Conference North [Definition]

Conference North
Football Conference 2007-08

Founded
2004
Nation
England God Save the Queen Unofficial: Rule Britannia Land of Hope and Glory Jerusalem... [click for more]
Feeder To
Conference NationalConference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system. Two clubs from Conference National are eligible for promotion to the Football League Two at the end of each season, and the three bottom clubs are liable to be relegated to either Conference North or Conference South, the lower regional divisions of Th... [click for more]
Relegation To
Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. From now on its champions will be promoted to the Conference North division rather than the national.... [click for more] Premier Division Southern Football LeagueThe Southern League is an English football league for semi-professional and amateur teams. For other uses, see Southern League (disambiguation). ... [click for more] Premier Division
Number of Teams
22
Level on Pyramid
Level 6The English football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (though for historical reasons — namely that the league system was originally intended to be United Kingdom-wide — a small number of Welsh clubs also compete).... [click for more]
Cups
Conference League Cup
Current Champions (2007-08)
Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more]
Website
Conference

The Conference North (currently billed as Blue Square North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. Conference National is the highest of the three divisions within The Football Conference, and Conference North and Conference South serve as regional feeders one step down. The Football Conference consisted of only one division up until 2004, but expanded as part of an extensive restructuring of the National League System which took effect beginning with the 2004-05 season....
[click for more] in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference SouthConference South (often referred to as Nationwide South for sponsorship reasons) is a new division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. Along with Conference North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system....
[click for more] it is at Step 2 of the National League SystemThe National League System, otherwise known as the football pyramid, is a comprehensive league structure for football clubs in England playing below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. Comprising some 2,200 leagues and 40,000 clubs playing so-called non-league football, it comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to...
[click for more] and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system. It consists of teams located in northern England and the English Midlands.

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. Teams from this division, as well as from the Conference South, enter the FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the main "knockout" cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. As such its prestige as the sport's premier domestic cup competition is without par around the world. As it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is great scope for "giant-killers" from the lower divisions to eliminate top clubs from the tournam...
[click for more] at the Second Qualifying Round.

Starting in 2007-08, and for the next three years, it will be known officially as the Blue Square North.

Club	Finishing position last seasonThe 2006-2007 season will be the 135th competitive season in English football. Overview Arsenal will move into their new home, the 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium.... [click for more]
A.F.C. Telford United... [click for more]	3rd in Northern League PremierThe Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is one of the fifth divisions down in the English football league system. For sponsorship reasons, it is often referred to as the UniBond League Premier Division.... [click for more]
Alfreton Town Note: Kit colors incorrect. Alfreton Town F.C. is an Association football club based in Alfreton, Derby. The club was founded after a merger between Alfreton Miners Welfare F.C. and Alfreton United F.C. in 1952.... [click for more]	14th
BarrowBarrow A.F.C. are a football team based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The team are known by their fans as "The Bluebirds", owing to their blue and white kit. Attendances vary - the record of 16,874 was set against Swansea City in the F.A. Cup Third Round in 1954 - but during the 1990s and 2000s the average has remained consistently between 1,000 and 1,100.... [click for more]	16th
Blyth Spartans	7th
Boston United Boston United Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League Two. The club was formed in 1933 as a successor to Boston F.C., and had a moderate amount of success in various leagues, including the Midland League and Southern League. They were founder members of the Northern Premier League in 1968, of which they were champions four times, and of the Alliance Premier League (now the Football Conference) in 1979.... [click for more]	23rd in League TwoFootball League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... [click for more]
Burscough	1st in Northern League Premier
Gainsborough Trinity	12th
Harrogate Town	6th
Hinckley UnitedHinckley United are an English football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire. The club currently plays in the Conference North.... [click for more]	4th
Hucknall TownHucknall Town F.C. are an English association football team based in the town of Hucknall in Nottinghamshire. They were founded in 1945.... [click for more]	13th
Hyde UnitedHyde United Football Club are a semi-professional team from Hyde on the outskirts of Cheshire, England. Hyde traditionally play in red shirts and white shorts and play their games at Ewen Fields (sometimes referred to as the Tameside Stadium, albeit rarely, especially since local team Curzon Ashton now play at the Tameside Stadium!) which has a 4,100 capacity with 550 seats. Manchester United reserves also play their home games at Hyde, after moving from Altrincham F.C. The clubs record attendance was set b... [click for more]	8th
Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more]	2nd
Leigh RMILeigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club, usually known as Leigh RMI, are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. The club was known as Horwich RMI until 1995, and joined the Conference in 2000. They were placed in the new Conference North division for 2004-05 on account of finishing second bottom in the nationwide Conference,but have been spared relegation because the lack of a promotable Northern Premier League club spared the team above them and Margate F.C. were t... [click for more]	17th
Nuneaton BoroughNuneaton Borough F.C. are the major football club in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, and currently play in the Conference North division. The club was founded in 1937 and previous club names include Nuneaton St Nicholas and Nuneaton Town. Boro, as they are known to supporters, play at Manor Park, which has a capacity of 6,500 although 22,114 spectators packed into the ground for an FA Cup tie against Rotherham United in 1967. The clubs most recent run into the FA Cup saw them eliminate Stoke City after a replay fol... [click for more]	10th
Redditch UnitedRedditch United F.C., founded in 1891 as Redditch Town, are a British Association football club. They play in the Conference North.... [click for more]	19th
Solihull Moors	n/a (new club)
SouthportSouthport F.C. are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in Conference North, and play at Haig Avenue.... [click for more]	23rd in Conference National
Stalybridge CelticStalybridge Celtic are an English semi-professional football club from the North western town of Stalybridge. They traditionally play in the colours of blue and white. The club has achieved very few major trophies throughout its history, but has won several local cup and league competitions and was a Football League club for two seasons between 1921 and 1923.... [click for more]	18th
TamworthTamworth F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. They won the FA Vase in 1989 at Wembley Stadium, London and also the Southern League in 2003/03.... [click for more]	22nd in Conference NationalConference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system. Two clubs from Conference National are eligible for promotion to the Football League Two at the end of each season, and the three bottom clubs are liable to be relegated to either Conference North or Conference South, the lower regional divisions of Th... [click for more]
Vauxhall MotorsVauxhall Motors F.C. are a football team based in Luton, England who play in the Conference North. They were originally just the factory team of the car manufacturer Vauxhall however met a lot of success in their local leagues and fought their way up to be among the highest ranked amateur football teams in England and currently have a semi-professional status. The club's logo is the logo of Vauxhall motors.... [click for more]	15th
Worcester City	9th
WorkingtonWorkington A.F.C. (also known by its nickname, Workington Reds) is a football club from Workington, Cumbria, England. The club's colours are red shirts, shorts and socks. In the 2005-06 season, they will play in the Conference North league, having been promoted from the Premier Division of the Unibond League as runners-up the previous season.... [click for more]	3rd

^a Boston were relegated from League Two to the Conference at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season. Before the start of the 2007-08 season they were demoted a further level due to financial irregularites.

^b Solihull Moors were formed from a merger between Solihull Borough F.C.Solihull Borough is a football club currently playing in the Southern League. They are nicknamed The Boro and they play their home matches at Damson Park. Their current manager (As at March 7, 2005) is Guy Russell....
[click for more] and Moor Green F.C.. Moor Green were 11th in the Conference North in the 2006-7 season.

Season	Winner	Playoff Winner
2004-05 Overview The current season (2004-2005) is the 133rd competitive season in English football. This season is the first to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division are now called the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two respectively. Coca-Cola replaces the Nationwide Building Society as title sponsor.... [click for more]	SouthportSouthport F.C. are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in Conference North, and play at Haig Avenue.... [click for more]	AltrinchamAltrincham F.C. are a football club from Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They play in the Conference National for the 2005-06 season, having been promoted from the Conference North in the 2004-05 season.... [click for more]
2005-06The 2005-2006 season will be the 134th competitive season in English football. Overview The rebuilt Wembley Stadium is due to open. It should be ready for the FA Cup final in May.... [click for more]	Northwich VictoriaNorthwich Victoria F.C. are an English football team based in Northwich, Cheshire. Northwich are an old club, having been founded in 1874. They played at the same Drill Field ground for over 125 years, but are currently ground sharing with Witton Albion until a new stadium in Wincham is completed.... [click for more]	Stafford Rangers
2006-07	Droylsden	Farsley Celtic
2007-08	Kettering TownKettering Town Football Club are an English football club based in Kettering, Northants. They currently play in the Conference North.... [click for more]	BarrowBarrow A.F.C. are a football team based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The team are known by their fans as "The Bluebirds", owing to their blue and white kit. Attendances vary - the record of 16,874 was set against Swansea City in the F.A. Cup Third Round in 1954 - but during the 1990s and 2000s the average has remained consistently between 1,000 and 1,100.... [click for more]

AFC Telford United | Alfreton Town | BarrowBarrow A.F.C. are a football team based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, England. The team are known by their fans as "The Bluebirds", owing to their blue and white kit. Attendances vary - the record of 16,874 was set against Swansea City in the F.A. Cup Third Round in 1954 - but during the 1990s and 2000s the average has remained consistently between 1,000 and 1,100....
[click for more] | Blyth Spartans | Boston United | Burscough | Gainsborough Trinity | Harrogate Town | Hinckley United | Hucknall Town | Hyde United | Kettering Town | Leigh RMI | Nuneaton Borough | Redditch United | Solihull Moors | SouthportSouthport F.C. are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in Conference North, and play at Haig Avenue....
[click for more] | Stalybridge Celtic | TamworthTamworth F.C. are an English football team currently playing in the Nationwide Conference. They won the FA Vase in 1989 at Wembley Stadium, London and also the Southern League in 2003/03....
[click for more] | Vauxhall Motors | Worcester City | WorkingtonWorkington A.F.C. (also known by its nickname, Workington Reds) is a football club from Workington, Cumbria, England. The club's colours are red shirts, shorts and socks. In the 2005-06 season, they will play in the Conference North league, having been promoted from the Premier Division of the Unibond League as runners-up the previous season....
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English football league system – Level 6

Promotion to: Conference NationalConference National (often referred to as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons) is the top division of the Football Conference. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system. Two clubs from Conference National are eligible for promotion to the Football League Two at the end of each season, and the three bottom clubs are liable to be relegated to either Conference North or Conference South, the lower regional divisions of Th...
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Relegation to: Northern Premier LeagueThe Northern Premier League, known in recent years as the UniBond League under a title sponsorship contract, is one of the three regional English football leagues whose champions are promoted to the Football Conference, currently called the Nationwide Conference. From now on its champions will be promoted to the Conference North division rather than the national....
[click for more] Premier Division
and Southern League Premier DivisionThe Southern League Premier Division is a football league covering central and south western England. From the 2004-05 season, it will be at step 3 of the National League System, and the 7th tier overall in the English football league system....
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League competitions	The FA The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). The FA was established in 1863 and is the oldest football association in the world. It was instrumental in formulating the rules of the modern game and has a special place in the history of the sport. It is a member of UEFA and FIFA, and holds a permanent seat on the International Football Association Board (IFAB).... [click for more]	Cup competitions
Premier LeagueThe FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. It was created in 1992, when the top division football clubs broke away from the Football League after securing a greatly improved TV rights deal with the then fledgling satellite television company Sky Television. The new name was merely a branding exercise as there was no innovation in competitive terms; an identical first tier league h... [click for more]	England The England national football team is organised under the auspices of The Football Association, the governing body for football in England, and represents England (not the whole UK) in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. As the IOC does not accept regional representative teams, the UK does not compete in Olympic football.... [click for more] (B) (C)	FA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the main "knockout" cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. As such its prestige as the sport's premier domestic cup competition is without par around the world. As it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is great scope for "giant-killers" from the lower divisions to eliminate top clubs from the tournam... [click for more]
The Football LeagueThe Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. It also organises two knockout cup competitions. The Football League was founded in 1888 with 12 member clubs, but steady growth and the addition of more divisions meant that by 1959 the League had 92 clubs. Financial considerations led to a major shake-up in 1992 when, in a step to maximise their revenue, the leading members of T... [click for more] (ChampThe Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system.... [click for more], 1Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... [click for more], 2Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... [click for more])	(U-21) (U-20) (U-19)	Football League CupThe Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. Like the more prestigious FA Cup, it is played on a knockout (single elimination) basis. Unlike the FA Cup, only the 92 members of The Football League (who organise the competition) and FA Premier League can enter. The winners qualify for the UEFA Cup, if they have not qualified for European competition in some other way.... [click for more]
Football ConferenceThe Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of so-called non-league football in England. Conference National is the highest of the three divisions within The Football Conference, and Conference North and Conference South serve as regional feeders one step down. The Football Conference consisted of only one division up until 2004, but expanded as part of an extensive restructuring of the National League System which took effect beginning with the 2004-05 season.... [click for more] (Nat, N, S)	(U-18) (U-17) (U-16)	FA Community ShieldThe FA Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is an English association football trophy. It is contested in an annual match between the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. If a team wins The Double (both the Premiership and the FA Cup), the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up. Traditionally the game is played on the weekend before the start of the regular domestic season. Currently, the game is played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales whilst Wembley S... [click for more]
Northern Premier (Prem, 1N, 1S)	List of clubsThis is a list of football clubs located in England and the leagues and divisions they play in (though note that not all play in the English football league system). Also included in this list are the few clubs from outside England that play in the English system.... [click for more]	Football League TrophyThe Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of the Football League, the official name of which is frequently changed to match changes in sponsors, and which is presently called the LDV Vans Trophy. It is frequently referred to as the Associate Members' Cup, though that name is now an anachronism as there is no longer a distinction between full and associate membership of the League.... [click for more]
Southern League (Prem, 1Mid, 1S&W)	List of venues	FA TrophyThe FA Trophy is an English football competition for clubs playing in the Football Conference,Southern League,Isthmian League,and Northern Premier League.Clubs at lower levels of the National League System play in the FA Vase.... [click for more]
Isthmian LeagueThe Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England. It is more commonly known by the name of its official title sponsor as the Ryman League, and before that as the Diadora League, ICIS League and Vauxhall-Opel League.... [click for more] (PremThe Premier Division is the top division of the Isthmian League. It was at the sixth tier of the English football league system from 1985-2004 but is now at the seventh tier. For sponsorship reasons, it is often referred to as the Ryman League Premier Division.... [click for more], 1N, 1S)	(by capacity)	Conference League Cup
English football league system	List of leagues... [click for more]	FA VaseThe FA Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing in the lower regional leagues of England. Prior to 1974, football players were either professionals or amateurs. Professionals were paid to play by their clubs, and the only cup competitions such clubs were allowed to enter were the FA Cup and, for clubs outside The Football League, the FA Trophy. Amateurs, on the other hand, did not get paid by their clubs, and such clubs had their own cup competition, the FA Amateur Cup.... [click for more]
	Records League Records in this section refer to The Football League from its founding in 1888 through to 1992, and to both the FA Premier League and The Football League from 1992 to the present.... [click for more]	FA NLS CupThe FA National League System Cup is a new football competition run by The Football Association. It was created in the 2003/04 season to provide an English representative in the UEFA Regions Cup.... [click for more]
	Foreign players