The Football Conference season of 1986–87 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Football Conference, the first season under this name, this league having earlier been known as the Alliance Premier League.
Overview This was the first season of automatic promotion for champions of the Conference, following the abolition of the re-election system, and automatic relegation to the Conference for the bottom placed team in the Football League Fourth Division. Scarborough finished the season as Conference champions, and so won automatic promotion to the Football League at the expense of Lincoln City.
New teams in the league this season Gateshead (promoted 1985–86) Sutton United (promoted 1985–86) Welling United (promoted 1985–86)
Final league table
Results
Topscorers Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total1 Kim Casey Kidderminster Harriers 38420442 Mick Carter Runcorn 30263413 Steve Butler Maidstone United 24532344 Gary Abbott Welling United 2323028= Chris Cook Boston United 2302227= Ken McKenna Telford United 23100247 Nicky Evans Barnet 2204026= Chris Townsend Cheltenham Town 22100239 Mike Doherty Weymouth 1601118= Paul Bodin Bath City 1622121= Stewart Mell Scarborough 1602018= John Timmons Altrincham 1600117
Promotion and relegation
Promoted Scarborough (to the Football League Fourth Division) Fisher Athletic (from the Isthmian League) Macclesfield Town (from the Northern Premier League) Wycombe Wanderers (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated Lincoln City (from the Football League Fourth Division) Frickley Athletic (to the Northern Premier League) Gateshead (to the Northern Premier League) Nuneaton Borough (to the Southern Premier League)
References
External links 1986–87 Conference National Results