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1996-97 |
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Football Conference |
GM Vauxhall |
Before this season
- Dagenham & Redbridge left to join Isthmian League
- Hayes joined from Isthmian League
- Runcorn left to join Northern Premier League
- Rushden & Diamonds joined from Southern League
Final League Table
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Macclesfield Town 42 27 9 6 80 30 90
2 Kidderminster Harriers 42 26 7 9 84 42 85
3 Stevenage Borough 42 24 10 8 87 53 82
4 Morecambe 42 19 9 14 69 56 66
5 Woking 42 18 10 14 71 63 64
6 Northwich Victoria 42 17 12 13 61 54 63
7 Farnborough Town 42 16 13 13 58 53 61
8 Hednesford Town 42 16 12 14 52 50 60
9 Telford United 42 16 10 16 46 56 58
10 Gateshead 42 15 11 16 59 63 56
11 Southport 42 15 10 17 51 61 55
12 Rushden & Diamonds 42 14 11 17 61 63 53
13 Stalybridge Celtic 42 14 10 18 53 58 52
14 Kettering Town 42 14 9 19 53 62 51
15 Hayes 42 12 14 16 54 55 50
16 Slough Town 42 12 14 16 62 65 50
17 Dover Athletic 42 12 14 16 57 68 50
18 Welling United 42 13 9 20 50 60 48
19 Halifax Town 42 12 12 18 55 74 48
20 Bath City 42 12 11 19 53 80 47
21 Bromsgrove Rovers 42 12 5 25 41 67 41
22 Altrincham 42 9 12 21 49 73 39
Following this season
- Altrincham left to join Northern Premier League
- Bath City left to join Southern League
- Bromsgrove Rovers left to join Southern League
- Cheltenham Town joined from Southern League
- Hereford United joined from Football League
- Leek Town joined form Northern Premier League
- Macclesfield Town left to join Football League
- Yeovil Town joined from Isthmian League
League Cup (Spalding)
Round 1
- Bath City 0-2 Welling United
- Dover Athletic 2-3 Rushden & Diamonds
- Farnborough Town 3-2 Hayes
- Halifax Town 0-1 Altrincham
- Kettering Town 1-0 Slough Town
- Stalybridge Celtic 3-1 Telford United
Round 2
- Altrincham 0-1 Macclesfield Town
- Bromsgrove Rovers 3-1 Northwich Victoria
- Gateshead 1-3 Morecambe
- Hednesford Town 1-6 Kidderminster Harriers
- Kettering Town 0-2 Farnborough Town
- Rushden & Diamonds 1-0 Stevenage Borough
- Stalybridge Celtic 2-1 Southport
- Woking 0-2 Welling United
Quarter Finals
- Kidderminster Harriers 1-0 Rushden & Diamonds
- Macclesfield Town 1-0 Bromsgrove Rovers
- Morecambe 3-0 Stalybridge Celtic
- Welling United 1-2 Farnborough Town
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
- Farnborough Town 2-2 Kidderminster Harriers
- Kidderminster Harriers 1-1 Farnborough Town
- Aggregate 3-3, Kidderminster Harriers won on away goals
- Morecambe 0-2 Macclesfield Town
- Macclesfield Town 4-1 Morecambe
- Macclesfield Town won 6-1 on aggregate
Final (2 Legs, 12/4/97 & 28/4/97)
- Macclesfield Town 1-1 Kidderminster Harriers
- Aggregate 1-1, Kidderminster Harriers won on away goals
- Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Macclesfield Town
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