The longest tenured team currently competing in the National League is Aldershot Town, who have been competing in the National League since 2013-14. As of the 2022–23 season, there is one former Premier League club competing in the National League: Oldham Athletic.
It greatly improved the quality of football at this lower level, as well as improving the financial status of the top clubs. This was reflected in 1986–87, when the Football League began accepting direct promotion and relegation between the Conference and the bottom division of the Football League, which at that time was known as the Football League Fourth Division and is now EFL League Two. The first team to be promoted by this method was Scarborough, and the first team relegated was Lincoln City, who regained their Football League status a year later as Conference champions.
Since 2002–03, the league has been granted a second promotion place, with a play-off deciding who joins the champions in League Two. Previously, no promotion from the Conference would occur if the winners did not have adequate stadium facilities. As of the start of the 2002–03 season, if a club achieves the automatic promotion or the play-off places but does not have an adequate stadium, their place will be re-allocated to the next highest placed club that has the required facilities.
In 2004–05, the Conference increased its size by adding two lower divisions, the Conference North and Conference South respectively, with the original division being renamed Conference National. For the 2006–07 season, the Conference National expanded from 22 to 24 teams by promoting four teams while relegating two teams and introduced a "four up and four down" system between itself and the Conference North and Conference South.
Sponsorship
The league's first sponsor was Gola during the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons. When Gola's sponsorship ceased, carmaker Vauxhall Motors—then the British subsidiary of General Motors—took over and sponsored the league until the end of the 1997–98 season.
The 1998–99 Conference campaign began without sponsors for the Conference, but just before the end of the season a sponsorship was agreed with Nationwide Building Society. This lasted until the end of the 2006–07 season, after which Blue Square took over. This would also prompt the leagues being renamed, with the Conference National becoming the Blue Square Premier, the Conference North becoming Blue Square North and the Conference South becoming Blue Square South.[2] In April 2010, Blue Square announced a further three-year sponsorship deal. From the start of the 2010–11 season the divisions were renamed, with the addition of the word "Bet" after "Blue Square".
In July 2013 the Conference agreed another sponsorship deal with online payment firm Skrill.[3] This lasted for only one year and the following July the Conference announced a brand-new three-year deal with Vanarama,[4] later extended by two more years.
In 2015, the Football Conference was renamed the National League. The top division was also officially renamed the National League and the lower divisions renamed as National League North and National League South. In January 2019 the League signed a three-year deal with Motorama,[5] Vanarama's sister company. It was extended to three more years in March 2021.[6]
Media coverage
In August 2006 Setanta Sports signed a five-year deal with the Conference. Under the deal, Setanta Sports started showing live matches in the 2007–08 season, with 79 live matches each season. Included in the deal were the annual play-off matches as well as the Conference League Cup, a cup competition for the three Football Conference divisions.[7] Setanta showed two live matches a week, with one on Thursday evening and one at the weekend.[8] In Australia the Conference National was broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia. Setanta Sports suffered financial problems and ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2009.[9] Sky Sports broadcast the Conference play-off final 2010 at Wembley Stadium.
On 19 August 2010, Premier Sports announced that it bought the live and exclusive UK television rights to 30 matches per season from the Conference Premier for a total of three seasons.[10] The 30 matches selected for broadcast included all five Conference Premier play-offs.[11] The deal with the Football Conference was a revenue sharing arrangement whereby clubs received 50% of revenue from subscriptions, on top of the normal rights fee paid by the broadcaster, once the costs of production were met. The Conference also earned 50% from all internet revenue associated with the deal, which allowed them to retain advertising rights allied to those adverts shown with their matches. During the 2010–11 season, Premier Sports failed to attract enough viewers to its Conference football broadcasts to share any revenue with the clubs beyond the £5,000 broadcast fee paid to home clubs and £1,000 to away clubs.
In July 2013, BT Sport announced a two-year deal to broadcast 30 live games per season including all five play-off matches.[12] In 2015 the National League announced that it renewed a three-year deal with BT Sport.[1]
Current membership
The following 24 clubs compete in the National League during the 2022–23 season.
^1 No promotion to the Football League until 1987.
^2 No promotion due to the club's stadium not being adequate for the Football League.
^3 Boston United were allowed to retain their championship title and subsequent promotion to the Football League despite having been found guilty of serious financial misconduct during their title winning season. Following their later relegation at the end of the 2006–07 season, due to ongoing financial concerns and irregularities at the club, Boston were relegated a further division and placed in the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League.
^Play-offs eliminator round was first introduced for 2017–18 season
Attendances
The highest average league attendance was in 2021–22 season, when 1.5 million fans attended National League matches, at an average of 3,084 per game. The lowest average league attendance came in the 2014–15 season, when 1 million spectators watched at an average of 1,853 per game. The highest seasonal average for a club was 9,973 for Wrexham in the 2022–23 season.[13]
^Dover Athletic accumulated thirteen points across the 2021–22 season however they started the season with a 12-point deduction due to failure to complete fixtures the previous season. The previous record lowest points tally accumulated was 10 points by Hyde United in the 2013–14 season.
^ ab"Football Conference to be renamed as National League", BBC Sport, 6 April 2015
^"Conference announces new sponsors". BBC News. 11 April 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
^. Archived from the original on 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
^. Non-League Bets. 30 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
^"The National League is to be rebranded from next season". Chester Live. 29 January 2019.
^"Vanarama extends National League title sponsorship for three years in multi-million-pound deal". CarDealer. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
^ Banham, Mark (29 August 2006). . Benchmark Capital. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
^ "Conference Signs TV Deal". Benchmark Capital. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
^Setanta goes off air in Great Britain Digital Spy, 23 June 2009
^"Premier Sports Secure Conference TV Rights". Vital Football. 19 August 2010.
^. Blue Square Bet Premier. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
^"BT Sport will show live football conference matches". BT. 3 July 2013.
^"National League 2021/2022 - Attendance". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
^"Bristol Rovers 1–1 Grimsby". 17 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^"Notts County 0–0 Yeovil Town: Record non-league crowd of 16,511 watch Magpies stalemate". BBC Sport. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
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For the professional baseball league in North America see National League baseball For other uses see National League The National League known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system It is the highest league that is semi professional in the English football league system although as of the 2022 23 season all but three clubs are fully professional Notable former English Football League clubs that compete in the National League include Rochdale Chesterfield Oldham Athletic and Southend United The National League is the lowest division in the English football pyramid organised on a nationwide basis Formerly the Conference National the league was renamed the National League from the 2015 16 season 1 National LeagueFounded1979 as Alliance Premier League CountryEngland 23 teams Other club s fromWales 1 team Number of teams24Level on pyramid5Step 1 National League System Promotion toEFL League TwoRelegation toNational League NorthNational League SouthDomestic cup s FA CupFA TrophyLeague cup s Conference League Cup 1979 2001 2004 05 2007 09 International cup s Europa League via FA Cup Current championsWrexham 1st title 2022 23 Most championshipsBarnetMacclesfield Town 3 titles each TV partnersBT Sport live FreeSports highlights WebsiteNational LeagueCurrent 2022 23 National LeagueThe longest tenured team currently competing in the National League is Aldershot Town who have been competing in the National League since 2013 14 As of the 2022 23 season there is one former Premier League club competing in the National League Oldham Athletic Contents 1 History 2 Sponsorship 3 Media coverage 4 Current membership 5 Past winners 6 Play off results 7 Attendances 8 Records 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Main article National League English football History The league was formed as the Alliance Premier League in 1979 coming into force for the 1979 80 season The league drew its clubs from the Northern Premier League and the Southern League It greatly improved the quality of football at this lower level as well as improving the financial status of the top clubs This was reflected in 1986 87 when the Football League began accepting direct promotion and relegation between the Conference and the bottom division of the Football League which at that time was known as the Football League Fourth Division and is now EFL League Two The first team to be promoted by this method was Scarborough and the first team relegated was Lincoln City who regained their Football League status a year later as Conference champions Since 2002 03 the league has been granted a second promotion place with a play off deciding who joins the champions in League Two Previously no promotion from the Conference would occur if the winners did not have adequate stadium facilities As of the start of the 2002 03 season if a club achieves the automatic promotion or the play off places but does not have an adequate stadium their place will be re allocated to the next highest placed club that has the required facilities In 2004 05 the Conference increased its size by adding two lower divisions the Conference North and Conference South respectively with the original division being renamed Conference National For the 2006 07 season the Conference National expanded from 22 to 24 teams by promoting four teams while relegating two teams and introduced a four up and four down system between itself and the Conference North and Conference South Sponsorship EditThe league s first sponsor was Gola during the 1984 85 and 1985 86 seasons When Gola s sponsorship ceased carmaker Vauxhall Motors then the British subsidiary of General Motors took over and sponsored the league until the end of the 1997 98 season The 1998 99 Conference campaign began without sponsors for the Conference but just before the end of the season a sponsorship was agreed with Nationwide Building Society This lasted until the end of the 2006 07 season after which Blue Square took over This would also prompt the leagues being renamed with the Conference National becoming the Blue Square Premier the Conference North becoming Blue Square North and the Conference South becoming Blue Square South 2 In April 2010 Blue Square announced a further three year sponsorship deal From the start of the 2010 11 season the divisions were renamed with the addition of the word Bet after Blue Square In July 2013 the Conference agreed another sponsorship deal with online payment firm Skrill 3 This lasted for only one year and the following July the Conference announced a brand new three year deal with Vanarama 4 later extended by two more years In 2015 the Football Conference was renamed the National League The top division was also officially renamed the National League and the lower divisions renamed as National League North and National League South In January 2019 the League signed a three year deal with Motorama 5 Vanarama s sister company It was extended to three more years in March 2021 6 Media coverage EditIn August 2006 Setanta Sports signed a five year deal with the Conference Under the deal Setanta Sports started showing live matches in the 2007 08 season with 79 live matches each season Included in the deal were the annual play off matches as well as the Conference League Cup a cup competition for the three Football Conference divisions 7 Setanta showed two live matches a week with one on Thursday evening and one at the weekend 8 In Australia the Conference National was broadcast by Setanta Sports Australia Setanta Sports suffered financial problems and ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2009 9 Sky Sports broadcast the Conference play off final 2010 at Wembley Stadium On 19 August 2010 Premier Sports announced that it bought the live and exclusive UK television rights to 30 matches per season from the Conference Premier for a total of three seasons 10 The 30 matches selected for broadcast included all five Conference Premier play offs 11 The deal with the Football Conference was a revenue sharing arrangement whereby clubs received 50 of revenue from subscriptions on top of the normal rights fee paid by the broadcaster once the costs of production were met The Conference also earned 50 from all internet revenue associated with the deal which allowed them to retain advertising rights allied to those adverts shown with their matches During the 2010 11 season Premier Sports failed to attract enough viewers to its Conference football broadcasts to share any revenue with the clubs beyond the 5 000 broadcast fee paid to home clubs and 1 000 to away clubs In July 2013 BT Sport announced a two year deal to broadcast 30 live games per season including all five play off matches 12 In 2015 the National League announced that it renewed a three year deal with BT Sport 1 Current membership EditThe following 24 clubs compete in the National League during the 2022 23 season Aldershot Town Altrincham Boreham Wood Chesterfield Dorking Wanderers Eastleigh FC Halifax Town Gateshead Maidenhead United Maidstone United Notts County Oldham Athletic Scunthorpe United Solihull Moors Southend United Torquay United Woking Wrexham Yeovil Town York City London teamsBarnetBromleyDagenham amp RedbridgeWealdstoneclass notpageimage Locations of the 2022 23 National League teams Barnet Bromley Dagenham amp Redbridge Wealdstoneclass notpageimage Locations of the 2022 23 National League clubs Greater London clubs Club Finishing position last season Location Stadium CapacityAldershot Town 20th Aldershot Recreation Ground 7 200Altrincham 14th Altrincham Moss Lane 7 700Barnet 18th London Edgware The Hive Stadium 6 418Boreham Wood 9th Borehamwood Meadow Park 4 502Bromley 10th London Bromley Hayes Lane 5 300Chesterfield 7th Chesterfield Proact Stadium 10 504Dagenham amp Redbridge 8th London Dagenham Victoria Road 6 078Dorking Wanderers 2nd in National League South promoted Dorking Meadowbank 3 000Eastleigh 19th Eastleigh Ten Acres 5 250FC Halifax Town 4th Halifax The Shay 14 061Gateshead 1st in National League North promoted Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11 800Maidenhead United 17th Maidenhead York Road 4 000Maidstone United 1st in National League South promoted Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4 200Notts County 5th Nottingham Meadow Lane 19 588Oldham Athletic 23rd in EFL League Two relegated Oldham Boundary Park 13 513Solihull Moors 3rd Solihull Damson Park 3 050Southend United 13th Southend on Sea Roots Hall 12 392Scunthorpe United 24th in EFL League Two relegated Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9 088Torquay United 11th Torquay Plainmoor 6 500Wealdstone 16th London Ruislip Grosvenor Vale 4 085Woking 15th Woking Kingfield Stadium 6 036Wrexham 2nd Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10 771Yeovil Town 12th Yeovil Huish Park 9 566York City 5th in National League North promoted York York Community Stadium 8 500Past winners EditNumbers in parentheses indicate wins up to that date Season Winner Playoff Winner1979 80 Altrincham11980 81 Altrincham1 2 1981 82 Runcorn11982 83 Enfield11983 84 Maidstone United11984 85 Wealdstone11985 86 Enfield1 2 1986 87 Scarborough1987 88 Lincoln City1988 89 Maidstone United 2 1989 90 Darlington1990 91 Barnet1991 92 Colchester United1992 93 Wycombe Wanderers1993 94 Kidderminster Harriers21994 95 Macclesfield Town21995 96 Stevenage Borough21996 97 Macclesfield Town 2 1997 98 Halifax Town1998 99 Cheltenham Town1999 2000 Kidderminster Harriers 2 2000 01 Rushden amp Diamonds2001 02 Boston United32002 03 Yeovil Town Doncaster Rovers2003 04 Chester City Shrewsbury Town2004 05 Barnet 2 Carlisle United2005 06 Accrington Stanley Hereford United2006 07 Dagenham amp Redbridge Morecambe2007 08 Aldershot Town Exeter City2008 09 Burton Albion Torquay United2009 10 Stevenage Borough 2 Oxford United2010 11 Crawley Town AFC Wimbledon2011 12 Fleetwood Town York City2012 13 Mansfield Town Newport County2013 14 Luton Town Cambridge United2014 15 Barnet 3 Bristol Rovers2015 16 Cheltenham Town 2 Grimsby Town2016 17 Lincoln City 2 Forest Green Rovers2017 18 Macclesfield Town 3 Tranmere Rovers2018 19 Leyton Orient Salford City2019 204 Barrow Harrogate Town2020 21 Sutton United Hartlepool United2021 22 Stockport County Grimsby Town2022 23 Wrexham Notts County 1 No promotion to the Football League until 1987 2 No promotion due to the club s stadium not being adequate for the Football League 3 Boston United were allowed to retain their championship title and subsequent promotion to the Football League despite having been found guilty of serious financial misconduct during their title winning season Following their later relegation at the end of the 2006 07 season due to ongoing financial concerns and irregularities at the club Boston were relegated a further division and placed in the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League 4 Clubs voted to end the 2019 20 National League season using points per game after the season was suspended in March due to the COVID 19 pandemic Play off results EditSeason Play offs eliminator a First semi final Second semi final Final Final venue2002 03 N A Dagenham amp Redbridge 2 1 MorecambeMorecambe 2 1 Dagenham amp Redbridge2 2 draw on aggregateDagenham won 3 2 on penalties Doncaster Rovers 1 1 Chester CityChester City 1 1 Doncaster Rovers2 2 draw on aggregateDoncaster won 4 3 on penalties Doncaster Rovers 3 2 Dagenham amp RedbridgeDoncaster won with a golden goal Match Report Britannia Stadium Stoke on Trent2003 04 Aldershot Town 1 1 Hereford UnitedHereford United 0 0 Aldershot Town1 1 draw on aggregateAldershot won 4 2 on penalties Barnet 2 1 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 1 0 Barnet2 2 draw on aggregateShrewsbury won 5 3 on penalties Aldershot Town 1 1 Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury won 3 0 on penalties Match Report 2004 05 Aldershot Town 1 0 Carlisle UnitedCarlisle United 2 1 Aldershot Town2 2 draw on aggregateCarlisle won 5 4 on penalties Stevenage Borough 1 1 Hereford United Hereford United 0 1 Stevenage BoroughStevenage Borough won 2 1 on aggregate Carlisle United 1 0 Stevenage Borough Match Report 2005 06 Halifax Town 3 2 Grays AthleticGrays Athletic 2 2 Halifax TownHalifax Town won 5 4 on aggregate Morecambe 1 1 Hereford UnitedHereford United 3 2 MorecambeHereford United won 4 3 on aggregate Hereford United 3 2 Halifax Townafter extra time Match Report Walkers Stadium Leicester2006 07 Exeter City 0 1 Oxford UnitedOxford United 1 2 Exeter City2 2 draw on aggregateExeter won 4 3 on penalties York City 0 0 Morecambe Morecambe 2 1 York CityMorecambe won 2 1 on aggregate Morecambe 2 1 Exeter City Match Report Wembley Stadium London2007 08 Burton Albion 2 2 Cambridge UnitedCambridge United 2 1 Burton AlbionCambridge United won 4 3 on aggregate Exeter City 1 2 Torquay UnitedTorquay United 1 4 Exeter CityExeter City won 5 3 on aggregate Cambridge United 0 1 Exeter City Match Report 2008 09 Stevenage Borough 3 1 Cambridge UnitedCambridge United 3 0 Stevenage BoroughCambridge United won 4 3 on aggregate Torquay United 2 0 HistonHiston 1 0 Torquay UnitedTorquay United won 2 1 on aggregate Cambridge United 0 2 Torquay United Match Report 2009 10 Luton Town 0 1 York CityYork City 1 0 Luton TownYork City won 2 0 on aggregate Oxford United 2 0 Rushden amp DiamondsRushden amp Diamonds 1 1 Oxford UnitedOxford United won 3 1 on aggregate Oxford United 3 1 York City Match Report 2010 11 Fleetwood Town 0 2 AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon 6 1 Fleetwood TownAFC Wimbledon won 8 1 on aggregate Wrexham 0 3 Luton TownLuton Town 2 1 WrexhamLuton Town won 5 1 on aggregate AFC Wimbledon 0 0 Luton TownAFC Wimbledon won 4 3 on penalties Match Report City of Manchester Stadium Manchester2011 12 Luton Town 2 0 WrexhamWrexham 2 1 Luton TownLuton Town won 3 2 on aggregate York City 1 1 Mansfield TownMansfield Town 0 1 York CityYork City won 2 1 on aggregate Luton Town 1 2 York City Match Report Wembley Stadium London2012 13 Wrexham 2 1 Kidderminster HarriersKidderminster Harriers 1 3 WrexhamWrexham won 5 2 on aggregate Grimsby Town 0 1 Newport CountyNewport County 1 0 Grimsby TownNewport County won 2 0 on aggregate Wrexham 0 2 Newport County Match Report 2013 14 FC Halifax Town 1 0 Cambridge UnitedCambridge United 2 0 FC Halifax TownCambridge United won 2 1 on aggregate Grimsby Town 1 1 GatesheadGateshead 3 1 Grimsby TownGateshead won 4 2 on aggregate Cambridge United 2 1 Gateshead Match Report 2014 15 Forest Green Rovers 0 1 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 2 0 Forest Green Rovers Bristol Rovers won 3 0 on aggregate Eastleigh 1 2 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 3 0 Eastleigh Grimsby Town won 5 1 on aggregate Bristol Rovers 1 1 Grimsby TownBristol Rovers won 5 3 on penalties Match Report 2015 16 Dover Athletic 0 1 Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers 1 1 Dover Athletic Forest Green Rovers won 2 1 on aggregate Grimsby Town 0 1 Braintree Town Braintree Town 0 2 Grimsby TownGrimsby Town won 2 1 on aggregate Forest Green Rovers 1 3 Grimsby Town Match Report 2016 17 Aldershot Town 0 3 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 2 2 Aldershot Town Tranmere Rovers won 5 2 on aggregate Dagenham amp Redbridge 1 1 Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers 2 0 Dagenham amp Redbridge Forest Green Rovers won 3 1 on aggregate Tranmere Rovers 1 3 Forest Green Rovers Match Report 2017 18 Aldershot Town 1 1 Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United won 5 4 on penalties Boreham Wood 2 1 AFC Fylde Tranmere Rovers 4 2 a e t Ebbsfleet United Sutton United 2 3 Boreham Wood Tranmere Rovers 2 1 Boreham Wood Match Report 2018 19 AFC Fylde 3 1 Harrogate Town Wrexham 0 1 a e t Eastleigh Solihull Moors 0 1 AFC Fylde Eastleigh 1 1 Salford CitySalford City won 4 3 on penalties AFC Fylde 0 3 Salford City Match Report 2019 20 Boreham Wood 2 1 FC Halifax Town Yeovil Town 0 2 Barnet Harrogate Town 1 0 Boreham Wood Notts County 2 0 Barnet Harrogate Town 3 1 Notts County Match Report 2020 21 Notts County 3 2 Chesterfield Hartlepool United 3 2 Bromley Torquay United 4 2 a e t Notts County Stockport County 0 1 Hartlepool United Torquay United 1 1 Hartlepool United Hartlepool United won 5 4 on penalties Match Report Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol2021 22 Notts County 1 2 a e t Grimsby Town FC Halifax Town 1 2 Chesterfield Wrexham 4 5 a e t Grimsby Town Solihull Moors 3 1 Chesterfield Grimsby Town 2 1 a e t Solihull Moors Match Report London Stadium London2022 23 Barnet 1 2 Boreham Wood Woking 1 2 Bromley Notts County 3 2 a e t Boreham Wood Chesterfield 3 2 a e t Bromley Notts County 2 2 Chesterfield Notts County won 4 3 on penalties Match Report Wembley Stadium London Play offs eliminator round was first introduced for 2017 18 seasonAttendances EditThe highest average league attendance was in 2021 22 season when 1 5 million fans attended National League matches at an average of 3 084 per game The lowest average league attendance came in the 2014 15 season when 1 million spectators watched at an average of 1 853 per game The highest seasonal average for a club was 9 973 for Wrexham in the 2022 23 season 13 Season League Average Attendance2010 11 2 1462011 12 2 0342012 13 1 8852013 14 1 8642014 15 1 8532015 16 1 9012016 17 1 8722017 18 2 0452018 19 1 9712019 20 1 9712020 21 No attendances due to pandemic2021 22 3 084Records EditMost wins in a season 34 Wrexham 2022 23 Fewest defeats in a season 3 Yeovil Town 2002 03 Crawley Town 2010 11 Notts County amp Wrexham 2022 23 Most consecutive wins 12 Burton Albion 2008 09 Mansfield Town 2012 13 Longest unbeaten run in a season 30 Crawley Town 2010 11 Most goals in a season 117 Notts County 2022 23 Fewest goals conceded in a season 24 Kettering Town 1993 94 Stevenage Borough 2009 10 Highest goal difference 75 Notts County 2022 23 Most points in a season 111 Wrexham 2022 23 Fewest points in a season 1 Dover Athletic 2021 22 a Smallest points gap between champions and 2nd place 0 Colchester United 1991 92 94 points over Wycombe Wanderers by 9 goal differenceLargest points gap between champions and 2nd place 19 Luton Town 2013 14 101 points over Cambridge United 82 points Largest points gap between 2nd and 3rd place 23 Notts County 2022 23 107 points over Chesterfield 84 points Biggest win 9 0 Runcorn beat Enfield 3 March 1990 Sutton United beat Gateshead 22 September 1990 Hereford United beat Dagenham amp Redbridge 27 February 2004 Rushden amp Diamonds beat Weymouth 21 February 2009 Tranmere Rovers beat Solihull Moors 8 April 2017 Record attendance play offs 47 029 Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby Town at Wembley Stadium Play off final 17 May 2015 14 Record attendance league game 16 511 Notts County vs Yeovil Town at Meadow Lane 19 November 2022 15 Dover Athletic accumulated thirteen points across the 2021 22 season however they started the season with a 12 point deduction due to failure to complete fixtures the previous season The previous record lowest points tally accumulated was 10 points by Hyde United in the 2013 14 season See also EditNational League North National League SouthReferences Edit a b Football Conference to be renamed as National League BBC Sport 6 April 2015 Conference announces new sponsors BBC News 11 April 2007 Retrieved 5 October 2007 Skrill is the new title sponsor for the Football Conference Leagues Archived from the original on 2016 01 13 Retrieved 2013 07 30 Vanarama announced as new Football Conference sponsor Non League Bets 30 July 2014 Archived from the original on 18 October 2014 Retrieved 30 July 2014 The National League is to be rebranded from next season Chester Live 29 January 2019 Vanarama extends National League title sponsorship for three years in multi million pound deal CarDealer 11 March 2021 Retrieved 16 June 2022 Banham Mark 29 August 2006 Setanta signs five year deal for Conference games Benchmark Capital Archived from the original on 21 September 2007 Retrieved 5 October 2007 Conference Signs TV Deal Benchmark Capital 29 August 2006 Retrieved 5 October 2007 Setanta goes off air in Great Britain Digital Spy 23 June 2009 Premier Sports Secure Conference TV Rights Vital Football 19 August 2010 Football Conference Signs Unique TV Deal Blue Square Bet Premier 20 August 2010 Archived from the original on 21 August 2010 Retrieved 11 October 2010 BT Sport will show live football conference matches BT 3 July 2013 National League 2021 2022 Attendance worldfootball net Retrieved 2022 12 18 Bristol Rovers 1 1 Grimsby 17 May 2015 Retrieved 18 May 2015 Notts County 0 0 Yeovil Town Record non league crowd of 16 511 watch Magpies stalemate BBC Sport 19 November 2022 Retrieved 20 November 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to National League division The National League official website Retrieved from 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