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2025–26 National League

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The 2025–26 National League season is the eleventh season under the title of the National League, the twenty-second season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-sixth season overall.

National League

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National League
Season2025–26

The National League consists of 24 teams

Team changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2025–26 National League clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground 7,100
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 7,700
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Boston United Boston Jakemans Community Stadium 5,061
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 3,500
Braintree Town Braintree Cressing Road 4,222
Carlisle United Carlisle Brunton Park 17,949
Eastleigh Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium 5,250
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The Bolt New Lawn 5,147
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Morecambe Morecambe Mazuma Mobile Stadium 6,476
Rochdale Rochdale Crown Oil Arena 10,249
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Sutton United London (Sutton) VBS Community Stadium 5,013
Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565
Truro City Truro Truro City Stadium 3,000
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 4,085
Woking Woking The Laithwaite Community Stadium 6,036
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566
York City York York Community Stadium 8,500

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front)
Aldershot Town England Tommy Widdrington England Aaron Jones Italy Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham England Phil Parkinson England Lewis Baines Germany Puma AO World
Boreham Wood England Luke Garrard England Jack Payne Germany Puma Wood Army
Boston United Republic of Ireland Graham Coughlan England N/A England Umbro Kia
Brackley Town England Gavin Cowan England Gareth Dean Germany Puma Going Plural
Braintree Town England Steve Pitt England George Langston England Andreas Carter Sports Andreas Carter Sports
Carlisle United Wales Mark Hughes England Charlie Wyke England Umbro Aqua Pura
Eastleigh England Kelvin Davis Wales Jake Taylor Italy Erreà Utilita
FC Halifax Town Vacant England Sam Johnson Germany Adidas Nuie
Forest Green Rovers England Steve Cotterill England Jordan Moore-Taylor England Reflo Ecotricity
Gateshead England Carl Magnay England Greg Olley Belgium Patrick Gateshead Central
Hartlepool United Australia Anthony Limbrick England David Ferguson Spain Meyba Utilita
Morecambe Scotland Derek Adams Cameroon Yann Songo'o England Terrace The Fan Cave Memorabilia
Rochdale Scotland Jimmy McNulty England Ethan Ebanks-Landell Republic of Ireland O'Neills Crown Oil Ltd
Scunthorpe United England Andy Butler England Michael Clunan Spain Kelme HITEK Electronic Materials Limited
Solihull Moors England Matt Taylor Republic of Ireland James Clarke Italy Macron Taxbuddi
Southend United Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher England Nathan Ralph Italy Macron c2c
Sutton United Wales Steve Morison England Tyler French Republic of Ireland O'Neills Echo Laser BPH therapy
Tamworth England Andy Peaks England Ben Milnes Italy Macron Bradley Scott Windows
Truro City England John Askey England Connor Riley-Lowe Italy Kappa
Wealdstone Vacant England Jack Cook Spain Kelme Brunel University London
Woking England Neal Ardley Northern Ireland Dale Gorman Germany Adidas Boz's Fruit & Veg
Yeovil Town England Mark Cooper England N/A Italy Erreà Bradfords Buildings Supplies
York City England Adam Hinshelwood England Lenell John-Lewis Denmark Hummel Titan Wealth

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Wealdstone Wales Neil Gibson[1] Mutual consent 26 May 2025 Pre-season
FC Halifax Town England Chris Millington[2] Resigned 27 May 2025

Table

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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 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for National League play-off semi-finals
3 Boreham Wood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Boston United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Brackley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Braintree Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Eastleigh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FC Halifax Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Forest Green Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Gateshead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hartlepool United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Solihull Moors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Southend United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Tamworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Truro City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League North/National League South
22 Woking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Yeovil Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 York City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results


National League North

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National League North
Season2025–26

The National League North consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the National League North 2025–26 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm Sports Village 6,000
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton Impact Arena 3,600
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Chester Chester Deva Stadium 6,500
Chorley Chorley Victory Park 4,100
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside Stadium 4,000
Darlington Darlington Blackwell Meadows 3,300
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5,250
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough 6,238
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks 8,200
Leamington Leamington Your Co-Op Community Stadium 3,050
Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 5,300
Marine Crosby Marine Travel Arena 2,200
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Oxford City Oxford (Marston) RAW Charging Stadium 3,500
Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Scarborough Athletic Bridlington Mounting Systems Stadium 2,800
South Shields South Shields 1st Cloud Arena 4,000
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Marine England Neil Young[3] Club restructuring 26 April 2025 Pre-season England Bobby Grant[4] 10 May 2025
Southport Northern Ireland David Morgan End of interim spell Guyana Neil Danns[5] 12 May 2025
AFC Fylde Scotland David Longwell & England Chris Neal 5 May 2025
Kidderminster Harriers England Phil Brown[6] Sacked 7 May 2025 England Adam Murray[7] 20 May 2025
King's Lynn Town England Adam Lakeland[8] 14 May 2025 England James Rowe[9] 22 May 2025
South Shields England Elliott Dickman[10] England Ian Watson[11] 28 May 2025

Table

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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 Promotion to National League
2 AFC Telford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Alfreton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Curzon Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Darlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 King's Lynn Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leamington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Marine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Merthyr Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oxford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Peterborough Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Radcliffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Scarborough Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 South Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Northern Premier League/Southern Football League
22 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Spennymoor Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worksop Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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

Season statistics

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As of Start of Season

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference

National League South

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National League South
Season2025–26
Dates
  • August 2025 - April 2026
2026–27 →

The National League South also consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
Chelmsford City Chelmsford Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000
Chippenham Town Chippenham Hardenhuish Park 3,000
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Chigwell Construction Stadium 6,078
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank Stadium 4,250
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Enfield Town London (Enfield) Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Farnborough Farnborough Saunders Transport Community Stadium 7,000
Hampton & Richmond Borough London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road 3,152
Hornchurch London (Upminster) Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Camping World Community Stadium 3,000
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Slough Town Slough Arbour Park 2,000
Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Longmead Stadium 3,000
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Worthing Worthing Woodside Road 4,000

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Tonbridge Angels England Scott Wagstaff End of interim spell 26 April 2025 Pre-season England Craig Nelson[12] 26 April 2025
Chelmsford City England Robbie Simpson[13] Resigned 26 April 2025 England Angelo Harrop[14] 26 April 2025
Dagenham & Redbridge England Lewis Young[15] Sacked 8 May 2025
Eastbourne Borough England Adam Murray[16] Resigned 16 May 2025 England Matt Gray[17] 23 May 2025

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Totton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to National League
2 Bath City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Chelmsford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chesham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dorking Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Eastbourne Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ebbsfleet United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Enfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farnborough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hornchurch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Horsham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maidenhead United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Maidstone United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Salisbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Slough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Isthmian League/Southern Football League
22 Torquay United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Weston-super-Mare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worthing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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

Season statistics

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As of Start of Season

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NEIL GIBSON AND LEE JONES DEPART". www.wealdstone-fc.com. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Announcement: Chris Millington". fchalifaxtown.com. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ^ "CLUB RESTRUCTURE – NEIL YOUNG". marinefc.com. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Bobby Grant appointed as new Marine manager". marinefc.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  5. ^ "New management team appointed". southportfc.net. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Kidderminster Harriers statement". harriers.co.uk. 7 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Adam Murray appointed Manager". harriers.co.uk. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Club Statement - Adam Lakeland". www.kltown.co.uk. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ^ "NEWS: James Rowe appointed head coach of King's Lynn Town FC". www.kltown.co.uk. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Club Statement: Elliott Dickman". South Shields F.C. (Press release). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  11. ^ "South Shields FC appoint Ian Watson as Men's First Team Manager". www.southshieldsfc.co.uk. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Craig Nelson is new Angels boss". www.tonbridgeangels.co.uk. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ^ "MANAGER ROBBIE SIMPSON TO STEP DOWN AT END OF SEASON". Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  14. ^ https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/angelo-harrop-confirmed-as-the-next-chelmsford-city-manager/
  15. ^ "Club Statement: Lewis Young". daggers.co.uk. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Club Statement". ebfc.co.uk. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Matt Gray Appointed First Team Manager". ebfc.co.uk. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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