1992–93 Football Conference
| Season | 1992–93[1] | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Wycombe Wanderers (1st Football Conference title) | 
| Promoted to the Football League | Wycombe Wanderers | 
| Conference League Cup winners | Northwich Victoria | 
| FA Trophy winners | Wycombe Wanderers | 
| Relegated to Level 6 | Boston United, Farnborough Town | 
| Matches played | 462 | 
| Goals scored | 1,291 (2.79 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | David Leworthy (Farnborough Town), 32 | 
| Biggest home win | Dagenham & Redbridge – Merthyr Tydfil 6–1 (6 April 1993); Farnborough Town – Gateshead 6–1 (22 August 1992); Kettering Town – Slough Town 5–0 (3 November 1992); Telford United – Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 (12 Aor 1993); Welling United – Merthyr Tydfil 5–0 (21 November 1992) | 
| Biggest away win | Stalybridge Celtic – Northwich Victoria 0–6 (2 January 1993) | 
| Highest scoring | Telford United – Farnborough Town 6–3 (12 September 1992) | 
| Longest winning run | Wycombe Wanderers, 9 matches | 
| Longest unbeaten run | Wycombe Wanderers, 10 matches | 
| Longest losing run | Northwich Victoria, Telford United, 6 matches | 
| Highest attendance | Wycombe Wanderers v Slough Town, 7,230 (23 March 1993) | 
| Lowest attendance | ? | 
| Average attendance | 1,229 (+ 1% compared to previous season) | 
| ← 1991–92  1993–94 →  | |
The GM Vauxhall Conference season of 1992–93 was the fourteenth season of the Football Conference.
Overview
Wycombe Wanderers, runners-up a year earlier, finally gained the Conference title – and a place in the Football League at the expense of the bottom placed Third Division club Halifax Town.
New teams in the league this season
- Bromsgrove Rovers (promoted 1991–92)
- Stalybridge Celtic (promoted 1991–92)
- Woking (promoted 1991–92)
- Dagenham & Redbridge inherited Redbridge Forest's place after the latter's merger with Dagenham
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wycombe Wanderers (C, P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 83 | Promotion to the Football League Third Division | 
| 2 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 68 | |
| 3 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67[a] | |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 49 | +10 | 66 | |
| 5 | Slough Town | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 55 | +5 | 65 | |
| 6 | Stafford Rangers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 64 | |
| 7 | Bath City | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 59 | |
| 8 | Woking | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 59 | |
| 9 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 58 | |
| 10 | Altrincham | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 58 | |
| 11 | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 56 | |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 56 | |
| 13 | Kettering Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 55 | |
| 14 | Gateshead | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 52 | |
| 15 | Telford United | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 60 | −5 | 52 | |
| 16 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 79 | −28 | 52 | |
| 17 | Witton Albion | 42 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 50 | |
| 18 | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 49 | |
| 19 | Runcorn | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 76 | −18 | 49 | |
| 20 | Welling United | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 48 | Reprived from relegation[b] | 
| 21 | Farnborough Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 68 | 87 | −19 | 47 | Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division | 
| 22 | Boston United (R) | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 40 | Relegation to the Northern Premier League Premier Division | 
- ^ Dagenham & Redbridge were deducted 1 point.
- ^ Welling United were reprived from relegation because Isthmian League champions Chesham United did not meet Conference ground requirements.
Results
Locations of the Football Conference teams 1992–1993
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- Wycombe Wanderers (to the Football League Third Division)
- Southport (from the Northern Premier League)
- Dover Athletic (from the Southern Premier League)
Relegated
- Halifax Town (from the Football League Third Division)
- Boston United (to the Northern Premier League)
- Farnborough Town (to the Southern Premier League)
Top scorers in order of league goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[1] | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Leworthy | Farnborough Town | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 
| 2 | Mark Whitehouse | Bromsgrove Rovers | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 
| 3 | Malcolm O'Connor | Northwich Victoria | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 
| 4 | Keith Scott | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 
| 5 | Paul Cavell | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 
| = | Terry Robbins | Welling United | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 
| = | Andy Sayer | Slough Town | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 
| = | Karl Thomas | Witton Albion | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 
| 9 | Gary Abbott | Welling United | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 
| 10 | Phil Brown | Kettering Town | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 
| = | Gary Jones | Boston United | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 
| = | Mickey Spencer | Yeovil Town | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 
| 13 | Tony Hemmings | Northwich Victoria | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 
| = | Alan Lamb | Gateshead | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 


