National_League_South

National League South

National League South

Association Football league


The National League South, officially known as Enterprise National League South[1] 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.

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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 (expanded from four to six teams in the 2017–18 season).[2] The three bottom clubs were relegated to Step 3 leagues.

For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Blue Square South (2007–2010), Blue Square Bet South (2010–2013), Skrill South (2013–2014),[3] the Vanarama Conference South (2014–2015), the Vanarama National League South (2015–2019) 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.[4]

In June 2025, the league was renamed to the Enterprise National League South after the sponsorship deal with Vanarama ended upon completion of the 2024–25 season.[1]

Current member clubs, 2025–26

The current member clubs for the 2025–26 season are as follows:

Division of Level 6 teams by English Counties (2022–23)
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Current league stadiums 2025–26

Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London and environ clubs)

The stadiums of all teams in the league for the 2025–26 season are listed below in capacity order:

Past winners

** Not promoted. In 2004–05 only three promotion places were available to the Conference National. The third place was decided in a Playoff at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium, which Eastbourne lost 2–1 to the Conference North playoff winners, Altrincham.

Records

Biggest home win 8 – 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 win 7 – Dorchester Town 0–7 Grays Athletic, 23 October 2004
Highest scoring match 11 – Bognor Regis Town 6–5 Welling United, 11 September 2004
Bath City 7–4 Farnborough, 17 February 2015
Consecutive wins 12 – Welling United, 2012–13
Consecutive games unbeaten 25 – Sutton United, 2015–16
Most wins in a season 32 – Newport County 2009–10
Fewest wins in a season 4 – Dover Athletic 2023-24
Most defeats in a season 34 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Fewest defeats in a season 3 – Newport County 2009–10
Most draws in a season 18 – Hampton & Richmond Borough 2017–18
Fewest draws in a season 3 – Redbridge 2004–05
Eastleigh 2005–06
Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals scored in a season 118 – Grays Athletic, 2004–05
Fewest goals scored in a season 22 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals conceded in a season 103 – Weymouth 2009–10
Fewest goals conceded in a season 26 – Newport County, 2009–10
Most clean sheets in a season 23 – Newport County 2009–10 and Alexis André Jr. (Maidstone United) 2024-2025
Most points in a season 103 – Newport County 2009–10 & Ebbsfleet United 2022-23
Most individual goals in a season 44 – Dave Tarpey (Maidenhead United), 2016–17
Top goalscorer 129 – Shaun Jeffers (St Albans City, Chelmsford City, Hampton & Richmond Borough)[5]
Most individual goals in a game 6 – Mitchell Bryant, Weymouth 0–6 Basingstoke Town, 13 February 2010
Highest attendance 6,462 – Yeovil Town vs. Torquay United, 29 March 2024[6]
Highest average attendance 3,943 – Torquay United, 2024–25[7]
Lowest home attendance 52 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019
Highest away attendance 2,760 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019

See also


References

  1. "Enterprise becomes new sponsor of National League". BBC Sport. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  2. "National League South 2017-18 Season Preview". Vanarama National League. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. Hughes, Richard (30 March 2024). "Torquay United disappointment after defeat at Yeovil Town". Devon Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. "Vanarama National League South | Average Attendances | Home Matches". Football Web Pages. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.

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