National League 2019-20

The 2019–20 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the fifth season under English football's new title of National League, sixteenth season consisting of three divisions and the fiftieth season overall.

The National League covers the top two levels of non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to English Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom four in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern Football League (Central or Eastern) or Isthmian League.

National League
The National League consists of 24 clubs.

Promotion and relegation
The following clubs changed divisions after the 2018–19 season:

To National League
Promoted from National League North
 * Salford City
 * Harrogate Town

Promoted from National League South
 * Havant & Waterlooville
 * Braintree Town

Relegated from League Two
 * Chesterfield
 * Barnet

From National League
Promoted to League Two
 * Macclesfield Town
 * Tranmere Rovers

Relegated to National League North
 * Chester
 * Guiseley

Relegated to National League South
 * Torquay United
 * Woking

To National League North
Promoted from Northern Premier League Premier Division



Promoted from Southern Football League Premier Division



Relegated from National League



From National League North
Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division



Relegated to 2019–20 Southern League Premier Division Central



Promoted to National League



National League South
The National League South consisted of 22 clubs.

To National League South
Promoted from Southern Football League Premier Division



Promoted from Isthmian League



Relegated from National League



From National League South
Relegated to Isthmian League Premier Division



Relegated to Southern Football League South Division



Promoted to National League