The Football Conference season of 1991–92 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the

Football Conference The National League of English Football Clubs is a professional Association football, football league in England that consists of 72 teams, divided equally between the National League (division), National League North and National League South ...

Overview

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, relegated from the Fourth Division two years earlier, regained their

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status by winning the Conference title. However, as had happened a year earlier, there was no relegation from the Football League to the Conference due to an expansion of the Football League – which was ultimately never completed due to the bankruptcy of

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late in the 1991–92 season and then Maidstone United (1897) at the start of the 1992–93 season.

New teams in the league this season

* Farnborough Town (promoted 1990–91) * Redbridge Forest (promoted 1990–91) * Witton Albion (promoted 1990–91)

Final league table

Results

Top scorers in order of league goals

Promotion and relegation

Promoted

(to the

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) * Bromsgrove Rovers (from the Southern Premier League) *

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

(from the

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) *

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(from the

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)

Relegated

* Barrow (to the

) *

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(to the Southern Premier League)

References

External links

1991–92 Conference National Results
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