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| National League South 2025–26 | ||
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| Season information | ||
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| Dates | 9 August 2024–April/May 2025 | |
| Season statistics | ||
← 2024–25
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2026–27 →
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The 2025–26 National League South 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.
Team changes[]
Relegated from the National League Promoted from the Isthmian League Premier Division Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division South |
Promoted to the National League Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division South |
Stadia locations[]
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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| AFC Totton | Totton | Testwood Stadium | 3,000 |
| Bath City | Bath | Twerton Park | 8,840 |
| Chelmsford City | Chelmsford | Melbourne Stadium | 3,000 |
| Chesham United | Chesham | The Meadow | 5,000 |
| Chippenham Town | Chippenham | Hardenhuish Park | 3,000 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London (Dagenham) | Victoria Road | 6,078 |
| Dorking Wanderers | Dorking | Meadowbank | 3,000 |
| Dover Athletic | Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | 6,500 |
| Eastbourne Borough | Eastbourne | Priory Lane | 3,622 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Northfleet | Stonebridge Road | 4,769 |
| Enfield Town | London (Enfield) | Queen Elizabeth II Stadium | 2,500 |
| Farnborough | Farnborough | Cherrywood Road | 6,500 |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | London (Hampton) | Beveree Stadium | 3,800 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
| Hornchurch | London (Upminster) | Hornchurch Stadium | 3,500 |
| Horsham | Horsham | Hop Oast Stadium | 3,000 |
| Maidenhead United | Maidenhead | York Road | 4,000 |
| Merthyr Town |  Merthyr Tydfil |
Penydarren Park | 4,000 |
| Salisbury | Salisbury | Raymond McEnhill Stadium | 5,000 |
| Slough Town | Slough | Arbour Park | 2,000 |
| Tonbridge Angels | Tonbridge | Longmead Stadium | 3,200 |
| Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 6,200 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
| Worthing | Worthing | Woodside Road | 3,150 |
Managerial changes[]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager(s) | Date of appointment |
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| Tonbridge Angels |  Scott Wagstaff
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End of interim spell | 26 April 2025 | Pre-season | Craig Nelson
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26 April 2025 |
| Chelmsford City | Robbie Simpson
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Resigned | 26 April 2025 | Angelo Harrop
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26 April 2025 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Lewis Young
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Sacked | 8 May 2025 | Lee Bradbury
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4 June 2025 | |
| Eastbourne Borough | Adam Murray
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Resigned | 16 May 2025 | Matt Gray
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23 May 2025 |
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Hornchurch | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 42 | Promotion to National League |
| 2 | Worthing | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 39 | Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Torquay United | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 39 | |
| 4 | Weston-super-Mare | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 39 | Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Horsham | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Dorking Wanderers | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 34 | |
| 8 | Maidstone United | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 32 | |
| 9 | Dover Athletic | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Maidenhead United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Ebbsfleet United | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | |
| 12 | AFC Totton | 21 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 29 | |
| 13 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 28 | |
| 14 | Chesham United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 27 | |
| 15 | Chelmsford City | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 27 | |
| 16 | Tonbridge Angels | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 25 | |
| 17 | Salisbury | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 24 | |
| 18 | Bath City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 22 | |
| 19 | Farnborough | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | |
| 20 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 20 | |
| 21 | Enfield Town | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 19 | Relegation to the Isthmian League/Southern Football League |
| 22 | Slough Town | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 18 | |
| 23 | Eastbourne Borough | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 15 | |
| 24 | Chippenham Town | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 12 |
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 South stadiums 2023–24 |
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Arbour Park · Beveree Stadium · Bob Lucas · Bolitho Park · Cherrywood Road · Clarence Park · Crabble Athletic Ground · Cressing Road · Gallagher Stadium · Hardenhuish Park · Huish Park · Longmead Stadium · Melbourne Stadium · Park View Road · Parkside · Plainmoor · Princes Park · Priory Lane · Twerton Park · Vauxhall Road · Westleigh Park · Woodspring Stadium · Woodside Road · Wordsworth Drive |
| Current National League South managers |
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Gill (Bath City) · O'Hara (Billericay Town) · Borg (Braintree Town) · Simpson (Chelmsford City) · Cook (Chippenham Town) · Scopes (Concord Rangers) · King (Dartford) · White (Dorking Wanderers) · Rose (Dulwich Hamlet) · Bloor (Eastbourne Borough) · Kutrieb (Ebbsfleet United) · McCann (Hampton & Richmond Borough) · Doswell (Havant & Waterlooville) · Bircham (Hemel Hempstead Town) · Robinson (Hungerford Town) · Hayrettin (Maidstone Town) · Oldfield (Oxford City) · Baker & Underwood (Slough Town) · Allinson (St Albans City) · McKimm (Tonbridge Angels) · Quinton (Welling United) |
| National League South seasons |
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2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 · 2020-21 · 2021-22 · 2022-23 · 2023-24 · 2024-25 · |
| National League South play-offs |
| Play-offs |
| Finals |
