2005–06_Football_Conference

2005–06 Football Conference

2005–06 Football Conference

Football league season


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

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

A total of 22 teams contested 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

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Football League Two

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1][3]
Notes:
  1. Grays Athletic were the FA Trophy winners.
  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.
  4. Altrincham 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.

Locations

Locations of the Football Conference National London teams 2005–2006

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACC ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerbase
Legend: 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

Semi-finals

More information Morecambe, 1–1 ...
First leg
Attendance: 5,208
Referee: Richard Hewitt
More information Hereford United, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Second leg
Attendance: 6,278
Referee: Graham Scott

Hereford United won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Halifax Town, 3–2 ...
First leg
Attendance: 3,848
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
More information Grays Athletic, 2–2 ...
Second leg
Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Robert Lewis

Halifax Town won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final

More information Halifax Town, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 15,499
Referee: Dean Whitestone

Top scorers in order of league goals

Source:[1]

Conference North

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

A total of 22 teams contested 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

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Southern Football League

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Conference National

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. New club in Conference North
  2. Leigh RMI had 1 point deducted.
  3. Leigh RMI were reprieved from relegation due to Canvey Island's voluntary three-level demotion.

Locations

Results

More information Home \ Away, ALF ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2006.
Legend: 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

Semifinals

More information Nuneaton Borough, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 2,005
More information Stafford Rangers, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,665

Play-Off Final

More information Stafford Rangers, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 2,704

Topscorers

More information Pos, Player ...

Source:[1]

Conference South

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

A total of 22 teams contested 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

Teams promoted from 2004–05 Isthmian League

Teams relegated from 2004–05 Conference National

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Weymouth had 4 points deducted.
  2. Lewes could not participate in the play-offs due to ground issues.
  3. New club in Conference South
  4. Havant & Waterlooville had 3 points deducted.
  5. Cambridge City had 3 points deducted.
  6. Maidenhead United had 2 points deducted.

Locations

Locations of the Football Conference South London teams 2005–2006

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAS ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2006–2007. Glenda Rollin & Jack Rollin (eds.). Headline, 2006.
Legend: 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.

Semifinal

More information Farnborough Town, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,081

Play-Off Final

More information St Albans City, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 3,175
Referee: J Farries

Topscorers

More information Pos, Player ...

Source:[1]


References

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

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