2021–22 National League

National League
Season2021–22

The 2021–22 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season as English football's National League, the nineteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-third season overall.

Due to the curtailment of the preceding season for North and South and lower levels of competition in the English football pyramid, promotion and relegation between levels 5 and 6, and between level 6 and lower levels were suspended.[1] These, combined with the folding of Macclesfield Town in 2020–21 and the knock-on effects of Bury's collapse in 2019–20, meant that for the 2021–22 season the three divisions had the irregular complement of 23, 22 and 21 teams, respectively.

In 2019, prior to these COVID-19 related impacts, the league had intended the 2021–22 season to be the first using a new structure in which the number of teams in its North and South divisions would increase, resulting in three 24-team divisions. On 1 July 2021, the National League confirmed its intent to achieve this structure for the 2022–23 season; accordingly the following adjustments to promotion and relegation were in effect for this season:[2][3]

  • As before, two teams were promoted from the National League to League Two and replaced by two teams relegated from it;
  • Three teams were relegated from the National League to the two level 6 divisions, and replaced by four teams (two from each of the National League North and South); and
  • Two teams were relegated from the two level 6 divisions (one from the National League North and another from the National League South) to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern League Central or South, or Isthmian League, and replaced by eight teams (two from each division). The Football Association already clarified these relegations by November.[4]

National League

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National League
Season2021–22
Dates21 August 2021 – 21 May 2022
ChampionsStockport County
PromotedStockport County
Grimsby Town
RelegatedDover Athletic
King's Lynn Town
Weymouth

Promotion and relegation

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Team changes

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Grimsby Town became the first former top-flight First Division club to be relegated to the National League twice, and their matches against Notts County make them the second pairing of clubs to face each other across all top five tiers of English football (after the Luton Town vs Oxford United fixture).

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the 2021–22 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the 2021–22 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town Aldershot Recreation Ground 7,200
Altrincham Altrincham Moss Lane 7,700
Barnet London (Canons Park) The Hive Stadium 6,418
Boreham Wood Borehamwood Meadow Park 4,502
Bromley London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,300
Chesterfield Chesterfield 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
FC Halifax Town Halifax The Shay 10,400
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes Blundell Park 9,052
King's Lynn Town King's Lynn The Walks 8,200
Maidenhead United Maidenhead York Road 4,000
Notts County Nottingham Meadow Lane 19,588
Solihull Moors Solihull Damson Park 5,500
Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392
Stockport County Stockport Edgeley Park 10,852
Torquay United Torquay Plainmoor 6,500
Wealdstone London (Ruislip) Grosvenor Vale 4,085
Weymouth Weymouth Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600
Woking Woking Kingfield Stadium 6,036
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 10,771
Yeovil Town Yeovil Huish Park 9,566

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Aldershot Town Mark Molesley George Fowler Erreà Bridges Estate Agents
Altrincham Phil Parkinson Jake Moult Puma J Davidson Ltd
Barnet Dean Brennan Jamie Turley Established 1888[5] TIC Health
Boreham Wood Luke Garrard Mark Ricketts Puma Barnet and Southgate College
Bromley Andy Woodman Byron Webster Puma Southwark Metals
Chesterfield Paul Cook Gavin Gunning Puma Technique Learning Solutions
Dagenham & Redbridge Daryl McMahon Kenny Clark Nike West & Coe
Dover Athletic Andy Hessenthaler Ryan Hanson Kappa GSH Group
Eastleigh Lee Bradbury Danny Hollands Kappa Utilita
FC Halifax Town Pete Wild Niall Maher Adidas[6] CORE Facility Services (Home)
Nuie (Away)
Grimsby Town Paul Hurst Giles Coke Macron Young's Seafood
King's Lynn Town Tommy Widdrington Aaron Jones Kappa Charmed Interiors (home), Barsby Produce (away)
Maidenhead United Alan Devonshire Alan Massey Uhlsport G&L Scientific
Notts County Ian Burchnall Kyle Cameron Puma Sharpes of Nottingham
Solihull Moors Neal Ardley Kyle Storer Surridge John Shepherd Estate Agents
Southend United Kevin Maher John White Macron Watchlotto
Stockport County Dave Challinor Liam Hogan Puma VITA Group
Torquay United Gary Johnson Asa Hall Nike No Sponsor
Wealdstone Stuart Maynard Jerome Okimo Kelme GPF Lewis
Weymouth David Oldfield Josh McQuoid Umbro Dormeo UK
Woking Darren Sarll Josh Casey Adidas Boz's Fruit & Veg
Wrexham Phil Parkinson Luke Young Macron TikTok
Yeovil Town Charlie Lee (caretaker manager) Vacant Hummel Jurassic Fibre

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Solihull Moors England Mark Yates[7] End of interim spell 29 May 2021 Pre-season England Neal Ardley[8] 14 June 2021
Wrexham England Dean Keates[9] End of contract 30 May 2021 England Phil Parkinson[10] 1 July 2021
Barnet England Simon Bassey[11] Resigned 3 June 2021 Australia Harry Kewell[12] 10 June 2021
Aldershot Town England Danny Searle[13] Sacked 20 September 2021 21st England Mark Molesley[14] 20 September 2021
Barnet Australia Harry Kewell[15] 22nd Republic of Ireland Dean Brennan 20 September 2021
Southend United England Phil Brown[16] 9 October 2021 20th Republic of Ireland Kevin Maher[17] 20 October 2021
Stockport County Scotland Simon Rusk[18] 27 October 2021 10th England Dave Challinor[19] 2 November 2021
King's Lynn Town England Ian Culverhouse[20] 29 November 2021 22nd England Tommy Widdrington[21] 10 December 2021
Weymouth Wales Brian Stock[22] 12 January 2022 21st England David Oldfield[23] 18 January 2022
Eastleigh England Ben Strevens[24] 26 January 2022 14th England Lee Bradbury[25] 28 February 2022
Chesterfield England James Rowe[26] Mutual consent 4 February 2022 2nd England Paul Cook[27] 10 February 2022
Woking England Alan Dowson[28] Sacked 28 February 2022 16th England Darren Sarll[29] 28 March 2022
Yeovil Town England Darren Sarll[30] Signed by Woking 28 March 2022 12th England Charlie Lee (caretaker) 28 March 2022
England Charlie Lee (caretaker)[31] End of caretaker spell 13 May 2022 13th England Josh Staunton (caretaker) 13 May 2022

National 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) 44 30 4 10 87 38 +49 94 Promotion to EFL League Two
2 Wrexham 44 26 10 8 91 46 +45 88 Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals
3 Solihull Moors 44 25 12 7 83 45 +38 87
4 FC Halifax Town 44 25 9 10 62 35 +27 84 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
5 Notts County 44 24 10 10 81 52 +29 82
6 Grimsby Town (O, P) 44 23 8 13 68 46 +22 77
7 Chesterfield 44 20 14 10 69 51 +18 74
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 44 22 7 15 80 53 +27 73
9 Boreham Wood 44 18 13 13 49 40 +9 67
10 Bromley 44 18 13 13 61 53 +8 67
11 Torquay United 44 18 12 14 66 54 +12 66
12 Yeovil Town 44 15 14 15 43 46 −3 59
13 Southend United 44 16 10 18 45 61 −16 58
14 Altrincham 44 15 10 19 62 69 −7 55
15 Woking 44 16 5 23 59 61 −2 53
16 Wealdstone 44 14 11 19 51 65 −14 53
17 Maidenhead United 44 13 12 19 48 67 −19 51
18 Barnet 44 13 11 20 59 89 −30 50
19 Eastleigh 44 12 10 22 52 74 −22 46
20 Aldershot Town 44 11 10 23 46 73 −27 43
21 King's Lynn Town (R) 44 8 10 26 47 79 −32 34 Relegation to National League North
22 Weymouth (R) 44 6 10 28 40 88 −48 28 Relegation to National League South
23 Dover Athletic (R) 44 2 7 35 37 101 −64 1[a]
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[33]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dover Athletic were deducted twelve points for failing to complete fixtures during the 2020–21 season.[32]


Results table

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Home \ Away STO WRE SOL HAL NOT GRI CHE DAG BOR TOR BRO SOU YEO ALT WOK MDH WEA BRN EAS ALD KIN WEY DOV
Stockport County — 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–3 5–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 1–0
Wrexham 3–0 — 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 6–0 3–2 4–1 2–0 1–0 6–5
Solihull Moors 0–1 2–2 — 1–0 3–3 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 5–3 2–1 2–2 3–4 5–0
FC Halifax Town 3–0 1–2 0–0 — 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
Notts County 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–4 1–0 3–2 6–1 2–0 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–0
Grimsby Town 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 — 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–3 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 6–0
Chesterfield 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–4 — 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 3–2
Dagenham & Redbridge 0–2 3–0 5–1 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–2 — 0–0 0–0 4–2 3–0 0–1 2–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 7–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 3–1
Boreham Wood 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–2
Torquay United 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 5–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 0–4 1–1 5–0 2–2 0–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–1
Bromley 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 4–2 0–2 2–3 2–0 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–2
Southend United 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–4 0–3 1–0 1–1 2–0 — 2–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 4–1
Yeovil Town 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1
Altrincham 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 — 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 5–0 3–2
Woking 1–2 2–1 2–3 2–3 0–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–0 3–2
Maidenhead United 0–2 3–2 0–4 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 2–0 3–4 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 — 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–0
Wealdstone 1–4 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–1
Barnet 0–5 0–3 0–2 0–0 0–5 2–2 1–4 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–4 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 — 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 6–0
Eastleigh 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 4–4 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–3 — 0–3 3–3 3–2 4–1
Aldershot Town 0–2 0–5 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 — 0–3 0–2 0–0
King's Lynn Town 0–3 2–6 0–1 2–0 2–4 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–1 3–3 0–1 — 3–0 2–1
Weymouth 1–2 1–6 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–4 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 — 1–1
Dover Athletic 2–5 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–3 1–3 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–4 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 —
Source: National League Results Grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Wrexham 4
5 Notts County 1 6 Grimsby Town (a.e.t.) 5
6 Grimsby Town (a.e.t.) 2 3 Solihull Moors 1
6 Grimsby Town (a.e.t.) 2
3 Solihull Moors 3
4 FC Halifax Town 1 7 Chesterfield 1
7 Chesterfield 2

Quarter-finals

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23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) Notts County1–2 (a.e.t.) Grimsby Town Nottingham
19:45
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,023
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) FC Halifax Town1–2 Chesterfield Halifax
19:45
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5,661

Semi-finals

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28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) Wrexham4–5 (a.e.t.) Grimsby Town Wrexham
12:30
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 9,734
Referee: Adam Herczeg
29 May 2022 (2022-05-29) Solihull Moors 3–1ChesterfieldSolihull
12:30
Report
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 4,026
Referee: Thomas Kirk

Final

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Main article: 2022 National League play-off final
Solihull Moors1–2 (a.e.t.)Grimsby Town
 Report
Attendance: 22,897
Referee: Martin Woods

Top scorers

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As of match played 15 May 2022[34]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Paul Mullin Wrexham 26
2 England Kabongo Tshimanga Chesterfield 24
3 Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden Stockport County 23
4 Scotland Andrew Dallas Solihull Moors 19
Portugal Rúben Rodrigues Notts County
England Kyle Wootton Notts County
7 England Paul McCallum Dagenham & Redbridge 18
England Joe Sbarra Solihull Moors
England Adam Marriott Barnet
9 England Michael Cheek Bromley 17
England Billy Waters FC Halifax Town

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Kabongo Tshimanga Chesterfield Barnet 4–2 14 September 2021
England Danny Rowe Chesterfield Southend United 0–4 9 October 2021
Colombia Ángelo Balanta Dagenham & Redbridge Maidenhead United 1–4 13 November 2021
England Kabongo Tshimanga Chesterfield Weymouth 4–0 13 November 2021
England Oliver Crankshaw Stockport County Wealdstone 1–4 27 November 2021
England Callum Roberts Notts County King's Lynn Town 2–4 11 January 2022
Scotland Andrew Dallas5 Solihull Moors Dover Athletic 5–0 22 January 2022
England Joe Sbarra Solihull Moors Eastleigh 5–3 19 March 2022
Germany Michael Gyasi Dover Athletic Wrexham 6–5 26 March 2022
Portugal Rúben Rodrigues Notts County Southend United 0–3 2 April 2022
Wales Connor Lemonheigh-Evans Torquay United Notts County 5–1 9 April 2022
Jamaica Junior Morias Dagenham & Redbridge Barnet 7–3 15 April 2022
England Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Grimsby Town Eastleigh 4–4 15 April 2022
Notes

5 Player scored 5 goals

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Club Player of the Month Club
August/September 2021 Republic of Ireland Daryl McMahon[35] Dagenham & Redbridge England Kabongo Tshimanga[35] Chesterfield
October 2021 England Neal Ardley[36] Solihull Moors England Ryan Boot[36] Solihull Moors
November 2021 England Darren Sarll[37] Yeovil Town England Paul Mullin[37] Wrexham
December 2021 Republic of Ireland Daryl McMahon[38] Dagenham & Redbridge England Matty Warburton[38] FC Halifax Town
January 2022 England Dave Challinor[39] Stockport County Scotland Andrew Dallas[39] Solihull Moors
February 2022 England Luke Garrard[40] Boreham Wood Belgium Elisha Sam[40] Notts County
March 2022 England Phil Parkinson[41] Wrexham Republic of Ireland Paddy Madden[41] Stockport County
April 2022 England Paul Hurst[42] Grimsby Town Jamaica Junior Morias[42] Dagenham & Redbridge

National League North

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National League North
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – 7 May 2022
ChampionsGateshead
PromotedGateshead
York City
RelegatedGuiseley

The National League North consisted of 22 teams for the final time.

Team changes

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four Step 3 leagues' 2020–21 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League North.[43]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the National League North 2021–22 teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AFC Fylde Wesham Mill Farm 6,000
AFC Telford United Telford New Bucks Head 6,300
Alfreton Town Alfreton North Street 3,600
Blyth Spartans Blyth Croft Park 4,435
Boston United Boston Boston Community Stadium 5,000
Brackley Town Brackley St. James Park 3,500
Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford Horsfall Stadium 3,500
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
Gateshead Gateshead Gateshead International Stadium 11,800
Gloucester City Gloucester Meadow Park 3,600
Guiseley Guiseley Nethermoor Park 4,200
Hereford Hereford Edgar Street 5,213
Kettering Town Kettering Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) 2,400
Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Aggborough 6,238
Leamington Leamington New Windmill Ground 2,300
Southport Southport Haig Avenue 6,008
Spennymoor Town Spennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300[44]
York City York York Community Stadium 8,500

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Gloucester City England Paul Groves[45] Sacked 25 September 2021 20th England Lee Mansell[45] 25 September 2021
AFC Telford United England Gavin Cowan[46] 5 October 2021 20th England Dennis Greene[47] (caretaker) 28 October 2021
Curzon Ashton England Steve Cunningham[48] 18 October 2021 6th England Adam Lakeland[49] 28 October 2021
York City England Steve Watson[50] 13 November 2021 11th England John Askey[51] 13 November 2021
Blyth Spartans England Michael Nelson[52] 17 November 2021 22nd England Terry Mitchell[53] 29 November 2021
AFC Telford United England Dennis Greene[54] End of interim spell 21 November 2021 22nd England Paul Carden[55] 21 November 2021
Chester England Anthony Johnson and England Bernard Morley[56] Sacked 24 November 2021 16th England Steve Watson[57] 23 December 2021
Spennymoor Town England Tommy Miller[58] 5 December 2021 13th England Anthony Johnson and England Bernard Morley[59] 13 December 2021
Boston United England Craig Elliott[60] 4 January 2022 7th England Paul Cox[61] 21 January 2022
Kettering Town England Paul Cox[62] Signed by Boston United 21 January 2022 8th England Ian Culverhouse[63] 23 January 2022
Farsley Celtic England Neil Ross[64] Sacked 27 January 2022 21st England Russ Wilcox[65] 9 February 2022
AFC Fylde England Jim Bentley[66] 4 March 2022 4th England James Rowe[67] 7 March 2022

National League North table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Gateshead (C, P) 42 29 7 6 99 47 +52 94 Promoted to the National League
2 Brackley Town 42 25 12 5 53 23 +30 87 Qualified for the National League North play-off semi-finals
3 AFC Fylde 42 24 8 10 68 37 +31 80
4 Kidderminster Harriers 42 21 11 10 72 35 +37 74 Qualified for the National League North play-off quarter-finals
5 York City (O, P) 42 19 9 14 58 50 +8 66
6 Chorley 42 17 14 11 62 49 +13 65
7 Boston United 42 18 9 15 63 57 +6 63
8 Kettering Town 42 16 13 13 54 48 +6 61
9 Alfreton Town 42 17 10 15 58 59 −1 61
10 Spennymoor Town 42 17 9 16 55 51 +4 60
11 Southport 42 14 15 13 60 55 +5 57
12 Hereford 42 15 10 17 51 52 −1 55
13 Darlington 42 14 11 17 57 58 −1 53
14 Curzon Ashton 42 13 13 16 51 63 −12 52
15 Leamington 42 12 12 18 39 47 −8 48
16 Chester 42 12 11 19 70 71 −1 47
17 Gloucester City 42 10 16 16 47 60 −13 46
18 Bradford (Park Avenue) 42 11 11 20 46 70 −24 44
19 Blyth Spartans 42 12 7 23 41 76 −35 43
20 AFC Telford United 42 7 16 19 48 65 −17 37
21 Farsley Celtic 42 9 10 23 37 78 −41 37
22 Guiseley (R) 42 9 8 25 31 69 −38 35 Relegated to the Northern Premier 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[68]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results table

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Home \ Away GAT BRA FYL KID YOR CHO BOS KET ALF SPE SOU HER DAR CUR LEA CHE GLO BPA BLY TEL FAR GUI
Gateshead — 2–0 0–3 4–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 4–0 3–1 4–3 3–0 0–0 3–0 4–1 3–1 2–1
Brackley Town 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0
AFC Fylde 2–0 3–3 — 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Kidderminster Harriers 2–3 0–2 0–1 — 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 6–0 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 3–1 0–0 5–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0
York City 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 4–0 3–1 4–2 3–0
Chorley 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 3–1 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–2 2–1 4–3 1–0 4–1 9–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0
Boston United 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–2 — 3–2 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1
Kettering Town 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 — 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2
Alfreton Town 0–4 0–1 1–1 1–4 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 — 3–2 2–2 3–3 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1
Spennymoor Town 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 — 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 4–2 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 6–0 2–1
Southport 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–1
Hereford 0–2 2–2 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 — 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0
Darlington 1–3 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 5–1
Curzon Ashton 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 — 1–2 4–3 1–2 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2 1–1
Leamington 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–4 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 — 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0
Chester 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–2 4–0 4–0 3–2 0–2 5–0 2–3 2–2 0–3 2–1 — 3–2 4–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 0–1
Gloucester City 2–4 0–1 1–0 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 — 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–1
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–4 0–3 0–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–2 — 2–1 3–2 1–0 0–0
Blyth Spartans 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 1–4 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 — 2–0 2–1 1–0
AFC Telford United 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–0 0–3 0–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–2 — 2–0 0–1
Farsley Celtic 3–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–4 0–6 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–0
Guiseley 0–6 0–5 2–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 —
Source: National League North results grid
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Brackley Town 0
5 York City 2 5 York City 1
6 Chorley 1 5 York City 2
7 Boston United 0
3 AFC Fylde 0
4 Kidderminster Harriers 1 7 Boston United 2
7 Boston United 2

Quarter-finals

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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) York City 2–1ChorleyHuntington, York
19:45
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,394
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12) Kidderminster Harriers1–2 Boston United Kidderminster
19:45
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3,921

Semi-finals

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14 May 2022 (2022-05-14) Brackley Town0–1 York City Brackley
15:00
Stadium: St. James Park (Brackley)
Attendance: 1,745
15 May 2022 (2022-05-15) AFC Fylde0–2 Boston United Wesham
15:00
Stadium: Mill Farm Sports Village
Attendance: 2,050

Final

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21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) York City 2–0Boston UnitedHuntington, York
15:00
Report Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 7,448

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Macaulay Langstaff Gateshead 28
2 Nick Haughton AFC Fylde 26
3 Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town 25
4 Cedwyn Scott Gateshead 24
5 Danny Elliott Boston United 19
6 Ashley Hemmings Kidderminster Harriers 15
7 Jordan McFarlane-Archer Southport 14
Lee Ndlovu Brackley Town
JJ O'Donnell Blyth Spartans
10 Jason Oswell AFC Telford United 13
Tom Owen-Evans Hereford

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
England Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town Farsley Celtic 6–0 11 September 2021
England Marcus Carver Southport Boston United 4–1 13 November 2021
England Jack Lambert Darlington Farsley Celtic 0–6 8 January 2022
England Matt Lowe Brackley Town Guiseley 0–5 8 March 2022
England Alex Curran Curzon Ashton Bradford (Park Avenue) 2–3 12 March 2022
England Cedwyn Scott Gateshead Curzon Ashton 4–0 22 March 2022

Monthly awards

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

Month Manager of the Month Club Player of the Month Club
August/September 2021 England Steve Cunningham[69] Curzon Ashton England Nick Haughton[69] AFC Fylde
October 2021 England Steve Watson[70] York City England Ashley Hemmings[70] Kidderminster Harriers
November 2021 England Russell Penn[71] Kidderminster Harriers Barbados Krystian Pearce[71] Hereford
December 2021 England Mike Williamson[72] Gateshead England Cam Mason[72] Southport
January 2022 England Russell Penn[73] Kidderminster Harriers England Greg Olley[73] Gateshead
February 2022 England John Askey[74] York City Afghanistan Maziar Kouhyar[74] Hereford
March 2022 England Kevin Wilkin[75] Brackley Town England Cedwyn Scott[75] Gateshead
April 2022 England Billy Heath[76] Alfreton Town England Sam Osborne[76] AFC Fylde

National League South

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National League South
Season2021–22
Dates14 August 2021 – 7 May 2022
ChampionsMaidstone United
PromotedMaidstone United
Dorking Wanderers
RelegatedBillericay Town

The National League South consisted of 21 teams after the 2019–20 season and did so for the final time.

Team changes

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Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four Step 3 leagues' 2020–21 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League South.[43]

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the National League South 2021–22 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
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Locations of the National League South 2021–22 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Bath City Bath (Twerton) Twerton Park 8,840
Billericay Town Billericay New Lodge 3,500
Braintree Town Braintree Cressing Road 4,085
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
Dorking Wanderers Dorking Meadowbank Stadium 3,000
Dulwich Hamlet London (East Dulwich) Champion Hill 3,000
Eastbourne Borough Eastbourne Priory Lane 4,151
Ebbsfleet United Northfleet Stonebridge Road 4,800
Hampton & Richmond London (Hampton) Beveree Stadium 3,500
Havant & Waterlooville Havant West Leigh Park 5,300
Hemel Hempstead Town Hemel Hempstead Vauxhall Road 3,152
Hungerford Town Hungerford Bulpit Lane 2,500
Maidstone United Maidstone Gallagher Stadium 4,200
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
Tonbridge Angels Tonbridge Longmead Stadium 3,000
Welling United London (Welling) Park View Road 4,000

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Welling United Wales Steve Lovell[77] Resigned 20 September 2021 19th England Peter Taylor[78] 28 September 2021
Hemel Hempstead Town England Lee Bircham[79] Sacked 21st England Mark Jones[80] 20 September 2021
Billericay Town England Kevin Watson[81] 5 October 2021 21st England Jody Brown[82] 8 October 2021
Oxford City England David Oldfield[83] Signed by Weymouth 18 January 2022 4th England Ross Jenkins[84] 9 March 2022
Welling United England Peter Taylor[85] Sacked 13 March 2022 20th Northern Ireland Warren Feeney[86] 14 March 2022
Chippenham Town England Mike Cook[87] Resigned 9 April 2022 11th England Gary Horgan[88] 11 April 2022
Billericay Town England Jody Brown[89] Sacked 19 April 2022 21st England Danny Brown (Interim)[89] 19 April 2022

National League South table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Maidstone United (C, P) 40 27 6 7 80 38 +42 87 Promoted to the National League
2 Dorking Wanderers (O, P) 40 25 6 9 101 53 +48 81 Qualified for the National League South play-off semi-finals
3 Ebbsfleet United 40 24 4 12 78 53 +25 76
4 Dartford 40 21 11 8 75 42 +33 74 Qualified for the National League South play-off quarter-finals
5 Oxford City 40 19 12 9 71 46 +25 69
6 Eastbourne Borough 40 17 9 14 73 67 +6 60
7 Chippenham Town 40 16 11 13 61 50 +11 59
8 Havant & Waterlooville 40 15 12 13 58 55 +3 57
9 St Albans City 40 15 7 18 55 58 −3 52
10 Dulwich Hamlet 40 13 12 15 63 60 +3 51
11 Hampton & Richmond Borough 40 14 9 17 56 56 0 51
12 Hungerford Town 40 15 4 21 59 68 −9 49
13 Slough Town 40 12 13 15 51 69 −18 49
14 Concord Rangers 40 13 10 17 53 72 −19 49
15 Hemel Hempstead Town 40 13 9 18 49 72 −23 48
16 Tonbridge Angels 40 11 12 17 43 53 −10 45
17 Braintree Town 40 11 12 17 38 54 −16 45
18 Bath City 40 13 6 21 45 68 −23 45
19 Chelmsford City 40 9 14 17 46 53 −7 41
20 Welling United 40 10 8 22 46 87 −41 38
21 Billericay Town (R) 40 9 9 22 41 68 −27 36 Relegated 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[33]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results table

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Home \ Away MAI DOR EBB DAR OXF EAB CHI H&W STA DUL HAM HUN SLO CON HEM TON BRA BAT CHE WEL BIL
Maidstone United — 0–2 4–0 4–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 4–1 1–0
Dorking Wanderers 1–0 — 5–1 1–0 1–0 4–3 3–0 8–0 3–2 4–3 2–2 1–2 5–0 7–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 2–1
Ebbsfleet United 2–3 1–1 — 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 5–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 6–0 0–0
Dartford 0–1 3–2 1–0 — 0–0 3–1 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–0
Oxford City 1–3 2–4 1–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 2–0 5–0 1–1 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–2
Eastbourne Borough 2–3 3–2 0–1 2–7 2–2 — 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–5 5–2 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 6–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 1–2
Chippenham Town 1–2 4–1 2–5 4–2 1–0 1–1 — 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 6–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–4 2–3 1–3 3–0
Havant & Waterlooville 0–0 1–3 4–2 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–2 — 0–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 1–2 5–2 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 2–2
St Albans City 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 — 3–4 3–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–3 0–1 3–2 0–3 5–0 4–1
Dulwich Hamlet 0–0 1–3 5–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 — 4–3 3–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–3 0–1 1–2
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 — 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–4 4–0 4–2 2–1 2–0
Hungerford Town 3–2 1–1 3–4 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 3–0 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 2–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–4
Slough Town 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–6 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 4–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Concord Rangers 1–5 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 — 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–1 0–0
Hemel Hempstead Town 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–3 0–4 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–6 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 — 4–3 0–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1
Tonbridge Angels 0–1 3–1 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 — 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0
Braintree Town 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–1
Bath City 0–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–2 2–1 3–0
Chelmsford City 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 — 0–0 2–1
Welling United 3–2 0–4 2–4 0–6 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–3 2–3 1–4 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–0
Billericay Town 1–1 0–5 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–5 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–1 1–3 2–3 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 —
Source: National League official site
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
2 Dorking Wanderers 3
5 Oxford City 2 5 Oxford City 0
6 Eastbourne Borough 0 2 Dorking Wanderers (a.e.t.) 3
3 Ebbsfleet United 2
3 Ebbsfleet United (a.e.t.) 1
4 Dartford 0 (2) 7 Chippenham Town 0
7 Chippenham Town (p) 0 (3)

Quarter-finals

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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11) Oxford City 2–0 Eastbourne BoroughMarston, Oxford
19:45
Report Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 1,349
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12) Dartford0–0
(2–3 p)		 Chippenham Town Dartford, Kent
19:45 Stadium: Princes Park (Dartford)
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Callum Walchester
Penalties