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| National League North 2025–26 | ||
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| Dates | 9 August 2024–April/May 2025 | |
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← 2024–25
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2026–27 →
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The 2025–26 National League North season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the eleventh season under the title of the National League, the twenty-second season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-sixth season overall.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car were confirmed as the new sponsors for the National League on 23 June 2025 after agreeing a multi-year deal, replacing Vanarama.
The National League North consists of 24 teams for the second time.
Team changes[]
Relegated from the National League Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division Central Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division South |
Promoted to the National League Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division Central Relegated to the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division |
Stadia and locations[]
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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| Marine |  Neil Young
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Club restructuring | 26 April 2025 | Pre-season | Bobby Grant
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10 May 2025 |
| Southport |  David Morgan
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End of interim spell |  Neil Danns
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12 May 2025 | ||
| AFC Fylde |  David Longwell & Chris Neal
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5 May 2025 |  Craig Mahon
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13 June 2025 | ||
| Kidderminster Harriers | Phil Brown
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Sacked | 7 May 2025 | Adam Murray
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20 May 2025 | |
| King's Lynn Town | Adam Lakeland
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14 May 2025 | James Rowe
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22 May 2025 | ||
| South Shields | Elliott Dickman
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Ian Watson
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28 May 2025 | |||
| Curzon Ashton | Craig Mahon
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Signed by AFC Fylde | 13 June 2025 | Mark Bradshaw
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20 June 2025 | |
| Macclesfield |  Robbie Savage
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Signed by Forest Green Rovers | 1 July 2025 | John Rooney
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1 July 2025 | |
| Alfreton Town | Billy Heath
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Resigned | 3 September 2025 | 22nd | Jake Buxton
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17 October 2025 |
| Peterborough Sports | Michael Gash and Luke Steele
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Sacked | 10 September 2025 | 24th | Phil Brown
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11 September 2025 |
| King's Lynn Town | James Rowe
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Resigned | 24 September 2025 | 9th | Ian Culverhouse
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28 October 2025 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | AFC Fylde | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 47 | Promotion to National League |
| 2 | South Shields | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 43 | Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Merthyr Town | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Kidderminster Harriers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 34 | Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Darlington | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Scarborough Athletic | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 32 | |
| 7 | Curzon Ashton | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | |
| 8 | Spennymoor Town | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Radcliffe | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 28 | +10 | 30 | |
| 10 | Chester | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 30 | |
| 11 | Marine | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 30 | |
| 12 | Chorley | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 27 | |
| 13 | Buxton | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 26 | |
| 14 | Macclesfield | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 | |
| 15 | King's Lynn Town | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 25 | |
| 16 | AFC Telford United | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 23 | |
| 17 | Bedford Town | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 23 | |
| 18 | Worksop Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 22 | |
| 19 | Southport | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 21 | |
| 20 | Hereford | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 20 | |
| 21 | Peterborough Sports | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 20 | Relegation to the Northern Premier League/Southern Football League |
| 22 | Oxford City | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 19 | |
| 23 | Alfreton Town | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 39 | −23 | 18 | |
| 24 | Leamington | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Results table[]
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
Hat-tricks[]
Monthly awards[]
External links[]
| National League North stadiums 2021-22 |
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Aggborough Stadium · Blackwell Meadows · Boston Community Stadium · Croft Park · Deva Stadium · Edgar Street · Gateshead International Stadium · Haig Avenue · Horsfall Stadium · Latimer Park · Meadow Park · Mill Farm · Nethermoor Park · New Bucks Head · New Windmill Ground · North Street · St. James Park · Tameside Stadium · The Brewery Field · The Citadel · Victory Park · York Community Stadium |
| Current National League North managers |
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Bentley (AFC Fylde) · Cowan (AFC Telford United) · Heath (Alfreton Town) · Nelson (Blyth Spartans) · Elliott (Boston United) · Wilkin (Brackley Town) · Bower (Bradford Park Avenue) · Johnson & Morley (Chester) · Vermiglio (Chorley) · Cunningham (Curzon Ashton) · Armstrong (Darlington) · Lakeland (Farsley Celtic) · Williamson (Gateshead) · Rowe (Gloucester City) · Bignot & O'Neil (Guiseley) · Gowling (Hereford) · Cox (Kettering Town) · Penn (Kidderminster Harriers) · Holleran (Leamington) · L. Watson (Southport) · Ainsley (Spennymoor Town) · S. Watson (York City) |
| National League North seasons |
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2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · 2024-25 · |
| National League North play-offs |
| Play-offs |
| Finals |
