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Football Conference 1998/99
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes |
| 1st | Cheltenham Town | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 71 | 36 | +35 | 80 | ▲Promoted to FL |
| 2nd | Kettering Town | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 76 | Runners Up |
| 3rd | Hayes | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 74 | - |
| 4th | Rushden & Diamonds | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 42 | +29 | 72 | - |
| 5th | Yeovil Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 71 | - |
| 6th | Stevenage Borough | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 62 | 45 | +7 | 68 | - |
| 7th | Northwich Victoria | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 66 | - |
| 8th | Kingstonian | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 64 | - |
| 9th | Woking | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 63 | - |
| 10th | Hednesford Town | 42 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 61 | - |
| 11th | Dover Athletic | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 58 | - |
| 12th | Forest Green Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 58 | - |
| 13th | Hereford United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 55 | - |
| 14th | Morecambe | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 76 | -16 | 53 | - |
| 15th | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 51 | - |
| 16th | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 55 | -4 | 48 | - |
| 17th | Telford United | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 46 | - |
| 18th | Southport | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 59 | -12 | 45 | - |
| 19th | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 43 | ▼Demoted to NPL |
| 20th | Welling United | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 65 | -21 | 41 | - |
| 21st | Leek Town | 42 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 48 | 76 | -28 | 32 | ▼Relegated to NPL |
| 22nd | Farnborough Town | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 89 | -48 | 32 | ▼Relegated to ISL |
▼Barrow were Demoted from the Conference due to financial issues and entering administration
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Relegated from the Football League |
| ▼Scarborough were Relegated from Football League Division 3 |
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Teams Promoted to the Football Conference |
| ▲Altrincham were Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| ▲Nuneaton Borough were Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division |
| ▲Sutton United were Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division |
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