Football Conference 2002-03
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Overview
This season the number of teams promoted to the Football League Division Three was increased from one to two, and play-offs| were introduced in order to determine the second team to be promoted, along with the Conference champions. The bottom three, as usual, were relegated to either the Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
, the Southern Premier League
Southern Premier League
Southern Premier League can refer to one of the following sports leagues:* Southern Football League Premier Division, an amateur soccer league in the south of England...
or the Isthmian League
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area...
.
Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
clinched the league title and won promotion to the Football League Division Three.
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
also earned promotion to Division Three following their 3–2 play-off win over Dagenham & Redbridge
Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.
Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham...
, during extra time with a sudden death
Sudden death
In a sport or game, sudden death is a form of competition where play ends as soon as one competitor is ahead of the others, with that competitor becoming the winner. Sudden death is typically used as a tiebreaker when a contest is tied at the end of the normal playing time or the completion of...
goal on the 110th minute.
The regular season began on August 17, 2002, and ended on April 26, 2003.
Changes since the previous season
- Burton AlbionBurton Albion F.C.Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...
(promoted 2001–02) - Gravesend & Northfleet (promoted 2001–02)
- Halifax TownHalifax Town A.F.C.Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years...
(relegated from the Football League 2001–02) - Kettering TownKettering Town F.C.Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
(promoted 2001–02)
Final League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 100 | 37 | + 63 | 95 | |||||
| 2 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 29 | 86 | 42 | + 44 | 78 | |||||
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 30 | 73 | 47 | + 26 | 78 | |||||
| 4 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 59 | 31 | + 28 | 75 | |||||
| 5 | Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 71 | 59 | + 12 | 72 | |||||
| 6 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 64 | 51 | + 13 | 64 | |||||
| 7 | Scarborough Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was an English football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5 million.In the 2006–07 season... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 63 | 54 | + 9 | 64 | |||||
| 8 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 51 | – 1 | 64 | |||||
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 61 | 62 | – 1 | 59 | |||||
| 10 | Margate Margate F.C. Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was known for a number of years during the 1980s as Thanet United.... |
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 42 | |60 | 66 | – 6 | 56 | |||||
| 11 | Barnet | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 40 | 65 | 68 | – 3 | 53 | |||||
| 12 | Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough F.C. Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season... |
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 61 | 55 | + 6 | 52 | |||||
| 13 | Farnborough Town Farnborough Town F.C. Farnborough Football Club is an English football team currently in the Conference South after finishing top of Southern League Premier Division in 2009–10. Their home ground is known as the Rushmoor Stadium, formerly Cherrywood Road, based in Farnborough, Hampshire... |
42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 57 | 56 | + 1 | 51 | |||||
| 14 | Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria F.C. Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 66 | 72 | – 6 | 51 | |||||
| 15 | Telford United Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
42 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 54 | 69 | – 15 | 49 | |||||
| 16 | Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005... |
42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 46 | 52 | 77 | – 25 | 49 | |||||
| 17 | Gravesend & Northfleet | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 38 | 62 | 73 | – 11 | 48 | |||||
| 18 | Leigh RMI Leigh RMI F.C. Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. and Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute F.C. , was an English semi-professional association football team that folded after relegation from the Northern Premier League in 2011... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 37 | 44 | 71 | – 27 | 48 | |||||
| 19 | Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 52 | 81 | – 29 | 47 | |||||
| 20 | Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Borough A.F.C. Nuneaton Town Football Club is an English football club from the town of Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The team compete in the Conference North. This is the 2nd level of Non League Football. In the 2007–08 season they competed in the Conference North division, but due to a liquidation they were demoted... |
42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 46 | 51 | 78 | – 27 | 46 | Relegated to Southern League Southern Football League The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales... |
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| 21 | Southport Southport F.C. Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008... |
42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 54 | 69 | – 15 | 45 | Relegated to Northern Premier League Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one... |
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| 22 | Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
42 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 37 | 73 | – 36 | 31 | Relegated to Isthmian League Isthmian League The Isthmian League is a regional football league covering London and South East England featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. It is sponsored by Ryman, and therefore officially known as the Ryman League. It was founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area... |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
| Key | |
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| Football Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three |
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| Promoted to Football League Division Three through play-offs | |
| Participated in play-offs | |
| FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... winners, Burscough Burscough F.C. Burscough F.C. is an English football club based in Burscough, Lancashire. The club are members of the Northern Premier League Premier Division and groundshare with Skelmersdale United... (Northern Premier League Premier Division Northern Premier League Premier Division The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League... ) |
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| Conference League Cup; competition not held | |
| Relegated from the The Football League The Football League The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football... |
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| New club in the Conference, see also Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
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| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results
Play-offs
The Conference NationalConference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
play-offs determine the second team that will be promoted to the Football League Division Three. The teams placed second through fifth qualify for the play-offs. The semi-finals are played in a two-leg, home and away format, while the final is played as one leg, and this season it was held on May 10, 2003 at Britannia Stadium
Britannia Stadium
The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank...
, Stoke
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
, before a crowd of 13,092.
Topscorers in Order of League Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | Play-offs | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... |
LDV Football League Trophy The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Barnes |
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Kirk Jackson Kirk Jackson Kirk Jackson is a semi professional footballer, currently playing for Northern Premier League side Sheffield F.C., he plays as a striker.... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 3 | Gregg Blundell Gregg Blundell Gregg Steven Blundell is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He is now a physiotherapist for Tranmere Rovers... |
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers F.C. Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in... |
20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 |  Junior AgogoJunior Agogo Manuel "Junior" Agogo is a Ghanaian professional footballer. He is a striker and currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. He has spent most of his career in England, as well as spells in the United States, Egypt and most recently Cyprus. He attended St... |
Barnet Barnet F.C. Barnet Football Club is an English football team from High Barnet, London, England, currently playing in Football League Two. The ground is in the town of Barnet within the London Borough of Barnet.... |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Wayne Curtis Wayne Curtis Wayne Curtis is an English football striker, currently playing for Fleetwood Town.He began his career with Holker Old Boys, and was signed by Jimmy Harvey in 1998 for Morecambe... |
Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 |  Dino MaamriaDino Maamria Noureddine "Dino" Maamria is a Tunisian footballer and manager who is currently the first team coach at Stevenage.Maamria started his playing career with AS Marsa of Tunisia, spending two years with the club professionally after progressing through the youth system. He left the club in 1994, and... |
Stevenage Borough | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| = | Daryl Clare Daryl Clare Daryl Adam Clare is a Jersey-born Irish former professional footballer. He played as a striker. He has previously played for Grimsby Town, Northampton Town, Cheltenham Town, Boston United, Chester City, Crawley Town, Burton Albion, Rushden & Diamonds, Mansfield Town and Gateshead. He has twice won... |
Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Mark Stein |
Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| = | Christian Moore |
Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005... |
16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| = | Steve West |
Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club , informally known as Daggers, is an English association football club based in Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, East London. It was formed in 1992 after a merger between Redbridge Forest and Dagenham... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| = | David Brown |
Telford United Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Neil Grayson Neil Grayson Neil Grayson is an English footballer who currently plays for Carlton Town in the position of striker.Grayson's first club was local outfit Rowntree Mackintosh, playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. He was snapped up by Doncaster Rovers in March 1990 where he stayed... |
Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| = | Mark Quayle Mark Quayle Mark Leslie Quayle is an English former footballer.He played for Everton, Notts County, Grantham Town, Morecambe, Telford United, Nuneaton Borough, Chester City, Scarborough and Northwich Victoria... |
Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Warren Patmore Warren Patmore Warren Patmore is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considered one of the club's greatest ever players, scoring 140 goals in 287 games for the Glovers, making him the club's third top goal-scorer of all time.... |
Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| = | Paul Moore |
Telford United Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 |  Kayode OdejayiKayode Odejayi Olukayode "Kayode" Odejayi is a Nigerian international footballer. He currently plays for Colchester United as a striker.-Club career:Born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Odejayi started his career as a trainee at Bristol City... |
Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers Football Club is an English football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, currently the longest-serving members of the Conference National. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.-Early years:... |
13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| = | Lee Elam Lee Elam Lee Patrick George Elam is an English footballer who plays for Harrogate Town as a midfielder.-Career:Elam was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire and began his footballing career in 1998 with Conference National side Southport... |
Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| = |  Kevin GallKevin Gall Kevin Alexander Gall is a Welsh footballer who plays for Workington.Gall, a former Welsh under-21 international, started his career with Newcastle United, before being released in 2001 and signing for Bristol Rovers. After 50 league games for Rovers he moved on to Yeovil Town in 2003. He spent... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Steve Guinan Steve Guinan Stephen Anthony "Steve" Guinan is an English footballer who plays for Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers as a striker, having previously played for Nottingham Forest, Greensboro Dynamo, Darlington, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra, Halifax Town, Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United, Cambridge... |
Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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