2020–21 National League

The 2020–21 National League season, known as the Motorama National League for sponsorship reasons, will be the sixth season under English football's new title of the National League, the eighteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-second season overall.

National League
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

The season follows the curtailed 2019–20 season, which was left uncompleted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The 2020–21 season will only begin when regulations in England allow for supporters to be present in stadiums,[2] and the exact format of the season may change depending on the start date. Presuming a season can be played, the planned increase of the North and South divisions to 24 teams will take place for 2021–22, meaning only two from the North and one from the South will be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League Central or South, or Isthmian League.[3]

National League
National League
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

The National League consists of 24 clubs.

Promotion and relegation

Team changes

Stadia and locations
Locations of the confirmed 2020–21 National League teams
Locations of the confirmed 2020–21 National League clubs (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town AldershotRecreation Ground7,200
Altrincham AltrinchamMoss Lane7,700
Barnet London (Canons Park)The Hive Stadium6,418
Boreham Wood BorehamwoodMeadow Park4,502
Bromley London (Bromley)Hayes Lane5,300
Chesterfield ChesterfieldProact Stadium10,504
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham)Victoria Road6,078
Dover Athletic DoverCrabble Athletic Ground5,745
Eastleigh EastleighTen Acres5,250
Halifax Town HalifaxThe Shay10,400
Hartlepool United HartlepoolVictoria Park7,856
King's Lynn Town King's LynnThe Walks8,200
Macclesfield TownMacclesfieldMoss Rose6,355
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
Wealdstone London (Ruislip)Grosvenor Vale3,607
Weymouth WeymouthBob Lucas Stadium6,600
Woking WokingKingfield Stadium6,036
Wrexham WrexhamRacecourse Ground10,771
Yeovil TownYeovilHuish Park9,566

National League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aldershot Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to EFL League Two
2 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Barnet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boreham Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Bromley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chesterfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Eastleigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Halifax Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Hartlepool United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 King's Lynn Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Macclesfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Maidenhead United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Solihull Moors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Stockport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Torquay United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Weymouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to National League North/National League South
22 Woking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[4]

National League North
National League North
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

The National League North will consist of 22 teams for the last time, prior to the anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22.

Team changes

Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four step 3 leagues' 2019–20 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League North.[5]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League North 2020–21 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde WeshamMill Farm6,000
AFC Telford United TelfordNew Bucks Head6,300
Alfreton Town AlfretonNorth Street3,600
Blyth Spartans BlythCroft Park4,435
Boston United BostonBoston Community Stadium5,000
Brackley Town BrackleySt. James Park3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) BradfordHorsfall Stadium3,500
Chester ChesterDeva Stadium6,500
Chorley ChorleyVictory Park4,100
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-LyneTameside Stadium4,000
Darlington DarlingtonBlackwell Meadows3,300
Farsley Celtic FarsleyThe Citadel3,900
Gateshead GatesheadGateshead International Stadium11,800
Gloucester City GloucesterMeadow Park3,600
Guiseley GuiseleyNethermoor Park4,200
Hereford HerefordEdgar Street5,213
Kettering Town KetteringLatimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers)2,400
Kidderminster Harriers KidderminsterAggborough6,238
Leamington LeamingtonNew Windmill Ground2,300
Southport SouthportHaig Avenue6,008
Spennymoor Town SpennymoorThe Brewery Field6,000
York City YorkYork Community Stadium8,005

National League North table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Fylde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to National League
2 AFC Telford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League Norh play-off semi-finals
3 Alfreton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blyth Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Boston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Brackley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Chorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Curzon Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Darlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farsley Celtic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Guiseley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Kettering Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Leamington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Northern Premier League/Southern Football League
21 Spennymoor Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[4]

National League South
National League South
Season2020–21
2021–22 →

The National League South will consist of 21 teams. Following Bury's expulsion from the English Football League in 2019, and the completion of the 2019–20 National League with two northern and one southern teams in the relegation zone, the division is left one team short. With the anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22, only one team is expected to be relegated.

Team changes

Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four step 3 leagues' 2019–20 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League South.[5]

Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League South 2020–21 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
Locations of the National League South 2020–21 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 Stadium3,000
Dulwich Hamlet London (East Dulwich)Champion Hill3,000
Eastbourne Borough EastbournePriory Lane4,151
Ebbsfleet United NorthfleetStonebridge Road4,800
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
Welling United London (Welling)Park View Road4,000

National League South table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Bath City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to National League
2 Billericay Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League Norh play-off semi-finals
3 Braintree Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chelmsford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Concord Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dorking Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Dulwich Hamlet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Eastbourne Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ebbsfleet United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Havant and Waterlooville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hungerford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Maidstone United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oxford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Slough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 St Albans City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Tonbridge Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Welling United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Southern Football League/Isthmian League
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[4]

References
  1. "Update on non-League, women's & grassroots football seasons". The Football Association. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Football Association confirm Non-League won't start without supporters". The Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. Jones, Laurence; Edkins, Matt; Frost, Mark (17 April 2019). "EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring" (Interview). Interviewed by The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  4. "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote". BBC Sport. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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