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2015–16 National League

October 09, 2023

The 2015–16 National League season (known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) was the first season under the new title of National League, the twelfth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-seventh season overall.

National League
Season2015–16

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, while 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 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 Edit

National League
Season2015–16
ChampionsCheltenham Town
(2nd divisional title)
PromotedCheltenham Town
Grimsby Town
RelegatedAltrincham
FC Halifax Town
Kidderminster Harriers
Welling United
Top goalscorerPádraig Amond, Grimsby Town and Dan Holman, Cheltenham Town (30 goals)
Biggest home winGrimsby Town 7–0 FC Halifax Town
Biggest away winFC Halifax Town 1–7 Cheltenham Town
Highest scoringTorquay United 3–7 Bromley
Chester 8–2 Aldershot Town
Longest winning runForest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town (9 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCheltenham Town (21 matches)
Longest winless runKidderminster Harriers (18 matches)
Highest attendance7,650 Grimsby Town v Lincoln City
Lowest attendance484 Braintree Town v Wrexham
Average attendance5,214 Tranmere Rovers

Promotion and relegation Edit

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Conference South

Teams relegated from 2014–15 League Two

Stadia and locations Edit

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Locations of the 2015–16 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2015–16 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Recreation Ground 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 Ten Acres 5,200
FC 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 Stadium 6,238
Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10,120
Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6,355
Southport Haig Avenue 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

League table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cheltenham Town (C, P) 46 30 11 5 87 30 +57 101 Promotion to League Two
2 Forest Green Rovers 46 26 11 9 69 42 +27 89 Qualification for the National League play-offs[a]
3 Braintree Town 46 23 12 11 56 38 +18 81
4 Grimsby Town (O, P) 46 22 14 10 82 45 +37 80
5 Dover Athletic 46 23 11 12 75 53 +22 80
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 12 12 61 44 +17 78
7 Eastleigh 46 21 12 13 64 53 +11 75
8 Wrexham 46 20 9 17 71 56 +15 69
9 Gateshead 46 19 10 17 59 70 −11 67
10 Macclesfield Town 46 19 9 18 60 48 +12 66
11 Barrow 46 17 14 15 64 71 −7 65
12 Woking 46 17 10 19 71 68 +3 61
13 Lincoln City 46 16 13 17 69 68 +1 61
14 Bromley 46 17 9 20 67 72 −5 60
15 Aldershot Town 46 16 8 22 54 72 −18 56
16 Southport 46 14 13 19 52 65 −13 55
17 Chester 46 14 12 20 67 71 −4 54
18 Torquay United 46 13 12 21 54 76 −22 51
19 Boreham Wood 46 12 14 20 44 49 −5 50
20 Guiseley 46 11 16 19 47 70 −23 49
21 FC Halifax Town (R) 46 12 12 22 55 82 −27 48 Relegation to the National League North
22 Altrincham (R) 46 10 14 22 48 73 −25 44
23 Kidderminster Harriers (R) 46 9 13 24 49 71 −22 40
24 Welling United (R) 46 8 11 27 35 73 −38 35 Relegation to the National League South
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.

Play-offs Edit

Semi-finals Final
        
2 Forest Green Rovers 1 1 2
5 Dover Athletic 0 1 1
2 Forest Green Rovers 1
4 Grimsby Town 3
3 Braintree Town 1 0 1
4 Grimsby Town (a.e.t.) 0 2 2

First leg Edit

4 May 2016[2] Dover Athletic 0–1 Forest Green Rovers Crabble Athletic Ground, River
19:00 BBC Report Williams   35' Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Adrian Holmes
5 May 2016[2] Grimsby Town 0–1 Braintree Town Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
19:00 BBC Report Davis   53' (pen.) Attendance: 5,271
Referee: John Brooks

Second leg Edit

7 May 2016[2] Forest Green Rovers 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Dover Athletic The New Lawn, Nailsworth
19:30 Marsh-Brown   54' BBC Report Miller   49' Attendance: 2,755
Referee: Michael Salisbury
8 May 2016[2] Braintree Town 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–2 agg.)		 Grimsby Town Cressing Road, Braintree
15:00 BBC Report Amond   75' (pen.)
Bogle   110'		 Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Simon Bennett

Final Edit

Main article: 2016 National League play-off Final
15 May 2016[2] Forest Green Rovers 1–3 Grimsby Town Wembley Stadium, London
16:00 (BST) Marsh-Brown   60' BBC Report Bogle   42', 43'
Arnold   90+4'		 Attendance: 17,198
Referee: Robert Jones

Results Edit

Home \ Away ALD ALT BRW BOR BRA BRO CHL CHR DOV EAS HAL FGR GAT GRI GUI KID LIN MAC SOU TOR TRA WEL WOK WRE
Aldershot Town 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–2 3–4 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
Altrincham 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 3–1 1–1
Barrow 1–3 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–4 1–1 2–1 2–0
Boreham Wood 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1
Braintree Town 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Bromley 1–3 1–3 5–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–1
Cheltenham Town 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–1
Chester 8–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–2 3–2
Dover Athletic 5–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 4–1 2–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Eastleigh 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–5 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
FC Halifax Town 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–6 2–2 1–7 0–1 4–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0
Forest Green Rovers 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–0
Gateshead 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–4 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–5 2–1
Grimsby Town 4–1 5–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 7–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–0
Guiseley 0–4 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–4 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 1–1 4–3 2–2 2–0 4–4 3–1
Kidderminster Harriers 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–3
Lincoln City 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 5–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–1
Macclesfield Town 0–2 3–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0
Southport 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 5–3 0–4 1–2 0–0 0–4 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–4 2–0 3–4 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–2 3–3 2–2 3–2
Torquay United 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–7 0–3 2–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 4–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1
Tranmere Rovers 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2
Welling United 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2
Woking 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–5 1–2 2–2 4–1 2–0 0–1
Wrexham 3–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–3 2–0 3–1 2–3 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–3
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers Edit

As of matches played 30 April 2016[3]

National League North Edit

National League North
Season2015–16
ChampionsSolihull Moors
PromotedSolihull Moors
North Ferriby United
RelegatedCorby Town
Hednesford Town
Lowestoft Town

Promotion and relegation Edit

Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern League Premier Division

League table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Solihull Moors (C, P) 42 25 10 7 84 48 +36 85 Promotion to the National League
2 North Ferriby United (O, P) 42 22 10 10 82 49 +33 76 Qualification for the National League North play-offs[a]
3 AFC Fylde 42 22 9 11 76 53 +23 75
4 Harrogate Town 42 21 9 12 73 46 +27 72
5 Boston United 42 22 5 15 73 60 +13 71
6 Nuneaton Town[b] 42 20 13 9 71 46 +25 70
7 Tamworth 42 16 15 11 55 45 +10 63
8 Chorley 42 18 9 15 64 55 +9 63
9 Stockport County 42 15 14 13 50 49 +1 59
10 Alfreton Town 42 15 13 14 58 54 +4 58
11 Curzon Ashton 42 14 15 13 55 52 +3 57
12 Stalybridge Celtic 42 14 11 17 62 75 −13 53
13 F.C. United of Manchester 42 15 8 19 60 75 −15 53
14 Bradford Park Avenue 42 13 11 18 51 59 −8 50
15 Gloucester City 42 12 14 16 39 49 −10 50
16 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 46 62 −16 50
17 Worcester City 42 12 12 18 55 61 −6 48
18 AFC Telford United 42 13 8 21 47 60 −13 47
19 Brackley Town 42 11 13 18 45 54 −9 46
20 Lowestoft Town (R) 42 12 10 20 48 69 −21 46 Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division
21 Hednesford Town (R) 42 8 14 20 50 77 −27 38 Relegation to the Northern Premier League Premier Division
22 Corby Town (R) 42 7 11 24 47 93 −46 32
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.
  2. ^ Nuneaton were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Corby Town on 27 February 2016.[4]

Play-offs Edit

Semi-finals Final
        
2 North Ferriby United 0 3 3
5 Boston United 2 0 2
2 North Ferriby United (a.e.t.) 2
3 AFC Fylde 1
3 AFC Fylde 1 1 2
4 Harrogate Town 0 1 1

First leg Edit

4 May 2016[2] Boston United 2–0 North Ferriby United York Street, Boston
19:45 Roberts   23'
Mills   90+5'		 Report Attendance: 2,592
4 May 2016[2] Harrogate Town 0–1 AFC Fylde Wetherby Road, Harrogate
19:45 Report Rowe   53' Attendance: 1,694

Second leg Edit

8 May 2016[2] North Ferriby United 3–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Boston United Grange Lane, North Ferriby
15:00 King   11' (pen.)
Denton   16'
Clarke   54'		 Report Attendance: 2,027
8 May 2016[2] AFC Fylde 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Harrogate Town Kellamergh Park, Fylde
15:00 Finley   11' Report Knowles   15' Attendance: 1,384

Final Edit

14 May 2016[2] North Ferriby United 2–1 (a.e.t.) AFC Fylde Grange Lane, North Ferriby
15:00 Brooksby   45+3'
Hone   95'		 Report Finley   24' Attendance: 1,829

Results Edit

Home \ Away FYL TEL ALF BOS BRK BPA CHO COR CZA FCU GAI GLO HAR HED LOW NFU NUN SOL STL STP TAM WRC
AFC Fylde 1–0 0–1 5–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 5–0 2–3 2–2 2–3
AFC Telford United 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 5–1 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–5 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0
Alfreton Town 1–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–3 1–0 2–1
Boston United 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–1
Brackley Town 0–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–4 2–3 0–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–0
Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–4 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 3–1
Chorley 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Corby Town 1–2 3–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–3 1–2 3–1 0–3 0–0 3–5 1–4 1–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 2–0 0–3
Curzon Ashton 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 4–1 0–3 1–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1
F.C. United of Manchester 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–3 1–2 1–2 4–3 1–1 6–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–2
Gainsborough Trinity 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–3 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–6 3–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
Gloucester City 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–2 0–1
Harrogate Town 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–4 5–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 3–3 0–3 6–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0
Hednesford Town 0–1 2–0 3–3 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–3 3–3 0–3 0–3 0–2 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1
Lowestoft Town 3–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–4 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–3 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–1
North Ferriby United 3–0 2–0 0–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 5–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–3
Nuneaton Town 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 3–0 1–1
Solihull Moors 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 3–0
Stalybridge Celtic 1–1 5–5 1–1 0–5 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–2 3–1 2–0 2–5 1–3 1–1 3–5 3–1
Stockport County 0–4 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 1–1 0–0
Tamworth 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0
Worcester City 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–4 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 5–0 2–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadia and locations Edit

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Locations of the 2015–16 National League North clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Kellamergh Park 3,180
AFC 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 Stadium 6,302

Top scorers Edit

As of matches played 30 April 2016[5]

National League South Edit

Promotion and relegation Edit

Teams relegated from 2014–15 Conference Premier

Teams transferred from 2014–15 Conference North

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Isthmian League Premier Division

Teams promoted from 2014–15 Southern League Premier Division

League table Edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sutton United (C, P) 42 26 12 4 83 32 +51 90 Promotion to the National League
2 Ebbsfleet United 42 24 12 6 73 36 +37 84 Qualification for the National League South play-offs[a]
3 Maidstone United (O, P) 42 24 5 13 55 40 +15 77
4 Truro City 42 17 14 11 62 55 +7 65
5 Whitehawk 42 18 10 14 75 62 +13 64
6 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 16 13 13 72 66 +6 61
7 Maidenhead United 42 16 11 15 66 62 +4 59
8 Dartford 42 16 11 15 58 56 +2 59
9 Gosport Borough 42 15 11 16 53 63 −10 56
10 Concord Rangers 42 15 10 17 66 68 −2 55
11 Bishop's Stortford 42 15 10 17 56 63 −7 55
12 Oxford City 42 13 15 14 70 60 +10 54
13 Wealdstone 42 12 17 13 63 64 −1 53
14 Bath City 42 14 11 17 50 61 −11 53
15 Chelmsford City 42 15 7 20 66 64 +2 52
16 Weston-super-Mare 42 14 9 19 63 76 −13 51
17 Eastbourne Borough 42 13 11 18 60 63 −3 50
18 St Albans City 42 13 10 19 58 65 −7 49
19 Margate 42 13 8 21 51 73 −22 47
20 Havant & Waterlooville (R) 42 12 11 19 52 75 −23 47 Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division
21 Hayes & Yeading United (R) 42 11 13 18 51 76 −25 46 Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division
22 Basingstoke Town (R) 42 9 11 22 46 69 −23 38
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League.

Play-offs Edit

Semi-finals Final
        
2 Ebbsfleet United (a.e.t.) 2 1 3 (3)
5 Whitehawk 1 2 3 (2)
2 Ebbsfleet United 2 (3)
3 Maidstone United (a.e.t.) 2 (4)
3 Maidstone United 2 1 3
4 Truro City 0 0 0

First leg Edit

4 May 2016[2] Whitehawk 1–2 Ebbsfleet United The Enclosed Ground, Whitehawk
19:45 Mills   82' Report Lewis   29'
Kedwell   74'		 Attendance: 1,055
4 May 2016[2] Truro City 0–2 Maidstone United Treyew Road, Truro
19:45 Healy   27'
Flisher   56'		 Attendance: 1,705

Second leg Edit

8 May 2016[2] Ebbsfleet United 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(3–2 p)		 Whitehawk Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
15:00 Clark   24' Report Arnold   4'
Mills   51'		 Attendance: 1,942
Penalties
  Parkes
  Sheringham
  Lewis
  Godden		   Martin
  Graham
  Rents
  Arnold
  Robinson
8 May 2016[2] Maidstone United 1–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Truro City Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone
15:00 Flisher   73' Report Attendance: 2,508

Final Edit

14 May 2016[2] Ebbsfleet United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Maidstone United Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
15:00 Kedwell   20' (pen.), 109' (pen.) Report Taylor   47'
Dumaka   120+1'		 Attendance: 3,800
Penalties
  Parkes
  Sheringham
  Bonner
  Godden
  Kedwell		   Flisher
  Paxman
  Taylor
  Dumaka
  Sweeney

Results Edit

Home \ Away BAS BAT BST CHE CON DAR EAB EBB GOS H&W H&Y HEM MDH MDS MAR OXC SAC SUT TRU WEA WSM WHI
Basingstoke Town 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–5 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 3–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1
Bath City 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–1 5–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–3
Bishop's Stortford 1–2 3–2 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 3–4 1–0 0–2 0–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–1
Chelmsford City 0–2 3–1 4–1 5–2 0–1 0–3 0–9 6–1 2–2 4–0 0–1 4–1 3–0 2–3 0–4 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–3 4–3
Concord Rangers 5–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–3 4–1 3–6 7–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–2 4–1 1–2
Dartford 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–3 4–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–4
Eastbourne Borough 1–2 5–2 0–1 2–0 7–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 6–0 3–0 3–3 1–1
Ebbsfleet United 1–0 0–1 4–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–2 9–0 6–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 13–0 2–3 2–1 2–2
Gosport Borough 3–2 3–1 3–4 2–1 2–3 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 2–5 2–6 2–1 0–4 1–2 4–0 5–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Havant & Waterlooville 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–2 1–1 2–3
Hayes & Yeading United 3–0 0–3 0–2 0–5 2–2 2–2 4–4 0–5 0–2 0–3 1–1 2–5 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 5–0 6–1 3–4
Hemel Hempstead Town 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–7 2–9 2–1 2–2 5–5 0–3
Maidenhead United 4–3 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–2 6–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 7–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
Maidstone United 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–1
Margate 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 4–3 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–6
Oxford City 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 5–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–4 2–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 0–4
St Albans City 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–3 6–0 1–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 6–0
Sutton United 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 5–0 2–2 5–2 5–0 2–2
Truro City 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 4–2 4–4 1–3 2–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–1
Wealdstone 4–4 2–0 3–1 0–5 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–4 2–3 2–2
Weston-super-Mare 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–4 3–2 0–2 2–4 2–0 1–2 1–0 5–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–2
Whitehawk 1–0 0–1 2–3 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 6–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: Football Conference
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Stadium and locations Edit

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Locations of the 2015–16 National League South clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2015–16 National League South clubs (Greater London)
Team Stadium Capacity
Basingstoke Town The Camrose 6,000
Bath City Twerton Park 8,840
Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Concord Rangers Thames Road 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 (groundshare with Maidenhead United) 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 Gander Green Lane 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

Top scorers Edit

As of matches played 30 April 2016[6]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Elliott Buchanan Bishop's Stortford 28
2 Matt Godden Ebbsfleet United 26
3 Danny Mills Whitehawk 23
Justin Bennett Gosport Borough
5 Dan Fitchett Sutton United 20
6 Scott Wilson Weston-super-Mare 19
Steve Cawley Concord Rangers
8 Bradley Bubb Oxford City 18
Nathaniel Pinney Eastbourne Borough
Elliot Bradbrook Dartford
Louie Theophanous St Albans City

References Edit

  1. ^ . Football Conference. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o . National League. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. ^ "Top Scorers - National League - Football - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ . Football Conference. 24 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Top Scorers - National League North - Football - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Top Scorers - National League South - Football - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2015 16 National League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2015 16 National League season known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons was the first season under the new title of National League the twelfth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty seventh season overall National LeagueSeason2015 16 2014 152016 17 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 while 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 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 Contents 1 National League 1 1 Promotion and relegation 1 2 Stadia and locations 1 3 League table 1 3 1 Play offs 1 3 2 First leg 1 3 3 Second leg 1 3 4 Final 1 4 Results 1 5 Top scorers 2 National League North 2 1 Promotion and relegation 2 2 League table 2 2 1 Play offs 2 2 2 First leg 2 2 3 Second leg 2 2 4 Final 2 3 Results 2 4 Stadia and locations 2 5 Top scorers 3 National League South 3 1 Promotion and relegation 3 2 League table 3 2 1 Play offs 3 2 2 First leg 3 2 3 Second leg 3 2 4 Final 3 3 Results 3 4 Stadium and locations 3 5 Top scorers 4 ReferencesNational League EditNational LeagueSeason2015 16ChampionsCheltenham Town 2nd divisional title PromotedCheltenham TownGrimsby TownRelegatedAltrinchamFC Halifax TownKidderminster HarriersWelling UnitedTop goalscorerPadraig Amond Grimsby Town and Dan Holman Cheltenham Town 30 goals Biggest home winGrimsby Town 7 0 FC Halifax TownBiggest away winFC Halifax Town 1 7 Cheltenham TownHighest scoringTorquay United 3 7 BromleyChester 8 2 Aldershot TownLongest winning runForest Green Rovers and Cheltenham Town 9 matches Longest unbeaten runCheltenham Town 21 matches Longest winless runKidderminster Harriers 18 matches Highest attendance7 650 Grimsby Town v Lincoln CityLowest attendance484 Braintree Town v WrexhamAverage attendance5 214 Tranmere Rovers 2014 152016 17 Promotion and relegation Edit Teams promoted from 2014 15 Conference North Barrow League champions Guiseley Play off winners Teams promoted from 2014 15 Conference South Bromley League champions Boreham Wood Play off winners Teams relegated from 2014 15 League Two Cheltenham Town Tranmere RoversStadia and locations Edit nbsp nbsp London nbsp Aldershot Town nbsp Altrincham nbsp Barrow nbsp Braintree Town nbsp Cheltenham Town nbsp Chester nbsp Dover Athletic nbsp Eastleigh nbsp FC Halifax Town nbsp Forest Green Rovers nbsp Gateshead nbsp Grimsby Town nbsp Guiseley nbsp Kidderminster Harriers nbsp Lincoln City nbsp Macclesfield Town nbsp Southport nbsp Torquay United nbsp Tranmere Rovers nbsp Woking nbsp Wrexham nbsp Greater London clubsBoreham WoodBromleyWelling Unitedclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League clubs Greater London shown in more detail below nbsp nbsp Boreham Wood nbsp Bromley nbsp Welling Unitedclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League clubs Greater London Team Stadium CapacityAldershot Town Recreation Ground 7 100Altrincham Moss Lane 6 085Barrow Holker Street 5 000Boreham Wood Meadow Park 4 502Braintree Town Cressing Road 4 145Bromley Hayes Lane 5 000Cheltenham Town Whaddon Road 7 066Chester Deva Stadium 6 000Dover Athletic Crabble Athletic Ground 6 500Eastleigh Ten Acres 5 200FC Halifax Town The Shay 14 061Forest Green Rovers The New Lawn 5 147Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 10 000Grimsby Town Blundell Park 9 062Guiseley Nethermoor Park 3 000Kidderminster Harriers Aggborough Stadium 6 238Lincoln City Sincil Bank 10 120Macclesfield Town Moss Rose 6 355Southport Haig Avenue 6 008Torquay United Plainmoor 6 500Tranmere Rovers Prenton Park 16 789Welling United Park View Road 4 000Woking Kingfield Stadium 6 036Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10 771 League table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Cheltenham Town C P 46 30 11 5 87 30 57 101 Promotion to League Two2 Forest Green Rovers 46 26 11 9 69 42 27 89 Qualification for the National League play offs a 3 Braintree Town 46 23 12 11 56 38 18 814 Grimsby Town O P 46 22 14 10 82 45 37 805 Dover Athletic 46 23 11 12 75 53 22 806 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 12 12 61 44 17 787 Eastleigh 46 21 12 13 64 53 11 758 Wrexham 46 20 9 17 71 56 15 699 Gateshead 46 19 10 17 59 70 11 6710 Macclesfield Town 46 19 9 18 60 48 12 6611 Barrow 46 17 14 15 64 71 7 6512 Woking 46 17 10 19 71 68 3 6113 Lincoln City 46 16 13 17 69 68 1 6114 Bromley 46 17 9 20 67 72 5 6015 Aldershot Town 46 16 8 22 54 72 18 5616 Southport 46 14 13 19 52 65 13 5517 Chester 46 14 12 20 67 71 4 5418 Torquay United 46 13 12 21 54 76 22 5119 Boreham Wood 46 12 14 20 44 49 5 5020 Guiseley 46 11 16 19 47 70 23 4921 FC Halifax Town R 46 12 12 22 55 82 27 48 Relegation to the National League North22 Altrincham R 46 10 14 22 48 73 25 4423 Kidderminster Harriers R 46 9 13 24 49 71 22 4024 Welling United R 46 8 11 27 35 73 38 35 Relegation to the National League SouthUpdated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source citation needed Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two Play offs Edit Semi finalsFinal 2Forest Green Rovers1125Dover Athletic0112Forest Green Rovers14Grimsby Town33Braintree Town1014Grimsby Town a e t 022First leg Edit Dover Athletic v Forest Green Rovers 4 May 2016 2 Dover Athletic0 1Forest Green RoversCrabble Athletic Ground River19 00 BBC Report Williams nbsp 35 Attendance 2 071Referee Adrian Holmes Grimsby Town v Braintree Town 5 May 2016 2 Grimsby Town0 1Braintree TownBlundell Park Cleethorpes19 00 BBC Report Davis nbsp 53 pen Attendance 5 271Referee John Brooks Second leg Edit Forest Green Rovers v Dover Athletic 7 May 2016 2 Forest Green Rovers1 1 2 1 agg Dover AthleticThe New Lawn Nailsworth19 30 Marsh Brown nbsp 54 BBC Report Miller nbsp 49 Attendance 2 755Referee Michael Salisbury Braintree Town v Grimsby Town 8 May 2016 2 Braintree Town0 2 a e t 1 2 agg Grimsby TownCressing Road Braintree15 00 BBC Report Amond nbsp 75 pen Bogle nbsp 110 Attendance 3 102Referee Simon Bennett Final Edit Main article 2016 National League play off Final Forest Green Rovers v Grimsby Town 15 May 2016 2 Forest Green Rovers1 3Grimsby TownWembley Stadium London16 00 BST Marsh Brown nbsp 60 BBC Report Bogle nbsp 42 43 Arnold nbsp 90 4 Attendance 17 198Referee Robert Jones Results Edit Home Away ALD ALT BRW BOR BRA BRO CHL CHR DOV EAS HAL FGR GAT GRI GUI KID LIN MAC SOU TOR TRA WEL WOK WREAldershot Town 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 0 3 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1Altrincham 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 5 0 3 1 1 1Barrow 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 0Boreham Wood 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1Braintree Town 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0Bromley 1 3 1 3 5 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 2 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 1 3 1Cheltenham Town 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 1Chester 8 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 4 0 1 2 3 2Dover Athletic 5 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 1Eastleigh 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 2 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1FC Halifax Town 0 2 1 0 3 1 3 2 3 6 2 2 1 7 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 2 0Forest Green Rovers 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 0Gateshead 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 5 2 1Grimsby Town 4 1 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 0Guiseley 0 4 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 4 3 2 2 2 0 4 4 3 1Kidderminster Harriers 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3Lincoln City 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 1Macclesfield Town 0 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 0Southport 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 5 3 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 2 0 3 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2Torquay United 0 2 2 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 3 7 0 3 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1Tranmere Rovers 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 2Welling United 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 2Woking 2 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 5 1 2 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 1Wrexham 3 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 3 1 2 3 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 3Updated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source Football ConferenceLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Top scorers Edit As of matches played 30 April 2016 3 Rank Player Club Goals1 Padraig Amond Grimsby Town 30Dan Holman Cheltenham Town3 Andy Cook Barrow 244 Ross Hannah Chester 235 Kristian Dennis Macclesfield Town 22Daniel Wright Cheltenham Town7 Moses Emmanuel Bromley 20Matt Rhead Lincoln CityRicky Miller Dover Athletic10 James Norwood Tranmere Rovers 19National League North EditNational League NorthSeason2015 16ChampionsSolihull MoorsPromotedSolihull MoorsNorth Ferriby UnitedRelegatedCorby TownHednesford TownLowestoft Town 2014 152016 17 Promotion and relegation Edit Teams relegated from 2014 15 Conference Premier AFC Telford United Alfreton Town Nuneaton TownTeams promoted from 2014 15 Northern Premier League Premier Division F C United of Manchester League Champions Curzon Ashton Play off Winners Teams promoted from 2014 15 Southern League Premier Division Corby Town League Champions League table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Solihull Moors C P 42 25 10 7 84 48 36 85 Promotion to the National League2 North Ferriby United O P 42 22 10 10 82 49 33 76 Qualification for the National League North play offs a 3 AFC Fylde 42 22 9 11 76 53 23 754 Harrogate Town 42 21 9 12 73 46 27 725 Boston United 42 22 5 15 73 60 13 716 Nuneaton Town b 42 20 13 9 71 46 25 707 Tamworth 42 16 15 11 55 45 10 638 Chorley 42 18 9 15 64 55 9 639 Stockport County 42 15 14 13 50 49 1 5910 Alfreton Town 42 15 13 14 58 54 4 5811 Curzon Ashton 42 14 15 13 55 52 3 5712 Stalybridge Celtic 42 14 11 17 62 75 13 5313 F C United of Manchester 42 15 8 19 60 75 15 5314 Bradford Park Avenue 42 13 11 18 51 59 8 5015 Gloucester City 42 12 14 16 39 49 10 5016 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 46 62 16 5017 Worcester City 42 12 12 18 55 61 6 4818 AFC Telford United 42 13 8 21 47 60 13 4719 Brackley Town 42 11 13 18 45 54 9 4620 Lowestoft Town R 42 12 10 20 48 69 21 46 Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division21 Hednesford Town R 42 8 14 20 50 77 27 38 Relegation to the Northern Premier League Premier Division22 Corby Town R 42 7 11 24 47 93 46 32Updated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source Football ConferenceRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League Nuneaton were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Corby Town on 27 February 2016 4 Play offs Edit Semi finalsFinal 2North Ferriby United0335Boston United2022North Ferriby United a e t 23AFC Fylde13AFC Fylde1124Harrogate Town011First leg Edit Boston United v North Ferriby United 4 May 2016 2 Boston United2 0North Ferriby UnitedYork Street Boston19 45 Roberts nbsp 23 Mills nbsp 90 5 Report Attendance 2 592 Harrogate Town v AFC Fylde 4 May 2016 2 Harrogate Town0 1AFC FyldeWetherby Road Harrogate19 45 Report Rowe nbsp 53 Attendance 1 694 Second leg Edit North Ferriby United v Boston United 8 May 2016 2 North Ferriby United3 0 3 2 agg Boston UnitedGrange Lane North Ferriby15 00 King nbsp 11 pen Denton nbsp 16 Clarke nbsp 54 Report Attendance 2 027 AFC Fylde v Harrogate Town 8 May 2016 2 AFC Fylde1 1 2 1 agg Harrogate TownKellamergh Park Fylde15 00 Finley nbsp 11 Report Knowles nbsp 15 Attendance 1 384 Final Edit North Ferriby United v AFC Fylde 14 May 2016 2 North Ferriby United2 1 a e t AFC FyldeGrange Lane North Ferriby15 00 Brooksby nbsp 45 3 Hone nbsp 95 Report Finley nbsp 24 Attendance 1 829 Results Edit Home Away FYL TEL ALF BOS BRK BPA CHO COR CZA FCU GAI GLO HAR HED LOW NFU NUN SOL STL STP TAM WRCAFC Fylde 1 0 0 1 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 2 5 0 2 3 2 2 2 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1Gloucester City 1 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1Harrogate Town 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 4 5 0 1 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 3 3 0 3 6 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0Hednesford Town 0 1 2 0 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1Lowestoft Town 3 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 4 2 1North Ferriby United 3 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 3 3Nuneaton Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 1 1Solihull Moors 3 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 0Stalybridge Celtic 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 5 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 1 2 0 2 5 1 3 1 1 3 5 3 1Stockport County 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 0 3 1 1 0 0Tamworth 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0Worcester City 2 2 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 2 3 1 2Updated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source Football ConferenceLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Stadia and locations Edit nbsp nbsp AFC Fylde nbsp AFC Telford United nbsp Alfreton Town nbsp Boston United nbsp Brackley Town nbsp Bradford Park Avenue nbsp Chorley nbsp Corby Town nbsp Curzon Ashton nbsp F C Unitedof Manchester nbsp Gainsborough Trinity nbsp Gloucester City nbsp Harrogate Town nbsp Hednesford Town nbsp Lowestoft Town nbsp North Ferriby United nbsp Nuneaton Town nbsp Solihull Moors nbsp Stalybridge Celtic nbsp Stockport County nbsp Tamworth nbsp Worcester Cityclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League North clubs Team Stadium CapacityAFC Fylde Kellamergh Park 3 180AFC Telford United New Bucks Head 6 300Alfreton Town North Street 3 600Boston United York Street 6 643Brackley Town St James Park 3 500Bradford Park Avenue Horsfall Stadium 3 500Chorley The Chorley Group Victory Park Stadium 4 100Corby Town Steel Park 3 893Curzon Ashton Tameside Stadium 4 000F C United of Manchester Broadhurst Park 4 400Gainsborough Trinity The Northolme 4 304Gloucester City Whaddon Road 7 066Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 3 800Hednesford Town Keys Park 6 500Lowestoft Town Crown Meadow 3 000North Ferriby United Grange Lane 2 700Nuneaton Town Liberty Way 4 314Solihull Moors Damson Park 3 050Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold 6 500Stockport County Edgeley Park 10 841Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4 000Worcester City Aggborough Stadium 6 302 Top scorers Edit As of matches played 30 April 2016 5 Rank Player Club Goals1 Dayle Southwell Boston United 241 Danny Rowe AFC Fylde 242 Brendon Daniels Harrogate Town 224 Tom Denton North Ferriby United 205 Darren Stephenson Chorley 186 Akwasi Asante Solihull Moors 17Liam King North Ferriby United8 Chibuzor Chilaka Bradford Park Avenue 16Greg Mills Corby Town10 Lee Hughes Worcester City 15Jake Reed Lowestoft TownNational League South EditNational League SouthSeason2015 16ChampionsSutton UnitedPromotedSutton UnitedMaidstone UnitedRelegatedBasingstoke TownHavant amp WaterloovilleHayes amp Yeading United 2014 152016 17 Promotion and relegation Edit Teams relegated from 2014 15 Conference Premier DartfordTeams transferred from 2014 15 Conference North Oxford CityTeams promoted from 2014 15 Isthmian League Premier Division Maidstone United League Champions Margate Play off Winners Teams promoted from 2014 15 Southern League Premier Division Truro City Play off Winners League table Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion qualification or relegation1 Sutton United C P 42 26 12 4 83 32 51 90 Promotion to the National League2 Ebbsfleet United 42 24 12 6 73 36 37 84 Qualification for the National League South play offs a 3 Maidstone United O P 42 24 5 13 55 40 15 774 Truro City 42 17 14 11 62 55 7 655 Whitehawk 42 18 10 14 75 62 13 646 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 16 13 13 72 66 6 617 Maidenhead United 42 16 11 15 66 62 4 598 Dartford 42 16 11 15 58 56 2 599 Gosport Borough 42 15 11 16 53 63 10 5610 Concord Rangers 42 15 10 17 66 68 2 5511 Bishop s Stortford 42 15 10 17 56 63 7 5512 Oxford City 42 13 15 14 70 60 10 5413 Wealdstone 42 12 17 13 63 64 1 5314 Bath City 42 14 11 17 50 61 11 5315 Chelmsford City 42 15 7 20 66 64 2 5216 Weston super Mare 42 14 9 19 63 76 13 5117 Eastbourne Borough 42 13 11 18 60 63 3 5018 St Albans City 42 13 10 19 58 65 7 4919 Margate 42 13 8 21 51 73 22 4720 Havant amp Waterlooville R 42 12 11 19 52 75 23 47 Relegation to the Isthmian League Premier Division21 Hayes amp Yeading United R 42 11 13 18 51 76 25 46 Relegation to the Southern League Premier Division22 Basingstoke Town R 42 9 11 22 46 69 23 38Updated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source BBC SportRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal difference 3 Number of goals scored C Champions O Play off winners P Promoted R RelegatedNotes Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the National League Play offs Edit Semi finalsFinal 2Ebbsfleet United a e t 213 3 5Whitehawk123 2 2Ebbsfleet United2 3 3Maidstone United a e t 2 4 3Maidstone United2134Truro City000First leg Edit Whitehawk v Ebbsfleet United 4 May 2016 2 Whitehawk1 2Ebbsfleet UnitedThe Enclosed Ground Whitehawk19 45 Mills nbsp 82 Report Lewis nbsp 29 Kedwell nbsp 74 Attendance 1 055 Truro City v Maidstone United 4 May 2016 2 Truro City0 2Maidstone UnitedTreyew Road Truro19 45 Healy nbsp 27 Flisher nbsp 56 Attendance 1 705 Second leg Edit Ebbsfleet United v Whitehawk 8 May 2016 2 Ebbsfleet United1 2 a e t 3 3 agg 3 2 p WhitehawkStonebridge Road Northfleet15 00 Clark nbsp 24 Report Arnold nbsp 4 Mills nbsp 51 Attendance 1 942Penalties nbsp Parkes nbsp Sheringham nbsp Lewis nbsp Godden nbsp Martin nbsp Graham nbsp Rents nbsp Arnold nbsp Robinson Maidstone United v Truro City 8 May 2016 2 Maidstone United1 0 3 0 agg Truro CityGallagher Stadium Maidstone15 00 Flisher nbsp 73 Report Attendance 2 508 Final Edit Ebbsfleet United v Maidstone United 14 May 2016 2 Ebbsfleet United2 2 a e t 3 4 p Maidstone UnitedStonebridge Road Northfleet15 00 Kedwell nbsp 20 pen 109 pen Report Taylor nbsp 47 Dumaka nbsp 120 1 Attendance 3 800Penalties nbsp Parkes nbsp Sheringham nbsp Bonner nbsp Godden nbsp Kedwell nbsp Flisher nbsp Paxman nbsp Taylor nbsp Dumaka nbsp Sweeney Results Edit Home Away BAS BAT BST CHE CON DAR EAB EBB GOS H amp W H amp Y HEM MDH MDS MAR OXC SAC SUT TRU WEA WSM WHIBasingstoke Town 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 3 1Bath City 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 0 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 2 1 0 3Bishop s Stortford 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 1Chelmsford City 0 2 3 1 4 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 9 6 1 2 2 4 0 0 1 4 1 3 0 2 3 0 4 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 3 4 3Concord Rangers 5 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 3 4 1 3 6 7 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 2 4 1 1 2Dartford 3 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 4Eastbourne Borough 1 2 5 2 0 1 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 3 0 3 3 1 1Ebbsfleet United 1 0 0 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 0 2 2 9 0 6 0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 0 2 3 2 1 2 2Gosport Borough 3 2 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 2 6 2 1 0 4 1 2 4 0 5 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 2Havant amp Waterlooville 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 4 0 1 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 1 2 1 1 2 3Hayes amp Yeading United 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 5 0 2 0 3 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 3 2 2 5 0 6 1 3 4Hemel Hempstead Town 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 7 2 9 2 1 2 2 5 5 0 3Maidenhead United 4 3 3 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 3 2 6 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 0 2 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 7 0 1 1 2 0 3 0Maidstone United 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 1Margate 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 1 1 2 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 6Oxford City 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 5 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 3 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 4St Albans City 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 1 3 6 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 6 0Sutton United 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 2 4 1 1 1 5 0 2 2 5 2 5 0 2 2Truro City 2 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 2 4 2 4 4 1 3 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 3 1 1Wealdstone 4 4 2 0 3 1 0 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 4 4 2 3 2 2Weston super Mare 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 4 3 2 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 2 4 1 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 2Whitehawk 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 5 0 3 0 0 2Updated to match es played on 30 April 2016 Source Football ConferenceLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Stadium and locations Edit nbsp nbsp London nbsp Basingstoke Town nbsp Bath City nbsp Bishop s Stortford nbsp Chelmsford City nbsp Concord Rangers nbsp Eastbourne Borough nbsp Gosport Borough nbsp Havant amp Waterlooville nbsp Hemel Hempstead Town nbsp Maidenhead United amp Hayes amp Yeading United nbsp Maidstone United nbsp Margate nbsp Oxford City nbsp St Albans City nbsp Truro City nbsp Weston super Mare nbsp Whitehawkclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League South clubs Greater London shown in more detail below nbsp nbsp Dartford nbsp Ebbsfleet United nbsp Sutton United nbsp Wealdstoneclass notpageimage Locations of the 2015 16 National League South clubs Greater London Team Stadium CapacityBasingstoke Town The Camrose 6 000Bath City Twerton Park 8 840Bishop s Stortford Woodside Park 4 525Chelmsford City Melbourne Stadium 3 019Concord Rangers Thames Road 3 300Dartford Princes Park 4 100Eastbourne Borough Priory Lane 4 134Ebbsfleet United Stonebridge Road 5 011Gosport Borough Privett Park 4 500Havant amp Waterlooville West Leigh Park 5 250Hayes amp Yeading United York Road groundshare with Maidenhead United 3 000Hemel Hempstead Town Vauxhall Road 3 152Maidenhead United York Road 3 000Maidstone United Gallagher Stadium 3 063Margate Hartsdown Park 3 000Oxford City Court Place Farm 2 000St Albans City Clarence Park 4 500Sutton United Gander Green Lane 5 013Truro City Treyew Road 3 857Wealdstone The Vale 2 640Weston super Mare Woodspring Stadium 3 500Whitehawk The Enclosed Ground 2 000Top scorers Edit As of matches played 30 April 2016 6 Rank Player Club Goals1 Elliott Buchanan Bishop s Stortford 282 Matt Godden Ebbsfleet United 263 Danny Mills Whitehawk 23Justin Bennett Gosport Borough5 Dan Fitchett Sutton United 206 Scott Wilson Weston super Mare 19Steve Cawley Concord Rangers8 Bradley Bubb Oxford City 18Nathaniel Pinney Eastbourne BoroughElliot Bradbrook DartfordLouie Theophanous St Albans CityReferences Edit The Official Football Conference League Website Football Conference Archived from the original on 2015 04 19 Retrieved 10 May 2015 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The National League Play Off Dates National League Archived from the original on 2016 05 09 Retrieved 2016 04 30 Top Scorers National League Football BBC Sport BBC Sport Nuneaton Found Guilty of Fielding Ineligible Player Football Conference 24 March 2016 Archived from the original on 2 June 2016 Retrieved 28 March 2016 Top Scorers National League North Football BBC Sport BBC Sport Top Scorers National League South Football BBC Sport BBC Sport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2015 16 National League amp oldid 1130758821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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