National League South


The National League South, officially known as Enterprise National League South for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, the EFL leagues and the National League and is contested by 24 clubs.
National League South includes teams from the South East, London, and the South West, as well as teams from Essex.
The National League South was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of the National League System. Each year the champion of the league is automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winner of a play-off involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place. The three bottom clubs were relegated to Step 3 leagues.
For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Blue Square South, Blue Square Bet South, Skrill South, the Vanarama Conference South, the Vanarama National League South and the Motorama National League South following a three-year sponsorship deal announced in January 2019. Since the start of the 2015–16 season, the league is known as the National League South.
In June 2025, the league was renamed the Enterprise National League South after the sponsorship deal with Vanarama ended upon completion of the 2024–25 season.

Current member clubs, 2025–26

The current member clubs for the 2025–26 season are as follows:
ClubFinishing position 2024–25
AFC Totton2nd in Southern League
Bath City15th
Chelmsford City11th
Chesham United13th
Chippenham Town14th
Dagenham & Redbridge21st in National League
Dorking Wanderers6th
Dover Athletic5th in Isthmian League
Eastbourne Borough3rd
Ebbsfleet United24th in National League
Enfield Town19th
Farnborough10th
Hampton & Richmond Borough18th
Hemel Hempstead Town12th
Hornchurch9th
Horsham1st in Isthmian League
Maidenhead United22nd in National League
Maidstone United7th
Salisbury20th
Slough Town16th
Tonbridge Angels17th
Torquay United2nd
Weston-super-Mare8th
Worthing4th

Current league stadiums 2025–26

The stadiums of all teams in the league for the 2025–26 season are listed below in capacity order:
Home clubStadium nameCapacity
Bath CityTwerton Park8,840
FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground6,500
Torquay UnitedPlainmoor6,500
Dagenham & RedbridgeChigwell Construction Stadium6,078
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
SalisburyRaymond McEnhill Stadium5,000
Ebbsfleet UnitedStonebridge Road4,800
Dorking WanderersMeadowbank Stadium4,250
Maidstone UnitedGallagher Stadium4,200
Eastbourne BoroughPriory Lane4,151
Maidenhead UnitedYork Road4,000
WorthingWoodside Road4,000
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium3,500
HornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium3,500
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium3,502
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park3,000
HorshamThe Fusion Aviation Community Stadium3,000
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium3,000
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Enfield TownQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Slough TownArbour Park2,000

Past winners

Attendances

As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the record for the highest average league attendance is 1,226. Torquay United hold the record for the highest club average attendance with 3,943, having previously broken the record in the 2018–19 season with 2,551.
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Records

Biggest home win8 – Maidenhead United 8–0 Truro City, 8 September 2012
Ebbsfleet United 8–0 Bishop's Stortford, 21 March 2017,
Dorking Wanderers 8-0 Havant and Waterlooville, 26 December 2021
Biggest away win7 – Dorchester Town 0–7 Grays Athletic, 23 October 2004
Highest scoring match11 – Bognor Regis Town 6–5 Welling United, 11 September 2004
Bath City 7–4 Farnborough, 17 February 2015
Consecutive wins12 – Welling United, 2012–13
Consecutive games unbeaten25 – Sutton United, 2015–16
Most wins in a season32 – Newport County 2009–10
Fewest wins in a season4 – Dover Athletic 2023-24
Most defeats in a season34 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Fewest defeats in a season3 – Newport County 2009–10
Most draws in a season18 – Hampton & Richmond Borough 2017–18
Fewest draws in a season3 – Redbridge 2004–05
Eastleigh 2005–06
Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals scored in a season118 – Grays Athletic, 2004–05
Fewest goals scored in a season22 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals conceded in a season103 – Weymouth 2009–10
Fewest goals conceded in a season26 – Newport County, 2009–10
Most clean sheets in a season23 – Newport County 2009–10 and Alexis André Jr. 2024-2025
Most points in a season103 – Newport County 2009–10 & Ebbsfleet United 2022-23
Most individual goals in a season44 – Dave Tarpey, 2016–17
Top goalscorer129 – Shaun Jeffers
Most individual goals in a game6 – Mitchell Bryant, Weymouth 0–6 Basingstoke Town, 13 February 2010
Highest attendance6,462 – Yeovil Town vs. Torquay United, 29 March 2024
Highest average attendance3,943 – Torquay United, 2024–25
Lowest home attendance52 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019
Highest away attendance2,760 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019