The Football Conference season of 1996–97 was the eighteenth season of the
Football Conference, also known as the ''Vauxhall Conference'' for sponsorship reasons.
Overview
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially kno ...
won their second Conference title in three years, and this time earned a promotion to the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
– thanks to their upgraded stadium – at the expense of
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
.
New teams in the league this season
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Hayes
Hayes may refer to:
* Hayes (surname), including a list of people with the name
** Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States
* Hayes (given name)
Businesses
* Hayes Brake, an American designer and manufacturer of disc brakes
* Ha ...
(promoted 1995–96)
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Rushden & Diamonds (promoted 1995–96)
Final league table
Results
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
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Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially kno ...
(to the
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the f ...
)
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Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...
(from the
Southern Premier League Southern Premier League may refer to: Association football
* Southern Football League, premier division, in England
* Southern Championship, formerly known as the Southern Premier League, in Tasmania, Australia
* FootballSouth Premier League, also k ...
)
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Leek Town (from the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
)
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Yeovil Town Yeovil Town may refer to:
* Yeovil Town F.C., an English football team based in Yeovil, Somerset
* Yeovil Town L.F.C.
Bridgwater United Women's Football Club are an English women's association football club based in Bridgwater, Somerset who wer ...
(from the
Isthmian League
The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs.
Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
)
Relegated
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Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
(from the
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the third tier of the English football league system in 1920–21 and again from 1958 until 1992. When the FA Premier League was formed, the division become the fourth tier level. In 2004, following the f ...
)
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Altrincham
Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population o ...
(to the
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...
)
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Bath City (to the
Southern Premier League Southern Premier League may refer to: Association football
* Southern Football League, premier division, in England
* Southern Championship, formerly known as the Southern Premier League, in Tasmania, Australia
* FootballSouth Premier League, also k ...
)
*
Bromsgrove Rovers
Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. was a non-League football club from the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. The peak of the club's success was in 1993 when Rovers finished runner-up in the Football Conference. They went into administration during the ...
(to the
Southern Premier League Southern Premier League may refer to: Association football
* Southern Football League, premier division, in England
* Southern Championship, formerly known as the Southern Premier League, in Tasmania, Australia
* FootballSouth Premier League, also k ...
)
Top scorers in order of league goals
References
External links
1996–97 Conference National Results
{{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Football Conference
National League (English football) seasons
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