2025–26 National League (division)

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General

Kit gallery

Managers

National League 2025-26
Season information
Dates	August 2024 – April/May 2025
Season statistics
← 2024–25	→

The 2025–26 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, will be the 11th season under English football's new title of National League, the 19th season consisting of three divisions and the 46th season overall. The season will begin in August 2025 and conclude in April or May 2026.

Team changes

To National League Promoted from 2024–25 National League North Brackley Town Scunthorpe United Promoted from 2024–25 National League South Truro City Boreham Wood Relegated from 2024–25 League Two Carlisle United Morecambe

From National League Promoted to 2025–26 League Two Barnet Oldham Athletic Relegated to 2025–26 National League North AFC Fylde Relegated to 2025–26 National League South Dagenham & Redbridge Maidenhead United Ebbsfleet United

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aldershot Town	Aldershot	Recreation Ground	7,100
Altrincham	Altrincham	Moss Lane	7,873
Boston United	Boston	Boston Community Stadium	5,061
Brackley Town	Brackley	St James Park	3,500
Braintree Town	Braintree	Cressing Road	4,222
Carlisle United	Carlisle	Brunton Park	17,949
Eastleigh	Eastleigh	Ten Acres	5,192
Hartlepool United	Hartlepool	Victoria Park	7,858
Morecambe	Morecambe	Globe Arena	6,476
Solihull Moors	Solihull	Damson Park	5,500
Sutton United	London (Sutton)	Gander Green Lane	7,032
Tamworth	Tamworth	The Lamb Ground	4,963
Truro City	Truro	Truro City Stadium	3,600
Woking	Woking	Kingfield Stadium	6,036
Yeovil Town	Yeovil	Huish Park	9,565

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (front)
Aldershot Town	Tommy Widdrington	Aaron Jones	Erreà	Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham	Phil Parkinson	Lewis Baines	Puma	AO World
Boreham Wood	Luke Garrard	Jack Payne	Puma	Wood Army
Boston United	Graham Coughlan	N/A	Umbro	Kia
Brackley Town	Gavin Cowan	Gareth Dean	Puma	Going Plural
Braintree Town	Steve Pitt	George Langston	Andreas Carter Sports	Andreas Carter Sports
Carlisle United	Mark Hughes	Charlie Wyke	Umbro	Aqua Pura
Eastleigh	Kelvin Davis	Jake Taylor	Erreà	Utilita
FC Halifax Town	Vacant	Sam Johnson	Adidas	Nuie
Forest Green Rovers	Steve Cotterill	Jordan Moore-Taylor	Reflo	Ecotricity
Gateshead	Vacant	Vacant	Patrick	Gateshead Central
Hartlepool United	Simon Grayson	David Ferguson	Meyba	Utilita
Morecambe	Derek Adams	Yann Songo'o	Terrace	The Fan Cave Memorabilia
Rochdale	Jimmy McNulty	Ethan Ebanks-Landell	O'Neills	Crown Oil Ltd
Scunthorpe United	Andy Butler	Michael Clunan	Kelme	HITEK Electronic Materials Limited
Solihull Moors	Matt Taylor	James Clarke	Macron	Taxbuddi
Southend United	Kevin Maher	Nathan Ralph	Macron	c2c
Sutton United	Steve Morison	Tyler French	O'Neills	Echo Laser BPH therapy
Tamworth	Andy Peaks	Ben Milnes	Macron	Bradley Scott Windows
Truro City	John Askey	Connor Riley-Lowe	Kappa
Wealdstone	Sam Cox	Jack Cook	Kelme	Brunel University London
Woking	Neal Ardley	Dale Gorman	Adidas	Boz's Fruit & Veg
Yeovil Town	Mark Cooper	N/A	Erreà	Bradfords Buildings Supplies
York City	Adam Hinshelwood	Lenell John-Lewis	Hummel	Titan Wealth

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Wealdstone	Neil Gibson	Mutual consent	26 May 2025	Pre-season	Sam Cox	5 June 2025
FC Halifax Town	Chris Millington	Resigned	27 May 2025
Gateshead	Carl Magnay		2 June 2025
Hartlepool United	Anthony Limbrick	Sacked	12 June 2025		Simon Grayson	12 June 2025

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Aldershot Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to EFL League Two
2	Altrincham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for National League play-off semi-finals
3	Boreham Wood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Boston United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5	Brackley Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Braintree Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Carlisle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Eastleigh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FC Halifax Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Forest Green Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Gateshead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Hartlepool United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Morecambe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Rochdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Scunthorpe United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Solihull Moors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Southend United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Sutton United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Tamworth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Truro City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Wealdstone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to National League North/National League South
22	Woking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	Yeovil Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	York City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2025. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Exernal links

• Official website

2025–26 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Vase (Final)
League cups
EFL Cup (Final) · EFL Trophy (Final)
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two)
National League
National League (National League · North · South)
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East · Midlands) · Southern League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South) · Combined Counties League (North Premier, South Premier, One) · Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only) · Hellenic League (Premier, One) · Midland League (Premier, One, Two, Three) · Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) · Northern League (One, Two) · North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Southern Combination League (Premier, One, Two) · Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) · South West Peninsula League (East, West) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) · United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) · Wessex League (Premier, One) · Western League (Premier, One)
Playoffs
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final)
National teams
Senior: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification) · U21: (UEFA Euro 2025 finals) · U20: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification) · U17: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
Other
Professional U21 Development League · Premier League awards · 2025 Summer Series Summer 2025 transfers · Winter 2025–26 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Bournemouth · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Fulham · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol City · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Swansea City · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · Wrexham
League One
AFC Wimbledon · Barnsley · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bradford City · Burton Albion · Cardiff City · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Huddersfield Town · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Reading · Rotherham United · Stevenage · Stockport County · Wigan Athletic · Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Barrow · Bristol Rovers · Bromley · Cambridge United · Cheltenham Town · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crawley Town · Crewe Alexandra · Fleetwood Town · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Harrogate Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Newport County · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Salford City · Shrewsbury Town · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall
2024–25