1996–97 Football Conference

The Football Conference season of 1996–97 was the eighteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.

Football Conference
Season1996–97
ChampionsMacclesfield Town (2nd Football Conference title)
Promoted to the Football LeagueMacclesfield Town
Conference League Cup winnersKidderminster Harriers
FA Trophy winnersWoking (3rd FA Trophy title
Relegated to Level 6Altrincham,
Bath City,
Bromsgrove Rovers
Matches played462
Goals scored1,306 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerLee Hughes (Kidderminster Harriers), 30
Biggest home winWoking – Altrincham 7–1 (30 November 1996);
Kidderminster HarriersBath City 6–0 (28 December 1996);
Slough Town – Telford United 6–0 (19 October 1996);
Stevenage Borough – Halifax Town 6–0 (17 August 1996)
Biggest away winSlough Town – Stevenage Borough 1–6 (1 January 1997);
Bromsgrove Rovers – Northwich Victoria 0–5 (1 March 1997);
Dover AthleticKidderminster Harriers 0–5 (24 August 1996);
Telford United – Rushden & Diamonds 0–5 (7 December 1996)
Highest scoringHalifax TownBath City 4–5 (15 February 1997)
Longest winning runMacclesfield Town, 8 matches
Longest unbeaten runMorecambe, 12 matches
Longest losing runBromsgrove Rovers, 7 matches
Highest attendanceStevenage Borough v Kidderminster Harriers, 6,489 (25 January 1997)
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance1,258
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