The 2013-14 Football Conference season is the tenth season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-fourth 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 playoff 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.
Skrill will sponsor the Conference for this season and the divisions will now be known as the Skrill Premier, the Skrill North and the Skrill South. Skrill terminated the sponsorship deal early, meaning a new title sponsor must be found for next season.
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Conference Premier
A total of 24 teams contest 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. Of the 24 clubs, 14 employed their players as full-time professionals, namely Aldershot, Barnet, Cambridge, Forest Green, Gateshead, Grimsby, Hereford, Kidderminster, Lincoln, Luton, Macclesfield, Salisbury, Tamworth and Wrexham. The remainder were semi-professional, training two or three times a week.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Conference North
- Chester (League Champions)
- F.C. Halifax Town (Playoff Winners)
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Conference South
- Welling United (League Champions)
- Salisbury City (Playoff Winners)
Teams relegated from 2012-13 Football League Two
- Barnet
- Aldershot Town
League table
Play-offs
First leg
Second leg
Final
Stadia and locations
Results
Updated to games played on 26 April 2014.
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.
Top scorers
- As of 26 April 2014.
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Conference North
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Northern Premier League Premier Division
- North Ferriby United (League Champions)
- Hednesford Town (Playoff Winners)
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Southern League Premier Division
- Leamington
Teams relegated from 2012-13 Conference Premier
- Stockport County
- Barrow
- AFC Telford United
On 4 April 2014, the Football Conference confirmed that they had accepted the resignation of Vauxhall Motors from the league and that, as a result, only the bottom two clubs would be relegated.
League table
Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
+ Harrogate Town deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
? Oxford City deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Play-offs
First leg
Second leg
Final
Stadia and locations
Results
Updated to games played on 21 April 2014.
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.
Conference South
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Isthmian League Premier Division
- Whitehawk
- Concord Rangers
Teams promoted from 2012-13 Southern League Premier Division
- Gosport Borough
Teams relegated from 2012-13 Conference Premier
- Ebbsfleet United
Teams transferred from 2012-13 Conference North
- Bishop's Stortford
League table
Updated to games played on 24 April 2014.
Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament. *^1 On 10 June 2014, Hereford United were expelled due to financial irregularities. Because of this, Hayes & Yeading were reprieved from relegation.
Play-offs
First leg
Second leg
Final
Stadia and locations
Results
Updated to games played on 24 April 2014.
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.
References
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