| National League North 2019–20 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Winners | King's Lynn Town | |
| Promoted | King's Lynn Town Altrincham | |
| Relegated | none | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2018–19
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2020–21 →
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The National League North consisted of 22 teams for the last time.
Team changes[]
To National League North[]Promoted from Northern Premier League Premier Division Promoted from Southern League Premier Division Central Transferred from National League South |
From National League North[]Promoted to National League Relegated to Northern Premier League Premier Division Relegated to Southern League Premier Division Central |
Stadia and locations[]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Telford United | Telford | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
| Alfreton Town | Alfreton | North Street | 3,600 |
| Altrincham | Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
| Blyth Spartans | Blyth | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Boston United | Boston | York Street | 6,643 |
| Brackley Town | Brackley | St. James Park | 3,500 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | Bradford | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Chester | Chester | Deva Stadium | 6,500 |
| 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 | 4,913 |
| Kettering Town | Kettering | Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) | 2,400 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Kidderminster | Aggborough | 6,238 |
| King's Lynn Town | King's Lynn | The Walks | 5,733 |
| Leamington | Leamington | New Windmill Ground | 2,300 |
| Southport | Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
| Spennymoor Town | Spennymoor | The Brewery Field | 6,000 |
| York City | York | Bootham Crescent | 8,256 |
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateshead |  Ben Clark
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Sacked | 30 April 2019 | Pre-season | Dave Dickson
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19 May 2019 |
| Blyth Spartans | Alun Armstrong
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Signed by Darlington | 21 May 2019 | Lee Clark
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1 June 2019 | |
| Gateshead | Dave Dickson
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Sacked | 31 May 2019 | Mike Williamson
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11 June 2019 | |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | Garry Thompson
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Sacked | 7 August 2019 | 24th | Marcus Law
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8 August 2019 |
| Hereford | Marc Richards
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Sacked | 12 August 2019 | 13th | Russell Slade
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29 August 2019 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | John Pemberton
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Resigned | 27 November 2019 | 17th | Russell Penn
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6 December 2019 |
League table[]
| Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Lynn Town (C) (P) | 32 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 64 | Promotion to the National League |
| 2 | York City | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 66 | Qualification to the National League North play-offs |
| 3 | Boston United | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 58 | |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 60 | Qualification to the National League North play-off qualifying round |
| 5 | Altrincham (P) (O) | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 57 | |
| 6 | Chester | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 54 | |
| 7 | Gateshead | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 52 | |
| 8 | Spennymoor Town | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 55 | |
| 9 | Guiseley | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 50 | |
| 10 | Darlington 1883 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 48 | |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 48 | |
| 12 | Southport | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | |
| 13 | Alfreton Town | 32 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 40 | |
| 14 | A.F.C. Telford United | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 42 | |
| 15 | Kidderminster Harriers | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Hereford | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 39 | |
| 17 | Gloucester City | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 33 | |
| 18 | Leamington | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 35 | |
| 19 | Kettering Town | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 32 | |
| 20 | Curzon Ashton | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 34 | |
| 21 | Blyth Spartans | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 78 | −46 | 23 | |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 33 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 80 | −55 | 20 |
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[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| York City | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Altrincham | 3 | Altrincham | 2 | ||||||||||
| Chester | 2 | Altrincham | 1 | ||||||||||
| Boston United | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Boston United | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Brackley Town | 1 (6) | Gateshead | 3 | ||||||||||
| Gateshead | 1 (7) | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals[]
| 19 July 2020 | Altrincham | 3–2 | Chester | Altrincham | |
| 13:30 | Hancock  34'Durrell 53' (pen.), 59'
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Report | Glendon 63' Hughes 80'
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Stadium: The J. Davidson Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 19 July 2020 | Brackley Town | 1–1 (6–7 pen)
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Gateshead | Brackley | |
| 16:00 | Byrne 45+6'
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Report | Southern-Cooper 45+4'
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Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 | |
| Penalties | |||||
Byrne  Walker  Maye Armson Daire Smith Lowe Myles
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Pattison Deverdics Nicholson Olley Blackett Preston Southern-Cooper Forbes
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Semi-finals[]
| 25 July 2020 | York City | 0–2 | Altrincham | York | |
| 15:00 | Report | Hancock 8' Peers 77'
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Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 0 |
| 25 July 2020 | Boston United | 5–3 | Gateshead | Boston | |
| 17:30 | Thewlis 35' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Rollins 62'Wright 71', 79'
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Report | O'Donnell 20' Nicholson 51' (pen.)Forbes 85'
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Stadium: York Street Attendance: 0 |
Final[]
| 1 August 2020 | Boston United | 0–1 | Altrincham | Boston | |
| 15:00 | Mooney 64'
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Stadium: York Street Attendance: 0 |
External links[]
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