National League North


The National League North, officially known as the Enterprise National League North for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. National League North 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 North consists of teams mostly located in Northern England, the English Midlands, East Anglia, and Wales. In addition, it can include a small number of teams from the northern-most parts of the South West and South East. Since the start of the 2015–16 season, the league has been known as the National League North.

History

The Conference North was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English non-League football. The champions are automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place. The three bottom clubs are relegated to Step 3 leagues. Teams from this division, as well as from the National League South, enter the FA Cup at the Second Qualifying Round.
For sponsorship reasons, the division was known as the Nationwide North from its formation in 2004 until 2007, when it was renamed the Blue Square North. In 2010 it was renamed the Blue Square Bet North. When the Blue Square sponsorship ended in 2013, it was renamed the Skrill North until the 2014–15 season, when it was renamed the Vanarama North. A further name change followed in 2015, when the division was renamed the Vanarama National League North.
The National League North was scheduled to expand to 24 teams in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2020–21 National League North season was curtailed and voided after written resolutions were put to a vote. No teams were relegated. Expansion would be at last implemented before the 2022–23 season when the bottom club was relegated and four promoted from Step 3.
In June 2025, the league was renamed to the Enterprise National League North after the sponsorship deal with Vanarama ended upon completion of the 2024–25 season.

Member clubs for 2025–26

The member clubs for the 2025–26 season are as follows:
ClubFinishing position 2024–25
AFC Fylde23rd
AFC Telford United3rd
Alfreton Town14th
Bedford Town1st
Buxton7th
Chester4th
Chorley5th
Curzon Ashton8th
Darlington11th
Hereford10th
Kidderminster Harriers3rd
King's Lynn Town6th
Leamington16th
Macclesfield1st
Marine15th
Merthyr Town1st
Oxford City19th
Peterborough Sports12th
Radcliffe20th
Scarborough Athletic13th
Southport18th
South Shields17th
Spennymoor Town9th
Worksop Town2nd

League champions

The winners of the league title and the winners of the play-off final since the league's formation in 2004 are as follows:

League stadiums for 2025–26

The home stadiums for all of the teams in the league for the 2025–26 season are listed below:
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AFC FyldeWeshamMill Farm Sports Village6,000
AFC Telford UnitedTelfordNew Bucks Head6,300
Alfreton TownAlfretonNorth Street3,600
Bedford TownBedfordThe Eyrie3,000
BuxtonBuxtonThe Silverlands5,200
ChesterChesterDeva Stadium6,500
ChorleyChorleyVictory Park4,100
Curzon AshtonAshton-under-LyneTameside Stadium4,000
DarlingtonDarlingtonBlackwell Meadows3,300
HerefordHerefordEdgar Street5,250
Kidderminster HarriersKidderminsterAggborough6,238
King's Lynn TownKing's LynnThe Walks8,200
LeamingtonLeamingtonNew Windmill Ground3,050
MacclesfieldMacclesfieldMoss Rose5,350
MarineCrosbyRossett Park2,300
Merthyr TownMerthyr TydfilPenydarren Park4,000
Oxford CityOxford Marsh Lane3,500
Peterborough SportsPeterboroughLincoln Road2,300
RadcliffeRadcliffeStainton Park3,500
Scarborough AthleticScarboroughScarborough Sports Village2,833
South ShieldsSouth ShieldsMariners Park4,000
SouthportSouthportHaig Avenue6,008
Spennymoor TownSpennymoorThe Brewery Field4,300
Worksop TownWorksopSandy Lane2,500

League records

Record home winChorley 9-0 Gloucester City, 4 September 2021
Record away winRedditch United 0–9 Boston United, 21 August 2010
Highest-scoring gameAFC Fylde 9–2 Boston United, 19 November 2016
Most points in a season107 points – Chester
Most wins in a season34 – Chester
Fewest defeats in a season3 – Chester
Most goals scored in a season109 – AFC Fylde
Largest positive goal difference71 – Chester
Most league titles2 – AFC Fylde and Southport
Most consecutive wins15 games – Northwich Victoria
Most consecutive clean sheets10 games – Boston United
Most clean sheets in a season28 - Brackley Town
Longest unbeaten run30 games – Chester
Largest attendance9,086 – Scunthorpe United