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1995–96 Football Conference

FieldValue
competitionFootball Conference
season1995–96
winners**Stevenage Borough** (1st Football Conference title)
continentalcup1Promoted to the Football League
continentalcup1 qualifiersNone
continentalcup2Conference League Cup winners
continentalcup2 qualifiersBromsgrove Rovers
continentalcup3FA Trophy winners
continentalcup3 qualifiersMacclesfield Town
continentalcup4Relegated to Level 6
continentalcup4 qualifiersDagenham & Redbridge,
Runcorn
league topscorerBarry Hayles *(Stevenage Borough)*, 29
biggest home winMacclesfield Town – Halifax Town 7–0 (9 March 1996);
Morecambe – Altrincham 7–0 (17 February 1996)
biggest away winRuncorn F.C. Halton – Stevenage Borough 0–8 (25 November 1995)
highest scoringSlough Town – Kidderminster Harriers 5–4 (28 August 1995);
Morecambe – Woking 4–5 (13 January 1997)
matches462
total goals1384
longest winsWoking, 7 matches
longest unbeatenStevenage Borough, 17 matches
longest lossesDover Athletic, 9 matches
highest attendanceWoking v Macclesfield Town, 4,583 (6 April 1996)
lowest attendance?
average attendance1,054
prevseason[1994–95](1994-95-football-conference)
nextseason[1996–97](1996-97-football-conference)

Runcorn Morecambe – Altrincham 7–0 (17 February 1996) Morecambe – Woking 4–5 (13 January 1997) The Football Conference season of 1995–96 was the seventeenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.

Overview

Stevenage Borough won the Conference championship during their second season in this league. However, they did not earn a promotion to the Football League because they did not meet Football League requirements. As of 2025, this is the last season when this happened.

New teams in the league this season

  • Hednesford Town (promoted 1994–95)
  • Morecambe (promoted 1994–95)
  • Slough Town (promoted 1994–95)

Final league table

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|status_D&R = R

Results

|match_ALT_D&R=3–1

|match_BAT_D&R=0–2

|match_BRO_D&R=2–0

|name_D&R=Dagenham & Redbridge |match_D&R_ALT=1–0 |match_D&R_BAT=0–1 |match_D&R_BRO=2–2 |match_D&R_DOV=3–0 |match_D&R_FAR=2–2 |match_D&R_GAT=0–4 |match_D&R_HAL=1–1 |match_D&R_HED=1–2 |match_D&R_KET=1–2 |match_D&R_KID=4–2 |match_D&R_MAC=3–0 |match_D&R_MOR=2–2 |match_D&R_NOR=0–3 |match_D&R_RUN=2–3 |match_D&R_SLO=1–3 |match_D&R_SOU=1–2 |match_D&R_STL=4–1 |match_D&R_STB=1–2 |match_D&R_TEL=1–1 |match_D&R_WEL=1–1 |match_D&R_WOK=0–0

|match_DOV_D&R=0–1

|match_FAR_D&R=2–0

|match_GAT_D&R=2–0

|match_HAL_D&R=3–0

|match_HED_D&R=0–0

|match_KET_D&R=2–0

|match_KID_D&R=5–1

|match_MAC_D&R=3–1

|match_MOR_D&R=2–2

|match_NOR_D&R=1–0

|match_RUN_D&R=2–0

|match_SLO_D&R=5–0

|match_SOU_D&R=2–1

|match_STL_D&R=2–1

|match_STB_D&R=1–0

|match_TEL_D&R=0–0

|match_WEL_D&R=0–0

|match_WOK_D&R=2–2

Altrincham Bath City Bromsgrove Dagenham & R Farnborough Gateshead Halifax Town Hednesford Kettering Town Kidderminster Harriers Macclesfield Morecambe Northwich Victoria Runcorn Slough Town Southport Stalybridge Stevenage Telford Welling Woking Dover

Dagenham & Redbridge Welling

Promotion and relegation

  • Hayes (from the Isthmian League)
  • Rushden & Diamonds (from the Southern Premier League)

Relegated

  • Dagenham & Redbridge (to the Isthmian League)
  • Runcorn (to the Northern Premier League)

Top scorers in order of league goals

RankPlayerClubLeagueFA CupFA TrophyLeague CupTotal
**1**** Barry Hayles **** Stevenage Borough ****29**051**35**
2Joe O'ConnorHednesford Town2310226
3Carl AlfordKettering Town2221025
4Mark WestSlough Town2103428
=Chris BootheFarnborough Town2151532
6David LeworthyDover Athletic2011325
7Steve HarkusGateshead1900120
8Clive WalkerWoking1810019
9Carwyn WilliamsNorthwich Victoria1730020
10Andy WhittakerSouthport1601320
11Corey BrowneStevenage Borough1510016
12Mike BignallRuncorn1420016
=Brian ButlerNorthwich Victoria1424020
=Kim CaseyKidderminster Harriers1410217
=Paul DaviesKidderminster Harriers1400014
=Darran HayWoking1440018
=Junior HunterWoking1400014

References

References

  1. Glenda Rollin (ed.), Jack Rollin (exec. ed.), ''Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97''. Headline, 1996.
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