The 2015–16 National League season (known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) was the first season under the new title of National League, the twelfth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-seventh 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, whilst 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 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 three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.
On 6 April 2015, it was announced that as of the 2015–16 season the League was to undergo a name change from the Football Conference to the National League. As well as the name change, the league's logo has been re-designed and the league's broadcaster BT Sport has signed a new three-year contract. The structure of the league and the title sponsor Vanarama however remain the same.
National League[]
| National League 2015–16 | ||
| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Cheltenham Town (2nd divisional title) | |
| Promoted | Cheltenham Town Grimsby Town | |
| Relegated | Altrincham Halifax Town Kidderminster Harriers Welling United | |
| Season statistics | ||
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference South
- Bromley (League champions)
- Boreham Wood (Play-off winners)
Teams relegated from 2014–15 Football League Two
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Aldershot Town | EBB Stadium | 7,100 |
| Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
| Barrow | Holker Street | 5,000 |
| Boreham Wood | Meadow Park | 4,502 |
| Braintree Town | Cressing Road | 4,145 |
| Bromley | Hayes Lane | 5,000 |
| Cheltenham Town | Whaddon Road | 7,066 |
| Chester | Deva Stadium | 6,000 |
| Dover Athletic | Crabble Athletic Ground | 6,500 |
| Eastleigh | Silverlake Stadium | 5,200 |
| F.C. Halifax Town | The Shay | 14,061 |
| Forest Green Rovers | The New Lawn | 5,147 |
| Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 10,000 |
| Grimsby Town | Blundell Park | 9,062 |
| Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,000 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough | 6,238 |
| Lincoln City | Sincil Bank | 10,120 |
| Macclesfield Town | Moss Rose | 6,355 |
| Southport | Merseyrail Community Stadium | 6,008 |
| Torquay United | Plainmoor | 6,500 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Prenton Park | 16,789 |
| Welling United | Park View Road | 4,000 |
| Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
| Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 10,771 |
League table[]
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheltenham Town (C) (P) | 46 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 101 | Promotion to the Football League Two |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 69 | 41 | +28 | 89 | Qualification to the National League play-offs |
| 3 | Braintree Town | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 81 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town (P) (O) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 45 | +37 | 80 | |
| 5 | Dover Athletic | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 75 | 53 | +22 | 80 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 78 | |
| 7 | Eastleigh | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 75 | |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 56 | +15 | 69 | |
| 9 | Gateshead | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 67 | |
| 10 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 48 | +12 | 66 | |
| 11 | Barrow | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 64 | 71 | −7 | 65 | |
| 12 | Woking | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 61 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 61 | |
| 14 | Bromley | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 67 | 72 | −5 | 60 | |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 56 | |
| 16 | Southport | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 55 | |
| 17 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 54 | |
| 18 | Torquay United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 76 | −22 | 51 | |
| 19 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 50 | |
| 20 | Guiseley | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 47 | 70 | −23 | 49 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 82 | −27 | 48 | Relegation to the National League North or National League South |
| 22 | Altrincham (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 73 | −25 | 44 | |
| 23 | Kidderminster Harriers (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 70 | −21 | 40 | |
| 24 | Welling United (R) | 46 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 73 | −38 | 35 |
Source: [ BBC Sport]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Dover Athletic | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Braintree Town | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Grimsby Town (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||||
First leg[]
| 4 May 2016 | Dover Athletic | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Crabble Athletic Ground, River | |
| 19:00 | BBC Report | Williams  35'
|
Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Adrian Holmes |
| 5 May 2016 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Braintree Town | Blundell Park, Cleethorpes | |
| 19:00 | BBC Report | Davis 53' (pen.)
|
Attendance: 5,271 Referee: John Brooks |
Second leg[]
| 7 May 2016 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 (2–1 agg.)
|
Dover Athletic | The New Lawn, Nailsworth | |
| 19:30 | Marsh-Brown 54'
|
BBC Report | Miller 49'
|
Attendance: 2,755 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 8 May 2016 | Braintree Town | 0–2 (1–2 agg.)
|
Grimsby Town | Cressing Road, Braintree | |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Amond 75' (pen.) Bogle 110'
|
Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Simon Bennett |
Final[]
- Main article: 2016 National League play-off Final
| 15 May 2016 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | Wembley Stadium, London | |
| 16:00 (BST) | Marsh-Brown 60'
|
BBC Report | Bogle 42', 43' Arnold 90+4'
|
Attendance: 17,198 Referee: Robert Jones |
Results[]
| Home \ Away | ALD | ALT | BRW | BOR | BRA | BRO | CHL | CHR | DOV | EAS | FCH | FGR | GAT | GRI | GUI | KID | LIN | MAC | SOU | TOR | TRA | WEL | WOK | WRX |
| Aldershot Town | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Altrincham | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Barrow | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Boreham Wood | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Braintree Town | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bromley | 1–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Cheltenham Town | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Chester | 8–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Dover Athletic | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Eastleigh | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| F.C. Halifax Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–6 | 2–2 | 1–7 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Gateshead | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Guiseley | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Southport | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Torquay United | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Welling United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Woking | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Wrexham | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Source: Football Conference
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played 30 April 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pádraig Amond
|
Grimsby Town | 30 |
 Dan Holman
|
Cheltenham Town | ||
| 3 | Andy Cook
|
Barrow | 24 |
| 4 | Ross Hannah
|
Chester | 23 |
| 5 | Kristian Dennis
|
Macclesfield Town | 22 |
| Daniel Wright
|
Cheltenham Town | ||
| 7 | Moses Emmanuel
|
Bromley | 20 |
| Matt Rhead
|
Lincoln City | ||
| Ricky Miller
|
Dover Athletic | ||
| 10 | James Norwood
|
Tranmere Rovers | 19 |
National League North[]
| National League North 2015–16 | ||
| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Solihull Moors | |
| Promoted | Solihull Moors North Ferriby United | |
| Relegated | Corby Town Hednesford Town Lowestoft Town | |
| Season statistics | ||
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Northern Premier League
- F.C. United of Manchester (League Champions)
- Curzon Ashton (Play-off Winners)
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern Football League
- Corby Town (League Champions)
League table[]
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull Moors (C) (P) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 84 | 48 | +36 | 85 | Promotion to the National League |
| 2 | North Ferriby United (P) (O) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 76 | Qualification to the National League North play-offs |
| 3 | A.F.C. Fylde | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | 75 | |
| 4 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 72 | |
| 5 | Boston United | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 71 | |
| 6 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 46 | +25 | 70 | |
| 7 | Tamworth | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 63 | |
| 8 | Chorley | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | 63 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 59 | |
| 10 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 54 | +4 | 58 | |
| 11 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 57 | |
| 12 | Stalybridge Celtic | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 53 | |
| 13 | F.C. United of Manchester | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 75 | −15 | 53 | |
| 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 50 | |
| 15 | Gloucester City | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 50 | |
| 16 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 50 | |
| 17 | Worcester City | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 48 | |
| 18 | A.F.C. Telford United | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 47 | |
| 19 | Brackley Town | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 46 | |
| 20 | Lowestoft Town (R) | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 48 | 69 | −21 | 46 | Relegation to Northern Premier League, Southern Football League or Isthmian League |
| 21 | Hednesford Town (R) | 42 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 77 | −27 | 38 | |
| 22 | Corby Town (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 93 | −46 | 32 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Ferriby United | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston United | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Ferriby United (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Fylde | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Fylde | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Harrogate Town | ||||||||||||
First leg[]
| 4 May 2016 | Boston United | 2–0 | North Ferriby United | York Street, Boston | |
| 19:45 | Roberts 23' Mills 90+5'
|
| 4 May 2016 | Harrogate Town | 0–1 | Fylde | Wetherby Road, Harrogate | |
| 19:45 | Rowe 53'
|
Second leg[]
| 8 May 2016 | North Ferriby United | 3–0 (3–2 agg.)
|
Boston United | Grange Lane, North Ferriby | |
| 15:00 | King 11' (pen.) Denton 16'Clarke 54'
|
| 8 May 2016 | Fylde | 1–1 (2–1 agg.)
|
Harrogate Town | Kellamergh Park, Fylde | |
| 15:00 | Finley 11'
|
Knowles 15'
|
Final[]
| 14 May 2016 | North Ferriby United | 2–1 | Fylde | Grange Lane, North Ferriby | |
| 15:00 | Brooksby 45+3' Hone 95'
|
Finley 24'
|
Results[]
| Home \ Away | FYL | TEL | ALF | BOS | BRA | BPA | CHO | COR | CZA | FCU | GAI | GLO | HAR | HED | LOW | NFU | NUN | SOL | STC | SPC | TMW | WOR |
| A.F.C. Fylde | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| A.F.C. Telford United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Alfreton Town | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Boston United | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brackley Town | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Chorley | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Corby Town | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–3 | |
| Curzon Ashton | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Gloucester City | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Harrogate Town | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hednesford Town | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Lowestoft Town | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| North Ferriby United | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | |
| Nuneaton Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Solihull Moors | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1–1 | 5–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | |
| Stockport County | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Tamworth | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Worcester City | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
Source: Football Conference
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| A.F.C. Fylde | Kellamergh Park | 3,180 |
| A.F.C. Telford United | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
| Alfreton Town | North Street | 3,600 |
| Boston United | York Street | 6,643 |
| Brackley Town | St. James Park | 3,500 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Chorley | The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium | 4,100 |
| Corby Town | Steel Park | 3,893 |
| Curzon Ashton | Tameside Stadium | 4,000 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | Broadhurst Park | 4,400 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme | 4,304 |
| Gloucester City | Whaddon Road | 7,066 |
| Harrogate Town | Wetherby Road | 3,800 |
| Hednesford Town | Keys Park | 6,500 |
| Lowestoft Town | Crown Meadow | 3,000 |
| North Ferriby United | Grange Lane | 2,700 |
| Nuneaton Town | Liberty Way | 4,314 |
| Solihull Moors | Damson Park | 3,050 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,841 |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 |
| Worcester City | Aggborough | 6,302 |
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played 30 April 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayle Southwell
|
Boston United | 24 |
| 1 | Danny Rowe
|
AFC Fylde | 24 |
| 2 | Brendon Daniels
|
Harrogate Town | 22 |
| 4 | Tom Denton
|
North Ferriby United | 20 |
| 5 |  Darren Stephenson
|
Chorley | 18 |
| 6 |  Akwasi Asante
|
Solihull Moors | 17 |
| Liam King
|
North Ferriby United | ||
| 8 |  Chibuzor Chilaka
|
Bradford Park Avenue | 16 |
| Greg Mills
|
Corby Town | ||
| 10 | Lee Hughes
|
Worcester City | 15 |
| Jake Reed
|
Lowestoft Town |
National League South[]
| National League South 2015–16 | ||
| Season information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winners | Sutton United | |
| Promoted | Sutton United Maidstone United | |
| Relegated | Basingstoke Town Havant & Waterlooville Hayes & Yeading United | |
| Season statistics | ||
Promotion and relegation[]
Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier
Teams transferred from 2014–15 Conference North
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Isthmian League
- Maidstone United (League Champions)
- Margate (Play-off Winners)
Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern Football League
- Truro City (Play-off Winners)
League table[]
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutton United (C) (P) | 42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 83 | 32 | +51 | 90 | Promotion to the National League |
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 84 | Qualification to the National League South play-offs |
| 3 | Maidstone United (P) (O) | 42 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 77 | |
| 4 | Truro City | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 65 | |
| 5 | Whitehawk | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 62 | +13 | 64 | |
| 6 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 61 | |
| 7 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 66 | 62 | +4 | 59 | |
| 8 | Dartford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 59 | |
| 9 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 56 | |
| 10 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 66 | 68 | −2 | 55 | |
| 11 | Bishop's Stortford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 55 | |
| 12 | Oxford City | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 60 | +10 | 54 | |
| 13 | Wealdstone | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 63 | 64 | −1 | 53 | |
| 14 | Bath City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 61 | −11 | 53 | |
| 15 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 52 | |
| 16 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 51 | |
| 17 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 50 | |
| 18 | St Albans City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 49 | |
| 19 | Margate | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 73 | −22 | 47 | |
| 20 | Havant & Waterlooville (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 75 | −23 | 47 | Relegation to Northern Premier League, Southern Football League or Isthmian League |
| 21 | Hayes & Yeading United (R) | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 46 | |
| 22 | Basingstoke Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Whitehawk | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 2 (3) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maidstone United (a.e.t.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||||
| 3 | Maidstone United | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Truro City | ||||||||||||
First leg[]
| 4 May 2016 | Whitehawk | 1–2 | Ebbsfleet United | The Enclosed Ground, Whitehawk | |
| 19:45 | Mills 82'
|
Lewis 29' Kedwell 74'
|
| 4 May 2016 | Truro City | 0–2 | Maidstone United | Treyew Road, Truro | |
| 19:45 | Healy 27' Flisher 56'
|
Second leg[]
| 8 May 2016 | Ebbsfleet United | 1–2 (3–3 agg.) (3–2 pen)
|
Whitehawk | Stonebridge Road, Northfleet | |
| 15:00 | Clark 24'
|
Arnold 4' Mills 51'
|
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| Penalties | |||||
 Parkes Sheringham Lewis Godden
|
Martin Graham Rents Arnold Robinson
|
| 8 May 2016 | Maidstone United | 1–0 (3–0 agg.)
|
Truro City | Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone | |
| 15:00 | Flisher 73'
|
Final[]
| 14 May 2016 | Ebbsfleet United | 2–2 (3–4 pen)
|
Maidstone United | Stonebridge Road, Northfleet | |
| 15:00 | Kedwell 20' (pen.), 109' (pen.)
|
Taylor 47' Dumaka 120+1'
|
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| Penalties | |||||
| Parkes Sheringham Bonner Godden Kedwell
|
Flisher Paxman Taylor Dumaka Sweeney
|
Results[]
| Home \ Away | BAS | BAT | BIS | CHE | CON | DAR | EAS | EBB | GOS | H&W | H&Y | HEM | MAI | MAI | MAR | OXC | SAC | SUT | TRU | WEA | WSM | WHI |
| Basingstoke Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | |
| Bath City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Chelmsford City | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | |
| Concord Rangers | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Dartford | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Ebbsfleet United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Gosport Borough | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Hayes & Yeading United | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 0–3 | |
| Maidenhead United | 4–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Maidstone United | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Margate | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–6 | |
| Oxford City | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| St Albans City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| Sutton United | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Truro City | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Wealdstone | 4–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| Whitehawk | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Source: Football Conference
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke Town | The Camrose | 6,000 |
| Bath City | Twerton Park | 8,840 |
| Bishop's Stortford | ProKit UK Stadium | 4,525 |
| Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 |
| Concord Rangers | Thames Road | 3,300 |
| Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
| Eastbourne Borough | Priory Lane | 4,134 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Stonebridge Road | 5,011 |
| Gosport Borough | Privett Park | 4,500 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | West Leigh Park | 5,250 |
| Hayes & Yeading United | York Road (groundshare with Maidenhead United) | 3,000 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
| Maidenhead United | York Road | 3,000 |
| Maidstone United | Gallagher Stadium | 3,063 |
| Margate | Hartsdown Park | 3,000 |
| Oxford City | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
| Sutton United | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 |
| Truro City | Treyew Road | 3,857 |
| Wealdstone | The Vale | 2,640 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
| Whitehawk | The Enclosed Ground | 2,000 |
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played 30 April 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott Buchanan
|
Bishop's Stortford | 28 |
| 2 | Matthew Godden
|
Ebbsfleet United | 26 |
| 3 | Danny Mills
|
Whitehawk | 23 |
| Justin Bennett
|
Gosport Borough | ||
| 5 | Dan Fitchett
|
Sutton United | 20 |
| 6 | Scott Wilson
|
Weston-super-Mare | 19 |
| Steve Cawley
|
Concord Rangers | ||
| 8 | Bradley Bubb
|
Oxford City | 18 |
| Nathaniel Pinney
|
Eastbourne Borough | ||
| Elliot Bradbrook
|
Dartford | ||
| Louie Theophanous
|
St Albans City |
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