The 2001–02 Football Conference season was the twenty-third season of the Football Conference, also known as the Nationwide Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Changes since the previous season Barnet (relegated from the Football League 2000–01) Farnborough Town (promoted 2000–01) Margate (promoted 2000–01) Stalybridge Celtic (promoted 2000–01)
Overview The manager of Boston United, Steve Evans, and former chairman, Pat Malkinson, were charged with breaking the Football Association's rules over the registration of players. Both men received bans from the FA, and the club were fined and docked four points from their first season in the League. This angered some, especially the Conference runners up Dagenham & Redbridge, who believed that any points deduction should have applied to the previous season, which would have meant Dagenham being promoted instead.
Locations
Final league table
Results
Top scorers in order of league goals Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup LDV Total1 Daryl Clare Boston United 24 0= Mark Stein Dagenham & Redbridge 24 03 Ken Charlery Dagenham & Redbridge 17 1= Mark Cooper Forest Green Rovers 17 05 Mark Beesley Chester City 16 0= Gregg Blundell Northwich Victoria 16 0= Leon Braithwaite Margate 16 0= Simon Parke Southport 16 09 Lenny Piper Farnborough Town 15 0= Robbie Talbot Morecambe 15 0= Michael Twiss Leigh RMI 15 012 Jamie Paterson Doncaster Rovers 14 013 Dean Clark Hayes 13 0= Mark Quayle Telford United 13 0= Dino Maamria Leigh RMI 12 1= Ian Hodges Hayes 12 0= Darryn Stamp Scarborough 12 0= Joff Vansittart Farnborough Town 12 0= Simon Weatherstone Boston United 12 020 Warren Patmore Woking 11 0 Footballtransfers.co.uk, thefootballarchives.com and Soccerbase contain information on many playerson whom there is not yet an article in Wikipedia. Source:
References
External links Official Football Conference Website 2001–02 Conference National Results