National League System

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The National League System comprises the six levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the English Football League. It comes under the jurisdiction of The Football Association. The National League System has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels.

The system underwent a rearrangement from 2004 to 2008 and was rearranged again in 2018. Phase one went into operation in 2004-05. At the start of the 2006-07 season, phase two was introduced, and a further phase three started from 2007-08 with the starting of a second Step 4 league in the north of England. Phase four took effect in 2018-19. Ahead of the 2020-21 season, Step 7 was abolished, being replaced by feeder leagues overseen by local county FAs.

Clubs

National League

Club Location Venue
Altrincham Altrincham J. Davidson Stadium
Barnet Edgware The Hive Stadium
Boreham Wood Borehamwood LV Bet Stadium Meadow Park
Bromley Bromley Hayes Lane
Chesterfield Chesterfield Technique Stadium
Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham Chigwell Construction Stadium
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground
Eastleigh Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium
Halifax Town Halifax The Shay
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane
Solihull Moors Solihull ARMCO Arena
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium
Wrexham Wrexham, Wales Racecourse Ground
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park

National League North

Club Location Venue
Darlington Darlington The Darlington Arena
York City York LNER Community Stadium

National League South

Club Location Venue
Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium

Seasons

List of English football seasons

See also

League.png Leagues Portal


Clubs of the English football league system
Active Clubs AFC Bournemouth • AFC Fylde • AFC Wimbledon • Accrington Stanley • Aldershot Town • Altrincham • Arsenal • Aston Villa • Barnet • Barnsley • Birmingham City • Blackburn Rovers • Blackpool • Bolton Wanderers • Boreham Wood • Bradford City • Brentford • Brighton & Hove Albion • Bristol City • Bristol Rovers • Bromley • Burnley • Cambridge United • Cardiff City • Carlisle United • Charlton Athletic • Chelsea • Cheltenham Town • Chesterfield • Coventry City • Crawley Town • Crewe Alexandra • Crystal Palace • Dagenham & Redbridge • Darlington • Derby County • Doncaster Rovers • Dover Athletic • Eastleigh • Everton • Exeter City • Fleetwood Town • Forest Green Rovers • Fulham • Gillingham • Grimsby Town • Harrogate Town • Hartlepool United • Huddersfield Town • Hull City • Ipswich Town • Kidderminster Harriers • King's Lynn Town • Leeds United • Leicester City • Leyton Orient • Lincoln City • Liverpool • Luton Town • Manchester City • Manchester United • Mansfield Town • Middlesbrough • Millwall • Milton Keynes Dons • Morecambe • Newcastle United • Newport County • Northampton Town • Norwich City • Nottingham Forest • Notts County • Oldham Athletic • Oxford United • Peterborough United • Plymouth Argyle • Port Vale • Portsmouth • Preston North End • Queens Park Rangers • Reading • Rochdale • Rotherham United • Scunthorpe United • Sheffield United • Sheffield Wednesday • Shrewsbury Town • Solihull Moors • Southampton • Southend United • Southend United • Stevenage • Stockport County • Stoke City • Sunderland • Sutton United • Swansea City • Swindon Town • Torquay United • Torquay United • Tottenham Hotspur • Tranmere Rovers • Walsall • Watford • West Bromwich Albion • West Ham United • Wigan Athletic • Woking • Wolverhampton Wanderers • Wrexham • Wycombe Wanderers • Yeovil Town • York City
Defunct Clubs Bury • Gateshead • Hereford United • Wimbledon
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