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THE CONFERENCE 1995-2009
1995-1996
Stevenage Borough were not accepted by the Football League because of ground grading requirements, so there was no promotion. Runcorn and Dagenham & Redbridge were relegated, with Hayes and Rushden & Diaminds joining the Conference. 2.996 goals were scored per game.
1996-1997
Macclesfield Town were promoted to League Division 3, replacing Hereford United. Bath City, Bromsgrove Rovers and Altrincham were relegated, with Cheltenham Town, Leek Town and Yeovil Town taking their places. 2.83 goals were scored per game.
1997-1998
Halifax Town were promoted to League Division 3, taking the place of Doncaster Rovers. Gateshead and Stalybridge Celtic were relegated, while Slough Town were demoted. The three vacancies were filled by Barrow, Forest Green Rovers and Kingstonian. 2.898 goals were score per game.
1998-1999
Cheltenham Town were promoted to League Division 3, taking the place of Scarborough. Leek Town and Farnborough Town were relegated, while Barrow were demoted. The three vacancies were filled by Altrincham, Nuneaton Borough and Sutton United. 2.58 goals were scored per game.
1999-2000
Kidderminster Harriers were promoted to League Division 3, taking the place of Chester City. Welling United, Altrincham and Sutton United were relegated. Boston United, Dagenham & Redbridge and Leigh RMI took their places. 2.66 goals were scored per game.
2000-2001
Rushden & Diamonds were promoted to League Division 3, taking the place of Barnet. Kettering Town, Kingstonian and Hednesford Town were relegated. Farnborough Town, Margate and Stalybridge Celtic took their places. 2.72 goals were scored per game.
2001-2002
Boston United were promoted to League Division 3, taking the place of Halifax Town. Dover Athletic, Hayes and Stalybridge Celtic were relegated. Burton Albion, Gravesend & Northfleet and Kettering Town took their places. 2.79 goals were scored per game.
2002-2003
Yeovil Town and Doncaster Rovers (via the play-offs) were promoted to League Division 3, taking the places of Exeter City and Shrewsbury Town. Kettering Town, Nuneaton Borough and Southport were relegated. Accrington Stanley, Aldershot Town and Tamworth took their places. 2.904 goals were scored per game.
2003-2004
Chester City and Shrewsbury Town (via the play-offs) were promoted to the newly-titled League 2, taking the places of Carlisle United and York City. Margate and Telford United left the Conference and were replaced by Canvey Island and Crawley Town. 2.907 goals were scored per game.
2004-2005
Barnet and Carlisle United (via the play-offs) were promoted to the newly-titled League 2, taking the places of Cambridge United and Kidderminster Harriers. Farnborough Town and Leigh RMI were relegated, while Northwich Victoria were demoted. Grays Athletic, Southport and Altrincham (via the play-offs) took their places. 2.82 goals were scored per game.
2005-2006
Accrington Stanley and Hereford United (via the play-offs) were promoted to League 2, taking the places of Oxford United and Rushden & Diamonds. Canvey Island resigned from the Conference in order to play at a lower and more affordable level of the Pyramid. An extraordinary situation developed at the foot of the table where, because of the planned increase of the Conference’s membership and Canvey’s resignation, there was only one relegation place. The 18-point deduction placed on Altrincham appeared to have saved Scarborough from the drop, but, in a surprise turn of events, the Conference Board chose to demote Boro to Conference North, slapping a 10 point deduction on the club for the following season, withholding prize money from them and placing a transfer embargo on the McCain Stadium side. Four teams were admitted to the Conference National – Northwich Victoria, St. Albans City, Stafford Rangers and Weymouth. 2.6 goals were scored per game.
2006-2007
Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe (via the play-offs) were promoted to League 2, taking the places of Boston United and Torquay United. As a result of concerns over the financial stability of Boston United, the club were placed lower down the Pyramid which meant Altrincham were not relegated. Tamworth, Southport and St. Albans City, however, were relegated. The four vacancies in Conference National were filled by Droylsden, farsley Celtic, Histon and Salisbury City. Despite a storm of protest from a variety of quarters, Gravesend & Northfleet became Ebbsfleet United. 2.558 goals were scored per game.
2007-2008
Aldershot Town and Exeter City (via the play-offs) were promoted, replacing Mansfield Town and Wrexham in League 2. Farsley Celtic, Stafford Rangers and Droylsden were relegated to Conference North, while Halifax Town in effect folded and re-formed lower down the Pyramid. Altrincham escaped relegation again as a result. Barrow, Eastbourne Borough, Kettering Town and Lewes replaced the clubs who left. 2.83 goals were scored per game.
2008-2009
Burton Albion and Torquay United (via play-offs) promoted to League 2, from which Chester City and Luton Town were relegated to the Conference. Northwich Victoria were relegated to Conference North, with Woking, Weymouth and Lewes relegated to Conference South. AFC Wimbledon, Gateshead, Hayes & Yeading and Tamworth replaced the four relegated sides. 2.55 goals were scored per game. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||