The 2024–25 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season under the title of the National League, the twenty-first season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-sixth season overall.
National League
Twenty-four teams compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, two teams relegated from League Two, two teams promoted from the National League North and two teams promoted from the National League South.
Team changes
To National League Promoted from National League North Tamworth Boston United
Promoted from National League South Yeovil Town Braintree Town
Relegated from League Two Forest Green Rovers Sutton United
From National League Promoted to League Two Chesterfield Bromley
Relegated to National League North Kidderminster Harriers Oxford City
Relegated to National League South Boreham Wood Dorking Wanderers
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAFC FyldeWeshamMill Farm Sports Village 6,000Aldershot Town AldershotEBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground 7,200Altrincham AltrinchamMoss Lane 7,700Barnet London The Hive Stadium 6,418Boston UnitedBoston Jakemans Community Stadium 5,061Braintree TownBraintree Cressing Road 4,222Dagenham & Redbridge London Chigwell Construction Stadium 6,078Eastleigh EastleighSilverlake Stadium 5,250Ebbsfleet UnitedNorthfleetStonebridge Road 4,800FC Halifax Town HalifaxThe Shay 10,400 Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth The Bolt New Lawn 5,147Gateshead GatesheadGateshead International Stadium 11,800 Hartlepool United Hartlepool Victoria Park 7,856Maidenhead United MaidenheadYork Road 4,000Oldham Athletic Oldham Boundary Park 13,513Rochdale Rochdale Crown Oil Arena 10,249Solihull Moors SolihullDamson Park 5,500Southend United Southend-on-Sea Roots Hall 12,392Sutton United London VBS Community Stadium 5,013TamworthTamworthThe Lamb Ground 4,565Wealdstone London Grosvenor Vale 4,085Woking WokingThe Laithwaite Community Stadium 6,036Yeovil TownYeovil Huish Park 9,566York City YorkYork Community Stadium 8,500
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAFC Fylde Chris Neal & David Longwell (interim) Alex Whitmore New BalanceFWP ArchitectureAldershot Town Tommy Widdrington Aaron Jones ErreàBridges Estate AgentsAltrincham Phil Parkinson Lewis Baines PumaAO WorldBarnet Dean Brennan Anthony Hartigan StannoTIC HealthBoston United Graham Coughlan Michael Bostwick UmbroKiaBraintree Town Steve Pitt George Langston Andreas Carter SportsAndreas Carter SportsDagenham & Redbridge Lewis Young Elliot Justham AdmiralWest & CoeEastleigh Kelvin Davis Jake Taylor ErreàUtilitaEbbsfleet United Josh Wright Luke O'Neill New BalanceVirtue Clean EnergyFC Halifax Town Chris Millington Sam Johnson AdidasNuie Forest Green Rovers Steve Cotterill Jordan Moore-Taylor Umbro EcotricityGateshead Carl Magnay Greg Olley PatrickGateshead CentralHartlepool United Anthony Limbrick David Ferguson ErreàUtilitaMaidenhead United Alan Devonshire Alan Massey KelmeCALMOldham Athletic Micky Mellon Liam Hogan PumaRRG GroupRochdale Jimmy McNulty Ethan Ebanks-Landell O'NeillsCrown OilSolihull Moors Matt Taylor James Clarke AdidasTaxbuddiSouthend United Kevin Maher Nathan Ralph Macronc2c Sutton United Steve Morison Tyler French O'Neills Echo Laser BPH therapy Tamworth Andy Peaks Ben Milnes MacronBradley Scott WindowsWealdstone Neil Gibson Jack Cook KelmeBrunel University LondonWoking Neal Ardley Dale Gorman AdidasBoz's Fruit & VegYeovil Town Mark Cooper Matt Worthington ErreàBradfords Buildings SuppliesYork City Adam Hinshelwood Lenell John-Lewis HummelTitan Wealth
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentWealdstone Sam CoxEnd of interim spell20 April 2024Pre-season Matthew Taylor11 May 2024Hartlepool United Kevin PhillipsEnd of contract27 April 2024 Darren Sarll27 April 2024Ebbsfleet United Danny SearleSacked9 September 202424th Harry Watling12 September 2024AFC Fylde Chris Beech15 September 202423rd Kevin Phillips8 October 2024Gateshead Rob ElliotSigned by Crawley Town1 October 20245th Carl Magnay15 October 2024Hartlepool United Darren SarllSacked16 October 202416th Lennie Lawrence8 November 2024Boston United Ian Culverhouse28 October 202423rd Graham Coughlan19 November 2024Braintree Town Angelo Harrop27 November 202420th Steve Pitt5 December 2024Ebbsfleet United Harry Watling Mutual consent11 December 202424th Josh Wright11 December 2024Woking Michael DoyleSacked14 December 202419th Neal Ardley18 December 2024Dagenham & Redbridge Ben Strevens26 December 202416th Lewis Young26 December 2024Solihull Moors Andy WhingSigned by Barrow20 January 20257th Matthew Taylor23 January 2025Wealdstone Matthew TaylorSigned by Solihull Moors23 January 202521st Neil Gibson27 January 2025Hartlepool United Lennie LawrenceCoaching restructure3 February 202512th Anthony Limbrick3 February 2025AFC Fylde Kevin PhillipsMutual consent19 February 202522nd David Longwell & Chris Neal (interim)19 February 2025
Table
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 York City312 Altrincham233 Tamworth19 AFC Fylde5 Sutton United18 Barnet7 Hartlepool United17 Oldham Athletic Rochdale Southend United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Nick Haughton AFC Fylde Solihull Moors 3–2 10 August 2024 Greg Olley Gateshead Ebbsfleet United 5–1 10 August 2024 Zak Brunt Barnet Tamworth 7–0 31 August 2024 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe Hartlepool United Sutton United 4–3 5 October 2024 Regan Linney Altrincham AFC Fylde 0–5 26 October 2024 James Norwood Oldham Athletic Tamworth 4–0 16 November 2024 Conor Wilkinson Solihull Moors Ebbsfleet United 0–6 Ollie Pearce York City Yeovil Town 4–0 23 November 2024 Alex Newby Altrincham Maidenhead United 4–0 14 January 2025 Josh Barrett Aldershot Town Oldham Athletic 1–3 18 January 2025 Josh Stones York City Woking 3–0 8 February 2025 Ollie Pearce Aldershot Town 7–2 12 April 2025
Monthly awards Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceAugust Rob ElliotGateshead James HenryAldershot TownSeptember Adam HinshelwoodYork City Kairo MitchellRochdaleOctober Kyle McAllisterForest Green RoversNovember Dean BrennanBarnet Ollie PearceYork CityDecember Carl MagnayGateshead Conor WilkinsonSolihull MoorsJanuary Dean BrennanBarnet Will DaviesSutton UnitedFebruary Jovan MalcolmGatesheadMarch Graham CoughlanBoston United Dan CreaneyTamworthApril Neal ArdleyWoking Ben GoodliffeSouthend United
Annual awards AwardWinnerClubRef.Player of the Season Ollie PearceYork City Manager of the Season Dean BrennanBarnet
National League Team of the Season Pos.PlayerClubRef.GK Harrison MaleYork CityRB Gus Scott-MorrissSouthend UnitedCB Callum HoweYork CityCB Danny CollingeBarnetLB Sam BeckwithRochdaleCM Anthony HartiganBarnetCM Kyle McAllisterForest Green RoversAM Nick HaughtonAFC FyldeRW Ollie PearceYork CityCF Regan LinneyAltrinchamLW Callum SteadBarnet
National League North
The National League North consists of 24 teams.
Team changes
To National League North Relegated from the National League Kidderminster Harriers Oxford City
Promoted from the Northern Premier League Premier Division Radcliffe Marine
Promoted from the Southern League Premier Division Central Needham Market Leamington
From National League North Promoted to the National League Tamworth Boston United
Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division Blyth Spartans Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division Central Banbury United Bishop's Stortford Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division South Gloucester City
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAlfreton TownAlfretonImpact Arena 3,600Brackley TownBrackley St. James Park 3,500Buxton BuxtonThe Silverlands 5,200ChesterChesterDeva Stadium 6,500ChorleyChorleyVictory Park 4,100Curzon AshtonAshton-under-Lyne Tameside Stadium 4,000DarlingtonDarlington Blackwell Meadows 3,300Farsley CelticFarsleyThe Citadel3,900HerefordHerefordEdgar Street 5,250Kidderminster HarriersKidderminsterAggborough 6,238King's Lynn TownKing's LynnThe Walks 8,200Leamington Leamington Your Co-Op Community Stadium 3,050Marine Crosby Marine Travel Arena 2,200Needham MarketNeedham Market Bloomfields 4,000Oxford CityOxford RAW Charging Stadium 3,500Peterborough SportsPeterborough Lincoln Road 2,300RadcliffeRadcliffe Stainton Park 3,500Rushall OlympicWalsall Dales Lane 2,000Scarborough AthleticScarborough Flamingo Land Stadium 2,833Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpeGlanford Park 9,088South ShieldsSouth Shields1st Cloud Arena 4,000SouthportSouthportHaig Avenue 6,008Spennymoor TownSpennymoor The Brewery Field 4,300Warrington TownWarringtonCantilever Park3,500
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentBuxton Craig ElliottResigned20 April 2024Pre-season John McGrath6 May 2024Scunthorpe United Jimmy DeanSacked2 May 2024 Andy Butler3 May 2024Rushall Olympic Liam McDonaldResigned13 May 2024 Adam Stevens16 May 2024Oxford City Ross JenkinsMutual consent15 May 2024 Sam Cox18 June 2024Farsley Celtic Clayton DonaldsonSacked2 September 202410th Pav Singh 2 September 2024Warrington Town Mark BeesleyResigned15 September 202418th Paul Carden21 September 2024Oxford City Sam Cox Sacked27 September 202423rd Ross Jenkins27 September 2024Rushall Olympic Adam StevensSacked1 December 202424th Richard Sneekes18 December 2024Farsley Celtic Pav SinghResigned11 January 202520th Neil Redfearn17 January 2025Needham Market Kevin Horlock1 February 202524th Tom Rothery1 February 2025Farsley Celtic Neil Redfearn6 February 202522nd David Stockdale13 February 2025Southport Jim BentleySacked12 March 202517th David Morgan (Interim)12 March 2025
Table
Results
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ashley Hemmings Kidderminster Harriers302 Paul Blackett South Shields233 Callum Roberts Scunthorpe United204 Tom Peers Chester195 Connor Hall Brackley Town18 Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town7 Michael Gyasi Peterborough Sports168 Charlie Caton Chester14 Callum Stewart Leamington Danny Whitehall Scunthorpe United
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Callum Stewart Leamington Oxford City 4–1 24 September 2024 Tom Elliott Buxton Needham Market 7–1 26 October 2024 Michael Gyasi Peterborough Sports Alfreton Town 3–1 5 November 2024 Cian Coleman Buxton Scunthorpe United 2–3 9 November 2024 Tom Peers Chester Oxford City 3–1 26 November 2024 Paul Blackett South Shields Rushall Olympic 7–0 10 December 2024 Callum Stewart Leamington Curzon Ashton 4–1 21 December 2024 Corey McKeown Spennymoor Town Rushall Olympic 7–0 18 January 2025 Glen Taylor Tom Carr Chorley Farsley Celtic 4–0 25 February 2025 Ashley Hemmings Kidderminster Harriers South Shields 0–5 15 March 2025 Needham Market 4–1 22 March 2025 Glen Taylor Spennymoor Town Radcliffe 3–2 25 March 2025 Stephen Walker Scarborough Athletic Marine 4–1 5 April 2025
Monthly awards Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.
MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceAugust Andy ButlerScunthorpe United Charlie CatonChesterSeptember Paul HolleranLeamington Isaac FletcherSpennymoor TownOctober Craig MahonCurzon Ashton Callum RobertsScunthorpe UnitedNovember Phil BrownKidderminster Harriers Harrison BurkeChesterDecember Steve WatsonDarlington Amari Morgan-SmithKidderminster HarriersJanuary Calum McIntyreChester Connor HallBrackley TownFebruary Paul CaddisHereford Mark EllisChorleyMarch Phil BrownKidderminster Harriers Ashley HemmingsKidderminster HarriersApril Gavin CowanBrackley Town Kieran BurtonBuxton
Annual awards