2022–23 National League
Football league season
National League Season 2022–23 Dates 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 Champions Wrexham Promoted 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 Highest scoring Wrexham 7–5 Barnet (8 October 2022)
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
Football league season
Team changes
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
Locations of the 2022–23 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
Locations of the 2022–23 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
Technique Stadium
10,504
Dagenham & Redbridge
London (Dagenham )
Victoria Road
6,078
Dorking Wanderers
Dorking
Meadowbank
3,000
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Ten Acres
5,250
FC Halifax Town
Halifax
The Shay
10,400
Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead International Stadium
11,800
Maidenhead United
Maidenhead
York Road
4,000
Maidstone United
Maidstone
Gallagher Stadium
4,200
Notts County
Nottingham
Meadow Lane
19,588
Oldham Athletic
Oldham
Boundary Park
13,513
Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe
Glanford Park
9,088
Solihull Moors
Solihull
Damson Park
5,500
Southend United
Southend-on-Sea
Roots Hall
12,392
Torquay United
Torquay
Plainmoor
6,500
Wealdstone
London (Ruislip )
Grosvenor Vale
4,085
Woking
Woking
Kingfield Stadium
6,036
Wrexham
Wrexham
Racecourse Ground
10,771
Yeovil Town
Yeovil
Huish Park
9,566
York City
York
York Community Stadium
8,500
Managerial changes
National League table
Source:
[ 26] 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:
^ Gateshead were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[ 25]
Results table
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Monthly awards
Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
Annual awards
National League Team of the Season
National League North
Football league season
National League North Season 2022–23 Dates 6 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 Champions AFC Fylde Promoted Relegated Matches played 552 Goals scored 1,390 (2.52 per match) Biggest home win Biggest away win Highest scoring
The National League North consisted of 24 teams for the first time.
Team changes
Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League North 2022–23 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
Banbury United
Banbury
Spencer Stadium
2,000
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
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
5,213
Kettering Town
Kettering
Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers )
2,400
Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster
Aggborough
6,238
King's Lynn Town
King's Lynn
The Walks
8,200
Leamington
Leamington
New Windmill Ground
3,050
Peterborough Sports
Peterborough
Lincoln Road
2,300
Scarborough Athletic
Scarborough
Flamingo Land Stadium
2,833
Southport
Southport
Haig Avenue
6,008
Spennymoor Town
Spennymoor
The Brewery Field
4,300[ 36]
Managerial changes
National League North table
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
[ 64] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results table
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Monthly awards
Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
Annual awards
National League North Team of the Season
National League South
Football league season
The National League South also consisted of 24 teams for the first time.
Team changes
Stadia and locations
Locations of the National League South 2022–23 teams (Greater London shown in more detail below)
Locations of the National League South 2022–23 teams (Greater London clubs)
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Bath City
Bath (Twerton )
Twerton Park
8,840
Braintree Town
Braintree
Cressing Road
4,085
Chelmsford City
Chelmsford
Melbourne Stadium
3,019
Cheshunt
Cheshunt
Theobalds Lane
3,000
Chippenham Town
Chippenham
Hardenhuish Park
3,000
Concord Rangers
Canvey Island
Thames Road
3,300
Dartford
Dartford
Princes Park
4,100
Dover Athletic
Dover
Crabble Athletic Ground
5,745
Dulwich Hamlet
London (East Dulwich )
Champion Hill
3,000
Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne
Priory Lane
4,151
Ebbsfleet United
Northfleet
Stonebridge Road
4,800
Farnborough
Farnborough
Cherrywood Road
7,000
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
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
Taunton Town
Taunton
Wordsworth Drive
2,500
Tonbridge Angels
Tonbridge
Longmead Stadium
3,000
Welling United
London (Welling )
Park View Road
4,000
Weymouth
Weymouth
Bob Lucas Stadium
6,600
Worthing
Worthing
Woodside Road
4,000
Managerial changes
^ Noble originally appointed interim head coach before being given the role permanently on 19 November 2022
National League South table
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:
^ Welling United were deducted one point for playing an ineligible player.[ 101]
Results table
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Monthly awards
Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
Annual awards
National League South Team of the Season
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