Competition: | National League (English football) |
Season: | 2006-2007 |
Nextseason: | 2007-2008 |
Prevseason: | 2005-2006 |
The 2006–07 season was the 28th season of the Football Conference.
This season saw the promotion of Dagenham & Redbridge and Morecambe to the Football League for the first time, whilst Droylsden, Farsley Celtic, Histon and Salisbury City were promoted to the Conference National for the first time in their history.
At the end of the season Scarborough and Farnborough Town went out of business, whilst Hayes and Yeading merged to form a new club, Hayes & Yeading United and Moor Green merged with Southern League side Solihull Borough to form Solihull Moors (which took Moor Green's place in the Conference North).
Oxford United drew the biggest crowds, with an average of 6,332 spectators and a peak of 11,065 in their match against Woking. Exeter City 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 Southport. Other teams could not match Oxford's average even in their most popular matches.
Season: | 2006–07[1] |
Winners: | Dagenham & Redbridge (1st Football Conference title) |
Continentalcup1: | Direct promotion |
Continentalcup2: | Promoted through play-offs |
Continentalcup4: | Promoted for the next season |
League Topscorer: | Paul Benson (Dagenham & Redbridge), 28 |
Biggest Home Win: | Cambridge United – Weymouth 7–0 (31 March 2007) |
Biggest Away Win: | St Albans City – Grays Athletic 0–6 (21 October 2006) |
Highest Scoring: | Forest Green Rovers – Stevenage Borough 4–4 (9Apr 2007); St Albans City – Aldershot 3–5 (19 August 2006) |
Matches: | 552 |
Total Goals: | 1412 |
Longest Wins: | ? |
Longest Unbeaten: | Oxford United, 17 matches |
Longest Losses: | ? |
Highest Attendance: | Oxford United v Woking, 11,065 (26 December 2006) |
Lowest Attendance: | ? |
Average Attendance: | 1,914 (6 short of Conference record; + 6% compared with the previous season) |
Nextseason: | 2007–08 |
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.
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2005–06 Football League Two
See main article: 2007 Conference National play-off Final.
Exeter City won 4–3 on Penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.----Morecambe won 2–1 on Aggregate.
width=20 | Pos | width=140 | Player | width=155 | Club | width=40 | League | width=40 | Play- offs | width=40 | FA Cup | width=40 | FA Trophy | width=40 | Total |
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1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | ||||||||||
2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | ||||||||||
3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 34 | ||||||||||
= | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||
5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Source:
Season: | 2006–07 |
Winners: | Droylsden (1st Football Conference North title) |
Continentalcup1: | Direct promotion |
Continentalcup2: | Promoted through play-offs |
Continentalcup3: | Relegated to Level 7 or folded |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Lancaster City, Worksop Town; Scarborough (folded) |
Continentalcup4: | Promoted for the next season |
Biggest Home Win: | Droylsden – Lancaster City 6–1 (17 February 2007); Droylsden – Stalybridge Celtic 6–1 (18 September 2006); Hinckley – Lancaster 5–0 (23 April 2007); Hucknall – Lancaster 5–0 (20 January 2007); Hyde – Lancaster 5–0 (22 January 2007) |
Biggest Away Win: | Stalybridge Celtic – Hyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007); Lancaster City – Scarborough 1–5 (22 January 2007); Lancaster City – Workington 1–5 (7 October 2006); Vauxhall Motors – Harrogate 1–5 (27 January 2007); Barrow – Redditch United 0–4 (9 September 2006); Lancaster City – Nuneaton 0–4 (6 January 2007); Stalybridge Celtic – Barrow 0–4 (27 January 2007) |
Highest Scoring: | Stalybridge Celtic – Hyde United 3–7 (1 January 2007) |
Matches: | 462 |
Total Goals: | 1281 |
Longest Wins: | ? |
Longest Unbeaten: | ? |
Longest Losses: | ? |
Highest Attendance: | ? |
Lowest Attendance: | ? |
Average Attendance: | ? |
Nextseason: | 2007–08 |
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.
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Northern Premier League
Teams relegated from 2005–06 Conference National
Farsley Celtic won 4–2 in penalties after tying 1–1 on Aggregate.----Hinkley United won 2–1 on Aggregate.
Season: | 2006–07 |
Winners: | Histon (1st Football Conference South title) |
Continentalcup1: | Direct promotion |
Continentalcup2: | Promoted through play-offs |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Bedford, Farnborough Town (folded) |
Continentalcup4: | Promoted for the next season |
Biggest Home Win: | Havant & Waterlooville – Hayes 6–0 (3 March 2007) |
Biggest Away Win: | Weston-super-Mare – Hayes 0–5 (7 February 2007) |
Highest Scoring: | Dorchester – Sutton 5–4 (18 November 2006); Havant & Waterlooville – Bishop's Stortford 5–4 (22 January 2007) |
Matches: | 462 |
Total Goals: | 1311 |
Longest Wins: | ? |
Longest Unbeaten: | ? |
Longest Losses: | ? |
Highest Attendance: | ? |
Lowest Attendance: | ? |
Average Attendance: | ? |
Nextseason: | 2007–08 |
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.
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Southern Football League
Teams promoted from 2005–06 Isthmian League
Salisbury City won 4–2 on Aggregate.----Braintree Town won 4–2 on Penalties after tying 2–2 on Aggregate.