The 2010–11 Football Conference season was the seventh season with the Conference consisting of three divisions and the thirty-second season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The Conference Premier was the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the Conference North and Conference South existed at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the National division were promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four were relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions were promoted to the National division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions were relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.
For sponsorship reasons, the Conference Premier was referred to as the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Conference Premier
A total of 24 teams will 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.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2009–10 Conference North Southport Fleetwood Town
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Conference South Newport County Bath City
Teams relegated from 2009–10 League Two Darlington Grimsby Town
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
AFC Wimbledon won 8–1 on aggregate.
Luton Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Darlington The Darlington Arena 25,294 Wrexham Racecourse Ground 15,550 Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Luton Town Kenilworth Road 10,226 Mansfield Town Field Mill 10,000 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium 9,617Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9,546 York City Bootham Crescent 9,196 Bath City Twerton Park 8,800 Hayes & Yeading United Church Road 6,500 Rushden & Diamonds Nene Park 6,441 Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough 6,238 Kettering Town Rockingham Road 6,170 Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085 Southport Haig Avenue 6,008 Fleetwood Town Highbury Stadium 5,500 Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5,147 Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium 4,996 AFC Wimbledon Kingsmeadow 4,720 Newport County Newport Stadium 4,700 Barrow Holker Street 4,256 Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4,134 Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000 Histon Bridge Road 3,800
Results
Conference North
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 sides from last season, one transferred from the Conference South and three promoted from the lower leagues.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2009–10 Northern Premier League Premier Division Guiseley Boston United
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Southern League Premier Division Nuneaton Town
Teams transferred from 2009–10 Conference South Worcester City
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
AFC Telford United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Guiseley 3–3 Boston United on aggregate. Guiseley won 3–2 on penalties.
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Gloucester City Whaddon Road (Groundshare) 7,066 Boston United York Street 6,643 Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500 AFC Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300 Eastwood Town Coronation Park 5,000 Redditch United The Valley 5,000 Worcester City St George's Lane 4,749 Blyth Spartans Croft Park 4,450 Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4,350 Hinckley United De Montfort Park 4,329 Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304 Hyde Ewen Fields 4,250 Stafford Rangers Marston Road 4,150 Alfreton Town North Street 3,600 Ilkeston Town New Manor Ground 3,500 Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,300 Workington Borough Park 3,101 Solihull Moors Damson Park 3,050 Corby Town Rockingham Triangle 3,000 Droylsden Butcher's Arms Ground 3,000 Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000 Vauxhall Motors Rivacre Park 2,500
Results
Conference South
A total of 22 teams contested the division, including 18 previously competing sides, one relegated from the Conference Premier and three promoted from the lower leagues.
Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2009–10 Isthmian League Premier Division Dartford Boreham Wood
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Southern League Premier Division Farnborough
Teams relegated from 2009–10 Conference Premier Ebbsfleet United
League table
Play-offs
Semifinals
Farnborough won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ebbsfleet United won 6–2 on aggregate.
Final
Stadia and locations
Team Stadium Capacity Dover Athletic Crabble Stadium 6,500 Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036 Basingstoke Town The Camrose 6,000 Havant & Waterlooville West Leigh Park 5,250 Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5,011 Dorchester Town Avenue Stadium 5,009 Bromley Hayes Lane 5,000 Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4,502 St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500 Welling United Park View Road 4,500 Braintree Town Cressing Road 4,145 Dartford Princes Park 4,100 Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,000 Farnborough Cherrywood Road 4,000 Thurrock Ship Lane 3,500 Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500 Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,000 Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium 3,000 Hampton & Richmond Beveree Stadium 3,000 Lewes The Dripping Pan 3,000 Maidenhead United York Road 3,000 Staines Town Wheatsheaf Park 3,000
Results
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