1988–89 Football Conference

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Football Conference

| season = 1988–89

| winners = Maidstone United (2nd Football Conference title)

| continentalcup1 = Promoted to the Football League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Maidstone United

| continentalcup2 = Conference League Cup winners

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Yeovil Town

| continentalcup3 = FA Trophy winners

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Telford United

| continentalcup4 = Relegated to
Level 6/Folded

| continentalcup4 qualifiers = Weymouth,
Newport County

| league topscorer = Steve Butler (Maidstone United), 26;
Mark Gall (Maidstone United), 26

| biggest home win = Maidstone United – Altrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988);
Wycombe Wanderers – Stafford Rangers 6–1 (11 February 1989);
Boston United – Barnet 5–0 (29 October 1988);
Maidstone United – Yeovil Town 5–0 (22 October 1988);
Runcorn – Aylesbury 5–0 (3 December 1988);
Welling United – Aylesbury 5–0 (12 October 1988)

| biggest away win = Boston United – Runcorn 0–6 (28 September 1988)

| highest scoring = Maidstone United – Altrincham 7–2 (27 August 1988);
Kidderminster Harriers – Maidstone United 3–6 (8 April 1989)

| matches = 420

| total goals = 1236

| longest wins = Boston United, Chorley, Maidstone, Runcorn, 6 matches

| longest unbeaten = Maidstone, 17 matches

| longest losses = Fisher Athletic, 6 matches

| highest attendance = Wycombe Wanderers v Kettering Town, 4,890 (8 April 1989)

| lowest attendance = ?

| average attendance = 1195 (– 4% compared to previous season)

| prevseason = 1987–88

| nextseason = 1989–90

}}

The Football Conference season of 1988–89 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football Conference.

It was the third season that the champions of the Conference were automatically promoted to the Football League after the abolition of the election system.

Overview

Maidstone United, who had been Conference champions once earlier in the decade and once the runners-up, were finally promoted to the Football League Fourth Division after gaining their second title at this level.

Newport County, the club newly relegated to the Conference from the Football League, were wound up due to debts on 27 February 1989. They were then expelled from the Conference for failing to fulfil their fixtures; their record was expunged.

New teams in the league this season

Aylesbury United (promoted 1987–88)
Chorley (promoted 1987–88)
Newport County (relegated from the Football League 1987–88)
Yeovil Town (promoted 1987–88)

Final league table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDLHA

|res_col_header=PR

|team1=MDS|name_MDS=Maidstone United

|team2=KET|name_KET=Kettering Town

|team3=BOS|name_BOS=Boston United

|team4=WYC|name_WYC=Wycombe Wanderers

|team5=KID|name_KID=Kidderminster Harriers

|team6=RUN|name_RUN=Runcorn

|team7=MAC|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|team8=BAR|name_BAR=Barnet

|team9=YEO|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|team10=NOR|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|team11=WEL|name_WEL=Welling United

|team12=SUT|name_SUT=Sutton United

|team13=ENF|name_ENF=Enfield

|team14=ALT|name_ALT=Altrincham

|team15=CHL|name_CHL=Cheltenham Town

|team16=TEL|name_TEL=Telford United

|team17=CHO|name_CHO=Chorley

|team18=FIS|name_FIS=Fisher Athletic

|team19=STA|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|team20=AYL|name_AYL=Aylesbury United

|team21=WEY|name_WEY=Weymouth

|team22=NPC|pos_NPC=–|name_NPC=Newport County

|note_CHO=New club in the Conference

|note_YEO=CHO

|note_AYL=CHO

|col_CP=#ccf|text_CP=Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Fourth Division

|result1=CP

|col_CW=lavender|text_CW=Conference League Cup winners

|result9=CW

|col_FATW=thistle|text_FATW=FA Trophy winners

|result16=FATW

|col_NR=inherit|text_NR=

|note_res_NR=Stafford Rangers were reprieved from relegation due to Newport County's expulsion.

|result19=NR

|col_RI=#c4c3d0|text_RI=Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division

|result20=RI

|col_RS=#fcc|text_RS=Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division

|result21=RS

|col_EXP=#f08080|text_EXP=Expelled

|note_res_EXP=Newport County were expelled from the Conference and their record was expunged.

|result22=EXP

|update=complete|source=Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–90. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co., London and Sydney, 1989.

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

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|match_ALT_KET=1–2

|match_ALT_KID=3–1

|match_ALT_MAC=1–3

|match_ALT_MDS=0–1

|match_ALT_NOR=2–2

|match_ALT_RUN=1–2

|match_ALT_STA=2–1

|match_ALT_SUT=1–0

|match_ALT_TEL=0–0

|match_ALT_WEL=3–1

|match_ALT_WEY=2–1

|match_ALT_WYC=2–2

|match_ALT_YEO=2–2

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|match_AYL_WYC=0–2

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|match_BAR_AYL=1–0

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|match_BAR_KET=3–2

|match_BAR_KID=0–2

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|match_BAR_STA=1–2

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|match_BAR_WEL=2–3

|match_BAR_WEY=4–1

|match_BAR_WYC=1–0

|match_BAR_YEO=2–0

|name_BOS=Boston United

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|match_BOS_AYL=2–0

|match_BOS_BAR=5–0

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|match_BOS_KID=0–2

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|match_BOS_STA=2–1

|match_BOS_SUT=3–1

|match_BOS_TEL=1–0

|match_BOS_WEL=2–0

|match_BOS_WEY=2–0

|match_BOS_WYC=0–1

|match_BOS_YEO=1–1

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|match_CHL_BAR=1–2

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|match_CHL_TEL=0–1

|match_CHL_WEL=1–1

|match_CHL_WEY=1–1

|match_CHL_WYC=0–1

|match_CHL_YEO=1–1

|name_CHO=Chorley

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|match_CHO_AYL=1–1

|match_CHO_BAR=2–3

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|match_CHO_CHL=1–4

|match_CHO_ENF=1–2

|match_CHO_FIS=1–1

|match_CHO_KET=0–1

|match_CHO_KID=1–3

|match_CHO_MAC=0–1

|match_CHO_MDS=1–3

|match_CHO_NOR=3–1

|match_CHO_RUN=1–3

|match_CHO_STA=3–1

|match_CHO_SUT=2–1

|match_CHO_TEL=2–0

|match_CHO_WEL=1–1

|match_CHO_WEY=0–0

|match_CHO_WYC=3–2

|match_CHO_YEO=2–3

|name_ENF=Enfield

|match_ENF_ALT=2–1

|match_ENF_AYL=2–1

|match_ENF_BAR=4–0

|match_ENF_BOS=1–2

|match_ENF_CHL=3–4

|match_ENF_CHO=1–2

|match_ENF_FIS=2–1

|match_ENF_KET=1–1

|match_ENF_KID=1–3

|match_ENF_MAC=2–1

|match_ENF_MDS=1–1

|match_ENF_NOR=1–2

|match_ENF_RUN=0–3

|match_ENF_STA=4–2

|match_ENF_SUT=1–1

|match_ENF_TEL=0–1

|match_ENF_WEL=0–1

|match_ENF_WEY=3–0

|match_ENF_WYC=3–4

|match_ENF_YEO=1–1

|name_FIS=Fisher Athletic

|match_FIS_ALT=1–1

|match_FIS_AYL=0–2

|match_FIS_BAR=1–2

|match_FIS_BOS=1–3

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|match_FIS_CHO=4–0

|match_FIS_ENF=1–2

|match_FIS_KET=3–0

|match_FIS_KID=2–0

|match_FIS_MAC=2–2

|match_FIS_MDS=0–2

|match_FIS_NOR=2–4

|match_FIS_RUN=0–1

|match_FIS_STA=0–1

|match_FIS_SUT=1–1

|match_FIS_TEL=0–1

|match_FIS_WEL=1–3

|match_FIS_WEY=3–2

|match_FIS_WYC=3–3

|match_FIS_YEO=4–2

|name_KET=Kettering Town

|match_KET_ALT=0–1

|match_KET_AYL=5–2

|match_KET_BAR=3–1

|match_KET_BOS=1–2

|match_KET_CHL=2–0

|match_KET_CHO=3–0

|match_KET_ENF=0–1

|match_KET_FIS=2–1

|match_KET_KID=2–1

|match_KET_MAC=1–0

|match_KET_MDS=3–3

|match_KET_NOR=2–1

|match_KET_RUN=2–0

|match_KET_STA=1–0

|match_KET_SUT=1–0

|match_KET_TEL=1–0

|match_KET_WEL=2–1

|match_KET_WEY=1–0

|match_KET_WYC=2–1

|match_KET_YEO=1–0

|name_KID=Kidderminster Harriers

|match_KID_ALT=2–3

|match_KID_AYL=4–3

|match_KID_BAR=1–0

|match_KID_BOS=0–2

|match_KID_CHL=3–2

|match_KID_CHO=0–2

|match_KID_ENF=1–3

|match_KID_FIS=2–1

|match_KID_KET=1–1

|match_KID_MAC=0–1

|match_KID_MDS=3–6

|match_KID_NOR=1–1

|match_KID_RUN=2–1

|match_KID_STA=3–2

|match_KID_SUT=1–0

|match_KID_TEL=1–1

|match_KID_WEL=2–1

|match_KID_WEY=1–0

|match_KID_WYC=2–0

|match_KID_YEO=2–2

|name_MAC=Macclesfield Town

|match_MAC_ALT=1–0

|match_MAC_AYL=3–1

|match_MAC_BAR=1–1

|match_MAC_BOS=0–1

|match_MAC_CHL=0–0

|match_MAC_CHO=3–2

|match_MAC_ENF=1–1

|match_MAC_FIS=2–2

|match_MAC_KET=0–1

|match_MAC_KID=1–1

|match_MAC_MDS=4–3

|match_MAC_NOR=0–2

|match_MAC_RUN=3–2

|match_MAC_STA=2–1

|match_MAC_SUT=1–3

|match_MAC_TEL=2–1

|match_MAC_WEL=3–0

|match_MAC_WEY=2–0

|match_MAC_WYC=0–1

|match_MAC_YEO=2–3

|name_MDS=Maidstone United

|match_MDS_ALT=7–2

|match_MDS_AYL=1–1

|match_MDS_BAR=3–2

|match_MDS_BOS=3–0

|match_MDS_CHL=2–0

|match_MDS_CHO=2–0

|match_MDS_ENF=3–1

|match_MDS_FIS=1–0

|match_MDS_KET=0–0

|match_MDS_KID=0–3

|match_MDS_MAC=3–3

|match_MDS_NOR=4–1

|match_MDS_RUN=2–2

|match_MDS_STA=3–0

|match_MDS_SUT=1–1

|match_MDS_TEL=1–3

|match_MDS_WEL=3–0

|match_MDS_WEY=3–0

|match_MDS_WYC=1–3

|match_MDS_YEO=5–0

|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|match_NOR_ALT=4–3

|match_NOR_AYL=1–1

|match_NOR_BAR=1–1

|match_NOR_BOS=0–1

|match_NOR_CHL=1–0

|match_NOR_CHO=0–4

|match_NOR_ENF=2–2

|match_NOR_FIS=3–0

|match_NOR_KET=1–1

|match_NOR_KID=2–4

|match_NOR_MAC=3–2

|match_NOR_MDS=2–0

|match_NOR_RUN=0–1

|match_NOR_STA=1–1

|match_NOR_SUT=4–2

|match_NOR_TEL=1–0

|match_NOR_WEL=0–2

|match_NOR_WEY=2–0

|match_NOR_WYC=2–3

|match_NOR_YEO=1–2

|name_RUN=Runcorn

|match_RUN_ALT=3–0

|match_RUN_AYL=5–0

|match_RUN_BAR=3–0

|match_RUN_BOS=1–2

|match_RUN_CHL=2–1

|match_RUN_CHO=3–0

|match_RUN_ENF=1–2

|match_RUN_FIS=1–1

|match_RUN_KET=2–1

|match_RUN_KID=1–3

|match_RUN_MAC=2–2

|match_RUN_MDS=0–1

|match_RUN_NOR=3–1

|match_RUN_STA=4–1

|match_RUN_SUT=2–1

|match_RUN_TEL=0–0

|match_RUN_WEL=1–2

|match_RUN_WEY=1–0

|match_RUN_WYC=2–3

|match_RUN_YEO=2–1

|name_STA=Stafford Rangers

|match_STA_ALT=0–2

|match_STA_AYL=3–1

|match_STA_BAR=1–2

|match_STA_BOS=4–1

|match_STA_CHL=1–1

|match_STA_CHO=3–2

|match_STA_ENF=3–1

|match_STA_FIS=0–1

|match_STA_KET=2–1

|match_STA_KID=0–1

|match_STA_MAC=1–1

|match_STA_MDS=0–2

|match_STA_NOR=0–1

|match_STA_RUN=0–4

|match_STA_SUT=1–1

|match_STA_TEL=1–3

|match_STA_WEL=3–0

|match_STA_WEY=1–0

|match_STA_WYC=1–1

|match_STA_YEO=2–6

|name_SUT=Sutton United

|match_SUT_ALT=3–2

|match_SUT_AYL=5–2

|match_SUT_BAR=5–1

|match_SUT_BOS=0–0

|match_SUT_CHL=1–1

|match_SUT_CHO=1–2

|match_SUT_ENF=3–1

|match_SUT_FIS=2–1

|match_SUT_KET=0–2

|match_SUT_KID=1–1

|match_SUT_MAC=1–2

|match_SUT_MDS=1–1

|match_SUT_NOR=3–3

|match_SUT_RUN=3–1

|match_SUT_STA=2–0

|match_SUT_TEL=1–2

|match_SUT_WEL=0–1

|match_SUT_WEY=3–1

|match_SUT_WYC=3–0

|match_SUT_YEO=5–2

|name_TEL=Telford United

|match_TEL_ALT=0–1

|match_TEL_AYL=0–1

|match_TEL_BAR=0–3

|match_TEL_BOS=0–1

|match_TEL_CHL=2–0

|match_TEL_CHO=2–1

|match_TEL_ENF=3–0

|match_TEL_FIS=1–1

|match_TEL_KET=0–1

|match_TEL_KID=1–0

|match_TEL_MAC=1–3

|match_TEL_MDS=1–2

|match_TEL_NOR=1–4

|match_TEL_RUN=1–1

|match_TEL_STA=2–2

|match_TEL_SUT=0–0

|match_TEL_WEL=0–0

|match_TEL_WEY=1–0

|match_TEL_WYC=1–2

|match_TEL_YEO=0–1

|name_WEL=Welling United

|match_WEL_ALT=0–0

|match_WEL_AYL=5–0

|match_WEL_BAR=1–1

|match_WEL_BOS=3–2

|match_WEL_CHL=0–2

|match_WEL_CHO=1–0

|match_WEL_ENF=0–0

|match_WEL_FIS=3–1

|match_WEL_KET=2–1

|match_WEL_KID=0–1

|match_WEL_MAC=2–0

|match_WEL_MDS=0–0

|match_WEL_NOR=0–0

|match_WEL_RUN=4–0

|match_WEL_STA=1–3

|match_WEL_SUT=1–1

|match_WEL_TEL=0–1

|match_WEL_WEY=4–0

|match_WEL_WYC=0–1

|match_WEL_YEO=0–2

|name_WEY=Weymouth

|match_WEY_ALT=1–3

|match_WEY_AYL=0–0

|match_WEY_BAR=1–1

|match_WEY_BOS=2–2

|match_WEY_CHL=3–2

|match_WEY_CHO=2–3

|match_WEY_ENF=2–3

|match_WEY_FIS=1–0

|match_WEY_KET=3–0

|match_WEY_KID=3–1

|match_WEY_MAC=1–2

|match_WEY_MDS=1–3

|match_WEY_NOR=2–2

|match_WEY_RUN=1–1

|match_WEY_STA=1–0

|match_WEY_SUT=2–2

|match_WEY_TEL=0–0

|match_WEY_WEL=1–0

|match_WEY_WYC=0–3

|match_WEY_YEO=0–2

|name_WYC=Wycombe Wanderers

|match_WYC_ALT=2–1

|match_WYC_AYL=1–0

|match_WYC_BAR=2–3

|match_WYC_BOS=2–1

|match_WYC_CHL=1–0

|match_WYC_CHO=1–1

|match_WYC_ENF=3–2

|match_WYC_FIS=3–0

|match_WYC_KET=0–1

|match_WYC_KID=1–0

|match_WYC_MAC=1–1

|match_WYC_MDS=2–3

|match_WYC_NOR=1–4

|match_WYC_RUN=3–3

|match_WYC_STA=6–1

|match_WYC_SUT=2–2

|match_WYC_TEL=1–0

|match_WYC_WEL=1–1

|match_WYC_WEY=0–0

|match_WYC_YEO=1–1

|name_YEO=Yeovil Town

|match_YEO_ALT=2–3

|match_YEO_AYL=1–0

|match_YEO_BAR=2–1

|match_YEO_BOS=1–1

|match_YEO_CHL=1–3

|match_YEO_CHO=2–1

|match_YEO_ENF=1–2

|match_YEO_FIS=1–2

|match_YEO_KET=2–2

|match_YEO_KID=1–3

|match_YEO_MAC=2–0

|match_YEO_MDS=1–2

|match_YEO_NOR=2–1

|match_YEO_RUN=2–2

|match_YEO_STA=2–0

|match_YEO_SUT=0–0

|match_YEO_TEL=4–3

|match_YEO_WEL=4–0

|match_YEO_WEY=2–3

|match_YEO_WYC=1–1

|update=

|source= Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1989–80. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1989.

}}

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{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.38 | long=-2.34 |label= Altrincham|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.91 | long=-0.66 |label= Aylesbury|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.65 |long=-0.19 |label= Barnet|position=top}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=52.98 | long=-0.02 |label= Boston United|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.91 | long=-2.06 |label= Cheltenham Town|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.65 | long=-2.63 |label= Chorley|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.66 | long=-0.04 |label= Enfield|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.46 | long=-0.08 |label= Fisher Athletic|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=52.41 | long=-0.73 |label= Kettering Town|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=52.39 | long=-2.25 |label= Kidderminster Harriers|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.24 | long=-2.13 |label= Macclesfield Town|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.11 | long=0.86 |label= Maidstone United|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.59 |long=-3.00 |label= Newport County|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.28 | long=-2.47 |label= Northwich Victoria|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.33 | long=-2.71 |label= Runcorn F.C. Halton|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=52.82 | long=-2.12 |label= Stafford Rangers|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.37 | long=-0.20 |label= Sutton|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=52.68 | long=-2.45 |label= Telford United|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.46 | long=0.12 |label= Welling United|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=50.61 | long=-2.46 |label= Weymouth|position=right}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=51.63 | long=-0.80 |label= Wycombe Wanderers|position=left}}

{{location map~ |UK England|lat=50.95 | long=-2.67 |label= Yeovil Town|position=right}}

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Top scorers

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1	align=left\| Steve Butler	align=left\| Maidstone United	26	0	0	1	27
=	align=left\| Mark Gall	align=left\| Maidstone United	26	2	0	1	29
3	align=left\| Chris Camden	align=left\| Stafford Rangers	23	9	0	2	34
=	align=left\| Mark Carter	align=left\| Runcorn	23	0	0	1	24
5	align=left\| Ken Charlery	align=left\| Maidstone United	22	4	0	0	26
6	align=left\| Steve Burr	align=left\| Macclesfield Town	21	0	5	0	26
=	align=left\| Don Page	align=left\| Runcorn	21	1	0	3	25
8	align=left\| Paul Davies	align=left\| Kidderminster Harriers	20	1	0	4	25
=	align=left\| Lenny Dennis	align=left\| Sutton United	20	3	1	5	29
=	align=left\| Mark West	align=left\| Wycombe Wanderers	20	4	2	0	26
11	align=left\| Ronnie Ellis	align=left\| Altrincham	18	2	0	0	20
=	align=left\| Derrick Parker	align=left\| Northwich Victoria	18	2	2	0	22
13	align=left\| Phil Power	align=left\| Chorley	16	1	0	0	17
=	align=left\| Guy Whittingham	align=left\| Yeovil Town	16	0	0	0	16
15	align=left\| Chris Cook	align=left\| Boston United	15	6	1	1	23
=	align=left\| Dean Neal	align=left\| Fisher Athletic	15	6	0	0	21
=	align=left\| Paul Wilson	align=left\| Boston United	15	5	1	0	21
18	align=left\| Frank Murphy	align=left\| Barnet	14	2	0	2	18
=	align=left\| Malcolm O'Connor	align=left\| Northwich Victoria	14	6	1	1	22
20	align=left\| Gary Abbott	align=left\| Enfield	13	4	1	0	18
=	align=left\| Phil Derbyshire	align=left\| Macclesfield Town	13	0	0	0	13
=	align=left\| Ernie Moss	align=left\| Kettering Town	13	1	3	0	17

Promotion and relegation

=Promoted=

Maidstone United (to the Football League Fourth Division)
Barrow (from the Northern Premier League)
Farnborough Town (from the Isthmian League)
Merthyr Tydfil (from the Southern League)

=Relegated=

Aylesbury (to the Isthmian League)
Darlington (from the Football League Fourth Division)
Weymouth (to the Southern League)

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20071107024456/http://www.the-english-football-archive.com/league_results/5th_level/1988-1989-results.htm 1988–89 Conference National Results]

Category:National League (English football) seasons