Blue Square Premier division
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The Blue Square Premier is the current name of the Conference National, which is the 5th tier in the English football league pyramid. It is the highest division outside the Football League and promoted teams go into League Two, the lowest division of the Football League.
24 teams play in the league. The team that finishes top of the league at the end of the season is promoted to League Two. 2nd to 5th position clubs play in a play off, with 2nd playing 5th and 3rd playing 4th in a two legged semi final round. The winner of each semi final goes onto a final played at Wembley Stadium, with the winner of that game promoted to League Two.
The teams which finish in the bottom four positions in the league are relegated to either the Conference North or the Conference South.
- Upcoming Conference Fixtures and which results would favour Ebbslfeet in the standings.
- Maps showing the location of every ground in the conference league
[edit] Conference National clubs, 2008/09
| Club | Finishing position 2007/08 |
|---|---|
| Altrincham | 21st |
| Barrow | 5th in Conference North - promoted via playoffs |
| Burton Albion | 5th |
| Cambridge United | 2nd |
| Crawley Town | 15th |
| Eastbourne Borough | 2nd in Conference South - promoted via playoffs |
| Ebbsfleet United | 11th |
| Forest Green Rovers | 8th |
| Grays Athletic | 10th |
| Histon | 7th |
| Kettering Town | 1st in Conference North |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 13th |
| Lewes | 1st in Conference South |
| Mansfield Town | 15th |
| Northwich Victoria | 19th |
| Oxford United | 9th |
| Rushden and Diamonds | 16th |
| Salisbury City | 12th |
| Stevenage Borough | 6th |
| Torquay United | 3rd |
| Weymouth | 18th |
| Woking | 17th |
| Wrexham | 15th |
| York City | 14th |
[edit] See also:
- Other Clubs
- and their Players
- Referees and match officials
