2019–20 National League

The 2019–20 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season under English football's new title of National League, the sixteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-first season overall.[1]

National League
Season2019–20

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National League season was initially suspended on 16 March 2020 until at least 3 April 2020. On 31 March 2020, this suspension was extended indefinitely until further notice.[2] On 22 April 2020, clubs voted to end the season, with promotions and relegations still "under careful consideration".[3] Due to the knock-on effects of Bury F.C.'s expulsion from EFL League One at the start of the season, it had already been assumed prior to the pandemic that no more than one club instead of the usual two was to be relegated from the English Football League, and that no more than three clubs instead of the usual four were to be relegated from the National division. The cumulative effect that the early termination of the season and Bury's expulsion from the EFL will have on the composition of the National League's three divisions remains to be determined.

On 17 June 2020 Barrow, Wealdstone and King's Lynn Town were elected champions of their respective divisions after National League clubs voted to decide the final tables on a points-per-game basis. Barrow were therefore promoted to EFL League Two, with Wealdstone and King's Lynn Town promoted to the National League.[4][5] Promotion play-offs will be held in all 3 divisions to decide the additional promotion places, with the semi-finals taking place over the final two weekends of July, and the finals will take place on 1 and 2 August. Clubs are expected to conduct and fund a COVID-19 prevention and testing process, and will be allowed to decline their place in the competition without penalty should they be unable to fulfil this requirement.[6] On 1 July 2020, the Premier League committed £200,000 to the National League to help fund the conclusion of their season.[7]

National League
National League
Season2019–20
ChampionsBarrow
PromotedBarrow
Harrogate Town
RelegatedEbbsfleet United
AFC Fylde
Chorley

The National League consists of 24 clubs.

Promotion and relegation

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2019–20 National League teams
Locations of the 2019–20 National League clubs (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde WeshamMill Farm6,000
Aldershot Town AldershotRecreation Ground7,200
Barnet London (Canons Park)The Hive Stadium6,418
Barrow Barrow-in-FurnessHolker Street5,045
Boreham Wood BorehamwoodMeadow Park4,502
Bromley London (Bromley)Hayes Lane5,300
Chesterfield ChesterfieldProact Stadium10,504
Chorley ChorleyVictory Park4,100
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham)Victoria Road6,078
Dover Athletic DoverCrabble Athletic Ground5,745
Eastleigh EastleighTen Acres5,250
Ebbsfleet United NorthfleetStonebridge Road4,800
Halifax Town HalifaxThe Shay10,400
Harrogate Town HarrogateWetherby Road4,100
Hartlepool United HartlepoolVictoria Park7,856
Maidenhead United MaidenheadYork Road4,000
Notts CountyNottinghamMeadow Lane19,588
Solihull Moors SolihullDamson Park5,500
Stockport County StockportEdgeley Park10,852
Sutton United London (Sutton)Gander Green Lane5,013
Torquay United TorquayPlainmoor6,500
Woking WokingKingfield Stadium6,036
Wrexham WrexhamRacecourse Ground10,771
Yeovil TownYeovilHuish Park9,566

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
AFC Fylde Jim Bentley Lewis Montrose Under Armour VetPlus
Aldershot Town Danny Searle Dean Rance Adidas Bridges Estate Agents
Barnet Darren Currie Callum Reynolds Jako Canon
Barrow David Dunn Josh Granite Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Boreham Wood Luke Garrard Mark Ricketts Puma Barnet and Southgate College
Bromley Neil Smith Jack Holland Macron Southwark Metals
Chesterfield John Pemberton Jonathan Smith Puma Technique Learning Solutions
Chorley Jamie Vermiglio Andrew Teague Macron Cruise 118
Dagenham & Redbridge Daryl McMahon Kenny Clark Nike West & Coe
Dover Athletic Andy Hessenthaler Kevin Lokko Jako Exclusive Glazing
Eastleigh Ben Strevens Danny Hollands LAB Sports Utilita
Ebbsfleet United Kevin Watson Dave Winfield Hummel Kuflink
Halifax Town Pete Wild Matty Brown Adidas[8] Northern Powerhouse Developments (Home)
Pennine Pneumatic Services Ltd (Away)
Architectural Cladding Products Limited (Third)
Harrogate Town Simon Weaver Josh Falkingham Kappa Strata
Hartlepool United Dave Challinor Ryan Donaldson O'Neills Utility Alliance Limited
Maidenhead United Alan Devonshire Alan Massey Uhlsport Utility Alliance Limited
Notts County Neal Ardley Michael Doyle Puma Vacant
Solihull Moors James Shan Kyle Storer Surridge John Shepherd Estate Agents
Stockport County Jim Gannon Paul Turnbull Joma Pioneer Group
Sutton United Matt Gray Jamie Collins Macron Angel Plastics
Torquay United Gary Johnson Asa Hall Nike No Sponsor
Woking Alan Dowson Josh Casey Macron Abstract Plans
Wrexham Dean Keates Shaun Pearson Macron Ifor Williams Trailers
Yeovil Town Darren Sarll Lee Collins TAG Jones Building Group

National League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Barrow (C, P) 37 21 7 9 68 39 +29 70 1.89 Promoted to EFL League Two
2 Harrogate Town (O, P) 37 19 9 9 61 44 +17 66 1.78 Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 +23 63 1.66
4 Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 +17 60 1.62 Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 +15 60 1.62
6 Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 +1 58 1.57
7 Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 +10 54 1.54
8 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 −3 58 1.49
9 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 +11 55 1.45
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 −5 55 1.45
11 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 0 54 1.42
12 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 +6 55 1.41
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 +5 52 1.37
14 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 −5 48 1.33
15 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 +5 50 1.32
16 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 −12 46 1.24
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 −4 44 1.19
18 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 −12 46 1.18
19 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 −3 43 1.16
20 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 −10 44 1.16
21 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 −14 41 1.08 Reprieved from relegation[lower-alpha 1]
22 Ebbsfleet United (R) 39 10 12 17 47 68 −21 42 1.08 Relegated to National League South
23 AFC Fylde (R) 37 9 12 16 44 60 −16 39 1.05 Relegated to National League North
24 Chorley (R) 38 4 14 20 31 65 −34 26 0.68
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [10]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. As a result of the knock-on effects of Bury's expulsion from League One, the fourth bottom team is re-elected for numerical reasons.[9]

Play-offs
  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Final
                           
      2 Harrogate Town 1  
  5 Boreham Wood 2     5 Boreham Wood 0    
  6 Halifax Town 1         2 Harrogate Town 3
      3 Notts County 1
      3 Notts County 2    
  4 Yeovil Town 0     7 Barnet 0  
  7 Barnet 2  

Quarter-finals
17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) Boreham Wood2–1Halifax TownBorehamwood
19:00 Smith  54'
Rhead  80'		 Report Sho-Silva  19' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) Yeovil Town0–2BarnetYeovil
15:00 Report McCallum  53'
Vilhete  86'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Harrogate Town1–0Boreham WoodHarrogate
14:30 Muldoon  64' Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Notts County2–0BarnetNottingham
17:00 Dennis  37'
Roberts  59'		 Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 0

Final
Main article: 2020 National League play-off Final
Harrogate Town3–1Notts County
  • Thomson  5'
  • Hall  28'
  • Diamond  70'
 Report
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]
Referee: James Bell

Results table
Home \ Away FYL ALD BRN BRW BOR BRO CHE CHO DAG DOV EAS EBB HAL HAR HAT MDH NOT SOL STO SUT TOR WOK WRE YEO
AFC Fylde — 1–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–3 1–4 3–2
Aldershot Town 1–2 — 0–0 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–3
Barnet 2–1 2–0 — 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–0
Barrow 1–1 1–0 2–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 7–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Boreham Wood 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 — 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
Bromley 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 — 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–1 5–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–2 1–1
Chesterfield 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 — 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–0 2–3 3–4 1–5 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2
Chorley 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0 1–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–6 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–2
Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 6–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–0 — 1–1 4–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–2
Dover Athletic 5–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–4 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1
Eastleigh 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 — 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 0–2
Ebbsfleet United 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–4 2–1 2–1 1–3
Halifax Town 4–1 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 2–0 5–2 2–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–4 0–2 0–2
Harrogate Town 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 — 4–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–0
Hartlepool United 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–3 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 4–2 2–1
Maidenhead United 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–4 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–0
Notts County 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 5–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1
Solihull Moors 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–1
Stockport County 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–1 0–1 1–4 — 0–0 0–4 1–3
Sutton United 1–1 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 — 2–0 6–2 3–1 3–2
Torquay United 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 0–2 1–5 1–2 — 4–1 1–0 0–2
Woking 0–1 1–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
Wrexham 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 — 3–3
Yeovil Town 3–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 6–2 3–1 3–0 —
Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Yeovil Town Neale Marmon End of Interim Contract 4 May 2019 Pre-season Darren Sarll 19 June 2019
Halifax Town Jamie Fullarton Resigned 15 July 2019 Pete Wild 25 July 2019
Wrexham Bryan Hughes Sacked 25 September 2019 21st Dean Keates 6 October 2019
Hartlepool United Craig Hignett 10 October 2019 16th Dave Challinor 11 November 2019
Ebbsfleet United Garry Hill 24th Kevin Watson 4 November 2019
AFC Fylde Dave Challinor 12 October 2019 21st Jim Bentley 28 October 2019
Dagenham & Redbridge Peter Taylor 29 December 2019 18th Daryl McMahon 3 January 2020
Chesterfield John Sheridan 2 January 2020 22nd John Pemberton 2 January 2020
Solihull Moors Tim Flowers Mutual Consent 28 January 2020 9th James Shan 12 February 2020

Top scorers
As of matches played 7 March 2020[11]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Scott Quigley Barrow 20
2 Jamie Reid Torquay United 18
Kabongo Tshimanga Boreham Wood
4 Rhys Murphy Yeovil Town 17
John Rooney Barrow
6 Inih Effiong Dover Athletic 16
Jake Hyde Woking
8 Simeon Akinola Barnet 15
Harry Beautyman Sutton United
10 Tyrone Marsh Boreham Wood 14

Monthly awards

Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Player of the Month Club Manager of the Month Club
August 2019 Ben Gerring[12] Woking Alan Dowson[13] Woking
September 2019 John Rooney[14] Barrow Darren Sarll[15] Yeovil Town
October 2019 Matt Buse[16] Torquay United Simon Weaver[17] Harrogate Town
November 2019 Jamey Osborne[18] Solihull Moors Ian Evatt[19] Barrow
December 2019 Courtney Duffus[20] Yeovil Town Neal Ardley[21] Notts County
January 2020 Warren Burrell[22] Harrogate Town Pete Wild[23] Halifax Town

National League North
National League North
Season2019–20
ChampionsKing's Lynn Town
PromotedKing's Lynn Town
Altrincham
Relegatednone

The National League North consists of 22 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League North 2019–20 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Telford United TelfordNew Bucks Head6,300
Alfreton Town AlfretonNorth Street3,600
Altrincham AltrinchamMoss Lane6,085
Blyth Spartans BlythCroft Park4,435
Boston United BostonYork Street6,643
Brackley Town BrackleySt. James Park3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) BradfordHorsfall Stadium3,500
Chester ChesterDeva Stadium6,500
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-LyneTameside Stadium4,000
Darlington DarlingtonBlackwell Meadows3,300
Farsley Celtic FarsleyThe Citadel3,900
Gateshead GatesheadGateshead International Stadium11,800
Gloucester City EveshamJubilee Stadium (groundshare with Evesham United)3,000
Guiseley GuiseleyNethermoor Park4,200
Hereford HerefordEdgar Street5,213
Kettering Town KetteringLatimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers)2,400
Kidderminster Harriers KidderminsterAggborough6,238
King's Lynn Town King's LynnThe Walks5,733
Leamington LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground2,300
Southport SouthportHaig Avenue6,008
Spennymoor Town SpennymoorThe Brewery Field6,000
York City YorkBootham Crescent8,256[24]

National League North table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 King's Lynn Town (C, P) 32 19 7 6 63 39 +24 64 2.00 Promoted to the National League
2 York City 34 19 9 6 52 28 +24 66 1.94 Qualified for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Boston United 32 17 7 8 46 32 +14 58 1.81
4 Brackley Town 34 16 12 6 61 25 +36 60 1.76 Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Altrincham (O, P) 33 16 9 8 62 40 +22 57 1.73
6 Chester 32 15 9 8 58 38 +20 54 1.69
7 Gateshead 31 14 10 7 47 31 +16 52 1.68
8 Spennymoor Town 34 15 10 9 63 45 +18 55 1.62
9 Guiseley 33 14 8 11 52 41 +11 50 1.52
10 Darlington 33 14 6 13 43 50 −7 48 1.45
11 Farsley Celtic 34 14 6 14 50 45 +5 48 1.41
12 Southport 32 12 7 13 40 41 −1 43 1.34
13 Alfreton Town 32 12 4 16 48 55 −7 40 1.25
14 AFC Telford United 34 11 9 14 51 56 −5 42 1.24
15 Kidderminster Harriers 33 10 8 15 39 43 −4 38 1.15
16 Hereford 35 9 12 14 39 56 −17 39 1.11
17 Gloucester City 30 9 6 15 39 57 −18 33 1.10
18 Leamington 32 9 8 15 39 51 −12 35 1.09
19 Kettering Town 31 7 11 13 36 46 −10 32 1.03
20 Curzon Ashton 33 8 10 15 34 42 −8 34 1.03
21 Blyth Spartans 33 6 5 22 32 78 −46 23 0.70
22 Bradford (Park Avenue) 33 5 5 23 25 80 −55 20 0.61
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [10]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Play-offs
  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Final
                           
      2 York City 0  
  5 Altrincham 3     5 Altrincham 2    
  6 Chester 2         3 Boston United 0
      5 Altrincham 1
      3 Boston United 5    
  4 Brackley Town 1 (6)     7 Gateshead 3  
  7 Gateshead 1 (7)  

Quarter-finals
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) Altrincham3–2ChesterAltrincham
13:30 Hancock  34'
Durrell  53' (pen.), 59'		 Report Glendon  63'
Hughes  80'		 Stadium: The J. Davidson Stadium
Attendance: 0
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) Brackley Town1–1
(6–7 p)		GatesheadBrackley
16:00 Byrne  45+6' Report Southern-Cooper  45+4' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 0
Penalties
Byrne
Walker
Maye
Armson
Daire
Smith
Lowe
Myles 		Pattison
Deverdics
Nicholson
Olley
Blackett
Preston
Southern-Cooper
Forbes

Semi-finals
25 July 2020 York City0–2AltrinchamYork
15:00 Report Hancock  8'
Peers  77'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Boston United5–3GatesheadBoston
17:30 Thewlis  35' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Rollins  62'
Wright  71', 79'		 Report O'Donnell  20'
Nicholson  51' (pen.)
Forbes  85'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 0

Final
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) Boston United0–1AltrinchamBoston
15:00
Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 0

Results
Home \ Away TEL ALF ALT BLY BOS BRA BRD CHE CUR DAR FAR GAT GLO GUI HER KET KID KLT LEA SOU SPE YOR
AFC Telford United — 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–3 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 4–3 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1
Alfreton Town 1–1 — 3–0 1–1 2–4 4–0 3–2 1–2 2–4 6–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–3
Altrincham 5–2 3–2 — 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 4–1 1–3
Blyth Spartans 3–1 0–3 — 0–1 0–6 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–3 1–2 1–4 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–4 0–3
Boston United 1–0 5–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 3–1
Brackley Town 1–1 1–0 1–0 5–2 0–0 — 8–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 — 2–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–5 3–2 0–3 2–3 0–3 0–3 1–1 0–2
Chester 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 — 0–1 3–0 2–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 4–0 0–1
Curzon Ashton 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 5–0 1–3 — 3–1 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0
Darlington 2–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 2–4 1–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2
Farsley Celtic 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–0
Gateshead 3–1 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 — 1–0 2–3 2–0 0–0 1–2 4–2 0–0 1–0
Gloucester City 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 — 3–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–3
Guiseley 1–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 — 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–1 0–0
Hereford 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
Kettering Town 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–4 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 — 3–5 0–2 0–0
Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 — 2–4 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
King's Lynn Town 3–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 — 5–2 3–0 1–0
Leamington 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–2
Southport 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–3 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 4–1 — 0–2
Spennymoor Town 3–3 5–0 3–2 5–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 5–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 — 1–4
York City 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: National League North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gateshead Ben Clark Sacked 30 April 2019 Pre-season Dave Dickson 19 May 2019
Blyth Spartans Alun Armstrong Signed by Darlington 21 May 2019 Lee Clark 1 June 2019
Gateshead Dave Dickson Sacked 31 May 2019 Mike Williamson 11 June 2019
Bradford (Park Avenue) Garry Thompson Sacked 7 August 2019 24th Marcus Law 8 August 2019
Hereford Marc Richards Sacked 12 August 2019 13th Russell Slade 29 August 2019
Kidderminster Harriers John Pemberton Resigned 27 November 2019[25] 17th Russell Penn 6 December 2019[26]

Top scorers
As of matches played 22 February 2020[11]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Adam Marriott King's Lynn Town 28
2 Akwasi Asante Chester 18
3 Aaron Martin Guiseley 17
4 Josh March Leamington 16
Lee Ndlovu Brackley Town
6 Amari Morgan-Smith Alfreton Town 15
7 Jordan Burrow York City 14
Josh Hancock Altrincham
Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town
10 Adam Campbell Darlington 12
Ashley Chambers Kidderminster Harriers
Jordan Hulme Altrincham
Dominic Knowles Boston United

Monthly Awards

Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Player of the Month Club Manager of the Month Club
August 2019 Aaron Martin[27] Guiseley Steve Watson[28] York City
September 2019 James Armson[29] Brackley Town Adam Lakeland[30] Farsley Celtic
October 2019 David Morgan[31] Southport Alun Armstrong[32] Darlington

National League South
National League South
Season2019–20
ChampionsWealdstone
PromotedWealdstone
Weymouth
Relegatednone

The National League South consists of 22 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League South 2019–20 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)


Locations of the National League South 2019–20 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bath City Bath (Twerton)Twerton Park8,840
Billericay Town BillericayNew Lodge3,500
Braintree Town BraintreeCressing Road4,085
Chelmsford City ChelmsfordMelbourne Stadium3,019
Chippenham Town ChippenhamHardenhuish Park3,000
Concord Rangers Canvey IslandThames Road3,300
Dartford DartfordPrinces Park4,100
Dorking Wanderers DorkingMeadowbank Stadium2,000
Dulwich Hamlet London (East Dulwich)Champion Hill3,000
Eastbourne Borough EastbournePriory Lane4,151
Hampton & Richmond London (Hampton)Beveree Stadium3,500
Havant & Waterlooville HavantWest Leigh Park5,300
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel HempsteadVauxhall Road3,152
Hungerford Town HungerfordBulpit Lane2,500
Maidstone United MaidstoneGallagher Stadium4,200
Oxford City Oxford (Marston)Court Place Farm2,000
Slough Town SloughArbour Park2,000
St Albans City St AlbansClarence Park4,500
Tonbridge Angels TonbridgeLongmead Stadium3,000
Wealdstone London (Ruislip)Grosvenor Vale3,607
Welling United London (Welling)Park View Road4,000
Weymouth WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium6,600

National League South table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG
1 Wealdstone (C, P) 33 22 4 7 69 35 +34 70 2.12 Promoted to the National League
2 Havant & Waterlooville 34 19 10 5 64 37 +27 67 1.97 Qualified for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Weymouth (O, P) 35 17 12 6 60 35 +25 63 1.80
4 Bath City 35 18 9 8 50 37 +13 63 1.80 Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Slough Town 35 17 9 9 51 38 +13 60 1.71
6 Dartford 34 16 8 10 60 46 +14 56 1.65
7 Dorking Wanderers 35 14 8 13 58 56 +2 50 1.43
8 Hampton & Richmond Borough 33 14 5 14 51 50 +1 47 1.42
9 Maidstone United 33 12 9 12 48 44 +4 45 1.36
10 Chelmsford City 34 11 11 12 55 56 −1 44 1.29
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 34 12 8 14 36 43 −7 44 1.29
12 Welling United 34 12 6 16 38 46 −8 42 1.24
13 Oxford City 34 11 9 14 47 60 −13 42 1.24
14 Chippenham Town 35 10 12 13 39 45 −6 42 1.20
15 Tonbridge Angels 31 9 9 13 46 54 −8 36 1.16
16 Concord Rangers 32 10 7 15 44 48 −4 37 1.16
17 Billericay Town 32 8 13 11 46 55 −9 37 1.16
18 Eastbourne Borough 33 8 14 11 38 54 −16 38 1.15
19 Dulwich Hamlet 35 9 10 16 51 50 +1 37 1.06
20 St Albans City 35 9 10 16 41 54 −13 37 1.06
21 Braintree Town 35 10 5 20 44 67 −23 35 1.00
22 Hungerford Town 33 8 4 21 38 64 −26 28 0.85
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [10]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Play-offs
  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Final
                           
      2 Havant & Waterlooville 1  
  5 Slough Town 0     6 Dartford 2    
  6 Dartford 3         3 Weymouth 0 (3)
      6 Dartford 0 (0)
      3 Weymouth 3    
  4 Bath City 1     7 Dorking Wanderers 2  
  7 Dorking Wanderers 2  

Quarter-final
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) Slough Town0–3DartfordSlough
13:30 Report Sheringham  47', 56'
Wanadio  85'		 Stadium: Arbour Park
Attendance: 0
19 July 2020 (2020-07-19) Bath City1–2Dorking WanderersBath
16:00 Brunt  80' Report McShane  6'
Prior  41'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Havant & Waterlooville1–2DartfordHavant
15:00 Ayunga  14' Report McQueen  56', 65' Stadium: West Leigh Park
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Weymouth3–2Dorking WanderersWeymouth
17:30 McQuoid  3' (pen.)
Anthony  11'
Odubade  90+5'		 Report McShane  73'
Buchanan  85'		 Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
Attendance: 0

Final
1 August 2020 (2020-08-01) Weymouth0–0
(3–0 p)		DartfordWeymouth
15:00 Report Stadium: Bob Lucas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Penalties
  • Whelan
  • McCarthy
  • Anthony

Results table
Home \ Away BAT BIL BRA CHE CHI CON DAR DOR DUL EAB HAM H&W HEM HUN MAI OXF SLO STA TON WEA WEL WEY
Bath City — 2–1 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0
Billericay Town 1–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 3–3 3–1 2–1 1–1
Braintree Town 2–0 2–3 — 1–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 5–0 0–4 3–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–4 1–1
Chelmsford City 1–0 1–1 4–1 — 3–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 2–6 1–1 1–3 1–1
Chippenham Town 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 — 3–0 1–5 0–2 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Concord Rangers 0–1 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 — 0–2 3–3 5–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 3–3 3–0
Dartford 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 — 3–4 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–3 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–0
Dorking Wanderers 0–0 4–4 2–0 1–0 2–3 — 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 3–5 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
Dulwich Hamlet 1–3 0–1 6–0 5–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–1 2–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2
Eastbourne Borough 1–2 1–1 0–4 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 0–3 — 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–0 2–1 1–1
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–3 — 3–4 1–2 7–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–3
Havant & Waterlooville 2–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 6–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 — 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–1
Hemel Hempstead Town 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 — 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–1
Hungerford Town 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2
Maidstone United 0–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–3 4–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–2
Oxford City 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–3 1–2 3–2 1–4 — 2–1 3–3 0–3 3–2 0–0
Slough Town 3–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1
St Albans City 0–1 0–3 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 — 2–3 1–2 1–4
Tonbridge Angels 3–2 5–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–4 2–1 — 1–1
Wealdstone 7–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–4 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 — 1–0
Welling United 0–3 2–0 6–2 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 4–2 1–2 — 1–3
Weymouth 1–1 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 3–4 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2020. Source: National League official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Billericay Town Harry Wheeler Sacked 16 September 2019 7th Jamie O'Hara 16 September 2019

Notes
  1. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
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