# 2009–10 Football Conference

The 2009–10 Football Conference season was the sixth season with the Football Conference consisting of three divisions, and the thirty-first season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier was the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the Conference North and Conference South existed at the sixth level. The top team (Stevenage Borough) and the winner of the play-off (Oxford United) of the National division were promoted to Football League Two. The bottom four were scheduled to be relegated to the North or South divisions, but in the event two teams (Salisbury City and Chester City) were expelled and only the bottom two clubs (Ebbsfleet United and Grays Athletic) were relegated with them. The champions of the North and South divisions (Southport and Newport County respectively) were promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division (Fleetwood Town and Bath City). The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions were relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League. For sponsorship reasons, the Conference Premier was frequently referred to as the Blue Square Premier.

## Conference Premier

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 2008–09 Conference North
* Tamworth
* Gateshead
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Conference South
* AFC Wimbledon
* Hayes & Yeading United
Teams relegated from 2008–09 League Two
* Chester City
* Luton Town
Luton Town became the first team to drop from the Football League Championship to the Conference in successive seasons and in the process ended an 89-year stay in the Football League. Their matches against eventual playoff winners Oxford United made them the first clubs to face each other in all the top five tiers of English football.
On 26 February 2010, Chester City were expelled from the Conference for numerous rule breaches. Since no appeal was forthcoming, their results were expunged on 8 March 2010.

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stevenage Borough (C, P) | 44 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 24 | +55 | 99 | Promotion to 2010–11 League Two |
| 2 | Luton Town | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 84 | 40 | +44 | 88 | Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs |
| 3 | Oxford United (P) | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 31 | +33 | 86 | Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs |
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 77 | 39 | +38 | 79 | Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs |
| 5 | York City | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 35 | +27 | 78 | Qualification for Conference Premier play-offs |
| 6 | Kettering Town | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 66 | |
| 7 | Crawley Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 66 | |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 44 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 64 | |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 62 | |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 44 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 59 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 58 | |
| 12 | Salisbury City (R) | 44 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 58 | Relegation to Southern League Premier Division |
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 57 | |
| 14 | Altrincham | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 54 | |
| 15 | Barrow | 44 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 52 | |
| 16 | Tamworth | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 49 | |
| 17 | Hayes & Yeading United | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 85 | −26 | 48 | |
| 18 | Histon | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 46 | |
| 19 | Eastbourne Borough | 44 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 72 | −30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Gateshead | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 45 | |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 50 | 76 | −26 | 45 | |
| 22 | Ebbsfleet United (R) | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 82 | −32 | 44 | Relegation to Conference South |
| 23 | Grays Athletic (R) | 44 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 91 | −56 | 26 | Relegation to Isthmian League Division One North |
| 24 | Chester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club expelled, record expunged |
* ↑ Salisbury City were initially docked 10 points for entering administration, and were demoted to the Southern League at the end of the season for failing to come out it.
* ↑ Gateshead deducted one point for failing to fulfil a fixture.
* ↑ Forest Green Rovers reprieved from relegation.
* ↑ Grays Athletic were docked two points for fielding ineligible players. Grays were demoted from the Conference Premier but declined to join the Conference South for financial reasons. They later applied to join the Isthmian League, and were accepted into the Isthmian League Division One North for 2010–11.
* ↑ Chester City were initially docked 25 points for entering administration and insolvency, but were later expelled on 26 February 2010 and their record (P28 W5 D7 L16 GF23 GA42 Pts−3) was expunged on 8 March 2010. They were expelled to the North West Counties League but on appeal were admitted to NPL Division One North, as Chester F.C.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final at Wembley | Final at Wembley | Final at Wembley |
| 5 | York City | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | York City | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Oxford United | 3 |
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Oxford United | 3 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |

#### Semifinals

York City won 2–0 on Aggregate.
Oxford United won 3–1 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 15,550 |
| Oxford United | Kassam Stadium | 12,500 |
| Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
| Luton Town | Kenilworth Road | 10,226 |
| Mansfield Town | Field Mill | 10,000 |
| Cambridge United | Abbey Stadium | 9,617 |
| York City | Bootham Crescent | 9,196 |
| Stevenage Borough | The Lamex Stadium | 7,100 |
| Hayes & Yeading United | Church Road | 6,500 |
| Rushden & Diamonds | Nene Park | 6,441 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough | 6,238 |
| Kettering Town | Rockingham Road | 6,170 |
| Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
| Chester | Deva Stadium | 5,328 |
| Forest Green Rovers | The New Lawn | 5,147 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Stonebridge Road | 5,011 |
| Crawley Town | Broadfield Stadium | 4,996 |
| AFC Wimbledon | Kingsmeadow | 4,720 |
| Barrow | Holker Street | 4,256 |
| Eastbourne Borough | Priory Lane | 4,134 |
| Grays Athletic | New Recreation Ground | 4,100 |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 |
| Histon | Bridge Road | 3,800 |
| Salisbury City | Raymond McEnhill Stadium | 3,500 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | WIM | ALT | BRW | CAM | CRA | EAB | EBB | FGR | GAT | GRY | H&Y | HIS | KET | KID | LUT | MAN | OXF | R&D | SAL | STB | TAM | WRE | YOR |
| AFC Wimbledon | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Altrincham | 0–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Barrow | 2–2 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Cambridge United | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Chester | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crawley Town | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Eastbourne Borough | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2–5 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Gateshead | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Grays Athletic | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Histon | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Kettering Town | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Luton Town | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 8–0 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Oxford United | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Rushden & Diamonds | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–0 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Salisbury City | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Stevenage Borough | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Tamworth | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| York City | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |

### Season statistics
#### Top scorers

    Updated to games played on 24 April.
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Richard Brodie | York City | 26 |
| 1 | Matt Tubbs | Salisbury City | 26 |
| 3 | Tom Craddock | Luton Town | 23 |
| 4 | James Constable | Oxford United | 22 |
| 5 | Danny Kedwell | AFC Wimbledon | 21 |
| 6 | Danny Crow | Cambridge United | 19 |
| 7 | Jake Speight | Mansfield Town | 17 |
| 8 | Moses Ashikodi* | Ebbsfleet United | 16 |
| 8 | Kevin Gallen | Luton Town | 16 |
| 8 | Magno Vieira | Ebbsfleet United | 16 |
| 11 | Daryl Clare** | Gateshead | 15 |
| 11 | Chris Senior | Altrincham | 15 |
| 13 | Rob Duffy | Mansfield Town | 14 |
| 13 | Yemi Odubade | Stevenage Borough | 14 |
| 13 | Lee Tomlin | Rushden & Diamonds | 14 |
* 1.Moses Ashikodi scored six goals for Kettering Town
* 2.Daryl Clare scored two goals for Mansfield Town

#### Scoring

* First goal of the season: Lee Boylan for Stevenage Borough against Tamworth, 12:56 minutes (8 August 2009)
* Last goal of the season: Adam Marriott for Cambridge United against Altrincham, 92:58 minutes (24 April 2010)
* First penalty kick of the season: Lee Boylan (scored) for Stevenage Borough against Tamworth, 12:56 minutes (8 August 2009)
* First own goal of the Season: Jamie Stuart (Rushden & Diamonds) for Salisbury City, 46:42 (8 August 2009)
* First hat-trick of the season: Matt Tubbs for Salisbury City against Hayes & Yeading (31 August 2009)
* Quickest hat-trick: 7 minutes – Mitchell Cole for Stevenage Borough against Eastbourne Borough (2 March 2010)
* Fastest goal scored in a match: 36 seconds – Lewis Taylor for AFC Wimbledon against Forest Green Rovers (10 October 2009)
* Goal scored at the latest point of a game: 90+6 minutes and 51 seconds – Keith Keane for Luton Town against Oxford United (9 February 2010)
* Widest winning margin: 8 goals
** Rushden & Diamonds 8–0 Gateshead (13 March 2010)
** Luton Town 8–0 Hayes & Yeading United (27 March 2010)
* Widest away winning margin: 6 goals – Eastbourne Borough 0–6 Stevenage Borough (2 March 2010)
* Most goals in one half: 7 goals – Luton Town 8–0 Hayes & Yeading United (27 March 2010)
* Most goals in one half by a single team: 7 goals – Luton Town 8–0 Hayes & Yeading United (27 March 2010)
* Most goals scored by the losing team: 4 goals – Rushden & Diamonds 5–4 Grays Athletic (12 September 2009)
* Most own goals scored in one match: 2 goals – AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Wrexham (30 March 2010)

#### Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Jason Walker for Barrow against Cambridge United, 2 minutes and 57 seconds (8 August 2009)
* First red card of the season: Sean Newton for Barrow against Cambridge United, 52 minutes and 31 seconds (8 August 2009)
* Card given at latest point in a game: Damian Batt (red) at 90+8 minutes and 17 seconds for Oxford United against Tamworth (16 January 2010)

#### Sequences

* Longest winning run: 9 games – Luton Town, ended 10 April 2010.
* Longest unbeaten run: 17 games – Stevenage Borough, ended 1 December 2009.
* Longest losing run: 8 games – Grays Athletic, ended 27 February 2010.
* Longest run without winning: 20 games – Grays Athletic, ended 13 April 2010.
* Longest run of successive home wins: 7 games
** Luton Town – from 9 March 2010 to 17 April 2010.
** Stevenage Borough – from 1 January 2010 to 3 April 2010.
* Longest run of successive away wins: 8 games – Stevenage Borough, from 24 February 2010 until end of season.

#### Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets: 27 – Stevenage Borough.
* Fewest clean sheets: 7 – Eastbourne Borough and Ebbsfleet United.
* Consecutive clean sheets: 6 games without conceding:
** AFC Wimbledon – from 24 November 2009 to 1 January 2010.
** Oxford United – from 29 August 2009 to 22 September 2009.
** Stevenage Borough – from 5 April 2010 until end of season.

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Chris Wilder | Oxford United | George Pilkington | Luton Town |
| September | Chris Wilder | Oxford United | Ryan Clarke | Oxford United |
| October | David Holdsworth | Mansfield Town | Paul Farman | Gateshead |
| November | Martin Foyle | York City | Richard Brodie | York City |
| December | Terry Brown | AFC Wimbledon | Seb Brown | AFC Wimbledon |
| January | Graham Westley | Stevenage Borough | Magno Vieira | Ebbsfleet United |
| February | Steve Burr | Kidderminster Harriers | Chris Senior | Altrincham |
| March | Richard Money | Luton Town | Claude Gnakpa | Luton Town |
| April | Tommy Widdrington | Salisbury City | Mark Roberts | Stevenage Borough |

## Conference North

A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from last season, one relegated from the Conference Premier and four promoted from the lower leagues.
In April 2009, the Conference decided to demote King's Lynn at the end of the 2008–09 season, because their ground did not meet Conference standards. Farsley Celtic resigned from the league on 8 March 2010 and their playing record was expunged on 12 March. Both Harrogate Town and Vauxhall Motors were reprieved from relegation following Farsley Celtic's withdrawal from the league, Chester's expulsion from the Conference Premier and Northwich Victoria's demotion to the Northern Premier League under financial rules.

### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Northern Premier League Premier Division
* Eastwood Town
* Ilkeston Town
Teams promoted from 2008–09 Southern League Premier Division
* Corby Town
* Gloucester City
Teams relegated from 2008–09 Conference Premier
* Northwich Victoria

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Southport (C, P) | 40 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 45 | +46 | 86 | Promotion to Conference Premier |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town (P) | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 44 | +42 | 85 | Qualification for Conference North play-offs |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 74 | Qualification for Conference North play-offs |
| 4 | Workington | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 70 | Qualification for Conference North play-offs |
| 5 | Droylsden | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 62 | +20 | 64 | Qualification for Conference North play-offs |
| 6 | Corby Town | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 62 | +11 | 63 | |
| 7 | Hinckley United | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 62 | |
| 8 | Ilkeston Town | 40 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 61 | |
| 9 | Stalybridge Celtic | 40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 64 | +7 | 55 | |
| 10 | Eastwood Town | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 54 | |
| 11 | AFC Telford United | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 51 | |
| 12 | Northwich Victoria | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 48 | Demoted to Northern Premier League |
| 13 | Blyth Spartans | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 48 | |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 47 | |
| 15 | Hyde United | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 72 | −27 | 45 | |
| 16 | Stafford Rangers | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 44 | |
| 17 | Solihull Moors | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 42 | |
| 18 | Gloucester City | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 42 | |
| 19 | Redditch United | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 83 | −34 | 38 | |
| 20 | Vauxhall Motors | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 81 | −36 | 35 | |
| 21 | Harrogate Town | 40 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 80 | −39 | 30 | |
| 22 | Farsley Celtic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club expelled, record expunged |
* ↑ Northwich Victoria were originally thrown out of the Football Conference for going into administration, but they successfully appealed, and were allowed to play in the Conference North starting on −10 points.
* ↑ Northwich Victoria were demoted to the Northern Premier League after the end of the season.
* 1 2 Vauxhall Motors and Harrogate Town were reprieved from relegation.
* ↑ Farsley Celtic resigned on 8 March 2010 and their record (P30 W14 D2 L14 GF48 GA55 Pts34) was expunged on 12 March 2010. Prior to this Farsley were in administration and, like Northwich Victoria, had been allowed to play in the Conference North starting on −10 points.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Droylsden | 2 | 1(3) | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 3(4) | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 0 | 3(4) | 3 | 2 | Fleetwood Town | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Alfreton Town | 1 |
| 4 | Workington | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Alfreton Town | 1 |
| 3 | Alfreton Town | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |

#### Semifinals

Fleetwood Town won 4–3 on penalties after tying 3–3 on Aggregate.
Alfreton Town won 4–1 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| AFC Telford United | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
| Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
| Redditch United | The Valley | 5,000 |
| Gloucester City | The Corinium Stadium | 4,500 |
| Northwich Victoria | Victoria Stadium | 4,500 |
| Blyth Spartans | Croft Park | 4,450 |
| Hinckley United | De Montfort Park | 4,329 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme | 4,304 |
| Stafford Rangers | Marston Road | 4,150 |
| Hyde United | Ewen Fields | 4,100 |
| Farsley Celtic | Throstle Nest | 3,900 |
| Fleetwood Town | Highbury Stadium | 3,663 |
| Alfreton Town | North Street | 3,600 |
| Ilkeston Town | New Manor Ground | 3,500 |
| Harrogate Town | Wetherby Road | 3,300 |
| Workington | Borough Park | 3,101 |
| Solihull Moors | Damson Park | 3,050 |
| Corby Town | Rockingham Triangle | 3,000 |
| Droylsden | Butcher's Arms Ground | 3,000 |
| Eastwood Town | Coronation Park | 2,500 |
| Vauxhall Motors | Rivacre Park | 2,500 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | TEL | ALF | BLY | COR | DRO | EAS | FLE | GAI | GLO | HAR | HIN | HYD | ILK | NOR | RED | SOL | SOU | STA | STL | VAU | WRK |
| AFC Telford United | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Alfreton Town | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Blyth Spartans | 4–0 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Corby Town | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–6 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Droylsden | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 7–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Eastwood Town | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Farsley Celtic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fleetwood Town | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Gloucester City | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Harrogate Town | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hinckley United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Hyde United | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Ilkeston Town | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Northwich Victoria | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Redditch United | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Solihull Moors | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| Southport | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Stafford Rangers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Vauxhall Motors | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | | 1–1 |
| Workington | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Paul Cox | Eastwood Town | Ciaran Kilheeney | Southport |
| September | Steve Burr | Stalybridge Celtic | Dan Lowson | Ilkeston Town |
| October | Liam Watson | Southport | Mark Danks | Northwich Victoria |
| November | Dean Thomas | Hinckley United | Adam Webster | Hinckley United |
| December | Steve Burr | Stalybridge Celtic | Andy Ducros | Redditch United |
| January | Darren Edmondson | Workington | Nick Rogan | Fleetwood Town |
| February | Nicky Law | Alfreton Town | Andy Brown | AFC Telford United |
| March | Brian Little | Gainsborough Trinity | Adam Warlow | Fleetwood Town |

## Conference South

A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 17 sides from last season, three relegated from the Conference Premier and two promoted from the Isthmian League.
Team Bath announced that they were to leave the Football Conference from the end of the 2008–09 season. The club decided to fold, after being informed they could not be promoted to the professional leagues, which also led to them no longer being able to play FA Cup games. Thus Thurrock were reprieved from relegation.

### Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2008–09 Isthmian League Premier Division
* Dover Athletic
* Staines Town
Teams relegated from 2008–09 Conference Premier
* Lewes
* Woking
* Weymouth

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Newport County (C, P) | 42 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 26 | +67 | 103 | Promotion to Conference Premier |
| 2 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 75 | Qualification for Conference South Playoffs |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for Conference South Playoffs |
| 4 | Bath City (P) | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 66 | 46 | +20 | 72 | Qualification for Conference South Playoffs |
| 5 | Woking | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 44 | +13 | 72 | Qualification for Conference South Playoffs |
| 6 | Havant & Waterlooville | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 71 | |
| 7 | Braintree Town | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 71 | |
| 8 | Staines Town | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 67 | |
| 9 | Welling United | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 63 | |
| 10 | Thurrock | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 61 | |
| 11 | Eastleigh | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 71 | 66 | +5 | 60 | |
| 12 | Bromley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 55 | |
| 13 | St Albans City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 55 | |
| 14 | Hampton & Richmond | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 51 | |
| 15 | Basingstoke Town | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 68 | −19 | 49 | |
| 16 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 48 | |
| 17 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 48 | |
| 18 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 47 | |
| 19 | Lewes | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 42 | |
| 20 | Worcester City | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 60 | −12 | 40 | Transferred to Conference North |
| 21 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 48 | 93 | −45 | 23 | |
| 22 | Weymouth (R) | 42 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 103 | −72 | 22 | Relegation to Southern League Premier Division |
* 1 2 Worcester City and Weston-super-Mare reprieved from relegation.

### Play-offs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Woking | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Bath City | 1 |
| | | | | | 5 | Woking | 0 |
| 4 | Bath City | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Woking | 0 |
| 3 | Chelmsford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |

#### Semifinals

Woking won 2–1 on Aggregate.
Bath City won 3–0 on Aggregate.

#### Play-Off Final
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bath City | Twerton Park | 8,800 |
| Dover Athletic | Crabble Stadium | 6,500 |
| Weymouth | The Wessex Stadium | 6,500 |
| Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose | 6,000 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | West Leigh Park | 5,250 |
| Dorchester Town | Avenue Stadium | 5,009 |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane | 5,000 |
| Worcester City | St George's Lane | 4,749 |
| Newport County | Newport Stadium | 4,700 |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
| Welling United | Park View Road | 4,500 |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road | 4,145 |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park | 4,000 |
| Thurrock | Ship Lane | 3,500 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
| Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium | 3,000 |
| Eastleigh | Silverlake Stadium | 3,000 |
| Hampton & Richmond | Beveree Stadium | 3,000 |
| Lewes | The Dripping Pan | 3,000 |
| Maidenhead United | York Road | 3,000 |
| Staines Town | Wheatsheaf Park | 3,000 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAS | BAT | BST | BRA | BRO | CHE | DOR | DOV | EAS | H&R | H&W | LEW | MDH | NPC | SAC | STA | THU | WEL | WSM | WEY | WOK | WRC |
| Basingstoke Town | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bath City | 4–3 | | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 0–2 | 1–5 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 |
| Braintree Town | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Bromley | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Chelmsford City | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Dorchester Town | 6–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Dover Athletic | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Eastleigh | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 |
| Hampton & Richmond | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Lewes | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Maidenhead United | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Newport County | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | | 5–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| St Albans City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Staines Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Thurrock | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Welling United | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Weymouth | 0–6 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Woking | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 4–0 | | 1–0 |
| Worcester City | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |

### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Frank Gray | Basingstoke Town | Manny Williams | Havant & Waterlooville |
| September | Dean Holdsworth | Newport County | Craig Reid | Newport County |
| October | Alan Devonshire | Hampton & Richmond Borough | Will Hendry | Maidenhead United |
| November | Dean Holdsworth | Newport County | Tom Whitnell | Welling United |
| December | Glenn Pennyfather | Chelmsford City | Charlie Henry | Newport County |
| January | Steve Cordery | Staines Town | Sam Foley | Newport County |
| February | Dean Holdsworth | Newport County | Mitchell Bryant | Basingstoke Town |
| March | Glenn Pennyfather | Chelmsford City | Lee Clarke | Welling United |