| Season | 2007-2008 |
|---|---|
The Football Conference consists of 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 National division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four will be relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions will be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian LeagueorSouthern League For sponsorship reasons, the league is frequently referred to as the Blue Square Premier.
A total of 24 teams contested the division, including 19 sides from last season, one relegated from the Football League Two, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South.
Teams promoted from 2006–07 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2006–07 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2006–07 League Two
Boston United were also relegated from the Football League, but were placed in the Conference North due to financial problems. Altrincham, who had finished in the relegation zone in the 2006–07 season, were reprieved in order for the division to remain at 24 teams.
Aldershot Town made a return to the Football League, Aldershot F.C. having actually folded during the league season of 1991–92 league season. Its successor Aldershot Town F.C., however, actually made an exceptionally bad start of the season, losing two of their first three home games, but after that they gained a form that produced Football Conference records, such as their 31 wins and the 101 points, wrapping up the title and the promotion well ahead of the end of the season. A key factor was their ability to avoid drawn matches, of which they only had eight. And even then six of them occurred during the nine games when they were wrapping up the title.
The play-offs saw local rivals Exeter City and Torquay United facing each other for a chance to play for a promotion to the Football League. Torquay had the upper hand at first, winning the first leg on Exeter's soil with 1–2, and they on home ground they were leading 1–0 (3–1 aggregate) with just 20 minutes left, when Exeter ended their hopes with a burst of four goals to wrap up the series with a 5–3 aggregate win. Exeter eventually won 1–0 over Cambridge UnitedatWembley to seal their return to the League.
As usual, the biggest average crowds were seen in Oxford, with an average of 4,728 spectators per game and an aggregate of 108,750, but actually they fell fifth in highest attendances, with the West Country derby between Exeter City and Torquay United drawing the biggest crowd of the season with 7,839 spectators, followed by the Cambridgeshire derbyofCambridge UnitedvHiston with 7,125, another West Country derby between Torquay and Exeter with 6,021 and even Aldershot TownvWeymouth with 5,980, leaving Oxford behind in their top drawing match against Crawley Town with their 5,900 spectators. Droylsden had the fewest spectators, with an aggregate of 14,800, meaning an average crowd of 643 spectators, with a high of 1,178 against Altrincham.[1]
| Season | 2007–08[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aldershot Town (1st Football Conference title) |
| Promoted to League Two | Aldershot Town, Exeter City |
| Relegated to Conference North/Conference South | Droylsden, Farsley Celtic, Stafford Rangers |
| Relegated to Level 8 | Halifax Town |
| Promoted for the next season | Barrow, Eastbourne Borough, Kettering Town, Lewes |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,559 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stuart Fleetwood (Forest Green Rovers), 28 |
| Biggest home win | Kidderminster Harriers – Stafford Rangers 6–0 (4 March 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Weymouth – Forest Green Rovers 0–6 (4 March 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Ebbsfleet – Kidderminster 5–4 (15 September 2007); Histon – Torquay United 4–5 (18 September 2007) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | Exeter CityvTorquay United, 7,839 (26 December 2007) |
| Lowest attendance | DroylsdenvEbbsfleet, 252 (17 April 2008) |
| Average attendance | 1,799 (– 6% compared with the previous season) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldershot Town (C, P) | 46 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +34 | 101 | Promoted to League Two |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +27 | 86 | Qualified for play-offs |
| 3 | Torquay United | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +26 | 86 | |
| 4 | Exeter City (O, P) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 32 | +25 | 83 | |
| 5 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +23 | 81 | |
| 6 | Stevenage Borough | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +27 | 79 | |
| 7 | Histon | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +9 | 72 | |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +17 | 71 | |
| 9 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 27 | +8 | 71 | |
| 10 | Grays Athletic | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 24 | +11 | 70 | |
| 11 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 32 | +4 | 69 | |
| 12 | Salisbury City | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 38 | +10 | 68 | |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +17 | 67 | |
| 14 | York City | 46 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 40 | −3 | 62 | |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | +6 | 60[a] | |
| 16 | Rushden & Diamonds | 46 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 59 | |
| 17 | Woking | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 34 | −8 | 53 | |
| 18 | Weymouth | 46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −20 | 46 | |
| 19 | Northwich Victoria | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 42 | −26 | 44 | |
| 20 | Halifax Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −9 | 42[b] | Club folded. Reformed as FC Halifax TowninNorthern Premier League Division One North |
| 21 | Altrincham | 46 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −26 | 41 | |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic (R) | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 48 | −38 | 39 | Relegated to Conference North/South |
| 23 | Stafford Rangers (R) | 46 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 51 | −57 | 25 | |
| 24 | Droylsden (R) | 46 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 58 | −57 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ALD | ALT | BRT | CAM | CRA | DRO | EBB | EXE | FAR | FGR | GRY | HAL | HIS | KID | NOR | OXF | R&D | SAL | STA | STB | TOR | WEY | WOK | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Altrincham | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Burton Albion | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | |
| Cambridge United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Crawley Town | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 6–1 | |
| Droylsden | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Exeter City | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Farsley Celtic | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Grays Athletic | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Histon | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Oxford United | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Salisbury City | 0–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Stevenage Borough | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Torquay United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Weymouth | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Woking | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | |
| York City | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| Semifinals 1st leg 1/2 May; 2nd leg 5/6 May | Final at Wembley 18 May 2008 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 5th | Burton Albion | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 2nd | Cambridge United | 0 | |||||||||
| 4th | Exeter City | 1 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 4th | Exeter City | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Burton Albion | 2–2 | Cambridge United |
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Report |
Attendance: 5,757
Referee: S Hooper
| Cambridge United | 2–1 | Burton Albion |
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Attendance: 7,276
Referee: M Mullarkey
Cambridge United won 4–3 on Aggregate.
| Exeter City | 1–2 | Torquay United |
|---|---|---|
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Attendance: 8,276
| Torquay United | 1–4 | Exeter City |
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81' (pen.) 89' 90+4' |
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: C Sarginson
Exeter City won 5–3 on Aggregate.
| Cambridge United | 0–1 | Exeter City |
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| Report |
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Attendance: 42,511
Referee: Craig Pawson
| Rank | Player | Club | League | Play-offs | FA Cup | FA Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Fleetwood | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 |
| 2 | Steve Morison | Stevenage Borough | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Colin Little | Altrincham | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | John Grant | Aldershot Town | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| = | Jon Shaw | Halifax Town | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 |
| 6 | Daryl Clare | Burton Albion | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| = | Tim Sills | Torquay United | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Richard Logan | Exeter City | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| = | Chris Zebroski | Torquay United | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| = | Matt Tubbs | Salisbury City | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Scott Rendell | Cambridge United | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| = | Mark Beesley | Forest Green Rovers / Cambridge United |
17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| = | Iyseden Christie | Kidderminster Harriers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Source:[1]
| Season | 2007–08[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Kettering Town (1st Football Conference North title) |
| Direct promotion | Kettering Town |
| Promoted through play-offs | Barrow |
| demoted to Level 7, expelled or reformed | Leigh RMI; Nuneaton (reformed and demoted); Boston United (expelled) |
| Promoted for the next season | Fleetwood Town, Gateshead, King's Lynn |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Biggest home win | Blyth Spartans – Worcester City 6–0 (12 April 2008); Kettering Town – Vauxhall Motors 6–0 (18 August 2007); Stalybridge Celtic – Redditch United 6–0 (26 April 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Vauxhall Motors – Kettering Town 0–6 (1 March 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Hyde United – Vauxhall Motors 6–3 (13 August 2007) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from last season, one relegated from Football League Two, two relegated from the Conference National and two promoted from the Northern Premier League.
Teams promoted from 2006–07 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2006–07 Conference National
Teams relegated from 2006–07 League Two
Boston United were transferred down two divisions due to financial problems. At the end of the season still under entering administration, Boston United were relegated another division down.
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kettering Town | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +59 | 97 | Conference North Champions, promoted to Conference Premier |
| 2 | AFC Telford United[a] | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +27 | 80 | Participated in play-offs |
| 3 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 27 | +37 | 79 | |
| 4 | Southport | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +27 | 77 | |
| 5 | Barrow | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +31 | 76 | Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs |
| 6 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 25 | +14 | 74 | |
| 7 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +18 | 71 | Demoted to the Southern League Division One Midlands[b] |
| 8 | Burscough[a] | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 28 | +4 | 65 | |
| 9 | Hyde United | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +18 | 63 | |
| 10 | Boston United[a] | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | +8 | 59 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division[c] |
| 11 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 39 | −3 | 57 | |
| 12 | Worcester City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 38 | −20 | 54 | Transferred to Conference South |
| 13 | Redditch United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 34 | −17 | 53 | |
| 14 | Workington | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −4 | 50 | |
| 15 | Tamworth | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −6 | 50 | |
| 16 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | −5 | 47 | |
| 17 | Solihull Moors | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 40 | −26 | 47 | |
| 18 | Blyth Spartans | 42 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −10 | 46 | |
| 19 | Hinckley United | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 41 | −21 | 45 | |
| 20 | Hucknall Town | 42 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −22 | 39 | |
| 21 | Vauxhall Motors | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 53 | −58 | 28 | [d] |
| 22 | Leigh RMI | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 49 | −51 | 26 | Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division[e] |
| Home \ Away | TEL | ALF | BRW | BLY | BOS | BUR | GAI | HAR | HIN | HUC | HYD | KET | LEI | NUN | RED | SOL | SOU | STL | TAM | VAU | WRC | WRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Telford United | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Alfreton Town | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Barrow | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Blyth Spartans | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | |
| Boston United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Burscough | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Harrogate Town | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hinckley United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Hucknall Town | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–3 | |
| Hyde United | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kettering Town | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Leigh RMI | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Redditch United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Solihull Moors | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Southport | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Tamworth | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Vauxhall Motors | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | |
| Worcester City | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Workington | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Semifinals | Final in Burton | ||||||||||
| 2nd | AFC Telford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 5th | Barrow | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 3rd | Stalybridge Celtic | 0 | |||||||||
| 5th | Barrow | 1 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Stalybridge Celtic (pen.) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | |||||||
| 4th | Southport | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | |||||||
| Barrow | 2–0 | AFC Telford United |
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Attendance: 2,701
| AFC Telford United | 0–2 | Barrow |
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Attendance: 4,123
Barrow won 4–0 on Aggregate.
| Southport | 1–0 | Stalybridge Celtic |
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Attendance: 1,361
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–1 | Southport |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–3 |
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Attendance: 1,735
Referee: John Simpson
Stalybridge Celtic won 5–3 on penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.
| Stalybridge Celtic | 0–1 | Barrow |
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Attendance: 2,530
| Season | 2007–08[1][2] |
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| Champions | Lewes (1st Football Conference South title) |
| Direct promotion | Lewes |
| Promoted through play-offs | Eastbourne Borough |
| Relegated to Level 7 | Cambridge City, Sutton United |
| Promoted for the next season | Chelmsford City, Team Bath, AFC Wimbledon, Worcester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,339 (2.9 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Bromley – Thurrock 8–1 (26 December 2007) |
| Biggest away win | Bognor Regis – Lewes 0–5 (27 August 2007); Maidenhead –Eastleigh 0–5 (8 March 2008); St Albans City – Thurrock 0–5 (19 September 2007); Thurrock – Hampton & Richmond 0–5 (7 September 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Bromley – Thurrock 8–1 (26 December 2007) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from last season, one relegated from the Conference National, two promoted from the Isthmian League and two promoted from the Southern Football League.
Teams promoted from 2006–07 Southern League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2006–07 Isthmian League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2006–07 Conference National
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Lewes | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 26 | +42 | 89 | Conference South Champions, promoted to Conference Premier |
| 2 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +45 | 80 | Promoted to Conference Premier through play-offs |
| 3 | Hampton & Richmond Borough[a] | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 26 | +38 | 77 | Participated in play-offs |
| 4 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 25 | +4 | 71 | |
| 5 | Braintree Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | +10 | 69 | |
| 6 | Eastleigh | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 33 | +14 | 67 | |
| 7 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 37 | +6 | 67 | |
| 8 | Bath City[a] | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 24 | +23 | 66 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +15 | 66 | |
| 10 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +12 | 64 | |
| 11 | Bromley[a] | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | +11 | 64 | |
| 12 | Thurrock | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | −1 | 63 | |
| 13 | Hayes & Yeading United | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −6 | 54 | |
| 14 | Cambridge City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | −1 | 52 | Demoted to the Southern League Premier Division[b] |
| 15 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 41 | −21 | 50 | |
| 16 | Welling United | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 30 | −23 | 46 | |
| 17 | Maidenhead United[a] | 42 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 25 | −3 | 45 | |
| 18 | Bognor Regis Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 36 | −18 | 44 | |
| 19 | St Albans City | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 34 | −26 | 42 | |
| 20 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 47 | −33 | 37 | |
| 21 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 37 | −34 | 34 | [c] |
| 22 | Sutton United | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 41 | −54 | 24 | Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division (Level 7) |
| Home \ Away | BAS | BAT | BST | BOG | BRA | BRO | CAM | DOR | EAB | EAS | FIS | H&R | H&W | H&Y | LEW | MDH | NPC | SAC | SUT | THU | WEL | WSM |
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| Basingstoke Town | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bath City | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Bognor Regis Town | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Braintree Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Bromley | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Cambridge City | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Dorchester Town | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Eastleigh | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Fisher Athletic | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Hampton & Richmond | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Lewes | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Maidenhead United | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Newport County | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 5–0 | |
| St Albans City | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Sutton United | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Thurrock | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Welling United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Semifinals | Final in Stevenage | ||||||||||
| 2nd | Eastbourne Borough | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 5th | Braintree Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2nd | Eastbourne Borough | 2 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 0 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Hampton & Richmond B. (pen.) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||
| 4th | Fisher Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | |||||||
| Braintree Town | 0–2 | Eastbourne Borough |
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Attendance: 1,017
| Eastbourne Borough | 3–0 | Braintree Town |
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86' 90' |
Attendance: 1,802
| Fisher Athletic | 1–1 | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
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Attendance: 450
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 0–0 | Fisher Athletic |
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Attendance: 1,489
Hampton and Richmond Borough won 4–2 on penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.
| Eastbourne Borough | 2–0 | Hampton & Richmond Borough |
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Attendance: 1,077
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