The Football Conference season of 1988–89 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the Football Conference.
It was the third season that the champions of the Conference were automatically promoted to the Football League after the abolition of the election system.
Overview Maidstone United, who had been Conference champions once earlier in the decade and once the runners-up, were finally promoted to the Football League Fourth Division after gaining their second title at this level.
Newport County, the club newly relegated to the Conference from the Football League, were wound up due to debts on 27 February 1989. They were then expelled from the Conference for failing to fulfil their fixtures; their record was expunged.
New teams in the league this season Aylesbury United (promoted 1987–88) Chorley (promoted 1987–88) Newport County (relegated from the Football League 1987–88) Yeovil Town (promoted 1987–88)
Final league table
Results
Top scorers Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total1 Steve Butler Maidstone United 2600127= Mark Gall Maidstone United 26201293 Chris Camden Stafford Rangers 2390234= Mark Carter Runcorn 23001245 Ken Charlery Maidstone United 22400266 Steve Burr Macclesfield Town 2105026= Don Page Runcorn 21103258 Paul Davies Kidderminster Harriers 2010425= Lenny Dennis Sutton United 2031529= Mark West Wycombe Wanderers 204202611 Ronnie Ellis Altrincham 1820020= Derrick Parker Northwich Victoria 182202213 Phil Power Chorley 1610017= Guy Whittingham Yeovil Town 160001615 Chris Cook Boston United 1561123= Dean Neal Fisher Athletic 1560021= Paul Wilson Boston United 155102118 Frank Murphy Barnet 1420218= Malcolm O'Connor Northwich Victoria 146112220 Gary Abbott Enfield 1341018= Phil Derbyshire Macclesfield Town 1300013= Ernie Moss Kettering Town 1313017
Promotion and relegation
Promoted Maidstone United (to the Football League Fourth Division) Barrow (from the Northern Premier League) Farnborough Town (from the Isthmian League) Merthyr Tydfil (from the Southern League)
Relegated Aylesbury (to the Isthmian League) Darlington (from the Football League Fourth Division) Weymouth (to the Southern League)
References
External links 1988–89 Conference National Results