The 2006–07 season was the 28th season of the

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Overview

This season saw the promotion of Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe to

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for the first time, whilst

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, Farsley Celtic,

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and Salisbury City were promoted to the Conference National for the first time in their history. At the end of the season

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and

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 ...

went out of business, whilst Hayes and

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merged to form a new club, Hayes & Yeading United and

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merged with Southern League side Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors (which took Moor Green's place in the

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drew the biggest crowds, with an average of 6,332 spectators and a peak of 11,065 in their match against Woking.

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came second far behind them, with an average of 3,627, just beating Oxford's average with a peak of 6,670 in their match against

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. Other teams could not match Oxford's average even in their most popular matches.

Conference National

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 2005–06 Conference North *

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* Stafford Rangers Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference South * Weymouth * St Albans City Teams relegated from 2005–06 Football League Two *

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...

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 19 sides from last season, one relegated from the Conference National and two promoted from the Northern Premier League.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from

2005–06 Northern Premier League The 2005–06 Northern Premier League season was the 38th in the history of the Northern Premier League, a football competition in England. Teams were divided into two divisions; the Premier and the First. Premier Division The Premier Divis ...

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* Farsley Celtic Teams relegated from 2005–06 Conference National *

League table

Locations

Results

Play-offs

Conference South

A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, two promoted from the Isthmian League and two promoted from the Southern Football League.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from

2005–06 Southern Football League The 2005–06 season was the 103rd in the history of the Southern League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales. At the e ...

* Salisbury City * Bedford Town Teams promoted from

2005–06 Isthmian League The 2005–06 season was the 91st in the history of the Isthmian League, which is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from London, East and South East England. It was the last season in which the Isthmia ...

* Braintree Town * Fisher Athletic

League table

Locations

Results

Play-offs

References

External links

Nationwide Conference
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