2008–09 Conference League Cup

2008–09 Conference League Cup EnglandWales 68 A.F.C. Telford United(1st title) Forest Green Rovers 2007–08 The Conference League Cup 2008–09, known as the Setanta Shield 2008–09 for sponsorship reasons, is the second season of the Conference League Cup competition after its resurrection by Conference sponsors Blue Square and competition sponsors Setanta. With the entrance of all Conference teams from every division, there will be 68 entries into the tournament. The total prize money is £200,000. Teams in the Conference's two regional divisions enter in the first round, are joined by the six lowest-ranked Conference National teams in the second with the competition completed by the final eighteen clubs for the third round. The tournament was abolished upon the completion of this edition. Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs New entries this round Prize money First Round 8 September 2008 22 68 → 46 44 £2,000 Second Round 6 October 2008 14 46 → 32 6 £3,000 Third Round 4 November 2008 16 32 → 16 18 £3,500 Fourth Round 2 December 2008 8 16 → 8 none £4,500 Quarter-finals 12 January 2009 4 8 → 4 none £7,000 Semi-finals 2009 2 4 → 2 none £10,000 Final 2009 1 2 → 1 none Winner: £16,000; Loser: £8,000 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 Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 Hyde United 1–2 Vauxhall Motors 972 Droylsden 1–2 Gateshead 1903 Stalybridge Celtic 1–4 Southport 2314 Harrogate Town 1–1 Fleetwood Town 174Fleetwood won 5–4 on penalties5 Farsley Celtic 3–1 Workington 1016 Burscough 1–4 Blyth Spartans 1607 Hucknall Town 1–3 Hinckley United 1928 A.F.C. Telford United 3–2 Gainsborough Trinity 6529 Redditch United 0–1 Solihull Moors 15710 Alfreton Town 2–3 Stafford Rangers 20111 King's Lynn 1–2 Tamworth 510 Southern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance12 Dorchester Town 4–5 Newport County 17813 Team Bath 1–2 Bath City14 Basingstoke Town 1–3 Fisher Athletic 13915 Maidenhead United 1–2 Havant & Waterlooville 17116 Bognor Regis Town 2–0 Worcester City 16817 Eastleigh 4–4 Weston-super-Mare 173Eastleigh won 5–4 on penalties18 St. Albans City 0–1 Hayes and Yeading 16519 Thurrock 2–0 Welling United20 Chelmsford City 1–0 A.F.C. Wimbledon 57521 Bishop's Stortford 2–1 Bromley 20122 Braintree Town 3–0 Hampton & Richmond Borough 127 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 Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 Blyth Spartans 1–2 Gateshead 6322 Barrow 3–2 Fleetwood Town 6183 Hinckley United 2–1 Tamworth 2674 A.F.C. Telford United 2–1 Solihull Moors 6925 Vauxhall Motors 0–3 Southport 1636 Altrincham 1–1 Farsley Celtic 259Altrincham won 4–2 on penalties7 Stafford Rangers 3–1 Northwich Victoria 327 Southern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance8 Bath City 4–1 Newport County 2419 Lewes 0–2 Bognor Regis Town 22210 Kettering Town 4–2 Bishop's Stortford 45011 Fisher Athletic 2–3 Eastbourne Borough3512 Eastleigh 2–3 Havant & Waterlooville 48913 Chelmsford City 3–1 Braintree Town 47414 Thurrock 3–3 Hayes and YeadingThurrock won 5–4 on penalties 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. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 Barrow 3–1 Gateshead F.C 5512 York City 1–1 Mansfield Town 608York won 4–2 on penalties3 Forest Green Rovers 2–1 Oxford United 3834 Altrincham 1–2 Wrexham 5375 Stafford Rangers 1–2 Southport 2616 Bath City 0–1 Salisbury City 2307 Weymouth 0–3 Torquay United 6218 Woking 3–0 Bognor Regis Town 4809 Crawley Town 3–0 Havant & Waterlooville 23910 Eastbourne Borough 1–3 Ebbsfleet United 30011 Hinckley United 2–1 Histon 20212 Rushden & Diamonds 0–3 Stevenage Borough 43013 A.F.C. Telford United 4–3 Cambridge United 94114 Kettering Town 4–1 Thurrock 43815 Grays Athletic 2–4 Chelmsford City 26216 Burton Albion 3–2 Kidderminster Harriers 554 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 Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 A.F.C. Telford United 3–0 Burton Albion 8752 Barrow 3–1 York City 5963 Hinckley United 2 – 3 (aet) Kettering Town 2704 Wrexham 1 – 2 (aet) Southport 1,023 Southern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 Crawley Town 2–1 Chelmsford City 3042 Ebbsfleet United 3–0 Stevenage Borough 2863 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Torquay United 4214 Salisbury City 0–3 Woking 297 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 Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 A.F.C. Telford United 3 – 2 (aet) Kettering Town 8742 Barrow 3–1 Southport 678 Southern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1 Crawley Town 1–2 Ebbsfleet United 8442 Woking 2–2 Forest Green Rovers 499Forest Green won 5–4 on penalties Semi-finals Due to the weather disrupted winter, the semi-finals were delayed and eventually played on 26 March 2009. Northern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Barrow 0–1AFC Telford United 2,109 Southern Section Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamAttendance1Ebbsfleet United 0–1Forest Green Rovers 431 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. 9 April 200920:00 BSTTelford looking for Setanta shock https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7992029.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 April 2009 21 March 2015 Forest Green Rovers 0–0 yes http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/sport/4282726.Penalty_heartache_for_Rovers_in_final/ AFC Telford United The New Lawn, Nailsworth, GloucestershireSetanta Shield: Forest Green 0 AFC Telford Utd 0 (Telford win 3–0 on pens) http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/sport/4282726.Penalty_heartache_for_Rovers_in_final/ Stroud News & Journal Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd 10 April 2009 21 March 2015 2323 Steve Creighton (Berkshire) Mangan Platt Lloyd 0–3 Adams Danks Cowan References Category:Conference League Cup Cup