2009–10 Football Conference

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Football Conference
Season2009–10

The 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the

Football League Two. The bottom four were scheduled to be relegated to the North or South divisions, but in the event two teams (Salisbury City and Chester City) were expelled and only the bottom two clubs (Ebbsfleet United and Grays Athletic) were relegated with them. The champions of the North and South divisions (Southport and Newport County respectively) were promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division (Fleetwood Town and Bath City). The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions were relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League
. For sponsorship reasons, the Conference Premier was frequently referred to as the Blue Square Premier.

Conference Premier

A total of 24 teams contested 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 2008–09 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2008–09 League Two

Luton Town became the first team to drop from the

Football League. Their matches against eventual playoff winners Oxford United made them the first clubs to face each other in all the top five tiers of English football.[1]

On 26 February 2010, Chester City were expelled from the Conference for numerous rule breaches.[2] Since no appeal was forthcoming, their results were expunged on 8 March 2010.[3]

League table

Stevenage Borough 0–6 (2 March 2010)
Highest scoringLuton Town – Histon 6–3, Rushden & Diamonds – Grays Athletic 5–4
Longest winning run?
Longest unbeaten run?
Longest losing run?
Average attendance2,045 (+15% compared with the previous season)
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Stevenage Borough
(C, P) 		44 30 9 5 79 24 +55 99 Promotion to 2010–11 League Two
2 Luton Town 44 26 10 8 84 40 +44 88 Qualification for
Conference Premier play-offs
3 Oxford United (P) 44 25 11 8 64 31 +33 86
4 Rushden & Diamonds 44 22 13 9 77 39 +38 79
5 York City 44 22 12 10 62 35 +27 78
6 Kettering Town 44 18 12 14 51 41 +10 66
7 Crawley Town 44 19 9 16 50 57 −7 66
8 AFC Wimbledon 44 18 10 16 61 47 +14 64
9 Mansfield Town 44 17 11 16 69 60 +9 62
10 Cambridge United 44 15 14 15 65 53 +12 59
11 Wrexham 44 15 13 16 45 39 +6 58
12 Salisbury City[a] (R) 44 21 5 18 58 63 −5 58 Relegation to
Southern League Premier Division
13 Kidderminster Harriers 44 15 12 17 57 52 +5 57
14 Altrincham 44 13 15 16 53 51 +2 54
15 Barrow 44 13 13 18 50 67 −17 52
16 Tamworth 44 11 16 17 42 52 −10 49
17 Hayes & Yeading United 44 12 12 20 59 85 −26 48
18 Histon 44 11 13 20 44 67 −23 46
19 Eastbourne Borough 44 11 13 20 42 72 −30 46
20 Gateshead[b] 44 13 7 24 46 69 −23 45
21 Forest Green Rovers[c] 44 12 9 23 50 76 −26 45
22 Ebbsfleet United (R) 44 12 8 24 50 82 −32 44 Relegation to
Conference South
23 Grays Athletic[d] (R) 44 5 13 26 35 91 −56 26 Relegation to
Isthmian League Division One North
24 Chester City[e] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club expelled, record expunged
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Salisbury City were initially docked 10 points for entering administration,[4] and were demoted to the Southern League at the end of the season for failing to come out it.[5]
  2. ^ Gateshead deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture.[6]
  3. ^ Forest Green Rovers reprieved from relegation.
  4. ^ Grays Athletic were docked two points for fielding ineligible players.[7] Grays were demoted from the Conference Premier but declined to join the Conference South for financial reasons. They later applied to join the Isthmian League, and were accepted into the Isthmian League Division One North for 2010–11.[8]
  5. ^ Chester City were initially docked 25 points for entering administration and insolvency,[9] but were later expelled on 26 February 2010 and their record (P28 W5 D7 L16 GF23 GA42 Pts−3) was expunged on 8 March 2010.[3] They were expelled to the North West Counties League but on appeal were admitted to NPL Division One North, as Chester F.C.[10]


Play-offs

Semifinals Final at Wembley
        
5 York City 1 1 2
2 Luton Town 0 0 0
5 York City 1
3 Oxford United 3
4 Rushden & Diamonds 1 0 1
3 Oxford United 1 2 3

Semifinals

1st Leg
Luton Town
  • Brodie 90'
 Report
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: B Malone
2nd Leg
York City
Report
Attendance: 9,781
Referee: R Lewis

York City won 2–0 on Aggregate.

1st Leg
Oxford United
 Report
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: D Coote
2nd Leg
Rushden & Diamonds
 Report
Attendance: 11,963
Referee: Mark Brown

Oxford United won 3–1 on Aggregate.

Play-Off Final

York City
Attendance: 42,669
Referee: Michael Naylor

Stadia and locations

Stevenage Borough
Tamworth
Wrexham
York City
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Locations of the Conference Premier 2009–10 teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,550
Oxford United Kassam Stadium 12,500
Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Luton Town Kenilworth Road 10,226
Mansfield Town Field Mill 10,000
Cambridge United Abbey Stadium 9,617
York City Bootham Crescent 9,196
Stevenage Borough
The Lamex Stadium
 7,100
Hayes & Yeading United
Church Road
 6,500
Rushden & Diamonds Nene Park 6,441
Kidderminster Harriers
Aggborough
 6,238
Kettering Town Rockingham Road 6,170
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Chester Deva Stadium 5,328
Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5,147
Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5,011
Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium 4,996
AFC Wimbledon
Kingsmeadow
 4,720
Barrow Holker Street 4,256
Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4,134
Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground 4,100
Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000
Histon
Bridge Road
 3,800
Salisbury City Raymond McEnhill Stadium 3,500

Results

Home \ Away WIM ALT BRW CAM CHR CRA EAB EBB FGR GAT GRY H&Y HIS KET KID LUT MAN OXF R&D SAL
STB
 TAM WRE YOR
AFC Wimbledon 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 5–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–1
Altrincham 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 5–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–0
Barrow 2–2 0–3 0–1 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–6 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0
Cambridge United 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 4–0 7–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–4 3–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 0–1
Chester
Crawley Town 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 1–0 3–1
Eastbourne Borough 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–6 1–1 2–1 3–1
Ebbsfleet United 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–0 3–2 4–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–6 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0
Forest Green Rovers 2–5 4–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–4 0–2 2–1
Gateshead 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2
Grays Athletic 2–4 0–3 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–4
Hayes & Yeading United 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 2–3 3–2 4–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–6 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1
Histon 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 5–2 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–4 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1
Kettering Town 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1
Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–1
Luton Town 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 4–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 6–0 8–0 6–3 0–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Mansfield Town 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 0–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 0–1
Oxford United 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–0 4–2 0–0 2–1 5–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1
Rushden & Diamonds 0–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–2 8–0 5–4 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–1
Salisbury City 0–2 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Stevenage Borough
 0–0 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–3 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Tamworth 2–2 0–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–3
Wrexham 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0
York City 5–0 2–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 24 April.[11]
Pos Player Team Goals
1 Richard Brodie York City 26
Matt Tubbs Salisbury City
3 Tom Craddock Luton Town 23
4 James Constable Oxford United 22
5 Danny Kedwell AFC Wimbledon 21
6 Danny Crow Cambridge United 19
7 Jake Speight Mansfield Town 17
8 Moses Ashikodi* Ebbsfleet United 16
Kevin Gallen Luton Town
Magno Vieira Ebbsfleet United
11 Daryl Clare** Gateshead 15
Chris Senior Altrincham
13 Rob Duffy Mansfield Town 14
Yemi Odubade
Stevenage Borough
Lee Tomlin Rushden & Diamonds

Scoring

Discipline

Sequences

Clean sheets

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August[36][37] Chris Wilder Oxford United George Pilkington Luton Town
September[38] Chris Wilder Oxford United Ryan Clarke Oxford United
October[39][40] David Holdsworth Mansfield Town Paul Farman Gateshead
November[41][42] Martin Foyle York City Richard Brodie York City
December[43] Terry Brown AFC Wimbledon Seb Brown AFC Wimbledon
January[44][45] Graham Westley
Stevenage Borough
 Magno Vieira Ebbsfleet United
February[46][47] Steve Burr Kidderminster Harriers Chris Senior Altrincham
March[48][49] Richard Money Luton Town Claude Gnakpa Luton Town
April[50][51] Tommy Widdrington Salisbury City Mark Roberts
Stevenage Borough

Conference North

Conference North
Season2009–10
ChampionsSouthport
PromotedSouthport
Fleetwood Town
RelegatedNone
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A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from

last season
, one relegated from the Conference Premier and four promoted from the lower leagues.

In April 2009, the Conference decided to demote

Northwich Victoria's demotion to the Northern Premier League
under financial rules.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Southern League Premier Division

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Conference Premier

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Southport (C, P) 40 25 11 4 91 45 +46 86 Promotion to Conference Premier
2 Fleetwood Town (P) 40 26 7 7 86 44 +42 85 Qualification for Conference North play-offs
3 Alfreton Town 40 21 11 8 77 45 +32 74
4 Workington 40 20 10 10 46 37 +9 70
5 Droylsden 40 18 10 12 82 62 +20 64
6 Corby Town 40 18 9 13 73 62 +11 63
7 Hinckley United 40 16 14 10 60 52 +8 62
8 Ilkeston Town 40 16 13 11 53 45 +8 61
9 Stalybridge Celtic 40 16 7 17 71 64 +7 55
10 Eastwood Town 40 15 9 16 50 55 −5 54
11 AFC Telford United 40 14 9 17 52 55 −3 51
12 Northwich Victoria[a] 40 15 13 12 62 55 +7 48 Demoted to Northern Premier League[b]
13 Blyth Spartans 40 13 9 18 67 72 −5 48
14 Gainsborough Trinity 40 12 11 17 50 57 −7 47
15 Hyde United 40 11 12 17 45 72 −27 45
16 Stafford Rangers 40 10 14 16 59 70 −11 44
17 Solihull Moors 40 11 9 20 47 58 −11 42
18 Gloucester City 40 12 6 22 47 59 −12 42
19 Redditch United 40 10 8 22 49 83 −34 38
20 Vauxhall Motors[c] 40 7 14 19 45 81 −36 35
21 Harrogate Town[c] 40 8 6 26 41 80 −39 30
22 Farsley Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Club expelled, record expunged[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2010. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Northwich Victoria were originally thrown out of the Football Conference for going into administration, but they successfully appealed, and were allowed to play in the Conference North starting on −10 points.[53]
  2. ^ Northwich Victoria were demoted to the Northern Premier League after the end of the season.
  3. ^ a b Vauxhall Motors and Harrogate Town were reprieved from relegation.[54]
  4. ^ Farsley Celtic resigned on 8 March 2010 and their record (P30 W14 D2 L14 GF48 GA55 Pts34) was expunged on 12 March 2010.[55] Prior to this Farsley were in administration and, like Northwich Victoria, had been allowed to play in the Conference North starting on −10 points.


Play-offs

Semifinals Final
        
5 Droylsden 2 1(3) 3
2 Fleetwood Town 0 3(4) 3
2 Fleetwood Town 2
3 Alfreton Town 1
4
Workington
0 1 1
3 Alfreton Town 1 3 4

Semifinals

1st Leg
Droylsden2–0Fleetwood Town
 Report
Attendance: 1,102
2nd Leg
Fleetwood Town3–1Droylsden
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Jones

Fleetwood Town won 4–3 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.

1st Leg
Workington
0–1Alfreton Town
Report
Attendance: 1,483
2nd Leg
Workington
 Report
Attendance: 1,575

Alfreton Town won 4–1 on Aggregate.

Play-Off Final

Alfreton Town
 Report
Attendance: 3,592
Referee: S Smith

Stadia and locations

Workington
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Locations of the Conference North 2009–10 teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
AFC Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300
Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Redditch United
The Valley
 5,000
Gloucester City
The Corinium Stadium
 4,500
Northwich Victoria Victoria Stadium 4,500
Blyth Spartans
Croft Park
 4,450
Hinckley United De Montfort Park 4,329
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304
Stafford Rangers Marston Road 4,150
Hyde United Ewen Fields 4,100
Farsley Celtic
Throstle Nest
 3,900
Fleetwood Town
Highbury Stadium
 3,663
Alfreton Town North Street 3,600
Ilkeston Town
New Manor Ground
 3,500
Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,300
Workington Borough Park 3,101
Solihull Moors Damson Park 3,050
Corby Town
Rockingham Triangle
 3,000
Droylsden Butcher's Arms Ground 3,000
Eastwood Town Coronation Park 2,500
Vauxhall Motors
Rivacre Park
 2,500

Results

Home \ Away TEL ALF BLY COR DRO EAS FAR FLE GAI GLO HAR HIN HYD ILK NOR RED SOL SOU STA STL VAU WRK
AFC Telford United 2–0 1–1 2–4 1–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–0
Alfreton Town 4–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 1–4 1–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 3–5 2–2 2–0
Blyth Spartans 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–3 2–3 2–1 0–3 1–0 6–1 4–3 1–4 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 4–1 3–2 0–0
Corby Town 1–2 1–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–6 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 3–2 5–1 4–1 0–2
Droylsden 1–5 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–1 6–1 5–3 0–3 7–1 3–2 1–1 0–1
Eastwood Town 1–1 2–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–2
Farsley Celtic
Fleetwood Town 3–1 2–2 4–2 4–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 8–0 3–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 4–0
Gainsborough Trinity 0–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–4 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–4 3–0 0–0 2–4 1–3 1–3 2–0 0–1
Gloucester City 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–4 1–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–5 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–2
Harrogate Town 0–3 0–4 2–5 0–4 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–3 1–4 0–4 3–0 1–2
Hinckley United 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 5–1 0–3 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Hyde United 1–1 1–5 0–3 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–2
Ilkeston Town 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 2–3 3–2 4–0 1–3
Northwich Victoria 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 2–5 4–4 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 3–1 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–3
Redditch United 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–3 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–4 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 2–1
Solihull Moors 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–2
Southport 3–0 1–3 3–2 4–0 3–3 5–1 5–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 3–0 2–0
Stafford Rangers 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–0
Stalybridge Celtic 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 3–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 4–1 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
Vauxhall Motors 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–0 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–1
Workington 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August[36][37] Paul Cox Eastwood Town Ciaran Kilheeney Southport
September[56][57] Steve Burr Stalybridge Celtic Dan Lowson Ilkeston Town
October[39][40] Liam Watson Southport Mark Danks Northwich Victoria
November[41][42] Dean Thomas Hinckley United Adam Webster Hinckley United
December[58][59] Steve Burr Stalybridge Celtic Andy Ducros Redditch United
January[44][45] Darren Edmondson Workington Nick Rogan Fleetwood Town
February[46][47] Nicky Law Alfreton Town Andy Brown AFC Telford United
March[48][49] Brian Little Gainsborough Trinity Adam Warlow Fleetwood Town

Conference South

Conference South
Season2009–10
ChampionsNewport County
PromotedNewport County
Bath City
RelegatedWeymouth
Matches played462
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A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from

last season
, three relegated from the Conference Premier and two promoted from the Isthmian League.

Team Bath announced that they were to leave the Football Conference from the end of the 2008–09 season. The club decided to fold, after being informed they could not be promoted to the professional leagues, which also led to them no longer being able to play FA Cup games. Thus Thurrock were reprieved from relegation.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Isthmian League Premier Division

Teams relegated from 2008–09 Conference Premier

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newport County (C, P) 42 32 7 3 93 26 +67 103 Promotion to Conference Premier
2 Dover Athletic 42 22 9 11 66 47 +19 75 Qualification for Conference South Playoffs
3 Chelmsford City 42 22 9 11 62 48 +14 75
4 Bath City (P) 42 20 12 10 66 46 +20 72
5 Woking 42 21 9 12 57 44 +13 72
6 Havant & Waterlooville 42 19 14 9 65 44 +21 71
7 Braintree Town 42 18 17 7 56 41 +15 71
8 Staines Town 42 18 13 11 59 40 +19 67
9 Welling United 42 18 9 15 66 51 +15 63
10 Thurrock 42 16 13 13 66 60 +6 61
11 Eastleigh 42 17 9 16 71 66 +5 60
12 Bromley 42 15 10 17 68 64 +4 55
13 St Albans City 42 15 10 17 45 55 −10 55
14 Hampton & Richmond 42 14 9 19 56 66 −10 51
15 Basingstoke Town 42 13 10 19 49 68 −19 49
16 Maidenhead United 42 12 12 18 52 59 −7 48
17 Dorchester Town 42 13 9 20 56 74 −18 48
18 Bishop's Stortford 42 12 11 19 48 59 −11 47
19 Lewes 42 9 15 18 49 63 −14 42
20 Worcester City[a] 42 10 10 22 48 60 −12 40 Transferred to Conference North
21 Weston-super-Mare[a] 42 5 8 29 48 93 −45 23
22 Weymouth (R) 42 5 7 30 31 103 −72 22 Relegation to
Southern League Premier Division
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Worcester City and Weston-super-Mare reprieved from relegation.


Play-offs

Semifinals Final
        
5 Woking 2 0 2
2 Dover Athletic 1 0 1
4 Bath City 1
5 Woking 0
4 Bath City 2 1 3
3 Chelmsford City 0 0 0

Semifinals

1st Leg
Woking2–1Dover Athletic
 Report
Kingfield Stadium, Woking
Attendance: 3,080
2nd Leg
Dover Athletic0–0Woking
Report
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover
Attendance: 2,970

Woking won 2–1 on Aggregate.

1st Leg
Bath City2–0Chelmsford City
 Report
Twerton Park, Bath
Attendance: 1,425
2nd Leg
Chelmsford City0–1Bath City
Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford

Bath City won 3–0 on Aggregate.

Play-Off Final

Bath City1–0Woking
Twerton Park, Bath
Attendance: 4,865

Stadia and locations

H & W
Lewes
Maidenhead Utd
Newport County
Staines Town
St Albans City
Thurrock
Welling United
Weston-super-Mare
Weymouth
Woking
Worcester City
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Locations of the Conference South 2009–10 teams
Team Stadium Capacity
Bath City Twerton Park 8,800
Dover Athletic
Crabble Stadium
 6,500
Weymouth
The Wessex Stadium
 6,500
Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Basingstoke Town
The Camrose
 6,000
Havant & Waterlooville
West Leigh Park
 5,250
Dorchester Town
Avenue Stadium
 5,009
Bromley Hayes Lane 5,000
Worcester City
St George's Lane
 4,749
Newport County Newport Stadium 4,700
St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500
Welling United Park View Road 4,500
Braintree Town Cressing Road 4,145
Bishop's Stortford
Woodside Park
 4,000
Thurrock
Ship Lane
 3,500
Weston-super-Mare
Woodspring Stadium
 3,500
Chelmsford City
Melbourne Stadium
 3,000
Eastleigh
Silverlake Stadium
 3,000
Hampton & Richmond
Beveree Stadium
 3,000
Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000
Maidenhead United
York Road
 3,000
Staines Town
Wheatsheaf Park
 3,000

Results

Home \ Away BAS BAT BST BRA BRO CHE DOR DOV EAS H&R H&W LEW MDH NPC SAC STA THU WEL WSM WEY WOK WRC
Basingstoke Town 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1
Bath City 4–3 2–2 2–4 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–1
Bishop's Stortford 0–2 1–5 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–4 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–1
Braintree Town 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0
Bromley 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–0
Chelmsford City 1–2 4–3 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0
Dorchester Town 6–1 2–2 2–0 5–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 4–3 1–1 4–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–1 1–1
Dover Athletic 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 4–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–3 2–0 0–2 0–2
Eastleigh 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 6–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–4 0–1 0–0 2–8 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 4–1
Hampton & Richmond 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–4 4–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 0–4 3–0 1–4 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–2 2–2
Havant & Waterlooville 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 6–0 3–1 1–1 3–2
Lewes 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 5–0 6–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–3
Maidenhead United 3–2 1–2 4–0 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Newport County 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 5–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 5–0 1–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
St Albans City 2–0 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–0
Staines Town 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–3 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–1
Thurrock 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 3–6 1–1 5–2 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1
Welling United 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 3–1 7–1 1–2 1–0
Weston-super-Mare 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 3–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–4 1–4 2–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1
Weymouth 0–6 0–2 2–6 1–1 1–5 1–4 2–0 1–2 0–5 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–5 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–1
Woking 4–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–5 2–1 4–0 1–0
Worcester City 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2010. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month
Manager Club Player Club
August[36][37] Frank Gray Basingstoke Town Manny Williams Havant & Waterlooville
September[56][57] Dean Holdsworth Newport County Craig Reid Newport County
October[39][40] Alan Devonshire Hampton & Richmond Borough Will Hendry Maidenhead United
November[41][42] Dean Holdsworth Newport County Tom Whitnell Welling United
December[58][59] Glenn Pennyfather Chelmsford City Charlie Henry Newport County
January[44][45] Steve Cordery Staines Town Sam Foley Newport County
February[46][47] Dean Holdsworth Newport County Mitchell Bryant Basingstoke Town
March[48][49] Glenn Pennyfather Chelmsford City Lee Clarke Welling United

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