2022–23 National League
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
Champions | Wrexham |
Promoted |
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Relegated | |
Matches played | 1,656 |
Goals scored | 4,480 (2.71 per match) |
Biggest home win | Worthing 7–0 Concord Rangers (7 April 2023) |
Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring | Wrexham 7–5 Barnet (8 October 2022) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
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
[edit]Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 13 May 2023 |
Champions | Wrexham |
Promoted | |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,540 (2.79 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Macaulay Langstaff (42) |
Biggest home win | Wrexham 6–0 Torquay United (24 September 2022) |
Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring | Wrexham 7–5 Barnet (8 October 2022) |
Longest unbeaten run | Wrexham (28) |
Highest attendance | Notts County 0-0 Yeovil Town (19 November 2022) (16,511) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Team changes
[edit]
Promoted from 2021–22 National League North Promoted from 2021–22 National League South Relegated from 2021–22 League Two
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Promoted to 2022–23 League Two Relegated to 2022–23 National League North Relegated to 2022–23 National League South
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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
[edit]Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Yeovil Town | Josh Staunton | End of caretaker spell | 15 May 2022 | Pre-season | Chris Hargreaves[4] | 18 May 2022 |
FC Halifax Town | Pete Wild[5] | Signed by Barrow | 26 May 2022 | Chris Millington[6] | 28 May 2022 | |
Notts County | Ian Burchnall[7] | Signed by Forest Green Rovers | 27 May 2022 | Luke Williams[8] | 14 June 2022 | |
Scunthorpe United | Keith Hill[9] | Sacked | 30 August 2022 | 23rd | Tony Daws (interim)[10] | 1 September 2022 |
Oldham Athletic | John Sheridan[11] | Mutual agreement | 17 September 2022 | 14th | David Unsworth[12] | 20 September 2022 |
Aldershot Town | Mark Molesley[13] | Sacked | 15 October 2022 | 22nd | Ross McNeilly | 6 December 2022 |
Yeovil Town | Chris Hargreaves[14] | 27 October 2022 | 21st | Mark Cooper[15] | 28 October 2022 | |
York City | John Askey[16] | 16 November 2022 | 12th | David Webb[17] | 2 December 2022 | |
Scunthorpe United | Tony Daws (interim) | Stepped down to Academy Manager | 1 December 2022 | 23rd | Michael Nelson (interim)[18] | 1 December 2022 |
Maidstone United | Hakan Hayrettin[19] | Sacked | 9 January 2023 | 23rd | George Elokobi | 9 January 2023 |
Scunthorpe United | Michael Nelson (interim) | End of interim spell | 29 January 2023 | 23rd | Jimmy Dean[20] | 29 January 2023 |
York City | David Webb[21] | Sacked | 8 February 2023 | 18th | Michael Morton (interim) | 8 February 2023 |
Dagenham & Redbridge | Daryl McMahon[22] | 24 February 2023 | 10th | Ben Strevens[23] | 10 March 2023 | |
Aldershot Town | Ross McNeilly[24] | 2 April 2023 | 19th | 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 |
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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 |
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:
Results table
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]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
[edit]2 May 2023 | Barnet | 1–2 | Boreham Wood | Canons Park |
19:45 | Pritchard 52' | Report | Ndlovu 19', 45+2' Marsh 62' Kelly-Evans 66' | Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,256 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
3 May 2023 | Woking | 1–2 | Bromley | Woking |
19:45 | Ince 13' | Report | Cheek 60' (pen.) Elerewe 68', 77' | Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 5,033 Referee: Lewis Smith |
Semi-finals
[edit]7 May 2023 | Notts County | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Boreham Wood | Nottingham |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 15,617 Referee: Scott Tallis |
7 May 2023 | Chesterfield | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Bromley | Chesterfield |
15:40 | Report | Stadium: Technique Stadium Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Scott Simpson |
Final
[edit]Notts County | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Chesterfield |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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
[edit]Monthly awards
[edit]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 |
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August 2022 | Paul Cook[28] | Chesterfield | Macaulay Langstaff[28][29] | Notts County |
September 2022 | Phil Parkinson[29] | Wrexham | ||
October 2022 | Luke Williams[30] | Notts County | Shaun Hobson[30] | Southend United |
November 2022 | Darren Sarll[31] | Woking | Jack Cook[31] | Wealdstone |
December 2022 | Dean Brennan[32] | Barnet | Kyle Cameron[32] | Notts County |
January 2023 | Phil Parkinson[33] | Wrexham | Inih Effiong[33] | Aldershot Town |
February 2023 | Kevin Maher[34] | Southend United | Charlie Carter[34] | Eastleigh |
March 2023 | Luke Williams | Notts County | Macaulay Langstaff | Notts County |
Annual awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | Macaulay Langstaff[35] | Notts County |
Manager of the Season | Phil Parkinson[35] | Wrexham |
National League Team of the Season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
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GK | Nathan Ashmore | Boreham Wood | [35] |
RB | Jeff King | Chesterfield | |
CB | Ben Tozer | Wrexham | |
CB | Kyle Cameron | Notts County | |
LB | Adam Chicksen | Notts County | |
CM | Elliot Lee | Wrexham | |
CM | Matty Palmer | Notts County | |
CM | Rúben Rodrigues | Notts County | |
CF | Macaulay Langstaff | Notts County | |
CF | Paul Mullin | Wrexham | |
CF | Ryan Colclough | Chesterfield | |
Manager | Phil Parkinson | Wrexham |
National League North
[edit]
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
Champions | AFC Fylde |
Promoted |
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Relegated | |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,390 (2.52 per match) |
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring |
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The National League North consisted of 24 teams for the first time.
Team changes
[edit]
Relegated from 2021–22 National League Promoted from 2021–22 Northern Premier League Promoted from 2021–22 Southern Football League
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Promoted to 2022–23 National League Relegated to 2022–23 Northern Premier League
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Stadia and locations
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Buxton | Steve Cunningham[37] | Resigned | 28 April 2022 | Pre-season | Jamie Vermiglio[38] | 25 May 2022 |
Chester | Steve Watson[39] | End of contract | 7 May 2022 | Calum McIntyre[40] | 12 May 2022 | |
Kettering Town | Ian Culverhouse[41] | Mutual Consent | 15 May 2022 | Lee Glover[42] | 17 May 2022 | |
Chorley | Jamie Vermiglio[43] | Resigned | 23 May 2022 | Andy Preece[44] | 28 May 2022 | |
Blyth Spartans | Terry Mitchell[45] | Sacked | 9 August 2022 | 18th | Graham Fenton | 16 August 2022 |
Boston United | Paul Cox[46] | 6 September 2022 | 24th | Ian Culverhouse[46] | 6 September 2022 | |
Spennymoor Town | Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley | 20 September 2022 | 13th | Jason Ainsley[47] | 11 October 2022 | |
Brackley Town | Kevin Wilkin[48] | 29 September 2022 | 8th | Roger Johnson[49] | 29 September 2022 | |
Gloucester City | Lee Mansell[50] | 16th | Steven King[51] | 30 September 2022 | ||
AFC Fylde | James Rowe[52] | Resigned | 4th | Andy Taylor (interim) | 29 September 2022 | |
AFC Telford United | Paul Carden[53] | Sacked | 9 October 2022 | 23rd | Kevin Wilkin[54] | 10 October 2022 |
AFC Fylde | Andy Taylor (interim) | End of interim spell | 14 November 2022 | 8th | Adam Murray[55] | 14 November 2022 |
Buxton | Jamie Vermiglio[56] | Resigned | 3 December 2022 | 18th | Craig Elliott[57] | 11 December 2022 |
Peterborough Sports | Jimmy Dean[58] | Resigned | 28 January 2023 | 13th | Michael Gash and Luke Steele[59] | 28 January 2023 |
Hereford | Josh Gowling[60] | Mutual consent | 5 February 2023 | 15th | Yan Klukowski[61] | 28 February 2023 |
King's Lynn Town | Tommy Widdrington[62] | Resigned | 1 April 2023 | 2nd | Mark Hughes | 1 April 2023 |
Brackley Town | Roger Johnson[63] | Mutual consent | 8 April 2023 | 4th | Gareth Dean (interim) | 8 April 2023 |
National League North table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]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
[edit]2 May 2023 | Alfreton Town | 0–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Alfreton |
19:45 | Report |
| Stadium: North Street Attendance: 1,921[65] Referee: Benjamin Wyatt |
3 May 2023 | Brackley Town | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Gloucester City | Brackley |
19:45 | Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 1,624 Referee: Richard Aspinall | |||
Penalties | ||||
Semi-finals
[edit]7 May 2023 | King's Lynn Town | 1–4 | Kidderminster Harriers | King's Lynn |
12:30 |
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| Stadium: The Walks Attendance: 3,002[66] Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
7 May 2023 | Chester | 0–1 | Brackley Town | Chester |
15:30 |
| Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 4,479 Referee: Dale Baines |
Final
[edit]14 May 2023 | Brackley Town | 0–2 | Kidderminster Harriers | Brackley |
15:30 | Report |
| Stadium: St. James Park Attendance: 3,015 Referee: John Mulligan |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Jack Lambert | Darlington | AFC Telford United | 1–4 | 1 November 2022 |
Kieran Burton | Scarborough Athletic | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–2 | |
Scott Pollock | Boston United | Leamington | 3–0 | 3 December 2022 |
Jack Lambert | Darlington | Gloucester City | 2–6 | 10 December 2022 |
Jacob Hazel | AFC Telford United | 3–1 | 4 February 2023 | |
Billy Chadwick | Boston United | Farsley Celtic | 4–0 | 7 April 2023 |
Sion Spence | Gloucester City | AFC Telford United | 0–4 | 10 April 2023 |
Glen Taylor4 | Spennymoor Town | Kettering Town | 4–2 | 15 April 2023 |
Monthly awards
[edit]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 |
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August 2022 | Tommy Widdrington[67] | King's Lynn Town | Morgan Roberts[67] | Banbury United |
September 2022 | Alun Armstrong[68] | Darlington | Nick Haughton[68] | AFC Fylde |
October 2022 | Josh Gowling[69] | Hereford | Kieran Phillips[69] | Gloucester City |
November 2022 | Calum McIntyre[70] | Chester | Jack Lambert[70] | Darlington |
December 2022 | Jonathan Greening[71] | Scarborough Athletic | Connor Hall[71] | Chorley |
January 2023 | Adam Murray[72] | AFC Fylde | Dominic McHale[72] | Gloucester City |
February 2023 | Craig Elliott[73] | Buxton | Modou Faal[73] | AFC Fylde |
March 2023 | Michael Gash & Luke Steele[74] | Peterborough Sports | Billy Chadwick[74] | Boston United |
April 2023 | Russell Penn[75] | Kidderminster Harriers | Gold Omotayo[75] | King's Lynn Town |
Annual awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Nick Haughton[76] | AFC Fylde |
Manager of the Season | Calum McIntyre[76] | Chester |
National League North Team of the Season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
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GK | Harry Tyrer | Chester | [76] |
RB | Aaron Jones | King's Lynn Town | |
CB | Alex Whitmore | AFC Fylde | |
CB | Josh Coulson | King's Lynn Town | |
LB | Danny Preston | Alfreton Town | |
CM | Michael Clunan | King's Lynn Town | |
CM | Declan Weeks | Chester | |
CM | Nick Haughton | AFC Fylde | |
CF | Kurt Willoughby | Chester | |
CF | Glen Taylor | Spennymoor Town | |
CF | Gold Omotayo | King's Lynn Town | |
Manager | Calum McIntyre | Chester |
National League South
[edit]Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
Champions | Ebbsfleet United |
Promoted |
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Relegated | |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,550 (2.81 per match) |
Biggest home win | Worthing 7–0 Concord Rangers (7 April 2023) |
Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring |
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← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
The National League South also consisted of 24 teams for the first time.
Team changes
[edit]
Relegated from 2021–22 National League Promoted from 2021–22 Isthmian League Promoted from 2021–22 Southern Football League |
Promoted to 2022–23 National League Relegated to 2022–23 Isthmian League
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