1987–88 Football Conference
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Overview
Lincoln City, who had been relegated to the Conference a year earlier in the first season of automatic promotion and relegation between the Conference and the Fourth Division of the Football League, won the Conference title to reclaim their place in the Football League, where they replaced the bottom placed Fourth Division club Newport County.
The season featured an experimental rule change, whereby no attacker could be offside directly from a free-kick. The change was not deemed a success, as the attacking team invariably packed the six yard box for any free-kick (and had several players stand in front of the opposition goalkeeper). The experiment was swiftly dropped.[1]
New teams in the league this season
- Lincoln City (relegated from the Football League 1986–87)
- Fisher Athletic (promoted 1986–87)
- Macclesfield Town (promoted 1986–87)
- Wycombe Wanderers (promoted 1986–87)
Final league table
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Results
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Top scorers in order of league goals
| Rank | Player | Club | League | FA Cup | FA Trophy | League Cup | Total[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Norris | Telford United | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
| = | Phil Derbyshire | Stafford Rangers | 24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 32 |
| = | Paul Davies | Kidderminster Harriers | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Steve Butler | Maidstone United | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
| = | Mark Carter | Runcorn | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| = | Nicky Evans | Barnet | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Nicky Francis | Enfield | 21 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Steve Burr | Macclesfield Town | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| = | Lenny Dennis | Sutton United | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
| = | Dave Sansom | Barnet | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Kim Casey | Kidderminster Harriers | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 12 | Phil Brown | Lincoln City | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| = | Mark Smith | Kettering Town | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| = | Paul Wilson | Boston United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| = | Brett Angell | Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Steve Biggins | Telford United | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| = | John McGinley | Lincoln City | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| = | Paul McKinnon | Sutton United | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
Promotion and relegation
Promoted
- Lincoln City (to the Football League Fourth Division)
- Aylesbury United (from the Southern Premier League)
- Chorley (from the Northern Premier League)
- Yeovil Town (from the Isthmian League)
Relegated
- Newport County (from the Football League Fourth Division)
- Bath City (to the Southern Premier League)
- Dagenham (to the Isthmian League)
- Wealdstone (to the Southern Premier League)
References
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External links
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