1990–91 Football Conference
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The Football Conference season of 1990–91 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football Conference.
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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[1]
| Season | 1990–91[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barnet (1st Football Conference title) |
| Promoted to the Football League | Barnet |
| Conference League Cup winners | Sutton United |
| FA Trophy winners | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Relegated to Level 6 | Fisher Athletic, Sutton United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1364 (2.95 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Bull (Barnet), 30 |
| Biggest home win | Altrincham – 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 win | Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990) |
| Highest scoring | Altrincham – 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) |
| Longest winning run | Barnet, Kettering Town, 7 matches |
| Longest unbeaten run | Altrincham, 28 matches |
| Longest losing run | Yeovil Town, 7 matches |
| Highest attendance | Colchester United v Altrincham, 7,221 (20 April 1991) |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | 1,415 (– 0.09% compared to previous season) |
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← 1989–90
1991–92 →
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 29 | 103 | 52 | + 51 | 87 | |||||
| 2 | Colchester United | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 68 | 35 | + 33 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 87 | 46 | + 41 | 82 | |||||
| 4 | Kettering Town | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 67 | 45 | + 22 | 80 | |||||
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 75 | 46 | + 29 | 74 | |||||
| 6 | Telford United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 62 | 52 | + 10 | 67 | |||||
| 7 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 63 | 52 | + 11 | 63 | |||||
| 8 | Runcorn | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 69 | 67 | + 2 | 58 | |||||
| 9 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 61 | + 1 | 57 | |||||
| 10 | Barrow | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 59 | 65 | – 6 | 57 | |||||
| 11 | Welling United | 42 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 55 | 57 | – 2 | 54 | |||||
| 12 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 65 | 75 | – 10 | 52 | |||||
| 13 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 56 | 67 | – 11 | 52 | |||||
| 14 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 58 | 58 | ± 0 | 50 | |||||
| 15 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 48 | 51 | – 3 | 50 | |||||
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 54 | 72 | – 18 | 48 | |||||
| 17 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 54 | 52 | 92 | – 40 | 48 | |||||
| 18 | Boston United | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 38 | 55 | 69 | – 14 | 47 | |||||
| 19 | Slough Town | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 80 | – 29 | 45 | |||||
| 20 | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 61 | – 6 | 42 | |||||
| 21 | Sutton United | 42 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 62 | 82 | – 20 | 39 | Relegated to the Isthmian League | ||||
| 22 | Fisher Athletic | 42 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 38 | 79 | – 41 | 30 | Relegated to the Southern League |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scored: 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Fourth Division | |
| FA Trophy winners | |
| Conference League Cup winners, see Sutton United | |
| Relegated from The Football League | |
| New club in the Conference | |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results[1]
| Home ╲ Away | ALT | BAR | BRW | BAT | BOS | CHL | COL | FIS | GAT | KET | KID | MAC | MER | NOR | RUN | SLO | STA | SUT | TEL | WEL | WYC | YEO |
| Altrincham | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 9–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Barnet | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Barrow | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Bath City | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Boston United | 2–6 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Colchester United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Fisher Athletic | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Gateshead | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–9 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kettering Town | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Runcorn | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Slough Town | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sutton United | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Telford United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Welling United | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Yeovil Town | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1991.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers in order of league goals[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bull | Barnet | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2 | Mark West | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| 3 | Ken McKenna | Altrincham | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | Mark Carter | Barnet | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| = | Paul Randall | Bath City | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 6 | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| = | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Mario Walsh | Colchester United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Paul Cavell | Boston United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| = | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Charlie Butler | Gateshead | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| = | Peter Howell | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | John Askey | Macclesfield Town | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| = | John Brady | Altrincham | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| = | Kim Casey | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
References
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- 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)
