The Football Conference season of 1989–90 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Football Conference.
Overview Darlington, relegated to the Conference from the Fourth Division a year earlier, finished the season as Conference champions and regained their Football League status at the first attempt – just as Lincoln City had done two years earlier. Coming down to the Conference from the Football League were the bottom placed Fourth Division club Colchester United.
New teams in the league this season Barrow (promoted 1988–89) Darlington (relegated from the Football League 1988–89) Farnborough Town (promoted 1988–89) Merthyr Tydfil (promoted 1988–89)
Final league table
Results
Top scorers in order of league goals Rank Player Club League FA Cup FA Trophy League Cup Total1 Robbie Cooke Kettering Town 28000282 Efan Ekoku Sutton 25000253 Simon Read Farnborough Town 23201264 Ian Thompson Merthyr Tydfil 21300245 John Borthwick Darlington 1920122= Mark Carter Runcorn 19021227 Mike Doherty Runcorn 18100198 Gary Bull Barnet 1750325= Andrew Clarke Barnet 1720019= Paul Furlong Enfield 1701119= Paul Gorman Fisher Athletic 1700017= Terry Robbins Welling United 1721222= David Webley Merthyr Tydfil 172001914 Steve Burr Macclesfield Town 1632021= Kim Casey Kidderminster Harriers 160362516 Paul McKinnon Sutton 1610320= Mark West Wycombe Wanderers 161122018 Martin Hanchard Northwich Victoria 1420016= Mark Whitehouse Kidderminster Harriers 142322120 David Cork Darlington 1213117= Colin Cowperthwaite Barrow 1220115= Ken McKenna Telford United 1202014= Mickey Spencer Yeovil Town 1211317
Promotion and relegation
Promoted Darlington (to the Football League Fourth Division) Bath City (from the Southern Premier League) Gateshead (from the Northern Premier League) Slough Town (from the Isthmian League)
Relegated Colchester United (from the Football League Fourth Division) Chorley (to the Northern Premier League) Enfield (to the Isthmian League) Farnborough Town (to the Southern Premier League)
References
External links 1989–90 Conference National Results