2023–24 National League

National League
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 - 20 April 2024
ChampionsChesterfield
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played1,656
Goals scored4,663 (2.82 per match)
Biggest home winChorley 8–0 Darlington
(14 November 2023)
Biggest away winBuxton 0–6 Warrington Town
(23 January 2024) Eastleigh 0–6 Gateshead (9 September 2023)
Highest scoring

The 2023–24 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season under the title of the National League, the twenty-first season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-fifth season overall.

National League

National League
Season2023–24
ChampionsChesterfield
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,623 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul McCallum (31)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winEastleigh 0–6 Gateshead
(9 September 2023)
Highest scoring
Longest unbeaten runSouthend United (16)
Highest attendanceOldham Athletic 1–2 Kidderminster Harriers
(24 February 2024) (11,881)
Average attendance2,774

Twenty-four teams compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from League Two, two teams promoted from the National League North and two teams promoted from the National League South.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2023–24 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2023–24 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm 6,000
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 SMH Group Stadium 10,504
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank 4,200
Eastleigh Eastleigh Ten Acres 5,250
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough 6,238
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,513
Oxford City Oxford (Marston) RAW Charging Stadium 3,500
Rochdale Rochdale Spotland Stadium 10,249
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 4,085
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
York City York York Community Stadium 8,500

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AFC Fylde England Chris Beech England Alex Whitmore United States New Balance FWP Architecture
Aldershot Town England Tommy Widdrington England Stuart O'Keefe Italy Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham England Phil Parkinson Wales James Jones Germany Puma J Davidson Ltd
Barnet Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan Northern Ireland Dale Gorman Netherlands Stanno TIC Health
Boreham Wood England Luke Garrard England Jack Payne Germany Puma Alan Swan - Wood Army
Bromley England Andy Woodman England Byron Webster Italy Macron LSP Renewables
Chesterfield England Paul Cook England Jamie Grimes Germany Puma Leengate Valves
Dagenham & Redbridge England Ben Strevens England Elliot Justham England Admiral West & Coe
Dorking Wanderers England Marc White England Barry Fuller Italy Macron Hex.com
Eastleigh England Kelvin Davis England Aaron Martin Italy Erreà Utilita
Ebbsfleet United England Danny Searle England Chris Solly United States New Balance Virtue Clean Energy
FC Halifax Town England Chris Millington England Sam Johnson Germany Adidas Nuie
Gateshead Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot England Greg Olley Belgium Patrick Gateshead Central
Hartlepool United England Kevin Phillips England David Ferguson Italy Erreà[1] The Prestige Group
Kidderminster Harriers England Phil Brown Republic of Ireland Shane Byrne England Oxen Adam Hewitt Ltd
Maidenhead United England Alan Devonshire England Alan Massey Spain Kelme CALM
Oldham Athletic Scotland Micky Mellon England Liam Hogan Germany Puma RRG Group
Oxford City England Ross Jenkins England Reece Fleet Italy Macron RAW Charging
Rochdale Scotland Jimmy McNulty England Ethan Ebanks-Landell Republic of Ireland O'Neills Crown Oil Ltd
Solihull Moors England Andy Whing Vacant Germany Adidas Taxbuddi
Southend United Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher England Nathan Ralph Italy Macron Solopress
Wealdstone Guyana Sam Cox England Jack Cook Spain Kelme GPF Lewis
Woking Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle England Josh Casey Germany Adidas Boz's Fruit & Veg
York City England Adam Hinshelwood England Lenell John-Lewis Germany Puma Titan Wealth

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Solihull Moors England Neal Ardley[2] Mutual consent 25 June 2023 Pre-season England Andy Whing[3] 28 June 2023
Eastleigh England Lee Bradbury[4] Sacked 26 August 2023 21st England Richard Hill[a][5] 26 August 2023
York City England Michael Morton[6] 28 August 2023 23rd England Neal Ardley[7] 6 September 2023
Oldham Athletic England David Unsworth[8] 17 September 2023 22nd England Steve Thompson (interim)[8] 17 September 2023
AFC Fylde England Adam Murray[9] 9 October 2023 24th England Chris Beech[b][10] 8 October 2023
Oldham Athletic England Steve Thompson[11] End of interim spell 12 October 2023 12th Scotland Micky Mellon[12] 13 October 2023
Gateshead England Mike Williamson[13] Signed by Milton Keynes Dons 17 October 2023 6th Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot[14] 20 June 2024
Woking England Darren Sarll[15] Sacked 13 November 2023 14th Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle[16] 17 December 2023
Hartlepool United England John Askey[17] 30 December 2023 18th England Lennie Lawrence (interim) 3 January 2024
Kidderminster Harriers England Russell Penn[18] 7 January 2024 24th England Phil Brown[19] 10 January 2024
Wealdstone England Stuart Maynard[20] Signed by Notts County 18 January 2024 13th England David Noble[21] 26 January 2024
Hartlepool United England Lennie Lawrence End of interim spell 20 January 2024 13th England Kevin Phillips[22] 20 January 2024
Ebbsfleet United Germany Dennis Kutrieb[23] Sacked 29 January 2024 21st England Danny Searle[24] 13 February 2024
Eastleigh England Richard Hill[25] 17 February 2024 15th England Kelvin Davis[26] 19 February 2024
York City England Neal Ardley[27] 26 February 2024 20th England Adam Hinshelwood[28] 27 February 2024
Wealdstone England David Noble[29] 7 April 2024 20th Guyana Sam Cox (interim) 7 April 2024
  1. ^ Hill was originally appointed interim manager before being given the role permanently on 28 September 2023
  2. ^ Beech was appointed head coach permanently on 22 December 2023 having held the role in an interim position since the departure of Murray

National League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Chesterfield (C, P) 46 31 5 10 106 65 +41 98 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Barnet 46 26 8 12 91 60 +31 86 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Bromley (O, P) 46 22 15 9 73 49 +24 81
4 Altrincham 46 22 11 13 84 59 +25 77[a]
5 Solihull Moors 46 21 13 12 71 62 +9 76 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
6 Gateshead 46 22 9 15 88 64 +24 75 [b]
7 FC Halifax Town 46 19 14 13 58 50 +8 71 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
8 Aldershot Town 46 20 9 17 74 83 −9 69
9 Southend United 46 21 12 13 70 45 +25 65[c]
10 Oldham Athletic 46 15 18 13 63 60 +3 63
11 Rochdale 46 16 14 16 69 64 +5 62
12 Hartlepool United 46 17 9 20 70 82 −12 60
13 Eastleigh 46 16 11 19 73 87 −14 59
14 Maidenhead United 46 15 13 18 60 67 −7 58
15 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 14 14 18 69 63 +6 56
16 Wealdstone 46 15 11 20 60 72 −12 56
17 Woking 46 15 10 21 49 55 −6 55
18 AFC Fylde 46 15 10 21 74 82 −8 55
19 Ebbsfleet United 46 14 12 20 59 74 −15 54
20 York City 46 12 17 17 55 69 −14 53
21 Boreham Wood (R) 46 12 16 18 59 73 −14 52 Relegation to National League South
22 Kidderminster Harriers (R) 46 11 13 22 40 59 −19 46 Relegation to National League North
23 Dorking Wanderers (R) 46 12 9 25 54 85 −31 45 Relegation to National League South
24 Oxford City (R) 46 8 9 29 54 94 −40 33 Relegation to National League North
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ While Altrincham originally qualified for the play-off quarter-finals, Gateshead's exclusion meant that Altrincham were awarded a walkover win and progressed directly the semi-finals.
  2. ^ Gateshead were excluded from the play-offs due to not meeting the Football League's ground ownership requirements.
  3. ^ Southend United were deducted ten points for failing to pay debt to HMRC.[30]

Results table

Home \ Away FYL ALD ALT BAR BOR BRO CHE DAG DOR EAS EBB HAL GAT HAR KID MAI OLD OXF ROC SOL SOU WEA WOK YOR
AFC Fylde — 0–2 3–3 2–4 2–2 1–0 2–4 1–1 3–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2
Aldershot Town 0–5 — 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 3–4 3–2 1–1 3–5 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–2 2–0 5–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1
Altrincham 2–1 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–0 6–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 3–0 6–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 6–1
Barnet 2–1 2–1 3–0 — 6–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 6–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 4–1 3–2 1–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Boreham Wood 4–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–4 0–3 4–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 4–2 1–1
Bromley 1–0 2–3 2–2 0–2 2–2 — 4–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–2
Chesterfield 4–1 4–1 2–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 — 3–1 4–3 3–2 2–2 3–2 5–0 3–2 1–3 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 4–0
Dagenham & Redbridge 3–1 3–3 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 — 2–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 7–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–2
Dorking Wanderers 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–3 — 0–0 1–4 1–3 1–0 3–4 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–2
Eastleigh 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 1–3 4–4 2–1 — 5–2 0–3 0–6 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 2–2 1–4 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1
Ebbsfleet United 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 — 0–2 4–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–1
FC Halifax Town 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 — 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1
Gateshead 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 4–1 0–2 — 7–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1
Hartlepool United 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 3–1 1–4 0–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 — 0–1 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1
Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 4–2 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0
Maidenhead United 2–2 4–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 — 1–3 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1
Oldham Athletic 1–3 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 0–1 2–0
Oxford City 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–5 1–0 0–2 0–4 5–2 2–2 1–4 0–0 — 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 1–2
Rochdale 2–0 2–1 3–0 4–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–4 2–2 — 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 0–0
Solihull Moors 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–3 3–3 2–0 — 0–3 1–0 3–0 1–0
Southend United 1–2 4–1 2–1 0–2 4–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–3 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–2 5–0 — 1–1 0–0 0–1
Wealdstone 3–2 3–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 4–4 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 — 1–0 2–1
Woking 3–0 2–3 2–3 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 — 1–2
York City 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–0 —
Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

On 21 April 2024, it was announced that Gateshead would be forced to withdraw from the play-offs after failing to meet the entry criteria for membership of the English Football League, namely failing to attain a 10-year security of tenure for the Gateshead International Stadium.[31][32]

It was initially announced that as a result of Gateshead's withdrawal, Solihull Moors would receive a bye to the semi-finals.[31] A second statement was later put out by the National League, adjusting the structure of the play-offs to be based on final league positions.[33] This revision meant that Altrincham would automatically advance to the semi-finals to face Bromley, whilst Solihull Moors would face FC Halifax Town in the quarter-finals.[33]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Barnet 0
5 Solihull Moors 4 5 Solihull Moors 4
7 FC Halifax Town 2 5 Solihull Moors 2 (3)
3 Bromley 2 (4)
3 Bromley 3
4 Altrincham w/o 4 Altrincham 1
6 Gateshead

Quarter-finals

24 April 2024 Solihull Moors 4–2FC Halifax TownSolihull
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Alan Dale

Semi-finals

27 April 2024 Barnet0–4 Solihull Moors Canons Park
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Michael Barlow
28 April 2024 Bromley 3–1AltrinchamBromley
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Final

Main article: 2024 National League play-off final
Bromley2–2 (a.e.t.)Solihull Moors
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 23,374
Referee: James Durkin

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Paul McCallum Eastleigh 31
2 Northern Ireland Will Grigg Chesterfield 25
England Nicke Kabamba Barnet
4 England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hartlepool United 23
5 Northern Ireland Chris Conn-Clarke Altrincham 22
6 England Michael Cheek Bromley 21
7 England Marcus Dinanga Gateshead 19
Switzerland Lorent Tolaj Aldershot Town
9 Scotland Harry Cardwell Southend United 18
England Nick Haughton AFC Fylde

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
England Stephen Wearne Gateshead Ebbsfleet United 4–1 19 August 2023 [34]
England Paul McCallum Eastleigh Ebbsfleet United 5–2 3 October 2023[35]
Sierra Leone Daniel Kanu4 Southend United Solihull Moors 5–0 21 October 2023
England Billy Chadwick Gateshead Dorking Wanderers 6–0 11 November 2023[36]
England Nicke Kabamba Barnet Boreham Wood 6–0 23 December 2023
England Sean Adarkwa Wealdstone Hartlepool United 4–4
England Paul McCallum Eastleigh Dagenham & Redbridge 4–4 1 January 2024
Northern Ireland Will Grigg Chesterfield Gateshead 5–0 10 January 2024
England Josh Rees Dagenham & Redbridge Oxford City 7–1 10 February 2024
England Michael Cheek Bromley Chesterfield 4–3 17 February 2024
England Marcus Dinanga Gateshead Oxford City 4–0 24 February 2024
England Paul McCallum Eastleigh Solihull Moors 3–3 2 March 2024

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Andy Whing Solihull Moors England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hartlepool United [37]
September England Andy Woodman Bromley England Marcus Dinanga Gateshead [38]
October Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher Southend United England Ollie Banks Chesterfield [39]
November England Tommy Widdrington Aldershot Town England Stephen Wearne Gateshead [40]
December England Andy Woodman Bromley England Paul McCallum Eastleigh [41]
January England Paul Cook Chesterfield Switzerland Lorent Tolaj Aldershot Town [42]
February England Danny Searle Ebbsfleet United England Callum Whelan Gateshead [43]
March England Ben Strevens Dagenham & Redbridge Jamaica Dajaune Brown Gateshead [44]
April Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan Barnet England Sam Beckwith Maidenhead United [45]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Northern Ireland Chris Conn-Clarke[46] Altrincham
Manager of the Season England Paul Cook[47] Chesterfield

National League Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club
GK England Grant Smith Bromley
RB England Gus Scott-Morriss Southend United
CB England Danny Collinge Barnet
CB England Jamie Grimes Chesterfield
LB England Ollie Harfield Aldershot Town
CM England Tom Naylor Chesterfield
CM England Anthony Hartigan Barnet
CM England Liam Mandeville Chesterfield
AM Northern Ireland Chris Conn-Clarke Altrincham
CF England Paul McCallum Eastleigh
CF Northern Ireland Will Grigg Chesterfield

National League North

National League North
Season2023–24
ChampionsTamworth
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,474 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Blackett (29)
Biggest home winChorley 8–0 Darlington
(14 November 2023)
Biggest away winBuxton 0–6 Warrington Town
(23 January 2024)
Highest scoringGloucester City 3–7 Boston United
(9 March 2024)
Highest attendanceScunthorpe United 0–0 (4-5) Boston United
(27 April 2024) (8,036)
Average attendance1,234

The National League North consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the National League North 2023–24 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Alfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3,600
Banbury United Banbury Spencer Stadium 2,000
Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford Woodside Park 4,525
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Boston United Boston Boston Community Stadium 5,000
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 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 5,250[48]
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks 8,200
Peterborough Sports Peterborough Lincoln Road 2,300
Rushall Olympic Walsall (Rushall) Dales Lane 2,000
Scarborough Athletic Scarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe Glanford Park 9,088
South Shields South Shields 1st Cloud Arena 3,500
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300[49]
Tamworth Tamworth The Lamb Ground 4,565
Warrington Town Warrington Cantilever Park 3,500

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
South Shields England Kevin Phillips[50] Mutual consent 22 April 2023 Pre-season Argentina Julio Arca[51] 27 April 2023
Hereford England Yan Klukowski End of interim spell 29 April 2023 Scotland Paul Caddis[52] 1 May 2023
Spennymoor Town England Jason Ainsley England Jamie Chandler[53] 18 May 2023
Gloucester City England Steve King[54] Resigned 9 May 2023 England Tim Flowers[55] 19 May 2023
Brackley Town England Gareth Dean[56] End of interim spell 14 May 2023 England Gavin Cowan[56] 16 May 2023
Farsley Celtic England Russ Wilcox[57] Mutual consent 17 May 2023 Jamaica Clayton Donaldson[58] 7 June 2023
Banbury United England Andy Whing[59] Resigned 22 May 2023 England Mark Jones[60] 5 June 2023
Southport England Liam Watson[61] Promoted to Director of Football 17 August 2023 24th England Jim Bentley[62] 29 August 2023
Darlington England Alun Armstrong[63] Sacked 6 September 2023 24th England Josh Gowling[64] 20 September 2023
Gloucester City England Tim Flowers[65] 17 September 2023 23rd England Mike Cook[66] 19 September 2023
Spennymoor Town England Jamie Chandler[67] Resigned 22 September 2023 4th England Graeme Lee[68] 2 January 2024
King's Lynn Town Northern Ireland Mark Hughes[69] Sacked 25 September 2023 22nd England Adam Lakeland[70] 28 September 2023
Curzon Ashton England Adam Lakeland[71] Signed by King's Lynn Town 28 September 2023 7th Republic of Ireland Craig Mahon[71] 28 September 2023
Darlington England Josh Gowling[72] Sacked 26 December 2023 23rd England Steve Watson[73] 31 December 2023
South Shields Argentina Julio Arca[74] 27 December 2023 8th England Elliott Dickman 27 December 2023
Blyth Spartans England Graham Fenton[75] 28 December 2023 14th England Jon Shaw[76] 29 December 2023
Banbury United England Mark Jones[77] 25 January 2024 20th Northern Ireland Kevin Wilson 30 January 2024
Blyth Spartans England Jon Shaw[78] 29 April 2024 21st Peru Nolberto Solano[79] 3 May 2024

National League North table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Tamworth (C, P) 46 29 9 8 74 29 +45 96 Promotion to National League
2 Scunthorpe United 46 26 10 10 84 38 +46 88 Qualification for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Brackley Town 46 25 10 11 65 37 +28 85
4 Chorley 46 25 8 13 81 50 +31 83 Qualification for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Alfreton Town 46 23 11 12 76 50 +26 80
6 Boston United (O, P) 46 21 12 13 68 46 +22 75
7 Curzon Ashton 46 21 12 13 62 49 +13 75
8 South Shields 46 22 8 16 79 53 +26 74
9 Spennymoor Town 46 22 8 16 74 62 +12 74
10 Chester 46 18 15 13 58 37 +21 69
11 Hereford 46 20 9 17 62 66 −4 69
12 Warrington Town 46 17 13 16 64 60 +4 64
13 Scarborough Athletic 46 18 10 18 53 55 −2 64
14 Buxton 46 17 11 18 70 63 +7 62
15 Peterborough Sports 46 16 10 20 55 65 −10 58
16 Darlington 46 16 8 22 52 72 −20 56
17 Southport 46 16 8 22 54 75 −21 56
18 King's Lynn Town 46 13 16 17 54 66 −12 55
19 Rushall Olympic 46 15 9 22 61 73 −12 54
20 Farsley Celtic 46 13 14 19 40 59 −19 53
21 Blyth Spartans (R) 46 13 11 22 66 82 −16 50 Relegation to the Northern Premier League
22 Banbury United (R) 46 10 8 28 38 86 −48 38 Relegation to the Southern Football League
23 Gloucester City (R) 46 9 9 28 49 89 −40 36
24 Bishop's Stortford (R) 46 6 3 37 35 112 −77 21
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results table

Home \ Away ALF BAN BIS BLY BOS BRA BUX CHE CHO CUR DAR FAR GLO HER KIN PET RUS SCA SCU SOU SPT SPE TAM WAR
Alfreton Town — 2–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Banbury United 0–0 — 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–3 0–3 3–0
Bishop's Stortford 0–4 3–1 — 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–4 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–5 2–3 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–4
Blyth Spartans 1–3 2–2 3–0 — 2–2 1–5 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 4–0 4–2 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 0–1 1–2
Boston United 3–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 — 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 2–0
Brackley Town 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0
Buxton 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 — 1–4 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–6
Chester 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
Chorley 3–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–2 0–2 — 4–0 8–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1
Curzon Ashton 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 0–1 — 1–3 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–3 0–1 0–3
Darlington 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–3 1–3 — 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1
Farsley Celtic 2–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–4 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 — 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–4 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–2
Gloucester City 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–7 1–1 0–0 1–6 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 — 2–3 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–5 2–2 4–2 1–2 1–3
Hereford 3–3 4–1 1–0 5–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 — 2–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–5 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–1
King's Lynn Town 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 — 0–1 2–1 3–4 3–1 3–1 1–4 0–1 1–1 0–0
Peterborough Sports 1–1 2–0 4–2 2–2 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–1 — 4–0 1–0 0–1 2–4 2–0 0–2 1–4 1–3
Rushall Olympic 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 5–0 2–2 3–2 0–2 3–3 0–1 1–2 1–0 — 4–2 0–3 2–0 2–3 4–3 1–2 0–0
Scarborough Athletic 0–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2
Scunthorpe United 1–0 2–0 6–1 5–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 — 3–1 1–0 6–0 0–1 1–0
South Shields 3–1 4–0 7–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–4 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 — 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Southport 2–3 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–0 3–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–0 0–4
Spennymoor Town 2–1 5–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–5 5–1 — 1–4 2–0
Tamworth 0–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 4–0 2–0 — 1–1
Warrington Town 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 3–3 0–3 —
Source: National League North Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Scunthorpe United 0 (4)
5 Alfreton Town 0 (4) 6 Boston United 0 (5)
6 Boston United 0 (5) 6 Boston United 2
3 Brackley Town 1
3 Brackley Town 1
4 Chorley 0 (4) 4 Chorley 0
7 Curzon Ashton 0 (2)

Quarter-finals

23 April 2024 Alfreton Town0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Boston United Alfreton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: North Street
Attendance: 2,093
Referee: Darius Bradley
Penalties
24 April 2024 Chorley 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Curzon AshtonChorley
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 2,128
Referee: Matthew McQuillan
Penalties

Semi-finals

27 April 2024 Scunthorpe United0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Boston United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 8,036
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle
Penalties
28 April 2024 Brackley Town 1–0ChorleyBrackley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 1,889

Final

4 May 2024 Brackley Town1–2 Boston United Brackley
15:30 BST
Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 3,074

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paul Blackett South Shields 30
2 Danny Whitehall Scunthorpe United 21
3 Danny Newton Brackley Town 19
4 Jimmy Knowles Boston United 18
5 Diego De Girolamo Buxton 16
Will Harris Spennymoor Town
Kelsey Mooney Boston United
Jordan Thewlis Alfreton Town
Danny Waldron Rushall Olympic

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
England Sam Osborne Buxton Darlington 5–0 2 September 2023
England Marcus Carver Southport King's Lynn Town 1–4 9 September 2023
England Sam Mantom Rushall Olympic Scarborough Athletic 4–2 23 September 2023
England Danny Waldron4 Chorley 5–0 21 October 2023
England Billy Whitehouse Chorley Darlington 8–0 14 November 2023
England Paul Blackett South Shields Spennymoor Town 2–5
England Aiden Rutledge Scarborough Athletic Rushall Olympic 3–1 16 December 2023
England Connor Hall Brackley Town Banbury United 3–1 1 January 2024
England Harry Green Scarborough Athletic Hereford 3–0 6 January 2024
England Isaac Buckley-Ricketts Warrington Town Buxton 0–6 23 January 2024
England Jason Cowley Hereford Blyth Spartans 5–2 3 February 2024
England Kelsey Mooney4 Boston United Gloucester City 3–7 9 March 2024
England Jimmy Knowles
England Danny Whitehall Scunthorpe United Bishop's Stortford 0–5
England Kelsey Mooney Boston United Farsley Celtic 3–0 16 March 2024
England Jimmy Knowles Chorley 0–3 23 March 2024
Spain Stefan Mols Curzon Ashton Blyth Spartans 2–3 29 March 2024
England Paul Blackett South Shields Bishop's Stortford 7–0 6 April 2024

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Jimmy Dean Scunthorpe United Republic of Ireland Will Hayhurst Curzon Ashton [80]
September England Andy Peaks Tamworth England Marcus Carver Southport [81]
October England Calum McIntyre Chester England Jacob Butterfield Scunthorpe United [82]
November England Jim Bentley Southport England Isaac Sinclair Curzon Ashton [83]
December England Andy Preece Chorley Republic of Ireland Kyle Finn Tamworth [84]
January England Andy Peaks Tamworth England Liam Waldock Alfreton Town [85]
February England Graeme Lee Spennymoor Town England Dan Jarvis Peterborough Sports [86]
March England Jack Hazlehurst Chorley [87]
April England Steve Watson Darlington Wales Morgan Roberts Brackley Town [88]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Paul Blackett[46] South Shields
Manager of the Season England Andy Peaks[47] Tamworth

National League North Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club
GK England Jas Singh Tamworth
RB England Matt Curley Tamworth
CB England Jordan Cullinane-Liburd Tamworth
CB England Mark Ellis Chorley
LB England Tyler Denton Scunthorpe United
CM England Jacob Butterfield Scunthorpe United
CM England Isaac Buckley-Ricketts Warrington Town
CM Wales Morgan Roberts Brackley Town
CF Netherlands Justin Johnson Chorley
CF England Paul Blackett South Shields
CF England Danny Whitehall Scunthorpe United

National League South

National League South
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 6 May 2024
ChampionsYeovil Town
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played552
Goals scored1,566 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerOllie Pearce (40)
Biggest home winSt Albans City 6–0 Taunton Town
(10 February 2024)
Biggest away win
Highest scoringWorthing 6–4 Dover Athletic
(10 February 2024)
Highest attendanceYeovil Town 3–0 Torquay United
(29 March 2024) (6,462)
Average attendance1,185

The National League South also consists of 24 teams.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the National League South 2023–24 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the National League South 2023–24 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aveley Aveley Parkside 3,500
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
Braintree Town Braintree Cressing Road 4,085
Chelmsford City Chelmsford Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Chippenham Town Chippenham Hardenhuish Park 3,000
Dartford Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground 5,745
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Farnborough Farnborough Cherrywood Road 7,000
Hampton & Richmond London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Havant & Waterlooville Havant Westleigh Park 5,300
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road 3,152
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
Slough Town Slough Arbour Park 2,000
St Albans City St Albans Clarence Park 4,500
Taunton Town Taunton Wordsworth Drive 2,500
Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Longmead Stadium 3,000
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Truro City Plymouth Bolitho Park 3,500
Welling United London (Welling) Park View Road 4,000
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas 6,600
Worthing Worthing Woodside Road 4,000
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager(s) Date of appointment
Eastbourne Borough England Danny Bloor[89] Mutual consent 5 June 2023 Pre-season England Mark Beard[90] 8 June 2023
Welling United Northern Ireland Warren Feeney[91] Resigned England Danny Bloor[92] 13 June 2023
Havant & Waterlooville England Jamie Collins[93] Sacked 8 September 2023 24th England Steve King[94] 8 September 2023
England Steve King[95] 1 December 2023 England Cliff De Gordon
England Ross Betteridge
England Richard Pope
(interim)[96] 		1 December 2023
Dover Athletic England Mitch Brundle[97] 5 December 2023 23rd England Jake Leberl[98] 5 December 2023
Eastbourne Borough England Mark Beard[99] 1 January 2024 21st England Adam Murray[100] 4 January 2024
Dartford England Alan Dowson[101] 11 January 2024 16th England Tony Burman (interim)[101] 11 January 2024
St Albans City England David Noble[102] Signed by Wealdstone 26 January 2024 9th England Harry Wheeler (interim)[102] 26 January 2024
Welling United England Danny Bloor[103] Sacked 28 January 2024 22nd England Rod Stringer[104] 29 January 2024
Torquay United England Gary Johnson[105] Mutual consent 22 February 2024 11th Australia Aaron Downes (interim)[105] 22 February 2024
St Albans City England Harry Wheeler[106] End of interim spell 5th England Jon Meakes[106]
Worthing England Adam Hinshelwood[107] Signed by York City 27 February 2024 3rd England Aarran Racine (interm)[107] 27 February 2024
Dartford England Tony Burman End of interim spell 1 March 2024 18th England Adrian Pennock[108] 1 March 2024
Hemel Hempstead Town England Bradley Quinton[109] Sacked 5 March 2024 15th England Alan Dowson (interim)[110] 7 March 2024
Weymouth England Bobby Wilkinson[111] Mutual consent 27 March 2024 14th England Jason Matthews (interim)[112] 27 March 2024
England Jason Matthews[113] End of interim spell 1 April 2024 15th England Mark Molesley[113] 1 April 2024
Hemel Hempstead Town England Alan Dowson[114] End of interim spell 15 April 2024 18th England Bobby Wilkinson[115] 15 April 2024

National League South table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Yeovil Town (C, P) 46 29 8 9 81 45 +36 95 Promotion to National League
2 Chelmsford City 46 24 12 10 76 43 +33 84 Qualification for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Worthing 46 26 6 14 104 72 +32 84
4 Maidstone United 46 24 11 11 72 52 +20 83 Qualification for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Braintree Town (O, P) 46 23 12 11 64 42 +22 81
6 Bath City 46 20 13 13 69 51 +18 73
7 Aveley 46 21 10 15 68 61 +7 73
8 Farnborough 46 20 12 14 76 67 +9 72
9 Hampton & Richmond Borough 46 20 12 14 61 57 +4 72
10 Slough Town 46 18 14 14 81 69 +12 68
11 St Albans City 46 20 8 18 77 67 +10 68
12 Chippenham Town 46 16 14 16 62 62 0 62
13 Weston-super-Mare 46 17 8 21 66 74 −8 59
14 Tonbridge Angels 46 15 13 18 65 66 −1 58
15 Weymouth 46 13 17 16 57 64 −7 56
16 Truro City 46 15 10 21 58 67 −9 55
17 Welling United 46 12 18 16 56 71 −15 54
18 Torquay United 46 19 7 20 73 76 −3 53[a]
19 Eastbourne Borough 46 14 10 22 53 74 −21 52
20 Hemel Hempstead Town 46 13 11 22 55 71 −16 50
21 Dartford (R) 46 12 10 24 56 75 −19 46 Relegation to the Isthmian League
22 Taunton Town (R) 46 10 16 20 44 71 −27 46 Relegation to the Southern Football League
23 Havant & Waterlooville (R) 46 10 7 29 52 92 −40 37
24 Dover Athletic (R) 46 4 15 27 40 77 −37 27 Relegation to the Isthmian 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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ On 13 March 2024, Torquay United were deducted ten points after the club submitted its intention to appoint administrators.[116] Another one-point deduction was applied on 12 April, for fielding a suspended player.[117]

Results table

Home \ Away AVE BAT BRA CHE CHI DAR DOV EAS FAR HAM HAV HEM MAI SLO STA TAU TON TOR TRU WEL WSM WEY WOR YEO
Aveley — 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–4 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–3 0–0
Bath City 3–0 — 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–6 1–1 0–2 0–1
Braintree Town 1–0 1–1 — 0–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–1
Chelmsford City 2–0 3–1 3–0 — 2–2 4–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0
Chippenham Town 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 — 1–4 2–1 4–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–1
Dartford 1–2 3–3 0–2 1–2 0–1 — 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–2 2–2
Dover Athletic 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 1–3
Eastbourne Borough 1–2 1–2 3–1 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–5 3–3 1–2 2–0 0–3 1–4 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–1
Farnborough 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 3–1 2–4 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–3
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 2–1 5–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–2
Havant & Waterlooville 1–4 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–4 1–2 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–5 4–3
Hemel Hempstead Town 3–4 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 — 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–0
Maidstone United 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–1
Slough Town 2–0 H/W[a] 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 3–3 2–1 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 3–0 2–5 1–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–4 0–0
St Albans City 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 3–2 3–2 — 6–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–1
Taunton Town 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–4 3–2 — 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1
Tonbridge Angels 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 4–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–3 — 4–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–4
Torquay United 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–2 0–1 3–4 0–4 0–3 2–1 — 0–1 5–1 3–3 3–1 0–3 1–3
Truro City 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–4 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 — 5–2 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–2
Welling United 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 4–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 — 3–1 0–0 4–1 4–1
Weston-super-Mare 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–2 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–3 4–2 — 2–3 4–0 2–3
Weymouth 1–1 1–5 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–4 4–1 4–3 2–3 3–0 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 — 1–4 H/W[b]
Worthing 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–3 3–1 3–4 6–4 3–0 2–3 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 4–4 1–3 1–0 4–2 2–2 2–0 4–2 2–0 — 1–2
Yeovil Town 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 3–2 4–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 —
Source: National League South Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match awarded to Slough Town in accordance with League rules, after initial match was abandoned with Slough Town leading 4–2 due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[118]
  2. ^ Match awarded to Weymouth in accordance with League rules, after initial match was abandoned with Weymouth leading 1–0 due to a medical emergency in the crowd.[119]

Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Chelmsford City 2
5 Braintree Town 1 5 Braintree Town 3
6 Bath City 0 5 Braintree Town 4
3 Worthing 3
3 Worthing 2
4 Maidstone United 2 4 Maidstone United 1
7 Aveley 1

Quarter-finals

23 April 2024 Braintree Town 1–0 (a.e.t.)Bath CityBraintree
19:45 BST Blackwell 118' Report
Stadium: Cressing Road
Attendance: 1,067
Referee: N Smith
24 April 2024 Maidstone United 2–1Aveley FCMaidstone
19:45 BST

Yellow card 62'

Report
Stadium: Gallagher Stadium
Attendance: 3,080
Referee: Elliot Bell

Semifinals

27 April 2024 Chelmsford City2–3 (a.e.t.) Braintree Town Chelmsford
15:00 BST
Stadium: Melbourne Stadium
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Jonathan Maskrey
28 April 2024 Worthing 2–1Maidstone UnitedWorthing
15:00 BST
  • Pearce 24' (pen.), 89'
 Report
Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Oliver Mackey

Final

6 May 2024 Worthing3–4 (a.e.t.) Braintree Town Worthing
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Woodside Road
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Ross Martin

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ollie Pearce Worthing 40
2 Shaun Jeffers St. Albans City 26
3 Charlie Ruff Chelmsford City 19
4 Cody Cooke Bath City 18
5 George Alexander Chelmsford City
Slough Town
Dartford 		17
Siju Odelusi Aveley
7 John Goddard Slough Town 16
Matt Rush Maidstone United
Aveley
Scott Wilson Bath City
10 Aaron Blair Braintree Town 15

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
England Siju Odelusi Aveley Taunton Town 4–1 12 August 2023
England George Alexander Slough Town Weston-super-Mare 0–3 19 August 2023
England Zak Emmerson Eastbourne Borough St Albans City 2–3 7 October 2023
England Mason Bloomfield Hampton & Richmond Borough Maidstone United 5–2 11 November 2023
England Cody Cooke Bath City Aveley 3–0
England Jordan Young Yeovil Town Farnborough 4–2 14 November 2023
England Tristan Abrahams Welling United Yeovil Town 4–1 25 November 2023
England Ollie Pearce Worthing Chippenham Town 3–1 2 December 2023
Maidstone United 5–1 16 December 2023
Dover Athletic 6–4 10 February 2024
England Shaun Jeffers St Albans City Taunton Town 6–0
England Ollie Pearce4 Worthing Weymouth 1–4 17 February 2024
England Charlee Hughes Aveley Hemel Hempstead Town 3–4 29 March 2024
Jamaica Lamar Reynolds Maidstone United Eastbourne Borough 1–5

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August England Adam Hinshelwood Worthing England Scott Wilson Bath City [120]
September England Rob Dray Taunton Town England Levi Amantchi Maidstone United [121]
October England Mark Cooper Yeovil Town England Ben Seymour Hampton & Richmond Borough [122]
November England Mel Gwinnett Hampton & Richmond Borough England John Goddard Slough Town [123]
December England Paul Wotton Truro City England Ollie Pearce Worthing [124]
January England Robbie Simpson Chelmsford City England Sam Corne Maidstone United [125]
February England Angelo Harrop Braintree Town England Ollie Pearce Worthing [126]
March England Spencer Day Farnborough England Joe Haigh Farnborough [127]
April England Aarran Racine Worthing England Sam Corne Maidstone United [128]

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season England Ollie Pearce[46] Worthing
Manager of the Season England Mark Cooper[47] Yeovil Town

National League South Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club
GK England Jack Sims Braintree Town
RB England Joe Felix Worthing
CB England Luke Jenkins Chelmsford City
CB England Jake Wannell Yeovil Town
LB England Danny Greenslade Bath City
CM England Sam Corne Maidstone United
CM England Matt Worthington Yeovil Town
CM England Charlie Ruff Chelmsford City
CF England Ollie Pearce Worthing
CF Scotland Jordan Young Yeovil Town
CF England Shaun Jeffers St Albans City

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