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2008-09 |
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Before this season
- A F C Wimbledon joined Southern Division
- Aldershot Town left from Premier Division
- Barrow were promoted from Northern Division to Premier Division
- Boston United left from Northern Division
- Cambridge City left from Southern Division
- Chelmsford City joined Southern Division
- Droylsden were relegated from Premier Division to Northern Division
- Eastbourne Borough were promoted from Southern Division to Premier Division
- Exeter City left from Premier Division
- Farsley Celtic were relegated from Premier Division to Northern Division
- Fleetwood Town joined Northern Division
- Gateshead joined Northern Division
- Halifax Town left fron Premier Division
- Kettering Town were promoted from Northern Division to Premier Division
- King's Lynn joined Northern Division
- Leigh RMI left from Northern Division
- Lewes were promoted from Southern Division to Premier Division
- Mansfield Town joined Premier Division
- Nuneaton Borough left from Northern Division
- Stafford Rangers were relegated from Premier Division to Northern Division
- Sutton United left from Southern Division
- Team Bath joined Southern Division
- Worcester City were switched from Northern Division to Southern Division
- Wrexham joined Premier Division
Final League Tables
Premier
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Burton Albion 46 27 7 12 81 52 88
2 Cambridge United 46 24 14 8 65 39 86
3 Histon 46 23 14 9 78 48 83
4 Torquay United 46 23 14 9 72 47 83
5 Stevenage Borough 46 23 12 11 73 54 81
6 Kidderminster Harriers 46 23 10 13 69 48 79
7 Oxford United 46 24 10 12 72 51 77 *
8 Kettering Town 46 21 13 12 50 37 76
9 Crawley Town 46 19 14 13 77 55 70 *
10 Wrexham 46 18 12 16 64 48 66
11 Rushden & Diamonds 46 16 15 15 61 50 63
12 Mansfield Town 46 19 9 18 57 55 62 *
13 Eastbourne Borough 46 18 6 22 58 70 60
14 Ebbsfleet United 46 16 10 20 52 60 58
15 Altrincham 46 15 11 20 49 66 56
16 Salisbury City 46 14 13 19 54 64 55
17 York City 46 11 19 16 47 51 52
18 Forest Green Rovers 46 12 16 18 70 76 52
19 Grays Athletic 46 14 10 22 44 64 52
20 Barrow 46 12 15 19 51 65 51
21 Woking 46 10 14 22 37 60 44
22 Northwich Victoria 46 11 10 25 56 75 43
23 Weymouth 46 11 10 25 45 86 43
24 Lewes 46 6 6 34 28 89 24
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Stevenage Borough 3-1 Cambridge United
Cambridge United 3-0 Stevenage Borough
(Cambridge United won 4-3 on aggregate)
Torquay United 2-0 Histon
Histon 1-0 Torquay United
(Torquay United won 2-1 on aggregate)
Final (@ Wembley Stadium)
Cambridge United 0-2 Torquay United
Northern
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Tamworth 42 24 13 5 70 41 85
2 Gateshead 42 24 8 10 81 48 80
3 Alfreton Town 42 20 17 5 81 48 77
4 A F C Telford United 42 22 10 10 65 34 76
5 Southport 42 21 13 8 63 36 76
6 Stalybridge Celtic 42 20 10 12 71 50 70
7 Droylsden 42 18 14 10 64 44 68
8 Fleetwood Town 42 17 11 14 70 66 62
9 Harrogate Town 42 17 10 15 66 57 61
10 Hinckley United 42 16 9 17 56 59 57
11 Vauxhall 42 14 11 17 51 67 53
12 Workington 42 13 12 17 54 55 51
13 Gainsborough Trinity 42 12 14 16 57 63 50
14 Redditch United 42 12 14 16 49 61 50
15 Blyth Spartans 42 14 7 21 50 58 49
16 Solihull Moors 42 13 10 19 49 73 49
17 King's Lynn 42 10 18 14 50 60 48
18 Stafford Rangers 42 12 12 18 41 56 48
19 Farsley Celtic 42 14 5 23 58 65 47
20 Hyde United 42 11 9 22 57 80 42
21 Burscough 42 10 6 26 43 80 36
22 Hucknall Town 42 5 13 24 39 84 28
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
AFC Telford United 2-0 Alfreton Town
Alfreton Town 4-3 AFC Telford United
(AFC Telford United won 5-4 on agrgegate)
Southport 0-1 Gateshead
Gateshead 1-1 Southport
(Gateshead won 2-1 on aggregate)
Final
Gateshead 1-0 AFC Telford United
Southern
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 A F C Wimbledon 42 26 10 6 86 36 88
2 Hampton & Richmond Borough 42 25 10 7 74 37 85
3 Eastleigh 42 25 8 9 69 49 83
4 Hayes & Yeading United 42 24 9 9 74 43 81
5 Chelmsford City 42 23 8 11 72 52 77
6 Maidenhead United 42 21 8 13 57 46 71
7 Welling United 42 19 11 12 61 44 68
8 Bath City 42 20 8 14 56 45 68
9 Bishop's Stortford 42 17 8 17 60 60 59
10 Newport County 42 16 11 15 50 51 59
11 Team Bath 42 16 7 19 62 64 55
12 St Albans City 42 14 12 16 56 50 54
13 Bromley 42 15 9 18 60 64 54
14 Braintree Town 42 14 10 18 57 54 52
15 Havant & Waterlooville 42 11 15 16 59 58 48
16 Worcester City 42 12 11 19 38 53 47
17 Weston super Mare 42 12 11 19 43 68 47
18 Basingstoke Town 42 10 16 16 36 55 46
19 Dorchester Town 42 10 12 20 39 61 42
20 Thurrock 42 9 13 20 54 60 40
21 Bognor Regis Town 42 7 12 23 33 68 26 *
22 Fisher Athletic London 42 5 3 34 22 100 18
Play-offs
Semi-Finals
Hayes & Yeading United 2-4 Eastleigh
Eastleigh 0-4 Hayes & Yeading United
(Hayes & Yeading United won 6-2 on aggregate)
Chelmsford City 1-3 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-0 Chelmsford City
(Hampton & Richmond Borough won 3-1 on aggregate)
Final
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2-3 Hayes & Yeading United
Following this season
- A F C Wimbledon were promoted from Southern Division to Premier Division
- Bognor Regis Town left from Southern Division
- Burscough left from Northern Division
- Burton Albion left from Premier Division
- Chester City joined Premier Division
- Corby Town joined Northern Division
- Dover Athletic joined Southern Division
- Eastwood Town joined Northern Division
- Fisher Athletic London left from Southern Division
- Gateshead were promoted from Northern Division to Premier Division
- Gloucester City joined Northern Division
- Hayes & Yeading United were promoted from Southern Division to Premier Division
- Hucknall Town left from Northern Division
- Ilkeston Town joined Northern Division
- King's Lynn left from Northern Division
- Lewes were relegated from Premier Division to Southern Division
- Luton Town joined Premier Division
- Northwich Victoria were relegated from Premier Division to Northern Division
- Staines Town joined Southern Division
- Tamworth were promoted from Northern Division to Premier Division
- Team Bath left from Southern Division
- Torquay United left from Premier Division
- Weymouth were relegated from Premier Division to Southern Division
- Woking were relegated from Premier Division to Southern Division
League Cup (Setanta Shield)
Round 1
North
- Hyde United 1-2 Vauxhall Motors
- Droylsden 1-2 Gateshead
- Stalybridge Celtic 1-4 Southport
- Harrogate Town 1-1 Fleetwood Town (Fleetwood Town won 5-4 on penalties)
- Farsley Celtic 3-1 Workington
- Burscough 1-4 Blyth Spartans
- Hucknall Town 1-3 Hinckley United
- A F C Telford United 3-2 Gainsborough Trinity
- Redditch United 0-1 Solihull Moors
- Alfreton Town 2-3 Stafford Rangers
- King's Lynn 1-2 Tamworth
South
- Dorchester Town 4-5 Newport County
- Team Bath 1-2 Bath City
- Basingstoke Town 1-3 Fisher Athletic London
- Maidenhead United 1-2 Havant & Waterlooville
- Bognor Regis Town 2-0 Worcester City
- Eastleigh 4-4 Weston-super-Mare (Eastleigh won 5-4 on penalties)
- St Albans City 0-1 Hayes & Yeading United
- Thurrock 2-0 Welling United
- Chelmsford City 1-0 A F C Wimbledon
- Bishop's Stortford 2-1 Bromley
- Braintree Town 3-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Round 2
North
- Blyth Spartans 1-2 Gateshead
- Barrow 3-2 Fleetwood Town
- Hinckley United 2-1 Tamworth
- A F C Telford United 2-1 Solihull Moors
- Vauxhall Motors 0-3 Southport
- Altrincham 1-1 Farsley Celtic (Altrincham won 4-2 on penalties)
- Stafford Rangers 3-1 Northwich Victoria
South
- Bath City 4-1 Newport County
- Lewes 0-2 Bognor Regis Town
- Kettering 4-2 Bishop's Stortford
- Fisher Athletic London 2-3 Eastbourne Borough
- Eastleigh 2-3 Havant & Waterlooville
- Chelmsford City 3-1 Braintree Town
- Thurrock 3-3 Hayes & Yeading United (Thurrock won 5-4 on penalties)
Round 3
- Barrow 3-1 Gateshead
- York City 1-1 Mansfield Town (York City won 4-2 on penalties)
- Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Oxford United
- Altrincham 1-2 Wrexham
- Stafford Rangers 1-2 Southport
- Bath City 0-1 Salisbury City
- Weymouth 0-3 Torquay United
- Woking 3-0 Bognor Regis Town
- Crawley Town 3-0 Havant & Waterlooville
- Eastbourne Borough 1-3 Ebbsfleet United
- Hinckley United 2-1 Histon
- Rushden & Diamonds 0-3 Stevenage Borough
- A F C Telford United 4-3 Cambridge United
- Kettering Town 4-1 Thurrock
- Grays Athletic 2-4 Chelmsford City
- Burton Albion 3-2 Kidderminster Harriers
Round 4
North
- A F C Telford United 3-0 Burton Albion
- Barrow 3-1 York City
- Hinckley United 2-3 Kettering Town
- Wrexham 1-2 Southport
South
- Crawley Town 2-1 Chelmsford City
- Ebbsfleet United 3-0 Stevenage Borough
- Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Torquay United
- Salisbury City 0-3 Woking
Quarter Finals
North
- A F C Telford United 3-2 Kettering Town
- Barrow 3-1 Southport
South
- Crawley Town 1-2 Ebbsfleet United
- Woking 2-2 Forest Green Rovers (Forest Green Rovers won 5-4 on penalties)
Semi-Finals
North
- Barrow 0-1 A F C Telford United
South
- Ebbsfleet United 0-1 Forest Green Rovers
Final (@ Forest Green Rovers, 9/4/09)
- Forest Green Rovers 0-0 A F C Telford United (A F C Telford United won 3-0 on penalties)
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