1995–96 Football Conference
| Season | 1995–96[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stevenage Borough (1st Football Conference title) |
| Promoted to the Football League | None |
| Conference League Cup winners | Bromsgrove Rovers |
| FA Trophy winners | Macclesfield Town |
| Relegated to Level 6 | Dagenham & Redbridge, Runcorn |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,384 (3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Barry Hayles (Stevenage Borough), 29 |
| Biggest home win | Macclesfield Town – Halifax Town 7–0 (9 March 1996); Morecambe – Altrincham 7–0 (17 February 1996) |
| Biggest away win | Runcorn F.C. Halton – Stevenage Borough 0–8 (25 November 1995) |
| Highest scoring | Slough Town – Kidderminster Harriers 5–4 (28 August 1995); Morecambe – Woking 4–5 (13 January 1997) |
| Longest winning run | Woking, 7 matches |
| Longest unbeaten run | Stevenage Borough, 17 matches |
| Longest losing run | Dover Athletic, 9 matches |
| Highest attendance | Woking v Macclesfield Town, 4,583 (6 April 1996) |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | 1,054 |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
The Football Conference season of 1995–96 was the seventeenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Overview
Stevenage Borough won the Conference championship during their second season in this league. However, they did not earn a promotion to the Football League because they did not meet Football League requirements. As of 2025, this is the last season when this happened.
New teams in the league this season
- Hednesford Town (promoted 1994–95)
- Morecambe (promoted 1994–95)
- Slough Town (promoted 1994–95)
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stevenage Borough (C) | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 101 | 44 | +57 | 91 | No promotion[a] |
| 2 | Woking | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 83 | 54 | +29 | 83 | |
| 3 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 76 | |
| 4 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 75 | |
| 5 | Gateshead | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 67 | |
| 6 | Southport | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 77 | 64 | +13 | 66 | |
| 7 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 78 | 66 | +12 | 64 | |
| 8 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 60 | |
| 9 | Morecambe | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 78 | 72 | +6 | 59 | |
| 10 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 59 | |
| 11 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 57 | +2 | 59 | |
| 12 | Altrincham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 58 | |
| 13 | Telford United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 55 | |
| 14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 59 | 68 | −9 | 55 | |
| 15 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
| 16 | Kettering Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 84 | −16 | 48 | |
| 17 | Slough Town | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 47 | |
| 18 | Bath City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 66 | −21 | 46 | |
| 19 | Welling United | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 45 | |
| 20 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 40 | Reprived from relegation[b] |
| 21 | Runcorn (R) | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 48 | 87 | −39 | 35 | Relegation to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge (R) | 42 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 33 | Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
- ^ Stevenage Borough were denied promotion to the Football League Third Division due to failing to meet Football League ground requirements.
- ^ Dover Athletic were reprived from relegation because Northern Premier League champions Bamber Bridge did not meet Conference ground requirements.
Results
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- Hayes (from the Isthmian League)
- Rushden & Diamonds (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated
- Dagenham & Redbridge (to the Isthmian League)
- Runcorn (to the Northern Premier League)
Top scorers in order of league goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Hayles | Stevenage Borough | 29 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | Joe O'Connor | Hednesford Town | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Carl Alford | Kettering Town | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | Mark West | Slough Town | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| = | Chris Boothe | Farnborough Town | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | David Leworthy | Dover Athletic | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Steve Harkus | Gateshead | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Clive Walker | Woking | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Carwyn Williams | Northwich Victoria | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Andy Whittaker | Southport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 11 | Corey Browne | Stevenage Borough | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Mike Bignall | Runcorn | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| = | Brian Butler | Northwich Victoria | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| = | Kim Casey | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| = | Paul Davies | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Darran Hay | Woking | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| = | Junior Hunter | Woking | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
References
External links
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