Football Conference 2000-01
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The Football Conference season of 2000–01 was the twenty-second season of the Football Conference
, also known as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
, also known as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Changes since the previous season
- Boston UnitedBoston United F.C.Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
(promoted 1999–2000) - Chester CityChester City F.C.Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
(relegated from the Football League 1999–2000) - Dagenham & RedbridgeDagenham & Redbridge F.C.Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...
(promoted 1999–2000) - Leigh RMILeigh RMI F.C.Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011...
(promoted 1999–2000)
Final League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 78 | 36 | + 42 | 86 | |||||
| 2 | Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 33 | 73 | 50 | + 23 | 80 | |||||
| 3 | Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 71 | 54 | + 17 | 77 | |||||
| 4 | Southport Southport F.C. Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 58 | 46 | + 12 | 69 | |||||
| 5 | Leigh RMI Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 63 | 57 | + 6 | 68 | |||||
| 6 | Telford United Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
42 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 51 | ± 0 | 65 | |||||
| 7 | Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough F.C. Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 28 | 71 | 61 | + 10 | 63 | |||||
| 8 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 43 | + 6 | 62 | |||||
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 47 | 43 | + 4 | 58 | |||||
| 10 | Scarborough Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season... |
42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 54 | + 2 | 58 | |||||
| 11 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
42 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 46 | + 14 | 57 | |||||
| 12 | Boston United Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's... |
42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 74 | 63 | + 11 | 56 | |||||
| 13 | Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough A.F.C. Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club from the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The team compete in the Conference North. This is the 2nd level of Non League Football. In the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference North division, but due to a liquidation they were demoted... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 60 | 60 | ± 0 | 54 | |||||
| 14 | Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
42 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 52 | 57 | – 5 | 54 | |||||
| 15 | Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 54 | 56 | – 2 | 53 | |||||
| 16 | Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 54 | – 11 | 48 | |||||
| 17 | Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria F.C. Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 49 | 67 | – 18 | 46 | |||||
| 18 | Hayes Hayes F.C. Hayes F.C. was an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909 taking its present name in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons... |
42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 44 | 71 | – 27 | 46 | |||||
| 19 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 64 | 66 | – 2 | 45 | |||||
| 20 | Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 46 | 62 | – 16 | 43 | Relegated to the Southern Premier League Southern Premier League Southern Premier League can refer to one of the following sports leagues:* Southern Football League Premier Division, an amateur soccer league in the south of England... |
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| 21 | Kingstonian Kingstonian F.C. Kingstonian Football Club are an English, semi-professional football club that are playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2011–12 season. The club has played at Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames since 1989, after leaving their traditional Richmond Road ground... |
42 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 47 | 73 | – 26 | 34 | Relegated to the Isthmian League Isthmian League The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area... |
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| 22 | Hednesford Town Hednesford Town F.C. Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They play at Keys Park.-History:... |
42 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 46 | 86 | – 40 | 28 | Relegated to the Southern Premier League Southern Premier League Southern Premier League can refer to one of the following sports leagues:* Southern Football League Premier Division, an amateur soccer league in the south of England... |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
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| Football Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three |
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| FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... winners, Canvey Island Canvey Island F.C. Canvey Island F.C, known as the Gulls or Yellow Army, are an English football club founded in 1926 that play in the Isthmian League Premier Division.... (Isthmian League Isthmian League The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area... ) |
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| Conference League Cup winners | |
| Relegated from the Football League, see Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
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| New club in the Conference | |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results
Topscorers in Order of League Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... |
League Cup | Total |
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| 1 |  Duane DarbyDuane Darby Duane Darby is a professional footballer who has made over 400 senior appearances in English football, and scored over 100 goals. He played a significant number of games for Torquay United and Hull City, and also helped both Rushden & Diamonds and Shrewsbury Town gain promotion from the Conference... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 |  Steve Jones |
Leigh RMI Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011... |
19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Warren Patmore Warren Patmore Warren Patmore is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considered one of the club's greatest ever players, scoring 140 goals in 287 games for the Glovers, making him the club's third top goal-scorer of all time.... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| = | Justin Jackson Justin Jackson (footballer) Justin Jackson is a professional footballer, who last played for Southern League Premier Division side Brackley Town... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Darran Hay |
Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough F.C. Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season... |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Rob Elmes |
Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Alex Meechan Alex Meechan Alexander Thomas "Alex" Meechan is an English footballer who plays for AFC Telford United as a striker. He is currently on loan at Harrogate Town.-Career:... |
Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| = |  Ken CharleryKen Charlery Kenneth Leroy Charlery , is a former St Lucian international footballer, who has played club football in England with Birmingham City and for Basildon United, Watford, Peterborough United, Boston United and Barnet, among others.Ken Charlery obtained legendary status in his first spell at... |
Boston United Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's... |
13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Marc McGregor |
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough A.F.C. Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club from the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The team compete in the Conference North. This is the 2nd level of Non League Football. In the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference North division, but due to a liquidation they were demoted... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| = | Ian Arnold Ian Arnold Ian Arnold is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Carlisle United and Middlesbrough. While at Carlisle, he had a loan spell at Stalybridge Celtic... |
Southport Southport F.C. Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008... |
13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| = | Dave Ridings |
Leigh RMI Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| = | Simon Parke |
Southport Southport F.C. Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | Charlie Griffin Charlie Griffin Charles John "Charlie" Griffin is an English professional footballer who plays for Forest Green Rovers.Griffin started his career with Bristol Rovers, spending two years at the club and progressing through the club's youth system. He was released at the age of 18 and played part–time football with... |
Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Mark Beesley Mark Beesley Mark Anthony Beesley is an English footballer who is currently with Burscough.-Career:Born in Burscough, Lancashire, Beesley began his career at the youth system of Preston North End before signing a professional contract in June 1999. He subsequently spent three and a half seasons at Chester City... |
Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| = | Tony Black Tony Black (footballer) Anthony "Tony" Black is an English former professional association footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Black signed for Wigan Athletic from Bamber Bridge for £12,500 on 22 March 1995. He made his league debut on 29 March 1995 against Hereford United at Springfield Park in a match that the... |
Leigh RMI Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011... |
12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| = | Darren Collins Darren Collins Darren Collins is a former professional footballer. He is now assistant manager,and player, of non-league club Brackley Town.... |
Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Gary Paterson | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | Joff Vansittart |
Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Neil Illman |
Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough F.C. Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season... |
11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| = | Rocky Baptiste Rocky Baptiste Rocky Baptiste is a football striker currently playing for Kingstonian.-Career:Born in Neasden, London, he went to secondary school at Neasden High School... |
Hayes Hayes F.C. Hayes F.C. was an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909 taking its present name in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | Dale Watkins |
Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = |  Jon BradyJon Brady Jon Edmund Alexander Brady is an Australian football player.-Career:He previously played for Hayes, Rushden & Diamonds, Woking, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Hereford United. His most recent club was Kidderminster Harriers, where he was on loan from Cambridge United until the end of the... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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