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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
^"Telford looking for Setanta shock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ abc"Setanta Shield: Forest Green 0 AFC Telford Utd 0 (Telford win 3–0 on pens)". Stroud News & Journal. Newsquest Media (Southern) Ltd. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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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 2008 09 Conference League CupTournament detailsCountryEnglandWalesTeams68Defending championsAldershot TownFinal positionsChampionsA F C Telford United 1st title Runner upForest Green Rovers 2007 08 Contents 1 Calendar 2 First round 2 1 Northern Section 2 2 Southern Section 3 Second round 3 1 Northern Section 3 2 Southern Section 4 Third round 5 Fourth round 5 1 Northern Section 5 2 Southern Section 6 Quarter finals 6 1 Northern Section 6 2 Southern Section 7 Semi finals 7 1 Northern Section 7 2 Southern Section 8 Final 9 ReferencesCalendar editRound 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 000First round editThe 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 edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Hyde United 1 2 Vauxhall Motors 97 2 Droylsden 1 2 Gateshead 190 3 Stalybridge Celtic 1 4 Southport 231 4 Harrogate Town 1 1 Fleetwood Town 174 Fleetwood won 5 4 on penalties 5 Farsley Celtic 3 1 Workington 101 6 Burscough 1 4 Blyth Spartans 160 7 Hucknall Town 1 3 Hinckley United 192 8 A F C Telford United 3 2 Gainsborough Trinity 652 9 Redditch United 0 1 Solihull Moors 157 10 Alfreton Town 2 3 Stafford Rangers 201 11 King s Lynn 1 2 Tamworth 510 Southern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 12 Dorchester Town 4 5 Newport County 178 13 Team Bath 1 2 Bath City 14 Basingstoke Town 1 3 Fisher Athletic 139 15 Maidenhead United 1 2 Havant amp Waterlooville 171 16 Bognor Regis Town 2 0 Worcester City 168 17 Eastleigh 4 4 Weston super Mare 173 Eastleigh won 5 4 on penalties 18 St Albans City 0 1 Hayes and Yeading 165 19 Thurrock 2 0 Welling United 20 Chelmsford City 1 0 A F C Wimbledon 575 21 Bishop s Stortford 2 1 Bromley 201 22 Braintree Town 3 0 Hampton amp Richmond Borough 127Second round editThe 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 edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Blyth Spartans 1 2 Gateshead 632 2 Barrow 3 2 Fleetwood Town 618 3 Hinckley United 2 1 Tamworth 267 4 A F C Telford United 2 1 Solihull Moors 692 5 Vauxhall Motors 0 3 Southport 163 6 Altrincham 1 1 Farsley Celtic 259 Altrincham won 4 2 on penalties 7 Stafford Rangers 3 1 Northwich Victoria 327 Southern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 8 Bath City 4 1 Newport County 241 9 Lewes 0 2 Bognor Regis Town 222 10 Kettering Town 4 2 Bishop s Stortford 450 11 Fisher Athletic 2 3 Eastbourne Borough 35 12 Eastleigh 2 3 Havant amp Waterlooville 489 13 Chelmsford City 3 1 Braintree Town 474 14 Thurrock 3 3 Hayes and Yeading Thurrock won 5 4 on penaltiesThird round editThe 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 no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Barrow 3 1 Gateshead F C 551 2 York City 1 1 Mansfield Town 608 York won 4 2 on penalties 3 Forest Green Rovers 2 1 Oxford United 383 4 Altrincham 1 2 Wrexham 537 5 Stafford Rangers 1 2 Southport 261 6 Bath City 0 1 Salisbury City 230 7 Weymouth 0 3 Torquay United 621 8 Woking 3 0 Bognor Regis Town 480 9 Crawley Town 3 0 Havant amp Waterlooville 239 10 Eastbourne Borough 1 3 Ebbsfleet United 300 11 Hinckley United 2 1 Histon 202 12 Rushden amp Diamonds 0 3 Stevenage Borough 430 13 A F C Telford United 4 3 Cambridge United 941 14 Kettering Town 4 1 Thurrock 438 15 Grays Athletic 2 4 Chelmsford City 262 16 Burton Albion 3 2 Kidderminster Harriers 554Fourth round editThe 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 edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 A F C Telford United 3 0 Burton Albion 875 2 Barrow 3 1 York City 596 3 Hinckley United 2 3 aet Kettering Town 270 4 Wrexham 1 2 aet Southport 1 023 Southern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Crawley Town 2 1 Chelmsford City 304 2 Ebbsfleet United 3 0 Stevenage Borough 286 3 Forest Green Rovers 1 0 Torquay United 421 4 Salisbury City 0 3 Woking 297Quarter finals editThe 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 edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 A F C Telford United 3 2 aet Kettering Town 874 2 Barrow 3 1 Southport 678 Southern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Crawley Town 1 2 Ebbsfleet United 844 2 Woking 2 2 Forest Green Rovers 499 Forest Green won 5 4 on penaltiesSemi finals editDue to the weather disrupted winter the semi finals were delayed and eventually played on 26 March 2009 Northern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Barrow 0 1 AFC Telford United 2 109 Southern Section edit Tie no Home team Score Away team Attendance 1 Ebbsfleet United 0 1 Forest Green Rovers 431Final editThe 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 BST 1 Forest Green Rovers0 0 a e t AFC Telford UnitedReportPenaltiesMangan nbsp Platt nbsp Lloyd nbsp 0 3 nbsp Adams nbsp Danks nbsp CowanThe New Lawn Nailsworth Gloucestershire 2 Attendance 2323 2 Referee Steve Creighton Berkshire 2 References edit Telford looking for Setanta shock BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 9 April 2009 Retrieved 21 March 2015 a b c Setanta Shield Forest Green 0 AFC Telford Utd 0 Telford win 3 0 on pens Stroud News amp Journal Newsquest Media Southern Ltd 10 April 2009 Retrieved 21 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 Conference League Cup amp oldid 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