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2007/08
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Leading League goalscorer:
Stuart Fleetwood
(Forest Green Rovers)
 28  goals

A new name in the Conference at the start of the 2007/08 season - Ebbsfleet United who had previously been known at Gravesend & Northfleet. Later in the season the club hit the headlines when they were taken over by a web-based venture, MyFootballClub. Over 20,000 My FootballClub members paid £35 each to provide a takeover fund and as owners each person has an equal vote on all club decision including player selection and transfers. 

And the venture proved very successful with Ebbsfleet defeating Torquay United in the FA Trophy final at Wembley just 3 months after the takeover.

Droylsden, Stafford Rangers and Farsley Celtic were all relegated to the Conference North . With Halifax Town expelled to the Unibond First Division North, Altrincham escaped relegation from the Conference Premier Division. Amazingly, it was the third season in a row that Altrincham had escaped relegation due to the problems other clubs suffered with the rule-book.

Lewes (champions) and Eastbourne Borough (play-offs) were promoted from the Conference South into the Conference for 2008/09 while Kettering Town (champions) and Barrow (play-offs) were promoted from the Conference North.

   1 Aldershot Town 46 31 8 7 82 48 101 Promoted
    2 Cambridge United 46 25 11 10 68 41 86 Play Off
    3 Torquay United 46 26 8 12 83 57 86 Play Off
    4 Exeter City 46 22 17 7 83 58 83 Promoted
    5 Burton Albion 46 23 12 11 79 56 81 Play Off
    6 Stevenage Borough 46 24 7 15 82 55 79
    7 Histon 46 20 12 14 76 67 72
    8 Forest Green Rovers 46 19 14 13 76 59 71
    9 Oxford United 46 20 11 15 56 48 71
    10 Grays Athletic 46 19 13 14 58 47 70
    11 Ebbsfleet United 46 19 12 15 65 61 69
    12 Salisbury City 46 18 14 14 70 60 68

    13 Kidderminster Harriers 46 19 10 17 74 57 67
    14 York City 46 17 11 18 71 74 62
    15 Crawley Town 46 19 9 18 73 67 60 *
    16 Rushden & Diamonds 46 15 14 17 55 55 59
    17 Woking 46 12 17 17 53 61 53
    18 Weymouth 46 11 13 22 53 73 46
    19 Northwich Victoria 46 11 11 24 52 78 44
    20 Halifax Town 46 12 16 18 61 70 42 ** Relegated
    21 Altrincham 46 9 14 23 56 82 41
    22 Farsley Celtic 46 10 9 27 48 86 39 Relegated
    23 Stafford Rangers 46 5 10 31 42 99 25 Relegated
    24 Droylsden 46 5 9 32 46 103 24 Relegated
   
   

Promoted Champions Aldershot Town were promoted automatically to the Football League, Promoted Exeter City regained their Football League place through the Conference play-offs. Mansfield Town and Wrexham were relegated from the Football League to the Conference.

*   Crawley Town had 6 points deducted for financial irregularities.

** Halifax Town had 10 points deducted after entering administration. After failing to leave administration by an end-of-season deadline they were expelled from the Conference and relegated to the Unibond League First Division North for the 2008/09 season.
   
   
Play Off Semi Finals Play Off
1st Leg
Thu May 1 Exeter City 1 - 2 Torquay United
Fri May 2 Burton Albion 2 - 2 Cambridge United
2nd Leg
Mon May 5 Torquay United 1 - 4 Exeter City
Tue May 6 Cambridge United 2 - 1 Burton Albion
Aggregate scores
Exeter City 5 - 3 Torquay United
Cambridge United 4 - 3 Burton Albion
Play Off Final (at Wembley Stadium)
Sun May 18 Exeter City 1 - 0 Cambridge United
Exeter City were promoted to the Football League