Sunday 28 April 2019

LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM - THE PLAY-OFFS ARE HERE!


Wednesday 1st May (7.45pm) 
AFC Fylde (5th) v Harrogate Town (6th)   

Thursday 2nd May (7.45pm)

Wrexham (4th) v Eastleigh (7th) 

Saturday 4th May (12.30pm)
Solihull Moors v AFC Fylde or Harrogate Town

Sunday 5th May 2019 (3.30pm)  
Salford City v Wrexham or Eastleigh  

Saturday 11th May @ Wembley Stadium 
Promotion Final

In non-league's top division there is only one former football league side involved so we may well see a new team in League Two for the 2019/20 season. 

Here's a look at the history of non-league's top division play-off finals since they were introduced in 2003. A measure on how successful they've been can be measured in the fact only York City, Torquay United and Hereford United have been relegated from the football league since. How the fortunes of York City and Luton Town have changed since The Minstermen were winners in the 2012 final. The Hatters will play in the Championship with York City playing in the Vanarama North Division for the third season in a row. 

2018 - Tranmere Rovers 2 Boreham Wood 1 
Att - 16,306 @ Wembley 
2017 - Forest Green Rovers 3 Tranmere Rovers 1 
Att - 18.801 @ Wembley 
2016 - Grimsby Town 3 Forest Green Rovers 1 
Att - 17,198 @ Wembley 
2015 - Bristol Rovers 1 Grimsby Town 1 (5-3 on Pens)
Att - 47,029 @ Wembley 
2014 - Cambridge United 2 Gateshead 1 
Att - 19,613 @ Wembley 
2013 - Newport County 2 Wrexham 0 
Att - 16,346 @ Wembley 
2012 - York City 2 Luton Town 1 
Att - 39,265 @ Wembley
2011 - AFC Wimbledon 0 Luton Town 0 (4-3 on Pens) 
Att - 18,195 @ Manchester City 
2010 - Oxford United 3 York City 1 
Att - 42,669 @ Wembley 
2009 - Torquay United 2 Cambridge United 0  
Att - 35,089 @ Wembley 
2008 - Exeter City 1 Cambridge United 0
Att - 42,511 @ Wembley 
2007 - Morecambe 2 Exeter City 1 
Att - 40,042 @ Wembley 
2006 - Hereford United 3 Halifax Town 2 
Att - 15,499 @ Leicester City 
2005 - Carlisle United 1 Stevenage 0
Att - 13,422 @ Stoke City 
2004 - Shrewsbury Town 1 Aldershot Town 1 (3-0 on Pens)  
Att - 19,216 @ Stoke City 
2003 - Doncaster Rovers 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 2 
Att - 13,092 @ Stoke City 


Wednesday 1st May (kick-off: 7.45pm)
Altrincham (5th) v Blyth Spartans (6th)  
Spennymoor Town (4th) v Bradford Park Avenue (7th) 

Sunday 5th May (kick-off: 3pm) 
Chorley (2nd) v Altrincham or Blyth Spartans 
Brackley Town (3rd) v Spennymoor Town or Bradford Park Avenue 

Sunday 12th May (kick-off: 3pm) 
Promotion Final

In the Vanarama South Division Concord Rangers who finished in 6th place have not been allowed to compete in the end of the season play-offs as their ground failed grading in respect of failing to provide 500 covered seats.  

Wednesday 1st May (kick-off: 7.45pm) 
Bath City (5th) v Wealdstone (7th) 

Sunday 5th May (kick-off: 3pm) 
Woking v Bath City or Wealdstone 
Welling United (3rd)  v Chelmsford City (4th)  

Sunday 12th May (kick-off: 3pm) 
Promotion Final


At step three the four league champions will be promoted (Dorking Wanderers, Weymouth, Kettering Town and Farsley Celtic) but with only two other promotion spots to fill the winner's of the play-offs will not win promotion. The winners will play two 'super play-offs' with the home side decided on which has the best PPG over the regular season. 

At step four there are only twelve promotion spots to fill and seven will be taken by the respective champions of each division. That leaves only five promotion spaces free which will see the five winners of the play-off finals with best points-per-game ratio in the regular season promoted meaning it'll be heartbreak for two sides who will win the play-offs but not go up!  With this in mind check out the chart below which shows the step four contender's PPG over the regular season. 


PREMIER DIVISION
Thursday 2nd May 
Carshalton Athletic (2nd) v Merstham (5th) 
Haringey Borough (3rd) v Tonbridge Angels (4th) 

Monday 6th May 

Promotion Final 

2,517 PEOPLE SAW THE 2017 ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN DULWICH HAMLET & ENFIELD TOWN AT CHAMPION HILL

NORTH DIVISION 
Wednesday 3rd May 
Aveley (2nd) v Heybridge Swifts (5th) 
Maldon & Tiptree (3rd) v Coggeshall Town (4th) 

Sunday 5th May 

Promotion Final

SOUTH-EAST DIVISION

Monday 29th April 
Hastings United (3rd) v Ashford United (4th)
Horsham (2nd) v Haywards Heath Town (5th) 

Friday 3rd May 
Promotion Final 

SOUTH-CENTRAL DIVISION 
Tuesday 30th April 
Cheshunt (3rd) v Marlow (4th) 
Bracknell Town (2nd) v Westfield (5th) 

Saturday 4th May 

Promotion Final


PREMIER CENTRAL
Wednesday 1st May
Kings Lynn Town (2nd) v Stratford Town (5th)
Stourbridge (3rd) v Alverchurch (4th)

PREMIER SOUTH 
Wednesday 1st May 
Met Police (3rd) v Salisbury (4th) 
Taunton Town (2nd) v Poole Town (3rd)

DIVISION ONE CENTRAL
Wednesday 1st May 
Bromsgrove Sporting (2nd) v Sutton Coldfield (5th) 
Corby Town (3rd) v Bedford Town (4th) 

DIVISION ONE SOUTH
Wednesday 1st May
Cirencester Town (2nd) v Cinderford Town (5th) 
Yate Town (3rd) v Moneyfields (4th)
PREMIER DIVISION
Tuesday 30th April 
South Shields (2nd) v Buxton (5th) 
Warrington Town (3rd) v Nantwitch Town (4th)  

Saturday 4th May 
Promotion Final 

EAST DIVISION 
Tuesday 30th April 
Brighouse Town (3rd) v Sheffield (4th)
Ponterfract Collieries (2nd) v Ossett United (5th)

Saturday 4th May 
Promotion Final

WEST DIVISION 
Tuesday 30th April 
Radcliffe (2nd) v Ramsbottom United (5th) 

Wednesday 1st May 
Leek Town (3rd) v Colne (4th) 

Saturday 4th May 
Promotion Final

Saturday 11th May
Winner of Evo-Stik North Final v Winner of Southern League Central Final 
Winner of Bostik Premier Final v Winner of Southern League South Final

Home team decided on who has the best PPG during the regular season - The winners are promoted to Step Two.

STEP FOUR PPG TABLE 
TEAM PPG
BROMSGROVE SPORTING 2.29
AVELEY  2.11
MALDON & TIPTREE UNITED 2.08
HORSHAM  2.06
CORBY TOWN  2.03
BRACKNELL TOWN  2.03
PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES 2.00
CHESHUNT  2.00
RADCLIFFE 1.97
CIRENCESTER TOWN  1.97
YATE TOWN 1.97
COGGESHALL TOWN  1.95
LEEK TOWN   1.95
HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS  1.95
HASTINGS UNITED  1.94
MARLOW  1.92
COLNE  1.92
ASHFORD UNITED  1.89
RAMSBOTTOM UNTED  1.89
BRIGHOUSE TOWN    1.87
MONEYFIELDS  1.87
CINDERFORD TOWN   1.87
WESTFIELD  1.84
SHEFFIELD  1.82
OSSETT UNITED  1.76
HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN   1.75
BEDFORD TOWN  1.71
SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN  1.63


LEATHERHEAD FANS CELEBRATE ON THE PITCH AFTER THEIR ISTHMIAN DIVISION ONE (SOUTH) PLAY-OFF FINAL WIN AGAINST DULWICH HAMLET IN 2011 

ENFIELD TOWN FANS AT THE 2010 ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (NORTH) PLAY-OFF FINAL AT CONCORD RANGERS WHICH THE HOME SIDE WON 3-1 

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