The Conference Divisions have been settled after what has proved to be a very challenging season. There has been an increase in strengths for the teams in the division, meaning the risk of slipping out of the league has never been higher.

In Conference Group 4A, there was a huge upset as Birmingham City defeated West Brom 2-0. The score line pushed Birmingham up into the play-off position, dumping West Brom down to 3rd place.

If Portsmouth beat local rivals Bournemouth in the final match, West Brom could have lost their place in the league. Luckily for them, Portsmouth only managed a goalless draw, which was not enough to save them. The point was enough for Bournemouth to win the division and book their spot in the Conference Promotion Final.

Group 4B was just as interesting, with everything to play for in the last week. Burnley needed to win to save them from relegation, although they faced a tough fixture away at promotion chasing Brighton. After a poor start to the season, Burnley have really excelled and this has been rewarded with an FA Cup quarter final against Tottenham Hotspur, as the last conference team in the Cup. Their form prevailed as they won convincingly 2-1 against Brighton. Sadly for Burnley, the goal difference was not enough to steal second place from Brighton, but they will be back next season to challenge once more.

Blackburn gave it everything in their last game against Fulham but came up short. They were leading 2-1, which would have left them in second place, but a late equaliser for Fulham dropped them out of the league.

The Conference has a new play-off structure this season. The two group winners play in the Promotion Final, with the winners gaining promotion to Division 3. The two runner-up teams play in the Second Place Play-off, with the winners meeting the loser from the Promotion Final for the remaining promotion spot.

Fulham are Group 4B winners and the London team have had a great season and they deserve their place in the Promotion Final. They will play Bournemouth, the winners of Group 4A.

The second place play-off will be Birmingham against Brighton & Hove Albion. The winner of this match will play the loser from the Promotion Final.

West Brom and Burnley will return to the Conference next season, with two new teams joining from non-league. They will be joined by the losers from the Second Place Play-off and Promotion Play-Off. The final two teams will be those relegated from Division 3.

The upcoming matches for the Conference are as follows:

1. Promotion Final

Bournemouth v Fulham

2. Second Place Play-Off

Birmingham City v Brighton & Hove Albion

3. Promotion Play-Off

Loser of Promotion Final v Winner of Second Place Play-Off