1998–99 Football Conference
Season | 1998–99[1] |
---|---|
Champions | Cheltenham Town (1st Football Conference title) |
Direct promotion | Cheltenham Town |
Conference League Cup winners | Doncaster Rovers |
FA Trophy winners | Kingstonian (1st FA Trophy title) |
Relegated to Level 6 | Barrow, Farnborough Town, Leek Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,192 (2.58 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Carl Alford (Stevenage Borough), 26 |
Biggest home win | Leek Town – Morecambe 7–0 (25 August 1998) |
Biggest away win | Farnborough Town – Morecambe 1–6 (12 December 1998); Farnborough Town – Northwich Victoria 1–6 (20 March 1999) |
Highest scoring | Doncaster Rovers – Dover Athletic 5–4 (19 December 1998); Yeovil Town – Farnborough Town 6–3 (28 December 1998) |
Longest winning run | Cheltenham Town, Rushden & Diamonds, 6 matches |
Longest unbeaten run | Cheltenham Town, 17 matches |
Longest losing run | Leek Town, 10 matches |
Highest attendance | Rushden & Diamonds v Cheltenham Town, 6,312 (3 April 1999) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,627 (+ 10.23% compared with the previous season) |
← 1997–98 |
The Football Conference season of 1998–99 was the twentieth season of the Football Conference.
Changes since the previous season[]
- Doncaster Rovers (relegated from the Football League 1997–98)
- Barrow (promoted 1997–98)
- Forest Green Rovers (promoted 1997–98)
- Kingstonian (promoted 1997–98)
Locations[]
Barrow
Cheltenham
Dover
Farnborough
Hednesford
Hayes
Hereford United
Kidderminster Harriers
Kingstonian
Leek Town
Morecambe
Northwich Victoria
Southport
Stevenage
Telford
Woking
Yeovil Town
Final league table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +35 | 80 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three |
2 | Kettering Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | +21 | 76 | |
3 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +13 | 74 | |
4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +29 | 72 | |
5 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 22 | +14 | 71 | |
6 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +17 | 68 | |
7 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +9 | 66 | |
8 | Kingstonian[a] | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | +1 | 64 | FA Trophy winners |
9 | Woking | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | +6 | 63 | |
10 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | +5 | 61 | |
11 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | +6 | 58 | |
12 | Forest Green Rovers[a] | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | +5 | 58 | |
13 | Hereford United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | +3 | 55 | |
14 | Morecambe | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 47 | −16 | 53 | |
15 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | +4 | 51 | |
16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 48 | Conference League Cup winners and Relegated from The Football League |
17 | Telford United | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 46 | |
18 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 31 | −12 | 45 | |
19 | Barrow[a] | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | −23 | 43 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division[b] |
20 | Welling United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −21 | 41 | |
21 | Leek Town | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 34 | −28 | 32 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
22 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 41 | −48 | 32 | Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b c New club in the Conference
- ^ Barrow were relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division due to entering administration.
Results[]
Top scorers in order of league goals[]
Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carl Alford | Stevenage Borough | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
2 | Warren Patmore | Yeovil Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
3 | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | |
4 | Lee Charles | Hayes | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
= | Neil Grayson | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
= | Hugh McAuley | Leek Town | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
7 | Darren Collins | Rushden & Diamonds | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
8 | Dennis Bailey | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
= | Adrian Foster | Rushden & Diamonds | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
= | Paul Tait | Northwich Victoria | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
11 | Darran Hay | Woking | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
= | Dover Athletic | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
= | Adie Mike | Hednesford | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
14 | Ian Duerden | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
= | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
= | Kettering Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
= | Woking | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
18 | Telford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | |
= | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
20 | Kettering Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
= | Northwich Victoria | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
= | Richard Leadbeater | Stevenage Borough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
= | David Leworthy | Kingstonian | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
= | Owen Pickard | Yeovil Town | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
= | Hayes | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
- Source:[1]
- Footballtransfers.co.uk, thefootballarchives.com and Soccerbase contain information on many players
on whom there is not yet an article in Wikipedia.
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- National League (English football) seasons
- 1998–99 in English football leagues