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Playoffs in steps 1-4 at end season 2007/08

Playoffs for Football League
Semi 1/1 - Fri 2nd May Burton Albion 2 - 2 Cambridge United
Semi 2/1 - Thur 1st May Exeter City 1 - 2 Torquay United
Semi 1/2 - Tue 6th May Cambridge United 2 - 1 Burton Albion
Semi 2/2 - Mon 5th May Torquay United 1 - 4 Exeter City
Final - Sun 18th May - Wembley Cambridge United 0 - 1 Exeter City
Semis will be decided over two matches. The winner of the final will be promoted to the Football League. If any team in a playoff position is ineligible to move up to the next step then the teams finishing 6th and 7th will enter the playoffs. If this still does not produce 4 eligible teams then the highest placed team(s) will receive a bye(s)
Playoffs for step 1
Semi N1/1 - Wed 30th Apr Barrow 2 - 0 AFC Telford
Semi N2/1 - Wed 30th Apr Southport 1 - 0 Stalybridge Celtic
Semi S1/1 - Tue 29th Apr Braintree Town 0 - 2 Eastbourne Borough
Semi S2/1 - Tue 29th Apr Fisher Athletic 1 - 1 Hampton & Richmond
Semi N1/2 - Sun 4th May AFC Telford 0 - 2 Barrow
Semi N2/2 - Sun 4th May Stalybridge Celtic 2 - 1 Southport

Stalybridge won 5-3 on penalties

Semi S1/2 - Sat 3rd May Eastbourne Borough 3 - 0 Braintree Town
Semi S2/2 - Sat 3rd May Hampton & Richmond 0 - 0 Fisher Athletic

Hampton & Richmond won 4-2 on penalties

Final N - Fri 9th May - at Burton Albion Stalybridge Celtic 0 - 1 Barrow
Final S - Thu 8th May - at Stevenage Eastbourne Borough 2 - 0 Hampton & Richmond
Semis will be decided over two matches. The winner of the final will be promoted to the Football Conference. If any team in a playoff position is ineligible to move up to the next step then the teams finishing 6th and 7th will enter the playoffs. If this still does not produce 4 eligible teams then the highest placed team(s) will receive a bye(s)
Playoffs for step 2
Semi 1 - Tue 29th Apr Witton Albion 1 - 1 Buxton

Buxton won 6-5 on penalties

Semi 2 - Tue 29th Apr Gateshead 4 - 0 Eastwood Town
Final 1 - Sat 3rd May Gateshead 2 - 0 Buxton
Semi 3 - Tue 29th Apr Team Bath 4 - 1 Bashley
Semi 4 - Thu 1st May Halesowen Town 2 - 1 Chippenham Town
Final 2 - Sat 3rd May Team Bath 2 - 1 Halesowen Town
Semi 5 - Tue 29th Apr Staines Town 2 - 1 Ramsgate
Semi 6 - Tue 29th Apr AFC Wimbledon 3 - 1 AFC Hornchurch
Final 3 - Sat 3rd May Staines Town 1 - 2 AFC Wimbledon
All matches will be decided over one match. The home team in each final will be the team finishing in the highest league position. The 3 final winners will be promoted to step 2. If any team in a playoff position is ineligible to move up to the next step then the teams finishing 6th and 7th will enter the playoffs. If this still does not produce 4 eligible teams then the highest placed team(s) will receive a bye(s) 
Playoffs for step 3
Semi 1 - Wed 30th Apr FC United of Manchester 3 - 2 Bamber Bridge
Semi 2 - Tue 29th Apr Skelmersdale United 3 - 0 Curzon Ashton
Final 1 - Sat 3rd May FC United of Manchester 4 - 1 Skelmersdale United
Semi 3 - Tue 29th Apr Nantwich Town 2 - 1 Grantham Town
Semi 4 - Tue 29th Apr Sheffield 4 - 1 Stocksbridge PS
Final 2 - Sat 3rd May Nantwich Town 2 - 2 Sheffield

Nantwich Town won 4-1 on penalties

Semi 5 - Tue 29th Apr Leamington 1 - 0 Rushall Olympic
Semi 6 - Tue 29th Apr Stourbridge 1 - 0 Sutton Coldfield Town
Final 3 - Sat 3rd May Leamington 1 - 2 Stourbridge
Semi 7 - Thu 1st May Fleet Town 1 - 2 Uxbridge
Semi 8 - Wed 30th Apr Didcot Town 2 - 2 Oxford City

Oxford City won 5-4 on penalties

Final 4 - Sat 3rd May Oxford City 1 - 0 Uxbridge
Semi 9 - Tue 29th Apr AFC Sudbury 2 - 3 Canvey Island

after extra time

Semi 10 - Tue 29th Apr Redbridge 4 - 2 Ware
Final 5 - Sat 3rd May Redbridge 1 - 1 Canvey Island

Canvey Island won 5-4 on penalties

Semi 11 - Tue 29th Apr Tooting & Mitcham 2 - 0 Worthing
Semi 12 - Thu 1st May Cray Wanderers  2 - 0 Metropolitan Police
Final 6 - Sat 3rd May Tooting & Mitcham 1 - 0 Cray Wanderers
All matches will be decided over one match. The home team in each final will be the team finishing in the highest league position. The 6 final winners will be promoted to step 3. If any team in a playoff position is ineligible to move up to the next step then the teams finishing 6th and 7th will enter the playoffs. If this still does not produce 4 eligible teams then the highest placed team(s) will receive a bye(s)