1993–94 Football Conference

The Football Conference season of 1993–94 was the fifteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.

Football Conference
Season1993–94[1]
ChampionsKidderminster Harriers (2nd Football Conference title)
Promoted to the Football LeagueNone
Conference League Cup winnersMacclesfield Town
FA Trophy winnersWoking
Relegated to Level 6Slough Town,
Witton Albion
Matches played462
Goals scored1,119 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Dobson (Gateshead), 25
Biggest home winHalifax Town – Telford United 6–0 (2 October 1993)
Biggest away winWoking – Dagenham & Redbridge 1–8 (19 April 1994)
Highest scoringWoking – Dagenham & Redbridge 1–8 (19 April 1994)
Longest winning runKidderminster Harriers, 8 matches
Longest unbeaten runRuncorn, 15 matches
Longest losing runWelling United, Yeovil Town 5 matches
Highest attendanceKidderminster Harriers v Bromsgrove Rovers, 4,438 (5 April 1994)
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance1,065

Overview

Kidderminster Harriers finished the season as Conference champions, but were unable to gain promotion to the Football League as their stadium failed to meet capacity requirements. As a result, the bottom placed Third Division club Northampton Town avoided relegation to the Conference.

New teams in the league this season

Final league table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kidderminster Harriers 42 13 5 3 31 12 9 4 8 32 23 +28 75 Football Conference Champions, no promotion to the Football League
2 Kettering Town 42 9 7 5 23 14 10 8 3 23 10 +22 72
3 Woking 42 12 5 4 35 25 6 8 7 23 33 0 67 FA Trophy winners
4 Southport[lower-alpha 1] 42 10 7 4 26 21 8 5 8 31 30 +6 66
5 Runcorn 42 12 6 3 41 26 2 13 6 22 31 +6 61
6 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 12 5 4 41 23 3 9 9 21 31 +8 59
7 Macclesfield Town 42 7 8 6 24 18 9 3 9 24 31 −1 59 Conference League Cup winners
8 Dover Athletic[lower-alpha 1] 42 9 3 9 28 24 8 4 9 20 25 −1 58
9 Stafford Rangers 42 10 7 4 39 22 4 8 9 17 30 +4 57
10 Altrincham 42 8 5 8 23 22 8 4 9 18 20 −1 57
11 Gateshead 42 10 6 5 23 18 5 6 10 22 35 −8 57
12 Bath City 42 6 8 7 28 21 7 9 5 19 17 +9 56
13 Halifax Town 42 7 9 5 28 18 6 7 8 27 31 +6 55 Relegated from The Football League
14 Stalybridge Celtic 42 6 6 9 27 30 8 6 7 27 25 −1 54
15 Northwich Victoria 42 7 9 5 26 19 4 10 7 18 26 −1 52
16 Welling United 42 7 7 7 25 23 6 5 10 22 26 −2 51
17 Telford United 42 8 7 6 24 22 5 5 11 17 27 −8 51
18 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 5 8 8 26 32 7 7 7 28 34 −12 51
19 Yeovil Town 42 7 4 10 23 26 7 5 9 26 36 −13 51
20 Merthyr Tydfil 42 8 7 6 34 26 4 8 9 26 35 −1 49[lower-alpha 2]
21 Slough Town 42 8 8 5 30 24 3 6 12 14 34 −14 47 Relegated to the Isthmian League
22 Witton Albion 42 4 8 9 18 30 3 5 13 19 33 −26 34 Relegated to Northern Premier League
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. New club in the Conference
  2. Merthyr Tydfil were docked 2 points.

Results
Home \ Away ALT BAT BRO D&R DOV GAT HAL KET KID MAC MER NOR RUN SLO SOU STA STL TEL WEL WTN WOK YEO
Altrincham 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–0
Bath City 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 0–3 4–0 5–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0
Bromsgrove Rovers 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–4 0–3 3–0 3–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 2–0 0–5 1–1 3–3 0–0 1–2
Dagenham & Redbridge 3–0 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 3–4 2–1
Dover Athletic 1–0 0–3 4–3 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 5–0 0–2
Gateshead 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1
Halifax Town 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 6–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–1
Kettering Town 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0
Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–3
Macclesfield Town 1–0 0–0 4–3 3–0 0–2 6–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–2
Merthyr Tydfil 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–4 2–1 5–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 4–3 2–3 1–1
Northwich Victoria 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–1
Runcorn 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 0–0 0–5 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–4 1–0 2–1 4–0
Slough Town 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–5 1–1 3–2 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 5–2
Southport 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1
Stafford Rangers 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 5–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 4–2
Stalybridge Celtic 1–3 1–3 0–2 5–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2
Telford United 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Welling United 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 6–2 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0
Witton Albion 0–1 0–3 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–5 0–0 1–2
Woking 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–8 3–0 1–0 2–6 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 1–2
Yeovil Town 0–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–0 2–2 0–3 4–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. Headline, 1994.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Locations of the Football Conference 1993–1994 teams
Locations of the Football Conference teams 1993–1994

Promotion and relegation

Relegated

Top scorers in order of league goals
Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total
1 Paul Dobson Gateshead 2534234
2Karl ThomasRuncorn2305230
3Paul AdcockBath City1741022
=Terry RobbinsWelling United1702221
5Mickey SpencerYeovil Town1601118
=Clive WalkerWoking1603019
7David GambleSouthport1522019
=David LeworthyDover Athletic1511320
9Carl AlfordMacclesfield Town1432625
=Paul DaviesKidderminster Harriers1410318
=Morrys ScottSlough Town1421017
12Recky CarterBromsgrove Rovers1332018
=Jamie PatersonHalifax Town1302116
=Delwyn HumphreysKidderminster Harriers1330117

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References
  1. Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. Headline, 1994.
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