The 2005–06 season was the 27th season of the
Football Conference
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.
Overview
This season saw the return of
Accrington Stanley
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(albeit as a reformed club) and
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
to
the Football League
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. Accrington replaced
Oxford United
Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...
, who had replaced them when they resigned from the League in
1962.
Northwich Victoria
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, country ...
,
Stafford Rangers and
Weymouth returned to the
Conference National
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, the latter for the first time since 1989, whilst
St Albans City won promotion to the fifth tier for the first time.
As with the previous season,
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley.
History
The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
were the winners of the
FA Trophy
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.
Conference National
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from
last season, two relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and one promoted from the Conference South.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Conference North
*
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Irish ...
*
Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Conference South
*
Grays Athletic
Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley.
History
The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...
Teams relegated from
2004–05 Football League Two
The 2004–05 Football League Two season was the first season since the Football League Third Division was renamed League Two, following a sponsorship deal with Coca-Cola. The league was made up of eighteen teams from the Third Division who were ...
*
Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...
*
Cambridge United
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on Ne ...
League table
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Top scorers in order of league goals
Source:
Conference North
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from
last season, one promoted from Southern Football League, two promoted from the Northern Premier League and two relegated from the Conference National.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Northern Premier League
*
Hyde United
Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. Formed in 1919, they were renamed Hyde F.C. between 2010 and 2015 as part of a sponsorship deal with Manchester City.[Workington
Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207.
Loca ...]
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Southern Football League The 2004–05 season was the 102nd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East and South West England.
Also, ...
*
Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.
Teams relegated from
2004–05 Conference National
*
Northwich Victoria
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, official_name = Northwich
, country ...
*
Leigh RMI
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Horwich RMI) and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. (Leigh RMI), is an English amateur association football club that currently plays in the South Lancas ...
League table
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Topscorers
Source:
Conference South
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from
last season, two promoted from the Isthmian League, one promoted from the Southern Football League and one relegated from Conference National.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Southern Football League The 2004–05 season was the 102nd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East and South West England.
Also, ...
*
Histon
Histon is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is immediately north of Cambridge – and is separated from the city – by the A14 road which runs east–west. In ...
Teams promoted from
2004–05 Isthmian League
*
Yeading
Yeading ( ) is a settlement in west London, forming part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, having been developed after the Second World War.
Etymology
Yeading is very early Saxon and was originally ''Geddingas'' or ''Geddinges'', meaning "the ...
*
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.
The town lies on the River Itchen, o ...
Teams relegated from
2004–05 Conference National
*
Farnborough Town
Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road.
H ...
League table
Locations
Results
Play-offs
Topscorers
Source:
References
External links
Nationwide Conference
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