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The 2019–20 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th season under English football's new title of National League, fourteenth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-ninth season overall.

Promotion and Relegation[]

The following teams changed divisions after the 2018–19 season:

Team changes[]

To National League[]

Promoted from National League North

Promoted from National League South

Relegated from League Two

From National League[]

Promoted to League Two

Relegated to National League North

Relegated to National League South

Stadia and locations[]

Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm 6,000
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,200
Barnet London (Canons Park) The Hive Stadium 6,418
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 5,045
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Chesterfield Chesterfield Proact Stadium 10,504
Chorley Chorley Victory Park 4,100
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground 5,745
Eastleigh Eastleigh Ten Acres 5,250
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Harrogate Town Harrogate Wetherby Road 4,100
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,013
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566

Personnel and sponsoring[]

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
AFC Fylde Flag of England Jim Bentley Flag of England Lewis Montrose Under Armour VetPlus
Aldershot Town Flag of England Danny Searle Flag of England Dean Rance Adidas Bridges Estate Agents
Barnet Flag of England Darren Currie Flag of England Callum Reynolds Jako Canon
Barrow Flag of England David Dunn Flag of England Josh Granite Joma JF Hornby & Co.
Boreham Wood Flag of England Luke Garrard Flag of England Mark Ricketts Puma Barnet and Southgate College
Bromley Flag of England Neil Smith Flag of England Jack Holland Macron Southwark Metals
Chesterfield Flag of England Pemberton, JohnJohn Pemberton Flag of England Jonathan Smith Puma Technique Learning Solutions
Chorley Flag of England Jamie Vermiglio Flag of England Andrew Teague Macron Cruise 118
Dagenham & Redbridge Flag of Republic Ireland Daryl McMahon Flag of England Kenny Clark Nike West & Coe
Dover Athletic Flag of England Andy Hessenthaler Flag of England Kevin Lokko Jako Exclusive Glazing
Eastleigh Flag of England Ben Strevens Flag of England Danny Hollands LAB Sports Utilita
Ebbsfleet United Flag of England Kevin Watson Flag of England Dave Winfield Hummel Kuflink
Halifax Town Flag of England Pete Wild Flag of England Matty Brown Adidas Northern Powerhouse Developments (Home)
Pennine Pneumatic Services Ltd (Away)
Architectural Cladding Products Limited (Third)
Harrogate Town Flag of England Simon Weaver Flag of England Josh Falkingham Kappa Strata
Hartlepool United Flag of England Dave Challinor Flag of England Ryan Donaldson O'Neills Utility Alliance Limited
Maidenhead United Flag of England Alan Devonshire Flag of England Alan Massey Uhlsport Utility Alliance Limited
Notts County Flag of England Neal Ardley Flag of Republic Ireland Michael Doyle Puma Vacant
Solihull Moors Flag of England Shan, JamesJames Shan Flag of England Kyle Storer Surridge John Shepherd Estate Agents
Stockport County Flag of Republic Ireland Jim Gannon Flag of England Paul Turnbull Joma Pioneer Group
Sutton United Flag of England Matt Gray Flag of England Jamie Collins Macron Angel Plastics
Torquay United Flag of England Gary Johnson Flag of England Asa Hall Nike No Sponsor
Woking Flag of England Alan Dowson Flag of England Josh Casey Macron Abstract Plans
Wrexham Flag of England Dean Keates Flag of England Shaun Pearson Macron Ifor Williams Trailers
Yeovil Town Flag of England Darren Sarll Flag of England Lee Collins TAG Jones Building Group

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Yeovil Town Flag of England Neale Marmon End of Interim Contract 4 May 2019 Pre-season Flag of England Darren Sarll 19 June 2019
Halifax Town Flag of Scotland Jamie Fullarton Resigned 15 July 2019 Flag of England Pete Wild 25 July 2019
Wrexham Flag of England Bryan Hughes Sacked 25 September 2019 21st Flag of England Dean Keates 6 October 2019
Hartlepool United Flag of England Craig Hignett 10 October 2019 16th Flag of England Dave Challinor 11 November 2019
Ebbsfleet United Flag of England Garry Hill 24th Flag of England Kevin Watson 4 November 2019
AFC Fylde Flag of England Dave Challinor 12 October 2019 21st Flag of England Jim Bentley 28 October 2019
Dagenham & Redbridge Flag of England Peter Taylor 29 December 2019 18th Flag of Republic Ireland Daryl McMahon 3 January 2020
Chesterfield Flag of Republic Ireland John Sheridan 2 January 2020 22nd Flag of England John Pemberton 2 January 2020
Solihull Moors Flag of England Tim Flowers Mutual Consent 28 January 2020 9th Flag of England James Shan 12 February 2020
Barrow Flag of England Ian Evatt Signed by Bolton Wanderers 1 July 2020 1st Flag of England David Dunn 9 July 2020

League table[]

Pos
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Barrow  (C) (P) 37 21 7 9 68 39 +29 70 Promotion to
League Two
2 Harrogate Town  (P) 37 19 9 9 61 44 +17 66 Qualification to the
Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 +23 63
4 Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 +17 60 Qualified for the National League play-off qualifying round
5 Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 +15 60
6 FC Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 +1 58
7 Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 +10 54
8 Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 −3 58
9 Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 +11 55
10 Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 −5 55
11 Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 0 54
12 Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 +6 55
13 Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 +5 52
14 Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 −5 48
15 Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 +5 50
16 Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 −12 46
17 Dagenham & Redbridge 37 11 11 15 40 44 −4 44
18 Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 −12 46
19 Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 −3 43
20 Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 −10 44
21 Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 −14 41
22 Ebbsfleet United  (R) 39 10 12 17 47 68 −21 42 Relegation to
National League South
23 AFC Fylde  (R) 37 9 12 16 44 60 −16 39 Relegation to the
National League North
24 Chorley  (R) 38 4 14 20 31 65 −34 26
Source: National League official site
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
                           
      2 Harrogate Town 1  
  5 Boreham Wood 2     Boreham Wood 0    
  6 Halifax Town 1         Harrogate Town 3
      Notts County 1
      3 Notts County 2    
  4 Yeovil Town 0     Barnet 0  
  7 Barnet 2  

Quarter-finals[]

17 July 2020 (2020-07-17) Boreham Wood 2–1 Halifax Town Borehamwood  
19:00 Smith Goal 54'
Rhead Goal 80'
Report Sho-Silva Goal 19' Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
18 July 2020 (2020-07-18) Yeovil Town 0–2 Barnet Yeovil  
15:00 Report McCallum Goal 53'
Vilhete Goal 86'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook

Semi-finals[]

25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Harrogate Town 1–0 Boreham Wood Harrogate  
14:30 Muldoon Goal 64' Report Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 (2020-07-25) Notts County 2–0 Barnet Nottingham  
17:00 Dennis Goal 37'
Roberts Goal 59'
Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 0

Final[]

Main article: 2020 National League play-off Final
2 August 2020 (2020-08-02) Harrogate Town 3–1 Notts County London  
15:00 Thomson Goal 5'
Hall Goal 28'
Diamond Goal 70'
[ Report] Roberts Goal 46' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
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