2022–23 National League

National League
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023
ChampionsWrexham
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played1,656
Goals scored4,480 (2.71 per match)
Biggest home winWorthing 7–0 Concord Rangers (7 April 2023)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringWrexham 7–5 Barnet
(8 October 2022)

The 2022–23 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season under English football's new title of the National League, the twentieth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-fourth season overall.

This season saw the expansion of North and South divisions to 24 teams each, a planned increase which was originally scheduled in 2019 to occur ahead of the 2021–22 season.[1] However, after the curtailment and voidance of the 2020–21 season for both North and South, promotion and relegation were postponed.[2] For those reasons, the implementation of expansion plans was delayed until 2022–23.[3]

National League

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National League
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 13 May 2023
ChampionsWrexham
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,540 (2.79 per match)
Top goalscorerMacaulay Langstaff (42)
Biggest home winWrexham 6–0 Torquay United
(24 September 2022)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringWrexham 7–5 Barnet
(8 October 2022)
Longest unbeaten runWrexham (28)
Highest attendanceNotts County 0-0 Yeovil Town
(19 November 2022) (16,511)

Team changes

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Oldham Athletic is the first former Premier League club to be relegated to the National League, and their matches against Notts County will be the third fixture to be played in all five top tiers of English football.

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2022–23 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,200
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 7,700
Barnet London (Canons Park) The Hive Stadium 6,418
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Chesterfield Chesterfield Technique Stadium 10,504
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank 3,000
Eastleigh Eastleigh Ten Acres 5,250
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,513
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 4,085
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566
York City York York Community Stadium 8,500

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aldershot Town England Tommy Widdrington Wales Joe Partington Italy Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham England Phil Parkinson England Jordan Hulme Germany Puma J Davidson Ltd
Barnet Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan Northern Ireland Dale Gorman England Stanno TIC Health
Boreham Wood England Luke Garrard England Mark Ricketts Germany Puma Alan Swan - Wood Army
Bromley England Andy Woodman England Byron Webster Germany Puma LSP Renewables
Chesterfield England Paul Cook England Jamie Grimes Germany Puma Leengate Valves
Dagenham & Redbridge England Ben Strevens Colombia Ángelo Balanta United States Nike West & Coe
Dorking Wanderers England Marc White England Barry Fuller Italy Macron Stonegate Homes
Eastleigh England Lee Bradbury England Aaron Martin Italy Kappa Utilita
FC Halifax Town England Chris Millington England Tom Clarke Germany Adidas CORE Facility Services
Gateshead England Mike Williamson England Greg Olley Germany Puma Gateshead Central
Maidenhead United England Alan Devonshire England Alan Massey Germany Uhlsport G&L Scientific
Maidstone United Cameroon George Elokobi Trinidad and Tobago Gavin Hoyte Italy Macron Manchett
Notts County England Luke Williams Scotland Kyle Cameron Germany Puma Access Training
Oldham Athletic England David Unsworth England Liam Hogan Denmark Hummel Bartercard
Scunthorpe United England Jimmy Dean England Liam Feeney Italy Macron Marshall BMW
Solihull Moors England Neal Ardley England Kyle Storer Germany Adidas Taxbuddi
Southend United Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher England Nathan Ralph Italy Macron P G Site Services
Torquay United England Gary Johnson England Asa Hall Germany Puma (No front shirt sponsor, they have the year they were founded on the front '1899').
Wealdstone England Stuart Maynard England Jack Cook Spain Kelme GPF Lewis
Woking England Darren Sarll England Josh Casey Germany Adidas Boz's Fruit & Veg
Wrexham England Phil Parkinson England Luke Young Italy Macron TikTok
Yeovil Town England Mark Cooper England Josh Staunton Denmark Hummel Jurassic Fibre
York City England Michael Morton (interim) England Lenell John-Lewis Germany Puma JMP

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Yeovil Town England Josh Staunton End of caretaker spell 15 May 2022 Pre-season England Chris Hargreaves[4] 18 May 2022
FC Halifax Town England Pete Wild[5] Signed by Barrow 26 May 2022 England Chris Millington[6] 28 May 2022
Notts County England Ian Burchnall[7] Signed by Forest Green Rovers 27 May 2022 England Luke Williams[8] 14 June 2022
Scunthorpe United England Keith Hill[9] Sacked 30 August 2022 23rd England Tony Daws (interim)[10] 1 September 2022
Oldham Athletic Republic of Ireland John Sheridan[11] Mutual agreement 17 September 2022 14th England David Unsworth[12] 20 September 2022
Aldershot Town England Mark Molesley[13] Sacked 15 October 2022 22nd England Ross McNeilly 6 December 2022
Yeovil Town England Chris Hargreaves[14] 27 October 2022 21st England Mark Cooper[15] 28 October 2022
York City England John Askey[16] 16 November 2022 12th England David Webb[17] 2 December 2022
Scunthorpe United England Tony Daws (interim) Stepped down to Academy Manager 1 December 2022 23rd England Michael Nelson (interim)[18] 1 December 2022
Maidstone United England Hakan Hayrettin[19] Sacked 9 January 2023 23rd Cameroon George Elokobi 9 January 2023
Scunthorpe United England Michael Nelson (interim) End of interim spell 29 January 2023 23rd England Jimmy Dean[20] 29 January 2023
York City England David Webb[21] Sacked 8 February 2023 18th England Michael Morton (interim) 8 February 2023
Dagenham & Redbridge Republic of Ireland Daryl McMahon[22] 24 February 2023 10th England Ben Strevens[23] 10 March 2023
Aldershot Town England Ross McNeilly[24] 2 April 2023 19th England Tommy Widdrington[24] 2 April 2023

National League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wrexham (C, P) 46 34 9 3 116 43 +73 111 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Notts County (O, P) 46 32 11 3 117 42 +75 107 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Chesterfield 46 25 9 12 81 52 +29 84
4 Woking 46 24 10 12 71 48 +23 82 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Barnet 46 21 11 14 75 67 +8 74
6 Boreham Wood 46 19 15 12 52 40 +12 72
7 Bromley 46 18 17 11 68 53 +15 71
8 Southend United 46 20 9 17 57 45 +12 69
9 Eastleigh 46 19 10 17 56 57 −1 67
10 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 18 9 19 61 72 −11 63
11 FC Halifax Town 46 16 13 17 49 48 +1 61
12 Oldham Athletic 46 16 13 17 63 64 −1 61
13 Wealdstone 46 16 12 18 57 72 −15 60
14 Gateshead 46 15 15 16 67 62 +5 59[a]
15 Solihull Moors 46 15 13 18 62 66 −4 58
16 Dorking Wanderers 46 16 9 21 67 91 −24 57
17 Altrincham 46 14 14 18 68 82 −14 56
18 Aldershot Town 46 14 11 21 64 76 −12 53
19 York City 46 13 12 21 55 63 −8 51
20 Maidenhead United 46 13 11 22 47 66 −19 50
21 Torquay United (R) 46 12 12 22 58 80 −22 48 Relegation to National League South
22 Yeovil Town (R) 46 7 19 20 35 60 −25 40
23 Scunthorpe United (R) 46 8 10 28 49 87 −38 34 Relegation to National League North
24 Maidstone United (R) 46 5 10 31 45 104 −59 25 Relegation to National League South
Source: [26]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[27]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Gateshead were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[25]

Results table

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Home \ Away ALD ALT BAR BOR BRO CHE DAG DOR EAS HAL GAT MDH MDS NOT OLD SCU SOL SOU TOR WEA WOK WRE YEO YOR
Aldershot Town 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 5–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–4 1–1 2–1
Altrincham 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 4–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 2–1
Barnet 4–1 2–4 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–5
Boreham Wood 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Bromley 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–2 1–2 4–1 0–3
Chesterfield 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 2–0 3–2 5–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3
Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 4–1 5–4 1–1 4–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–1
Dorking Wanderers 0–3 3–2 2–1 1–4 2–3 2–2 5–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–5 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–2 3–1 1–2 0–5 1–1 1–0
Eastleigh 3–3 3–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–5 1–0 5–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0
FC Halifax Town 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–4 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 5–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–0
Gateshead 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–3 4–0 2–2
Maidenhead United 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–4 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1
Maidstone United 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–5 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–1
Notts County 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0
Scunthorpe United 3–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 0–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 1–4 0–2 3–4 1–3 0–1 4–1 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–1
Solihull Moors 1–2 5–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–1
Southend United 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Torquay United 6–1 4–4 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–5 1–2 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2
Wealdstone 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–2 3–2 0–4 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–6 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–1
Woking 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2
Wrexham 2–0 4–0 7–5 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 1–0 5–0 3–2 5–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 6–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 3–0
Yeovil Town 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–4 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1
York City 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 4–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1
Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Notts County (a.e.t.) 3
5 Barnet 1 6 Boreham Wood 2
6 Boreham Wood 2 2 Notts County (p) 2 (4)
3 Chesterfield 2 (3)
3 Chesterfield (a.e.t.) 3
4 Woking 1 7 Bromley 2
7 Bromley 2

Quarter-finals

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2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) Barnet1–2 Boreham Wood Canons Park
19:45 Pritchard 52' Report Ndlovu 19', 45+2'
Marsh Yellow card 62'
Kelly-Evans Yellow card 66'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,256
Referee: Daniel Middleton
3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) Woking1–2 Bromley Woking
19:45 Ince 13' Report Cheek 60' (pen.)
Elerewe Yellow card 68', 77'
Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Lewis Smith

Semi-finals

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7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Notts County 3–2 (a.e.t.)Boreham WoodNottingham
12:30
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 15,617
Referee: Scott Tallis
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Chesterfield 3–2 (a.e.t.)BromleyChesterfield
15:40
Report
Stadium: Technique Stadium
Attendance: 9,657
Referee: Scott Simpson

Final

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Notts County2–2 (a.e.t.)Chesterfield
Report
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 38,138
Referee: Matthew Corlett

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Macaulay Langstaff Notts County 42
2 Paul Mullin Wrexham 38
3 Inih Effiong Dagenham & Redbridge
Aldershot Town
23
4 Rhys Browne Woking
Wealdstone
20
5 Andrew Dallas Chesterfield
Solihull Moors
19
Nicke Kabamba Barnet
7 Rúben Rodrigues Notts County 18
8 James McShane Dorking Wanderers 17

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Paul Mullin Wrexham Maidstone United 5–0 20 August 2022
England Alex Reid Solihull Moors Altrincham 5–1 3 September 2022
England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County Dag & Red 0–5 3 September 2022
England Ollie Palmer Wrexham Dorking Wanderers 0–5 3 September 2022
England James McShane Dorking Wanderers Notts County 3–1 17 September 2022
England Josh Walker Dag & Red Barnet 5–4 24 September 2022
England Aaron Jarvis Torquay United Aldershot Town 6–1 1 November 2022
England Paul Mullin Wrexham Solihull Moors 5–0 26 December 2022
England Shaq Forde York City Maidstone United 4–1 7 January 2023
Cameroon Mike Fondop Oldham Athletic Dorking Wanderers 1–5 7 January 2023
Northern Ireland Caolan Lavery Scunthorpe United Maidenhead United 3–0 7 January 2023
England Inih Effiong Aldershot Town Maidstone United 0–3 24 January 2023
England Nicke Kabamba Barnet Chesterfield 3–0 28 January 2023
England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County Yeovil Town 1–4 18 February 2023
England Paul Mullin Wrexham Oldham Athletic 5–1 1 April 2023
England Aaron Jarvis Torquay United York City 3–2 15 April 2023
Scotland Andrew Dallas Chesterfield Torquay United 5–1 18 April 2023
Republic of Ireland Jim O'Brien Notts County Maidstone United 2–5 22 April 2023

Monthly awards

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Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Manager of the Month Club Player of the Month Club
August 2022 England Paul Cook[28] Chesterfield England Macaulay Langstaff[28][29] Notts County
September 2022 England Phil Parkinson[29] Wrexham
October 2022 England Luke Williams[30] Notts County England Shaun Hobson[30] Southend United
November 2022 England Darren Sarll[31] Woking England Jack Cook[31] Wealdstone
December 2022 Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan[32] Barnet Scotland Kyle Cameron[32] Notts County
January 2023 England Phil Parkinson[33] Wrexham England Inih Effiong[33] Aldershot Town
February 2023 Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher[34] Southend United England Charlie Carter[34] Eastleigh
March 2023 England Luke Williams Notts County England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Macaulay Langstaff[35] Notts County
Manager of the Season England Phil Parkinson[35] Wrexham

National League Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK England Nathan Ashmore Boreham Wood [35]
RB England Jeff King Chesterfield
CB England Ben Tozer Wrexham
CB England Kyle Cameron Notts County
LB Zimbabwe Adam Chicksen Notts County
CM England Elliot Lee Wrexham
CM England Matty Palmer Notts County
CM Portugal Rúben Rodrigues Notts County
CF England Macaulay Langstaff Notts County
CF England Paul Mullin Wrexham
CF England Ryan Colclough Chesterfield
Manager England Phil Parkinson Wrexham

National League North

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National League North
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023
ChampionsAFC Fylde
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,390 (2.52 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring

The National League North consisted of 24 teams for the first time.

Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm 6,000
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3,600
Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Boston United Boston Boston Community Stadium 5,000
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
Buxton Buxton The Silverlands 5,200
Chester Chester Deva Stadium 6,500
Chorley Chorley Victory Park 4,100
Curzon Ashton Ashton-under-Lyne Tameside Stadium 4,000
Darlington Darlington Blackwell Meadows 3,300
Farsley Celtic Farsley The Citadel 3,900
Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 3,600
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5,213
Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough 6,238
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks 8,200
Leamington Leamington New Windmill Ground 3,050
Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300[36]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Buxton England Steve Cunningham[37] Resigned 28 April 2022 Pre-season England Jamie Vermiglio[38] 25 May 2022
Chester England Steve Watson[39] End of contract 7 May 2022 England Calum McIntyre[40] 12 May 2022
Kettering Town England Ian Culverhouse[41] Mutual Consent 15 May 2022 Scotland Lee Glover[42] 17 May 2022
Chorley England Jamie Vermiglio[43] Resigned 23 May 2022 England Andy Preece[44] 28 May 2022
Blyth Spartans England Terry Mitchell[45] Sacked 9 August 2022 18th England Graham Fenton 16 August 2022
Boston United England Paul Cox[46] 6 September 2022 24th England Ian Culverhouse[46] 6 September 2022
Spennymoor Town England Anthony Johnson and England Bernard Morley 20 September 2022 13th England Jason Ainsley[47] 11 October 2022
Brackley Town England Kevin Wilkin[48] 29 September 2022 8th England Roger Johnson[49] 29 September 2022
Gloucester City England Lee Mansell[50] 16th England Steven King[51] 30 September 2022
AFC Fylde England James Rowe[52] Resigned 4th England Andy Taylor (interim) 29 September 2022
AFC Telford United England Paul Carden[53] Sacked 9 October 2022 23rd England Kevin Wilkin[54] 10 October 2022
AFC Fylde England Andy Taylor (interim) End of interim spell 14 November 2022 8th England Adam Murray[55] 14 November 2022
Buxton England Jamie Vermiglio[56] Resigned 3 December 2022 18th England Craig Elliott[57] 11 December 2022
Peterborough Sports England Jimmy Dean[58] Resigned 28 January 2023 13th England Michael Gash and England Luke Steele[59] 28 January 2023
Hereford England Josh Gowling[60] Mutual consent 5 February 2023 15th England Yan Klukowski[61] 28 February 2023
King's Lynn Town England Tommy Widdrington[62] Resigned 1 April 2023 2nd Northern Ireland Mark Hughes 1 April 2023
Brackley Town England Roger Johnson[63] Mutual consent 8 April 2023 4th England Gareth Dean (interim) 8 April 2023

National League North table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AFC Fylde (C, P) 46 29 8 9 80 44 +36 95 Promotion to National League
2 King's Lynn Town 46 27 12 7 84 43 +41 93 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Chester 46 22 18 6 72 41 +31 84
4 Brackley Town 46 18 15 13 57 47 +10 69 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Alfreton Town 46 17 18 11 54 44 +10 69
6 Kidderminster Harriers (O, P) 46 19 12 15 49 42 +7 69
7 Gloucester City 46 19 11 16 75 68 +7 68
8 Scarborough Athletic 46 18 14 14 74 69 +5 68
9 Spennymoor Town 46 18 14 14 68 67 +1 68
10 Darlington 46 18 13 15 72 64 +8 67
11 Buxton 46 18 13 15 55 54 +1 67
12 Chorley 46 17 15 14 62 50 +12 66
13 Curzon Ashton 46 18 11 17 58 55 +3 65
14 Peterborough Sports 46 15 12 19 50 55 −5 57
15 Boston United 46 15 11 20 68 66 +2 56
16 Hereford 46 15 10 21 47 56 −9 55
17 Banbury United 46 13 15 18 55 62 −7 54
18 Southport 46 13 11 22 50 62 −12 50
19 Blyth Spartans 46 12 14 20 49 62 −13 50
20 Farsley Celtic 46 12 14 20 51 75 −24 50
21 Kettering Town (R) 46 11 16 19 41 63 −22 49 Relegation to the Southern Football League
22 Leamington (R) 46 10 18 18 41 60 −19 48
23 Bradford (Park Avenue) (R) 46 11 13 22 43 65 −22 46 Relegation to the Northern Premier League
24 AFC Telford United (R) 46 6 14 26 35 76 −41 32 Relegation to the Southern Football League
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results[64]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results table

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Home \ Away FYL TEL ALF BAN BLY BOS BRA BPA BUX CHE CHO CUR DAR FAR GLO HER KET KID KIN LEA PET SCA SOU SPE
AFC Fylde 3–1 2–0 5–0 0–3 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–2 3–3 5–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2
AFC Telford United 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–4 1–1 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Alfreton Town 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–2
Banbury United 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1
Blyth Spartans 0–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3
Boston United 0–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 1–4 0–1 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–4 1–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–5 1–2
Brackley Town 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1
Bradford (Park Avenue) 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–4 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–1
Buxton 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–4 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1
Chester 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–2
Chorley 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 4–3 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 2–0
Curzon Ashton 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 5–2 4–3 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0
Darlington 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–0 3–2
Farsley Celtic 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 2–2
Gloucester City 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 5–1 0–1 1–1 4–3 0–3 2–6 5–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–2 2–0
Hereford 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–3
Kettering Town 0–0 2–0 1–3 0–0 4–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 4–1
King's Lynn Town 0–1 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–2 3–0
Leamington 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1
Peterborough Sports 0–2 3–2 1–2 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Scarborough Athletic 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–3 3–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–2 0–1 2–5 1–2 0–3 1–0 5–0 4–2 3–3 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2
Southport 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–3
Spennymoor Town 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–3 2–2 0–1
Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 King's Lynn Town 1
5 Alfreton Town 0 6 Kidderminster Harriers 4
6 Kidderminster Harriers 1 6 Kidderminster Harriers 2
4 Brackley Town 0
3 Chester 0
4 Brackley Town 2 (5) 4 Brackley Town 1
7 Gloucester City 2 (3)

Quarter-finals

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2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) Alfreton Town0–1 Kidderminster Harriers Alfreton
19:45 Report Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 1,921[65]
Referee: Benjamin Wyatt
3 May 2023 (2023-05-03) Brackley Town 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Gloucester CityBrackley
19:45
Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 1,624
Referee: Richard Aspinall
Penalties

Semi-finals

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7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) King's Lynn Town1–4 Kidderminster Harriers King's Lynn
12:30 Stadium: The Walks
Attendance: 3,002[66]
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) Chester0–1 Brackley Town Chester
15:30
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 4,479
Referee: Dale Baines

Final

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14 May 2023 (2023-05-14) Brackley Town0–2 Kidderminster Harriers Brackley
15:30 Report
Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 3,015
Referee: John Mulligan

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nick Haughton AFC Fylde 26
2 Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town 23
3 Gold Omotayo King's Lynn Town 22
4 Connor Hall Chorley 20
Kurt Willoughby Chester
6 Jacob Hazel Darlington 19
7 Tom Peers Curzon Ashton 17

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Jack Lambert Darlington AFC Telford United 1–4 1 November 2022
England Kieran Burton Scarborough Athletic Kidderminster Harriers 4–2
England Scott Pollock Boston United Leamington 3–0 3 December 2022
England Jack Lambert Darlington Gloucester City 2–6 10 December 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis Jacob Hazel AFC Telford United 3–1 4 February 2023
England Billy Chadwick Boston United Farsley Celtic 4–0 7 April 2023
Wales Sion Spence Gloucester City AFC Telford United 0–4 10 April 2023
England Glen Taylor4 Spennymoor Town Kettering Town 4–2 15 April 2023

Monthly awards

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Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

Month Manager of the Month Club Player of the Month Club
August 2022 England Tommy Widdrington[67] King's Lynn Town England Morgan Roberts[67] Banbury United
September 2022 England Alun Armstrong[68] Darlington England Nick Haughton[68] AFC Fylde
October 2022 England Josh Gowling[69] Hereford England Kieran Phillips[69] Gloucester City
November 2022 England Calum McIntyre[70] Chester England Jack Lambert[70] Darlington
December 2022 England Jonathan Greening[71] Scarborough Athletic England Connor Hall[71] Chorley
January 2023 England Adam Murray[72] AFC Fylde England Dominic McHale[72] Gloucester City
February 2023 England Craig Elliott[73] Buxton The Gambia Modou Faal[73] AFC Fylde
March 2023 England Michael Gash
& Luke Steele[74]
Peterborough Sports England Billy Chadwick[74] Boston United
April 2023 England Russell Penn[75] Kidderminster Harriers Switzerland Gold Omotayo[75] King's Lynn Town

Annual awards

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Nick Haughton[76] AFC Fylde
Manager of the Season England Calum McIntyre[76] Chester

National League North Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK England Harry Tyrer Chester [76]
RB England Aaron Jones King's Lynn Town
CB England Alex Whitmore AFC Fylde
CB England Josh Coulson King's Lynn Town
LB England Danny Preston Alfreton Town
CM England Michael Clunan King's Lynn Town
CM Wales Declan Weeks Chester
CM England Nick Haughton AFC Fylde
CF England Kurt Willoughby Chester
CF England Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town
CF Switzerland Gold Omotayo King's Lynn Town
Manager England Calum McIntyre Chester

National League South

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National League South
Season2022–23
Dates6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023
ChampionsEbbsfleet United
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,550 (2.81 per match)
Biggest home winWorthing 7–0 Concord Rangers (7 April 2023)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring

The National League South also consisted of 24 teams for the first time.

Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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2022–23 National League is located in Southern England
London
London