1990–91 Football Conference
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Season | 1990–91[1] |
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Champions | Barnet (1st Football Conference title) |
Promoted to the Football League | Barnet |
Conference League Cup winners | Sutton United |
FA Trophy winners | Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated to Level 6 | Fisher Athletic, Sutton United |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,364 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gary Bull (Barnet), 30 |
Biggest home win | Altrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991); Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990); Merthyr Tydfil – Fisher Athletic 7–0 (24 November 1990) |
Biggest away win | Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990) |
Highest scoring | Altrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991); Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990); Yeovil Town –Slough Town 7–2 (6 April 1991); Welling United – Northwich Victoria 4–5 (29 September 1990); Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990) |
Longest winning run | Barnet, Kettering Town, 7 matches |
Longest unbeaten run | Altrincham, 28 matches |
Longest losing run | Yeovil Town, 7 matches |
Highest attendance | Colchester United v Altrincham, 7,221 (20 April 1991) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,415 (– 0.09% compared to previous season) |
← 1989–90 1991–92 → |
The Football Conference season of 1990–91 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football Conference.
Overview
[edit]Barnet finished the season as Conference champions and were promoted to the Football League Fourth Division, finishing narrowly ahead of Colchester United, who had been relegated to the Conference a year earlier.
There was no relegation from the Fourth Division to the Conference this year, due to expansion of the Football League.
New teams in the league this season
[edit]- Bath City (promoted 1989–90)
- Colchester United (relegated from the Football League 1989–90)
- Gateshead (promoted 1989–90)
- Slough Town (promoted 1989–90)
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Barnet | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 29 | +51 | 87 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Fourth Division |
2 | Colchester United[a] | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | +33 | 85 | |
3 | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 24 | +41 | 82 | |
4 | Kettering Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | +22 | 80 | |
5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | +29 | 74 | FA Trophy winners |
6 | Telford United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +10 | 67 | |
7 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | +11 | 63 | |
8 | Runcorn | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | +2 | 58 | |
9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 37 | +1 | 57 | |
10 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −6 | 57 | |
11 | Welling United | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −2 | 54 | |
12 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 45 | −10 | 52 | |
13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | −11 | 52 | |
14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 0 | 50 | |
15 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 25 | −3 | 50 | |
16 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 47 | −18 | 48 | |
17 | Gateshead[b] | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 54 | −40 | 48 | |
18 | Boston United | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 38 | −14 | 47 | |
19 | Slough Town[b] | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 51 | −29 | 45 | |
20 | Bath City[b] | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | −6 | 42 | |
21 | Sutton United[c] | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 49 | −20 | 39 | Relegated to the Isthmian League |
22 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 49 | −41 | 30 | Relegated to the Southern League |
Source: [1]
Notes:
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Results
[edit]Top scorers in order of league goals
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[1] |
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1 | Gary Bull | Barnet | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
2 | Mark West | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
3 | Ken McKenna | Altrincham | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
4 | Mark Carter | Barnet | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
= | Paul Randall | Bath City | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
6 | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
= | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
8 | Mario Walsh | Colchester United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Paul Cavell | Boston United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
= | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
11 | Charlie Butler | Gateshead | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
= | Peter Howell | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
13 | John Askey | Macclesfield Town | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
= | John Brady | Altrincham | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
= | Kim Casey | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted
[edit]- Barnet (to the Football League Fourth Division)
- Farnborough Town (from the Southern Premier League)
- Redbridge Forest (from the Isthmian League)
- Witton Albion (from the Northern Premier League)
Relegated
[edit]- Fisher Athletic (to the Southern Premier League)
- Sutton United (to the Isthmian League)