This season saw the promotion of
Dagenham & Redbridge and
Morecambe to
the Football League for the first time, whilst
Droylsden,
Farsley Celtic,
Histon and
Salisbury City were promoted to the Conference National for the first time in their history. At the end of the season
Scarborough and
Farnborough Town went out of business, whilst
Hayes and
Yeading merged to form a new club,
Hayes & Yeading United and
Moor Green merged with
Southern League side
Solihull Borough to form
Solihull Moors (which took Moor Green's place in the
Conference North).
Oxford United drew the biggest crowds, with an average of 6,332 spectators and a peak of 11,065 in their match against
Woking.
Exeter City came second far behind them, with an average of 3,627, just beating Oxford's average with a peak of 6,670 in their match against
Southport. Other teams could not match Oxford's average even in their most popular matches. ==Conference National==