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Yeovil and Accrington clinch promotion
Hereford United will not play a Conference match at Huish Park next season, because Yeovil Town clinched the championship today.
They now take their place in Division Three next season and despite beating Doncaster Rovers 4-0 in an evening kick-off today, they actually went up at about 4.50pm as Chester City failed to beat Woking, meaning they couldn't be caught at the top of the league.
As Hereford can no longer make the play-offs, the four sides in the end-of-season lottery have been decided. Dagenham & Redbridge, Doncaster Rovers, Chester City and Morecambe will battle it out for the second promotion spot to the Football League
Accrington Stanley clinched the UniBond League Premier Division championship and promotion to the Nationwide Conference after beating former Conference side Altrincham 3-1 this afternoon, and while Tamworth and Aldershot look favourites to be promoted from the other feeder leagues, they have yet to shake off the challangers.
In Division Three, the race to avoid dropping into the Conference is hotting up. Exeter City remain rooted to the bottom and favourites for relegation after losing to a late minute goal at Cambridge United, the game finishing 2-1. Shrewsbury Town occupy the other trapdoor spot, as they crashed 5-1 at Darlington, but have two games in hand over Bristol Rovers, defeated 3-2 at Wrexham, who are equal on points with the Shropshire side. Just above those three, Swansea City eased their relegation fears with a 1-1 draw against Scunthorpe United, and Macclesfield Town and Carlisle United also collected a point. Boston United, though, remain in trouble as they lost to a late goal against Hull City.
Things look equally as tight at the bottom of the Conference. Leigh RMI and Woking occupy the available relegation spots but Nuneaton Borough, Gravesend & Northfleet, Telford United, Farnborough Town and Southport all remain in serious trouble. Not even Barnet, in eleventh place, are yet safe after they lost 2-0 at Underhill against already-doomed Kettering Town today.