2005–06 Football Conference

The 2005–06 season was the 27th season of the Football Conference.

Overview

This season saw the return of Accrington Stanley (albeit as a reformed club) and Hereford United to the Football League. Accrington replaced Oxford United, who had replaced them when they resigned from the League in 1962.

Northwich Victoria, Stafford Rangers and Weymouth returned to the Conference National, the latter for the first time since 1989, whilst St Albans City won promotion to the fifth tier for the first time.

As with the previous season, Grays Athletic were the winners of the FA Trophy.

Conference National

Conference National

Season	2005–06[1][2]
Champions	Accrington Stanley (1st Football Conference title)
Promoted	Accrington Stanley, Hereford United
Relegated to Conference North	Scarborough
Relegated to Isthmian League Division One North	Canvey Island
Promoted for the next season	St Albans City, Northwich Victoria, Stafford Rangers, Weymouth
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1201 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer	Andy Bishop (York City), 23
Biggest home win	Grays Athletic – Gravesend & Northfleet 6–1 (16 August 2005); Exeter City – Southport 5–0 (4 March 2006); Forest Green Rovers – Altrincham 5–0 (21 January 2006); Grays Athletic – Scarborough 5–0 (15 October 2005); Grays Athletic – Tamworth 5–0 (4 March 2006); Woking – Tamworth 5–0 (11 February 2006); York City – Altrincham 5–0 (17 September 2005)
Biggest away win	Scarborough – Grays Athletic 2–7 (10 April 2006); Altrincham – Dagenham & Redbridge 0–5 (10 September 2005); Kidderminster – Grays Athletic 0–5 (28 March 2006)
Highest scoring	Scarborough – Grays Athletic 2–7 (10 April 2006)
Longest winning run	?
Longest unbeaten run	?
Longest losing run	?
Highest attendance	Exeter City v Grays Athletic, 6,628 (19 November 2004)
Lowest attendance	Woking v Canvey Island, 358 (4 April 2006)
Average attendance	1,802 (– 6% compared with the previous season)
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and one promoted from the Conference South.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Conference North

• Southport
• Altrincham

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Conference South

• Grays Athletic

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Football League Two

• Kidderminster Harriers
• Cambridge United

League table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Accrington Stanley	42		16	3	2	38	17		12	4	5	38	28		76	45	+ 31		91
2	Hereford United	42		11	7	3	30	14		11	7	3	29	19		59	33	+ 26		80
3	Grays Athletic	42		7	9	5	46	32		14	4	3	48	23		94	55	+ 39		76
4	Halifax Town	42		14	6	1	31	11		7	6	8	24	29		55	40	+ 15		75
5	Morecambe	42		15	4	2	44	17		7	4	10	24	24		68	41	+ 27		74
6	Stevenage Borough	42		15	3	3	38	15		4	9	8	24	32		62	47	+ 15		69
7	Exeter City	42		11	3	7	41	22		7	6	8	24	26		65	48	+ 17		63
8	York City	42		10	5	6	36	26		7	7	7	27	22		63	48	+ 15		63
9	Burton Albion	42		8	7	6	23	21		8	5	8	27	31		50	52	– 2		60
10	Dagenham & Redbridge	42		8	4	9	31	32		8	6	7	32	27		63	59	+ 4		58
11	Woking	42		8	7	6	30	20		6	7	8	28	27		58	47	+ 11		56
12	Cambridge United	42		11	6	4	35	25		4	4	13	16	32		51	57	– 6		55
13	Aldershot Town	42		10	4	7	30	30		6	2	13	31	44		61	74	– 13		54
14	Canvey Island	42		6	8	7	23	27		7	4	10	24	31		47	58	– 11		51	[notes 1]
15	Kidderminster Harriers	42		8	5	8	21	27		5	6	10	18	28		39	55	– 16		50
16	Gravesend & Northfleet	42		8	4	9	25	25		5	6	10	20	32		45	57	– 12		49
17	Crawley Town	42		9	4	8	27	22		3	7	11	21	33		48	55	– 7		47
18	Southport	42		7	3	11	24	38		3	7	11	12	30		36	68	– 32		40
19	Forest Green Rovers	42		7	7	7	31	27		1	7	13	18	35		49	62	– 13		38
20	Tamworth	42		4	10	7	17	23		4	4	13	15	40		32	63	– 31		38
21	Scarborough	42		4	7	10	24	30		5	3	13	16	36		40	66	– 26		37	[notes 2]
22	Altrincham	42		7	5	9	25	30		3	6	12	15	41		40	71	– 31		23	[notes 3]

• Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

• Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.

• Source:^[1][3]

1. ↑ Canvey Island were voluntarily relegated to Isthmian League Division One North.
2. ↑ Scarborough had come out of administration and would have been reprieved due to the voluntary demotion of Canvey Island and Altrincham being below them in the table, but they
   did not fulfil the Conferences financial guidelines and were thus relegated.
3. ↑ Altrincham were docked 18 points for fielding an ineligible player. They were reprieved from relegation due to the enlargement of the Conference to 24 teams and the voluntary
   demotion of Canvey Island (whose main financial backer,
   Jeff King, had moved to Chelmsford City). It was the first of three successive seasons in which the club finished in the relegation zone, but were spared demotion due to financial
   issues at other clubs.

Key
	Football Conference Champions, promoted to League Two
	Promoted to League Two through play-offs
	Participated in play-offs
	FA Trophy winners, see Grays Athletic
	Conference League Cup; competition not held
	Relegated from The Football League
	Relegated to Conference North/Conference South

Locations

Results

Home ╲ Away

Accrington Stanley !ACC

Aldershot !ALD

Altrincham !ALT

Burton Albion !BRT

Cambridge United !CAM

Canvey Island !CAN

Crawley Town !CRA

Dagenham & Redbridge !D&R

Exeter City !EXE

Forest Green Rovers !FGR

Gravesend & Northfleet !GRN

Grays Athletic !GRY

Halifax Town !HAL

Hereford United !HER

Kidderminster Harriers !KID

Morecambe !MOR

Scarborough !SCA

Southport !SOU

Stevenage Borough !STB

Tamworth !TAM

Woking !WOK

York City !YOR

Accrington Stanley !Accrington Stanley

3–2

1–0

2–1

1–0

1–0

4–2

1–0

1–2

2–1

1–1

2–3

1–0

2–1

2–0

2–0

1–0

4–0

1–1

2–1

2–1

2–1

Aldershot !Aldershot

1–4

0–2

1–1

1–3

2–2

3–2

3–1

1–0

2–1

3–2

0–3

3–1

0–1

1–0

2–0

0–1

2–0

2–2

0–2

1–1

2–1

Altrincham !Altrincham

0–1

5–1

1–2

2–1

0–1

1–1

0–5

1–1

2–1

2–2

0–2

1–2

0–1

3–0

2–0

1–1

1–0

1–1

2–0

0–4

0–3

Burton Albion !Burton Albion

0–2

1–2

1–0

2–0

1–2

3–1

2–2

2–0

1–0

0–0

1–1

1–2

0–1

1–0

0–4

2–1

0–0

3–1

1–1

1–1

0–0

Cambridge United !Cambridge United

1–0

0–2

4–0

2–2

3–1

2–1

1–2

2–1

2–2

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

0–2

2–2

2–1

2–1

1–0

2–1

0–2

2–0

Canvey Island !Canvey Island

0–2

2–1

1–1

0–2

1–1

1–0

1–2

1–1

1–1

1–2

2–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

3–3

1–0

2–1

1–1

1–2

0–2

1–1

Crawley Town !Crawley Town

0–1

2–0

2–0

1–1

1–0

3–1

0–0

0–2

1–0

1–2

1–3

2–2

0–2

2–0

1–3

2–0

2–0

1–2

3–0

2–2

0–1

Dagenham & Redbridge !Dagenham & Redbridge

1–2

2–0

2–4

3–1

1–0

2–2

0–3

2–2

1–1

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–1

3–0

3–1

0–2

3–1

2–2

2–1

1–3

0–2

Exeter City !Exeter City

1–3

4–0

3–1

1–2

4–0

0–2

4–0

3–1

0–0

1–0

1–2

4–2

1–2

1–0

2–0

1–1

5–0

0–2

3–0

1–1

1–3

Forest Green Rovers !Forest Green Rovers

1–1

4–2

5–0

1–0

1–0

1–2

2–2

0–3

0–0

0–0

1–2

2–2

2–2

0–0

1–0

5–1

1–2

2–0

1–3

0–3

1–2

Gravesend & Northfleet !Gravesend & Northfleet

1–3

0–3

2–0

0–1

0–0

2–0

1–1

1–3

0–2

2–0

1–3

4–0

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–0

2–1

0–2

2–0

2–0

2–2

Grays Athletic !Grays Athletic

1–2

2–1

1–1

2–3

5–3

1–2

1–0

0–4

3–0

2–2

6–1

1–1

2–2

2–2

1–2

1–2

1–1

2–2

5–0

2–2

1–1

Halifax Town !Halifax Town

2–2

1–1

2–0

1–0

1–0

0–2

2–2

3–0

2–0

1–0

2–0

2–1

2–1

0–0

0–0

1–0

0–2

1–1

4–0

1–0

1–0

Hereford United !Hereford United

2–2

2–1

0–0

2–0

3–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

0–2

1–1

1–1

0–2

1–0

0–1

1–0

4–0

1–1

2–0

1–0

4–0

1–0

Kidderminster Harriers !Kidderminster Harriers

2–0

1–4

1–1

0–1

1–0

3–2

1–0

3–1

1–2

1–3

0–2

0–5

0–1

1–1

1–0

2–1

1–1

0–0

0–1

2–1

0–0

Morecambe !Morecambe

3–2

5–2

2–0

3–1

0–1

1–0

3–0

2–0

2–2

3–2

3–0

3–0

1–0

2–2

2–0

0–3

0–0

4–1

0–0

3–1

2–0

Scarborough !Scarborough

2–2

2–2

1–2

3–0

1–2

1–2

1–2

0–1

0–1

1–0

3–1

2–7

2–0

0–1

1–1

0–1

0–1

1–1

0–0

1–1

2–2

Southport !Southport

2–0

0–1

1–1

3–2

2–2

2–0

0–2

1–2

0–3

3–1

1–0

1–4

0–2

1–2

1–4

0–3

0–2

3–2

1–1

1–0

1–4

Stevenage Borough !Stevenage Borough

3–1

2–1

3–0

2–3

3–1

3–0

2–1

2–1

2–0

2–1

2–0

0–1

1–0

0–0

3–1

1–0

2–0

0–1

3–1

1–1

1–1

Tamworth !Tamworth

1–2

2–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

1–0

0–0

2–2

1–1

0–0

1–0

2–2

1–2

0–1

1–1

0–3

0–1

0–0

2–0

0–1

0–3

Woking !Woking

0–1

1–2

3–1

2–2

0–1

1–1

0–0

0–0

1–0

2–1

1–3

1–1

2–2

1–1

0–1

0–1

4–0

1–0

3–2

5–0

2–0

York City !York City

2–4

3–2

5–0

0–1

1–0

2–1

0–0

1–1

4–2

5–1

1–0

1–2

0–2

1–3

2–2

1–1

3–1

0–0

0–1

2–1

2–1

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 6/7 May; 2nd leg 10/11 May							Final at Walkers Stadium, Leicester 20 May 2006
	2nd	Hereford United	1	3	4
	5th	Morecambe	1	2	3
								2nd	Hereford United (a.e.t.)	3
								4th	Halifax Town	2
	3rd	Grays Athletic	2	2	4
	4th	Halifax Town	3	2	5

Top scorers in order of league goals

Pos	Player	Club	League	Play-offs	FA Cup	FA Trophy	LDV	Total
1	Andy Bishop	York City	23	0	2	1	0	26
2	Justin Richards	Woking	21	0	0	0	1	22
3	Danny Carlton	Morecambe	17	0	1	0	0	18
=	Colin Little	Altrincham	17	0	0	0	0	17
5	Clayton Donaldson	York City	16	0	1	0	0	17
6	Chris Moore	Dagenham & Redbridge	15	0	2	3	0	20
7	Michael Kightly	Grays Athletic	14	1	1	2	0	17
=	Paul Mullin	Accrington Stanley	14	0	0	3	0	17
9	Glenn Poole	Grays Athletic	13	0	1	4	0	18
=	Lee Phillips	Exeter City	13	0	0	3	1	17
=	Ian Craney	Accrington Stanley	13	0	0	3	0	16
=	Gary Roberts	Accrington Stanley	13	0	2	0	0	15
=	Daryl Clare	Burton Albion	13	0	0	0	0	13

Source:^[1]

Conference North

Conference North

Season	2005–06[1][2]
Champions	Northwich Victoria (1st Football Conference North title)
Direct promotion	Northwich Victoria
Promoted through play-offs	Stafford Rangers
Relegated to Level 7	Hednesford
Promoted for the next season	Blyth Spartans, Farsley Celtic
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1326 (2.87 per match)
Biggest home win	Northwich Victoria – Hednesford 8–0 (25 February 2006)
Biggest away win	Hednesford – Harrogate 0–4 (19 November 1005); Hednesford – Worcester City 0–4 (25 March 2006); Moor Green – Nuneaton 0–4 (15 October 2005); Worksop Town – Nuneaton 0–4 (18 February 2006)
Highest scoring	Redditch – Workington 3–6 (22 October 2005)
Longest winning run	?
Longest unbeaten run	?
Longest losing run	?
Highest attendance	?
Lowest attendance	?
Average attendance	?
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 17 sides from last season, one promoted from Southern Football League, two promoted from the Northern Premier League and two relegated from the Conference National.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Northern Premier League

• Hyde United
• Workington

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Southern Football League

• Hednesford Town

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Conference National

• Northwich Victoria
• Leigh RMI

League table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Northwich Victoria	42		16	3	2	53	16		13	2	6	44	33		97	49	+ 48		92
2	Stafford Rangers	42		12	5	4	36	17		13	5	3	32	17		68	34	+ 34		85
3	Nuneaton Borough	42		13	7	1	43	21		9	4	8	25	22		68	43	+ 25		77
4	Droylsden	42		15	3	3	52	24		5	9	7	28	32		80	56	+ 24		72
5	Harrogate Town	42		14	4	3	35	16		8	1	12	31	40		66	56	+ 10		71
6	Kettering Town	42		14	2	5	38	18		5	8	8	25	31		63	49	+ 14		67
7	Stalybridge Celtic	42		15	3	3	51	23		4	6	11	23	31		74	54	+ 20		66
8	Worcester City	42		7	8	6	27	20		9	6	6	31	26		58	46	+ 12		62
9	Moor Green	42		5	10	7	28	33		10	6	4	39	31		67	64	+ 3		61
10	Hinckley United	42		7	7	7	31	28		7	9	5	29	27		60	55	+ 5		58
11	Hyde United	42		7	6	8	39	37		8	5	8	29	24		68	61	+ 7		56
12	Hucknall Town	42		9	6	6	33	25		5	7	9	23	29		56	55	+ 1		55
13	Workington	42		7	6	8	29	29		7	7	7	31	33		60	62	– 2		55
14	Barrow	42		9	6	6	39	33		3	5	13	23	34		62	67	– 5		47
15	Lancaster City	42		7	8	6	29	26		5	3	13	23	40		52	66	– 14		47
16	Gainsborough Trinity	42		6	8	7	26	30		5	5	11	19	35		45	65	– 20		46
17	Alfreton Town	42		9	5	6	29	27		1	10	11	17	31		46	58	– 12		45
18	Vauxhall Motors	42		6	3	12	28	37		6	4	11	22	34		50	71	– 21		43
19	Worksop Town	42		7	8	6	27	31		3	3	15	19	40		46	71	– 25		41
20	Redditch United	42		6	5	10	29	34		3	7	11	23	44		53	78	– 25		39
21	Leigh RMI	42		7	6	8	20	25		2	7	12	25	54		45	79	– 34		39	[notes2 1]
22	Hednesford Town	42		3	7	11	16	37		4	7	10	26	50		42	87	– 45		35	Relegated to the Northern Premier League

• Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

• Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.

1. ↑ Leigh RMI had 1 point deducted, but were reprieved from relegation due to Canvey Island's voluntary three-level demotion.

Key
	Conference North Champions, promoted to Conference National
	Promoted to Conference National through play-offs
	Participated in play-offs
	New club in Conference North, see also Hednesford Town
	Relegated to Level 7

Locations

Results

Home ╲ Away

Alfreton Town !ALF

Barrow !BRW

Droylsden !DRO

Gainsborough Trinity !GAI

Harrogate Town !HAR

Hednesford Town !HED

Hinckley United !HIN

Hucknall Town !HUC

Hyde United !HYD

Kettering Town !KET

Lancaster City !LNC

Leigh RMI !LEI

Moor Green !MOG

Northwich Victoria !NOR

Nuneaton Borough !NUN

Redditch United !RED

Stafford Rangers !STA

Stalybridge Celtic !STL

Vauxhall Motors !VAU

Worcester City !WRC

Workington !WRK

Worksop Town !WKS

Alfreton Town !Alfreton Town

2–1

1–3

1–2

4–1

3–2

1–1

1–1

2–0

1–1

0–2

1–1

1–1

2–4

1–0

2–1

2–1

0–0

1–2

1–0

1–3

2–1

Barrow !Barrow

2–2

2–0

3–1

3–1

3–1

2–5

2–0

2–2

0–1

1–4

3–1

2–2

1–1

0–3

1–1

1–1

4–2

0–2

0–2

6–1

1–0

Droylsden !Droylsden

1–0

2–2

1–2

2–1

1–1

3–1

2–3

1–0

3–1

6–1

4–1

3–0

4–3

2–2

2–1

2–1

1–0

4–0

3–0

2–3

3–1

Gainsborough Trinity !Gainsborough Trinity

2–2

3–2

2–2

0–2

1–1

1–2

3–2

0–3

0–2

1–0

2–1

2–2

1–2

1–2

2–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

0–1

0–0

2–0

Harrogate Town !Harrogate Town

1–0

2–1

1–1

2–0

2–3

2–1

1–0

1–0

1–1

3–1

3–0

3–0

0–2

2–0

1–1

0–2

1–0

2–1

4–1

1–1

2–0

Hednesford Town !Hednesford Town

1–0

0–3

0–1

1–1

0–4

3–4

1–1

0–2

2–1

1–0

1–3

1–2

1–4

0–0

1–1

0–2

1–1

0–1

0–4

0–0

2–1

Hinckley United !Hinckley United

2–2

1–0

1–1

1–0

1–3

1–2

3–1

2–1

1–1

3–3

5–1

1–2

1–3

0–1

1–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

1–3

0–0

3–0

Hucknall Town !Hucknall Town

1–0

2–1

2–0

4–1

4–1

2–2

0–2

1–3

1–1

0–0

2–2

2–2

3–2

0–1

4–0

0–2

2–1

1–2

1–2

1–0

0–0

Hyde United !Hyde United

2–3

2–2

2–2

2–0

3–1

4–2

0–1

0–0

3–0

2–4

3–3

3–2

1–3

1–0

1–3

1–3

1–3

2–3

4–0

1–1

1–1

Kettering Town !Kettering Town

1–0

1–3

1–0

1–2

0–2

4–0

2–2

0–0

3–2

2–0

4–0

0–3

2–0

3–0

4–0

0–1

4–1

1–0

2–1

2–1

1–0

Lancaster City !Lancaster City

2–2

3–0

2–2

2–3

2–1

1–0

2–2

0–1

1–3

0–1

2–0

3–3

1–2

1–1

1–0

1–1

2–2

1–0

0–0

0–1

2–1

Leigh RMI !Leigh RMI

0–0

1–1

0–1

0–0

3–1

0–0

1–0

2–1

1–1

0–2

1–2

1–3

2–1

1–0

2–1

1–3

2–1

1–1

1–4

0–1

0–1

Moor Green !Moor Green

0–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–2

1–2

1–1

2–4

1–2

1–1

3–1

4–1

1–2

0–4

2–1

0–1

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–4

1–0

Northwich Victoria !Northwich Victoria

1–1

2–0

2–1

2–0

3–0

8–0

2–0

2–0

1–2

4–1

3–2

1–0

1–1

2–2

5–1

3–1

1–0

3–1

0–1

4–1

4–1

Nuneaton Borough !Nuneaton Borough

1–0

2–1

2–2

3–1

4–0

3–2

2–0

2–2

1–0

2–2

3–0

3–1

2–2

1–2

2–1

1–1

0–0

3–2

0–0

3–1

3–1

Redditch United !Redditch United

1–0

2–1

4–1

1–1

1–3

1–2

1–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

0–1

1–2

0–1

1–2

3–0

0–1

1–4

3–0

2–2

3–6

0–3

Stafford Rangers !Stafford Rangers

1–0

3–1

0–0

3–0

0–1

1–1

2–3

2–0

1–0

1–3

3–0

0–0

1–3

2–0

2–0

3–0

1–0

3–0

1–1

2–2

4–2

Stalybridge Celtic !Stalybridge Celtic

3–0

2–1

1–1

1–0

3–1

3–0

1–1

2–1

1–2

2–0

2–1

6–1

4–1

3–3

2–0

5–1

2–3

2–1

2–3

2–1

2–1

Vauxhall Motors !Vauxhall Motors

3–1

0–1

2–4

1–2

0–2

0–0

0–1

0–2

0–2

1–1

1–0

4–4

1–2

0–3

1–2

1–2

1–3

4–2

1–0

2–1

5–2

Worcester City !Worcester City

2–2

1–0

1–2

2–1

2–0

6–2

0–0

0–1

2–2

2–0

2–0

2–0

0–2

0–1

0–1

2–2

1–1

0–1

0–0

1–1

1–1

Workington !Workington

2–0

0–0

2–1

2–0

2–4

2–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

3–2

1–1

0–0

1–4

5–2

0–2

1–2

0–1

1–2

1–2

2–2

1–2

Worksop Town !Worksop Town

1–1

2–1

3–2

1–1

1–0

3–3

0–0

2–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

3–3

0–2

1–2

0–4

1–1

0–1

2–1

1–1

0–3

1–2

Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2006.
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	Stafford Rangers	1
	5th	Harrogate Town	0
								2nd	Stafford Rangers (pen.)	1 (5)
								4th	Droylsden	1 (3)
	3rd	Nuneaton Borough	0
	4th	Droylsden	1

Topscorers

Pos	Player	Club	League	Play-offs	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	Jonny Allan	Northwich Victoria	24	0	1	6	31

Source:^[1]

Conference South

Conference South

Season	2005–06[1][2]
Champions	Weymouth (1st Football Conference South title)
Direct promotion	Weymouth
Promoted through play-offs	St Albans City
Relegated to Level 7	Carshalton Athletic, Maidenhead United
Promoted for the next season	Bedford Town, Braintree Town, Fisher Athletic, Salisbury City
Matches played	462
Goals scored	1319 (2.85 per match)
Biggest home win	Bognor Regis – Maidenhead 8–1 (8 November 2005)
Biggest away win	Basingstoke – Cambridge City 0–5 (25 February 2006); Dorchester – Sutton 0–5 (29 August 2005); Histon – St Albans City 0–5 (11 January 2006); Maidenhead – Cambridge City 0–5 (20 August 2005); Weston-super-Mare – Thurrock 0–5 (1 October 2005)
Highest scoring	Histon – Farnborough 3–6 (15 October 2005)
Longest winning run	?
Longest unbeaten run	?
Longest losing run	?
Highest attendance	?
Lowest attendance	?
Average attendance	?
← 2004–05 2006–07 →

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

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Southern Football League

• Histon

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Isthmian League

• Yeading
• Eastleigh

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Conference National

• Farnborough Town

League table

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts	Notes
1	Weymouth	42		17	3	1	47	13		13	1	7	33	21		80	34	+ 46		90	[notes3 1]
2	St Albans City	42		17	1	3	54	19		10	4	7	40	28		94	47	+ 47		86
3	Farnborough Town	42		12	4	5	33	17		11	5	5	32	24		65	41	+ 24		78
4	Lewes	42		12	4	5	38	27		9	6	6	40	30		78	57	+ 21		73	[notes3 2]
5	Histon	42		12	4	5	41	30		9	4	8	29	26		70	56	+ 14		71
6	Havant & Waterlooville	42		12	5	4	29	17		9	5	7	35	31		64	48	+ 16		70	[notes3 3]
7	Cambridge City	42		10	4	7	35	23		10	6	5	43	23		78	46	+ 32		67	[notes3 4]
8	Eastleigh	42		12	1	8	33	28		9	2	10	32	30		65	58	+ 7		66
9	Welling United	42		11	8	2	32	20		5	9	7	27	24		58	44	+ 14		65
10	Thurrock	42		9	2	10	33	31		7	8	6	27	29		60	60	± 0		58
11	Dorchester Town	42		7	5	9	32	41		9	2	10	28	32		60	72	– 12		55
12	Bognor Regis Town	42		7	8	6	31	23		5	5	11	23	32		54	55	– 1		49
13	Sutton United	42		9	7	5	28	25		4	3	14	20	36		48	61	– 13		49
14	Weston-super-Mare	42		5	4	12	25	46		9	3	9	31	42		57	88	– 31		49
15	Bishop's Stortford	42		8	5	8	35	33		3	10	8	20	30		55	63	– 8		48
16	Yeading	42		3	5	13	18	38		10	3	8	29	24		47	62	– 15		47
17	Eastbourne Borough	42		4	12	5	24	24		6	4	11	27	36		51	61	– 10		46
18	Newport County	42		7	3	11	28	34		5	5	11	22	33		50	67	– 17		44
19	Basingstoke Town	42		6	5	10	21	37		6	3	12	26	35		47	72	– 25		44
20	Hayes	42		8	1	12	26	28		3	8	10	21	32		47	60	– 13		42
21	Carshalton Athletic	42		4	10	7	21	27		4	6	11	21	41		42	68	– 26		40	Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division
22	Maidenhead United	42		3	5	13	25	49		5	4	12	24	50		49	99	– 50		31	Relegated to the Southern Football League[notes3 5]

• Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

• Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.

1. ↑ Weymouth had 4 points deducted, but were promoted.
2. ↑ Lewes could not participate in the play-offs due to ground issues.
3. ↑ Havant & Waterlooville had 3 points deducted.
4. ↑ Cambridge City had 3 points deducted.
5. ↑ Maidenhead United had 2 points deducted.

Key
	Conference South Champions, promoted to Conference National
	Promoted to Conference National through play-offs
	Participated in play-offs
	New club in Conference South, see also Histon
	Relegated to Level 7

Locations

Results

Home ╲ Away

Basingstoke Town !BAS

Bishop's Stortford !BST

Bognor Regis Town !BOG

Cambridge City !CAM

Carshalton Athletic !CAR

Dorchester Town !DOR

Eastbourne Borough !EAB

Eastleigh !EAS

Farnborough Town !FAR

Havant & Waterlooville !H&W

Hayes !HAY

Histon !HIS

Lewes !LEW

Maidenhead United !MAI

Newport County !NPC

St Albans City !SAC

Sutton United !SUT

Thurrock !THU

Welling United !WEL

Weston-super-Mare !WSM

Weymouth !WEY

Yeading !YEA

Basingstoke Town !Basingstoke Town

1–1

2–3

0–5

2–1

2–0

2–2

0–1

0–1

2–1

1–1

0–1

1–5

0–1

1–0

1–1

2–0

0–3

2–2

2–1

0–3

0–4

Bishop's Stortford !Bishop's Stortford

1–1

2–1

1–3

3–3

5–2

0–1

4–1

1–1

1–3

1–0

5–0

0–3

1–0

0–1

1–3

2–1

2–2

1–1

2–3

0–2

2–1

Bognor Regis Town !Bognor Regis Town

2–1

2–2

4–2

1–1

1–1

2–1

2–0

0–1

0–1

1–1

3–1

2–2

8–1

1–1

2–1

0–0

0–1

0–0

0–1

0–2

0–2

Cambridge City !Cambridge City

1–0

1–1

2–0

0–0

1–2

2–3

2–1

0–2

0–0

3–1

3–1

0–2

3–0

0–2

4–3

3–0

6–0

0–0

3–0

1–3

0–2

Carshalton Athletic !Carshalton Athletic

1–2

0–0

1–1

0–2

3–1

2–2

1–3

2–2

1–3

1–2

0–0

2–2

0–1

1–0

0–2

0–0

0–0

1–0

1–1

2–1

2–2

Dorchester Town !Dorchester Town

2–1

1–3

3–5

1–0

2–0

3–0

1–3

1–1

1–1

2–2

0–3

2–2

1–3

2–2

1–4

0–5

2–0

0–3

1–2

2–0

4–0

Eastbourne Borough !Eastbourne Borough

2–3

1–1

0–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

0–1

0–1

2–2

0–0

1–1

3–1

3–3

2–0

1–1

2–1

0–0

1–1

1–2

0–2

2–1

Eastleigh !Eastleigh

0–3

0–1

1–0

1–1

3–1

1–2

2–1

2–0

2–6

2–1

1–2

2–0

2–1

2–0

0–2

2–0

3–0

1–3

4–1

2–0

0–3

Farnborough Town !Farnborough Town

1–0

3–0

2–1

0–3

4–0

0–1

2–3

1–0

4–1

0–0

0–2

2–2

3–1

2–1

0–0

2–1

0–0

1–0

5–0

0–1

1–0

Havant & Waterlooville !Havant & Waterlooville

2–0

2–2

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–0

1–0

2–1

1–0

1–1

3–1

1–0

2–1

1–2

0–1

0–1

1–2

0–0

3–2

2–1

3–0

Hayes !Hayes

1–2

2–0

1–2

2–0

1–2

0–1

0–2

1–0

0–1

1–2

2–1

2–2

2–1

3–2

0–1

2–1

0–1

1–3

4–1

1–2

0–1

Histon !Histon

2–0

3–2

2–2

1–0

0–1

4–1

3–1

1–0

3–6

3–1

2–3

1–1

3–0

2–3

0–5

3–0

3–1

1–1

1–1

2–1

1–0

Lewes !Lewes

3–0

2–1

1–1

2–2

2–1

3–2

1–0

1–2

6–2

0–2

2–1

0–3

2–2

1–0

0–2

2–0

0–0

2–1

5–2

2–3

1–0

Maidenhead United !Maidenhead United

0–0

2–2

1–2

0–5

0–2

2–3

2–6

2–2

1–2

3–1

2–1

1–4

0–1

1–1

0–4

2–0

1–3

2–4

2–4

0–0

1–2

Newport County !Newport County

2–0

1–0

1–0

0–2

4–1

0–2

1–1

0–2

1–2

2–3

1–0

0–1

2–3

3–0

1–3

1–0

3–4

2–2

2–2

0–3

1–3

St Albans City !St Albans City

3–1

3–0

2–0

2–4

3–0

2–0

5–0

2–4

2–2

2–0

1–0

1–0

2–0

4–0

1–0

3–1

3–2

3–1

1–2

4–0

5–2

Sutton United !Sutton United

0–1

1–1

1–0

3–2

1–1

1–0

2–0

0–3

1–0

1–1

2–1

1–1

1–5

4–1

1–1

4–0

1–1

2–1

1–2

0–3

0–0

Thurrock !Thurrock

4–1

2–1

3–0

0–3

2–1

0–1

1–0

3–1

0–2

0–2

1–1

1–2

2–3

1–2

4–2

2–1

5–3

1–1

0–1

1–2

0–1

Welling United !Welling United

3–2

0–0

2–0

1–1

2–0

4–3

1–2

2–1

1–0

2–2

1–0

1–1

2–1

3–3

1–1

3–1

0–0

1–1

1–0

1–0

0–1

Weston-super-Mare !Weston-super-Mare

4–3

0–1

2–2

1–3

2–0

0–4

1–0

1–4

1–1

1–3

1–1

1–4

1–2

1–1

2–1

3–1

2–3

0–5

0–1

1–3

0–3

Weymouth !Weymouth

1–1

3–1

2–0

1–1

4–0

1–0

2–1

2–0

1–2

1–0

5–1

1–0

2–0

4–0

4–0

3–2

3–1

2–0

2–1

2–1

1–1

Yeading !Yeading

0–4

0–0

0–3

1–2

3–4

0–1

1–1

2–2

0–3

2–0

2–3

1–0

0–3

0–2

1–2

2–2

0–2

1–1

1–0

1–2

0–1

Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2006.
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	St Albans City [notes4 1]	W/O
								2nd	St Albans City	2
								5th	Histon	0
	3rd	Farnborough Town	0
	5th	Histon	3

1. ↑ Lewes did not take part in the play-offs as they could not be promoted to the Conference National
   due to ground grading issues. As a result, St Albans City were given a bye to the play-off final.

Topscorers

Pos	Player	Club	League	Play-offs	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	Paul Booth	Cambridge City	24	0	6	2	32

Source:^[1]

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2005–2006. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2005.
2. 1 2 3 Soccerbase
3. ↑ "England 2005–06". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2010. 

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