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1990–91 Football Conference

FieldValue
competitionFootball Conference
season1990–91
winners**Barnet** (1st Football Conference title)
continentalcup1Promoted to the Football League
continentalcup1 qualifiersBarnet
continentalcup2Conference League Cup winners
continentalcup2 qualifiersSutton United
continentalcup3FA Trophy winners
continentalcup3 qualifiersWycombe Wanderers
continentalcup4Relegated to Level 6
continentalcup4 qualifiersFisher Athletic,
Sutton United
league topscorerGary Bull *(Barnet)*, 30
biggest home winAltrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991);
Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990);
Merthyr Tydfil – Fisher Athletic 7–0 (24 November 1990)
biggest away winGateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990)
highest scoringAltrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991);
Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990);
Yeovil Town –Slough Town 7–2 (6 April 1991);
Welling United – Northwich Victoria 4–5 (29 September 1990);
Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990)
matches462
total goals1364
longest winsBarnet, Kettering Town, 7 matches
longest unbeatenAltrincham, 28 matches
longest lossesYeovil Town, 7 matches
highest attendanceColchester United v Altrincham, 7,221 (20 April 1991)
lowest attendance?
average attendance1,415 (– 0.09% compared to previous season)
prevseason[1989–90](1989-90-football-conference)
nextseason[1991–92](1991-92-football-conference)

Sutton United Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990); Merthyr Tydfil – Fisher Athletic 7–0 (24 November 1990) Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990); Yeovil Town –Slough Town 7–2 (6 April 1991); Welling United – Northwich Victoria 4–5 (29 September 1990); Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990) The Football Conference season of 1990–91 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football Conference.

Overview

Barnet finished the season as Conference champions and were promoted to the Football League Fourth Division, finishing narrowly ahead of Colchester United, who had been relegated to the Conference a year earlier.

There was no relegation from the Fourth Division to the Conference this year, due to expansion of the Football League.

New teams in the league this season

  • Bath City (promoted 1989–90)
  • Colchester United (relegated from the Football League 1989–90)
  • Gateshead (promoted 1989–90)
  • Slough Town (promoted 1989–90)

Final league table

Results

Barnet Fisher Athletic Sutton Welling

Top scorers in order of league goals

RankPlayerClubLeagueFA CupFA TrophyLeague CupTotal
**1**** Gary Bull **** Barnet ****30**20032
2Mark WestWycombe Wanderers24630**33**
3Ken McKennaAltrincham2233230
4Mark CarterBarnet1901121
=Paul RandallBath City1903022
6Colin CowperthwaiteBarrow1801221
=Terry RobbinsWelling United1820121
8Mario WalshColchester United1701018
9Paul CavellBoston United1652124
=Nicky EvansBarnet1650021
11Charlie ButlerGateshead1500116
=Peter HowellKidderminster Harriers1504120
13John AskeyMacclesfield Town1400014
=John BradyAltrincham1412017
=Kim CaseyCheltenham Town1421017

Promotion and relegation

  • Barnet (to the Football League Fourth Division)
  • Farnborough Town (from the Southern Premier League)
  • Redbridge Forest (from the Isthmian League)
  • Witton Albion (from the Northern Premier League)

Relegated

  • Fisher Athletic (to the Southern Premier League)
  • Sutton United (to the Isthmian League)

References

References

  1. Jack Rollin (ed.), ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92''. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co., London and Sydney, 1991.
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