National League
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 - TBC 2024
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the ninth season under the title of the National League, the twenty-first season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-fifth season overall.

National League

National League
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

Twenty-four teams compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from League Two, two teams promoted from the National League North and two teams promoted from the National League South.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

Locations of the 2023–24 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC FyldeWeshamMill Farm6,000
Aldershot TownAldershotRecreation Ground7,200
AltrinchamAltrinchamMoss Lane7,700
BarnetLondon (Canons Park)The Hive Stadium6,418
Boreham WoodBorehamwoodMeadow Park4,502
BromleyLondon (Bromley)Hayes Lane5,300
ChesterfieldChesterfieldSMH Group Stadium10,504
Dagenham & RedbridgeLondon (Dagenham)Victoria Road6,078
Dorking WanderersDorkingMeadowbank4,200
EastleighEastleighTen Acres5,250
Ebbsfleet UnitedNorthfleetStonebridge Road4,800
GatesheadGatesheadGateshead International Stadium11,800
FC Halifax TownHalifaxThe Shay10,400
Hartlepool UnitedHartlepoolVictoria Park7,856
Kidderminster Harriers KidderminsterAggborough6,238
Maidenhead UnitedMaidenheadYork Road4,000
Oldham AthleticOldhamBoundary Park13,513
Oxford CityOxford (Marston)RAW Charging Stadium 3,500
RochdaleRochdaleSpotland Stadium10,249
Solihull MoorsSolihullDamson Park5,500
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-SeaRoots Hall12,392
WealdstoneLondon (Ruislip)Grosvenor Vale4,085
WokingWokingKingfield Stadium6,036
York CityYorkYork Community Stadium8,500

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AFC Fylde England Chris Beech England Alex Whitmore United States New Balance FWP Architecture
Aldershot Town England Tommy Widdrington England Stuart O'Keefe Italy Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham England Phil Parkinson Wales James Jones Germany Puma J Davidson Ltd
Barnet Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan Northern Ireland Dale Gorman Netherlands Stanno TIC Health
Boreham Wood England Luke Garrard England Jack Payne Germany Puma Alan Swan - Wood Army
Bromley England Andy Woodman England Byron Webster Germany Puma LSP Renewables
Chesterfield England Paul Cook England Jamie Grimes Germany Puma Leengate Valves
Dagenham & Redbridge England Ben Strevens England Elliot Justham England Admiral West & Coe
Dorking Wanderers England Marc White England Barry Fuller Italy Macron Hex.com
Eastleigh England Richard Hill England Aaron Martin Italy Erreà Utilita
Ebbsfleet United Germany Dennis Kutrieb England Chris Solly United States New Balance Virtue Clean Energy
FC Halifax Town England Chris Millington England Sam Johnson Germany Adidas Nuie
Gateshead Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot (interim) England Greg Olley Belgium Patrick Gateshead Central
Hartlepool United England Vacant England David Ferguson Italy Erreà[1] The Prestige Group
Kidderminster Harriers England Phil Brown Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne England Oxen Adam Hewitt Ltd
Maidenhead United England Alan Devonshire England Alan Massey Germany Uhlsport G&L Scientific
Oldham Athletic Scotland Micky Mellon England Liam Hogan Germany Puma RRG Group
Oxford City England Ross Jenkins England Reece Fleet Italy Macron RAW Charging
Rochdale Scotland Jimmy McNulty England Ethan Ebanks-Landell Republic of Ireland O'Neills Crown Oil Ltd
Solihull Moors England Andy Whing Vacant Germany Adidas Taxbuddi
Southend United Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher England Nathan Ralph Italy Macron Solopress
Wealdstone England Stuart Maynard England Jack Cook Spain Kelme GPF Lewis
Woking Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Josh Casey Germany Adidas Boz's Fruit & Veg
York City England Neal Ardley England Lenell John-Lewis Germany Puma Titan Wealth

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Solihull Moors England Neal Ardley[2] Mutual consent 25 June 2023 Pre-season England Andy Whing[3] 28 June 2023
Eastleigh England Lee Bradbury[4] Sacked 26 August 2023 21st England Richard Hill[lower-alpha 1][5] 26 August 2023
York City England Michael Morton[6] 28 August 2023 23rd England Neal Ardley[7] 6 September 2023
Oldham Athletic England David Unsworth[8] 17 September 2023 22nd England Steve Thompson (interim)[8] 17 September 2023
AFC Fylde England Adam Murray[9] 9 October 2023 24th England Chris Beech[lower-alpha 2][10] 8 October 2023
Oldham Athletic England Steve Thompson[11] End of interim spell 12 October 2023 12th Scotland Micky Mellon[12] 13 October 2023
Gateshead England Mike Williamson[13] Signed by Milton Keynes Dons 17 October 2023 6th Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot (interim) 17 October 2023
Woking England Darren Sarll[14] Sacked 13 November 2023 14th Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle[15] 17 December 2023
Hartlepool United England John Askey[16] 30 December 2023 18th Vacant
Kidderminster Harriers England Russell Penn[17] 7 January 2024 24th England Phil Brown[18] 10 January 2024
  1. ↑ Hill was originally appointed interim manager before being given the role permanently on 28 September 2023
  2. ↑ Beech was appointed head coach permanently on 22 December 2023 having held the role in an interim position since the departure of Murray

National League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chesterfield 26 21 2 3 66 33 +33 65 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Bromley 28 16 8 4 49 29 +20 56 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Barnet 28 17 4 7 57 40 +17 55
4 Solihull Moors 27 13 7 7 43 37 +6 46 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Altrincham 26 11 10 5 48 36 +12 43
6 Oldham Athletic 27 11 9 7 43 38 +5 42
7 Rochdale 28 11 8 9 46 39 +7 41
8 Gateshead 26 11 7 8 50 38 +12 40
9 FC Halifax Town 27 10 10 7 30 27 +3 40
10 Aldershot Town 26 12 4 10 45 47 −2 40
11 Eastleigh 27 10 7 10 46 50 −4 37
12 Southend United 27 13 5 9 44 28 +16 34[lower-alpha 1]
13 Wealdstone 25 9 6 10 34 36 −2 33
14 Maidenhead United 27 7 11 9 28 35 −7 32
15 Boreham Wood 27 7 11 9 33 42 −9 32
16 Hartlepool United 28 9 4 15 44 55 −11 31
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 27 8 6 13 34 39 −5 30
18 York City 27 6 12 9 36 44 −8 30
19 Dorking Wanderers 26 8 4 14 30 45 −15 28
20 Woking 27 7 6 14 28 37 −9 27
21 Ebbsfleet United 28 7 6 15 37 54 −17 27 Relegation to National League North/National League South
22 AFC Fylde 27 6 7 14 39 50 −11 25
23 Oxford City 28 6 6 16 40 54 −14 24
24 Kidderminster Harriers 28 4 8 16 20 37 −17 20
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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
Notes:
  1. ↑ Southend United were deducted ten points for failing to pay debt to HMRC.[19]

Results table

Home \ Away FYL ALD ALT BAR BOR BRO CHE DAG DOR EAS EBB HAL GAT HAR KID MAI OLD OXF ROC SOL SOU WEA WOK YOR
AFC Fylde — 0–2 3–3 2–2 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 0–2
Aldershot Town — 3–4 3–2 3–5 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 5–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1
Altrincham 2–1 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 2–0
Barnet 2–1 2–1 3–0 — 6–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–0
Boreham Wood 1–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 1–1
Bromley 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 — 2–1 1–0 5–1 3–1 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Chesterfield 4–1 4–2 2–0 — 3–1 4–3 3–2 3–2 5–0 3–2 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–0
Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 — 4–1 2–4 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Dorking Wanderers 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–3 — 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–2
Eastleigh 3–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 4–4 2–1 — 5–2 0–6 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1
Ebbsfleet United 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 4–1
FC Halifax Town 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 — 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0
Gateshead 0–4 0–2 2–2 6–0 4–1 0–2 — 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1
Hartlepool United 3–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 — 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 2–1 0–2
Kidderminster Harriers 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0
Maidenhead United 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 — 0–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 5–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 0–2 2–0
Oxford City 3–0 1–2 0–2 4–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–4 5–2 2–2 1–4 — 0–1 1–2 3–2
Rochdale 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–4 — 2–2 0–0
Solihull Moors 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 3–3 2–0 — 1–0 3–0
Southend United 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 5–0 —
Wealdstone 3–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–4 1–1 3–1 3–2 — 1–0 2–1
Woking 2–3 2–3 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 — 1–2
York City 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Paul McCallum Eastleigh 22
2 England Nicke Kabamba Barnet 18
3 Northern Ireland Will Grigg Chesterfield 16
4 England James Norwood Oldham Athletic 14
5 England Michael Cheek Bromley 13
Northern Ireland Chris Conn-Clarke Altrincham
England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hartlepool United
Saint Lucia Dominic Poleon Ebbsfleet United
9 England Harry Cardwell Southend United 12
England Marcus Dinanga Gateshead
England Joshua Stokes Aldershot Town

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
England Stephen WearneGatesheadEbbsfleet United4–119 August 2023 [20]
England Paul McCallumEastleighEbbsfleet United5–23 October 2023[21]
Sierra Leone Daniel Kanu4Southend UnitedSolihull Moors5–021 October 2023
England Billy Chadwick Gateshead Dorking Wanderers 6–0 11 November 2023[22]
England Nicke Kabamba Barnet Boreham Wood 6–0 23 December 2023
England Sean Adarkwa Wealdstone Hartlepool United 4–4
England Paul McCallum Eastleigh Dagenham & Redbridge 4–4 1 January 2024

Monthly awards

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
August England Andy Whing Solihull Moors England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hartlepool United [23]
September England Andy Woodman Bromley England Marcus Dinanga Gateshead [24]
October Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher Southend United England Ollie Banks Chesterfield [25]
November England Tommy Widdrington Aldershot Town England Stephen Wearne Gateshead [26]

National League North

National League North
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

The National League North consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alfreton Town AlfretonNorth Street3,600
Banbury United BanburySpencer Stadium2,000
Bishop's StortfordBishop's StortfordWoodside Park4,525
Blyth Spartans BlythCroft Park4,435
Boston United BostonBoston Community Stadium5,000
Brackley Town BrackleySt. James Park3,500
BuxtonBuxton The Silverlands5,200
Chester ChesterDeva Stadium6,500
Chorley ChorleyVictory Park4,100
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-LyneTameside Stadium4,000
Darlington DarlingtonBlackwell Meadows3,300
Farsley Celtic FarsleyThe Citadel3,900
Gloucester City GloucesterMeadow Park3,600
Hereford HerefordEdgar Street5,213
King's Lynn Town King's LynnThe Walks8,200
Peterborough Sports PeterboroughLincoln Road2,300
Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall)Dales Lane2,000
Scarborough Athletic ScarboroughFlamingo Land Stadium2,833
Scunthorpe United ScunthorpeGlanford Park9,088
South Shields South Shields1st Cloud Arena3,500
Southport SouthportHaig Avenue6,008
Spennymoor Town SpennymoorThe Brewery Field4,300[27]
Tamworth TamworthThe Lamb Ground4,565
Warrington Town WarringtonCantilever Park3,500

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
South Shields England Kevin Phillips[28] Mutual consent 22 April 2023 Pre-season Argentina Julio Arca[29] 27 April 2023
Hereford England Yan Klukowski End of interim spell 29 April 2023 Scotland Paul Caddis[30] 1 May 2023
Spennymoor Town England Jason Ainsley England Jamie Chandler[31] 18 May 2023
Gloucester City England Steve King[32] Resigned 9 May 2023 England Tim Flowers[33] 19 May 2023
Brackley Town England Gareth Dean[34] End of interim spell 14 May 2023 England Gavin Cowan[34] 16 May 2023
Farsley Celtic England Russ Wilcox[35] Mutual consent 17 May 2023 Jamaica Clayton Donaldson[36] 7 June 2023
Banbury United England Andy Whing[37] Resigned 22 May 2023 England Mark Jones[38] 5 June 2023
Southport England Liam Watson[39] Promoted to Director of Football 17 August 2023 24th England Jim Bentley[40] 29 August 2023
Darlington England Alun Armstrong[41] Sacked 6 September 2023 24th England Josh Gowling[42] 20 September 2023
Gloucester City England Tim Flowers[43] 17 September 2023 23rd England Mike Cook[44] 19 September 2023
Spennymoor Town England Jamie Chandler[45] Resigned 22 September 2023 4th England Graeme Lee[46] 2 January 2024
King's Lynn Town Northern Ireland Mark Hughes[47] Sacked 25 September 2023 22nd England Adam Lakeland[48] 28 September 2023
Curzon Ashton England Adam Lakeland[49] Signed by King's Lynn Town 28 September 2023 7th Republic of Ireland Craig Mahon[49] 28 September 2023
South Shields Argentina Julio Arca[50] Sacked 27 December 2023 8th England Elliott Dickman (interim) 27 December 2023
Darlington England Josh Gowling[51] 23rd England Steve Watson[52] 31 December 2023
Blyth Spartans England Graham Fenton[53] 28 December 2023 14th England Jon Shaw[54] 29 December 2023

National League North table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tamworth 28 20 2 6 53 19 +34 62 Promotion to National League
2 Scunthorpe United 27 16 6 5 55 23 +32 54 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Brackley Town 28 13 6 9 34 23 +11 45
4 Scarborough Athletic 27 14 3 10 38 32 +6 45 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Chorley 25 12 7 6 44 28 +16 43
6 Curzon Ashton 27 12 7 8 35 28 +7 43
7 Hereford 27 13 4 10 33 36 −3 43
8 Alfreton Town 25 12 6 7 44 31 +13 42
9 Chester 26 12 6 8 32 20 +12 42
10 Boston United 27 11 8 8 32 28 +4 41
11 South Shields 26 11 7 8 42 31 +11 40
12 Blyth Spartans 27 10 8 9 44 39 +5 38
13 Warrington Town 28 10 8 10 36 37 −1 38
14 Farsley Celtic 26 9 9 8 24 29 −5 36
15 Peterborough Sports 25 10 4 11 32 38 −6 34
16 Southport 27 9 5 13 30 49 −19 32
17 Buxton 27 8 7 12 39 35 +4 31
18 Spennymoor Town 25 9 4 12 39 45 −6 31
19 Rushall Olympic 27 8 6 13 36 43 −7 30
20 Banbury United 26 8 6 12 24 41 −17 30
21 King's Lynn Town 28 6 9 13 32 45 −13 27 Relegation to the Northern Premier League/Southern Football League
22 Gloucester City 27 5 7 15 27 41 −14 22
23 Darlington 27 5 7 15 19 51 −32 22
24 Bishop's Stortford 27 5 2 20 26 58 −32 17
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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

Results table

Home \ Away ALF BAN BIS BLY BOS BRA BUX CHE CHO CUR DAR FAR GLO HER KIN PET RUS SCA SCU SPT SOU SPE TAM WAR
Alfreton Town — 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1
Banbury United 0–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 3–0
Bishop's Stortford 0–4 — 1–3 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–4 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–4
Blyth Spartans 1–3 2–2 3–0 — 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–2 2–1 2–3 3–3 2–1 2–0 0–1
Boston United 3–1 1–2 3–1 — 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0
Brackley Town 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0
Buxton 1–2 3–0 1–1 — 1–1 5–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1
Chester 2–1 0–0 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Chorley 2–1 1–1 3–2 — 4–0 8–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
Curzon Ashton 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 — 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1
Darlington 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–3 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1
Farsley Celtic 0–1 2–0 1–4 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–2
Gloucester City 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 — 2–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 4–2 1–3
Hereford 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–5 0–1 2–1 2–1
King's Lynn Town 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–4 0–1 0–0
Peterborough Sports 2–0 4–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 2–4 0–2 1–4
Rushall Olympic 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 5–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 — 4–2 0–3 2–3 2–0 4–3 1–2
Scarborough Athletic 3–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 —
Scunthorpe United 6–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 — 1–0 3–1 6–0 1–0
Southport 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 3–1 — 1–0 0–0 0–4
South Shields 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 — 1–0 1–1
Spennymoor Town 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 2–5 — 1–4
Tamworth 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 4–0 —
Warrington Town 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–2 3–3 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: National League North Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paul Blackett South Shields 16
Danny Waldron Rushall Olympic
3 Danny Whitehall Scunthorpe United 14
4 Kyle Finn Tamworth 12
5 Harry Green Scarborough Athletic 11
Danny Newton Brackley Town
7 Diego De Girolamo Buxton 10
Justin Johnson Chorley
Jordan Thewlis Alfreton Town
10 Ken Charles Banbury United 9
Will Harris Spennymoor Town
Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
England Sam OsborneBuxtonDarlington5–02 September 2023
England Marcus CarverSouthportKing's Lynn Town1–49 September 2023
England Sam MantomRushall OlympicScarborough Athletic4–223 September 2023
England Danny Waldron4Chorley5–021 October 2023
England Billy WhitehouseChorleyDarlington8–014 November 2023
England Paul BlackettSouth ShieldsSpennymoor Town2–5
England Aiden RutledgeScarborough AthleticRushall Olympic3–116 December 2023
England Connor HallBrackley TownBanbury United3–11 January 2024

Monthly awards

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
August England Jimmy Dean Scunthorpe United Republic of Ireland Will Hayhurst Curzon Ashton [55]
September England Andy Peaks Tamworth England Marcus Carver Southport [56]
October England Calum McIntyre Chester England Jacob Butterfield Scunthorpe United [57]
November England Jim Bentley Southport England Isaac Sinclair Curzon Ashton [58]

National League South

National League South
Season2023–24
2024–25 →

The National League South also consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

Locations of the National League South 2023–24 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aveley AveleyParkside3,500
Bath City Bath (Twerton)Twerton Park8,840
Braintree Town BraintreeCressing Road4,085
Chelmsford City ChelmsfordMelbourne Stadium3,019
Chippenham Town ChippenhamHardenhuish Park3,000
Dartford DartfordPrinces Park4,100
Dover Athletic DoverCrabble Athletic Ground5,745
Eastbourne Borough EastbournePriory Lane4,151
Farnborough FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Hampton & Richmond London (Hampton)Beveree Stadium3,500
Havant & Waterlooville HavantWestleigh Park5,300
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel HempsteadVauxhall Road3,152
Maidstone United MaidstoneGallagher Stadium4,200
Slough Town SloughArbour Park2,000
St Albans City St AlbansClarence Park4,500
Taunton Town TauntonWordsworth Drive2,500
Tonbridge Angels TonbridgeLongmead Stadium3,000
Torquay United TorquayPlainmoor6,500
Truro City PlymouthBolitho Park3,500
Welling United London (Welling)Park View Road4,000
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium3,500
Weymouth WeymouthBob Lucas6,600
Worthing WorthingWoodside Road4,000
Yeovil Town YeovilHuish Park9,566

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Eastbourne Borough England Danny Bloor[59] Mutual consent 5 June 2023 Pre-season England Mark Beard[60] 8 June 2023
Welling United Northern Ireland Warren Feeney[61] Resigned England Danny Bloor[62] 13 June 2023
Havant & Waterlooville England Jamie Collins[63] Sacked 8 September 2023 24th England Steve King[64] 8 September 2023
England Steve King[65] 1 December 2023 24th
Dover Athletic England Mitch Brundle[66] 5 December 2023 23rd England Jake Leberl[67] 5 December 2023
Eastbourne Borough England Mark Beard[68] 1 January 2024 21st England Adam Murray[69] 4 January 2024
Dartford England Alan Dowson[70] 11 January 2024 16th

National League South table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Yeovil Town 26 18 5 3 50 27 +23 59 Promotion to National League
2 Worthing 27 14 4 9 57 41 +16 46 Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Hampton & Richmond Borough 26 13 7 6 42 35 +7 46
4 Maidstone United 27 13 7 7 39 33 +6 46 Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Chelmsford City 26 12 8 6 41 27 +14 44
6 Bath City 27 11 8 8 46 33 +13 41
7 Aveley 27 12 5 10 40 34 +6 41
8 Torquay United 27 13 2 12 43 42 +1 41
9 St Albans City 27 13 2 12 43 43 0 41
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 28 11 7 10 36 37 −1 40
11 Tonbridge Angels 26 10 8 8 40 34 +6 38
12 Braintree Town 26 10 7 9 38 31 +7 37
13 Slough Town 26 10 6 10 48 42 +6 36
14 Farnborough 27 9 9 9 44 46 −2 36
15 Dartford 27 9 7 11 40 41 −1 34
16 Truro City 24 10 4 10 35 36 −1 34
17 Chippenham Town 26 8 9 9 36 37 −1 33
18 Weston-super-Mare 25 9 5 11 40 44 −4 32
19 Weymouth 27 7 11 9 35 40 −5 32
20 Taunton Town 24 7 9 8 29 35 −6 30
21 Eastbourne Borough 28 6 6 16 32 53 −21 24 Relegation to the Isthmian League/Southern Football League
22 Welling United 26 4 9 13 30 51 −21 21
23 Havant & Waterlooville 27 6 3 18 34 56 −22 21
24 Dover Athletic 27 2 12 13 27 47 −20 18
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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

Results table

Home \ Away AVE BAT BRA CHE CHI DAR DOV EAS FAR HAM HAV HEM MAI SLO STA TAU TON TOR TRU WEL WSM WEY WOR YEO
Aveley — 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–4 3–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0
Bath City 3–0 — 2–3 0–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–6 0–2 0–1
Braintree Town 1–0 1–1 — 0–3 0–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–2 4–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 4–0
Chelmsford City 3–0 — 2–2 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–2
Chippenham Town 1–0 1–2 — 1–4 4–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–1
Dartford 3–3 0–2 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 4–2 2–2
Dover Athletic 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2
Eastbourne Borough 1–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–3 1–4 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–4 0–1
Farnborough 2–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 — 3–1 2–4 2–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 0–3
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–1 4–3 — 2–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–2
Havant & Waterlooville 1–4 2–4 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 4–3
Hemel Hempstead Town 0–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 — 1–1 2–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0
Maidstone United 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–0
Slough Town 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–5 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–4
St Albans City 0–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 — 2–3 0–1 0–1 2–1
Taunton Town 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 — 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1
Tonbridge Angels 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–3 1–1 0–3 — 0–1 0–1 2–1
Torquay United 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 — 0–1 5–1 3–1 0–3 1–3
Truro City 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 — 5–2 0–1 1–4
Welling United 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 4–3 0–0 — 4–1
Weston-super-Mare 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 3–2 2–3 4–2 — 2–3 4–0 2–3
Weymouth 1–1 1–5 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 —
Worthing 1–2 2–3 3–1 3–4 3–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 4–4 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 1–2
Yeovil Town 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: National League South Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ollie Pearce Worthing 20
2 Levi Amantchi Maidstone United 13
Scott Wilson Bath City
4 Ben Seymour Hampton & Richmond 12
5 Ricky Aguiar Worthing 11
Cody Cooke Bath City
7 Shaun Jeffers St. Albans City 10
Matt Rush Maidstone United
Jordan Thomas Bath City
Jordan Young Yeovil Town

Monthly awards

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
August England Adam Hinshelwood Worthing England Scott Wilson Bath City [71]
September England Rob Dray Taunton Town England Levi Amantchi Maidstone United [72]
October England Mark Cooper Yeovil Town England Ben Seymour Hampton & Richmond Borough [73]
November England Mel Gwinnett Hampton & Richmond Borough England John Goddard Slough Town [74]

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