1997–98 Football Conference
Appearance
Highest attendance | Halifax Town v Cheltenham Town, 6,357 (25 April 1998) |
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Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 1996–97 → |
The Football Conference season of 1997–98 was the nineteenth season of the
Football Conference
, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Changes since the previous season
- Hereford United (relegated from the Football League 1996–97)
- Cheltenham Town (promoted 1996–97)
- Leek Town (promoted 1996–97)
- Yeovil Town (promoted 1996–97)
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Halifax Town | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 28 | +31 | 87 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three
|
2 | Cheltenham Town[a] | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 28 | +20 | 78 | FA Trophy winners |
3 | Woking | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +26 | 74 | |
4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +22 | 74 | |
5 | Morecambe | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 34 | +13 | 73 | Conference League Cup winners |
6 | Hereford United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | +7 | 67 | Relegated from The Football League
|
7 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 38 | +9 | 66 | |
8 | Slough Town | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 28 | +9 | 64 | Demoted to Isthmian League.[b]
|
9 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 35 | +4 | 60 | |
10 | Welling United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 35 | +2 | 60 | |
11 | Yeovil Town[a] | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 39 | +10 | 59 | |
12 | Hayes | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | +10 | 58 | |
13 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 41 | −10 | 55 | |
14 | Kettering Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 52 | |
15 | Stevenage Borough
|
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −4 | 51 | |
16 | Southport | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −2 | 50 | |
17 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | −7 | 47 | |
18 | Farnborough Town
|
42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 43 | −14 | 44 | |
19 | Leek Town[a] | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 41 | −15 | 44 | |
20 | Telford United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 45 | −23 | 42 | |
21 | Gateshead | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 52 | −36 | 35 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League |
22 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 55 | −45 | 29 |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
Results
Stevenage
Locations of the Football Conference London teams 1997–1998
Top scorers in order of league goals
Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Geoff Horsfield | Halifax Town | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Darren Collins |
Rushden & Diamonds | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
3 | Darran Hay | Woking | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
4 | Mark Cooper |
Welling United | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
= | John Norman | Morecambe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
6 | Neil Grayson | Hereford United & Cheltenham Town | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
7 | Owen Pickard | Yeovil Town | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
= | Dale Watkins | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 29 |
= | Mike Bignall | Kidderminster Harriers |
16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
= | Brendan Burke | Stalybridge Celtic | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
= | Jason Eaton | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
= | David Mehew | Rushden & Diamonds | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
= | Warren Patmore | Yeovil Town | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
14 | Ritchie Hanlon | Welling United | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
= | Martin Randall | Hayes | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
16 | Jamie Paterson |
Halifax Town | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
= | Grant Payne | Woking | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
= | Chris Pearson | Kettering Town | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
19 | Andy Milner | Morecambe | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
20 | Steve Bowey | Gateshead | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
= | Jimmy Strouts | Dover Athletic | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
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