2008–09 Conference League Cup

Calendar

First round

The First Round was contested by all 44 teams from the Northern and Southern Divisions, which were divided into a Northern and Southern section. Matches were played in the week commencing 8 September 2008, with the exceptions of the Alfreton Town versus Stafford Rangers and Redditch United versus Solihull Moors games, which were played on 16 September and 23 September respectively, after both fixtures were postponed due to waterlogged pitches.

Northern Section

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Southern Section

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Second round

The Second Round was contested by the remaining 22 teams from the Northern and Southern Divisions and the six lowest-ranking teams from Conference National. It was divided into a Northern and Southern section. Matches will be played in the week commencing 6 October 2008.

Northern Section

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Southern Section

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Third round

The Third Round was contested by the remaining 14 teams from the previous fixtures with the addition of the 18 highest-ranked teams from the Conference National. Unlike previous rounds, the draw was not officially divided into a Northern and Southern section although some geographical grouping occurred in the draw. Matches will be played in the week commencing 3 November 2008.

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Fourth round

The Fourth Round was contested by the remaining 16 teams from across the three divisions. Unlike the previous round the draw was officially divided into a Northern and Southern section. Matches will be played in the week commencing 2 December 2008.

Northern Section

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Southern Section

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Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 9 December 2008. Ties were to be played w/c 12 January 2009 but due to postponements two games were played in January, February and March 2009

Northern Section

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Southern Section

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Semi-finals

Due to the weather disrupted winter, the semi-finals were delayed and eventually played on 26 March 2009.

Northern Section

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Southern Section

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Final

The 2009 Conference League Cup Final took place on 9 April 2009 and was contested by Forest Green Rovers and AFC Telford United at The New Lawn, the home of Forest Green. Rovers had the best of the game but they lacked a cutting edge to see off Telford and ultimately they went on to lose in a penalty shoot-out. Telford goalkeeper Ryan Young saved penalties from Andy Mangan, Conal Platt, and Paul Lloyd, whilst Jon Adams, Mark Danks, and Gavin Cowan were all successful from the spot for United.

20:00 BST

• Mangan
• Platt
• Lloyd
• Adams
• Danks
• Cowan

References

References

1. (9 April 2009). "Telford looking for Setanta shock". British Broadcasting Corporation.
2. (10 April 2009). "Setanta Shield: Forest Green 0 AFC Telford Utd 0 (Telford win 3–0 on pens)". Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd.