Average non-league rankings

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This is similar to the list I do of Football League clubs based on their average league position during their time in the league. Now I've done a similar list for non-league clubs.

The list takes into account average league positions since the formation of the Conference in 1979. Rankings have been given for teams in the top 2 tiers of the football pyramid in each season since then and the top 3 tiers since the beginning of Conference North and South.

The ranking features all the teams that were in the top 3 tiers last season.

For comparitive purposes, I've also listed all the other teams that have played in those divisions since 1979 and placed them according to their average league position.

Teams listed in RED were relegated to step 4 (or lower) of the pyramid at the end of last season and won't have a ranking when I update at the end of the season.

Teams listed in GREEN were promoted to step 3 of the pyramid at the end of last season and will have a ranking when I update.

Teams listed in BLUE were promoted to the Football League at the end of last season and won't have a ranking when I update.


Darlington (average = 1)
Lincoln City (1)
Colchester United
1. Oxford United (2.000)
Carlisle United
Shrewsbury Town
2. Exeter City (6.000)
Chester City
Hereford United
Maidstone United
Doncaster Rovers
Barnet
3. York City (9.667)
4. Stevenage Borough (11.000)
5. Halifax Town (11.200)
6. Northwich Victoria (12.357)
7. Kidderminster Harriers (13.000)
8. Scarborough (13.000)
9. Kettering Town (14.357)
Yeovil Town
10. Cambridge United (14.500)
11. Forest Green Rovers
12. Telford United
Boston United
13. Rushden & Diamonds
14. Altrincham
15. Aldershot Town
Wycombe Wanderers
Colne Dynamoes
Macclesfield Town
Canvey Island
16. Dagenham & Redbridge
17. Farnborough Town
18. Stafford Rangers
19. Woking
20. Nuneaton Borough (27.667)
Enfield
Cheltenham Town
21. Welling United
Dartford
22. Bath City
Runcorn
23. Barrow
Dover Athletic
Dagenham
24. Weymouth
25. Sutton United
26. Lewes
27. Morecambe
28. Harrogate Town
29. Stalybridge Celtic
30. Southport (36.250)
31. Burton Albion
Leamington
Bangor City
Bromsgrove Rovers
32. Worcester City
33. Fisher Athletic
34. Hednesford Town
35. Gravesend & Northfleet
Trowbridge Town
Hornchurch
36. Histon
Accrington Stanley
37. Vauxhall Motors
38. Havant & Waterlooville
39. Gateshead
40. Hayes (44.464)
41. Wealdstone
42. Slough Town
43. Eastbourne Borough
44. Thurrock
45. Witton Albion
46. Hyde United
Kingstonian
47. Grays Athletic
48. Merthyr Tydfil
49. Hinckley United
50. Hucknall Town (49.500)
51. St. Albans City
52. Marine
53. Leigh RMI
Aylesbury United
54. Crawley Town
55. Tamworth
Bridgend Town
Alvechurch
Road-Sea Southampton
Barry Town
Bashley
56. Newport County
Caernarfon Town
57. Frickley Athletic
Gresley Rovers
58. Worksop Town
59. Weston-super-Mare
Bishop Auckland
Leicester United
Wokingham
60. Bognor Regis Town (55.353)
Stourbridge
Hastings United
61. Braintree Town
62. Eastleigh
63. Leek Town
64. Dorchester Town
65. Droylsden
66. Moor Green
67. Margate
68. King's Lynn
69. Halesowen Town
Gosport Borough
Marlow
70. Gainsborough Trinity (58.321)
Willenhall Town
Chorley
Wakefield
Addlestone & Weybridge Town
Chesham United
Atherstone United
Minehead
71. Cambridge City
72. Bishop's Stortford
Rhyl
73. Alfreton Town
Bedworth United
74. Fleetwood Town
75. Lancaster City
76. Gloucester City
77. Farsley Celtic
78. Mossley
Tooting & Mitcham United
Dulwich Hamlet
Sittingbourne
Waterlooville
79. Basingstoke Town
80. Bedford Town (62.444)
81. Guiseley
82. Hendon
83. Yeading
84. Workington
85. Carshalton Athletic
Walthamstow Avenue
Buxton
Sudbury Town
South Liverpool
86. Chelmsford City
Winsford United
87. Harrow Borough
88. Maidenhead United
Poole Town
89. Blyth Spartans
90. Billericay Town (65.500)
Fareham Town
Shepshed Albion
91. Redditch United
92. Corby Town
93. Heybridge Swifts
94. Whitby Town
Goole Town
Barking
Croydon
Hillingdon Borough
Molesey
Windsor & Eton
Wivenhoe Town
95. Bromley
96. Matlock Town
Colwyn Bay
97. Boreham Wood
Dudley Town
98. Ilkeston Town
Bamber Bridge
Knowsley United
99. Salisbury City
100. Rugby Town (71.364)
101. Chippenham Town
Whitley Bay
Folkestone
Witney Town
Bradford Park Avenue
Epsom & Ewell
Sutton Coldfield Town
Hounslow Borough
Baldock Town
102. Hampton & Richmond Borough
103. Hitchin Town
104. Tiverton Town
Newport IOW
105. Worthing
Oswestry Town
106. Grantham Town
Spennymoor United
Rothwell Town
Ashford Town
107. Staines Town
Dunstable Town
108. Burscough
109. AFC Wimbledon
Solihull Borough
Chertsey Town
Harlow Town
Leatherhead
Redbridge
110. Leyton (80.000)
111. Clevedon Town
112. Ashton United
Oxford City
113. Walton & Hersham
Dorking
Taunton Town
St. Leonards Stamcroft
Canterbury City
114. Horsham
115. Folkestone Invicta
116. Ramsgate
Wellingborough Town
117. North Ferriby United
Andover
118. Banbury United
119. Yate Town
120. Tonbridge Angels (96.600)
121. Prescot Cables
Netherfield
122. Team Bath
Milton Keynes City
123. Mangotsfield United
124. Radcliffe Borough
125. Hemel Hempstead Town
126. Ossett Town
Bridlington Town
127. East Thurrock United
Tilbury
128. Cirencester Town
129. Northwood
130. Stamford (112.500)
131. Lincoln United
132. Cheshunt
133. Kendal Town
134. Ashford Town (Middlesex)
Evesham United
Maldon Town (129.000)

Also promoted to step 3 for the 2007/8 season:
Eastwood Town
Brackley Town
Swindon Supermarine



Notes:

Telford United and AFC Telford United are considered to be the same club.

Dagenham & Redbridge's figures include those of Redbridge Forest and Leytonstone & Ilford, as they were in a higher divison than Dagenham at the time of their merger. Dagenham (pre-merger) are listed separately.

Farnborough Town have changed their name to Farnborough.

Bangor City, Bridgend Town, Barry Town, Caernarfon Town and Rhyl are now part of the Welsh football pyramid.

Gravesend & Northfleet are now Ebbsfleet United.

Hornchurch and AFC Hornchurch are considered to be the same club.

Havant Town and Waterlooville were in the same division at the time of their merger so are listed separately to Waterlooville.

Hayes and Yeading merged at the end of last season to become Hayes & Yeading United. As they were in the same division, the newly-formed club will be listed separately to the two old clubs.

Moor Green and Solihull Borough merged at the end of last season to become Solihull Moors. As Moor Green were in a higher division at the time of the merger, their record will be combined with that of the new club.

Sudbury Town are now merged with Sudbury Wanderers as AFC Sudbury.

[Tom]

Just shows the size of Maidenhead and Slough and their comparitive success/failure this season.

If Maidenhead were to finish in the top half of Conference South (which won't happen this season) it would be the highest position in the club's history. As it is, finishing around 15th/16th (which seems likely) would still be better than most seasons in recent years. Traditionally they're one of the top Step 3 sides but have battled against relegation at Step 2 level. In fact I think they only reached Step 2 for the first time in 2000.

Slough are at the lowest level in their history and have no hope of moving up anytime soon.

[Panda]

Updated rankings for this season: (changes are shown in brackets)

1. Torquay United (NEW) (3.000)
2. Oxford United (DOWN 1) (5.500)
3. Exeter City (DOWN 1) (5.600)
4. Cambridge United (UP 6) (10.333)
5. Stevenage Borough (DOWN 1) (10.688)
6. York City (DOWN 3) (10.750)
7. Halifax Town (DOWN 2) (12.000)
8. Northwich Victoria (DOWN 2) (12.586)
9. Kidderminster Harriers (DOWN 2) (13.000)
10. Kettering Town (DOWN 1) (14.724)
11. Forest Green Rovers
12. Maidstone United (RE-ENTRY)
13. Rushden & Diamonds
14. Telford United (DOWN 2)
15. Boston United (RE-ENTRY)
16. Altrincham (DOWN 2)
17. Aldershot Town (DOWN 2)
18. Stafford Rangers
19. Woking
20. Nuneaton Borough (28.000)
21. Welling United
22. Bath City
23. Barrow
24. Lewes (UP 2)
25. Weymouth (DOWN 1)
26. Histon (UP 10)
27. Harrogate Town (UP 1)
28. Sutton United (DOWN 3)
29. Stalybridge Celtic
30. Southport (36.069)
31. Burton Albion
32. Fisher Athletic (UP 1)
33. Worcester City (DOWN 1)
34. Ebbsfleet United (UP 1)
35. Eastbourne Borough (UP 8)
36. Havant & Waterloovilee (UP 2)
37. Bromsgrove Rovers (RE-ENTRY)
38. Hednesford Town (DOWN 4)
39. Gateshead
40. Grays Athletic (UP 7) (45.882)
41. Thurrock (UP 3)
42. Vauxhall Motors (DOWN 5)
43. Hyde United (UP 3)
44. Wealdstone (DOWN 3)
45. Witton Albion
46. Hayes & Yeading United (NEW) (Last season: Hayes 40, Yeading 83)
47. Crawley Town (UP 7)
48. St. Albans City (UP 3)
49. Leigh RMI (UP 4)
50. Eastleigh (UP 12) (51.000)
51. Hinckley United (DOWN 2)
52. Hucknall Town (DOWN 2)
53. Tamworth (UP 2)
54. Farsley Celtic (UP 23)
55. Marine (DOWN 3)
56. Merthyr Tydfil (DOWN 8)
57. Newport County (DOWN 1)
58. Braintree Town (UP 3)
59. Droylsden (UP 6)
60. Bognor Regis Town (55.667)
61. Frickley Athletic (DOWN 4)
62. Hornchurch (RE-ENTRY)
63. Weston-super-Mare (DOWN 4)
64. Worksop Town (DOWN 6)
65. Solihull Moors (UP 1 - Last season: Moor Green)
66. Dorchester Town (DOWN 2)
67. Gainsborough Trinity (UP 3)
68. King's Lynn
69. Bishop's Stortford (UP 3)
70. Bashley (RE-ENTRY) (58.800)
71. Hastings United (RE-ENTRY)
72. Cambridge City (DOWN 1)
73. Halesowen Town (DOWN 4)
74. Alfreton Town (DOWN 1)
75. Margate (DOWN 8)
76. Leek Town (DOWN 13)
77. Fleetwood Town (DOWN 3)
78. Workington (UP 8)
79. Gloucester City (DOWN 3)
80. Basingstoke Town (DOWN 1) (62.045)
81. Hendon (UP 1)
82. Buxton (RE-ENTRY)
83. Maidenhead United (UP 5)
84. Guiseley (DOWN 3)
85. Chelmsford City (UP 1)
86. Blyth Spartans (UP 3)
87. Redditch United (UP 4)
88. Carshalton Athletic (DOWN 3)
89. Harrow Borough (DOWN 2)
90. Billericay Town (67.333)
91. Salisbury City (UP 8)
92. Bromley (UP 3)
93. Hampton & Richmond Borough (UP 9)
94. Bedford Town (DOWN 14)
95. Corby Town (DOWN 3)
96. Heybridge Swifts (DOWN 3)
97. Matlock Town (DOWN 1)
98. Whitby Town (DOWN 4)
99. Chippenham Town (UP 2)
100. Burscough (UP 8) (73.375)
101. Boreham Wood (DOWN 4)
102. Rugby Town (DOWN 2)
103. Hitchin Town
104. Ilkeston Town (DOWN 6)
105. Staines Town (UP 2)
106. AFC Wimbledon (UP 3)
107. Eastwood Town (NEW)
108. Tiverton Town (DOWN 4)
109. Harlow Town (RE-ENTRY)
110. Clevedon Town (DOWN 1) (85.500)
111. Leyton (DOWN 1)
112. Ashton United
113. Ramsgate (UP 3)
114. Horsham
115. Team Bath (UP 7)
116. Brackley Town (NEW)
117. Folkestone Invicta (DOWN 2)
118. Tonbridge Angels (UP 2)
119. Banbury United (DOWN 1)
120. Yate Town (DOWN 1) (96.000)
121. Hemel Hempstead Town (UP 4)
122. Swindon Supermarine (NEW)
123. Mangotsfield United
124. Prescot Cables (DOWN 3)
125. North Ferriby United (DOWN 8)
126. Ashford Town (Middlesex) (UP 8)
127. Ossett Town (DOWN 1)
128. East Thurrock United (DOWN 1)
129. Cirencester Town (DOWN 1)
130. Stamford (117.333)
131. Lincoln United
132. Kendal Town (UP 1)
133. Cheshunt (DOWN 1)

[frag]

Nice rise for Eastbourne ;D