2018–19 National League

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National League
Season2018–19

The 2018–19 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth season under English football's new title of National League, fifteenth season consisting of three divisions and the fortieth season overall.[1]

National League

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National League
Season2018–19
ChampionsLeyton Orient
PromotedLeyton Orient
Salford City
RelegatedBraintree Town
Maidstone United
Gateshead
Havant & Waterlooville

The National League consists of 24 clubs.

Promotion and relegation

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The following clubs changed divisions after the 2017–18 season:

Despite a 2–1 defeat to Boston United on 21 April 2018, Salford City became 2017–18 National League North champions after Harrogate Town lost 3–1 to Bradford Park Avenue. Havant & Waterlooville were crowned 2017–18 National League South champions on 28 April after a 3–2 victory over Concord Rangers. On 13 May, Harrogate Town were promoted after a 3–0 win against Brackley Town in the 2017–18 National League North playoff final. All three teams played in the National League for the first time in their histories. On the same day as Harrogate's promotion, Braintree Town were also promoted after beating Hampton & Richmond 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the 2017–18 National League South playoff final, securing an instant return to the National League.

On 24 April, after 97 years as an EFL club, Chesterfield were relegated to the National League following Morecambe's 0–0 draw against Cambridge United. On 5 May 2018, despite a 3–0 victory against Chesterfield, Barnet became the second club to be relegated from League Two following Morecambe's 0–0 draw against Coventry City, ending their three-year stay in the EFL.

These teams replaced Macclesfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Chester, Guiseley, Torquay United and Woking. Macclesfield Town were crowned 2017–18 National League champions and promoted to League Two on 21 April after a 2–0 victory over Eastleigh, ending their six-year absence from the EFL. Tranmere Rovers were promoted to League Two on 12 May after a 2–1 victory over Boreham Wood in the playoff final and returned to the EFL after a three-year absence. Boreham Wood and Sutton United were invited to compete in the 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup in a new expansion of that competition as the highest-finishing remaining teams in the division.[2]

Chester were the first team to be relegated from National League on 8 April after a 2–0 loss to Tranmere Rovers. Despite staying up on the final day for the past two seasons, it was not to be third time lucky for Guiseley who joined them on 17 April after a 1–0 loss to relegation rivals Barrow. Torquay United became the third team to be relegated from the National league on 21 April after a 1–1 draw with Hartlepool United, confirming the club's first ever relegation to the sixth tier. The fourth and final team to suffer relegation was Woking, who were relegated on 28 April following a 2–1 defeat to Dover Athletic, ending their five-year stay in the National League.

Team changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2018–19 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2018–19 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm Sports Village 6,000
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,200
Barnet London (Edgware) The Hive Stadium 6,418
Barrow Barrow-in-Furness Holker Street 5,045
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Braintree Town Braintree Cressing Road 4,085
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Chesterfield Chesterfield Proact Stadium 10,504
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078
Dover Athletic Dover Crabble Athletic Ground 5,745
Eastleigh Eastleigh Ten Acres 5,250
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,500
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 14,061
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Harrogate Town Harrogate Wetherby Road 3,800
Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856
Havant & Waterlooville Havant West Leigh Park 5,300
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) Brisbane Road 9,271
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 3,377
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
Salford City Salford Moor Lane 5,108
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 4,313
Sutton United London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane 5,013
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AFC Fylde Dave Challinor Lewis Montrose Kappa VetPlus
Aldershot Town Gary Waddock Karleigh Osborne Adidas Bridges Estate Agents
Barnet Darren Currie Callum Reynolds Jako Canon
Barrow Ian Evatt Josh Granite BLK JF Hornby & Co.
Boreham Wood Luke Garrard Mark Ricketts Erreà Barnet and Southgate College
Braintree Town Danny Searle Ben Killip Hummel Andreas carter sports
Bromley Neil Smith Jack Holland Macron Southwark Metals
Chesterfield John Sheridan Jonathan Smith Puma G.F. Tomlinson
Dagenham & Redbridge Peter Taylor[3] Ben Nunn Sondico West & Co
Dover Athletic Andy Hessenthaler Mitch Brundle BLK Gomez
Eastleigh Ben Strevens Danny Hollands Macron[4] Utilita
Ebbsfleet United Garry Hill Dave Winfield Macron Mitsubishi Electric
FC Halifax Town Jamie Fullarton Matty Brown Adidas[5] Northern Powerhouse Developments (Home)
Pennine Pneumatic Services Ltd (Away)
Architectural Cladding Products Limited (Third)
Gateshead Ben Clarke Robbie Tinkler Sondico Sevcon[6]
Harrogate Town Simon Weaver Josh Falkingham Kappa Strata
Hartlepool United Craig Hignett Andrew Davies BLK Utility Alliance Limited
Havant & Waterlooville Lee Bradbury Brian Stock Joma Bishops Printers
Leyton Orient Justin Edinburgh Jobi McAnuff Nike The Sun Dream Team
Maidenhead United Alan Devonshire Alan Massey BLK[7] Utility Alliance Limited
Maidstone United John Still Will de Havilland Macron Britelite
Salford City Graham Alexander Liam Hogan Umbro[8] Soccer Saturday Super 6
Solihull Moors Tim Flowers Kyle Storer Surridge John Shepherd Estate Agents
Sutton United Paul Doswell Jamie Collins Joma Angel Plastics
Wrexham Bryan Hughes Shaun Pearson Macron Ifor Williams Trailers

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chesterfield Jack Lester Dismissed 24 April 2018 Pre-season Martin Allen 15 May 2018
Wrexham Andy Davies End of Interim Contract 2 May 2018 Sam Ricketts 2 May 2018
Salford City Anthony Johnson
Bernard Morley 		Resigned 8 May 2018 Graham Alexander 14 May 2018
Barnet Martin Allen 10 May 2018 John Still 18 May 2018
Dagenham & Redbridge John Still 17 May 2018 Peter Taylor[3] 5 June 2018
Barrow Adrian Pennock Dismissed 18 May 2018 Ian Evatt 15 June 2018
Solihull Moors Mark Yates Signed by Macclesfield Town 19 June 2018 Tim Flowers 20 June 2018
Maidstone United Jay Saunders Mutual consent 28 August 2018 19th Harry Wheeler 11 September 2018
Dover Athletic Chris Kinnear Dismissed 5 October 2018 24th Andy Hessenthaler 8 October 2018
Braintree Town Brad Quinton Mutual agreement 7 October 2018 Andy Porter 7 October 2018
Eastleigh Andy Hessenthaler Signed by Dover Athletic 8 October 2018 10th Ben Strevens 8 October 2018
Braintree Town Andy Porter Resigned 10 October 2018 24th Hakan Hayrettin 10 October 2018
Ebbsfleet United Daryl McMahon Dismissed 7 November 2018 10th Garry Hill 8 November 2018
Hartlepool United Matthew Bates 28 November 2018 12th Richard Money 11 December 2018
Wrexham Sam Ricketts Signed by Shrewsbury Town 3 December 2018 4th Graham Barrow 3 December 2018
Chesterfield Martin Allen Dismissed 27 December 2018 22nd John Sheridan 9 January 2019
Barnet John Still Retired 29 December 2018 13th Darren Currie 29 December 2018
Gateshead Steve Watson Appointed as manager of York City 10 January 2019 8th Ben Clark 10 January 2019
Maidstone United Harry Wheeler Resigned 13 January 2019 23rd John Still 24 January 2019
Hartlepool United Richard Money Resigned 23 January 2019 15th Craig Hignett 23 January 2019
Braintree Town Hakan Hayrettin Appointed as assistant manager of Maidstone United 23 January 2019 24th Danny Searle 23 January 2019
Wrexham Graham Barrow Resigned 2 February 2019 3rd Bryan Hughes 6 February 2019

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leyton Orient (C, P) 46 25 14 7 73 35 +38 89 Promoted to League Two
2 Solihull Moors 46 25 11 10 73 43 +30 86 Qualified for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Salford City (O, P) 46 25 10 11 77 45 +32 85
4 Wrexham 46 25 9 12 58 39 +19 84 Qualified for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 AFC Fylde 46 22 15 9 72 41 +31 81
6 Harrogate Town 46 21 11 14 78 57 +21 74
7 Eastleigh 46 22 8 16 62 63 −1 74
8 Ebbsfleet United 46 18 13 15 64 50 +14 67
9 Sutton United 46 17 14 15 55 60 −5 65
10 Barrow 46 17 13 16 52 51 +1 64
11 Bromley 46 16 12 18 68 69 −1 60
12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 45 50 −5 60
13 Dover Athletic 46 16 12 18 58 64 −6 60
14 Chesterfield 46 14 17 15 55 53 +2 59
15 FC Halifax Town 46 13 20 13 44 43 +1 59
16 Hartlepool United 46 15 14 17 56 62 −6 59
17 Gateshead (R) 46 19 9 18 52 48 +4 57[a] Relegated to National League North
18 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 15 11 20 50 56 −6 56
19 Maidenhead United 46 16 6 24 45 70 −25 54
20 Boreham Wood 46 12 16 18 53 65 −12 52
21 Aldershot Town 46 11 11 24 38 67 −29 44[b]
22 Havant & Waterlooville (R) 46 9 13 24 62 84 −22 40 Relegated to National League South
23 Braintree Town (R) 46 11 8 27 48 78 −30 38[c]
24 Maidstone United (R) 46 9 7 30 37 82 −45 34
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[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Gateshead were deducted 9 points for breach of financial regulations.[9]
  2. ^ Gateshead were demoted to the National League North on 8 June 2019 because of financial irregularities. As a result, Aldershot Town were given a reprieve from relegation.[10]
  3. ^ Braintree Town were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in a game against AFC Fylde.[11]


Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Solihull Moors 0
5 AFC Fylde 3 5 AFC Fylde 1
6 Harrogate Town 1 5 AFC Fylde 0
3 Salford City 3
3 Salford City 1 (4)
4 Wrexham 0 7 Eastleigh 1 (3)
7 Eastleigh (a.e.t.) 1

Quarter-finals

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1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) AFC Fylde 3–1Harrogate TownMedlar-with-Wesham
 Report
Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
Attendance: 1,560
2 May 2019 (2019-05-02) Wrexham0–1 (a.e.t.) Eastleigh Wrexham
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6,723

Semi-finals

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4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) Solihull Moors0–1 AFC Fylde Solihull
Philliskirk 2' Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 3,681
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) Salford City 1–1
(4–3 p)		EastleighSalford
 Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 2,963
Referee: Leigh Doughty (Lancashire)
Penalties

Final

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Main article: 2019 National League play-off Final
AFC Fylde0–3Salford City
Report
Attendance: 8,049
Referee: James Oldham

Results table

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Home \ Away FYL ALD BRN BRW BOR BRA BRO CHE DAG DOV EAS EBB HAL GAT HAR HAT HAV LEY MDH MDS SAL SOL SUT WRE
AFC Fylde — 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 4–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–2 6–2 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0
Aldershot Town 0–0 — 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–1 0–0
Barnet 1–1 2–0 — 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–2
Barrow 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–1 0–0
Boreham Wood 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 — 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–4 1–3 1–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–2
Braintree Town 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 — 2–4 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 0–4 1–1 3–4 1–5 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–1
Bromley 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–4 — 3–3 0–2 2–2 0–1 5–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–0
Chesterfield 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 2–3 3–3 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 4–1 2–0 0–4 3–0 1–1
Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–4 1–0 3–0 1–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2
Dover Athletic 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 4–3 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–4 0–2 3–0 0–1
Eastleigh 0–0 1–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 — 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–3
Ebbsfleet United 1–3 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 4–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 — 4–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 4–2
FC Halifax Town 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–1
Gateshead 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1
Harrogate Town 1–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 — 3–1 3–2 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 0–0
Hartlepool United 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–3 1–0
Havant & Waterlooville 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 7–0 5–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–3
Leyton Orient 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 — 0–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 0–1 1–0
Maidenhead United 0–6 4–3 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 — 3–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–2
Maidstone United 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–4 — 0–2 1–3 0–1 1–1
Salford City 0–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 2–0 2–0
Solihull Moors 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 5–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 5–0 0–0 — 2–2 1–0
Sutton United 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 — 3–0
Wrexham 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 —
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.

Top scorers

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As of matches played 10 April 2019[13]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Danny Rowe AFC Fylde 26
2 Paul McCallum Eastleigh 25
3 Macauley Bonne Leyton Orient 22
4 Adam Rooney Salford City 20
5 Scott Boden Gateshead / Chesterfield 19
6 Jack Muldoon Harrogate Town 16
7 Michael Cheek Ebbsfleet United 15
8 Adi Yussuf Solihull Moors 14
9 Adrian Clifton Maidenhead United 13
JJ Hooper Bromley
Liam Noble Hartlepool United
Alfie Rutherford Havant & Waterlooville
13 Jermaine Hylton Solihull Moors 12
Danny Kedwell Ebbsfleet United

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 Player of the Month Club Manager of the Month Club
August 2018 Akil Wright[14] Wrexham Jamie Fullarton[15] FC Halifax Town
September 2018 Marvin Ekpiteta[16] Leyton Orient Graham Alexander[17] Salford City
October 2018 Mike Williamson[18] Gateshead Sam Ricketts[19] Wrexham
November 2018 Elliot Justham[20] Dag & Red Justin Edinburgh[21] Leyton Orient
December 2018 Michael Cheek Ebbsfleet United Ian Evatt Barrow
January 2019 Kevin Lokko[22] Dover Athletic Tim Flowers[22] Solihull Moors
February 2019 Paul McCallum[23] Eastleigh Alan Devonshire[23] Maidenhead United
March 2019 Carl Piergianni[24] Salford City Justin Edinburgh[24] Leyton Orient
April 2019 Mo Sagaf[25] Braintree Town Andy Hessenthaler[26] Dover Athletic

Team of the Season

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At the end of the season, the National League announced its official team of the season.[27]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Dean Brill Leyton Orient
Defender Josh Hare Eastleigh
Defender Carl Piergianni Salford City
Defender Shaun Pearson Wrexham
Defender Dan Jones Barrow
Midfielder Darren Carter Solihull Moors
Midfielder Jamey Osborne Solihull Moors
Midfielder Jobi McAnuff Leyton Orient
Forward Paul McCallum Eastleigh
Forward Macauley Bonne Leyton Orient
Forward Danny Rowe AFC Fylde

National League North

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National League North
Season2018–19
ChampionsStockport County
PromotedStockport County
Chorley
RelegatedNuneaton Borough
Ashton United
F.C. United of Manchester

Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2018–19 National League North clubs (Greater Manchester shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2018–19 National League North clubs (Greater Manchester)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3,600
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 6,085
Ashton United Ashton-under-Lyne Hurst Cross 4,500
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Boston United Boston York Street 6,643
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
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
F.C. United of Manchester Manchester Broadhurst Park 4,400
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 4,913
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough Stadium 6,238
Leamington Leamington Spa New Windmill Ground 2,300
Nuneaton Borough Nuneaton Liberty Way 4,614
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 3,150[28]
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
York City York Bootham Crescent 8,256[29]

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
AFC Telford United Gavin Cowan Shane Sutton Hummel Capgemini
Alfreton Town Billy Heath Luke Shiels SK Kits Impact
Altrincham Phil Parkinson SK Kits J Davidson Scrap Metal
Ashton United Jody Banim Joma Rol-Lite-Blinds
Blyth Spartans Alun Armstrong Robbie Dale Erreà Community Foundation
Boston United Craig Elliott Nike Kia Motors
Brackley Town Kevin Wilkin Joma Going Plural
Bradford (Park Avenue) Mark Bower Kappa T&P Print (Home), Ideal Student Room (Away)
Chester Anthony Johnson
Bernard Morley 		Scott Burton Puma MBNA
Chorley Jamie Vermiglio Chorley Sport Cruise 118
Curzon Ashton John Flanagan Jako Bromleys
Darlington Tommy Wright Puma EBAC
F.C. United of Manchester Tom Greaves Erreà None
Guiseley Marcus Bignot
Russ O'Neill 		Macron Shelving Superstore
Hereford Marc Richards Macron Central Roofing
Kidderminster Harriers Steve MacFarlane Kappa 25 KHITC
Leamington Paul Holleran Tony Breeden Puma BPS
Nuneaton Borough Jimmy Ginnelly Cameron Belford Joma Stuart
Southport Liam Watson Kappa ME Group
Spennymoor Town Jason Ainsley Erreà Motif8
Stockport County Jim Gannon Joma Pioneer Group
York City Steve Watson Avec Benenden

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County (C, P) 42 24 10 8 77 36 +41 82 Promoted to the National League
2 Chorley (O, P) 42 24 9 9 83 41 +42 81 Qualified for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 Brackley Town 42 22 11 9 72 40 +32 77
4 Spennymoor Town 42 22 10 10 78 48 +30 76 Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 Altrincham 42 20 11 11 85 56 +29 71
6 Blyth Spartans 42 20 9 13 74 62 +12 69
7 Bradford (Park Avenue) 42 18 11 13 71 61 +10 65
8 AFC Telford United 42 17 14 11 64 55 +9 65
9 Chester 42 16 14 12 60 62 −2 62
10 Kidderminster Harriers 42 17 9 16 68 62 +6 60
11 Boston United 42 17 7 18 62 60 +2 58
12 York City 42 16 10 16 58 63 −5 58
13 Leamington 42 13 15 14 57 60 −3 54
14 Southport 42 13 14 15 58 55 +3 53
15 Alfreton Town 42 13 12 17 53 67 −14 51
16 Darlington 42 12 14 16 56 62 −6 50
17 Hereford 42 11 16 15 47 58 −11 49
18 Curzon Ashton 42 13 10 19 44 71 −27 49
19 Guiseley 42 9 17 16 46 60 −14 44
20 Ashton United (R) 42 9 8 25 43 86 −43 35 Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division
21 F.C. United of Manchester (R) 42 8 10 24 49 82 −33 34
22 Nuneaton Borough (R) 42 4 7 31 38 96 −58 19 Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division Central
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[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated


Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Chorley 1 (3)
5 Altrincham 2 (7) 5 Altrincham 1 (1)
6 Blyth Spartans 2 (6) 2 Chorley 1 (4)
4 Spennymoor Town 1 (3)
3 Brackley Town 0 (4)
4 Spennymoor Town 1 4 Spennymoor Town 0 (5)
7 Bradford (Park Avenue) 0

Quarter-finals

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1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) Altrincham 2–2
(7–6 p)		Blyth SpartansAltrincham
Stadium: Moss Lane
1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) Spennymoor Town 1–0Bradford (Park Avenue)Spennymoor
Report Stadium: The Brewery Field
Attendance: 1,509

Semi-finals

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5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) Chorley 1–1
(3–1 p)		AltrinchamChorley
 Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Elliott Swallow
Penalties
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) Brackley Town0–0
(4–5 p)		 Spennymoor Town Brackley
Report Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 1,271

Final

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12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) Chorley 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Spennymoor TownChorley
 Report
Stadium: Victory Park
Attendance: 3,594
Referee: Sam Barrott
Penalties

Results table

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Home \ Away TEL ALF ALT ASH BLY BOS BRA BRD CHE CHO CUR DAR UOM GUI HER KID LEA NUN SOU SPE STO YOR
AFC Telford United — 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Alfreton Town 1–1 — 0–7 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–3 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–7 1–1 2–3
Altrincham 3–1 3–1 — 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–0 5–3 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–0
Ashton United 3–4 0–2 1–1 — 0–3 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–3 0–5 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–6 0–2
Blyth Spartans 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 — 3–0 1–3 1–2 8–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–3 3–3 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 2–1
Boston United 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 — 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 2–0
Brackley Town 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–4 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 0–0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–2 1–1 2–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–3
Chester 2–1 3–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 5–3 — 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 0–6 2–2
Chorley 1–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 — 2–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–0
Curzon Ashton 2–1 3–2 0–6 2–4 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 — 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 0–5 2–0 1–0
Darlington 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 — 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 5–1
F.C. United of Manchester 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–4 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–4 2–0 1–2 — 3–3 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–2 3–3
Guiseley 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–5 2–1 1–5 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Hereford 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 1–3 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–1
Kidderminster Harriers 0–0 0–1 3–2 3–3 3–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–4 1–1 5–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 — 1–2 4–1 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–2
Leamington 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–4 — 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1
Nuneaton Borough 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–5 1–3 0–6 2–3 0–1 2–4 1–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–4 0–2 0–3 2–2
Southport 0–4 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 2–3 0–0 2–2 3–0 5–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–1 1–2
Spennymoor Town 2–3 1–1 4–4 5–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–0
Stockport County 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–0 — 3–1
York City 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–4 0–0 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–0 4–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 —
Source: National League North Match 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.

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chorley Matt Jansen Resigned 22 June 2018 Pre-season Jamie Vermiglio 23 June 2018
York City Martin Gray Dismissed 19 August 2018 Sam Collins 20 August 2018[30]
F.C. United of Manchester Tom Greaves Resigned 28 August 2018[31] Neil Reynolds 18 October 2018[32]
Hereford Peter Beadle Dismissed 13 September 2018 12th Marc Richards 2 October 2018[33]
York City Sam Collins Mutual consent 5 January 2019 Steve Watson 10 January 2019
Darlington Tommy Wright Mutual consent 27 April 2019 16th Alun Armstrong 27 May 2019

Top scorers

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As of matches played 17 March 2019[34]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town 21
2 Daniel Udoh AFC Telford United 17
3 Jake Beesley Bradford (Park Avenue) 16
Colby Bishop Leamington
Matthew Warburton Stockport County
6 Joshua Hancock Altrincham 15
Reece Styche Alfreton Town
Kurt Willoughby F.C. United of Manchester
9 Dan Maguire Blyth Spartans 14
Josh Wilson Chorley
10 Ashley Chambers Kidderminster Harriers 13

Monthly awards

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

Month Player of the Month Club Manager of the Month Club
August 2018 Matthew Stenson[35] Leamington Jamie Vermiglio[35] Chorley
September 2018 Ed Williams[36] Kidderminster Harriers Jason Ainsley[37] Spennymoor Town
October 2018 Gary Roberts[38] Chester Phil Parkinson[39] Altrincham
November 2018 David Morgan[40] Southport Liam Watson[41] Southport

National League South

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National League South
Season2018–19
ChampionsTorquay United
PromotedTorquay United
Woking
RelegatedWeston-super-Mare
East Thurrock United
Truro City

The National League South consisted of 22 clubs.

Team changes

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Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2018–19 National League South clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2018–19 National League South clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
Billericay Town Billericay New Lodge 3,500
Chelmsford City Chelmsford Melbourne Stadium 3,019
Chippenham Town Chippenham Hardenhuish Park 3,000
Concord Rangers Canvey Island Thames Road 3,300
Dartford Dartford Princes Park 4,100
Dulwich Hamlet London Champion Hill (began season groundsharing with Tooting & Mitcham United) 3,000
East Thurrock United Corringham Rookery Hill 4,000
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Gloucester City Evesham Jubilee Stadium (groundshare with Evesham United) 3,000
Hampton & Richmond London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road 3,152
Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500
Oxford City Oxford (Marston) Court Place Farm 2,000
Slough Town Slough Arbour Park 2,000
St Albans City St Albans Clarence Park 4,500
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Truro City Truro Plainmoor (groundshare with Torquay United 6,500
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 3,607
Welling United London (Welling) Park View Road 4,000
Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Woodspring Stadium 3,500
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Torquay United (C, P) 42 27 7 8 93 41 +52 88 Promoted to the National League
2 Woking (O, P) 42 23 9 10 76 49 +27 78 Qualified for the National League South play-off semi-finals[a]
3 Welling United 42 23 7 12 70 47 +23 76
4 Chelmsford City 42 21 9 12 68 50 +18 72
5 Bath City 42 20 11 11 58 36 +22 71 Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals[b]
6 Concord Rangers 42 20 13 9 69 48 +21 70[c]
7 Wealdstone 42 18 12 12 62 50 +12 66 Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals[b]
8 Billericay Town 42 19 8 15 72 65 +7 65
9 St Albans City 42 18 10 14 67 64 +3 64
10 Dartford 42 18 10 14 52 58 −6 64
11 Slough Town 42 17 12 13 56 50 +6 63
12 Oxford City 42 17 5 20 64 63 +1 56
13 Chippenham Town 42 16 7 19 57 64 −7 55
14 Dulwich Hamlet 42 13 10 19 52 65 −13 49
15 Hampton & Richmond Borough 42 13 10 19 49 66 −17 49
16 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 12 12 18 52 67 −15 48
17 Gloucester City 42 12 11 19 35 54 −19 47 Transferred to National League North
18 Eastbourne Borough 42 10 12 20 52 65 −13 42
19 Hungerford Town 42 11 9 22 45 72 −27 42
20 Truro City (R) 42 9 12 21 63 87 −24 39 Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division South
21 East Thurrock United (R) 42 10 7 25 42 63 −21 37 Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division
22 Weston-super-Mare (R) 42 8 11 23 50 80 −30 35 Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division South
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[12]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Chelmsford City received a bye to the semi-finals, after Concord Rangers were barred from the play-offs.
  2. ^ a b Concord Rangers were barred from the play-offs due to failing ground size regulations.[42]
  3. ^ Concord Rangers were deducted three points for infringing league rules.


Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
2 Woking 3
7 Wealdstone 2
5 Bath City 1
7 Wealdstone 3
2 Woking 1
3 Welling United 0
3 Welling United 3
4 Chelmsford City 2

Quarter-final

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1 May 2019 (2019-05-01) Bath City1–3 Wealdstone Bath
 Report
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 2,201

Semi-finals

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5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) Woking 3–2WealdstoneWoking
 Report
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,917
Referee: James Durkin
5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) Welling United 3–2Chelmsford CityWelling
 Report
Stadium: Park View Road
Attendance: 1,912

Final

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12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) Woking 1–0Welling UnitedWoking
 Report Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,865

Results table

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Home \ Away BAT BIL CHE CHI CON DAR DUL EAS EAB GLO HAM HEM HUN OXF SLO STA TOR TRU WEA WEL WES WOK
Bath City — 1–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
Billericay Town 0–2 — 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 3–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 0–4
Chelmsford City 1–0 5–1 — 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–4 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 2–0
Chippenham Town 2–2 2–0 0–1 — 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–2
Concord Rangers 2–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 — 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 0–5 3–0 1–1
Dartford 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 2–1 2–0
Dulwich Hamlet 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 3–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–3
East Thurrock United 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 — 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 2–2 0–1 4–1 2–3 0–1
Eastbourne Borough 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 6–0 2–1 0–2 — 1–2 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–2 2–4 1–2 2–4 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–2
Gloucester City 0–0 1–4 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–4
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 1–2 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–1 0–3
Hemel Hempstead Town 0–3 0–2 3–5 4–2 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 — 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2
Hungerford Town 0–0 2–2 0–6 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 1–2 5–0 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
Oxford City 1–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–5 2–1 1–2 — 1–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–2
Slough Town 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 — 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1
St Albans City 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 — 0–4 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
Torquay United 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 5–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 7–2 4–0 4–1 — 4–2 3–2 3–1 1–2 2–2
Truro City 1–1 0–4 0–3 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 2–1 1–3 — 1–2 2–2 3–3 0–1
Wealdstone 3–3 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 2–2 0–3 3–0 — 1–3 4–1 1–0
Welling United 2–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 5–3 1–1 — 3–1 3–3
Weston-super-Mare 0–2 2–3 0–3 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–5 0–1 — 2–4
Woking 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 3–3 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 —
Source: National League South Match 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.

Top scorers

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As of matches played 27 April 2019[43]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jamie Reid Torquay United 29
2 Rhys Murphy Chelmsford City 25
3 Kabongo Tshimanga Oxford City 24
4 Tyler Harvey Truro City 22
5 Alex Wall Concord Rangers 21
6 Moses Emmanuel Billericay Town 17
Saikou Janneh Torquay United
Nathaniel Jarvis Chippenham Town
9 Chris Dickson Hampton & Richmond Borough 16
Jack Midson Concord Rangers

Monthly awards

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

Month Player of the Month Club Manager of the Month Club
August 2018 Jake Robinson[44] Billericay Town Alan Dowson[44] Woking
September 2018 Jack Turner[45] Slough Town Ian Allinson[46] St Albans City
October 2018 Moses Emmanuel[47] Billericay Town Gary Johnson[48] Torquay United
November 2018 Josh Casey[49] Woking Leigh Robinson[50] Truro City
December 2018 Shaun MacDonald[51] Torquay United Mark Jones[52] Oxford City
January 2019 Jack Giddens[53] East Thurrock United Jerry Gill[54] Bath City
February 2019 Chris Whelpdale[55] Chelmsford City Jamie Coyle
Adam Flanagan[56] 		Dartford
March 2019 Marvel Ekpiteta[57] Hungerford Town Neil Baker
Jon Underwood[58] 		Slough Town
April 2019 Fabien Robert[59] Gloucester City Mike Cook[60] Gloucester City

Step 3 Super Playoffs

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With the introduction of a new division at Step 3 of the National League System, an altered promotion playoff process was implemented for the 2018–19 season for clubs to reach the National Leagues North and South for the 2019–20 season.[61]

As per prior seasons, 3 teams were relegated each from the North and South leaving 6 vacancies to fill. Each of the winners of the four Step 3 leagues were automatically promoted to the National Leagues North & South for 2019–20.

The Champions of the Step 3 leagues are:

Each of the four leagues ran a playoff involving the teams finishing from second to fifth. The winners of these playoffs proceeded to the Super Playoffs. The playoff winners are:

The winners of the following two fixtures were promoted:

11 May 2019 Warrington Town2–3 (a.e.t.) King's Lynn Town
15:00
11 May 2019 Metropolitan Police2–3 (a.e.t.) Tonbridge Angels
15:00

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