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The '''2020β21 National League season''', known as the ''' |
The '''2020β21 National League season''', known as the '''Motorama National League''' for sponsorship reasons, will be the sixth season under [[Football in England|English football]]'s new title of the [[National League (English football)|National League]], the eighteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-second season overall. |
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For this season only, as both North and South divisions will expand to 24 teams each in 2021β22, the bottom two in the North and the bottom one in the South will be relegated to the premier divisions of the [[Northern Premier League]], [[Southern Football League|Southern Football League Central or South]], or [[Isthmian League]]. Expansion was scheduled at first for this season<ref>{{cite interview |last1=Jones |first1=Laurence |last2=Edkins |first2=Matt |last3=Frost |first3=Mark |title=EXCLUSIVE: FA outline second phase of Non-League restructuring |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/features/26633/fa-second-phase-non-league-restructuring/ |interviewer=The Non-League Paper |date=17 April 2019 |accessdate=26 June 2020}}</ref> until its implementation was deferred due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]-induced cancellation of the 2019β20 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Update on non-League, women's & grassroots football seasons |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2020/mar/26/national-league-system-womens-football-pyramid-grassroots-covid-19-update-260320 |accessdate=26 June 2020 |publisher=The Football Association |date=26 March 2020}}</ref> |
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==National League== |
==National League== |
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|col_REL2=red2 |text_REL2=Relegation to [[National League North]]/[[National League South]] pending completion of 2020-21 promotion play-offs in those leagues |
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|col_REL1=red1 |text_REL1=Relegated to [[National League North]]/[[National League South]] |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results<ref name="Standardised rules 2019β20">{{cite web|url=http://handbook.fapublications.com/#!/book/30/contents|title=The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2) |accessdate= |
|col_REL1=red1 |text_REL1=Relegated to [[National League North]]/[[National League South]] |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results<ref name="Standardised rules 2019β20">{{cite web|url=http://handbook.fapublications.com/#!/book/30/contents|title=The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2) |accessdate=20 June 2020 |publisher=The FA}}</ref> |
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The National League North |
The National League North will consist of 22 teams for the last time. |
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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.<ref name="No NL/NS Rel">{{cite web |title=Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53086548 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=24 June 2020 |date=17 June 2020}}</ref> |
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===Stadia and locations=== |
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The National League South will also normally consist of 22 teams for the last time. Following [[Bury F.C.|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, there is a projected gap of one team in the National League South for the 2020-21 season. |
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'''Relegated from [[#National League|National League]]''' |
'''Relegated from [[#National League|National League]]''' |
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Revision as of 10:42, 26 June 2020
Season | 2020-21 |
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β 2019β20 2021β22 β |
The 2020β21 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.
For this season only, as both North and South divisions will expand to 24 teams each in 2021β22, the bottom two in the North and the bottom one in the South will be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League Central or South, or Isthmian League. Expansion was scheduled at first for this season[1] until its implementation was deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic-induced cancellation of the 2019β20 season.[2]
National League
The National League consists of 24 clubs.
Promotion and relegation
Team changes
To National LeaguePromoted from National League North
Promoted from National League South
Relegated from League Two |
From National LeaguePromoted to League Two
Relegated to National League North Relegated to National League South
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aldershot Town | Aldershot | Recreation Ground | 7,200 |
Bromley | London (Bromley) | Hayes Lane | 5,300 |
Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium | 10,504 |
Dagenham & Redbridge | London (Dagenham) | Victoria Road | 6,078 |
Dover Athletic | Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | 5,745 |
Eastleigh | Eastleigh | Ten Acres | 5,250 |
Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 |
King's Lynn Town | King's Lynn | The Walks | 8,200 |
Maidenhead United | Maidenhead | York Road | 4,000 |
Solihull Moors | Solihull | Damson Park | 5,500 |
Stevenage | Stevenage | Broadhall Way | 7,800 |
Stockport County | Stockport | Edgeley Park | 10,852 |
Sutton United | London (Sutton) | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 |
Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 6,500 |
Wealdstone | London (Ruislip) | Grosvenor Vale | 3,607 |
Woking | Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
Wrexham | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 10,771 |
National League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to EFL League Two |
2 | Bromley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals |
3 | Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
5 | Dover Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Eastleigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | King's Lynn Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Maidenhead United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Solihull Moors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Stockport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Torquay United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Wealdstone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Woking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Wrexham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated to National League North/National League South |
22 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[3]
National League North
Season | 2020-21 |
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Relegated | none |
β 2019β20 2021β22 β |
The National League North will consist of 22 teams for the last time.
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.[4]
To National League NorthRelegated from National League
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From National League NorthPromoted to National League
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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AFC Telford United | Telford | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
Alfreton Town | Alfreton | North Street | 3,600 |
Blyth Spartans | Blyth | Croft Park | 4,435 |
Bradford (Park Avenue) | Bradford | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
Chorley | Chorley | Victory Park | 4,100 |
Curzon Ashton | Ashton-under-Lyne | Tameside Stadium | 4,000 |
Darlington | Darlington | Blackwell Meadows | 3,300 |
Farsley Celtic | Farsley | The Citadel | 3,900 |
Gateshead | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
Gloucester City | Evesham | Jubilee Stadium (groundshare with Evesham United) | 3,000 |
Guiseley | Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 4,200 |
Hereford | Hereford | Edgar Street | 5,213 |
Kettering Town | Kettering | Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) | 2,400 |
Kidderminster Harriers | Kidderminster | Aggborough | 6,238 |
Leamington | Leamington | New Windmill Ground | 2,300 |
Southport | Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
Spennymoor Town | Spennymoor | The Brewery Field | 6,000 |
National League South
Season | 2019β20 |
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Champions | Wealdstone |
Promoted | Wealdstone |
Relegated | none |
β 2018β19 2020β21 β |
The National League South will also normally consist of 22 teams for the last time. 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, there is a projected gap of one team in the National League South for the 2020-21 season.
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 form the National League South.[4]
To National League SouthRelegated from National League |
From National League SouthPromoted to National League
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Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Billericay Town | Billericay | New Lodge | 3,500 |
Braintree Town | Braintree | Cressing Road | 4,085 |
Chelmsford City | Chelmsford | Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 |
Chippenham Town | Chippenham | Hardenhuish Park | 3,000 |
Concord Rangers | Canvey Island | Thames Road | 3,300 |
Dulwich Hamlet | London (East Dulwich) | Champion Hill | 3,000 |
Eastbourne Borough | Eastbourne | Priory Lane | 4,151 |
Hampton & Richmond | London (Hampton) | Beveree Stadium | 3,500 |
Hemel Hempstead Town | Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
Hungerford Town | Hungerford | Bulpit Lane | 2,500 |
Maidstone United | Maidstone | Gallagher Stadium | 4,200 |
Oxford City | Oxford (Marston) | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
St Albans City | St Albans | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
Tonbridge Angels | Tonbridge | Longmead Stadium | 3,000 |
Welling United | London (Welling) | Park View Road | 4,000 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Update on non-League, women's & grassroots football seasons". The Football Association. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "The FA Handbook 2019/20 (part 30 Standardised Rules section 12.2)". The FA. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote". BBC Sport. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.