The 2013–14 Football Conference season is the tenth season with the

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consisting of three divisions and the thirty-fourth season overall. The Conference covers the top two levels of

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in England. The

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is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the

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and

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exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the playoff of the Premier division will be promoted to

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, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the

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or Southern League.

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will sponsor the Conference for this season and the divisions will now be known as the Skrill Premier, the Skrill North and the Skrill South. Skrill terminated the sponsorship deal early, meaning a new title sponsor must be found for next season.

Conference Premier

A total of 24 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from last season, two relegated from the

, two promoted from the Conference North and two promoted from the Conference South. Of the 24 clubs, 14 employed their players as full-time professionals, namely Aldershot, Barnet, Cambridge, Forest Green, Gateshead, Grimsby, Hereford, Kidderminster, Lincoln, Luton, Macclesfield, Salisbury, Tamworth and Wrexham. The remainder were semi-professional, training two or three times a week.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference North *

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(League Champions) * FC Halifax Town (Playoff Winners) Teams promoted from 2012–13 Conference South * Welling United (League Champions) *

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...

(Playoff Winners) Teams relegated from 2012–13 Football League Two * Barnet * Aldershot Town

League table

Play-offs

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Results

Top scorers

Conference North

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Northern Premier League Premier Division * North Ferriby United (League Champions) * Hednesford Town (Playoff Winners) Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division * Leamington Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier * Stockport County *

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* AFC Telford United On 4 April 2014, the

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confirmed that they had accepted the resignation of

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from the league and that, as a result, only the bottom two clubs would be relegated.

League table

Play-offs

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Results

Conference South

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2012–13 Isthmian League Premier Division * Whitehawk *

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Teams promoted from 2012–13 Southern League Premier Division *

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Teams relegated from 2012–13 Conference Premier * Ebbsfleet United Teams transferred from 2012–13 Conference North *

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League table

Play-offs

First leg

Second leg

Final

Stadia and locations

Results

References

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