1992–93 Football Conference

The GM Vauxhall Conference season of 1992–93 was the fourteenth season of the Football Conference.

Overview

Wycombe Wanderers, runners-up a year earlier, finally gained the Conference title – and a place in the Football League at the expense of the bottom placed Third Division club Halifax Town.

New teams in the league this season

Final league table[1]

Football Conference
Season 1992–93[1]
Champions Wycombe Wanderers (1st Football Conference title)
Promoted to the Football League Wycombe Wanderers
Conference League Cup winners Northwich Victoria
FA Trophy winners Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated to Level 6 Boston United,
Farnborough Town
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,291 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorer David Leworthy (Farnborough Town), 32
Biggest home win Dagenham & RedbridgeMerthyr Tydfil 6–1 (6 April 1993);
Farnborough TownGateshead 6–1 (22 August 1992);
Kettering TownSlough Town 5–0 (3 November 1992);
Telford UnitedMerthyr Tydfil 5–0 (12 Aor 1993);
Welling UnitedMerthyr Tydfil 5–0 (21 November 1992)
Biggest away win Stalybridge CelticNorthwich Victoria 0–6 (2 January 1993)
Highest scoring Telford UnitedFarnborough Town 6–3 (12 September 1992)
Longest winning run Wycombe Wanderers, 9 matches
Longest unbeaten run Wycombe Wanderers, 10 matches
Longest losing run Northwich Victoria, Telford United, 6 matches
Highest attendance Wycombe Wanderers v Slough Town, 7,230 (23 March 1993)
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance 1,229 (+ 1% compared to previous season)
Locations of the Football Conference teams 1992–1993
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Wycombe Wanderers 4213534616116438218437+ 4783
2 Bromsgrove Rovers 42975352297532276749+ 1868
3 Dagenham & Redbridge 421056482996627187547+ 2867[notes 1]
4 Yeovil Town 421353422157917285949+ 1066
5 Slough Town 421236392868721276055+ 565
6 Stafford Rangers 427682224114633235547+ 864
7 Bath City 42984292366924235346+ 759
8 Woking 429210303386728295862– 459
9 Kidderminster Harriers 429572630511534306060± 058
10 Altrincham 42777212586728274952– 358
11 Northwich Victoria 4256102429112844266855+ 1356
12 Stalybridge Celtic 427104252667823294855– 756
13 Kettering Town 421056362848925356163– 255
14 Gateshead 429662719541226375356– 352
15 Telford United 429573124551124365560– 552
16 Merthyr Tydfil 4249826371011025425179– 2852
17 Witton Albion 42597303468732316265– 350
18 Macclesfield Town 427952320541217304050– 1049
19 Runcorn 428310323657926405876– 1849
20 Welling United 428673437461123355772– 1548
21 Farnborough Town 428583436461134516887– 1947Relegated to the Southern League
22 Boston United 4256102331471027385069– 1940Relegated to the Northern Premier League
  1. Dagenham & Redbridge were docked 1 point.
Key
Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division
FA Trophy winners, see Wycombe Wanderers
Conference League Cup winners
New club in the Conference
Relegated to Level 6

Results[1]

Home ╲ Away ALT BAT BOSBROD&RFARGATKETKIDMACMERNORRUNSLOSTASTLTELWELWTNWOKWYCYEO
Altrincham 10 11 22 10 22 01 30 22 10 01 00 02 11 15 00 03 20 21 10 02 12
Bath City 30 21 03 21 52 11 00 21 00 13 05 11 01 21 11 41 11 00 20 20 00
Boston United 12 12 12 31 00 02 01 03 31 20 35 00 00 01 11 22 21 22 12 03 10
Bromsgrove Rovers 41 11 21 12 22 30 11 22 30 12 12 00 01 23 40 00 22 32 10 10 10
Dagenham & Redbridge 22 21 10 11 51 31 12 32 12 61 41 51 44 01 12 02 10 11 51 12 11
Farnborough Town 25 21 40 11 14 61 32 22 00 21 03 23 10 11 12 01 32 11 03 02 21
Gateshead 20 04 22 00 11 10 11 10 10 40 02 41 10 01 00 01 12 31 11 01 41
Kettering Town 11 01 33 32 00 21 20 12 10 13 21 33 50 20 20 11 24 21 01 04 30
Kidderminster Harriers 01 10 02 10 01 15 33 00 21 10 53 20 11 02 21 21 21 00 13 14 11
Macclesfield Town 11 10 21 02 11 12 10 10 11 01 12 11 12 41 10 11 11 10 11 11 11
Merthyr Tydfil 22 11 03 11 02 13 11 21 43 12 30 03 11 00 11 40 11 02 15 14 11
Northwich Victoria 12 31 33 01 11 30 00 22 01 13 12 32 01 12 13 10 11 13 10 00 01
Runcorn 01 13 12 21 10 14 42 22 00 12 23 01 03 02 21 31 30 44 23 21 10
Slough Town 14 11 30 13 20 31 10 30 31 21 21 04 11 21 23 20 42 23 01 11 30
Stafford Rangers 00 32 00 34 01 22 21 24 01 10 01 10 01 10 00 21 43 11 00 01 01
Stalybridge Celtic 10 11 21 01 03 20 21 00 22 21 22 06 00 00 10 33 00 12 30 22 11
Telford United 21 00 01 01 01 63 10 31 11 31 50 10 21 11 00 02 01 03 33 23 10
Welling United 20 03 22 42 02 31 21 11 00 10 50 15 32 21 12 14 13 22 11 22 03
Witton Albion 11 00 20 11 22 11 13 42 22 11 31 13 03 11 25 20 21 01 12 22 12
Woking 02 01 30 02 11 41 14 32 15 40 02 10 40 12 03 21 32 10 12 03 00
Wycombe Wanderers 02 20 33 40 10 11 21 12 11 01 40 10 51 10 22 40 40 30 21 00 51
Yeovil Town 10 21 21 22 03 52 13 21 22 11 01 11 40 51 20 11 10 10 20 41 30

Source: Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline, 1993.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion and relegation

Relegated

Top scorers in order of league goals[1]

Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 David Leworthy Farnborough Town 3215139
2 Mark Whitehouse Bromsgrove Rovers 2302126
3 Malcolm O'Connor Northwich Victoria 2121327
4 Keith Scott Wycombe Wanderers 2015228
5 Paul Cavell Dagenham & Redbridge 1981129
= Terry Robbins Welling United 1912123
= Andy Sayer Slough Town 1911021
= Karl Thomas Witton Albion 1903022
9 Gary Abbott Welling United 1701119
10 Phil Brown Kettering Town 1620018
= Gary Jones Boston United 1625124
= Mickey Spencer Yeovil Town 1621221
13 Tony Hemmings Northwich Victoria 1510420
= Alan Lamb Gateshead 1571023

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline, 1993.
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