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2004-05 |
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Football Conference |
Nationwide |
Before this season
- Canvey Island joined from Isthmian League
- Carlisle United joined from Football League
- Chester City left to join Football League
- Crawley Town joined from Southern League
- Margate dropped to new Southern Division due to ground grading issues.
- Shrewsbury Town left to join Football League
- Telford United folded
- York City joined from Football League
- Two new divisions formed - North and South.
- Northern Division founder members - Alfreton Town (Northern Premier League), Altrincham (Northern Premier League),
Ashton United (Northern Premier League), Barrow (Northern Premier League), Bradford Park Avenue
(Northern Premier League), Droylsden (Northern Premier League), Gainsborough Trinity (Northern Premier
League), Harrogate Town (Northern Premier League), Hinckley United (Southern League), Hucknall Town
(Northern Premier League), Kettering Town (Southern League), Lancaster City (Northern Premier League),
Moor Green (Southern League), Nuneaton Borough (Southern League), Redditch United (Southern League),
Runcorn Halton (Northern Premier League), Stafford Rangers (Northern Premier League), Stalybridge Celtic
(Northern Premier League), Vauxhall Motors (Northern Premier League), Worcester City (Southern League) and
Worksop Town (Northern Premier League)
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- Southern Division founder members -
Basingstoke Town (Isthmian League), Bishop's Stortford (Isthmian League), Bognor Regis Town (Isthmian League),
Cambridge City (Southern League), Carshalton Athletic (Isthmian League), Dorchester Town (Southern League),
Eastbourne Borough (Southern League), Grays Athletic (Isthmian League), Havant & Waterlooville (Southern League),
Hayes (Isthmian League), Hornchurch (Isthmian League), Lewes (Isthmian League), Maidenhead United (Isthmian League),
Margate (Football Conference National), Newport County (Southern League), Redbridge (formerly Ford United, Isthmian League),
St Albans City (Isthmian League), Sutton United (Isthmian League), Thurrock (Isthmian League), Welling United
(Southern League), Weston-super-Mare (Southern League), Weymouth (Southern League)
Final League Tables
NATIONAL DIVISION
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Barnet 42 26 8 8 90 44 86
2 Hereford United 42 21 11 10 68 41 74
3 Carlisle United 42 20 13 9 74 37 73
4 Aldershot Town 42 21 10 11 68 52 73
5 Stevenage Borough 42 22 6 14 65 52 72
6 Exeter City 42 20 11 11 71 50 71
7 Morecambe 42 19 14 9 69 50 71
8 Woking 42 18 14 10 58 45 68
9 Halifax Town 42 19 9 14 74 56 66
10 Accrington Stanley 42 18 11 13 72 58 65
11 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 19 8 15 68 60 65
12 Crawley Town 42 16 9 17 50 50 57
13 Scarborough 42 14 14 14 60 46 56
14 Gravesend & Northfleet 42 13 11 18 58 64 50
15 Tamworth 42 14 11 17 53 63 50 *
16 Burton Albion 42 13 11 18 50 66 50
17 York City 42 11 10 21 39 66 43
18 Canvey Island 42 9 15 18 53 65 42
19 Northwich Victoria 42 14 10 18 58 72 42 #
20 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 15 21 41 81 33
21 Farnborough Town 42 6 11 25 35 89 29
22 Leigh R M I 42 4 6 32 31 98 18
* - Tamworth 3 points deducted
# - Northwich Victoria 10 points deducted
Play-off Semi-Finals
Aldershot Town 1 Carlisle United 0, Carlisle United 2 Aldershot Town 1
(Aggregate 2-2, Carlisle United won 5-4 on penalties)
Stevenage Borough 1 Hereford United 1, Hereford United 0 Stevenage Borough 1
(Stevenage Borough won 2-1 on aggregate)
Play-off Final
Carlisle United 1 Stevenage Borough 0 (@ Stoke City)
NORTHERN DIVISION
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Southport 42 25 9 8 83 45 84
2 Nuneaton Borough 42 25 6 11 68 45 81
3 Droylsden 42 24 7 11 82 52 79
4 Kettering Town 42 21 7 14 56 50 70
5 Altrincham 42 19 12 11 66 46 69
6 Harrogate Town 42 19 11 12 62 49 68
7 Worcester City 42 16 12 14 59 53 60
8 Stafford Rangers 42 14 17 11 52 44 59
9 Redditch United 42 18 8 16 65 59 59 *
10 Hucknall Town 42 15 14 13 59 57 59
11 Gainsborough Trinity 42 16 9 17 55 55 57
12 Hinckley United 42 15 11 16 55 62 56
13 Lancaster City 42 14 12 16 51 59 54
14 Alfreton Town 42 15 8 19 53 55 53
15 Vauxhall 42 14 11 17 48 57 53
16 Barrow 42 14 10 18 50 64 52
17 Worksop Town 42 16 12 14 59 59 50 #
18 Moor Green 42 13 10 19 55 64 49
19 Stalybridge Celtic 42 12 12 18 52 70 48
20 Runcorn Halton 42 10 12 20 44 63 42
21 Ashton United 42 8 9 25 46 79 33
22 Bradford Park Avenue 42 5 9 28 37 70 24
* - Redditch United 3 points deducted
# - Worksop Town 10 points deducted
Play-off Semi-Finals
Droylsden 1 Kettering Town 2
Nuneaton Borough 1 Altrincham 1 (Altrincham won 4-2 on penalties)
Play-off Final
Kettering 2 Altrincham 3
SOUTHERN DIVISION
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Grays Athletic 42 30 8 4 118 31 98
2 Cambridge City 42 23 6 13 60 44 75
3 Thurrock 42 21 6 15 61 56 69
4 Lewes 42 18 11 13 73 64 65
5 Eastbourne Borough 42 18 10 14 65 47 64
6 Basingstoke Town 42 19 6 17 57 52 63
7 Weymouth 42 17 11 14 62 59 62
8 Dorchester Town 42 17 11 14 77 81 62
9 Bognor Regis Town 42 17 9 16 70 65 60
10 Bishop's Stortford 42 17 8 17 70 66 59
11 Weston Super Mare 42 15 13 14 55 60 58
12 Hayes 42 15 11 16 55 57 56
13 Havant & Waterlooville 42 16 7 19 64 69 55
14 St Albans City 42 16 6 20 64 76 54
15 Sutton United 42 14 11 17 60 71 53
16 Welling United 42 15 7 20 64 68 52
17 Hornchurch 42 17 10 15 71 63 51 *
18 Newport County 42 13 11 18 56 61 50
19 Carshalton Athletic 42 13 9 20 44 72 48
20 Maidenhead United 42 12 10 20 54 81 46
21 Margate 42 12 8 22 54 75 34 *
22 Redbridge 42 11 3 28 50 86 33 #
* - Hornchurch and Margate each 10 points deducted
# - Redbridge 3 points deducted
Play-off Semi-Finals
Thurrock 2 Eastbourne Borough 4
Cambridge City Bye (Lewes' ground not suitable for National Division)
Play-off Final
Cambridge City 0 Eastbourne Borough 3
North/South Play-off (@ Stoke City)
Altrincham 2 Eastbourne Borough 1
Following this season
- Altrincham were promoted from Northern Division to National Division
- Ashton United left to join Northern Premier League
- Barnet left to join Football League
- Bradford Park Avenue left to join Northern Premier League
- Cambridge United joined from Football League
- Carlisle United left to join Football League
- Eastleigh joined Southern Division from Isthmian League
- Farnborough Town were relegated from National Division to Southern Division
- Grays Athletic were promoted from Southern Division to National Division
- Hednesford Town joined Northern Division from Southern League
- Histon joined Southern Division from Southern League
- Hornchurch left and folded
- Hyde United joined Northern Division from Northern Premier League
- Kidderminster Harriers joined from Football League
- Leigh R M I were relegated from National Division to Northern Division
- Margate left to join Southern League
- Northwich Victoria were relegated from National Division to Northern Division (due to problems
with the lease on their ground)
- Redbridge left to join Isthmian League
- Runcorn Halton left to join Northern Premier League
- Southoprt were promoted from Northern Division to National Division
- Workington joined Northern Division from Northern Premier League
- Yeading joined Southern Division from Isthmian League
League Cup
Preliminary Round
North
- Ashton United 6-2 Altrincham
- Moor Green 1-2 Redditch United
South
- Redbridge 0-3 Grays Athletic
- Basingstoke Town 2-1 Lewes
Round 1
North
- Droylsden 1-0 Ashton United
- Worcester City 2-1 Stafford Rangers
- Hucknall Town 1-4 Gainsborough Trinity
- Nuneaton Borough 4-3 Redditch United
- Barrow 4-1 Southport
- Kettering Town 4-2 Hinckley United
- Alfreton Town 0-1 Worksop Town
- Harrogate Town 0-1 Bradford Park Avenue
- Stalybridge Celtic 4-2 Lancaster City
South
- Bishop's Stortford 5-0 Cambridge City
- Bognor Regis Town 2-1 Eastbourne Borough
- Hayes 1-2 Maidstone United
- Hornchurch 1-2 Thurrock
- St Albans City 2-6 Grays Athletic
- Welling United 0-2 Margate
- Dorchester Town 2-1 Weston-super-Mare
- Sutton United 3-2 Carshalton Athletic
- Weymouth 0-2 Newport County
- Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Basingstoke Town
Round 2
North
- Droylsden 1-2 Worcester City
- Kettering Town 4-2 Nuneaton Borough
- Barrow 0-1 Runcorn Halton
- Worksop Town 4-1 Gainsborough Trinity
- Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 Bradford Park Avenue
South
- Thurrock 1-2 Margate
- Dorchester Town 0-1 Newport County
- Grays Athletic w/o-scr Bishop's Stortford
- Maidstone United 2-4 Sutton United
- Havant & Waterlooville 5-1 Bognor Regis Town
Round 3
North
- Burton Albion 2-4 Hereford United
- Kettering Town 1-2 Worksop Town
- Tamworth 3-1 Worceser City
- Morecambe 2-1 Scarborough
- Northwich victoria 1-0 Leigh R M I
- Runcorn Halton 2-6 Carlisle United
- Accrington Stanley 2-1 York City
- Stalybridge Celtic 7-3 Halifax Town
South
- Barnet 0-3 Grays Athletic
- Forest Green Rovers 4-2 Newport County
- Margate 2-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
- Gravesend & Northfleet 0-1 Stevenage Borough
- Sutton United 0-3 Woking
- Havant & Waterlooville 2-0 Farnborough Town
- Aldershot Town 1-0 Exeter City
- Canvey Island 0-0 Crawley Town (Canvey Island won 5-4 on penalties)
Round 4
North
- Accrington Stanley 6-0 Tamworth
- Morecambe 1-1 Carlisle United (Morecambe won 3-1 on penalties)
- Hereford United 0-1 Northwich Victoria
- Worksop Town 0-1 Stalybridge Celtic
South
- Stevenage Borough 1-1 Grays Athletic (Stevenage Borough won 3-1 on penalties)
- Forest Green Rovers 5-1 Aldershot Town
- Woking 2-2 Havant & Waterlooville (Woking won 4-3 on penalties)
- Crawley Town 2-1 Margate
Quarter Finals
North
- Accrington Stanley 4-3 Northwich Victoria
- Morecambe 1-2 Stalybridge Celtic
South
- Stevenage Borough 2-1 Crawley Town
- Woking 3-1 Forest Green Rovers
Semi-Finals
North
- Stalybridge Celtic 0-0 Accrington Stanley (Stalybridge Celtic won 5-4 on penalties)
South
- Woking 4-2 Stevenage Borough
Final (@ Stalybridge Celtic, 27/4/05)
- Stalybridge Celtic 0-1 Woking
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