comfortably beating Lowestoft Town 4–1 at home. They exited the Trophy suffering a 6–2 home defeat at the hands of Conference Premier outfit York City. While success in the cups had been considerable The Whites' league form suffered for it with many inconsistent results matched with poor performances seeing Salisbury slip down the table into a relegation battle and in complete contrast to their good start. Despite this, The Whites did manage to secure a surprise 2–0 win at home to runaway league leaders Woking thus signalling a turn around in their fortunes. Salisbury's long on-going financial problems were also bolstered during the season, firstly thanks to their long run in the FA Cup which saw them pocket around £100,000. Also, the sale of former striker Matt Tubbs from Crawley Town to AFC Bournemouth for a fee believed to be around £800,000, saw The Whites receive a fee of around 15% due to a sell-on clause. Despite some poor results at home in the second half of the season, The Whites' away form was strong. After securing their status in the division for the following season, The Whites ended the campaign very strongly with wins against Chelmsford City (3–2), Hampton and Richmond Borough (2–1), Sutton United (3–1) and Eastbourne Borough (3–1). These strong results meant The Whites finished in tenth position and coupled with the FA Cup run meant that it was a largely successful season for Salisbury. 2012–13 season Salisbury made a host of new signings in an effort to push for promotion. Goalkeeper Mark Scott rejoined on a permanent deal from Swindon Town, highly rated midfielder Chris McPhee joined from Torquay United, and striker Jamie White signed up hitting the ground running, topping the top-goalscorers list with 26 league goals. Salisbury City finished their Conference South campaign in second position, and so contested in the play-offs for a chance to win promotion to the Conference Premier. They faced Chelmsford City over a two-legged semi-final and defeated The Clarets 2–1 on aggregate, setting up a final tie against Dover Athletic. Salisbury won the match 3–2 against Dover after extra time. The home side were 1–0 up approaching the 90th minute when Dover equalised, but Salisbury gained a 3–1 extra time advantage and although Dover reduced the deficit, Salisbury held out to win promotion to the Conference Premier for the 2013–14 season in front of 3,408 spectators. 2013–14 season During