| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Halifax Town (1st Football Conference title) |
| Direct promotion | Halifax Town |
| Conference League Cup winners | Morecambe |
| FA Trophy winners | Cheltenham Town (1st FA Trophy title) |
| Relegated to Level 6 |
Gateshead, Slough Town, Stalybridge Celtic |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,344 (2.91 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Geoff Horsfield (Halifax Town), 30 |
| Biggest home win | Farnborough Town – Stalybridge Celtic 6–0 (20 December 1997) |
| Biggest away win |
Morecambe – Hereford 1–5 (1 November 1997); Stevenage – Hayes 1–5 (1 September 1997) ; Dover – Kidderminster 0–4 (20 September 1997); Kettering – Rushden & Diamonds 0–4 (21 February 1998); Leek – Kettering 0–4 (31 March 1998) |
| Highest scoring |
Hayes – Yeovil Town 6–4 (14 February 1998); Rushden & Diamonds – Farnborough Town 5–5 (13 September 1997) |
| Longest winning run | Halifax Town, 8 matches |
| Longest unbeaten run | Cheltenham Town, 17 matches |
| Longest losing run | Farnborough Town, Stalybridge Celtic, 7 matches |
| Highest attendance | Halifax Town v Cheltenham Town, 6,357 (25 April 1998) |
| Lowest attendance | ? |
| Average attendance | ? |
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1998–99 →
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The Football Conference season of 1997–98 was the nineteenth season of the Football Conference, also known as the Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons.
Source: Glenda Rollin (ed.), Jack Rollin (exec. ed.), Rothmans Football Yearbook 1998–99. Headline, 1998.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.