Football Conference 1997-98
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The Football Conference season of 1997–98 was the nineteenth season of the Football Conference
, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Football Conference
The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Changes since the previous season
- Hereford UnitedHereford United F.C.Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
(relegated from the Football League 1996–97) - Cheltenham TownCheltenham Town F.C.Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...
(promoted 1996–97) - Leek TownLeek Town F.C.Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
(promoted 1996–97) - Yeovil TownYeovil Town F.C.Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
(promoted 1996–97)
Final League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 74 | 43 | + 31 | 87 | |||||
| 2 | Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 63 | 43 | + 20 | 78 | |||||
| 3 | Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 72 | 46 | + 26 | 74 | |||||
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 79 | 57 | + 22 | 74 | |||||
| 5 | Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 34 | 77 | 64 | + 13 | 73 | |||||
| 6 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 49 | + 7 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | Hednesford Town Hednesford Town F.C. Hednesford Town Football Club are an association football team based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They play at Keys Park.-History:... |
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 59 | 50 | + 9 | 66 | |||||
| 8 | Slough Town Slough Town F.C. Slough Town F.C. is an English semi-professional football club. The club was officially founded in 1890 after the amalgamation of three local clubs, Swifts, Slough Albion and Young Men's Friendly Society, who between them forged a new club, Slough F.C.... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 58 | 49 | + 9 | 64 | Slough Town Slough Town F.C. Slough Town F.C. is an English semi-professional football club. The club was officially founded in 1890 after the amalgamation of three local clubs, Swifts, Slough Albion and Young Men's Friendly Society, who between them forged a new club, Slough F.C.... were demoted because their ground did not meet Conference National requirements. They were demoted to the Isthmian Premier League. |
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| 9 | Northwich Victoria Northwich Victoria F.C. Northwich Victoria Football Club are an English football club who play at the Victoria Stadium in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the seventh tier of the English football league system.Northwich are an old club, founded in 1874 and named in honour of... |
42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 63 | 59 | + 4 | 60 | |||||
| 10 | Welling United Welling United F.C. Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and... |
42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 64 | 62 | + 2 | 60 | |||||
| 11 | Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 73 | 63 | + 10 | 59 | |||||
| 12 | Hayes Hayes F.C. Hayes F.C. was an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909 taking its present name in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons... |
42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 62 | 52 | + 10 | 58 | |||||
| 13 | Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 60 | 70 | – 10 | 55 | |||||
| 14 | Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 53 | 60 | – 7 | 52 | |||||
| 15 | Stevenage Borough Stevenage Borough F.C. Stevenage Football Club is an English football club based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The club currently participate in League One, the third tier of English football, having won promotion from League Two in the 2010–11 season... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 59 | 63 | – 4 | 51 | |||||
| 16 | Southport Southport F.C. Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 58 | – 2 | 50 | |||||
| 17 | Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed... |
42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 63 | – 7 | 47 | |||||
| 18 | Farnborough Town Farnborough Town F.C. Farnborough Football Club is an English football team currently in the Conference South after finishing top of Southern League Premier Division in 2009–10. Their home ground is known as the Rushmoor Stadium, formerly Cherrywood Road, based in Farnborough, Hampshire... |
42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 43 | 56 | 70 | – 14 | 44 | |||||
| 19 | Leek Town Leek Town F.C. Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 67 | – 15 | 44 | |||||
| 20 | Telford United Telford United F.C. Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in... |
42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 53 | 76 | – 23 | 42 | |||||
| 21 | Gateshead Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... |
42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 51 | 87 | – 36 | 35 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one... |
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| 22 | Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system... |
42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 55 | 48 | 93 | – 45 | 29 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one... |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
| Key | |
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| Football Conference Football Conference The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional... Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three |
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| FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... winners |
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| Conference League Cup winners | |
| Relegated from the The Football League The Football League The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football... |
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| New club in the Conference, see also Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
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| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results
Topscorers in Order of League Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
FA Trophy FA Trophy The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams... |
League Cup | Total |
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| 1 |  Geoff HorsfieldGeoff Horsfield Geoffrey Malcolm "Geoff" Horsfield is an English former professional footballer, now football coach. He made more than 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a striker. He is now a coach at Port Vale.... |
Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2 | Darren Collins Darren Collins Darren Collins is a former professional footballer. He is now assistant manager,and player, of non-league club Brackley Town.... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | Darran Hay |
Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Mark Cooper Mark Cooper (footballer born 1967) Mark David Cooper is an English former association football player. He began his career with Cambridge United before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1987. He failed to break into the Spurs first team and joined Gillingham in 1987 for a fee of £102,500... |
Welling United Welling United F.C. Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and... |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| = | John Norman |
Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Neil Grayson Neil Grayson Neil Grayson is an English footballer who currently plays for Carlton Town in the position of striker.Grayson's first club was local outfit Rowntree Mackintosh, playing in the Northern Counties East Football League Division One. He was snapped up by Doncaster Rovers in March 1990 where he stayed... |
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Owen Pickard Owen Pickard Owen Pickard is a football striker with football league experience at Plymouth Argyle and Hereford United. He is currently the manager of Barnstaple Town. He kept them in the Toolstation Western League in the 09/10 season with a 4-0 win over Melkshan Town FC... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| = | Dale Watkins |
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
| = | Mike Bignall |
Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Brendan Burke | Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Stalybridge Celtic are an English full time professional football club from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester in North West England. The club, which plays its home matches at Bower Fold, is currently in the Conference North in the sixth tier of the English football league system... |
16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| = | Jason Eaton |
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town F.C. Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more... |
16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| = | David Mehew David Mehew David Mehew is a former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Exeter City and Walsall. He is manager of Gloucester City A.F.C.... |
Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds F.C. Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Formed by a merger of Rushden Town and Irthlingborough Diamonds in 1992, the club played in the Conference National following a short spell in the Football League at the start of... |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Warren Patmore Warren Patmore Warren Patmore is a former non-league footballer most notable for his career with Yeovil Town where he is considered one of the club's greatest ever players, scoring 140 goals in 287 games for the Glovers, making him the club's third top goal-scorer of all time.... |
Yeovil Town Yeovil Town F.C. Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Ritchie Hanlon Ritchie Hanlon Richard Kenneth "Ritchie" Hanlon is a retired English footballer, who played as a midfielder. He played in the Football League with Southend United, Peterborough United, Rushden & Diamonds and Lincoln City. Hanlon also played non-League football with Welling United, Stevenage Borough, Weymouth and... |
Welling United Welling United F.C. Welling United Football Club are an English football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley. They currently play in the Conference South. The 2010–11 season was not a good one for them as the club had financial problems, nearly going bankrupt but lots of supporters chipped in and... |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| = | Martin Randall |
Hayes Hayes F.C. Hayes F.C. was an English football club based in Hayes, in Greater London. The club started out as Botwell Mission in 1909 taking its present name in 1929. The team nickname, The Missioners was a salute to the history of the team. The club played in the Conference South for their last few seasons... |
15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 16 |  Jamie Paterson |
Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| = | Grant Payne |
Woking Woking F.C. Woking Football Club is a football club from in Woking, Surrey, England, formed in 1889. They are playing in the Conference South in the 2011–12 season. For the 2011/2012 season, Woking are sharing their ground with Conference National club Hayes & Yeading United.-Promotion to the... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| = | Chris Pearson |
Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | Andy Milner Andy Milner Andy Milner , is a retired English footballer who played as a striker.-Career:Born in Kendal, Westmorland, Milner started his career with non-league Netherfield... |
Morecambe Morecambe F.C. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. It plays its football in League Two, the fourth division of English football, having been promoted in 2007 for the first time in their history to the Football League. They played their home matches at Christie Park... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 20 | Steve Bowey Steve Bowey Steven "Steve" Bowey is an English footballer who is a free agent at present.-Career:Born in Durham, County Durham, Bowey started his career at Forest Green Rovers and then played for Bristol Rovers, where he made no appearances, before moving on to Gateshead where he played approximately 200 times... |
Gateshead Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager.... |
12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Jimmy Strouts |
Dover Athletic Dover Athletic F.C. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
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