2006–07 Football Conference

The 2006–07 season was the 28th season of the Football Conference.

Overview

This season saw the promotion of Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe to the Football League for the first time, whilst Droylsden, Farsley Celtic, Histon and Salisbury City were promoted to the Conference National for the first time in their history.

At the end of the season Scarborough and Farnborough Town went out of business, whilst Hayes and Yeading merged to form a new club, Hayes & Yeading United and Moor Green merged with Southern League side Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors (which took Moor Green's place in the Conference North).

Oxford United drew the biggest crowds, with an average of 6,332 spectators and a peak of 11,065 in their match against Woking. Exeter City came second far behind them, with an average of 3,627, just beating Oxford's average with a peak of 6,670 in their match against Southport. Other teams could not match Oxford's average even in their most popular matches.

Conference National

Conference National
Season 2006–07[1][2]
Champions Dagenham & Redbridge (1st Football Conference title)
Direct promotion Dagenham & Redbridge
Promoted through play-offs Morecambe
Relegated to Conference North/Conference South St Albans City,
Southport,
Tamworth
Promoted for the next season

Droylsden,

Farsley Celtic,
Histon,
Salisbury City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1412 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Paul Benson (Dagenham & Redbridge), 28
Biggest home win Cambridge UnitedWeymouth 7–0 (31 March 2007)
Biggest away win St Albans CityGrays Athletic 0–6 (21 October 2006)
Highest scoring Forest Green RoversStevenage Borough 4–4 (9Apr 2007);
St Albans CityAldershot 3–5 (19 August 2006)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run Oxford United, 17 matches
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance Oxford United v Woking, 11,065 (26 December 2006)
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance 1,914 (6 short of Conference record; + 6% compared with the previous season)

A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2005–06 Football League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Dagenham & Redbridge 4616435020127443289348+ 4595
2 Oxford United 4611933316116633176633+ 3381
3 Morecambe 4611752920125635266446+ 1881
4 York City 4610672922135536236545+ 2080
5 Exeter City 4614723919851028296748+ 1978
6 Burton Albion 461337282196824265247+ 575
7 Gravesend & Northfleet 461265332595930316356+ 774
8 Stevenage Borough 461247463086930367666+ 1070
9 Aldershot Town 4611754031741224316462+ 265
10 Kidderminster Harriers 4675111926107624244350– 763
11 Weymouth 4612653526631421475673– 1763
12 Rushden & Diamonds 4610583424761024305854+ 462
13 Northwich Victoria 4692122633921225365169– 1858
14 Forest Green Rovers 4610583433313725315964– 557
15 Woking 468873426741222355661– 557
16 Halifax Town 4612834022321815405562– 755
17 Cambridge United 4684113433761023335766– 955
18 Crawley Town 4610672720761025325252± 053 [notes 1]
19 Grays Athletic 468962921541427345655+ 152
20 Stafford Rangers 4674122533761024384971– 2252
21 Altrincham 4694102832481125355367– 1451 [notes 2]
22 Tamworth 468692427531519344361– 1848
23 Southport 4674122930410928375767– 1047
24 St Albans City 4655132849551329405789– 3240
  1. Crawley Town had 10 points deducted for entering administration.
  2. Altrincham were reprieved from relegation due to Boston United's double relegation.
Key
Football Conference Champions, promoted to League Two
Promoted to League Two through play-offs
Participated in play-offs
FA Trophy winners
Conference League Cup; competition not held
Relegated from The Football League, see also Oxford United
Relegated to Conference North/Conference South

Locations

Locations of the Conference National London teams 2006–2007

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD ALT BRTCAMCRAD&REXEFGRGRNGRYHALKIDMORNOROXFR&DSOUSTASACSTBTAMWEYWOKYOR
Aldershot 00 32 01 02 11 32 21 32 10 10 42 01 13 11 22 22 42 20 40 33 01 22 02
Altrincham 00 23 50 11 05 12 22 02 10 10 01 02 30 03 21 21 01 20 21 20 00 23 04
Burton Albion 13 21 21 21 02 10 10 01 30 10 11 21 20 12 12 01 00 10 21 10 11 21 12
Cambridge United 20 22 12 12 42 13 11 30 20 12 11 13 01 03 01 22 01 02 10 10 70 30 05
Crawley Town 12 11 10 11 00 03 31 11 01 20 00 40 02 01 10 21 12 21 30 10 03 00 30
Dagenham & Redbridge 21 41 30 20 21 41 11 21 00 10 13 21 50 01 12 00 11 42 20 40 41 32 21
Exeter City 00 21 30 20 11 32 10 13 21 41 11 10 11 21 00 21 12 42 11 10 40 10 11
Forest Green Rovers 30 22 10 11 10 01 21 01 00 20 21 13 21 15 02 12 21 22 44 20 32 23 01
Gravesend & Northfleet 11 31 00 20 10 00 22 11 20 20 13 21 30 10 10 04 14 32 11 41 13 10 01
Grays Athletic 12 11 01 11 00 01 22 11 02 10 30 01 10 22 31 40 11 21 02 10 22 30 00
Halifax Town 20 11 12 10 21 31 21 22 11 02 20 11 02 11 00 11 31 41 21 31 41 30 11
Kidderminster Harriers 00 32 00 10 01 14 02 22 12 21 10 01 01 00 00 20 20 13 12 02 01 01 21
Morecambe 21 01 01 22 10 11 22 11 10 10 40 01 21 03 10 00 10 20 33 00 20 20 13
Northwich Victoria 13 11 03 04 21 20 10 20 12 03 32 01 02 10 41 31 40 03 00 01 01 02 12
Oxford United 20 11 00 11 11 22 10 02 10 11 20 01 00 51 01 22 20 21 20 21 41 00 20
Rushden & Diamonds 10 30 12 31 11 23 30 20 00 13 01 01 22 10 10 23 21 10 22 11 41 20 01
Southport 10 21 31 12 31 14 01 12 22 31 11 01 12 12 01 12 51 11 12 10 01 00 01
Stafford Rangers 03 10 11 12 01 12 01 01 31 42 23 12 13 20 01 11 10 22 13 04 20 10 00
St Albans City 35 15 01 00 22 12 12 00 23 06 32 11 02 13 02 32 22 03 23 10 10 01 42
Stevenage Borough 32 01 21 41 23 12 00 33 30 10 21 12 33 02 22 10 31 60 12 30 10 32 12
Tamworth 20 10 01 01 01 02 10 11 21 42 10 00 01 01 13 14 11 00 11 21 13 31 22
Weymouth 10 12 11 21 32 11 21 10 21 32 10 11 21 11 11 11 20 12 21 01 31 23 12
Woking 20 20 00 01 12 22 02 33 22 10 22 30 11 32 10 30 11 11 12 01 02 40 12
York City 10 10 32 12 50 23 00 00 02 22 20 10 23 21 10 31 22 00 00 01 02 10 01

Source: Soccerbase
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

  Semifinals
1st leg – 4 May 2007; 2nd leg – 7/8 May 2007
Final at Wembley Stadium
20 May 2007
                     
2nd  Oxford United 1 1 2 (3)  
5th   Exeter City (a.e.t., pen.) 0 2 2 (4)  
    3rd   Morecambe 2
  5th  Exeter City 1
3rd   Morecambe 0 2 2
4th  York City 0 1 1  

Top scorers in order of league goals

Pos Player Club League Play-
offs
FA Cup FA Trophy Total
1 Paul Benson Dagenham & Redbridge 2800230
2 Charlie MacDonald Gravesend & Northfleet 2700229
3 Steve Morison Stevenage Borough 2402834
= Clayton Donaldson York City 2401126
5 Simeon Jackson Rushden & Diamonds 1901020
6 Robert Duffy Oxford United 1801221
7 Robbie Simpson Cambridge United 1700017
8 Daryl Clare Burton Albion 1602018
9 Craig McAllister Woking 1501117
10 Neil Grayson Stafford Rangers 1300013

Source:[1]

Conference North

Conference North
Season 2006–07[1][2]
Champions Droylsden (1st Football Conference North title)
Direct promotion Droylsden
Promoted through play-offs Farsley Celtic
Relegated to Level 7 or folded Lancaster City,
Worksop Town;
Scarborough (folded)
Promoted for the next season Boston United,
A.F.C. Telford United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1281 (2.77 per match)
Biggest home win DroylsdenLancaster City 6–1 (17 February 2007);
DroylsdenStalybridge Celtic 6–1 (18 September 2006);
HinckleyLancaster 5–0 (23 April 2007);
HucknallLancaster 5–0 (20 January 2007);
HydeLancaster 5–0 (22 January 2007)
Biggest away win Stalybridge CelticHyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007);
Lancaster CityScarborough 1–5 (22 January 2007);
Lancaster CityWorkington 1–5 (7 October 2006);
Vauxhall MotorsHarrogate 1–5 (27 January 2007);
BarrowRedditch United 0–4 (9 September 2006);
Lancaster CityNuneaton 0–4 (6 January 2007);
Stalybridge CelticBarrow 0–4 (27 January 2007)
Highest scoring Stalybridge CelticHyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?

A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 19 sides from last season, one relegated from the Conference National and two promoted from the Northern Premier League.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2005–06 Northern Premier League

Teams relegated from 2005–06 Conference National

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1Droylsden 421641542575931308555+ 3078
2 Kettering Town 421164412797534317558+ 1773
3 Workington 421254331785828296146+ 1570
4 Hinckley United 421083402494828306854+ 1469
5 Farsley Celtic 421056272196631305851+ 768
6 Harrogate Town 428852718105631235841+ 1767
7 Blyth Spartans 421056302194826295749+ 866
8 Hyde United 421254472466932387962+ 1765
9 Worcester City 42984412876826266754+ 1362
10 Nuneaton Borough 42894191376835325445+ 960
11 Moor Green 42867302385823285351+ 259[notes2 1]
12 Gainsborough Trinity 42957302666921315157– 656
13 Hucknall Town 42849403775929326969± 054
14 Alfreton Town 42867242166920294450– 654
15 Vauxhall Motors 42669293169633336264– 251
16 Barrow 42768232358824254748– 150
17 Leigh RMI 429483132461116294761– 1449
18 Stalybridge Celtic 427683845641126366481– 1749
19 Redditch United 42678323558830326168– 748
20 Scarborough 426692121710429245045545[notes2 2]
21 Worksop Town 426692429631220334462– 1845Relegated to
Northern Premier League Premier Division
22 Lancaster City 42021910492316176127110– 831Relegated to level 8, see notes [notes2 3]
  1. Moor Green merged with Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors.
  2. Scarborough had 10 points deducted, and eventually folded.
  3. Lancaster City had 10 points deducted for entering administration, and they were relegated two divisions to the Northern Premier League Division One North due to financial problems.
Key
Conference North Champions, promoted to Conference Premier
Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs
Participated in play-offs
New club in the Conference North; see also Farsley Celtic
Relegated to Level 7/8
Folded

Locations

Results

Home ╲ Away ALF BRW BLYDROFARGAIHARHINHUCHYDKETLNCLEIMOGNUNREDSCASTLVAUWRCWRKWKS
Alfreton Town 10 01 13 01 31 00 01 21 22 11 21 10 30 03 00 11 12 20 02 11 30
Barrow 11 02 21 22 30 23 10 10 12 01 30 20 11 01 04 11 21 00 01 00 12
Blyth Spartans 30 10 03 41 20 00 31 22 00 22 30 10 01 12 12 20 10 12 22 02 20
Droylsden 11 21 00 41 21 20 31 53 42 11 61 22 10 42 21 13 61 10 21 21 32
Farsley Celtic 11 22 30 03 10 10 02 10 11 21 31 11 01 01 40 02 11 32 10 12 10
Gainsborough Trinity 40 10 02 32 00 13 10 23 23 23 10 00 10 11 22 31 20 12 13 10 11
Harrogate Town 01 11 12 11 10 11 20 11 12 23 30 21 11 11 22 01 00 10 10 40 10
Hinckley United 22 11 21 21 21 11 01 11 20 31 50 31 20 22 31 11 23 11 33 21 01
Hucknall Town 02 13 12 22 01 33 03 12 42 12 50 13 32 21 22 01 21 22 42 21 40
Hyde United 21 11 51 21 34 30 40 20 10 35 50 20 41 32 02 11 31 11 00 11 12
Kettering Town 01 32 11 10 32 42 31 12 00 10 33 40 11 32 31 31 21 01 11 23 22
Lancaster City 02 02 02 12 12 01 02 14 01 23 01 00 03 04 12 15 01 22 02 15 03
Leigh RMI 20 03 31 22 13 20 13 23 43 20 12 01 22 10 00 11 13 03 21 20 21
Moor Green 20 00 02 52 11 21 01 01 12 11 12 31 00 11 11 12 21 52 31 10 01
Nuneaton Borough 10 30 11 10 11 01 00 01 21 00 21 10 01 01 10 11 32 11 11 00 00
Redditch United 32 11 02 00 14 11 21 13 12 21 44 22 21 01 20 11 12 33 12 41 01
Scarborough 01 11 01 10 00 00 11 30 12 12 11 12 11 30 13 32 01 01 10 01 21
Stalybridge Celtic 32 04 32 12 02 02 02 22 22 37 00 31 21 23 43 32 22 33 11 12 30
Vauxhall Motors 12 01 20 23 12 01 15 22 12 10 11 41 21 11 13 11 11 22 20 12 20
Worcester City 00 30 32 31 01 11 23 31 20 22 20 41 12 01 33 11 32 11 33 22 21
Workington 11 11 30 00 30 12 32 11 10 31 20 11 01 32 20 10 01 21 20 01 32
Worksop Town 20 20 11 02 22 12 00 11 13 31 02 31 20 01 00 23 00 21 14 02 13

Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2007.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2nd  Kettering Town 1 0 1 (2)  
5th  Farsley Celtic (a.e.t., pen.) 1 0 1 (4)  
    5th  Farsley Celtic 4
  4th  Hinckley United 3
3rd  Workington 0 1 1
4th  Hinckley United 0 2 2  

Conference South

Conference South
Season 2006–07[1][2]
Champions Histon (1st Football Conference South title)
Direct promotion Histon
Promoted through play-offs Salisbury City
Relegated to Level 7 Bedford,
Farnborough Town (folded)
Promoted for the next season Bath City, Bromley,
Hampton & Richmond Borough,
Maidenhead United
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1311 (2.84 per match)
Biggest home win Havant & WaterloovilleHayes 6–0 (3 March 2007)
Biggest away win Weston-super-MareHayes 0–5 (7 February 2007)
Highest scoring DorchesterSutton 5–4 (18 November 2006);
Havant & WaterloovilleBishop's Stortford 5–4 (22 January 2007)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?

A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from last season, two promoted from the Isthmian League and two promoted from the Southern Football League.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2005–06 Southern Football League

Teams promoted from 2005–06 Isthmian League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1Histon 4218034720124538248544+ 4194
2 Salisbury City 4210742614115539236537+ 2875
3 Braintree Town 429752719124524195138+ 1374
4 Havant & Waterlooville 421542522059723267546+ 2973
5 Bishop's Stortford 4211733726103835357261+ 1173
6 Newport County 421515522466631338357+ 2670
7 Eastbourne Borough 421182291577729275842+ 1669
8 Welling United 4211373723103828286551+ 1469
9 Lewes 4211734125410726276752+ 1562
10 Fisher Athletic 4211554933461129477777 ±056
11 Farnborough Town 4214433620541223325952+ 755[notes3 1]
12 Bognor Regis Town 4261052923731127395662– 652
13 Cambridge City 428492521731119314452– 852
14 Sutton United 428853026611428375863– 551
15 Eastleigh 42867262639922274853– 548
16 Yeading 426962728601529505678– 2245[notes3 2]
17 Dorchester Town 4262132644510623334977– 2845
18 Thurrock 426693441551127395879– 2144
19 Basingstoke Town 4246111826510628324658– 1243
20 Hayes 425412253766922364773– 2643 [notes3 2]
21 Weston-super-Mare 4244132545471024324977– 2835[notes3 3]
22 Bedford Town 4255112536321618464382– 3931Relegated to Southern Football League Premier Division
  1. Farnborough Town had 10 points deducted for entering administration, and they folded before the following season. They were reformed as Farnborough F.C. in the
    Southern Football League Division One South & West, two divisions below the Conference South.
  2. Yeading merged with Hayes to form Hayes & Yeading United.
  3. Weston-super-Mare were reprieved from relegation due to Farnborough Town folding and the merger of Hayes and Yeading.
Key
Conference South Champions, promoted to Conference Premier
Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs
Participated in play-offs
New club in the Conference; see also Braintree Town, Bedford Town and Salisbury City
Relegated to Level 7
Folded

Locations

Locations of the Football Conference South London teams 2006–2007

Results

Home ╲ Away BAS BED BSTBOGBRACAMDOREABEASFARFISH&WHAYHISLEWNPCSALSUTTHUWELWSMYEA
Basingstoke Town 01 10 40 12 00 22 01 01 02 21 21 11 12 00 01 11 02 11 13 01 13
Bedford Town 00 31 23 12 01 11 11 11 02 14 21 12 02 02 02 12 20 31 22 21 25
Bishop's Stortford 31 22 01 02 21 43 10 11 21 22 10 31 00 30 22 11 32 21 13 22 20
Bognor Regis Town 12 10 24 12 01 30 11 00 11 11 00 51 00 11 11 11 04 30 11 31 31
Braintree Town 10 20 31 12 21 31 11 11 21 22 00 01 11 11 21 00 01 01 21 01 31
Cambridge City 01 00 01 20 10 01 10 20 11 00 30 22 01 10 21 13 23 23 01 23 30
Dorchester Town 12 13 01 01 00 31 00 10 41 13 13 02 12 15 04 03 54 31 01 15 32
Eastbourne Borough 11 03 21 20 12 21 11 00 00 31 11 00 11 21 21 10 20 31 00 30 20
Eastleigh 31 20 11 04 03 01 11 11 31 40 01 21 10 00 31 01 10 11 13 11 14
Farnborough Town 11 32 31 31 21 21 11 10 10 20 21 13 23 11 10 01 40 21 21 00 21
Fisher Athletic 33 30 01 30 30 30 11 03 31 30 33 30 14 51 33 14 21 35 21 11 31
Havant & Waterlooville 10 40 54 22 11 23 20 21 11 20 13 60 21 11 31 31 10 30 40 21 40
Hayes 11 31 12 23 23 01 40 11 21 11 43 01 13 14 01 04 04 11 01 10 01
Histon 42 10 02 21 20 21 30 12 10 21 21 40 50 32 10 42 21 31 10 32 12
Lewes 22 51 23 11 01 11 22 11 03 10 20 11 20 31 20 10 31 11 42 42 32
Newport County 30 20 41 31 01 12 01 40 31 34 42 10 20 51 11 43 31 13 31 10 41
Salisbury City 00 31 31 21 01 20 11 12 10 01 30 11 00 03 11 21 10 00 10 00 40
Sutton United 33 31 11 32 00 22 00 31 22 10 22 01 10 10 02 11 01 21 12 31 13
Thurrock 22 21 03 11 01 10 23 24 11 14 51 11 01 04 32 22 15 30 12 22 10
Welling United 02 50 23 30 41 10 12 10 21 10 20 11 11 24 00 23 12 10 12 10 51
Weston-super-Mare 13 21 12 13 00 01 12 24 33 21 01 15 05 12 11 34 11 02 21 12 21
Yeading 11 21 11 20 01 50 00 25 14 21 11 11 11 13 10 11 13 22 21 01 00

Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007–2008. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2007.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2nd  Salisbury City (a.e.t.) 1 3 4  
5th  Bishop's Stortford 1 1 2  
    2nd  Salisbury City 1
  3rd  Braintree Town 0
3rd  Braintree Town 1 1 2 (2)
4th   Havant & Waterlooville (pen.) 1 1 2 (4)  

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2006.
  2. 1 2 3 Soccerbase
  3. "England 2006–07". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

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