1998–99 Football Conference
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)
Final league table
| 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) |
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← 1997–98 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 80 | |||||
| 2 | Kettering Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 76 | |||||
| 3 | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 74 | |||||
| 4 | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 72 | |||||
| 5 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 71 | |||||
| 6 | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 68 | |||||
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | |||||
| 8 | Kingstonian | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 64 | |||||
| 9 | Woking | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 63 | |||||
| 10 | Hednesford Town | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 61 | |||||
| 11 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 58 | |||||
| 12 | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 58 | |||||
| 13 | Hereford United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 55 | |||||
| 14 | Morecambe | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 47 | 60 | 76 | –16 | 53 | |||||
| 15 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 51 | |||||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 51 | 55 | –4 | 48 | |||||
| 17 | Telford United | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 44 | 60 | –16 | 46 | |||||
| 18 | Southport | 42 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 47 | 59 | –12 | 45 | |||||
| 19 | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 40 | 63 | –23 | 43 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League[notes 1] | ||||
| 20 | Welling United | 42 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 44 | 65 | –21 | 41 | |||||
| 21 | Leek Town | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 76 | –28 | 32 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League | ||||
| 22 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 89 | –48 | 32 | Relegated to the Isthmian League |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
- Source:[1]
- ↑ Barrow were relegated to the Northern Premier League due to entering administration.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three | |
| FA Trophy winners | |
| Conference League Cup winners | |
| Relegated from The Football League, see Doncaster Rovers | |
| New club in the Conference | |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Locations
Locations of the Football Conference London teams 1998–1999
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | BRW | CHL | DON | DOV | FAR | FGR | HAY | HED | HER | KET | KID | KIN | LEE | MOR | NOR | R&D | SOU | STB | TEL | WEL | WOK | YEO |
| Barrow | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dover Athletic | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Farnborough Town | 2–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Hayes | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Hednesford Town | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Hereford United | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Kettering Town | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Kingstonian | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leek Town | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–4 | |
| Morecambe | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Southport | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Stevenage Borough | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| Telford United | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Welling United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Woking | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
Source: [1]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 | John Norman | 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 |
| = | Mark Hynes | 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 |
| = | Marc McGregor | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| = | Brett McNamara | Kettering Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| = | Steve West | Woking | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | Scott Huckerby | Telford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| = | Leroy May | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 20 | Lee Hudson | Kettering Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| = | Neil Illman | 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 |
| = | Martin Randall | 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.
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