2014–15 Football Conference

The 2014–15 Football Conference season is the eleventh season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-fifth season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the Conference North and Conference South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.

Barnet returned the Football League as champions after two seasons in the Conference, while playoff winners Bristol Rovers returned after a single season, their only season outside the Football League since being admitted in 1920.

Conference Premier

Conference Premier
Season 2014–15
Champions Barnet
Promoted Barnet
Bristol Rovers
Relegated Alfreton Town
Telford United
Dartford
Nuneaton Town
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1486 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer John Akinde (31 goals)
Biggest home win Grimsby Town 7–0 Afreton Town
Bristol Rovers 7–0 Alfreton Town
Biggest away win Chester 0–5 Barnet
Gateshead 1–6 Grimsby Town
Highest scoring Nuneaton Town 4–4 Telford United
Forest Green Rovers 5–3 Southport
Chester 5–3 Nuneaton Town
Longest winning run 6 games[1]
Torquay United
Longest unbeaten run 20 games[1]
Bristol Rovers
Longest winless run 11 games[1]
Telford United
Welling United
Longest losing run 8 games[1]
Welling United

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2013–14 Football League Two

Expelled from Conference National

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barnet (C, P) 46 28 8 10 94 46 +48 92 Promotion to Football League Two
2 Bristol Rovers (O, P) 46 25 16 5 73 34 +39 91 Qualification to Conference Premier play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Grimsby Town 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86
4 Eastleigh 46 24 10 12 87 61 +26 82
5 Forest Green Rovers[lower-alpha 2] 46 22 16 8 80 54 +26 79
6 Macclesfield Town 46 21 15 10 60 46 +14 78
7 Woking 46 21 13 12 77 52 +25 76
8 Dover Athletic 46 19 11 16 69 58 +11 68
9 Halifax Town 46 17 15 14 60 54 +6 66
10 Gateshead 46 17 15 14 66 62 +4 66
11 Wrexham 46 17 15 14 56 52 +4 66
12 Chester 46 19 6 21 64 76 12 63
13 Torquay United 46 16 13 17 64 60 +4 61
14 Braintree Town 46 18 5 23 56 57 1 59
15 Lincoln City 46 16 10 20 62 71 9 58
16 Kidderminster Harriers 46 15 12 19 51 60 9 57
17 Altrincham 46 16 8 22 54 73 19 56
18 Aldershot Town 46 14 11 21 51 61 10 53
19 Southport 46 13 12 21 47 72 25 51
20 Welling United 46 11 12 23 52 73 21 45
21 Alfreton Town (R) 46 12 9 25 49 90 41 45 Relegation to National League North/National League South
22 Dartford (R) 46 8 15 23 44 74 30 39
23 Telford United[lower-alpha 3] (R) 46 10 9 27 58 84 26 36
24 Nuneaton Town[lower-alpha 4] (R) 46 10 9 27 38 76 38 36
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.
  2. Forest Green were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Southport on 9 August 2014.[4]
  3. Telford were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Lincoln City on 11 April 2015.[5]
  4. Nuneaton were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Welling United on 28 February 2015.[6]

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  Bristol Rovers 1 2 3  
5  Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0  
    2  Bristol Rovers (a.e.t.) 1 (5)
  3  Grimsby Town 1 (3)
3  Grimsby Town 2 3 5
4  Eastleigh 1 0 1  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Results

Home ╲ Away TEL ALD ALFALTBARBRABROCHRDARDOVEASHALFGRGATGRIKIDLINMACNUNSOUTORWELWOKWRE
A.F.C. Telford United 02 01 21 22 13 01 12 23 14 34 01 01 01 11 11 10 23 00 33 43 12 13 12
Aldershot Town 12 20 31 13 13 22 01 11 31 02 11 11 12 21 01 10 01 10 12 20 21 01 11
Alfreton Town 32 23 11 11 02 00 11 00 23 32 02 22 12 02 20 00 15 10 42 42 22 13 23
Altrincham 12 10 01 13 10 21 41 21 22 33 00 22 01 11 21 12 10 01 20 21 04 03 14
Barnet 31 10 21 50 30 20 30 40 22 10 30 13 20 13 33 12 31 10 40 23 50 21 01
Braintree Town 02 11 21 42 11 20 13 30 30 15 00 12 10 01 20 13 01 20 02 20 01 00 10
Bristol Rovers 10 31 70 10 21 21 51 10 11 12 21 01 32 00 11 20 40 31 20 11 20 20 10
Chester 20 10 21 02 05 23 22 12 31 01 03 14 10 22 10 40 10 53 20 02 11 23 21
Dartford 21 11 01 12 01 02 22 24 21 22 12 12 11 11 12 00 11 31 11 00 21 13 12
Dover Athletic 10 30 10 21 03 10 11 20 61 21 01 00 10 01 01 12 01 50 22 22 40 21 20
Eastleigh 33 10 31 02 12 10 11 32 20 01 41 22 22 01 21 40 40 21 21 12 31 22 22
F.C. Halifax Town 50 10 20 13 11 10 22 02 00 32 02 10 22 11 20 32 22 20 31 02 30 13 22
Forest Green Rovers 30 13 20 11 12 11 11 21 21 00 11 20 11 21 23 33 31 10 53 21 41 21 01
Gateshead 41 11 20 10 02 31 01 21 10 12 23 22 24 16 20 33 21 12 11 31 11 00 31
Grimsby Town 10 31 70 00 31 10 01 30 30 11 21 10 21 22 02 13 12 00 01 02 20 31 01
Kidderminster Harriers 11 02 30 40 11 31 03 22 10 02 13 00 24 21 01 21 02 31 01 21 21 11 11
Lincoln City 20 30 32 12 41 32 23 01 10 10 12 11 12 11 32 00 20 31 10 13 02 02 11
Macclesfield Town 10 00 20 21 21 10 00 31 20 10 20 11 22 11 01 00 30 01 30 10 32 21 22
Nuneaton Town 44 11 01 21 02 01 02 32 12 32 03 12 10 02 02 00 21 11 23 00 10 11 20
Southport 03 13 02 21 02 02 01 00 20 22 12 10 01 01 22 10 33 11 00 21 10 25 01
Torquay United 01 11 11 20 12 15 12 01 11 20 20 21 33 22 23 21 10 11 40 00 30 10 21
Welling United 11 31 23 01 12 21 00 13 22 02 12 21 11 11 02 30 20 00 41 01 00 11 21
Woking 13 12 30 20 11 10 00 10 11 61 11 32 10 30 12 23 31 00 10 12 32 22 11
Wrexham 04 31 40 23 10 30 00 10 13 11 30 00 00 03 01 10 11 22 10 00 00 21 12

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300
Aldershot Town EBB Stadium 7,100
Alfreton Town North Street 3,600
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Barnet The Hive Stadium 5,100
Braintree Town Cressing Road 4,202
Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium 12,011
Chester Deva Stadium 6,000
Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium 5,200
F.C. Halifax Town The Shay 14,061
Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5,147
Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 10,000
Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9,546
Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough 6,238
Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10,120
Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6,355
Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4,314
Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Torquay United Plainmoor 6,500
Welling United Park View Road 4,000
Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771

Top scorers

As of 18 April 2015.[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 John Akinde Barnet 31
2 Jon Parkin Forest Green Rovers 25
3 Scott Rendell Woking 24
4 James Constable Eastleigh 18
Tony Gray AFC Telford United
Damian Reeves Altrincham
Matty Taylor Bristol Rovers
8 Lenell John-Lewis Grimsby Town 16
Louis Moult Wrexham
10 Stefan Payne Dover Athletic 15
Brett Williams Aldershot Town

Conference North

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Isthmian League Premier Division

Teams relegated from 2013–14 Conference Premier

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barrow (C, P) 42 26 9 7 81 43 +38 87 Promotion to National League
2 Fylde 42 25 10 7 93 43 +50 85 Qualification to Conference North play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Boston United 42 20 12 10 75 51 +24 72
4 Chorley 42 20 11 11 76 55 +21 71
5 Guiseley (O, P) 42 20 10 12 68 49 +19 70
6 Oxford City 42 20 9 13 81 67 +14 69 Transferred to National League South
7 Tamworth 42 19 12 11 66 57 +9 69
8 Hednesford Town 42 17 10 15 63 50 +13 61
9 Worcester Cityfolded 42 16 12 14 54 54 0 60
10 North Ferriby United 42 14 16 12 65 63 +2 58
11 Stockport County 42 16 9 17 56 59 3 57
12 Solihull Moors 42 16 7 19 68 63 +5 55
13 Bradford Park Avenue 42 14 11 17 52 66 14 53
14 Gloucester City 42 14 10 18 63 75 12 52
15 Harrogate Town 42 14 10 18 50 62 12 52
16 Lowestoft Town 42 12 15 15 54 66 12 51
17 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 59 67 8 50
18 Brackley Town 42 13 8 21 39 62 23 47
19 Stalybridge Celtic 42 12 9 21 54 70 16 45
20 Colwyn Bay (R) 42 11 12 19 59 82 23 45 Relegation to Northern Premier League,
Southern Football League or Isthmian League
21 Leamington (R) 42 10 10 22 59 74 15 40
22 Hyde (R) 42 3 12 27 49 106 57 21
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to National League.

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  Fylde 0 1 1  
5  Guiseley 1 2 3  
    4  Chorley 3
  5  Guiseley 2
3  Boston United 0 2 2 (4)
4  Chorley (a.e.t.) 0 2 2 (5)  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Results

Home ╲ Away FYL BRW BOSBRKBPACHOCOLGAIGLOGUIHARHEDHYDLEALOWNFUOXCSOLSTLSTPTAMWRC
A.F.C. Fylde 32 30 40 21 13 62 21 64 00 12 31 11 31 31 10 21 22 30 00 11 40
Barrow 12 10 31 00 40 31 31 50 10 11 21 31 21 20 41 22 13 10 10 41 10
Boston United 31 21 11 50 00 50 21 20 51 52 02 31 00 53 01 27 12 11 11 20 20
Brackley Town 02 10 01 21 01 11 32 10 03 10 10 10 21 23 11 05 01 10 01 00 00
Bradford Park Avenue 01 21 13 00 32 22 12 11 00 21 10 32 21 11 11 05 23 10 20 24 01
Chorley 22 00 12 21 21 00 41 12 10 40 20 32 22 22 10 11 00 20 30 60 33
Colwyn Bay 05 01 23 10 00 02 41 31 13 01 03 33 15 01 00 35 14 01 12 20 02
Gainsborough Trinity 00 02 11 12 10 34 63 22 12 01 10 33 10 00 30 12 31 21 20 11 12
Gloucester City 02 20 01 21 33 21 11 01 13 10 00 11 31 20 11 17 11 01 21 12 20
Guiseley 31 23 20 31 12 21 11 13 14 42 02 20 10 20 23 40 30 02 30 22 10
Harrogate Town 14 22 21 50 02 41 02 00 21 00 02 41 11 11 41 10 04 10 21 00 03
Hednesford Town 20 11 12 41 11 21 02 21 31 11 32 41 12 20 12 02 21 12 11 23 00
Hyde 11 44 13 12 13 33 24 12 24 00 11 01 22 51 10 01 10 24 11 22 03
Leamington 14 02 11 21 43 13 03 21 41 01 13 11 40 12 22 40 10 11 02 12 22
Lowestoft Town 10 23 11 01 32 31 11 20 03 00 00 22 30 11 12 21 20 11 22 32 11
North Ferriby United 11 22 20 11 00 34 24 21 22 44 10 02 30 31 12 43 13 20 11 00 30
Oxford City 18 03 00 21 12 00 31 20 22 42 11 03 20 31 21 11 14 11 21 10 00
Solihull Moors 01 34 14 10 41 31 00 20 02 01 01 11 30 20 33 24 23 12 22 02 14
Stalybridge Celtic 30 01 11 15 01 01 12 44 21 13 21 05 71 01 11 22 02 03 32 31 01
Stockport County 00 01 32 21 31 02 11 13 53 03 21 30 20 42 30 01 12 10 43 02 20
Tamworth 03 11 11 21 20 03 11 01 21 10 30 31 50 32 20 22 43 31 41 01 10
Worcester City 04 02 11 11 01 20 35 20 12 11 20 22 41 21 21 21 10 14 22 20 11

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 3,180
Barrow Holker Street 5,000
Boston United York Street 6,643
Brackley Town St. James Park 3,500
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100
Colwyn Bay Llanelian Road 2,500
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304
Gloucester City Whaddon Road 7,066
Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,800
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250
Leamington New Windmill Ground 2,300
Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow 3,000
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000
Solihull Moors Damson Park 3,050
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
Stockport County Edgeley Park 10,841
Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000
Worcester City Aggborough 6,302

Top scorers

As of 25 April 2015.[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Omar Bogle Solihull Moors 29
2 Dayle Southwell Boston United 28
3 Daniel Rowe AFC Fylde 26
Adi Yussuf Oxford City
5 Adam Boyes Guiseley 23
Andy Cook Barrow
7 Ritchie Allen AFC Fylde 20
James Dean Chorley
9 Obi Anoruo Colwyn Bay 18
Tom Denton North Ferriby United

Conference South

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Isthmian League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2013–14 Southern League Premier Division

The division ran one club short due to the expulsion of Salisbury City.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bromley (C, P) 40 23 8 9 79 46 +33 77 Promotion to National League
2 Boreham Wood (O, P) 40 23 6 11 79 44 +35 75 Qualification to Conference South play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Basingstoke Town 40 22 7 11 67 43 +24 73
4 Whitehawk 40 22 6 12 62 47 +15 72
5 Havant & Waterlooville 40 21 7 12 61 41 +20 70
6 Gosport Borough 40 19 10 11 63 40 +23 67
7 Concord Rangers 40 18 11 11 60 44 +16 65
8 Ebbsfleet United 40 17 9 14 60 41 +19 60
9 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 16 12 12 64 60 +4 60
10 Chelmsford City 40 17 5 18 65 71 6 56
11 Eastbourne Borough 40 14 13 13 51 50 +1 55
12 Wealdstone 40 14 12 14 56 56 0 54
13 St Albans City 40 16 6 18 53 53 0 54
14 Bath City 40 15 8 17 59 57 +2 53
15 Sutton United 40 13 11 16 50 54 4 50
16 Bishop's Stortford 40 12 10 18 55 69 14 46
17 Weston-super-Mare 40 13 5 22 55 86 31 44
18 Maidenhead United 40 10 13 17 54 70 16 43
19 Hayes & Yeading United 40 11 9 20 39 58 19 42
20 Farnborough (R) 40 8 6 26 42 101 59 30 Relegation to Northern Premier League,
Southern Football League or Isthmian League
21 Staines Town (R) 40 7 4 29 39 82 43 25
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to National League.

Play-offs

  Semifinals Final
                     
2  Boreham Wood 2 2 4  
5  Havant & Waterlooville 0 2 2  
    2  Boreham Wood (a.e.t.) 2
  4  Whitehawk 1
3  Basingstoke Town 1 0 1
4  Whitehawk 1 1 2  

First leg

Second leg

Final

Results

Home ╲ Away BAS BAT BSTBORBROCHECONEABEBBFARGOSH&WH&YHEMMAISACSTASUTWEAWSMWHI
Basingstoke Town 32 01 21 12 12 00 10 10 31 11 00 20 01 32 01 21 22 24 21 10
Bath City 04 01 20 22 00 11 20 21 74 13 12 00 10 40 20 21 02 01 30 14
Bishop's Stortford 23 11 05 11 23 31 11 11 22 01 02 22 13 13 21 21 00 22 34 31
Boreham Wood 04 12 20 11 40 00 52 13 20 11 12 30 10 21 21 30 20 21 40 22
Bromley 03 10 32 21 01 12 21 12 50 03 20 11 01 42 10 01 21 11 30 41
Chelmsford City 11 21 42 34 12 01 32 15 62 01 01 11 40 11 21 13 11 02 32 21
Concord Rangers 23 30 33 11 14 21 13 10 70 00 32 01 01 22 31 10 00 42 20 30
Eastbourne Borough 30 01 30 41 14 20 10 11 00 10 13 21 02 22 10 42 10 11 31 22
Ebbsfleet United 15 00 40 11 01 02 20 00 30 03 10 12 22 10 41 32 30 00 01 30
Farnborough 21 27 01 03 12 13 03 21 03 14 05 10 22 11 01 11 01 14 23 20
Gosport Borough 00 31 20 01 21 01 11 11 22 21 31 10 40 11 12 21 32 00 11 12
Havant & Waterlooville 20 20 01 21 13 23 01 21 20 10 32 42 20 11 00 31 22 31 10 12
Hayes & Yeading United 01 20 21 03 12 21 31 01 02 20 23 01 24 11 03 00 11 21 12 01
Hemel Hempstead Town 43 03 03 06 11 31 12 00 11 41 21 11 11 11 31 51 12 11 11 02
Maidenhead United 03 11 13 01 44 20 12 00 04 01 12 02 20 02 11 20 21 14 62 02
St Albans City 11 10 21 02 22 02 20 30 10 23 21 10 01 11 41 00 24 13 20 23
Staines Town 03 11 10 21 06 35 02 01 02 12 21 12 23 04 12 23 01 12 01 12
Sutton United 21 13 22 13 12 10 11 11 21 20 01 10 01 12 12 21 42 11 12 02
Wealdstone 01 12 14 01 04 42 10 11 01 12 30 22 20 22 11 03 10 11 13 02
Weston-super-Mare 12 42 01 14 01 31 12 22 32 43 05 21 22 16 02 02 12 32 12 11
Whitehawk 01 21 10 30 21 51 11 20 10 11 10 00 20 31 34 21 12 02 01 21

Updated to games played on 25 April 2015.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the Conference South 2014–15 teams (Greater London and environ clubs)
Team Stadium Capacity
Basingstoke Town The Camrose 6,000
Bath City Mayday Trust Park 8,840
Bishop's Stortford ProKit UK Stadium 4,525
Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4,502
Bromley Courage Stadium 6,000
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Concord Rangers Thames Road 1,500
Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4,134
Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5,011
Farnborough Paddy Power Park 4,000
Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500
Havant & Waterlooville West Leigh Park 5,250
Hayes & Yeading United York Road 3,000
Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152
Maidenhead United York Road 3,000
St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500
Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park 3,009
Sutton United Gander Green Lane 5,013
Wealdstone The Vale 2,640
Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2,000

Top scorers

As of 25 April 2015.[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Justin Bennett Gosport Borough 24
2 Lee Angol Boreham Wood 23
3 Jordan Parkes Hemel Hempstead Town 20
David Tarpey Maidenhead United
5 Danny Mills Whitehawk 18
David Pratt Bath City
7 Jake Robinson Whitehawk 17
8 Moses Ademola Bromley 15
Michael Cheek Chelmsford City
Scott Donnelly Havant & Waterlooville
Matt Paterson Gosport Borough

References

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