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2020–21 National League

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National League
Season2020–21
Dates3 October 2020 – 29 May 2021
ChampionsSutton United
PromotedHartlepool United
RelegatedN/A
Top goalscorerMichael Cheek (21 goals)
Biggest home winChesterfield 6–0 Barnet
(12 December 2020)
Biggest away winWealdstone 0–6 Maidenhead United
(20 April 2021)
Highest scoringWealdstone 2–7 Hartlepool United
17 April 2021)

The 2020–21 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was 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.

The season followed the curtailed 2019–20 season, in which the league phase was uncompleted due to the COVID-19 pandemic[1] and the play-offs only completed by 2 August 2020.[2] Reflecting the late end to the previous season and aiming at maximising the likelihood of fans being present in stadiums when the season starts, the 2020–21 National League began on 3 October 2020.[3] The planned increase of the North and South divisions to 24 teams was scheduled to take place for 2021–22, meaning only two from the North and one from the South were to be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern League Central or South, or Isthmian League.[4] However, owing to the cessation and voidance of the 2020–21 seasons for the North and South divisions, promotion and relegation was suspended.[5] For that reason, the expansion plans were deferred to 2022–23,[6] when they would be implemented before that season.

National League

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National League
Season2020–21

On 16 September 2020, Macclesfield Town folded as a result of debts, and were expelled from the National League on 29 September.[7] As the club folded before the season started, no records were expunged.[8]

Due to Macclesfield's closure, only 23 clubs took part in the 2020–21 season and a maximum of three clubs were to be relegated instead of the usual four. However, on 26 March 2021, having not fulfilled a fixture since 30 January, Dover Athletic's results were expunged and the club deducted 12 points for the 2021–22 season. Therefore the season is set to complete with 22 clubs playing fixtures.

Additionally, following the National League North and South divisions being declared null and void on 18 February, no teams were relegated this season.[5]

Promotion and relegation

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Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2020–21 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2020–21 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,200
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 7,700
Barnet London (Canons Park) The Hive Stadium 6,418
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
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
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
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
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
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 4,085
Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aldershot Town Danny Searle Lewis Kinsella Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham Phil Parkinson Jake Moult SK Kits J Davidson Ltd
Barnet Simon Bassey James Dunne Jako Canon
Boreham Wood Luke Garrard Mark Ricketts Puma Barnet and Southgate College
Bromley Andy Woodman Jack Holland Macron Southwark Metals
Chesterfield James Rowe Jonathan Smith Puma Technique Learning Solutions
Dagenham & Redbridge Daryl McMahon Kenny Clark Nike West & Coe
Dover Athletic Andy Hessenthaler Sam Wood Kappa GSH Group
Eastleigh Ben Strevens Danny Hollands Kappa Utilita
FC Halifax Town Pete Wild Nathan Clarke Adidas[9] CORE Facility Services (Home)
Nuie (Away)
Hartlepool United Dave Challinor Ryan Donaldson O'Neills Prestige Group Ltd
King's Lynn Town Ian Culverhouse Aaron Jones Kappa Barsby Produce
Maidenhead United Alan Devonshire Alan Massey Uhlsport G&L Scientific
Notts County Ian Burchnall Michael Doyle Puma Sharpes of Nottingham
Solihull Moors Mark Yates Kyle Storer Surridge John Shepherd Estate Agents
Stockport County Simon Rusk Sam Minihan Puma Pioneer Group
Sutton United Matt Gray Craig Eastmond Macron Angel Plastics
Torquay United Gary Johnson Asa Hall Nike No Sponsor
Wealdstone Stuart Maynard Jerome Okimo Macron GPF Lewis
Weymouth Brian Stock Josh Wakefield Umbro Terras Family
Woking Alan Dowson Josh Casey Macron Abstract Plans
Wrexham Dean Keates Shaun Pearson Macron Ifor Williams Trailers
Yeovil Town Darren Sarll Vacant1 Macron Adam Stansfield Foundation
  1. ^ Yeovil Town club captain Lee Collins died on 31 March 2021 at the age of 32.[10]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Barnet Darren Currie Resigned 12 August 2020 Pre-season Peter Beadle 22 August 2020
Weymouth Mark Molesley Signed by Southend United 13 August 2020 Brian Stock 4 September 2020
Chesterfield John Pemberton Sacked 18 November 2020 21st James Rowe 26 November 2020
Barnet Peter Beadle 13 December 2020 20th Tim Flowers 14 December 2020
Stockport County Jim Gannon 21 January 2021 4th Simon Rusk 27 January 2021
Wealdstone Dean Brennan Resigned 2 February 2021 18th Stuart Maynard 11 March 2021
Solihull Moors James Shan Sacked 10 March 2021 17th Mark Yates 11 March 2021
Barnet Tim Flowers 22nd Simon Bassey 7 April 2021
Notts County Neal Ardley 24 March 2021 6th Ian Burchnall 25 March 2021
Bromley Neil Smith 25 March 2021 7th Andy Woodman 29 March 2021

National League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sutton United (C, P) 42 25 9 8 72 36 +36 84 Promotion to League Two
2 Torquay United 42 23 11 8 68 39 +29 80 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Stockport County 42 21 14 7 69 32 +37 77
4 Hartlepool United (O, P) 42 22 10 10 66 43 +23 76 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Notts County 42 20 10 12 62 41 +21 70
6 Chesterfield 42 21 6 15 60 43 +17 69
7 Bromley 42 19 12 11 63 53 +10 69
8 Wrexham 42 19 11 12 64 43 +21 68
9 Eastleigh 42 18 12 12 49 40 +9 66
10 FC Halifax Town 42 19 8 15 63 54 +9 65
11 Solihull Moors 42 19 7 16 58 48 +10 64
12 Dagenham & Redbridge 42 17 9 16 53 48 +5 60
13 Maidenhead United 42 15 11 16 62 60 +2 56
14 Boreham Wood 42 13 16 13 52 48 +4 55
15 Aldershot Town 42 15 7 20 59 66 −7 52
16 Yeovil Town 42 15 7 20 58 68 −10 52
17 Altrincham 42 12 11 19 46 60 −14 47
18 Weymouth 42 11 6 25 45 71 −26 39
19 Wealdstone 42 10 7 25 49 99 −50 37
20 Woking 42 8 9 25 42 69 −27 33
21 King's Lynn Town 42 7 10 25 50 98 −48 31 Reprieved from relegation[a]
22 Barnet 42 8 7 27 37 88 −51 31
23 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] Results expunged
24 Macclesfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[c] Club folded
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[11]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the cancellation of both the National North and South seasons, there was no relegation from the National League in the 2020-21 season.
  2. ^ Dover Athletic refused to play matches due to a lack of promised funding starting with their fixture on 30 January 2021. On 26 March 2021, it was announced the club would play no part in the rest of the season and all results would be expunged.
  3. ^ Macclesfield were deducted 17 points for entering into an insolvency event the previous season, before being expelled from the league on 29 September 2020. At the time of their expulsion before the 2020–21 National League Season, they had played no matches.


Results table

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Home \ Away ALD ALT BRN BOR BRO CHE DAG EAS HAL HAR KIN MDH NOT SOL STO SUT TOR WEA WEY WOK WRE YEO
Aldershot — 2–1 2–1 3–3 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 2–0
Altrincham 1–2 — 2–3 2–3 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–3
Barnet 3–1 1–2 — 0–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–4 0–2 1–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–4
Boreham 3–2 0–1 0–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–4 2–2 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–3
Bromley 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 2–2 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–2
Chesterfield 0–0 1–0 6–0 0–0 1–2 — 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 3–0
Dagenham & R 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Eastleigh 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 3–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Halifax 1–0 3–2 5–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 — 1–1 4–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–4 1–1
Hartlepool U 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 — 2–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–5 3–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–1
King's Lynn 4–4 2–0 5–1 0–3 1–4 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–2
Maidenhead 2–4 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 2–3 — 0–4 3–1 0–0 0–3 4–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 4–2
Notts C 0–1 3–1 4–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 — 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Solihull Moors 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–1 — 0–5 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–1
Stockport C 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 — 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0
Sutton Un 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 5–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 — 0–1 4–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 2–1
Torquay 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 6–1
Wealdstone 3–4 1–0 5–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–5 0–0 1–2 2–7 3–1 0–6 0–1 1–4 2–5 3–3 1–2 — 2–1 0–1 4–3 0–2
Weymouth 0–3 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–5 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–4 4–0 — 0–1 2–3 0–3
Woking 0–1 1–1 4–1 0–0 3–4 1–4 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–4 2–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 2–4 2–4 — 0–4 1–1
Wrexham 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 5–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 0–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 — 3–0
Yeovil T 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Torquay United 4
5 Notts County 3 5 Notts County 2
6 Chesterfield 2 2 Torquay United 1 (4)
4 Hartlepool United 1 (5)
3 Stockport County 0
4 Hartlepool United 3 4 Hartlepool United 1
7 Bromley 2

Quarter-finals

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5 June 2021 (2021-06-05) Notts County 3–2ChesterfieldNottingham
16:00
  • Wootton 30', 71'
  • Ellis 90'
 Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,569
6 June 2021 (2021-06-06) Hartlepool United 3–2BromleyHartlepool
14:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,700[12]

Semi-finals

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12 June 2021 (2021-06-12) Torquay United 4–2 (a.e.t.)Notts CountyTorquay
12:00
Report
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1,709
13 June 2021 (2021-06-13) Stockport County0–1 Hartlepool United Edgeley
12:00 Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,758

Final

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Main article: 2021 National League play-off Final
Torquay United1–1 (a.e.t.)Hartlepool United
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 6,606
Referee: Simon Mather

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Michael Cheek Bromley 21
2 Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Maidenhead United 19
3 Kabongo Tshimanga Boreham Wood 18
4 Alex Reid Stockport County 16
5 Sam Barratt Maidenhead United 15
Paul McCallum Dagenham & Redbridge
Kyle Wootton Notts County
8 Rhys Oates Hartlepool United 14
Isaac Olaofe Sutton United
John Rooney Stockport County

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England John Rooney Stockport County Wealdstone 5–2 13 October 2020
England Danny Parish Wealdstone King's Lynn Town 3–2 27 October 2020
England Sam Barratt Maidenhead United Solihull Moors 3–1 31 October 2020
England Danny Wright Torquay United Hartlepool United 5–0 31 October 2020
England Isaac Olaofe Sutton United King's Lynn Town 5–1 14 November 2020
Netherlands Akwasi Asante Chesterfield Barnet 6–0 12 December 2020
Republic of Ireland Rhys Murphy Yeovil Town Weymouth 3–1 23 February 2021
England Josh Rees Aldershot Town Maidenhead United 4–2 23 February 2021
England Jimmy Knowles Notts County Woking 4–2 5 April 2021
Wales Jordan Davies Wrexham FC Halifax Town 4–0 13 April 2021
England Richie Bennett Hartlepool United Wealdstone 7–2 17 April 2021
England Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Maidenhead United Wealdstone 6–0 20 April 2021
Bermuda Justin Donawa Solihull Moors Yeovil Town 5–1 24 April 2021
Republic of Ireland Joe Quigley Yeovil Town Solihull Moors 3–0 27 April 2021
England Kabongo Tshimanga Boreham Wood King's Lynn Town 5–1 3 May 2021
England Sam Barratt Maidenhead United Hartlepool United 4–2 8 May 2021
Republic of Ireland Jim O'Brien Notts County Maidenhead United 4–0 11 May 2021

Monthly awards

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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
October 2020 Scotland Ben House[13] Eastleigh England Gary Johnson[13] Torquay United
November 2020 England Luke Young[14] Wrexham England Dean Keates[14] Wrexham
December 2020 England Luke Summerfield[15] FC Halifax Town England Luke Garrard[15] Boreham Wood
January 2021 Albania Albi Skendi[16] Yeovil Town England Neal Ardley[16] Notts County
February 2021 England Craig Eastmond[17] Sutton United England Matt Gray[17] Sutton United
March 2021 Colombia Ángelo Balanta[18] Dagenham & Redbridge England James Rowe[18] Chesterfield
April 2021 Republic of Ireland Gavan Holohan[19] Hartlepool United England Gary Johnson[19] Torquay United
May 2021 Portugal Rúben Rodrigues[20] Notts County England Andy Woodman[20] Bromley

National League North

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National League North
Season2020–21

The National League North in 2020-21 consisted of 22 teams. Due to the initially anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22, only two teams instead of the usual four were expected to be relegated. However, the knock-on effect of Macclesfield Town's closure might have caused the number of relegated teams to be reduced even further.

The league was declared null and void on 18 February 2021. As a result, all records were expunged and no teams were promoted or relegated.[5]

Team changes

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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.[21]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2020–21 National League North clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm Sports Village 6,000
AFC Telford United Wellington New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3,600
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Boston United Boston Boston Community Stadium 5,000
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
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
Farsley Celtic Farsley The Citadel 3,900
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 3,600
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5,213
Kettering Town Burton Latimer Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough Stadium 6,238
Leamington Leamington New Windmill Ground 2,300
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300[22]
York City York Bootham Crescent 8,256

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gloucester City James Rowe Signed by Chesterfield 24 November 2020 1st Paul Groves 8 December 2020
Spennymoor Town Jason Ainsley Mutual consent 10 December 2020 9th Tommy Miller 10 December 2020

National League North table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gloucester City 18 10 5 3 36 22 +14 35
2 AFC Fylde 15 9 3 3 26 16 +10 30
3 Chester 17 8 4 5 32 25 +7 28
4 Brackley Town 16 7 6 3 22 19 +3 27
5 Kidderminster Harriers 15 7 4 4 24 17 +7 25
6 Boston United 13 6 5 2 20 10 +10 23
7 Chorley 18 6 5 7 21 24 −3 23
8 York City 13 6 4 3 22 17 +5 22
9 Leamington 15 5 7 3 22 20 +2 22
10 Gateshead 14 6 3 5 17 15 +2 21
11 Farsley Celtic 17 5 6 6 21 26 −5 21
12 Hereford 13 5 5 3 20 16 +4 20
13 Spennymoor Town 13 5 5 3 18 14 +4 20
14 AFC Telford United 17 5 4 8 17 23 −6 19
15 Bradford (Park Avenue) 16 4 6 6 26 30 −4 18
16 Curzon Ashton 17 4 5 8 18 26 −8 17
17 Southport 14 4 4 6 16 19 −3 16
18 Kettering Town 14 3 6 5 21 23 −2 15
19 Darlington 11 4 1 6 17 11 +6 13
20 Guiseley 15 3 3 9 17 22 −5 12
21 Alfreton Town 15 2 6 7 15 27 −12 12
22 Blyth Spartans 14 1 3 10 10 36 −26 6
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[23]


Results

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Home \ Away FYL TEL ALF BLY BOS BRA BRD CHE CHO CUR DAR FAR GAT GLO GUI HER KET KID LEA SOU SPE YOR
AFC Fylde — 2–1 3–3 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–0
AFC Telford United 0–2 — 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Alfreton Town 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–3 1–1
Blyth Spartans 1–1 — 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–3 0–3 0–3
Boston United 3–2 2–0 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–2
Brackley Town 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–2 2–0 1–1 — 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 4–2
Chester 3–0 3–0 — 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 5–3 3–2
Chorley 3–1 — 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–2
Curzon Ashton 2–0 1–1 0–3 3–0 — 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–3
Darlington 1–2 6–0 0–1 — 1–3 0–0
Farsley Celtic 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1
Gateshead 0–1 2–2 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–3
Gloucester City 4–1 6–1 0–0 4–4 2–1 1–1 1–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–0
Guiseley 4–0 1–3 1–4 2–2 1–2 — 0–1 4–2
Hereford 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–1 — 3–3 3–1
Kettering Town 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 — 0–1
Kidderminster Harriers 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 2–2
Leamington 1–1 4–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–1
Southport 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 — 0–2 2–3
Spennymoor Town 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 —
York City 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 —
Source: National League North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Matt McClure Gloucester City 12
2 Lenell John-Lewis Hereford 9
Lewis Knight Bradford (Park Avenue)
Sam Osborne Leamington / AFC Fylde
5 Akwasi Asante Gloucester City 8
Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town
7 Danny Elliott Chester 7
Dominic Knowles Curzon Ashton
Sean Newton York City
10 Shane Byrne Brackley Town 6
Nick Haughton AFC Fylde
Ashley Hemmings Kidderminster Harriers
Connor Kennedy Kettering Town
Callum Powell Kettering Town
Jimmy Spencer Farsley Celtic
Ben Tollitt AFC Fylde

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Northern Ireland Matt McClure Gloucester City Blyth Spartans 6–1 17 October 2020
England Gerard Garner Gateshead Southport 4–1 21 November 2020
England Ben Tollitt AFC Fylde Chorley 4–0 2 January 2021

Monthly awards

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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
October 2020 Northern Ireland Matt McClure[26] Gloucester City England Jim Bentley[26] AFC Fylde
November 2020 England Sam Osborne[27] Leamington England Jamie Vermiglio[27] Chorley
December 2020 England Ross Fitzsimons[28] Boston United England Kevin Wilkin[28] Brackley Town
January 2021 England George Glendon[29] Chester England Paul Holleran[29] Leamington

National League South

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National League South
Season2020–21

The National League South consisted 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 was left one team short. With the initially anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22, only one team was expected to be relegated.

The league was declared null and void on 18 February 2021. As a result, all records were expunged and no teams were promoted or relegated.[5]

Team changes

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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 South.[21]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2020–21 National League South clubs (Greater London area shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2020–21 National League South clubs (Greater London area)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
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
Dartford Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank Stadium 3,000
Dulwich Hamlet London (East Dulwich) Champion Hill 3,000
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Hampton & Richmond Borough London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Havant & Waterlooville Havant West Leigh Park 5,300
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
Slough Town Slough Arbour Park 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

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Braintree Town George Borg Resigned 16 November 2020 21st Ryan Maxwell 18 November 2020
Billericay Town Jamie O'Hara Sacked 3 December 2020 15th Kevin Watson 7 January 2021
Welling United Bradley Quinton 13 January 2021 21st Steve Lovell 14 January 2021

National League South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Dorking Wanderers 18 12 3 3 40 17 +23 39
2 Dartford 19 10 4 5 26 17 +9 34
3 Eastbourne Borough 19 9 6 4 36 26 +10 33
4 Oxford City 17 9 5 3 35 17 +18 32
5 St Albans City 15 9 5 1 22 10 +12 32
6 Hampton & Richmond Borough 17 9 2 6 24 16 +8 29
7 Hungerford Town 19 9 2 8 27 28 −1 29
8 Ebbsfleet United 18 8 4 6 26 24 +2 28
9 Havant & Waterlooville 14 6 2 6 25 21 +4 20
10 Hemel Hempstead Town 18 6 2 10 28 38 −10 20
11 Maidstone United 13 5 4 4 24 18 +6 19
12 Dulwich Hamlet 13 4 4 5 15 17 −2 16
13 Chelmsford City 16 4 4 8 21 25 −4 16
14 Tonbridge Angels 14 5 1 8 16 23 −7 16
15 Billericay Town 17 4 4 9 26 35 −9 16
16 Chippenham Town 14 4 4 6 13 22 −9 16
17 Concord Rangers 14 3 5 6 16 24 −8 14
18 Bath City 13 4 1 8 16 23 −7 13
19 Braintree Town 16 4 1 11 19 34 −15 13
20 Slough Town 12 3 3 6 16 24 −8 12
21 Welling United 14 2 6 6 18 30 −12 12
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[30]


Results table

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

Top scorers

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[31]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jason Prior Dorking Wanderers 15
2 Ryan Seager Hungerford Town 14
3 Jake Robinson Billericay Town 12
4 James Roberts Oxford City 11
Chris Whelpdale Eastbourne Borough
6 Rakish Bingham Ebbsfleet United 9
Shaun Jeffers St Albans City
Charlie Sheringham Chelmsford City / Dartford
9 Harvey Bradbury Oxford City 8
Tommy Wright Havant & Waterlooville

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Jake Robinson Billericay Town Hemel Hempstead Town 4–1 3 November 2020
England Jason Prior Dorking Wanderers Tonbridge Angels 4–1 14 November 2020
England Tommy Wright Havant & Waterlooville Chelmsford City 3–1 5 December 2020
England Charlie Sheringham Dartford Billericay Town 3–0 12 January 2021

Monthly awards

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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
October 2020 England Mike Jones[32] Hungerford Town England Steve King[32] Dartford
November 2020 England Jason Prior[33] Dorking Wanderers England Ian Allinson[33] St Albans City
December 2020 England Tommy Wright[34] Havant & Waterlooville England David Oldfield[34] Oxford City
January 2021 England Ben Dudzinski[35] Oxford City England Robbie Simpson[35] Chelmsford City

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