1994–95 Football Conference
Appearance
Season | 1994–95[1] |
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Champions | Macclesfield Town (1st Football Conference title) |
Promoted to the Football League | None |
Conference League Cup winners | Bromsgrove Rovers |
FA Trophy winners | Woking (2nd year running) |
Relegated to Level 6 | Merthyr Tydfil, Stafford Rangers, Yeovil Town |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,348 (2.92 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Paul Dobson (Gateshead), 25 |
Biggest home win | Halifax Town – Stafford Rangers 6–0 (5 November 1994) |
Biggest away win | Welling United – Bath City 1–5 (28 January 1995); Welling United – Northwich Victoria 1–5 (19 November 1994); Dagenham & Redbridge – Altrincham 0–4 (4 February 1995); Dagenham & Redbridge – Macclesfield Town 0–4 (19 November 1994); Farnborough Town – Runcorn 0–4 (24 September 1994); Telford United – Dagenham & Redbridge 0–4 (18 February 1995) |
Highest scoring | Bromsgrove Rovers – Woking 5–5 (14 January 1995) |
Longest winning run | Macclesfield Town, 10 matches (Conference record) |
Longest unbeaten run | Macclesfield Town, 13 matches |
Longest losing run | Stafford Rangers, Yeovil Town, 6 matches |
Highest attendance | Kidderminster Harriers v Bromsgrove Rovers, 4,347 (26 December 1994) |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | 1,064 |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → |
The Football Conference season of 1994–95 was the sixteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Overview
[edit]Macclesfield Town finished the season as Conference champions, but failed to gain Football League status as their stadium failed to meet the capacity requirements. This meant that the bottom placed Third Division club, Exeter City, avoided relegation to the Conference.
New teams in the league this season
[edit]- Farnborough Town (promoted 1993–94)
- Stevenage Borough (promoted 1993–94)
Final league table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +30 | 80 | Football Conference Champions, no promotion to the Football League |
2 | Woking | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 31 | +22 | 75 | FA Trophy winners |
3 | Southport | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | +18 | 72 | |
4 | Altrincham | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 33 | +17 | 68 | |
5 | Stevenage Borough[a] | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 22 | +19 | 67 | |
6 | Kettering Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +17 | 67 | |
7 | Gateshead | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 40 | +8 | 67 | |
8 | Halifax Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | +14 | 63 | |
9 | Runcorn | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −12 | 58 | |
10 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 36 | +11 | 57 | |
11 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +2 | 57 | |
12 | Bath City | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −1 | 57 | |
13 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −3 | 55 | Conference League Cup winners |
14 | Farnborough Town[a] | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −19 | 55 | |
15 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 37 | −13 | 52 | |
16 | Dover Athletic | 42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −7 | 49 | |
17 | Welling United | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 41 | −17 | 49 | |
18 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | −20 | 47 | |
19 | Telford United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 42 | −9 | 46 | |
20 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 | −10 | 44 | Relegated to the Southern League |
21 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 45 | −26 | 38 | |
22 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 40 | −21 | 37[b] | Relegated to the Isthmian League |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b New club in the Conference
- ^ Yeovil Town were docked 1 point.
Results
[edit]Locations of the Football Conference teams 1994–1995
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted
[edit]- Hednesford Town (from the Southern Premier League)
- Morecambe (from the Northern Premier League)
- Slough Town (from the Isthmian League)
Relegated
[edit]- Merthyr Tydfil (to the Southern Premier League)
- Stafford Rangers (to the Northern Premier League)
- Yeovil Town (to the Isthmian League)
Top scorers in order of league goals
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
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1 | Paul Dobson | Gateshead | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
2 | Carl Alford | Kettering Town | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
3 | Leroy May | Stafford Rangers | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
4 | Andy Green | Altrincham | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
= | Clive Walker | Woking | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
6 | Recky Carter | Bromsgrove Rovers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
= | David Leworthy | Dover Athletic | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
= | Phil Power | Macclesfield Town | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
= | Malcolm O'Connor | Northwich Victoria | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
10 | Darran Hay | Woking | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
11 | Dean Birkby | Bath City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
= | Mark Hughes | Runcorn | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
13 | Paul Wilson | Woking | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |