The longest tenured team currently competing in the National League North is Gloucester City, having been in the National League North since the 2009–10 season.
The Conference North was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English non-League football.[2] The champions are automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place (expanded from four to six teams in the 2017–18 season).[3] The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues. Teams from this division, as well as from the National League South, enter the FA Cup at the Second Qualifying Round.
For sponsorship reasons, the division was known as the Nationwide North from its formation in 2004 until 2007, when it was renamed the Blue Square North. In 2010 it was renamed the Blue Square Bet North. When the Blue Square sponsorship ended in 2013, it was renamed the Skrill North until the 2014–15 season, when it was renamed the Vanarama North. A further name change followed in 2015, when the division was renamed the Vanarama National League North.
The National League North was scheduled to expand to 24 teams in 2021.[4][5] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2020–21 National League North season was curtailed and voided after written resolutions were put to a vote. No teams were relegated.[6] Expansion would be at last implemented before the 2022–23 season when the bottom club was relegated and four promoted from Step 3.[7]
Member clubs for 2023–24Edit
The member clubs for the 2023–24 season are as follows:
Division of Level 6 teams by English Counties (2022–23)
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External linksEdit
The National League official site
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Conference North redirects here For other topics see North Conference disambiguation The National League North formerly the Conference North is a division of the National League in England immediately below the National League division Along with the National League South it is at the second level of the National League System and at the sixth tier overall of the English football league system It consists of teams mostly located in Northern England the English Midlands and East Anglia In addition it can include a small number of teams from the northern most parts of the South West and South East Since the start of the 2015 16 season the league has been known as the National League North 1 Vanarama National League North for sponsorship reasons 1 National League NorthFounded2004CountryEnglandNumber of teams24Level on pyramid6Step 2 National League System Promotion toNational LeagueRelegation toNorthern Premier League Premier DivisionSouthern Football League Premier Division CentralDomestic cup s FA CupFA TrophyInternational cup s Europa League via FA Cup Current championsAFC Fylde 2nd title 2022 23 Most championshipsAFC FyldeSouthport 2 titles each WebsiteNational LeagueCurrent 2023 24 National League NorthThe longest tenured team currently competing in the National League North is Gloucester City having been in the National League North since the 2009 10 season Contents 1 History 2 Member clubs for 2023 24 3 League champions 4 League stadiums for 2023 24 5 League records 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe Conference North was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English non League football 2 The champions are automatically promoted to the National League A second promotion place goes to the winners of play offs involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place expanded from four to six teams in the 2017 18 season 3 The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues Teams from this division as well as from the National League South enter the FA Cup at the Second Qualifying Round For sponsorship reasons the division was known as the Nationwide North from its formation in 2004 until 2007 when it was renamed the Blue Square North In 2010 it was renamed the Blue Square Bet North When the Blue Square sponsorship ended in 2013 it was renamed the Skrill North until the 2014 15 season when it was renamed the Vanarama North A further name change followed in 2015 when the division was renamed the Vanarama National League North The National League North was scheduled to expand to 24 teams in 2021 4 5 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic in England the 2020 21 National League North season was curtailed and voided after written resolutions were put to a vote No teams were relegated 6 Expansion would be at last implemented before the 2022 23 season when the bottom club was relegated and four promoted from Step 3 7 Member clubs for 2023 24 EditThe member clubs for the 2023 24 season are as follows nbsp Division of Level 6 teams by English Counties 2022 23 Club Finishing position 2022 23Alfreton Town 5thBanbury United 17thBishop s Stortford 1st Isthmian League Blyth Spartans 19thBoston United 15thBrackley Town 4thBuxton 11thChester 3rdChorley 12thCurzon Ashton 13thDarlington 10thFarsley Celtic 20thGloucester City 7thHereford 16thKing s Lynn Town 2ndPeterborough Sports 14thRushall Olympic 5th Southern League Scarborough Athletic 8thScunthorpe United 23rd National League Southport 18thSouth Shields 1st Northern Premier League Spennymoor Town 9thTamworth 1st Southern League Warrington Town 2nd Northern Premier League League champions Edit nbsp Conference North Trophy awarded to Southport 2009 10 season The winners of the league title and the winners of the play off final since the league s formation in 2004 are as follows Season Winner Play off winner2004 05 Southport Altrincham2005 06 Northwich Victoria Stafford Rangers2006 07 Droylsden Farsley Celtic2007 08 Kettering Town Barrow2008 09 Tamworth Gateshead2009 10 Southport 2 Fleetwood Town2010 11 Alfreton Town AFC Telford United2011 12 Hyde Nuneaton Town2012 13 Chester FC Halifax Town2013 14 AFC Telford United Altrincham2014 15 Barrow Guiseley2015 16 Solihull Moors North Ferriby United2016 17 AFC Fylde FC Halifax Town2017 18 Salford City Harrogate Town2018 19 Stockport County Chorley2019 20 King s Lynn Town Altrincham2020 21 None season curtailed and voided2021 22 Gateshead York City2022 23 AFC Fylde 2 Kidderminster HarriersLeague stadiums for 2023 24 EditThe home stadiums for all of the teams in the league for the 2023 24 season are listed below nbsp nbsp Alfreton Town nbsp Banbury United nbsp Bishop s Stortford nbsp Blyth Spartans nbsp Boston United nbsp Brackley Town nbsp Buxton nbsp Chester nbsp Chorley nbsp Curzon Ashton nbsp Darlington nbsp Farsley Celtic nbsp Gloucester City nbsp Hereford nbsp King s Lynn Town nbsp Peterborough Sports nbsp Rushall Olympic nbsp Scarborough Athletic nbsp Scunthorpe United nbsp South Shields nbsp Southport nbsp Spennymoor Town nbsp Tamworth nbsp Warrington Townclass notpageimage Locations of the National League North 2023 24 teams Team Location Stadium CapacityAlfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3 600Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 6 500 8 Bishop s Stortford Bishop s Stortford Woodside Park 4 525Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4 435Boston United Boston Boston Community Stadium 5 000Brackley Town Brackley St James Park 3 500Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5 200Chester Chester Deva Stadium 6 500Chorley Chorley Victory Park 4 100Curzon Ashton Ashton under Lyne Tameside Stadium 4 000Darlington Darlington Blackwell Meadows 3 300Farsley Celtic Farsley The Citadel 3 900Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 4 000Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5 213King s Lynn Town King s Lynn The Walks 8 200Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2 300Rushall Olympic Walsall Rushall Dales Lane 2 000Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 3 251Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9 088Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6 008South Shields South Shields 1st Cloud Arena 3 500Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 6 000Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 3 269Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3 500League records EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National League North news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Record home win Chorley 9 0 Gloucester City 4 September 2021Record away win Redditch United 0 9 Boston United 21 August 2010 9 Highest scoring game AFC Fylde 9 2 Boston United 19 November 2016 10 Most points in a season 107 points Chester 2012 13 Most wins in a season 34 Chester 2012 13 Fewest defeats in a season 3 Chester 2012 13 Most goals scored in a season 109 AFC Fylde 2016 17 Largest positive goal difference 71 Chester 2012 13 Most league titles 2 AFC Fylde 2016 17 2022 23 and Southport 2004 05 2009 10 Most consecutive wins 15 games 21 February 2006 to 22 April 2006 Northwich VictoriaMost consecutive clean sheets 10 games 30 August 2010 to 9 November 2010 Boston UnitedLongest unbeaten run 30 games 15 September 2012 to 6 April 2013 ChesterLargest attendance 7 488 21 May 2022 York City vs Boston United See also EditNational League National League SouthReferences Edit a b Football Conference to be renamed as National League BBC Sport Retrieved 11 May 2015 Football Conference History Football Conference Archived from the original on 16 September 2010 Retrieved 26 October 2012 National League North 2017 18 Season Preview Vanarama National League 5 August 2017 Retrieved 11 September 2017 Edkins Matt 17 April 2019 EXCLUSIVE FA outline second phase of Non League restructuring The Non League Football Paper Interview Update on non League women s amp grassroots football seasons The Football Association 26 March 2020 Retrieved 27 March 2020 Osborn Oliver 18 February 2021 National League Statement Outcome Of Written Resolutions Vanarama National League Retrieved 12 April 2021 National League Football Association confirms promotion and relegation for 2021 22 BBC Sport 2 November 2021 Retrieved 20 November 2021 Banbury United Non League Club Directory Archived from the original on 2 July 2017 Retrieved 27 March 2023 Redditch United 0 9 Boston United BBC Sport 21 August 2010 Retrieved 26 October 2012 AFC Fylde 10 Things FC Halifax Town 1 September 2017 Retrieved 20 August 2018 External links EditThe National League official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National League North amp oldid 1179632232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
