1993–94 Football Conference
Appearance
(Redirected from Conference National 1993-94)
Season | 1993–94[1] |
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Champions | Kidderminster Harriers (2nd Football Conference title) |
Promoted to the Football League | None |
Conference League Cup winners | Macclesfield Town |
FA Trophy winners | Woking |
Relegated to Level 6 | Slough Town, Witton Albion |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,119 (2.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Dobson (Gateshead), 25 |
Biggest home win | Halifax Town – Telford United 6–0 (2 October 1993) |
Biggest away win | Woking – Dagenham & Redbridge 1–8 (19 April 1994) |
Highest scoring | Woking – Dagenham & Redbridge 1–8 (19 April 1994) |
Longest winning run | Kidderminster Harriers, 8 matches |
Longest unbeaten run | Runcorn, 15 matches |
Longest losing run | Welling United, Yeovil Town 5 matches |
Highest attendance | Kidderminster Harriers v Bromsgrove Rovers, 4,438 (5 April 1994) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,065 |
← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
The Football Conference season of 1993–94 was the fifteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Overview
[edit]Kidderminster Harriers finished the season as Conference champions, but were unable to gain promotion to the Football League as their stadium failed to meet capacity requirements. As a result, the bottom placed Third Division club Northampton Town avoided relegation to the Conference.
New teams in the league this season
[edit]- Halifax Town (relegated from the Football League 1992–93)
- Dover Athletic (promoted 1992–93)
- Southport (promoted 1992–93)
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 23 | +28 | 75 | Football Conference Champions, no promotion to the Football League |
2 | Kettering Town | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 10 | +22 | 72 | |
3 | Woking | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 67 | FA Trophy winners |
4 | Southport[a] | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +6 | 66 | |
5 | Runcorn | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 31 | +6 | 61 | |
6 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | +8 | 59 | |
7 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −1 | 59 | Conference League Cup winners |
8 | Dover Athletic[a] | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | −1 | 58 | |
9 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 30 | +4 | 57 | |
10 | Altrincham | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 20 | −1 | 57 | |
11 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | −8 | 57 | |
12 | Bath City | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +9 | 56 | |
13 | Halifax Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 31 | +6 | 55 | Relegated from The Football League |
14 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | −1 | 54 | |
15 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 26 | −1 | 52 | |
16 | Welling United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −2 | 51 | |
17 | Telford United | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −8 | 51 | |
18 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 34 | −12 | 51 | |
19 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 36 | −13 | 51 | |
20 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −1 | 49[b] | |
21 | Slough Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 34 | −14 | 47 | Relegated to the Isthmian League |
22 | Witton Albion | 42 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 33 | −26 | 34 | Relegated to Northern Premier League |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b New club in the Conference
- ^ Merthyr Tydfil were docked 2 points.
Results
[edit]Locations of the Football Conference teams 1993–1994
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted
[edit]- Farnborough Town (from the Southern Premier League)
- Stevenage Borough (from the Isthmian League)
Relegated
[edit]- Slough Town (to the Isthmian League)
- Witton Albion (to the Northern Premier League)
Top scorers in order of league goals
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Dobson | Gateshead | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
2 | Karl Thomas | Runcorn | 23 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
3 | Paul Adcock | Bath City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
= | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
5 | Mickey Spencer | Yeovil Town | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
= | Clive Walker | Woking | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
7 | David Gamble | Southport | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
= | David Leworthy | Dover Athletic | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
9 | Carl Alford | Macclesfield Town | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
= | Paul Davies | Kidderminster Harriers | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
= | Morrys Scott | Slough Town | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
12 | Recky Carter | Bromsgrove Rovers | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
= | Jamie Paterson | Halifax Town | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
= | Delwyn Humphreys | Kidderminster Harriers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 |