1988–89 Football Conference

The Football Conference season of 1988–89 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football Conference.

It was the third season that the champions of the Conference were automatically promoted to the Football League after the abolition of the election system.

Overview

Maidstone United, who had been Conference champions once earlier in the decade and once the runners-up, were finally promoted to the Football League Fourth Division after gaining their second title at this level.

Newport County, the club newly relegated to the Conference from the Football League, were wound up due to debts on 27 February 1989. They were then expelled from the Conference for failing to fulfil their fixtures; their record was expunged.

New teams in the league this season

Final league table[1]

Football Conference
Season 1988–89[1]
Champions Maidstone United (2nd Football Conference title)
Promoted to the Football League Maidstone United
Conference League Cup winners Yeovil Town
FA Trophy winners Telford United
Relegated to
Level 6/Folded
Weymouth,
Newport County
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1233 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Butler (Maidstone United), 26;
Mark Gall (Maidstone United), 26
Biggest home win Maidstone UnitedAltrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988);
Wycombe WanderersStafford Rangers 6–1 (11 February 1989);
Boston UnitedBarnet 5–0 (29 October 1988);
Maidstone UnitedYeovil Town 5–0 (22 October 1988);
RuncornAylesbury 5–0 (3 December 1988);
Welling UnitedAylesbury 5–0 (12 October 1988)
Biggest away win Boston UnitedRuncorn 0–6 (28 September 1988)
Highest scoring Maidstone UnitedAltrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988);
Kidderminster HarriersMaidstone United 3–6 (8 April 1989)
Longest winning run Boston United, Chorley, Maidstone, Runcorn, 6 matches
Longest unbeaten run Maidstone, 17 matches
Longest losing run Fisher Athletic, 6 matches
Highest attendance Wycombe Wanderers v Kettering Town, 4,890 (8 April 1989)
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance 1195 (– 4% compared to previous season)
Locations of the Football Conference teams 1988–1989
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Maidstone United 4012534822134344249246+ 4684
2 Kettering Town 401613351576721245639+ 1776
3 Boston United 4012353628105525236151+ 1074
4 Wycombe Wanderers 409743425114534276852+ 1671
5 Kidderminster Harriers 4010463232112736256857+ 1169
6 Runcorn 401136392285738317753+ 2465
7 Macclesfield Town 40956312685732316357+ 661
8 Barnet 401127363075828396469– 561
9 Yeovil Town 40857343076734376867+ 156
10 Northwich Victoria 40857313066833356465– 153
11 Welling United 40866271665918304546– 153
12 Sutton United 4010554326210821286454+ 1051
13 Enfield 40749333274929356267– 551
14 Altrincham 406862423721127385161– 1049
15 Cheltenham Town 407763229551023295558– 348
16 Telford United 405510172484820193743– 648
17 Chorley 4064102632721131395771– 1445
18 Fisher Athletic 406410313247924335565– 1041
19 Stafford Rangers 407492732431322424974– 2540[notes 1]
20 Aylesbury United 407492730251316414371– 2836Relegated to the Isthmian League
21 Weymouth 406772730131610403770– 3331Relegated to the Southern League
Newport County [notes 2]
  1. Stafford Rangers were reprieved from relegation due to Newport County's expulsion.
  2. Newport County were expelled from the Conference and their record was expunged.
Key
Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Fourth Division
FA Trophy winners
Conference League Cup winners
Relegated from The Football League, see Newport County
New club in the Conference, see also Yeovil Town
Relegated to Level 6
Expelled from Conference

Results[1]

Home ╲ Away ALT AYL BARBOSCHLCHOENFFISKETKIDMACMAINORRUNSTASUTTELWELWEYWYCYEO
Altrincham 10 11 00 01 12 00 11 12 31 13 01 22 12 21 10 00 31 21 22 22
Aylesbury United 12 13 12 00 43 21 11 01 15 12 12 20 12 11 10 20 00 41 02 32
Barnet 30 10 00 31 24 21 23 32 02 14 21 20 32 12 11 13 23 41 10 20
Boston United 31 20 50 11 20 32 24 11 02 32 14 21 06 21 31 10 20 20 01 11
Cheltenham Town 21 00 12 31 22 32 22 21 41 30 04 22 21 12 23 01 11 11 01 11
Chorley 10 11 23 01 14 12 11 01 13 01 13 31 13 31 21 20 11 00 32 23
Enfield 21 21 40 12 34 12 21 11 13 21 11 12 03 42 11 01 01 30 34 11
Fisher Athletic 11 02 12 13 20 40 12 30 20 22 02 24 01 01 11 01 13 32 33 42
Kettering Town 01 52 31 12 20 30 01 21 21 10 33 21 20 10 10 10 21 10 21 10
Kidderminster Harriers 23 43 10 02 32 02 13 21 11 01 36 11 21 32 10 11 21 10 20 22
Macclesfield Town 10 31 11 01 00 32 11 22 01 11 43 02 32 21 13 21 30 20 01 23
Maidstone United 72 11 32 30 20 20 31 10 00 03 33 41 22 30 11 13 30 30 13 50
Northwich Victoria 43 11 11 01 10 04 22 30 11 24 32 20 01 11 42 10 02 20 23 12
Runcorn 30 50 30 12 21 30 12 11 21 13 22 01 31 41 21 00 12 10 23 21
Stafford Rangers 02 31 12 41 11 32 31 01 21 01 11 02 01 04 11 13 30 10 11 26
Sutton United 32 52 51 00 11 12 31 21 02 11 12 11 33 31 20 12 01 31 30 52
Telford United 01 01 03 01 20 21 30 11 01 10 13 12 14 11 22 00 00 10 12 01
Welling United 00 50 11 32 02 10 00 31 21 01 20 00 00 40 13 11 01 40 01 02
Weymouth 13 00 11 22 32 23 23 10 30 31 12 13 22 11 10 22 00 10 03 02
Wycombe Wanderers 21 10 23 21 10 11 32 30 01 10 11 23 14 33 61 22 10 11 00 11
Yeovil Town 23 10 21 11 13 21 12 12 22 13 20 12 21 22 20 00 43 40 23 11

Source: Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–80. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1989.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[1]

Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 Steve Butler Maidstone United 2600127
= Mark Gall Maidstone United 2620129
3 Chris Camden Stafford Rangers 2390234
= Mark Carter Runcorn 2300124
5 Ken Charlery Maidstone United 2240026
6 Steve Burr Macclesfield Town 2105026
= Don Page Runcorn 2110325
8 Paul Davies Kidderminster Harriers 2010425
= Lenny Dennis Sutton United 2031529
= Mark West Wycombe Wanderers 2042026
11 Ronnie Ellis Altrincham 1820020
= Derrick Parker Northwich Victoria 1822022
13 Phil Power Chorley 1610017
= Guy Whittingham Yeovil Town 1600016
15 Chris Cook Boston United 1561123
= Dean Neal Fisher Athletic 1560021
= Paul Wilson Boston United 1551021
18 Frank Murphy Barnet 1420218
= Malcolm O'Connor Northwich Victoria 1461122
20 Gary Abbott Enfield 1341018
= Phil Derbyshire Macclesfield Town 1300013
= Ernie Moss Kettering Town 1313017

Promotion and relegation

Promoted

Relegated

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–90. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co., London and Sydney, 1989.

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