| Competition: | Football Conference |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
The 2013–14 Football Conference season was 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 sponsored the Conference for this season and the divisions were known as the Skrill Premier, the Skrill North and the Skrill South.[1] Skrill terminated the sponsorship deal early, meaning a new title sponsor must be found for next season.
| Competition: | Conference Premier |
| Season: | 2013–14 |
| Winners: | Luton Town |
| Promoted: | Luton Town Cambridge United |
| Relegated: | Tamworth Hyde Salisbury City Hereford United |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1491 |
| League Topscorer: | Andre Gray (30 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde |
| Biggest Away Win: | Alfreton Town 0–5 Luton Town Nuneaton Town 0–5 Luton Town |
| Highest Scoring: | Cambridge United 7–2 Hyde Forest Green Rovers 8–0 Hyde Kidderminster Harriers 5–3 Tamworth Hyde 2–6 Forest Green Rovers |
| Longest Wins: | 7 games Luton Town |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 27 games Luton Town |
| Longest Winless: | 26 games Hyde |
| Longest Losses: | 12 games Hyde |
| Average Attendance: | 1863[2] |
| Prevseason: | 2012–13 |
| Nextseason: | 2014–15 |
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.[3] The remainder were semi-professional, training two or three times a week.
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference South
Teams relegated from 2012–13 Football League Two
See main article: 2014 Conference Premier play-off Final.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15,500 | |||
| 14,061 | |||
| 11,800 | |||
| 10,226 | |||
| 10,120 | |||
| 9,617 | |||
| 9,546 | |||
| 7,100 | |||
| 6,355 | |||
| 6,238 | |||
| 6,036 | |||
| 6,008 | |||
| 6,000 | |||
| 5,966 | |||
| 5,147 | |||
| 5,100 | |||
| 5,000 | |||
| 4,314 | |||
| 4,250 | |||
| 4,145 | |||
| 4,100 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| 3,600 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Gray | Luton Town | 30 |
| 2 | Lee Gregory | FC Halifax Town | 29 |
| 3 | Brett Williams | Aldershot Town | 24 |
| 4 | James Norwood | Forest Green Rovers | 18 |
| John Akinde | Alfreton Town | ||
| Scott Boden | Macclesfield Town | ||
| Ben Tomlinson | Lincoln City | ||
| 8 | Luton Town | 17 | |
| Nuneaton Town | |||
| Scott Rendell | Woking |
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Northern Premier League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier
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.[5]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,300 | |||
| 6,085 | |||
| 5,000 | |||
| 6,643 | |||
| St. James Park | 3,500 | ||
| 3,500 | |||
| Llanelian Road | 2,500 | ||
| 4,304 | |||
| 7,066 | |||
| Nethermoor Park | 3,000 | ||
| Wetherby Road | 3,800 | ||
| 6,500 | |||
| 4,300 | |||
| New Windmill Ground | 2,300 | ||
| Grange Lane | 2,700 | ||
| Court Place Farm | 2,000 | ||
| 3,050 | |||
| 6,500 | |||
| 10,841 | |||
| Rivacre Park | 3,300 | ||
| 6,302 | |||
| 3,101 |
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division
Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division
Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier
Teams transferred from 2012–13 Conference North
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Camrose | 6,000 | ||
| 8,840 | |||
| ProKit UK Stadium | 4,525 | ||
| 4,502 | |||
| Courage Stadium | 6,000 | ||
| Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 | ||
| Thames Road | 1,500 | ||
| 5,009 | |||
| 6,500 | |||
| 4,134 | |||
| Silverlake Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| 4,100 | |||
| 4,000 | |||
| Privett Park | 4,500 | ||
| West Leigh Park | 5,250 | ||
| 6,036 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| Wheatsheaf Park | 3,009 | ||
| 7,032 | |||
| 3,000 | |||
| Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 | ||
| The Enclosed Ground | 2,000 |