The2004–05 season was the 26th season of theFootball Conference, and the 1st season following its expansion from one division to three divisions.
This season saw the Conference expanded to three divisions with the addition of theConference North andConference South added to the existing (and renamed)Conference National. The North and South Divisions were filled by teams finishing 1st–13th in theNorthern Premier League Premier Division and 2nd–13th in theIsthmian League Premier Division andSouthern League Premier Division theprevious season (the champions were all promoted to the Conference National), together with winners ofplay-offs between the 14–18th placed clubs in the Southern League Premier, 14th–20th in the Isthmian and Northern Premier League Premier, as well as the top clubs from the divisions immediately below.
The Conference National was joined byCarlisle United andYork City, who had been relegated fromthe Football League. Carlisle became the first club to compete in all top five tiers of English football, having reached the old First Division in 1974–75.
In addition to the winners and the teams that qualified for the play-offs,Exeter City fought gallantly in theFA Cup againstManchester United, holding them to a goalless draw in the third round onOld Trafford and finally going down 0–2 on home turf.
| Season | 2004–05[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barnet (2ndFootball Conference title) |
| Direct promotion | Barnet |
| Promoted through play-offs | Carlisle United |
| Relegated toConference North/Conference South | Farnborough Town, Leigh RMI, Northwich Victoria |
| Promoted for the next season | Altrincham, Grays Athletic, Southport |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,305 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Giuliano Grazioli(Barnet), 29 |
| Biggest home win | Carlisle United –Farnborough 7–0 (28 August 2004) |
| Biggest away win | Farnborough –Hereford United 0–6 (25 March 2005); Leigh RMI –Accrington Stanley 0–6 (11 December 2004) |
| Highest scoring | Barnet –Farnborough 7–1 (19 March 2005) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | Carlisle vBarnet, 9,215 (16 Oct) |
| Lowest attendance | Canvey Island vLeigh RMI, 201 (5 April 2005) |
| Average attendance | 1,922 (Conference record, + 0.9% compared with the previous season) |
2005–06 → | |
A total of 22 teams contest the division, including 18 sides fromlast season, two relegated from the Football League Two, one promoted from the Southern Football League and one promoted from the Isthmian League. Winners and runners-up of Northern Premier League were unable to qualify in Conference National.
Teams promoted from2003–04 Southern Football League
Teams promoted from2003–04 Isthmian League
Teams relegated from2003–04 Football League Third Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 90 | 44 | +46 | 86 | Promotion toFootball League Two |
| 2 | Hereford United | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 74 | Qualification for theConference National play-offs |
| 3 | Carlisle United(O, P) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 73 | |
| 4 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 73 | |
| 5 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 72 | |
| 6 | Exeter City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 71 | |
| 7 | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 71 | |
| 8 | Woking | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 68 | |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 74 | 56 | +18 | 66 | |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 65 | |
| 11 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 65 | |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 57 | |
| 13 | Scarborough | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 56 | |
| 14 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 50 | |
| 15 | Tamworth | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 50[a] | |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 50 | |
| 17 | York City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 43 | |
| 18 | Canvey Island | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 42 | |
| 19 | Northwich Victoria(R) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 42[b] | Demoted toConference North[c] |
| 20 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 81 | −40 | 33 | [d] |
| 21 | Farnborough Town(R) | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 89 | −54 | 29 | Relegation toConference South |
| 22 | Leigh RMI(R) | 42 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 98 | −67 | 18 | Relegation toConference North |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ALD | BAR | BRT | CAN | CRL | CRA | D&R | EXE | FAR | FGR | GRN | HAL | HER | LEI | MOR | NOR | SCA | STB | TAM | WOK | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Aldershot | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Barnet | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Burton Albion | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Canvey Island | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Crawley Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–5 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Exeter City | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Farnborough Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hereford United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Leigh RMI | 0–6 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Morecambe | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Scarborough | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Stevenage Borough | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Tamworth | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Woking | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| York City | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Semifinals 1st leg 2 May, 2nd leg 6 May | Final atBritannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 14 May 2005 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | Hereford United | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 5th | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 3rd | Carlisle United | 1 | |||||||||
| 5th | Stevenage Borough | 0 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Carlisle United (pen.) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | |||||||
| 4th | Aldershot Town | 1 | 1 | 2 (4) | |||||||
Stevenage Borough won 2–1 on Aggregate.
Carlisle United won 5–4 on penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.
| Pos | Player | Club | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | LDV | FA Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuliano Grazioli | Barnet | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2 | Michael Twiss | Morecambe | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 | Paul Mullin | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Anthony Elding | Stevenage Borough | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| = | Chris Moore | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| = | Adam Stansfield | Hereford United | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| = | Bob Taylor | Tamworth | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Charlie Griffin | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Lee McEvilly | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Jonny Allan | Northwich Victoria | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lee Boylan | Canvey Island | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| = | Tim Sills | Aldershot Town | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| = | Justin Richards | Woking | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| = | Neil Redfearn | Scarborough | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Karl Hawley | Carlisle United | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| = | Paul Brayson | Northwich Victoria | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Source:[1]
| Season | 2004–05[1][3] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southport (1stFootball Conference North title) |
| Direct promotion | Southport |
| Promoted through play-offs | Altrincham |
| Relegated toLevel 7 | Ashton United, Bradford Park Avenue, Runcorn F.C. Halton |
| Promoted for the next season | Hednesford, Hyde United, Workington |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,257 (2.72 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Harrogate –Ashton 5–1 (12 February 2005); Harrogate –Gainsborough Trinity 5–1 (24 August 2004); 4–0: six matches |
| Biggest away win | Barrow –Redditch 1–6 (11 September 2004); Kettering –Southport 0–5 (22 January 2005) |
| Highest scoring | Ashton –Runcorn 5–4 (28 August 2004) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
2005–06 → | |
First Conference North/South season saw competition of best 44 teams by the results of previous season from Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League, except Crawley Town and Canvey Island, promoted directly to Conference National. Teams were divided by geographical criteria.
Teams promoted from2003–04 Northern Premier League
Teams promoted from2003–04 Southern Football League
Teams promoted from2003–04 Isthmian League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southport(C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 84 | Promotion toConference National |
| 2 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 81 | Qualification for theConference North/South play-offs |
| 3 | Droylsden | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 79 | |
| 4 | Kettering Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 70 | |
| 5 | Altrincham(O, P) | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 69 | |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 68 | |
| 7 | Worcester City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 60 | |
| 8 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 59 | |
| 9 | Redditch United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 59 | +6 | 59[a] | |
| 10 | Hucknall Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 59 | |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 57 | |
| 12 | Hinckley United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 56 | |
| 13 | Lancaster City | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 54 | |
| 14 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 55 | −2 | 53 | |
| 15 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 | 57 | −9 | 53 | |
| 16 | Barrow | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 64 | −14 | 52 | |
| 17 | Worksop Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 50[b] | |
| 18 | Moor Green | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 49 | |
| 19 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 48 | |
| 20 | Runcorn FC Halton(R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 42 | Relegation to theNorthern Premier League Premier Division |
| 21 | Ashton United(R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 46 | 79 | −33 | 33 | |
| 22 | Bradford (Park Avenue)(R) | 42 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ALF | ALT | ASH | BRW | BPA | DRO | GAI | HAR | HIN | HUC | KET | LNC | MOG | NUN | RED | RUN | SOU | STA | STL | VAU | WRC | WKS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfreton Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Altrincham | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Ashton United | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Barrow | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Droylsden | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Harrogate Town | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Hinckley United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | |
| Hucknall Town | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Kettering Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lancaster City | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Moor Green | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Redditch United | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | |
| Runcorn | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Southport | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Vauxhall Motors | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Worcester City | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Worksop Town | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terry Fearns | Southport | 28 |
| 2 | Colin Little | Altrincham | 24 |
| 3 | Norman Sylla | Redditch United | 22 |
| = | Adam Webster | Worcester City | 22 |
| 5 | Peter Duffield | Alfreton Town | 20 |
Source:[1]
| Season | 2004–05[1][3] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grays Athletic (1stFootball Conference South title) |
| Direct promotion | Grays Athletic |
| Promoted through play-offs | None |
| Relegated toLevel 7 or folded | Margate, Redbridge; Hornchurch (folded) |
| Promoted for the next season | Eastleigh, Histon, Yeading |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,404 (3.04 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Grays Athletic –Bognor Regis 6–0 (16 November 2004); Hornchurch –Basingstoke 6–0 (4 September 2004); Hornchurch –Maidenhead 6–0 (21 September 2004) |
| Biggest away win | Dorchester –Grays Athletic 0–7 (23 October 2004) |
| Highest scoring | Bognor Regis –Welling United 6–5 (11 September 2004) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
2005–06 → | |
First Conference North/South season saw competition of best 44 teams by the results of previous season from Northern Premier League, Southern Football League and Isthmian League, except Crawley Town and Canvey Island, promoted directly to Conference National. Teams were divided by geographical criteria.
Teams promoted from2003–04 Southern Football League
Teams promoted from2003–04 Isthmian League
Teams relegated from2003–04 Football Conference
At the start of the seasonFord United was given new name Redbridge F.C.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grays Athletic(C, P) | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 118 | 31 | +87 | 98 | Promotion toConference National |
| 2 | Cambridge City | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 60 | 44 | +16 | 75 | Qualification for theConference North/South play-offs |
| 3 | Thurrock | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 69 | |
| 4 | Lewes | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 65 | [a] |
| 5 | Eastbourne Borough(O) | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for theConference North/South play-offs |
| 6 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 63 | |
| 7 | Weymouth | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 62 | |
| 8 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 77 | 81 | −4 | 62 | |
| 9 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 70 | 65 | +5 | 60 | |
| 10 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 59 | |
| 11 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 58 | |
| 12 | Hayes | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 56 | |
| 13 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | St Albans City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 64 | 76 | −12 | 54 | |
| 15 | Sutton United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 60 | 71 | −11 | 53 | |
| 16 | Welling United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 64 | 68 | −4 | 52 | |
| 17 | Hornchurch | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 51[b] | Club folded |
| 18 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56 | 61 | −5 | 50 | |
| 19 | Carshalton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 72 | −28 | 48 | |
| 20 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 81 | −27 | 46 | Reprieved from relegation[c] |
| 21 | Margate(R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 75 | −21 | 34[d] | Relegation to theIsthmian League Premier Division |
| 22 | Redbridge(R) | 42 | 11 | 3 | 28 | 50 | 86 | −36 | 33[e] |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BST | BOG | CAM | CAR | DOR | EAB | GRY | H&W | HAY | HOR | LEW | MDH | MAR | NPC | RED | SAC | SUT | THU | WEL | WSM | WEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke Town | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Bognor Regis Town | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–5 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Cambridge City | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Carshalton Athletic | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Dorchester Town | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–7 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
| Grays Athletic | 0–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 5–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Hayes | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hornchurch | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| Lewes | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 7–3 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Maidenhead United | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Margate | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Newport County | 0–1 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Redbridge | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| St Albans City | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Sutton United | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Thurrock | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Welling United | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Weymouth | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Nightingale | Bognor Regis | 32 |
| 2 | Lee Clarke | St Albans City | 25 |
| 3 | Matt Groves | Dorchester | 24 |
| 4 | Dean Holdsworth | Havant & Waterlooville | 23 |
| 5 | Paul Booth | Welling United | 20 |
Source:[1]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | Nuneaton Borough | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Altrincham (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4th | Kettering Town | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Altrincham | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd | Droylsden | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4th | Kettering Town | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Altrincham | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Eastbourne Borough | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | Cambridge City | WO | ||||||||||||
| [a] | — | |||||||||||||
| 2nd | Cambridge City | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Eastbourne Borough | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3rd | Thurrock | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th | Eastbourne Borough | 4 | ||||||||||||