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1996–97 Football Conference

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Season
  
1996–97

Conference League Cup winners
  
Kidderminster Harriers

Promoted to the Football League
  
Macclesfield Town

1996–97 Football Conference

Champions
  
Macclesfield Town (2nd Football Conference title)

FA Trophy winners
  
Woking (3rd FA Trophy title

Relegated to Level 6
  
Altrincham, Bath City, Bromsgrove Rovers

The Football Conference season of 1996–97 was the eighteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.

Contents

Overview

Macclesfield Town won their second Conference title in three years, and this time earned a promotion to the Football League – thanks to their upgraded stadium – at the expense of Hereford United.

New teams in the league this season

  • Hayes (promoted 1995–96)
  • Rushden & Diamonds (promoted 1995–96)

    • Final league table

  • 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.

    • Results

    Source: Glenda Rollin (ed.), Jack Rollin (exec. ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98. Headline, 1997.
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

  • Macclesfield Town (to the Football League Third Division)
  • Cheltenham Town (from the Southern Premier League)
  • Leek Town (from the Northern Premier League)
  • Yeovil Town (from the Isthmian League)

    • Relegated

  • Hereford United (from the Football League Third Division)
  • Altrincham (to the Northern Premier League)
  • Bath City (to the Southern Premier League)
  • Bromsgrove Rovers (to the Southern Premier League)

    • References

    1996–97 Football Conference Wikipedia
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