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2012/13
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Leading League goalscorer:
Matt Green
(Mansfield Town)
 25  goals

Two familiar names returned to the Football League at the season end. Champions Mansfield Town returned to the League after a five-season break with automatic promotion while in the play-offs Newport County got the better of Wrexham in the all-Welsh decider at Wembley.

Luton, Macclesfield and Mansfield all had good runs in the FA Cup. Champions Mansfield arguably had the most attractive tie when losing by the odd goal in three against Liverpool at Field Mill in the Third Round. Macclesfield claimed the impressive scalps of Swindon and Cardiff on the way to a Fourth Round home defeat to eventual winners Wigan but Luton went the furthest, to the 5th Round. They beat Wolves in the 3rd Round before becoming the first non-league side to defeat a Premier League side in the FA Cup with a 4th Round win at Norwich. Luton lost at home to Millwall in the 5th Round.
2012/13 FA Cup results.

The fact that the Conference is a national competition was highlighted when, in one of the longest journeys of the season, Ebbsfleet had a nightmare trip to Barrow. It was played...with a very late kick-off!
Unusual kick off times.

 

   1 Mansfield Town 46 30 5 11 92 52 95 Promoted
    2 Kidderminster Harriers 46 28 9 9 82 40 93 Play Off
    3 Newport County 46 25 10 11 85 60 85 Promoted
    4 Grimsby Town 46 23 14 9 70 38 83 Play Off
    5 Wrexham 46 22 14 10 74 45 80 Play Off
    6 Hereford United 46 19 13 14 73 63 70

    7 Luton Town 46 18 13 15 70 62 67
    8 Dartford 46 19 9 18 67 63 66
    9 Braintree Town 46 19 9 18 63 72 66
    10 Forest Green Rovers 46 18 11 17 63 49 65
    11 Macclesfield Town 46 17 12 17 65 70 63
    12 Woking 46 18 8 20 73 81 62
    13 Alfreton Town 46 16 12 18 69 74 60
    14 Cambridge United 46 15 14 17 68 69 59

    15 Nuneaton Town 46 14 15 17 55 63 57
    16 Lincoln City 46 15 11 20 66 73 56
    17 Gateshead 46 13 16 17 58 61 55
    18 Hyde 46 16 7 23 63 75 55
    19 Tamworth 46 15 10 21 55 69 55
    20 Southport 46 14 12 20 72 86 54
    21 Stockport County 46 13 11 22 57 76 50 Relegated
    22 Barrow 46 11 13 22 45 83 46 Relegated
    23 Ebbsfleet United 46 8 15 23 55 89 39

Relegated
    24 AFC Telford 46 6 17 23 52 79 35 Relegated
   
   

Promoted Champions Mansfield Town were promoted automatically to the Football League, Promoted Newport County were promoted to the Football League through the Conference play-offs. Aldershot Town and Barnet were relegated from the Football League to the Conference.

Relegated AFC Telford, Barrow, Ebbsfleet United and Stockport County were relegated to the Conference North/South and were replaced by Welling United (champions) and Salisbury City (play-offs) from the Conference South and Chester (champions) and FC Halifax (play-offs) from the Conference North.
   
   
Play Off Semi Finals Play Off
1st Leg
Tue Apr 23 Wrexham 2 - 1 Kidderminster Harriers
Wed Apr 24 Grimsby Town 0 - 1 Newport County
2nd Leg
Sun Apr 28 Kidderminster Harriers 1 - 3 Wrexham
Sun Apr 28 Newport County 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
Aggregate scores
Wrexham 5 - 2 Kidderminster Harriers
Newport County 2 - 0 Grimsby Town
Play Off Final
(at Wembley Stadium)
Sun May 5 Newport County 2 - 0 Wrexham
Newport County were promoted to the Football League