1992–93 Football Conference
Appearance
Season | 1992–93[1] |
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Champions | Wycombe Wanderers (1st Football Conference title) |
Promoted to the Football League | Wycombe Wanderers |
Conference League Cup winners | Northwich Victoria |
FA Trophy winners | Wycombe Wanderers |
Relegated to Level 6 | Boston United, Farnborough Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,291 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Leworthy (Farnborough Town), 32 |
Biggest home win | Dagenham & Redbridge – Merthyr Tydfil 6–1 (6 April 1993); Farnborough Town – Gateshead 6–1 (22 August 1992); Kettering Town – Slough Town 5–0 (3 November 1992); Telford United – Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 (12 Aor 1993); Welling United – Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 (21 November 1992) |
Biggest away win | Stalybridge Celtic – Northwich Victoria 0–6 (2 January 1993) |
Highest scoring | Telford United – Farnborough Town 6–3 (12 September 1992) |
Longest winning run | Wycombe Wanderers, 9 matches |
Longest unbeaten run | Wycombe Wanderers, 10 matches |
Longest losing run | Northwich Victoria, Telford United, 6 matches |
Highest attendance | Wycombe Wanderers v Slough Town, 7,230 (23 March 1993) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,229 (+ 1% compared to previous season) |
← 1991–92 1993–94 → |
The GM Vauxhall Conference season of 1992–93 was the fourteenth season of the Football Conference.
Overview
[edit]Wycombe Wanderers, runners-up a year earlier, finally gained the Conference title – and a place in the Football League at the expense of the bottom placed Third Division club Halifax Town.
New teams in the league this season
[edit]- Bromsgrove Rovers (promoted 1991–92)
- Stalybridge Celtic (promoted 1991–92)
- Woking (promoted 1991–92)
- Dagenham & Redbridge inherited Redbridge Forest's place after the latter's merger with Dagenham
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 | Wycombe Wanderers[a] | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 21 | +47 | 83 | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Third Division |
2 | Bromsgrove Rovers[b] | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 27 | +18 | 68 | |
3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 18 | +28 | 67[c] | |
4 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 28 | +10 | 66 | |
5 | Slough Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | +5 | 65 | |
6 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | +8 | 64 | |
7 | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | +7 | 59 | |
8 | Woking[b] | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | −4 | 59 | |
9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 58 | |
10 | Altrincham | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | −3 | 58 | |
11 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +13 | 56 | Conference League Cup winners |
12 | Stalybridge Celtic[b] | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −7 | 56 | |
13 | Kettering Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | −2 | 55 | |
14 | Gateshead | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −3 | 52 | |
15 | Telford United | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −5 | 52 | |
16 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 42 | −28 | 52 | |
17 | Witton Albion | 42 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | −3 | 50 | |
18 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 30 | −10 | 49 | |
19 | Runcorn | 42 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 40 | −18 | 49 | |
20 | Welling United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | −15 | 48 | |
21 | Farnborough Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 51 | −19 | 47 | Relegated to the Southern League |
22 | Boston United | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 38 | −19 | 40 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League |
Source: [1]
Notes:
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Results
[edit]Locations of the Football Conference teams 1992–1993
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted
[edit]- Wycombe Wanderers (to the Football League Third Division)
- Southport (from the Northern Premier League)
- Dover Athletic (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated
[edit]- Halifax Town (from the Football League Third Division)
- Boston United (to the Northern Premier League)
- Farnborough Town (to the Southern Premier League)
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 | David Leworthy | Farnborough Town | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 |
2 | Mark Whitehouse | Bromsgrove Rovers | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
3 | Malcolm O'Connor | Northwich Victoria | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
4 | Keith Scott | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
5 | Paul Cavell | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
= | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
= | Andy Sayer | Slough Town | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
= | Karl Thomas | Witton Albion | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
9 | Gary Abbott | Welling United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
10 | Phil Brown | Kettering Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
= | Gary Jones | Boston United | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 |
= | Mickey Spencer | Yeovil Town | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
13 | Tony Hemmings | Northwich Victoria | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
= | Alan Lamb | Gateshead | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |