2015–16 National League

The 2015–16 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the first season under the new title of National League, twelfth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-seventh season overall. The National League covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, whilst the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to Football League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.

On 6 April 2015, it was announced that as of the 2015–16 season the League was to undergo a name change from the Football Conference to the National League. As well as the name change, the league's logo has been re-designed and the league's broadcaster BT Sport has signed a new three-year contract. The structure of the league and the title sponsor Vanarama however remain the same.[1]

National League

National League
Season 2015–16
Top goalscorer Kristian Dennis (17)
Biggest home win Grimsby Town 7 - 0 Halifax Town
Biggest away win Halifax Town 1 - 7 Cheltenham Town
Highest scoring Torquay United 3 - 7 Bromley FC
Longest winning run Forest Green (9 games)
Highest attendance 7,650 Grimsby Town. v Lincoln City
2016–17 →

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2014–15 Football League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town 32 21 9 2 63 22 +41 72 Promotion to Football League Two
2 Forest Green Rovers 33 22 5 6 57 31 +26 71 Qualification to National League play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Grimsby Town 31 16 11 4 61 24 +37 59
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 15 9 9 44 33 +11 54
5 Dover Athletic 31 15 7 9 55 42 +13 52
6 Braintree Town 29 14 8 7 34 22 +12 50
7 Eastleigh 30 14 8 8 48 41 +7 50
8 Wrexham 33 14 7 12 56 44 +12 49
9 Woking 33 14 7 12 55 43 +12 49
10 Lincoln City 34 13 10 11 51 45 +6 49
11 Gateshead 31 14 6 11 39 46 −7 48
12 Macclesfield Town 33 15 2 16 47 40 +7 47
13 Aldershot Town 32 12 6 14 37 44 −7 42
14 Southport 32 10 9 13 32 42 −10 39
15 Bromley 31 11 5 15 51 56 −5 38
16 Barrow 32 10 8 14 41 58 −17 38
17 Guiseley 31 9 10 12 30 46 −16 37
18 Chester 31 9 8 14 36 47 −11 35
19 Altrincham 31 7 10 14 30 51 −21 31
20 Halifax Town 31 7 9 15 43 64 −21 30
21 Boreham Wood 31 6 11 14 25 33 −8 29 Relegation to National League North or National League South
22 Welling United 31 6 9 16 25 42 −17 27
23 Kidderminster Harriers 31 5 8 18 32 49 −17 23
24 Torquay United 29 4 8 17 32 59 −27 20
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to League Two.

Results

Home ╲ Away ALD ALT BRWBORBRABROCHLCHRDOVEASHALFGRGATGRIGUIKIDLINMACSOUTORTRAWELWOKWRE
Aldershot Town 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Altrincham 1–0 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1
Barrow 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–4 1–1 2–1
Boreham Wood 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Braintree Town 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Bromley 1–3 5–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–1
Cheltenham Town 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1
Chester 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–2
Dover Athletic 5–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–1
Eastleigh 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–5 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1
F.C. Halifax Town 3–1 3–6 2–2 1–7 0–1 4–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0
Forest Green Rovers 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–0
Gateshead 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–4 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–4 1–2 1–5 2–1
Grimsby Town 4–1 5–0 4–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 7–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–1
Guiseley 0–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 4–4
Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–3
Lincoln City 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 5–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1
Macclesfield Town 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1
Southport 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 5–3 0–4 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–4 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–2
Torquay United 0–2 1–2 3–7 0–3 2–3 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1
Tranmere Rovers 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0
Welling United 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1
Woking 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–5 1–2 2–2 2–0 0–1
Wrexham 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 a 2–3 3–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–3 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–3

Updated to games played on 13 February 2016.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town EBB Stadium 7,100
Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Barrow Holker Street 5,000
Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4,502
Braintree Town Cressing Road 4,145
Bromley Hayes Lane 5,000
Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road 7,066
Chester Deva Stadium 6,000
Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground 6,500
Eastleigh Silverlake Stadium 5,200
F.C. Halifax Town The Shay 14,061
Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5,147
Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 10,000
Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9,062
Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3,000
Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough 6,238
Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10,120
Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6,355
Southport Merseyrail Community Stadium 6,008
Torquay United Plainmoor 6,500
Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park 16,789
Welling United Park View Road 4,000
Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771

National League North

National League North
Season 2015–16
2016–17 →

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Northern Premier League

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Solihull Moors 28 17 8 3 52 29 +23 59 Promotion to the National League
2 North Ferriby United 28 15 7 6 57 32 +25 52 Qualification to National League North play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Fylde 27 16 4 7 50 32 +18 52
4 Harrogate Town 27 16 4 7 51 34 +17 52
5 Boston United 30 16 3 11 52 44 +8 51
6 Nuneaton Town 29 14 8 7 50 34 +16 50
7 Alfreton Town 29 11 7 11 40 35 +5 40
8 Gainsborough Trinity 29 12 4 13 32 38 −6 40
9 Tamworth 28 9 12 7 37 32 +5 39
10 Chorley 27 11 6 10 45 42 +3 39
11 Curzon Ashton 26 10 8 8 38 32 +6 38
12 Stalybridge Celtic 27 10 6 11 43 48 −5 36
13 Gloucester City 28 10 6 12 25 30 −5 36
14 Stockport County 29 8 11 10 30 35 −5 35
15 F.C. United of Manchester 28 9 5 14 43 55 −12 32
16 Worcester City 26 9 4 13 31 37 −6 31
17 Bradford Park Avenue 24 7 9 8 29 29 0 30
18 Brackley Town 30 7 7 16 35 46 −11 28
19 Corby Town 28 7 7 14 36 59 −23 28
20 Hednesford Town 27 6 8 13 36 52 −16 26 Relegation to Level 7
21 Telford United 30 7 5 18 29 46 −17 26
22 Lowestoft Town 26 7 5 14 31 49 −18 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results

Home ╲ Away FYL TEL ALFBOSBRKBPACHOCORCZAFCUGAIGLOHARHEDLOWNFUNUNSOLSTLSTPTAMWRC
A.F.C. Fylde 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 5–0 2–3 2–2 2–3
A.F.C. Telford United 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–5 2–0 0–1
Alfreton Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 2–1
Boston United 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 4–1 1–4 0–3 4–0 1–1
Brackley Town 1–4 1–3 1–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–4 2–3 0–1 2–3 2–0
Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 4–4 1–1 3–1 0–0
Chorley 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0
Corby Town 1–2 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–2 3–1 0–3 3–5 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–3
Curzon Ashton 0–2 1–0 0–2 4–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 4–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0
F.C. United of Manchester 1–3 1–3 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–2 1–2 4–3 1–1 6–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–2
Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
Gloucester City 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–1
Harrogate Town 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–4 3–1 2–1 3–3 0–3 6–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Hednesford Town 0–1 2–0 3–2 3–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–1 2–4 0–0 2–1
Lowestoft Town 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–4
North Ferriby United 3–0 4–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 5–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1
Nuneaton Town 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 3–0
Solihull Moors 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 4–1 1–0 3–0
Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–5 3–1
Stockport County 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 0–0
Tamworth 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Worcester City 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2

Updated to games played on 13 February 2016.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Team Stadium Capacity
A.F.C. Fylde Kellamergh Park 3,180
A.F.C. Telford United New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town North Street 3,600
Boston United York Street 6,643
Brackley Town St. James Park 3,500
Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4,100
Corby Town Steel Park 3,893
Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4,000
F.C. United of Manchester Broadhurst Park 4,400
Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4,304
Gloucester City Whaddon Road 7,066
Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3,800
Hednesford Town Keys Park 6,500
Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow 3,000
North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2,700
Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4,314
Solihull Moors Damson Park 3,050
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6,500
Stockport County Edgeley Park 10,841
Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,000
Worcester City Aggborough 6,302

National League South

National League South
Season 2015–16
2016–17 →

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier

Teams transferred from 2014–15 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Isthmian League

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern Football League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ebbsfleet United 28 18 6 4 46 24 +22 60 Promotion to National League
2 Maidstone United 27 16 3 8 30 19 +11 51 Qualification to National League South play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sutton United 26 13 9 4 49 24 +25 48
4 Gosport Borough 28 13 8 7 43 33 +10 47
5 Dartford 26 12 6 8 37 28 +9 42
6 Margate 29 11 8 10 39 40 −1 41
7 Oxford City 25 10 10 5 47 30 +17 40
8 Truro City 25 10 10 5 38 34 +4 40
9 Concord Rangers 28 10 6 12 47 47 0 36
10 Bishop's Stortford 27 10 6 11 35 39 −4 36
11 Hemel Hempstead Town 25 9 8 8 47 36 +11 35
12 Whitehawk 23 9 7 7 44 35 +9 34
13 Maidenhead United 26 9 7 10 42 43 −1 34
14 Eastbourne Borough 27 8 8 11 40 42 −2 32
15 Wealdstone 26 7 10 9 35 38 −3 31
16 Chelmsford City 27 8 6 13 38 45 −7 30
17 Weston-super-Mare 25 8 6 11 42 51 −9 30
18 Bath City 26 8 6 12 30 40 −10 30
19 Hayes & Yeading United 26 6 9 11 28 43 −15 27
20 Havant & Waterlooville 26 7 4 15 33 53 −20 25 Relegation to Level 7
21 St Albans City 28 5 8 15 27 51 −24 23
22 Basingstoke Town 28 5 7 16 26 48 −22 22
Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Results

Home ╲ Away BAS BAT BSTCHECONDAREABEBBGOSH&WH&YHEMMAIMAIMAROXCSACSUTTRUWEAWSMWHI
Basingstoke Town 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1
Bath City 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 5–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–3 2–1
Bishop's Stortford 1–2 3–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–1
Chelmsford City 5–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 4–0 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 4–3
Concord Rangers 5–0 2–2 2–3 4–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 0–3 4–1 1–2
Dartford 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–1
Eastbourne Borough 1–2 5–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–3 1–1
Ebbsfleet United 1–0 0–1 4–2 4–2 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–2
Gosport Borough 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–6 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Havant & Waterlooville 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–4 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–3
Hayes & Yeading United 3–0 0–2 0–5 4–4 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–4
Hemel Hempstead Town 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 5–5
Maidenhead United 4–3 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0
Maidstone United 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1
Margate 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–6
Oxford City 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 0–0
St Albans City 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 3–2 3–0 1–3 0–1 1–0
Sutton United 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 5–0 2–2 5–2
Truro City 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–2 0–0 4–4 2–1 0–6 2–0
Wealdstone 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–4 2–3 2–2
Weston-super-Mare 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–4 3–2 2–4 5–2 4–1 0–2 2–2
Whitehawk 0–1 4–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–2 6–0 2–0 0–0 0–2

Updated to games played on 13 February 2016.
Source: Football Conference
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations

Locations of the National League South 2015–16 teams (Greater London and environ clubs)
Team Stadium Capacity
Basingstoke Town The Camrose 6,000
Bath City Mayday Trust Park 8,840
Bishop's Stortford ProKit UK Stadium 4,525
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Concord Rangers The Aspect Arena 3,300
Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4,134
Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5,011
Gosport Borough Privett Park 4,500
Havant & Waterlooville West Leigh Park 5,250
Hayes & Yeading United York Road 3,000
Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3,152
Maidenhead United York Road 3,000
Maidstone United Gallagher Stadium 3,063
Margate Hartsdown Park 3,000
Oxford City Court Place Farm 2,000
St Albans City Clarence Park 4,500
Sutton United Borough Sports Ground 5,013
Truro City Treyew Road 3,857
Wealdstone The Vale 2,640
Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2,000

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Football Conference League Website". footballconference.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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