1986–87 Football Conference
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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.
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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[1]
| Season | 1986–87[1] |
|---|---|
| Champions | Scarborough (1st Football Conference title) |
| Promoted to the Football League | Scarborough |
| Conference League Cup winners | Kettering Town |
| FA Trophy winners | Kidderminster Harriers |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Frickley Athletic, Gateshead, Nuneaton Borough |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1403 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kim Casey (Kidderminster Harriers), 38 |
| Biggest home win | Sutton United – Kettering Town 8–0 |
| Biggest away win | Gateshead – Barnet 1–5; Nuneaton Borough – Boston United 1–5; Kidderminster Harriers – Telford United 0–4; Nuneaton Borough – Weymouth 0–4; Wealdstone – Boston United 0–4 |
| Highest scoring | Runcorn – Northwich Victoria 7–3 |
| Longest winning run | ? |
| Longest unbeaten run | ? |
| Longest losing run | ? |
| Highest attendance | ? |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | 917 |
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← 1985–86
1987–88 →
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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| 1 | Scarborough | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 64 | 33 | + 31 | 91 | |||||
| 2 | Barnet | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 86 | 39 | + 47 | 85 | |||||
| 3 | Maidstone United | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 71 | 48 | + 23 | 73 | |||||
| 4 | Enfield | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 66 | 47 | + 19 | 70 | |||||
| 5 | Altrincham | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 35 | 66 | 53 | + 13 | 69 | |||||
| 6 | Boston United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 82 | 64 | + 18 | 69 | |||||
| 7 | Sutton United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 81 | 51 | + 30 | 68 | |||||
| 8 | Runcorn | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 71 | 58 | + 13 | 67 | |||||
| 9 | Telford United | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 69 | 59 | + 10 | 64 | |||||
| 10 | Bath City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 31 | 63 | 62 | + 1 | 63 | |||||
| 11 | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 64 | 50 | + 14 | 61 | |||||
| 12 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 47 | 77 | 81 | – 4 | 55 | |||||
| 13 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 58 | 60 | – 2 | 53 | |||||
| 14 | Weymouth | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 68 | 77 | – 9 | 51 | |||||
| 15 | Dagenham | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 56 | 72 | – 16 | 49 | |||||
| 16 | Kettering Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 54 | 66 | – 12 | 47 | |||||
| 17 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 46 | 53 | 69 | – 16 | 44 | |||||
| 18 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 48 | 73 | – 25 | 44 | Relegated to Southern League [notes 1] | ||||
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 50 | 70 | – 20 | 43 | |||||
| 20 | Welling United | 42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 46 | 61 | 94 | – 33 | 40 | |||||
| 21 | Frickley Athletic | 42 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 45 | 47 | 82 | – 35 | 32 | Relegated to Northern Premier League | ||||
| 22 | Gateshead | 42 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 48 | 95 | – 47 | 31 | Relegated to Northern Premier League |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- Points scoring: 2 points for a home win, 3 points for an away win, 1 point for a draw.
- ↑ Nuneaton Borough were relegated due to financial irregularities.
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Football Conference Champions, promoted to the Football League Fourth Division 1987–88 | |
| FA Trophy winners | |
| Conference League Cup winners | |
| New club in the Conference, see also Gateshead | |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Results[1]
| Home ╲ Away | ALT | BAR | BAT | BOS | CHL | DAG | ENF | FRK | GAT | KET | KID | MAI | NOR | NUN | RUN | SCA | STA | SUT | TEL | WEA | WEL | WEY |
| Altrincham | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Barnet | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Bath City | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Boston United | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Dagenham | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Enfield | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | |
| Frickley Athletic | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Gateshead | 1–3 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Kettering Town | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Maidstone United | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | |
| Runcorn | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 7–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Scarborough | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sutton United | 2–3 | 3–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Telford United | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Wealdstone | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Welling United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Weymouth | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Source: Peter Dunk (ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press, Macdonald Futura Publishers, London & Sydney, 1987.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Topscorers[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Casey | Kidderminster Harriers | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Mick Carter | Runcorn | 30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | Steve Butler | Maidstone United | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
| 4 | Gary Abbott | Welling United | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| = | Chris Cook | Boston United | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| = | Ken McKenna | Telford United | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| = | Chris Townsend | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Mike Doherty | Weymouth | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| = | Paul Bodin | Bath City | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| = | Stewart Mell | Scarborough | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| = | John Timmons | Altrincham | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
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)
