2
6 DF Gábor Gyepes 2 1
44 FW Ross McCormack 2 1
5 DF Darren Purse 2 1
18 FW Michael Chopra 2 0
21 MF Mark Kennedy 2 0
2 DF Kevin McNaughton 2 0
14 MF Wayne Routledge 2 0
7 MF Peter Whittingham 2 0
9 FW Eddie Johnson 1 0
6 DF Glenn Loovens 1 0

Contracts

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Status
 Contract length
 Expiry date
 Source
12 DF ENG Johnson 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF NED Loovens 25 Rejected 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
11 MF WAL Parry 28 Signed 2 years 2010 BBC Sport
19 MF ENG Scimeca 34 Signed 1 year 2009 BBC Sport
7 MF ENG Whittingham 24 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
2 DF SCO McNaughton 26 Signed 3 years 2011 BBC Sport
6 DF HUN Gyepes 27 Signed 3 years 2013 BBC Sport

Last updated:

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Name
 EU
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving from
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
15 DF Comminges EU GPE 26 Free Transfer Swindon Town Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
21 MF Kennedy EU IRL 32 Free Transfer Crystal Palace Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
1 GK Enckelman EU FIN 31 Free Transfer Blackburn Rovers Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
17 DF Dennehy EU IRL 19 Free Transfer Everton Summer 2010 Free BBC Sport
44 FW McCormack EU SCO 21 Transfer Motherwell Summer 2010 £120,000 BBC Sport
8 FW Bothroyd EU ENG 26 Transfer Wolverhampton Wanderers Summer 2011 £350,000 BBC Sport
6 DF Gyepes EU HUN 27 Transfer Northampton Town Summer 2010 £200,000 BBC Sport
29 MF Burke EU SCO 25 Free Transfer Rangers Winter 2011 Free BBC Sport

Loans in

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan Club
 Started
 Ended
 Start Source
 End Source
13 GK Heaton ENG 23 Manchester United 5 May 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
9 FW E Johnson USA 25 Fulham 22 August 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra ENG 25 Sunderland 6 November 30 December BBC Sport BBC Sport
14 MF Routledge ENG 23 Aston Villa 20 November 2 January Cardiff City BBC Sport
14 MF Owusu-Abeyie Ghana 23 Spartak Moscow 31 January 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
18 FW Chopra ENG 25 Sunderland 2 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
22 GK Konstantopoulos GRE 30 Coventry City 9 February 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo
20 GK Taylor ENG 28 Aston Villa 13 March 30 June BBC Sport South Wales Echo

Sources: For loan start source see "Start Source". For loan end source see "End Source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan Club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Outs

N
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Apps
 Goals
 Source
15 GK Forde IRL 28 Free Transfer Millwall Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
8 FW Fowler ENG 33 Free Transfer Blackburn Rovers Summer Free 16 6 BBC Sport
27 FW Green ENG 21 Free Transfer Torquay United Summer Free 7 0 BBC Sport
36 FW Hasselbaink NED 36 Retired Summer N/A 44 9
6 DF Loovens NED 24 Transfer Celtic Summer £2,500,000 113 7 BBC Sport
13 GK Oakes ENG 34 Retired Summer N/A 15 0 BBC Sport
30 MF Ramsey WAL 17 Transfer Arsenal Summer £4,800,000 22 3 BBC Sport
17 MF Sinclair ENG 35 Retired Summer N/A 26 2 BBC Sport
28 DF Smith WAL 18 Free Transfer Newport County Summer Free 0 0
20 FW Thompson SCO 29 Free Transfer Burnley Summer Free 106 17 South Wales Echo
MF Flood IRL 23 {{{st}}} Celtic Winter Undisclosed 29 1 BBC Sport

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans Out

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan Club
 Started
 Ended
 Start Source
 End Source
MF Flood IRL 23 Dundee United 2 July 30 January BBC Sport BBC Sport
FW Feeney NIR 28 Dundee United 7 July 19 May BBC Sport Evening Telegraph
25 GK Sak POL 18 Newport County 2 September 2 October ENews
26 MF Brown WAL 18 Wrexham 25 November 3 February BBC Sport South Wales Echo
17 DF Dennehy IRL 20 Hereford United 13 March 13 April Hereford United Hereford Times

Sources: For loan start source see "Start Source". For loan end source see "End Source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan Club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Fixtures & results

Pre-season friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
Jul 12 Merthyr Tydfil
(Southern Premier Division)		 A W 3 – 1 – Brown, Thompson, Taylor
Jul 12 Carmarthen Town
(Welsh Premier League)		 A W 5 – 0 – Parry (3), Kelleher, OG
Jul 19 Vitoria de Setubal
(Portuguese Liga)		 A D 1 – 1 – Thompson
Jul 22 Vitória de Guimarães
(Portuguese Liga)		 A W 2 – 1 – McCormack (2)
Jul 24 Celtic
(Scottish Premier League)		 N W 1 – 0 – Ledley
Jul 29 Swindon Town
(Football League One)		 A D 1 – 1 – Parry
Aug 01 Ajax
(Dutch Eredivisie)		 H D 0 – 0 –
Aug 05 Chasetown
(Southern Football League Division One Midlands)		 A D 2 – 2 – Parry, Oruma

Championship

League Cup

FA Cup

Overall summary

Games Played 52 (46 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Games Won 24 (19 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Games Drawn 18 (17 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Games Lost 12 (10 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Goals Scored 71 (65 Championship, 4 FA Cup, 2 League Cup)
Goals Conceded 60 (53 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 4 League Cup)
Goal Difference +11
Clean Sheets 15 (14 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 0 League Cup)
Yellow Cards 42
Red Cards 5 (4 Championship, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Worst Discipline Gavin Rae (6 0 )
Best Result 4–1 vs Derby County
Worst Result 0–6 vs Preston North End
Most Appearances Roger Johnson, 51 (45 Championship, 3 FA Cup, 3 League Cup)
Top Scorer Ross McCormack, 23 (21 Championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup)
Points 74 / 132 (50.06%)
League Score Overview
Opposition Home Score Away Score Double
Barnsley 3–1 1 – 0 Yes
Birmingham City 1–2 1 – 1 No
Blackpool 2–0 1 – 1 No
Bristol City 0–0 1 – 1 No
Burnley 3–1 2 – 2 No
Charlton Athletic 2–0 2 – 2 No
Coventry City 2–1 2 – 0 Yes
Crystal Palace 2–1 2 – 0 Yes
Derby County 4–1 1 – 1 No
Doncaster Rovers 3–0 1 – 1 No
Ipswich Town 0–3 2 – 1 No
Norwich City 0–2 2 – 2 No
Nottingham Forest 2–0 1 – 0 Yes
Plymouth Argyle 1–0 1 – 2 No
Preston North End 2–0 0 – 6 No
Queens Park Rangers 0–0 0 – 1 No
Reading 2–2 1 – 1 No
Sheffield United 0–3 0 – 0 No
Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 0 – 1 No
Southampton 2–1 0 – 1 No
Swansea City 2–2 2 – 2 No
Watford 2–1 2 – 2 No
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 2 – 2 No

Backroom staff

Awards

Team

  • Algarve Cup – Winners
  • Welsh team of the year: Winners[29]

Individual

See also

Cardiff City F.C. seasons

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Championship
League One
Brighton & Hove Albion · Bristol Rovers · Carlisle United · Cheltenham Town · Colchester United · Crewe Alexandra · Hartlepool United · Hereford United · Huddersfield Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Leyton Orient · Millwall · Milton Keynes Dons · Northampton  Town · Oldham Athletic · Peterborough United · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Stockport County · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Yeovil Town
League Two
Accrington Stanley · Aldershot Town · Barnet · Bournemouth · Bradford City · Brentford · Bury · Chester City · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Darlington · Exeter City · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Macclesfield Town · Morecambe · Notts County · Port Vale · Rochdale · Rotherham United · Shrewsbury Town · Wycombe Wanderers
Conference National
Altrincham · Barrow · Burton Albion · Cambridge United · Crawley Town · Eastbourne Borough · Ebbsfleet United · Forest Green Rovers · Grays Athletic · Histon · Kettering Town · Kidderminster Harriers · Lewes · Mansfield Town · Northwich Victoria · Oxford United · Rushden & Diamonds · Salisbury City · Stevenage Borough · Torquay United · Weymouth · Woking · Wrexham · York City
Conference North / South