National League Tables
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Football Conference 1996/97
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Macclesfield Town | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 30 | +50 | 90 | ▲Promoted to FL |
| 2nd | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 84 | 42 | +42 | 85 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 87 | 53 | +34 | 82 | - |
| 4th | Morecambe | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 56 | +13 | 66 | - |
| 5th | Woking | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 64 | - |
| 6th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 63 | - |
| 7th | Farnborough Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 61 | - |
| 8th | Hednesford Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 60 | - |
| 9th | Telford United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 58 | - |
| 10th | Gateshead | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 63 | -4 | 56 | - |
| 11th | Southport | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 55 | - |
| 12th | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 63 | -2 | 53 | - |
| 13th | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 52 | - |
| 14th | Kettering Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 62 | -9 | 51 | - |
| 15th | Hayes | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 55 | -1 | 50 | - |
| 16th | Slough Town | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 62 | 65 | -3 | 50 | - |
| 17th | Dover Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 68 | -11 | 50 | - |
| 18th | Welling United | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 48 | - |
| 19th | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 74 | -19 | 48 | - |
| 20th | Bath City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53 | 80 | -27 | 47 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 21st | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 25 | 41 | 67 | -26 | 41 | ▼Relegated to SFL |
| 22nd | Altrincham | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 73 | -24 | 39 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
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Relegated from the Football League |
| ▼Hereford United were Relegated from Football League Division 3 |
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Leek Town were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Cheltenham Town were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Yeovil Town were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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