National League South

National League South
Founded 2004
Country England
Number of teams 22
Level on pyramid 6
Step 2 (National League System)
Promotion to National League
Relegation to Isthmian League Premier Division
Southern League Premier Division
Domestic cup(s) FA Cup
FA Trophy
Conference League Cup (defunct)
Current champions Maidenhead United
(2016–17)
Website National League
2017–18 season

The National League South, formerly Conference South (billed as The Vanarama National League South for sponsorship reasons[1]), is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, taking its place immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North it is at the second level of the National League System, and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system.

It was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of the National League System. The champion team each year is automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs of the teams finishing in second place to fifth place. The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues.

For sponsorship reasons it has been known as Blue Square South (2007–2010), Blue Square Bet South (2010–2013), Skrill South (2013–2014)[2] and the Vanarama Conference South following a new three-year sponsorship deal announced in July 2014. From the start of the 2015–16 season, the league is known as the National League South.[3] The current champions are Maidenhead United.

Current member clubs, 2017–18

The current member club for the 2017–18 season are as follows:

The area covered by National League South is coloured in yellow. National League South teams also come from counties bordering National League North (purple).
Club
 Finishing position 2016–17
Bath City9th
Bognor Regis Town2nd in Isthmian League Premier Division (won play-offs)
Braintree Town22nd in National League (relegated)
Chelmsford City4th
Chippenham Town1st in Southern League Premier Division
Concord Rangers18th
Dartford3rd
Eastbourne Borough11th
East Thurrock United13th
Gloucester City10th in National League North (transferred)
Hampton & Richmond Borough7th
Havant & Waterlooville1st in Isthmian League Premier Division
Hemel Hempstead Town12th
Hungerford Town6th
Oxford City14th
Poole Town5th
St Albans City10th
Truro City19th
Wealdstone8th
Welling United16th
Weston-super-Mare15th
Whitehawk17th

Current league stadia 2017–18

Locations of the National League South 2017–18 teams (Greater London clubs)

The stadiums of all teams in the league for the 2017–18 season are listed below in capacity order:

Home Club Stadium Name Capacity
Bath CityTwerton Park8,840
Havant & WaterloovilleWest Leigh Park5,250
Bognor Regis TownNyewood Lane4,500
St Albans CityClarence Park4,500
Eastbourne BoroughPriory Lane4,134
DartfordPrinces Park4,100
Braintree TownCressing Road4,085
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill4,000
Welling UnitedPark View Road4,000
Truro CityTreyew Road3,500
Hampton & RichmondBeveree3,500
Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium3,500
Concord RangersThames Road3,300
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium3,065
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park3,000
Gloucester CitySpiers and Hartwell Jubilee Stadium
(groundshare with Evesham United)		3,000
WealdstoneThe Vale2,640
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,500
Poole TownTatnam Ground2,000
WhitehawkThe Enclosed Ground2,000
Hungerford TownBulpit Lane1,500

League winners

Conference South trophy
SeasonWinnerPlayoff Winner
2004–05Grays AthleticEastbourne Borough **
2005–06WeymouthSt Albans City
2006–07HistonSalisbury City
2007–08LewesEastbourne Borough
2008–09 AFC Wimbledon Hayes & Yeading United
2009–10 Newport County Bath City
2010–11 Braintree Town Ebbsfleet United
2011–12 Woking Dartford
2012–13 Welling United Salisbury City
2013–14 Eastleigh Dover Athletic
2014–15 Bromley Boreham Wood
2015–16 Sutton United Maidstone United

** Not promoted. In 2004–05 only three promotion places were available to the Conference National. The third place was decided in a Playoff at Stoke's Britannia Stadium, which Eastbourne lost 2–1 to the Conference North Playoff winners, Altrincham.

League records

Biggest home win 8 – Maidenhead United 8 Truro City 0, 8 September 2012,

Ebbsfleet United 8 Bishops Stortford 0, 21 March 2017

Biggest away win 7 – Dorchester Town 0 Grays Athletic 7, 23 October 2004
Highest scoring match 11 – Bognor Regis Town 6 Welling United 5, 11 September 2004
Bath City 7 Farnborough 4, 17 February 2015
Consecutive wins 12 – Welling United, 2012–13
Consecutive games unbeaten 25 – Sutton United, 2015–16
Most wins in a season 32 – Newport County 2009–10
Fewest wins in a season 5 – Sutton United 2007–08
Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Weston-super-Mare & Weymouth 2009–10
Thurrock 2011–12
Most defeats in a season 34 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Fewest defeats in a season 3 – Newport County 2009–10
Most draws in a season 17 – Welling United 2005–06
Lewes 2006–07
Braintree Town 2009–10
Boreham Wood 2012–13
Wealdstone 2015–16
Fewest draws in a season 3 – Redbridge 2004–05
Eastleigh 2005–06
Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals scored in a season 118 – Grays Athletic, 2004–05
Fewest goals scored in a season 22 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals conceded in a season 103 – Weymouth 2009–10
Fewest goals conceded in a season 26 – Newport County, 2009–10
Most clean sheets in a season 23 – Newport County 2009–10
Most points in a season 103 – Newport County 2009–10
Most individual goals in a season 44 – Dave Tarpey, Maidenhead United, 2016–17 [4]
Most individual goals in a game 6 – Mitchell Bryant, Weymouth 0 Basingstoke Town 6, 13 February 2010
Highest attendance 5,022 – Weymouth vs. St Albans City, 17 April 2006
Highest average attendance 3,219 – AFC Wimbledon, 2008–09

References

  1. ↑ "Vanarama announced as new Football Conference sponsor". Non-League Bets. 30 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Skrill announced as new Football Conference sponsor". Non-League Bets. 26 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "BBC Sport – Football Conference to be renamed as National League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/gallery/maidenhead-utd-fc/113375/dave-tarpey-hits-fourth-hat-trick-of-season-as-maidenhead-united-thrash-bath-city-51.html
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