2025–26 National League

The 2025–26 National League season, known as the Enterprise 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.[1]

National League

National League
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The National League consists of 24 teams

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 National League clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot The Recreation Ground 7,100
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 7,700
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
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 5,250
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The New Lawn 5,147
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Morecambe Morecambe Mazuma Mobile Stadium 6,476
Rochdale Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,249
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,013
Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565
Truro City Truro Truro City Stadium 3,000
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 4,085
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566
York City York York Community Stadium 8,500

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front)
Aldershot Town Tommy Widdrington Vacant 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 Adam Lakeland Sam Johnson Adidas Nuie
Forest Green Rovers Robbie Savage Jordan Moore-Taylor Reflo Ecotricity
Gateshead Alun Armstrong Vacant Patrick Gateshead Central
Hartlepool United Simon Grayson Vacant 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 Vacant 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 Vacant 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 Vacant 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[2] Mutual consent 26 May 2025 Pre-season Sam Cox[3] 5 June 2025
FC Halifax Town Chris Millington[4] Resigned 27 May 2025 Adam Lakeland[5] 14 June 2025
Gateshead Carl Magnay[6] 2 June 2025 Alun Armstrong[7] 16 June 2025
Hartlepool United Anthony Limbrick[8] Sacked 12 June 2025 Simon Grayson[9] 12 June 2025
Forest Green Rovers Steve Cotterill[10] 26 June 2025 Robbie Savage[11] 1 July 2025

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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

National League North

National League North
Season2025–26
2026–27 →

The National League North consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the National League North 2025–26 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm Sports Village 6,000
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton Impact Arena 3,600
Bedford Town Bedford The Eyrie 3,000
Buxton Buxton The Tarmac Silverlands Stadium 5,200
Chester Chester Deva Stadium 6,500
Chorley Chorley Victory Park 4,100
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside Stadium 4,000
Darlington Darlington Blackwell Meadows 3,300
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5,250
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough 6,238
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks 8,200
Leamington Leamington Your Co-Op Community Stadium 3,050
Macclesfield Macclesfield Leasing.com Stadium 5,300
Marine Crosby Marine Travel Arena 2,200
Merthyr Town Merthyr Tydfil Penydarren Park 4,000
Oxford City Oxford (Marston) RAW Charging Stadium 3,500
Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300
Radcliffe Radcliffe Stainton Park 3,500
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 3,251
South Shields South Shields 1st Cloud Arena 4,000
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300
Worksop Town Worksop Sandy Lane 2,500

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Marine Neil Young[12] Club restructuring 26 April 2025 Pre-season Bobby Grant[13] 10 May 2025
Southport David Morgan End of interim spell Neil Danns[14] 12 May 2025
AFC Fylde David Longwell & Chris Neal 5 May 2025 Craig Mahon[15] 13 June 2025
Kidderminster Harriers Phil Brown[16] Sacked 7 May 2025 Adam Murray[17] 20 May 2025
King's Lynn Town Adam Lakeland[18] 14 May 2025 James Rowe[19] 22 May 2025
South Shields Elliott Dickman[20] Ian Watson[21] 28 May 2025
Curzon Ashton Craig Mahon[22] Signed by AFC Fylde 13 June 2025 Mark Bradshaw[23] 20 June 2025
Macclesfield Robbie Savage[11] Signed by Forest Green Rovers 1 July 2025 John Rooney[24] 1 July 2025

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Fylde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to National League
2 AFC Telford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Alfreton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Buxton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Chester 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Curzon Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Darlington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Hereford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 King's Lynn Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leamington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Macclesfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Marine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Merthyr Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Oxford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Peterborough Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Radcliffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Scarborough Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 South Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Northern Premier League/Southern Football League
22 Southport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Spennymoor Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worksop Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Season statistics

As of Start of Season

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date

Monthly awards

Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference

National League South

National League South
Season2025–26
Dates
  • August 2025 - April 2026
2026–27 →

The National League South also consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Totton Totton Testwood Stadium 3,000
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
Chelmsford City Chelmsford Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Chesham United Chesham The Meadow 5,000
Chippenham Town Chippenham Hardenhuish Park 3,000
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Chigwell Construction Stadium 6,078
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank Stadium 4,250
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Enfield Town London (Enfield) Queen Elizabeth II Stadium 2,500
Farnborough Farnborough Saunders Transport Community Stadium 7,000
Hampton & Richmond Borough London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road 3,152
Hornchurch London (Upminster) Hornchurch Stadium 3,500
Horsham Horsham The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium 3,000
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
Salisbury Salisbury Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000
Slough Town Slough Arbour Park 2,000
Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Longmead Stadium 3,000
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Worthing Worthing Woodside Road 4,000

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Tonbridge Angels Scott Wagstaff End of interim spell 26 April 2025 Pre-season Craig Nelson[25] 26 April 2025
Chelmsford City Robbie Simpson[26] Resigned 11 January 2025 Angelo Harrop[27] 19 May 2025
Dagenham & Redbridge Lewis Young[28] Sacked 8 May 2025 Lee Bradbury[29] 4 June 2025
Eastbourne Borough Adam Murray[30] Resigned 16 May 2025 Matt Gray[31] 23 May 2025

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Totton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to National League
2 Bath City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Chelmsford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Chesham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Dorking Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Dover Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Eastbourne Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Ebbsfleet United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Enfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Farnborough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Hornchurch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Horsham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maidenhead United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Maidstone United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Salisbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Slough Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Tonbridge Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the Isthmian League/Southern Football League
22 Torquay United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Weston-super-Mare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Worthing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results

Season statistics

As of Start of Season

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date

Monthly awards

Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference

See also

References

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