1990–91 Football Conference

Football league season

Football ConferenceSeason| 1990–91[1]

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Champions| Barnet (1st Football Conference title)
Promoted to the Football League| Barnet
Conference League Cup winners| Sutton United
FA Trophy winners| Wycombe Wanderers
Relegated to Level 6| Fisher Athletic,
Sutton United
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,364 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer| Gary Bull (Barnet), 30
Biggest home win| Altrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991);
Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990);
Merthyr Tydfil – Fisher Athletic 7–0 (24 November 1990)
Biggest away win| Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990)
Highest scoring| Altrincham – Merthyr Tydfil 9–2 (16 February 1991);
Barnet – Fisher Athletic 8–1 (16 October 1990);
Yeovil Town –Slough Town 7–2 (6 April 1991);
Welling United – Northwich Victoria 4–5 (29 September 1990);
Gateshead – Sutton 0–9 (22 September 1990)
Longest winning run| Barnet, Kettering Town, 7 matches
Longest unbeaten run| Altrincham, 28 matches
Longest losing run| Yeovil Town, 7 matches
Highest attendance| Colchester United v Altrincham, 7,221 (20 April 1991)
Lowest attendance| ?
Average attendance| 1,415 (– 0.09% compared to previous season)

← 1989–90

1991–92 →

The Football Conference season of 1990–91 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Football Conference.

## Overview

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Barnet finished the season as Conference champions and were promoted to the Football League Fourth Division, finishing narrowly ahead of Colchester United, who had been relegated to the Conference a year earlier.

There was no relegation from the Fourth Division to the Conference this year, due to expansion of the Football League.

## New teams in the league this season

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* Bath City (promoted 1989–90)
* Colchester United (relegated from the Football League 1989–90)
* Gateshead (promoted 1989–90)
* Slough Town (promoted 1989–90)

## Final league table

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1  | Barnet (C, P) | 42  | 26  | 9  | 7  | 103  | 52  | +51  | 87  | Promotion to the Football League Fourth Division
2  | Colchester United | 42  | 25  | 10  | 7  | 68  | 35  | +33  | 85  |
3  | Altrincham | 42  | 23  | 13  | 6  | 87  | 46  | +41  | 82
4  | Kettering Town | 42  | 23  | 11  | 8  | 67  | 45  | +22  | 80
5  | Wycombe Wanderers | 42  | 21  | 11  | 10  | 75  | 46  | +29  | 74
6  | Telford United | 42  | 20  | 7  | 15  | 62  | 52  | +10  | 67
7  | Macclesfield Town | 42  | 17  | 12  | 13  | 63  | 52  | +11  | 63
8  | Runcorn | 42  | 16  | 10  | 16  | 69  | 67  | +2  | 58
9  | Merthyr Tydfil | 42  | 16  | 9  | 17  | 62  | 61  | +1  | 57
10  | Barrow | 42  | 15  | 12  | 15  | 59  | 65  | −6  | 57
11  | Welling United | 42  | 13  | 15  | 14  | 55  | 57  | −2  | 54
12  | Northwich Victoria | 42  | 13  | 13  | 16  | 65  | 75  | −10  | 52
13  | Kidderminster Harriers | 42  | 14  | 10  | 18  | 56  | 67  | −11  | 52
14  | Yeovil Town | 42  | 13  | 11  | 18  | 58  | 58  | 0  | 50
15  | Stafford Rangers | 42  | 12  | 14  | 16  | 48  | 51  | −3  | 50
16  | Cheltenham Town | 42  | 12  | 12  | 18  | 54  | 72  | −18  | 48
17  | Gateshead | 42  | 14  | 6  | 22  | 52  | 92  | −40  | 48
18  | Boston United | 42  | 12  | 11  | 19  | 55  | 69  | −14  | 47
19  | Slough Town | 42  | 13  | 6  | 23  | 51  | 80  | −29  | 45
20  | Bath City | 42  | 10  | 12  | 20  | 55  | 61  | −6  | 42
21  | Sutton United (R) | 42  | 10  | 9  | 23  | 62  | 82  | −20  | 39  | Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division
22  | Fisher Athletic (R) | 42  | 5  | 15  | 22  | 38  | 79  | −41  | 30  | Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division

Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Results

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Home \ Away  | ALT | BAR | BRW | BAT | BOS | CHL | COL | FIS | GAT | KET | KID | MAC | MER | NOR | RUN | SLO | STA | SUT | TEL | WEL | WYC | YEO

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Altrincham |  | 4–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 9–2  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2
Barnet | 0–0  |  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 8–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 6–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0
Barrow | 1–0  | 4–2  |  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0
Bath City | 2–3  | 1–4  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 4–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 6–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1
Boston United | 2–6  | 1–3  | 0–2  | 3–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 4–1  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 4–0
Cheltenham Town | 1–4  | 1–4  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 5–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0
Colchester United | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 3–1  |  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 4–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–1
Fisher Athletic | 0–0  | 2–4  | 1–2  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 5–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 2–1
Gateshead | 0–3  | 1–3  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–9  | 5–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–1
Kettering Town | 1–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–0  |  | 4–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 5–2  | 2–5  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1
Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1  | 0–3  | 3–1  | 3–2  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 3–3  | 2–3  | 3–0  |  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–0
Macclesfield Town | 0–1  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 5–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 4–2  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–1
Merthyr Tydfil | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 7–0  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 0–2  |  | 3–2  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 1–1
Northwich Victoria | 1–1  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 5–2  | 2–2  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 4–1  | 0–3  |  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0
Runcorn | 1–3  | 3–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–3  | 5–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 2–1  |  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–3
Slough Town | 3–3  | 1–3  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–4  | 2–1  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 2–0
Stafford Rangers | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–4  |  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1
Sutton United | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 3–3  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 5–2  | 0–3  |  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0
Telford United | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 4–2  |  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–2
Welling United | 2–2  | 1–4  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 6–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 4–5  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 0–3
Wycombe Wanderers | 3–0  | 1–3  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 5–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 3–2  | 4–1  |  | 2–0
Yeovil Town | 2–3  | 1–4  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 4–0  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 7–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1991.[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Altrincham

Barnet

Barrow

Bath City

Boston United

Cheltenham Town

Colchester United

Fisher Athletic

Gateshead

Kettering Town

Kidderminster Harriers

Macclesfield Town

Merthyr Tydfil

Northwich Victoria

Runcorn F.C. Halton

Slough Town

Stafford Rangers

Sutton

Telford United

Welling United

Wycombe Wanderers

Yeovil Town

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Locations of the Football Conference teams 1990–1991

Barnet

Fisher Athletic

Sutton

Welling

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Locations of the Football Conference teams 1990–1991

## Top scorers in order of league goals

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | League  | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup  | Total[1]

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1 |  Gary Bull |  Barnet | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32
2 | Mark West | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33
3 | Ken McKenna | Altrincham | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30
4 | Mark Carter | Barnet | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21
= | Paul Randall | Bath City | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22
6 | Colin Cowperthwaite | Barrow | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21
= | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21
8 | Mario Walsh | Colchester United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18
9 | Paul Cavell | Boston United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24
= | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21
11 | Charlie Butler | Gateshead | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16
= | Peter Howell | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20
13 | John Askey | Macclesfield Town | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14
= | John Brady | Altrincham | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17
= | Kim Casey | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17

## Promotion and relegation

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### Promoted

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* Barnet (to the Football League Fourth Division)
* Farnborough Town (from the Southern Premier League)
* Redbridge Forest (from the Isthmian League)
* Witton Albion (from the Northern Premier League)

### Relegated

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* Fisher Athletic (to the Southern Premier League)
* Sutton United (to the Isthmian League)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Jack Rollin (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991–92. Queen Anne Press, MacDonald & Co., London and Sydney, 1991.

## External links

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* 1990–91 Conference National Results

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National League

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Clubs|

| National|

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* Aldershot Town
* Altrincham
* Boreham Wood
* Boston United
* Brackley Town
* Braintree Town
* Carlisle United
* Eastleigh
* Forest Green Rovers
* Gateshead
* FC Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Morecambe
* Rochdale
* Scunthorpe United
* Solihull Moors
* Southend United
* Sutton United
* Tamworth
* Truro City
* Wealdstone
* Woking
* Yeovil Town
* York City

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Grounds|

* Boston Community Stadium
* Brunton Park
* Cressing Road
* Damson Park
* Gander Green Lane
* Gateshead International Stadium
* Glanford Park
* Grosvenor Vale
* Huish Park
* Kingfield Stadium
* Mazuma Mobile Stadium
* Meadow Park
* Moss Lane
* Recreation Ground
* Roots Hall
* Spotland Stadium
* St. James Park
* Ten Acres
* The Lamb Ground
* The New Lawn
* The Shay
* Truro City Stadium
* Victoria Park
* York Community Stadium

North|

* AFC Fylde
* AFC Telford United
* Alfreton Town
* Bedford Town
* Buxton
* Chester
* Chorley
* Curzon Ashton
* Darlington
* Hereford
* Kidderminster Harriers
* King's Lynn Town
* Leamington
* Macclesfield
* Marine
* Merthyr Town
* Oxford City
* Peterborough Sports
* Radcliffe
* Scarborough Athletic
* South Shields
* Southport
* Spennymoor Town
* Worksop Town

South|

* AFC Totton
* Bath City
* Chelmsford City
* Chesham United
* Chippenham Town
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Dorking Wanderers
* Dover Athletic
* Eastbourne Borough
* Ebbsfleet United
* Enfield Town
* Farnborough
* Hampton & Richmond Borough
* Hemel Hempstead Town
* Hornchurch
* Horsham
* Maidenhead United
* Maidstone United
* Salisbury
* Slough Town
* Tonbridge Angels
* Torquay United
* Weston-super-Mare
* Worthing

Seasons|

* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

See also: National League Cup

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National teams|

* Graham Taylor
* UEFA Euro 1992
* qualification
* Group 7

League competitions|

| Levels 1–4|

* Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)

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Level 5|

* Football Conference

Levels 6–7|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One)
* Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)

Levels 8–9|

* Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
* Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* Spartan League (Premier, One)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* Charity Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Full Members' Cup (Final)
* Associate Members' Cup (Final)

European competitions|

* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Southampton
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Wimbledon

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackburn Rovers
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Charlton Athletic
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leicester City
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Newcastle United
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Oxford United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Swindon Town
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

* Birmingham City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Brentford
* Bury
* Cambridge United
* Chester City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Stoke City
* Swansea City
* Tranmere Rovers
* Wigan Athletic

Fourth Division|

* Aldershot
* Blackpool
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Chesterfield
* Darlington
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gillingham
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hereford United
* Lincoln City
* Maidstone United
* Northampton Town
* Peterborough United
* Rochdale
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Torquay United
* Walsall
* Wrexham
* York City

Others|

* Colchester United

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