2000–01 Football Conference

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.

Football Conference
Season2000–01
ChampionsRushden & Diamonds (1st Football Conference title)
Direct promotionRushden & Diamonds
Conference League Cup winnersChester City
FA Trophy winnersCanvey Island (Isthmian League) (1st FA Trophy title)
Relegated to Level 6Hednesford,
Kettering Town,
Kingstonian
Matches played462
Goals scored1,256 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerDuane Darby (Rushden & Diamonds), 24
Biggest home winHednesford – Northwich Victoria 7–1 (2 September 2000)
Biggest away winKingstonian – Morecambe 1–6 (10 March 2000)
Highest scoringLeigh 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 attendanceYeovil Town v Rushden & Diamonds, 8,868 (21 April 2001)
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance1,553 (– 4% compared to the previous season)

Changes since the previous season

Locations
Locations of the Football Conference 2000–2001 teams
Locations of the Football Conference London teams 2000–2001

Final league table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rushden & Diamonds (C, P) 42 14 6 1 41 13 11 5 5 37 23 +42 86 Promoted to the 2001–02 League Division Three
2 Yeovil Town 42 14 3 4 41 17 10 5 6 32 33 +23 80
3 Dagenham & Redbridge[lower-alpha 1] 42 13 4 4 39 19 10 4 7 32 35 +17 77
4 Southport 42 9 5 7 33 24 11 4 6 25 22 +12 69
5 Leigh RMI[lower-alpha 1] 42 11 5 5 38 24 8 6 7 25 33 +6 68
6 Telford United 42 13 1 7 33 23 6 7 8 18 28 0 65
7 Stevenage Borough 42 8 7 6 36 33 7 11 3 35 28 +10 63
8 Chester City 42 9 8 4 29 19 7 6 8 20 24 +6 62
9 Doncaster Rovers 42 11 5 5 28 17 4 8 9 19 26 +4 58
10 Scarborough 42 7 9 5 29 25 7 7 7 27 29 +2 58
11 Hereford United 42 6 12 3 27 19 8 3 10 33 27 +14 57
12 Boston United[lower-alpha 1] 42 10 7 4 43 28 3 10 8 31 35 +11 56
13 Nuneaton Borough 42 9 5 7 35 26 4 10 7 25 34 0 54
14 Woking 42 5 10 6 30 30 8 5 8 22 27 −5 54
15 Dover Athletic 42 9 6 6 32 22 5 5 11 22 34 −2 53
16 Forest Green Rovers 42 6 9 6 28 28 5 6 10 15 26 −11 48
17 Northwich Victoria 42 8 7 6 31 24 3 6 12 18 43 −18 46
18 Hayes 42 5 6 10 22 31 7 4 10 22 40 −27 46
19 Morecambe 42 8 5 8 35 29 3 7 11 29 37 −2 45
20 Kettering Town (R) 42 5 5 11 23 31 6 5 10 23 31 −16 43 Relegated to the Southern League
21 Kingstonian (R) 42 3 5 13 19 40 5 5 11 28 33 −26 34 Relegated to the Isthmian League
22 Hednesford Town (R) 42 2 6 13 24 38 3 7 11 22 48 −40 28 Relegated to the Southern League
Source: [1]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. New club in the Conference

Results
Home \ Away BOS CHE D&R DON DOV FGR HAY HED HER KET KIN LEI MOR NOR NUN R&D SCA SOU STB TEL WOK YEO
Boston United 0–0 5–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–4 5–3 4–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–3 2–1 0–0 4–1
Chester City 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–1
Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 6–1 2–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–0
Doncaster Rovers 4–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0
Dover Athletic 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1
Forest Green Rovers 0–3 1–1 4–4 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–1
Hayes 1–1 1–3 4–1 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–3
Hednesford Town 2–4 0–0 0–2 2–4 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–0 7–1 0–3 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2
Hereford United 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2
Kettering Town 2–2 4–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 1–5 2–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–1
Kingstonian 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–6 1–0 2–2 2–4 2–2 3–1 0–2 0–1 0–3 3–4
Leigh RMI 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 6–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–0 2–3
Morecambe 2–0 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 4–0 4–2 2–1 4–4 1–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–0
Northwich Victoria 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 0–1 4–0 1–2
Nuneaton Borough 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–2
Rushden & Diamonds 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–2
Scarborough 2–2 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–4 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2
Southport 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–0 0–1 3–0
Stevenage Borough 3–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–3 4–1 2–1 2–0 2–5 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 5–3 0–3 0–0
Telford United 3–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–2
Woking 1–1 1–0 4–4 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–3
Yeovil Town 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 6–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers in order of league goals
Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 Duane Darby Rushden & Diamonds 2403027
2Steve JonesLeigh RMI1910121
3Warren PatmoreYeovil Town1830122
=Justin Jackson Rushden & Diamonds1811020
5Darran HayStevenage Borough1501016
6Rob ElmesHereford United1404018
7Alex MeechanForest Green Rovers1305018
=Ken CharleryBoston United1331017
=Marc McGregorNuneaton Borough1310216
=Ian ArnoldSouthport1311015
=Dave RidingsLeigh RMI1300114
=Simon ParkeSouthport1300013
=Charlie GriffinWoking1300013
14Mark BeesleyChester City1211317
=Tony BlackLeigh RMI1231117
=Darren CollinsKettering Town1220014
=Gary PatersonDoncaster Rovers1210013
=Joff VansittartDover Athletic1200012
19Neil IllmanStevenage Borough1104217
=Rocky BaptisteHayes1100011
=Dale WatkinsKettering Town1100011
=Jon BradyRushden & Diamonds1100011

References
  1. Glenda Rollin and Jack Rollin (eds.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 2001–2002. Headline, 2001.
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