1998–99 Football Conference

Football league season

Football ConferenceSeason| 1998–99[1]

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Champions| Cheltenham Town (1st Football Conference title)
Direct promotion| Cheltenham Town
Conference League Cup winners| Doncaster Rovers
FA Trophy winners| Kingstonian (1st FA Trophy title)
Relegated to Level 6| Barrow,
Farnborough Town,
Leek Town
Matches played| 462
Goals scored| 1,192 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer| Carl Alford (Stevenage Borough), 26
Biggest home win| Leek Town – Morecambe 7–0 (25 August 1998)
Biggest away win| Farnborough Town – Morecambe 1–6 (12 December 1998);
Farnborough Town – Northwich Victoria 1–6 (20 March 1999)
Highest scoring| Doncaster Rovers – Dover Athletic 5–4 (19 December 1998);
Yeovil Town – Farnborough Town 6–3 (28 December 1998)
Longest winning run| Cheltenham Town, Rushden & Diamonds, 6 matches
Longest unbeaten run| Cheltenham Town, 17 matches
Longest losing run| Leek Town, 10 matches
Highest attendance| Rushden & Diamonds v Cheltenham Town, 6,312 (3 April 1999)
Lowest attendance| ?
Average attendance| 1,627 (+ 10.23% compared with the previous season)

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

The Football Conference season of 1998–99 was the twentieth season of the Football Conference.

## Changes since the previous season

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* Doncaster Rovers (relegated from the Football League 1997–98)
* Barrow (promoted 1997–98)
* Forest Green Rovers (promoted 1997–98)
* Kingstonian (promoted 1997–98)

## Locations

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Barrow

Cheltenham

Doncaster

Dover

Farnborough

Forest Green Rovers

Hednesford

Hayes

Hereford United

Kettering Town

Kidderminster Harriers

Kingstonian

Leek Town

Morecambe

Northwich Victoria

Rushden & Diamonds

Southport

Stevenage

Telford

Welling

Woking

Yeovil Town

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Locations of the Football Conference 1998–1999 teams

Hayes

Kingstonian

Welling

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Locations of the Football Conference London teams 1998–1999

## Final league table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Cheltenham Town | 42  | 11  | 9  | 1  | 35  | 14  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 36  | 22  | +35  | 80  | Football Conference Champions, promoted to Football League Division Three
2  | Kettering Town | 42  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 31  | 16  | 11  | 5  | 5  | 27  | 21  | +21  | 76  |
3  | Hayes | 42  | 12  | 3  | 6  | 34  | 25  | 10  | 5  | 6  | 29  | 25  | +13  | 74
4  | Rushden & Diamonds | 42  | 11  | 4  | 6  | 41  | 22  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 30  | 20  | +29  | 72
5  | Yeovil Town | 42  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 35  | 32  | 12  | 7  | 2  | 33  | 22  | +14  | 71
6  | Stevenage Borough | 42  | 9  | 9  | 3  | 37  | 23  | 8  | 8  | 5  | 25  | 22  | +17  | 68
7  | Northwich Victoria | 42  | 11  | 3  | 7  | 29  | 21  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 31  | 30  | +9  | 66
8  | Kingstonian[a] | 42  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 25  | 19  | 8  | 6  | 7  | 25  | 30  | +1  | 64  | FA Trophy winners
9  | Woking | 42  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 27  | 20  | 9  | 4  | 8  | 24  | 25  | +6  | 63  |
10  | Hednesford Town | 42  | 9  | 8  | 4  | 30  | 24  | 6  | 8  | 7  | 19  | 20  | +5  | 61
11  | Dover Athletic | 42  | 7  | 9  | 5  | 27  | 21  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 27  | 27  | +6  | 58
12  | Forest Green Rovers[a] | 42  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 28  | 22  | 6  | 8  | 7  | 27  | 28  | +5  | 58
13  | Hereford United | 42  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 25  | 17  | 6  | 5  | 10  | 24  | 29  | +3  | 55
14  | Morecambe | 42  | 9  | 5  | 7  | 31  | 29  | 6  | 3  | 12  | 29  | 47  | −16  | 53
15  | Kidderminster Harriers | 42  | 9  | 4  | 8  | 32  | 22  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 24  | 30  | +4  | 51
16  | Doncaster Rovers | 42  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 26  | 26  | 5  | 7  | 9  | 25  | 29  | −4  | 48  | Conference League Cup winners and Relegated from The Football League
17  | Telford United | 42  | 7  | 8  | 6  | 24  | 24  | 3  | 8  | 10  | 20  | 36  | −16  | 46  |
18  | Southport | 42  | 6  | 9  | 6  | 29  | 28  | 4  | 6  | 11  | 18  | 31  | −12  | 45
19  | Barrow[a] | 42  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 17  | 23  | 4  | 5  | 12  | 23  | 40  | −23  | 43  | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division[b]
20  | Welling United | 42  | 4  | 7  | 10  | 18  | 30  | 5  | 7  | 9  | 26  | 35  | −21  | 41  |
21  | Leek Town | 42  | 5  | 5  | 11  | 34  | 42  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 14  | 34  | −28  | 32  | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division
22  | Farnborough Town | 42  | 6  | 5  | 10  | 29  | 48  | 1  | 6  | 14  | 12  | 41  | −48  | 32  | Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division

Source: [1]
Notes:

1. ^ a b c New club in the Conference
2. ^ Barrow were relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division due to entering administration.

## Results

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Home \ Away  | BRW | CHL | DON | DOV | FAR | FGR | HAY | HED | HER | KET | KID | KIN | LEE | MOR | NOR | R&D | SOU | STB | TEL | WEL | WOK | YEO

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Barrow |  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–4  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 2–0
Cheltenham Town | 4–1  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 3–2
Doncaster Rovers | 2–1  | 2–2  |  | 5–4  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 0–2
Dover Athletic | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  |  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 5–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–2  | 1–2
Farnborough Town | 2–2  | 2–4  | 1–0  | 1–2  |  | 2–2  | 1–5  | 0–1  | 0–4  | 1–3  | 2–4  | 4–2  | 2–1  | 1–6  | 1–6  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–0
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 0–2  | 1–2
Hayes | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 0–3  |  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 4–3  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1
Hednesford Town | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  |  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–1  | 2–3
Hereford United | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  |  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 3–2  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1
Kettering Town | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 4–1  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 6–0  | 0–0  | 0–0 | 1–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 1–2
Kidderminster Harriers | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 5–2  | 4–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 0–1
Kingstonian | 5–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–5  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0
Leek Town | 3–1  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 4–0  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 1–3  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 2–2  |  | 7–0  | 0–3  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–3  | 2–4
Morecambe | 3–2  | 0–2  | 1–2  | 0–4  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  |  | 3–1  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–1
Northwich Victoria | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  |  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 1–2
Rushden & Diamonds | 4–0  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 5–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2 | 1–1  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  |  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–3  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–2
Southport | 0–4  | 0–2  | 3–2  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  |  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 5–2  | 0–0  | 2–3
Stevenage Borough | 1–2  | 2–2  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  |  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 5–0  | 1–1
Telford United | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–3  | 3–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–3  |  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–2
Welling United | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–3  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  |  | 0–1  | 1–2
Woking | 2–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  |  | 0–0
Yeovil Town | 1–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 6–3  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 1–3  | 4–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  |

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Top scorers in order of league goals

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | League  | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup  | Total

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1 |  Carl Alford |  Stevenage Borough | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 33
2 | Warren Patmore | Yeovil Town | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 26
3 | John Norman | Morecambe | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23
4 | Lee Charles | Hayes | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21
= | Neil Grayson | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23
= | Hugh McAuley | Leek Town | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19
7 | Darren Collins | Rushden & Diamonds | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19
8 | Dennis Bailey | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23
= | Adrian Foster | Rushden & Diamonds | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16
= | Paul Tait | Northwich Victoria | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16
11 | Darran Hay | Woking | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23
= | Mark Hynes | Dover Athletic | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18
= | Adie Mike | Hednesford | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16
14 | Ian Duerden | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18
= | Marc McGregor | Forest Green Rovers | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15
= | Brett McNamara | Kettering Town | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14
= | Steve West | Woking | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13
18 | Scott Huckerby | Telford United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16
= | Leroy May | Kidderminster Harriers | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12
20 | Lee Hudson | Kettering Town | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12
= | Neil Illman | Northwich Victoria | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12
= | Richard Leadbeater | Stevenage Borough | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10
= | David Leworthy | Kingstonian | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 17
= | Owen Pickard | Yeovil Town | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12
= | Wayne Berry | Dog & Duck Pub Sundays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1

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* Footballtransfers.co.uk, thefootballarchives.com and Soccerbase contain information on many players
on whom there is not yet an article in Wikipedia.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Glenda Rollin and Jack Rollin (eds.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1999–2000. Headline, 1999.

## External links

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* Official Football Conference Website
* 1998–99 Conference National Results

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National League

2024–25
Clubs|

| National|

| Clubs|

* AFC Fylde
* Aldershot Town
* Altrincham
* Barnet
* Boston United
* Braintree Town
* Dagenham & Redbridge
* Eastleigh
* Ebbsfleet United
* Forest Green Rovers
* Gateshead
* FC Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Maidenhead United
* Oldham Athletic
* Rochdale
* Solihull Moors
* Southend United
* Sutton United
* Tamworth
* Wealdstone
* Woking
* Yeovil Town
* York City

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Grounds|

* The Bolt New Lawn
* Boston Community Stadium
* Boundary Park
* Chigwell Construction Stadium
* Cressing Road
* Crown Oil Arena
* Damson Park
* Gateshead International Stadium
* Grosvenor Vale
* The Hive
* Huish Park
* Laithwaite Community Stadium
* The Lamb Ground
* Mill Farm
* Moss Lane
* Recreation Ground
* Roots Hall
* The Shay
* Silverlake Stadium
* Stonebridge Road
* VBS Community Stadium
* Victoria Park
* York Community Stadium
* York Road

North|

* Alfreton Town
* Brackley Town
* Buxton
* Chester
* Chorley
* Curzon Ashton
* Darlington
* Farsley Celtic
* Hereford
* Kidderminster Harriers
* King's Lynn Town
* Leamington
* Marine
* Needham Market
* Peterborough Sports
* Oxford City
* Radcliffe
* Rushall Olympic
* Scarborough Athletic
* Scunthorpe United
* South Shields
* Southport
* Spennymoor Town
* Warrington Town

South|

* Aveley
* Bath City
* Boreham Wood
* Chelmsford City
* Chesham United
* Chippenham Town
* Dorking Wanderers
* Eastbourne Borough
* Enfield Town
* Farnborough
* Hampton & Richmond Borough
* Hemel Hempstead Town
* Hornchurch
* Maidstone United
* Salisbury
* Slough Town
* St Albans City
* Tonbridge Angels
* Torquay United
* Truro City
* Welling United
* Weston-super-Mare
* Weymouth
* 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

See also: Conference League Cup

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« 1997–98

1999–2000 »

National teams|

* UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying (Qualification Group 5)
* Glenn Hoddle
* Howard Wilkinson (caretaker)
* Kevin Keegan

League competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

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Levels 2–4|

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

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, Three)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Kent League (level 8 only)
* Midland Alliance (level 8 only)
* Midland Football Combination (level 9 only)
* North West Counties League (One, Two)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* Sussex County League (One, Two)
* United Counties League (Premier, One)
* Wessex League (level 8 only)
* West Midlands (Regional) League (level 9 only)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Lower leagues|

* Combined Counties League
* Essex Senior League
* Spartan South Midlands League

Cup competitions|

| FA cups|

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

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Football League cups|

* League Cup (Final)
* Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Coventry City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Middlesbrough
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wimbledon

First Division|

* Barnsley
* Birmingham City
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bradford City
* Bristol City
* Bury
* Crewe Alexandra
* Crystal Palace
* Grimsby Town
* Huddersfield Town
* Ipswich Town
* Norwich City
* Oxford United
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Queens Park Rangers
* Sheffield United
* Stockport County
* Sunderland
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Bournemouth
* Blackpool
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Fulham
* Gillingham
* Lincoln City
* Luton Town
* Macclesfield Town
* Manchester City
* Millwall
* Northampton Town
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Preston North End
* Reading
* Stoke City
* Walsall
* Wigan Athletic
* Wrexham
* Wycombe Wanderers
* York City

Third Division|

* Barnet
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Cambridge United
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Chester City
* Darlington
* Exeter City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepool United
* Hull City
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Scarborough
* Scunthorpe United
* Shrewsbury Town
* Southend United
* Swansea City
* Torquay United

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*[AW]: Away won
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