| Conference Premier 2013-14 | ||
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| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Luton Town | |
| Promoted | Luton Town Cambridge United | |
| Relegated | Tamworth Hyde Salisbury City Hereford United | |
| Season statistics | ||
| Matches played | 552 | |
| Top goalscorer | Andre Gray - Luton Town | |
| Biggest home win | Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde | |
| Biggest away win | Alfreton Town 0–5 Luton Town Nuneaton Town 0–5 Luton Town | |
| Highest scoring | Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde Kidderminster Harriers 5-3 Tamworth Hyde 2-6 Forest Green Rovers | |
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A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South.
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference North
- Chester (League Champions)
- F.C. Halifax Town (Playoff Winners)
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference South
- Welling United (League Champions)
- Salisbury City (Playoff Winners)
Teams relegated from 2012–13 Football League Two
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luton Town
|
46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 102 | 35 | +67 | 101 | Promotion to the 2014–15 League Two |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 72 | 35 | +37 | 82 | Qualification to the Conference Premier Playoffs |
| 3 | Gateshead | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 50 | +22 | 79 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 78 | |
| 5 | F.C. Halifax Town | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 85 | 58 | +27 | 77 | |
| 6 | Braintree Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 74 | |
| 7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 66 | 59 | +7 | 72 | |
| 8 | Barnet | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 70 | |
| 9 | Woking | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 69 | −3 | 68 | |
| 10 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 67 | |
| 11 | Alfreton Town | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 67‡ | |
| 12 | Salisbury City | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 672 | Demoted to the 2014–15 Conference South |
| 13 | Nuneaton Town | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 66 | |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 65 | |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 63 | −1 | 61 | |
| 16 | Welling United | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 60 | |
| 17 | Wrexham | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 59 | |
| 18 | Southport | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 71 | −18 | 53 | |
| 19 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 62 | +7 | 51† | |
| 20 | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 511 | Demoted to the 2014-15 Southern League Premier Division |
| 21 | Chester | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 51 | |
| 22 | Dartford | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 49 | 74 | −25 | 44 | |
| 23 | Tamworth | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 43 | 81 | −38 | 39 | Relegation to the 2014–15 Conference North |
| 24 | Hyde | 46 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 38 | 119 | −81 | 10 |
Updated to games played on 18 February 2014
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
*^1On 10 June 2014, Hereford United were expelled from the Conference due to financial irregularities. They were later accepted into the Southern League. Because of this, Chester were reprieved from relegation.
*^2On 13 June 2014, Salisbury City were demoted to the Conference South due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Dartford were reprieved from relegation.
- † Aldershot Town deducted ten points for entering administration
- ‡ Alfreton Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
Playoffs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cambridge United | ||||||||||||
| 5 | FC Halifax Town | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cambridge United | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Gateshead | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Gateshead | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||
First leg[]
| 30 April 2014 | FC Halifax Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | The Shay, Halifax | |
| 19:45 | Gregory  83' (pen.)
|
Report | Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Simon Bennett |
| 1 May 2014 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Gateshead | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | |
| 19:45 | Disley 24'
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Report | Larkin 7'
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Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
Second leg[]
| 4 May 2014 | Cambridge United | 2–0 (2–1 agg.)
|
FC Halifax Town | Abbey Stadium, Cambridge | |
| 13:30 | Sam-Yorke 11', 38'
|
Report | Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 4 May 2014 | Gateshead | 3–1 (4–2 agg.)
|
Grimsby Town | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead | |
| 16:30 | Marwood 22', 84' O'Donnell 90+4'
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Report | Disley 60'
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Attendance: 8,144 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
Final[]
- Main article: 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final
| 18 May 2014 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Gateshead | Wembley Stadium, London | |
| 16:00 | Hughes 51' Donaldson 71'
|
BBC Report | Lester 80'
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Attendance: 19,613 Referee: Peter Banks |
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,500 |
| F.C. Halifax Town | The Shay | 14,061 |
| Luton Town |
Kenilworth Road | 10,226 |
| Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | 10,120 |
| Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 10,000 |
| Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium | 9,617 |
| Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 9,546 |
| Aldershot Town | Recreation Ground | 7,100 |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 6,355 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough | 6,238 |
| Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
| Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
| Chester | Deva Stadium | 6,000 |
| Hereford United | Edgar Street | 5,966 |
| Forest Green Rovers | The New Lawn | 5,147 |
| Barnet | The Hive Stadium | 5,100 |
| Salisbury City | The Raymond McEnhill Stadium | 5,000 |
| Nuneaton Town | Liberty Way | 4,314 |
| Hyde | Ewen Fields | 4,250 |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road | 4,145 |
| Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 |
| Welling United | Park View Road | 4,000 |
| Alfreton Town | North Street | 3,600 |
Results[]
| Home \ Away | ALD | ALF | BRN | BRA | CAM | CHR | DAR | FCH | FGR | GAT | GRI | HER | HYD | KID | LIN | LUT |
MAC | NUN | SAL | SOU | TMW | WEL | WOK | WRX |
| Aldershot Town | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Alfreton Town | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Barnet | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Braintree Town | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Chester | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Dartford | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | |
| F.C. Halifax Town | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Gateshead | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Hereford United | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Hyde | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Luton Town
|
1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Nuneaton Town | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Salisbury City | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Southport | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Tamworth | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | |
| Welling United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Woking | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Wrexham | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
Updated to games played on 26 April 2014
Source: Football Conference
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers[]
- As of 26 April 2014.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Gray | Luton Town | 30 |
| 2 | Lee Gregory | FC Halifax Town | 29 |
| 3 | Brett Williams | Aldershot Town | 24 |
| 4 | James Norwood | Forest Green Rovers | 19 |
| 5 | John Akinde | Alfreton Town | 18 |
| Scott Boden | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Ben Tomlinson | Lincoln City | ||
| 8 | Paul Benson | Luton Town | 17 |
| Louis Moult | Nuneaton Town | ||
| Scott Rendell | Woking |
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