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The Football Conference season of 1998–99 was the twentieth season of the 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 | |
- Doncaster Rovers (relegated from the Football League 1997–98)
- Barrow (promoted 1997–98)
- Forest Green Rovers (promoted 1997–98)
- Kingstonian (promoted 1997–98)
Locations of the Football Conference London teams 1998–1999
| 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:
- Barrow were relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division due to entering administration.
| Home \ Away | 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 |
| 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 |
- 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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