2000–01 Football Conference
| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rushden & Diamonds (1st Football Conference title) |
| Direct promotion | Rushden & Diamonds |
| Conference League Cup winners | Chester City |
| FA Trophy winners | Canvey Island (Isthmian League) (1st FA Trophy title) |
| Relegated to Level 6 | Hednesford, Kettering Town, Kingstonian |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,256 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Duane Darby (Rushden & Diamonds), 24 |
| Biggest home win | Hednesford – Northwich Victoria 7–1 (2 September 2000) |
| Biggest away win | Kingstonian – Morecambe 1–6 (10 March 2000) |
| Highest scoring | Leigh RMI – Nuneaton 6–2 (3 March 2001); Boston – Hereford 5–3 (5 May 2001); Stevenage – Telford United 5–3 (30 September 2000); Forest Green Rovers – Dagenham & Redbridge 4–4 (16 September 2000); Morecambe – Scarborough 4–4 (16 December 2000); Woking– Dagenham & Redbridge 4–4 (14 April 2001) |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | Yeovil Town v Rushden & Diamonds, 8,868 (21 April 2001) |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | 1,553 (– 4% compared to the previous season) |
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The Football Conference season of 2000–01 was the twenty-second season of the Football Conference, also known as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Changes since the previous season
- Boston United (promoted 1999–2000)
- Chester City (relegated from the Football League 1999–2000)
- Dagenham & Redbridge (promoted 1999–2000)
- Leigh RMI (promoted 1999–2000)
Locations
Locations of the Football Conference London teams 2000–2001
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushden & Diamonds (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 86 | Promotion to the Football League Third Division |
| 2 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 80 | |
| 3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 77 | |
| 4 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 69 | |
| 5 | Leigh RMI | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 57 | +6 | 68 | |
| 6 | Telford United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 65 | |
| 7 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 71 | 61 | +10 | 63 | |
| 8 | Chester City | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 62 | |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 58 | |
| 10 | Scarborough | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 58 | |
| 11 | Hereford United | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 57 | |
| 12 | Boston United | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 74 | 63 | +11 | 56 | |
| 13 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 54 | |
| 14 | Woking | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 57 | −5 | 54 | |
| 15 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 56 | −2 | 53 | |
| 16 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 48 | |
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 46 | |
| 18 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 46 | |
| 19 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 66 | −2 | 45 | |
| 20 | Kettering Town (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division |
| 21 | Kingstonian (R) | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 34 | Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
| 22 | Hednesford Town (R) | 42 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 86 | −40 | 28 | Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division |
Results
Top scorers in order of league goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duane Darby | Rushden & Diamonds | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Steve Jones | Leigh RMI | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Warren Patmore | Yeovil Town | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| = | Justin Jackson | Rushden & Diamonds | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Darran Hay | Stevenage Borough | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | Rob Elmes | Hereford United | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Alex Meechan | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| = | Ken Charlery | Boston United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Marc McGregor | Nuneaton Borough | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| = | Ian Arnold | Southport | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| = | Dave Ridings | Leigh RMI | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| = | Simon Parke | Southport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | Charlie Griffin | Woking | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | Mark Beesley | Chester City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| = | Tony Black | Leigh RMI | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| = | Darren Collins | Kettering Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Gary Paterson | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| = | Joff Vansittart | Dover Athletic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | Neil Illman | Stevenage Borough | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| = | Rocky Baptiste | Hayes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | Dale Watkins | Kettering Town | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| = | Jon Brady | Rushden & Diamonds | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
- Footballtransfers.co.uk, thefootballarchives.com and Soccerbase contain information on many players
on whom there is not yet an article in Wikipedia. - Source:[1]

