The Football Conference season of 1996–97 was the eighteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Macclesfield Town (2nd Football Conference title) |
Promoted to the Football League | Macclesfield Town |
Conference League Cup winners | Kidderminster Harriers |
FA Trophy winners | Woking (3rd FA Trophy title |
Relegated to Level 6 | Altrincham, Bath City, Bromsgrove Rovers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,306 (2.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Lee Hughes (Kidderminster Harriers), 30 |
Biggest home win | Woking – Altrincham 7–1 (30 November 1996); Kidderminster Harriers – Bath City 6–0 (28 December 1996); Slough Town – Telford United 6–0 (19 October 1996); Stevenage Borough – Halifax Town 6–0 (17 August 1996) |
Biggest away win | Slough Town – Stevenage Borough 1–6 (1 January 1997); Bromsgrove Rovers – Northwich Victoria 0–5 (1 March 1997); Dover Athletic – Kidderminster Harriers 0–5 (24 August 1996); Telford United – Rushden & Diamonds 0–5 (7 December 1996) |
Highest scoring | Halifax Town – Bath City 4–5 (15 February 1997) |
Longest winning run | Macclesfield Town, 8 matches |
Longest unbeaten run | Morecambe, 12 matches |
Longest losing run | Bromsgrove Rovers, 7 matches |
Highest attendance | Stevenage Borough v Kidderminster Harriers, 6,489 (25 January 1997) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,258 |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Macclesfield Town won their second Conference title in three years, and this time earned a promotion to the Football League – thanks to their upgraded stadium – at the expense of Hereford United.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +50 | 90 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division |
2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 24 | +42 | 85 | Conference League Cup winners |
3 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 30 | +34 | 82 | |
4 | Morecambe | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 33 | +13 | 66 | |
5 | Woking | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 34 | +8 | 64 | FA Trophy winners |
6 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 34 | +7 | 63 | |
7 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | +5 | 61 | |
8 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 33 | +2 | 60 | |
9 | Telford United | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 26 | −10 | 58 | |
10 | Gateshead | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 36 | −4 | 56 | |
11 | Southport | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 33 | −10 | 55 | |
12 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 38 | −2 | 53 | |
13 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −5 | 52 | |
14 | Kettering Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −9 | 51 | |
15 | Hayes | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | −1 | 50 | |
16 | Slough Town | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 33 | −3 | 50 | |
17 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 38 | −11 | 50 | |
18 | Welling United | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 34 | −10 | 48 | |
19 | Halifax Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 37 | −19 | 48 | |
20 | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 52 | −27 | 47 | Relegated to the Southern League |
21 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 37 | −26 | 41 | |
22 | Altrincham | 42 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 39 | −24 | 39 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League |
Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
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1 | Lee Hughes | Kidderminster Harriers | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
2 | Lennie Dennis | Welling United | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
3 | Andy Whittaker | Southport | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
4 | Gary Abbott | Slough Town | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
5 | Justin Jackson | Woking | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
6 | Barry Hayles | Stevenage Borough | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
= | David Leworthy | Rushden & Diamonds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
= | Lee Steele | Northwich Victoria | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
9 | Joe O'Connor | Hednesford | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
= | Paul Thompson | Gateshead | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
= | Clive Walker | Woking | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
= | Steve Wood | Macclesfield Town | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
13 | Mike Davis | Bath City | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
= | Neil Doherty | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
= | Niell Hardy | Altrincham | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
= | Mickey Norbury | Halifax Town | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
17 | Carl Alford | Rushden & Diamonds | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
= | Ian Arnold | Stalybridge Celtic | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
= | Chris Boothe | Farnborough Town | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
= | Martin Randall | Hayes | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
= | Phil Wingfield | Farnborough Town | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
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