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England National League-the top of the bottom league
Being the fifth-placed league in the English football pyramid, the National League increases the original quality of life for semi-professional clubs.
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1. The young history of England National League
England National League logo
Originally a part of Alliance Premier League in 1979 with participants drawn from the Northern Premier League and the Southern League. Thus allowing lower-rated football clubs to be accepted to the Football League. Which has accumulated up to 2 promotion spots.
Since 2002–03, the league has been given a second promotion spot, with a play-off determining who will replace the champions in League Two. Previously, if the winners did not have sufficient stadium infrastructure, they would not be advanced from the Conference. If a club wins automatic promotion or a play-off spot but does not have an appropriate venue, their spot will be re-allocated to the next highest placed club with the necessary facilities as of the start of the 2002–03 season.
The Conference expanded its composition in 2004–05 by adding two lower divisions, Conference North and Conference South, and renaming the original division Conference National. The Conference National increased its size from 22 to 24 teams for the 2006–07 season, fostering four teams and relegating two, and introducing a "four up, four down" arrangement between itself and the Conference North and Conference South.
2. Format
Just like any league, the England National League is played in a round-robin format. Each team will play other teams twice, once at their home turf and once at their respective opponents’. Each team will get awarded 3 points on a win, 1 for each in case of a draw, and none is given for the loser.
Season |
Champion |
Runner Ups |
1979–80 |
Altrincham1 |
- |
1980–81 |
Altrincham1 (2) |
- |
1981–82 |
Runcorn1 |
- |
1982–83 |
Enfield1 |
- |
1983–84 |
Maidstone United1 |
- |
1984–85 |
Wealdstone1 |
- |
1985–86 |
Enfield1 (2) |
- |
1986–87 |
Scarborough |
- |
1987–88 |
Lincoln City |
- |
1988–89 |
Maidstone United (2) |
- |
1989–90 |
Darlington |
- |
1990–91 |
Barnet |
- |
1991–92 |
Colchester United |
- |
1992–93 |
Wycombe Wanderers |
- |
1993–94 |
Kidderminster Harriers2 |
- |
1994–95 |
Macclesfield Town2 |
- |
1995–96 |
Stevenage Borough2 |
- |
1996–97 |
Macclesfield Town (2) |
- |
1997–98 |
Halifax Town |
- |
1998–99 |
Cheltenham Town |
- |
1999–2000 |
Kidderminster Harriers (2) |
- |
2000–01 |
Rushden & Diamonds |
- |
2001–02 |
Boston United3 |
- |
2002–03 |
Yeovil Town |
Doncaster Rovers |
2003–04 |
Chester City |
Shrewsbury Town |
2004–05 |
Barnet (2) |
Carlisle United |
2005–06 |
Accrington Stanley |
Hereford United |
2006–07 |
Dagenham & Redbridge |
Morecambe |
2007–08 |
Aldershot Town |
Exeter City |
2008–09 |
Burton Albion |
Torquay United |
2009–10 |
Stevenage Borough (2) |
Oxford United |
2010–11 |
Crawley Town |
AFC Wimbledon |
2011–12 |
Fleetwood Town |
York City |
2012–13 |
Mansfield Town |
Newport County |
2013–14 |
Luton Town |
Cambridge United |
2014–15 |
Barnet (3) |
Bristol Rovers |
2015–16 |
Cheltenham Town (2) |
Grimsby Town |
2016–17 |
Lincoln City (2) |
Forest Green Rovers |
2017–18 |
Macclesfield Town (3) |
Tranmere Rovers |
2018–19 |
Leyton Orient |
Salford City |
2019–20 |
Barrow |
Harrogate Town |
2020-21 |
Sutton United |
Torquay United |
3. Sources:
- BBC News.
- Benchmark.com