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2008/09
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Leading League goalscorer:
Andrew Mangan
(Forest Green Rovers)
 26  goals

Six Conference clubs reached the Third Round of the FA Cup with two - Kettering and Torquay - reaching the Fourth Round. Pick of the giantkilling results went to Histon with their 1-0 home Second round victory over Leeds United (results).

Three clubs fell foul of the rule-book and had points deductions, all for fielding unregistered players. Oxford United lost 5 points for playing Eddie Hutchinson , Mansfield 4 points (Aaron O'Connor, Tom Shaw, Anthony Robinson and Luke Herriott) and Crawley 1 point (Isaiah Rankin). In each case the clubs lost the points won in matches that the players started in, but not where they made appearances as substitutues.

When Rushden & Diamonds won 9-0 at Weymouth on Saturday 21st February 2009 and bookies lost an estimated £1 million on the result a scandal looked to be brewing. But Weymouth were suffering a financial crisis and were forced to field their youth side in the match. Weymouth fans realised this before the bookies did - and made a killing betting against their own side!

 

   1 Burton Albion 46 27 7 12 81 52 88 Promoted
    2 Cambridge United 46 24 14 8 65 39 86 Play Off
    3 Histon 46 23 14 9 78 48 83 Play Off
    4 Torquay United 46 23 14 9 72 47 83 Promoted
    5 Stevenage Borough 46 23 12 11 73 54 81 Play Off
    6 Kidderminster Harriers 46 23 10 13 69 48 79
    7 Oxford United 46 24 10 12 72 51 77

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    8 Kettering Town 46 21 13 12 50 37 76
    9 Crawley Town 46 19 14 13 77 55 70

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    10 Wrexham 46 18 12 16 64 48 66
    11 Rushden & Diamonds 46 16 15 15 61 50 63
    12 Mansfield Town 46 19 9 18 57 55 62

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    13 Eastbourne Borough 46 18 6 22 58 70 60
    14 Ebbsfleet United 46 16 10 20 52 60 58
    15 Altrincham 46 15 11 20 49 66 56
    16 Salisbury City 46 14 13 19 54 64 55
    17 York City 46 11 19 16 47 51 52
    18 Forest Green Rovers 46 12 16 18 70 76 52
    19 Grays Athletic 46 14 10 22 44 64 52
    20 Barrow 46 12 15 19 51 65 51
    21 Woking 46 10 14 22 37 60 44 Relegated
    22 Northwich Victoria 46 11 10 25 56 75 43 Relegated
    23 Weymouth 46 11 10 25 45 86 43 Relegated
    24 Lewes 46 6 6 34 28 89 24 Relegated
   
   

 *  Crawley were deducted 1 point, Mansfield 4 points and Oxford United 5 points for fielding ineligible players - see left

PromotedChampions Burton Albion were promoted automatically to the Football League, Promoted Torquay United regained their Football League place through the Conference play-offs. Chester City and Luton Town were relegated from the Football League to the Conference.

RelegatedWoking, Weymouth and Lewes  were all relegated to the Conference South, Northwich Victoria were relegated to the Conference North.  

AFC Wimbledon (champions) and Hayes & Yeading United (play-offs) were promoted from the Conference South into the Conference for 2009/10 while Tamworth (champions) and Gateshead (play-offs) were promoted from the Conference North.
   
   
Play Off Semi Finals Play Off
1st Leg
Thu Apr 30 Stevenage Borough 3 - 1 Cambridge United
Fri May 1 Torquay United 2 - 0 Histon
2nd Leg
Mon May 4 Cambridge United 3 - 0 Stevenage Borough
Mon May 4 Histon 1 - 0 Torquay United
Aggregate scores
Cambridge United 4 - 3 Stevenage Borough
Torquay United 2 - 1 Histon
Play Off Final (at Wembley Stadium)
Sun May 17 Torquay United 2 - 0 Cambridge United
Torquay United were promoted back to the Football League