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VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINAL
WEYMOUTH vs. DARTFORD
THE BOB LUCAS STADIUM, RADIPOLE LANE, WEYMOUTH
SATURDAY 1ST AUGUST 2020 – KICK-OFF 1PM
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
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PRESIDENT Brian Lee MBE
VICE PRESIDENTS Jack Pearce,
Lord Faulkner of Worcester,
Charlie Clapham MBE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRMAN Brian Barwick
VICE CHAIRMAN Jack Pearce
CONTENTS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 5 WELCOME TO THE GAME
Michael Tattersall A Welcome to the game from Vanarama National League Chairman,
Brian Barwick and Vanarama`s Andy Alderson
DIRECTORS
Shahid Azeem, Caroline Barker, Sid Blain, 7/8/9 SEASON REVIEW
Anthony Kleanthous, Jim Parmenter, Sam Elliott looks back at the 2019/2020 season
Richard Parsons, Garry Plant, Steve
Thompson MBE, Tony Wilson, 10/11 THE STORY SO FAR
Graham Wood A Brief look back at the Eliminators and Semi-Finals
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT DIRECTOR
Colin Peake 22/23 CHAMPIONS CORNER
LEGAL ADVISOR Mel Stein Sam Elliott and Oliver Osborn look at the Champions, Wealdstone
HEAD OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
Gary Owers 26 NATIONAL LEAGUE UNDER 19 ALLIANCE
HEAD OF FINANCE Steve Brookfield
OPERATIONS MANAGER 27 NATIONAL LEAGUE TRUST
Michaela Garrard
REGISTRATIONS & EVENTS 29 FACTS & FIGURES
MANAGER Louise Edwards A look back at how the season ended with final tables and leading scorers
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Melissa Whitmore 31 TEAMS
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER A check on today`s Squads and Match Officials
Michelle Gibson
MEDIA AND OPERATIONS OFFICER
Oliver Osborn
LIFE MEMBERS
W.J. King, D.R. Reynolds,
N. White, G.E. Smith, P.D. Hunter
CONTRIBUTORS:
Sam Elliott, Tom Scott, Dec O’Reilly
(Wealdstone), Ryan Asman, Josh Barton
(Weymouth), Jack Smedley, David
Shafford (Dartford), Alfie Gates (Dorking Printed and Designed by
Wanderers), Henry Deacon (Havant & JJ Sports Promotions Ltd
Waterlooville), Ollie Bayliss, Daryl West, Telephone: 07771 802 048
Sue O’Brien, Graham Hill.
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 03
W ELCOME TO THE GAM E
BRIANBARWICK
THE VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAIRMAN
has caused a curtailment to the tremendously to their new
regular season and play-offs to take surroundings in the Vanarama
place behind closed doors. National League.
In times of suffering and great The prize of promotion is now within
challenge, we have seen a reach for the two Clubs competing in
phenomenal amount of hard work the concluding match of a
from the 18 participating play-off memorable season.
clubs to ensure these matches are
played within a safe environment. For one Club, there will be much joy
Credit must go to those behind the at the full-time whistle, while the
scenes at these wonderful football other will be in desolation, having
A very warm welcome to the clubs, who are not always recognised fallen at the final hurdle.
Vanarama National League South for their herculean efforts. May I close by wishing both clubs
Promotion Final matchday and their supporters the very best of
programme. Today’s game between Congratulations to newly crowned
champions Wealdstone for their luck. Today is one where the saying
Weymouth and Dartford, at the Bob ‘win with style, lose with grace’ is of
Lucas Stadium, is an exciting tremendous performance in
achieving promotion. The blueprint the upmost importance.
prospect.
for further success has been BRIAN BARWICK
The world has faced unprecedented provided for them and the winners
times with the outbreak of Covid-19. of today’s match. Three of last Chairman
For The National League, Covid-19 season’s promoted sides adapted The Vanarama National League
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disease. A huge thanks to the clubs
Both clubs here today might have of The Vanarama South and their
thought that the opportunity of fans for getting involved in their
promotion was off the table a few numbers.
months back - yet here they are.
That makes for an exciting Having football back provides a light
encounter and an opportunity to at the end of the tunnel following a
end this season on a high. difficult period. So, enjoy the live
stream of today’s final and I’m sure
For Vanarama and The National it won’t be long before you’re all
A warm welcome to the Vanarama League, the 2019/2020 season has back in the stands cheering on your
National League South Promotion continued to see award-winning team.
Final between Weymouth and success.
Dartford. I hope you all have a fantastic day
Our MANarama campaign won supporting your team and the best
The past few months have been Brand Activation of the year at the of luck to both Weymouth and
tough, and I’d like to thank The Football Business Awards, beating Dartford.
National League and its 68 clubs for off the likes of Barcelona and
their hard work in completing the Liverpool in the process! ANDY ALDERSON
season behind closed doors. More importantly we raised Vanarama CEO and Founder
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 05
BY SAM ELLIOTT
A lot was expected of Slough
Town this time around but a
difficult first eight games left
them off the pace.
That changed in September,
wins over Hemel Hempstead,
Eastbourne Borough, Hampton
& Richmond Borough and
Dartford rubbished the Rebels’
slow start. But everyone was
still impressed by Wealdstone,
winners in ten of their first
twelve games.
Dartford were not expecting
such a disastrous first few
months. It was time for change
as Jamie Coyle and Adam
Flanagan moved on.
Steve King said yes when the
VANARAMANATIONALLEAGUESOUTH board asked - but he had a
warning when he was back in
work in October. King told fans
SEASON REVIEW
When the Vanarama National was not how they imagined they
to forget about a promotion
push of any kind.
League South season kicked off would be doing it. Goals were the “We’re looking to stay up, build
eleven months ago, everyone order of the day on the first day of for next season and have a go
seemed split on the race for the season. then,” he insisted.
promotion.
Hemel Hempstead Town kicked Oxford City hadn’t made the
Back in August, there was of off things in style under Sammy start they wanted, and manager
course no sign of what was in Moore with an emphatic 4-1 win Mark Jones said his goodbyes
front of us. Little did we know over Hungerford Town. with the club second from
back then how things would play Chelmsford City dispatched bottom.
out on and off the pitch in the Hampton & Richmond Borough by
months ahead. the same scoreline, while It just didn’t work out for Lee
Weymouth announced Bradbury at Eastbourne
With many of the sides themselves by beating fancied full- Borough, either.
strengthening well, the message timers Maidstone United.
appeared to be clear - the top
prizes were up for grabs. Wealdstone didn’t go about their
business quietly - they hammered
Few knew with any air of authority Dartford 4-1 to give clues to the
where the title was heading, but challenge ahead. Dean Brennan’s
fewer still could predict how it Stones indeed ended August five
would eventually be won. points clear of the rest as they
The curtain came down early, the raced out of the starting blocks.
season paling into insignificance You may not have got long odds
compared to what was going on on the first managerial exit coming
globally but before it we had some at Billericay Town. In the middle of
moment to remember. September Harry Wheeler had a
Things were really getting going deja vu - he left the club after a
but ultimately it was to be slow start, the second time he
Wealdstone celebrating - even if it exited the Essex side.
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 07
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH
SEASON REVIEW
By the end of November, as they also progressed in
things were starting to the FA Trophy.
take shape.
But as they will always
Wealdstone’s lead was tell you, a busy
six points, but below December is often the
was a cluster of clubs. month you separate
Weymouth continued to the men from the boys.
defy expectation and sat Leaders Wealdstone’s
in second, with Slough, fantastic home run continued
Havant and Bath City all in sight. - but after losing at Slough over
With the Sports in sixteenth, he
Christmas, they lost a great
departed Priory Lane - Danny Braintree Town began to slide chance to put daylight between
Bloor eventually asked to try and though - and Glen Driver themselves and the chasing pack.
turn their season around. resigned. He wasn’t there for long
but Slough’s joint managers are Dorking were on the climb and
Mark Collier was October’s
still going strong. Neil Baker and ended 2019 in second place, wins
Manager of the Month recipient,
Jon Underwood took charge of over Weymouth, Chippenham
Chippenham unbeaten in a month
their 500 Rebels game together Town, Eastbourne Borough and
that saw them triumph over
proving two heads really are John Still’s Maidstone signing off
Slough Town, Whyteleafe and
better than one. the year in style.
Concord Rangers.
Paul Doswell was named The New Year brought a return to
Though it couldn’t inspire them to
Manager of the Month - Havant the division for Bradley Quinton -
an FA Cup victory over League
winning three of their four and the former promotion winner
Two Northampton Town.
National League South matches quickly turned things around at
08 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINAL
Park View Road as Welling began they had a game in hand.
to climb.
Hampton were in the rise, Gary
Wealdstone said ‘catch us if you McCann took the Manager of the
can’ as they blitzed promotion Month prize while former Beaver
rivals Bath City 7-0 on January Joe Turner’s form kept Tonbridge
24th. The Stones were seven Angels on course for survival - he
points clear with three months to was February’s top player.
go and already looking a very
good bet for the title. Havant were starting to turn the
screw but the promotion race
It was looking bleak for bottom was brought to a shuddering
club Hungerford Town, but St halt. Twists and turns were
Albans City were surprise expected but events across the
strugglers - too close to comfort world soon put football firmly in
for the bottom two. its place.
But there were only good vibes The Covid-19 outbreak paused
at Dartford, manager Steve the game as sport was put on the
King’s suggested promotion was backburner, the global pandemic
out of the question and that was ultimately cutting the Vanarama
looking a hasty call, his team National League South season
were into the play-off places at short.
the end of January and he was
the first top boss of 2020. Eventually after a vote by
member clubs it was to be
But Rod Stringer was out of the decided the season 2019-20 will
work, parting company with
be concluded with final league
Chelmsford City after four years
tables compiled on an
in the job.
“Unweighted Points Per Game”
In February, form sides basis.
Wealdstone and Dartford met -
That means Wealdstone were
and there was much excitement.
the winners - with Slough Town,
But the big game didn’t quite live Dorking Wanderers, Weymouth,
up to its billing as they drew 0-0 Bath City, Havant and Dartford For the first time since 1988,
at Princes Park. The point kept all fighting it out in July’s play- the Stones are back in Non-
the Stones six points clear, and offs. League football’s top flight and
their manager Dean Brennan is
planning to make up for lost time
“It’s maybe not how we dreamt
it, but it was still a wonderful
feeling,” he said. “Nothing can
take away from the teams’
achievement.
“It’s not how you expect to seal a
title - I was driving up the A1
and the phone went. The
chairman called me to tell me
the news, to confirm we had
won the league!
“There was a lot of hunger
within the group and I can’t wait
to see how we progress next
season.”
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 09
THESTORYSOFAR
THE ELIMINATORS
Sunday 19th July 2020 Dorking Wanderers overcame the
SLOUGHTOWN0DARTFORD3 challenge of Bath City to reach the
play-off semi-finals and a trip to
Steve King`s Dartford continued Weymouth.
their resurgence as they swept into
the semi-finals following this 3-0 The visitors got off to a dream start
victory at Slough Town. taking a sixth minute lead when
James McShane reacted fastest to
Slough had completed a league punish a weak defensive clearance
double over the Darts, during the by the home side and Wanderers
season, but the visitors turned in a doubled their advantage shortly
professional performance to turn before half time when Jason Prior the break, three for the home side,
the tables on the Rebels. towered home a header. while Steve King introduced
Tyrique Hyde and Ky Marsh-Brown
There was a slow start to the game The second half saw the Romans and it was the latter who went on
which saw the home side dominate try and get back into the game but to play a huge part in `Darts`
possession but it took until the the visitors defended well but ten turning the game around.
nineteenth minute for the first real minutes from time the home side
effort on either goal to present had a lifeline when they were On the hour mark Marsh-Brown
itself but the Rebels failed to take awarded a penalty. got away down the left and his
advantage of. cross found McQueen who buried
Ben Dyett was adjudged to have his shot and then four minutes
Slough continued to enjoy the handled the ball trying to block a later McQueen grabbed his second
better possession and it took thirty clearance and up stepped Ryan of the game from the penalty spot.
six minutes for Dartford to register Brunt to score and give City some
an attempt on goal but with half hope. Despite the home side searching
time approaching Charlie for an equaliser Dartford stood
Sheringham had the ball in the back Despite a late rally though the firm to book their place in the final.
of the net but his effort was visitors held out to claim their place
deemed offside. in the last four. Saturday 25th July 2020
WEYMOUTH 3 DORKING
However within sixty five seconds THE SEMI-FINALS WANDERERS 2
of the re-start Sheringham wasn’t Saturday 25th July 2020
to be denied when he finished off a HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 1 Two goals in the opening twelve
fine move to score his seventh goal DARTFORD 2 minutes put Weymouth firmly in
of the season.The hosts were the driving seat but the visitors hit
stunned by this setback and in the Despite going behind to an early back to draw level thanks to two
fifty sixth minute Sheringham goal two goals from Darren late goals before their hearts were
doubled his and his side’s tally and McQueen saw Dartford hit back to broken when Yemi Odubade`s late
the scoring was completed five reach the Promotion Final. winner sent the Terras into the
minutes from time when substitute final.
Luke Wanadio was through by Jebb It was the home side who went in
and he calmly fired the ball past front in the thirteenth minute The home side made a flying start
Turner. when Jonah Ayunga fired home but to the game when they were
they were dealt a huge blow in first awarded a first minute penalty
Sunday 19th July 2020 half stoppage time when Josh which was converted by Josh
BATH CITY 1 Taylor was sent out for appearing McQuiod and when Jaidon
DORKING WANDERERS 2 to kick out at Dartford`s Sanchez Anthony doubled the home side`s
On a glorious sunny afternoon Ming. Both sides made changes at lead after just twelve minutes, it
10 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINALappeared to be a long afternoon in store for the visitors. It took a while for the Wanderers to get into the game but in the second half they began to get a grip and grabbed their reward by pulling a goal back in the seventy third minute when James McShane halved the deficit with a well struck volley. Seconds later and Anthony had a chance to restore Weymouth’s two- goal advantage, a great run from Ben Thomson set Anthony up on the edge of the area, but his shot flew over the Dorking goal and into the empty stand. To follow was two huge penalty shouts for the Terras. In the seventy sixth minute when Thomson had his shirt pulled in the box by Philpott, Lamport emphatically waved away any Weymouth appeals. Weymouth had another huge penalty shout minutes later, this time Whelan brought down just inside the penalty area after a nice one-two with Brooks; Lamport again waved away the appeals. Dorking were finally rewarded for their endeavour with five minutes to play, substitute Buchanan firing past Ward into the bottom corner to find an equaliser for the Wanderers and looked to be sending the game to a penalty shootout. Jaidon Anthony did look to have won it with minutes remaining, the ball ended up in the back of the net after his initial shot was saved, but the linesman ruled Anthony to have been offside. But the lead was restored with minutes to go, after just celebrating his thirty sixth birthday, Yemi Odubade popped up in stoppage with his thigh to score the winner and send the Terras one step closing to National League football. 01.08.20 WEYMOUTH v DARTFORD 11
AFTER WINNING THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER SOUTH OVER ONE YEAR AGO, MARK MOLESLEY AND WEYMOUTH COULD NOT HAVE DREAMED THEY WOULD BE IN THE SCENARIO THEY HAVE NOW, 90 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE NATIONAL LEAGUE AFTER 11 YEARS AWAY FROM THE NON-LEAGUE PINNACLE. An experienced figure as a player, Molesley made over 350 appearances at multiple clubs from the Isthmian Premier to League One, most notably playing in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth for almost five years. When Molesley became Weymouth manager in April 2017, the Terras were mid-table in the Southern League and averaged attendances of 500 at the Bob Lucas Stadium. Over three years on, that stadium, the club and the manager will be hosting Weymouth’s biggest game for over a decade. “The previous ten years had been a tough time for Weymouth after a rapid decline from the National League and the club had stagnated in the Southern League. If it wasn’t for the volunteers, some who are still here, the club would be gone. To see us now with this chance of reaching the National League, it’s a great story for the club and it’s a testament to the hard work that has been put in on and off the pitch. “When I first started managing at the club, it was such a different experience. As a player, you can think selfishly about your own role but as a manager, you have to focus on every role. I remember my first game as a manager, mentally it was very draining and I remember not sleeping much the night. “The job is so consuming that I haven’t had the chance to reminisce on my playing career yet because there is always something else in this job that takes your attention. The role at Weymouth has been very time-consuming but I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” Molesley has been part of Weymouth’s rapid rise and provided an opportunity to secure back-to-back promotions if they overcome visitors Dartford, but he makes it no secret that his South Coast success is Premier League inspired. “I’m indebted to my wonderful staff around me for the success we’ve had in this division 12
WEYMOUTH MANAGER
MARKMOLESLEY
BY DEC O’REILLY
and it’s key to surround yourself with Weymouth achieved more than double
people who share the same drive and their average attendance from three years
ambition, we all push each other to be the ago this season and the contribution of
best we can be. I also put the success the supporters did not end there, as
down to the fantastic education I’ve had Terras fans raised £35,000 for this year’s
at Bournemouth, I’ve been lucky to work play-off campaign.
with some brilliant coaches who I can
learn from and aspire to be like. “This game is huge for the fans.
Weymouth got to the National League in
“My experiences at Bournemouth has the past but it wasn’t built on a strong
been a huge influence on how I set my foundation. This time around, there’s no
team up and how we play. I had my best huge spender at the club and it’s all down
spell as a player at the club and I truly to the supporters that we can play this
believe in their philosophy of how the game. We are indebted to them and we
game should be played. Early in my want to make these fans proud. It’s easy
management career I was seeking out to to sell this club to players when they see
establish my team and now I feel that I’m the support it generates and how hard
standing on my own everyone works to get
“THIS LEAGUE HAS
two feet with the help the club back to where it
of my staff, creating a once was and potentially
BEEN SO STRONG
good atmosphere and a further.”
good environment at
THIS SEASON,
Weymouth.” Molesley described the
play-offs as a free hit
Not everyone would
have envisioned
THERE’S SO MANY before their semi-final
and although there will
Weymouth even GOOD PLAYERS not be any fans inside the
AND MANAGERS
securing their National stadium, Molesley now
League South status believes that the game
this season and their
manager acknowledged WHICH ARE will create that play-off
expectation.
that they had their TESTING AND “You’re going to feel
DEMANDING YOU
doubters before the
start of this campaign. some pressure because
everyone knows the prize
“I think externally TO PERFORM for winning is so big, it
EVERY WEEK.”
people thought that will come down to who
because of our deals with that pressure
resources and the fact the best. Dartford
we had just been finished the season in
promoted, they thought we would finish fine form, Steve King has all the
third from bottom, not third from top. We experience at this level and he assembled
always fancied ourselves and knew we a strong team which kicked on straight
could compete at this level with a great away, both of us kept our form at the end
group of players. We always felt we could of the season and continued it in the play-
ruffle a few feathers in this league and I off campaign.
believe we’ve managed to do that.
“It’s going to be a tough challenge but it
“This league has been so strong this will be a huge achievement to get this club
season, there’s so many good players and back in the National League. As great as
managers which are testing and that is, we can’t afford to think that far
demanding you to perform every week. ahead at this stage, we can only look at
how we prepare for this game and how we
“Any of the six teams in the play-offs were will deliver the result to take us back to
capable of going all the way, winning it and where we belong. We will have to play at
doing well in the National League in the our absolute best to keep driving forward
following season so that is a testament to and everyone of us are going to need to
how well we have done this year.” perform in this final to achieve our goal.”
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 13DARTFORD SUFFERED FINAL DAY HEARTBREAK AT THE END OF LAST SEASON AND BEGAN THE 2019/20 CAMPAIGN HORRIBLY, LOSING 4-1 TO EVENTUAL CHAMPIONS WEALDSTONE ON THE OPENING DAY. AFTER ONE WIN FROM THE OPENING NINE FIXTURES, JOINT-MANAGERS JAMIE COYLE AND ADAM FLANAGAN WERE DISMISSED. The Darts could not have found a better candidate to take the helm as Steve King was elected to save Dartford’s season. King is the most successful manager in National League South history, finishing in each of the top six positions in previous campaigns. King started his managerial career at Lewes over a decade-and-a-half ago, winning the National League South in 2008. Since then he has made three unsuccessful appearances in the National League South Promotion Finals with Farnborough, Whitehawk and last season with Welling United. Today, he will want to make it fourth time lucky. “Play-off finals are a one-off. We lost one where we deserved to lose on the day and we’ve lost two where I feel we didn’t deserve to lose it. I don’t think I can look back from previous experiences in this position because I haven’t won a final at this level yet. “The experience I can take is that I know this league extremely well and I have had successful experiences of making it to the final. I need to get over the line and hopefully the stars are shining down on us this time around because we never expected to get there. “Emotionally, to get over the line this time around would be massive because my staff and I have been together for all the other finals as well. It would bring success after all the hard work that we have put in over the years at multiple clubs.” When King took over in October 2019, the Darts were in 17th position in the National League South table and far adrift from a play-off berth. Dartford turned their season around from the inspiring appointment of their new manager, starting with a narrow 1-0 victory at Oxford City. 14
DARTFORD MANAGER
STEVEKING
BY DEC O’REILLY
Dartford collected a further 43 points “Dartford are a club that wants to be
from the remaining 21 games and playing at least at National League level.
averaged an astonishing 2.09 points-
per-game under King’s reign, making “The set-up, the stadium, the facilities
them a strong dark horse in the play- and the infrastructure are all there.
offs with a sixth-place finish. They are an established football club
and they do everything properly, which
“I still see this campaign as a free hit, was extremely important in my decision
even though we have made the final. to join the club.
When we came to Dartford, our focus
was keeping the club in the division. “I’ve managed in the National League
Suddenly, we went on this positive run and there is a difference between that
and began getting results, we didn’t level and the National League South,
expect to accumulate the amount of you really get recognised as a club when
points that we have since I came in. you’re at the higher level. There’s a buzz
of excitement around the club, but
“I don’t think I was the first name on the there’s feet firmly on the ground
fans’ lips at first because we know that
because I was the anything can happen in
manager of local rivals “PLAY-OFF FINALS this final.
ARE A ONE-OFF.
Welling. When I came
through the door and “We’re not getting
carried away with the
WE LOST ONE
people saw the way I
worked then they occasion. We’ve got to
WHERE WE
appreciated how much the final, but this will be
I want to achieve a fifty-fifty game in my
success. People bought DESERVED TO opinion, which is what
we said when we beat
LOSE ON THE
into that very quickly
and when we started Slough Town and
DAY AND WE’VE
winning games, it Havant & Waterlooville
changed everyone’s in the previous rounds.”
mentality. LOST TWO Newly promoted
“Every player
understood the
WHERE I FEEL WE Weymouth stand in
Dartford’s way of a
winning mentality we DIDN’T DESERVE return to the top of the
non-league pyramid.
TO LOSE IT”.
were implementing and
they needed to buy into King will meet
that to stay at the Weymouth in the final
football club. I for the first time this
explained to them when I joined that we season and there was high praise for the
don’t settle for second best and laid out Terras from the Dartford boss.
what we were trying to achieve as a “Mark Molesley has done a great job at
team. The players believed in us and Weymouth. They have got to this point
believed in themselves; they saw the similarly to how I did with Farnborough
high quality of the signings we made by getting promoted from the Southern
which added another dimension to the League. We lost to Ebbsfleet in the play-
team and the confidence we gained off final the following year and they have
galvanised everybody as we kept made it to the final at the first attempt
winning games.” too, so they have had a fantastic season
The Darts are 90 minutes away from whether they win this game or not.
ending a five-year wait to return to the “I would like to congratulate them on
National League and King will be hoping what they have achieved so far and they
to end his Promotion Final losing streak are a good footballing side which play
to replicate the 2012 Dartford side that the right way. I think this final will be a
returned to the National League close game and I can’t wait.”
through the play-offs.
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 15NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH
LEFT BACK
TEAM OF THE S
CENTRE BACK
OLLIE HARFIELD
WEYMOUTH
GOALKEEPER
SAM MAGRI
HAVANT &
WATERLOOVILLE
CENTRE BACK
JACK TURNER
SLOUGH TOWN
RIGHT BACK JEROME OKIMO
WEALDSTONE
MICHEE EFETE
WEALDSTONE
16 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINALLEFT MIDFIELD
SEASON
CENTRE MIDFIELD STRIKER
DENNON LEWIS
WEALDSTONE
BILLY CLIFFORD ELLIOTT ROMAIN
WEALDSTONE DARTFORD
CENTRE MIDFIELD STRIKER
TOM SMITH RIGHT MIDFIELD JONAH AYUNGA
BATH CITY HAVANT
& WATERLOOVILLE
ABDULAI BAGGIE
WEYMOUTH
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 17JOSHWAKEFIELD
BY RYAN ASMAN
He almost quit football altogether at fire back for football and made me enjoy
the end of the 2016/17 season, but football really, so I will always have a lot
now Josh Wakefield is looking to guide to thank Weymouth for and especially
Weymouth back to the top flight of the Gaffer because he gave me the
Non-League football after their playoff chance and opportunity.”
semi-final victory over Dorking
Wanderers last weekend. His first season at the Bob Lucas
Stadium proved to be a relative success,
Like so many of Weymouth’s squad, Weymouth were progressing well
Wakefield’s career started at AFC under Mark Molesley, but missed out
Bournemouth. The Cherries’ rapid rise on promotion from the Southern
up the football pyramid saw his chances League despite finishing the season on
of first team football limited. His early 97 points. The following year the Terras
career was predominately made up of Wakefield was eventually released in did lift the Southern League shield with
loan spells, 9 to be precise, gradually May 2016, where he went to sign for Wakefield playing an integral part in the
working his way up from local side Gary Waddock’s Aldershot Town. It centre of the midfield.
Wimborne Town to a spell with League looked to be his breakthrough into first
team football, making 18 appearances Taunton Town pushed Weymouth all
One’s Walsall.
for the Shots in the first half of the the way that season meaning the Terras
“A few of them were really luck,” says season. Unfortunately, Waddock had to wait until the final day of the
Wakefield on the temporary moves. decided not to renew his contract at the season to officially be crowned
“When I went to Dagenham & end of January 2017 and Wakefield champions.
Redbridge, I was really young, 18 or 19. returned to Dorset to play for Poole “Winning the league was by far the best
Their manager John Still was at the Town then in the National League moment of my footballing career,” says
Bournemouth training ground to sell a South. Wakefield. “It was fantastic. The season
player and he saw me play for
However, his spell at the Dolphins was before we arguably had a better season
Bournemouth’s Under 21s, I had a good
not an enjoyable one. “Basically I quit than when we actually won it.
game and he decided to take me on
loan. I didn’t get a single first-team football,” continued Wakefield. “I signed “We knew we could go far, we knew we
game but I learned an awful lot about for Poole for a month or two months, I were the pick to be up there and it was
men’s football.” didn’t get on well there. surreal really because we should have
“I didn’t enjoy it but that’s probably no really won it a game or two before. It
The Cherries had just been promoted
reflection on them, more a reflection on shouldn’t have come down to the final
to League One under Eddie Howe when
me; I wasn’t enjoying my football, I game, but to actually do it at home with
Wakefield first signed for them, and
wasn’t enjoying anything so around a great crowd and the pitch invasion
with a promotion to the Championship
March, I just quit football and thought and the celebrations afterwards. The
following shortly it was clear that the
I’d get on with work.” best time of my footballing life for sure,
club was progressing quicker than their
no doubt.”
teenager midfielder could develop and
Wakefield, 26, is a likeable, grounded
gain enough experience to break into There may still be better days to come
and dedicated professional. So for him
their first team. for Wakefield, back-to-back promotions
to open up and reveal the depths of the
struggles he was enduring following his for him, Molesley and co would be an
“You go on loan to play football, when I
release from Bournemouth is a sign of incredible achievement, it’s now just
was at Bournemouth my only goal was
the gravity – both mental and physical Dartford who stand in the way of them
to play for their first team, so I went on
— of what he has been through. making that a reality. There’s no chance
loan to get more games, more
he will be considering his future in the
experience and so I could prove myself An unexpected call from former AFC game any time soon.
to Bournemouth. Bournemouth teammate Mark
Molesley that summer convinced the “I have always said, especially to my
“I went to Torquay United when Chris parents who often ask me, I will only
Hargreaves went from Bournemouth to ex-Cherry to give football one last shot.
play football if I’m enjoying it and I really
Torquay, I had a few games down there “Mark Molesley gave me a call and said: do enjoy it at Weymouth and I really do
and I learnt a lot from him, and from ‘Why don’t you come and have a try-out care how we do at Weymouth and how
John Still, his approach was old school pre-season?’ I hadn’t done any running everyone reflects the team especially
football kicking it long, which was a for a month or so though. and myself. I really do have a lot of fire
learning curve coming from and a lot of passion for Weymouth.
Bournemouth where I’d been used to “I just turned up did pre-season and
playing football. I learned lots of that turned out alright. It was “It’s brilliant, I really enjoy it down
different things from these spells.” Weymouth and the club that got the there.”
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 19TOMBONNER
BY DEC O’REILLY
As far as play-off experience goes, you told ourselves that we were the in-form
may not find a better candidate in this team and we needed to make a positive
year’s final than Dartford captain Tom start to the play-offs. We’ve won two
Bonner. The skipper has made over 250 tough games away from home against
appearances for the Darts across two Slough Town and Havant &
spells and was a key component in the Waterlooville and it looks like we’ve
famous promotion season of 2012. kept our momentum up going into this
final.
After getting Dartford back into the
National League, he signed for “There were times that we didn’t think
Cambridge United in 2013 and was the play-offs were going to go ahead
greeted with more play-off success in and it was easy to read it in the papers
his first season at The Abbey as the U’s much easier because you know who that it wasn’t going to happen. It was
beat Gateshead in the final at Wembley you’re coming up against and he very surreal when we got back into training
Stadium. rarely gets it wrong regarding tactics because we didn’t know if we’d keep up
and players.” our momentum or start slow. The game
Bonner played in the Football League against Slough was a cagey affair, I don’t
for the first time in the following season With play-off success at Bedford Town, think either team was ready for the
but joined Dover Athletic on loan back where Bonner scored the goal which intensity of that play-off eliminator but
in the National League later that year. sent the Eagles into the National the play-offs have ended up going really
He helped the Whites to an FA Cup League South, as well as at Dartford well for us so far.”
third round tie with Premier League and Cambridge United, Bonner will be
Crystal Palace, overcoming Football letting his teammates know the fine After beating second place Havant &
League opposition in the previous two lines involved in a Promotion final. Waterlooville in the semi-final, Dartford
rounds. travel to Weymouth to earn their
“Although I’ve experienced the highs of National League status. Although the
Now the captain has returned to the play-offs in my career, I have also Terras could make it back-to-back
Princes Park, he sees similarities in the experienced the lows more recently promotions with a victory, Bonner
2011/12 play-off winning Darts that he with Ebbsfleet United and there’s no believes that the key to success for
has also noticed in today’s Dartford comparison. The emotion of winning a Dartford means focusing on what
squad. final out way the low of losing a final ten makes his team successful.
“Confidence. That Dartford team of times as much. I’ll be making sure to
educate our players on Saturday that “Weymouth have had an unbelievable
2012 was a really special team, our season and they are a team that are
confidence meant that we knew that we the play-offs are brilliant, but you only
look back on them fondly if you get used to winning. They are probably the
could beat any side in the National toughest team we could have faced in a
League South that year if we played promoted.
final but we’re going to play our own
well. At the start of this season we “Our whole season comes down to game. We’d rather Weymouth worry
didn’t have that same belief and that’s ninety minutes in this game and if you about us than us worry about them,
why the results were so poor early on. don’t give everything you have and we’ll focus on playing our game and
“Since Steve King has come in, we are at leave everything out on the pitch, you playing to our strengths on the day.”
a stage now where we have players with won’t look back on this experience with
any fondness. I’ve learned that from Bonner would know more than anyone
such high quality that if we give one about Dartford and their supporters.
hundred percent, we have that being on the winning side and the losing
side, there’s only one side that you ever He believes that promotion to the
confidence that we can beat anyone in National League will confirm a belief
this league. Steve’s knowledge of want to be on.”
about the club that he has had since he
football and of the National League With all this experience under his belt, arrived in 2010.
South is unbelievable, the players Bonner could not imagine how this
that have come in have made us a season would conclude in the mist of “Dartford being back in the National
better team by blending in the Covid-19 pandemic. Dartford had League would mean everything to
quickly and performing. title-winning form going into lockdown everyone that’s at the club, I’ve always
and even Bonner was unsure what said Dartford are a National League
“When we go to away club. This will be the end of my seventh
games, Steve’s done his would happen in this unprecedented
season. year and the club have to be in the
homework and knows National League in my opinion, I think
every player in every “There was that worry that we might all the fans have that same belief that
position at every lose our momentum after we found out we have. The club deserve to be at that
club. That makes our that the play-offs were going ahead four level and it’s down to us to get them
job as players so months after our last game, but we just back there by winning this game.”
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH v DARTFORD 21CHAMPIONS CORNER
WEALDSTONE
Wealdstoneplayerscelebratewinningtheleague
By Sam Elliott & Oliver Osborn
“It was my 40th birthday on the day over the club’s title success. For the
we found out, so I made sure I first time since 1988 the Stones are
marked it,” said the Wealdstone back in Non-League football’s top
boss, still beaming as he spoke to us flight and they are planning to make
via Zoom. up for lost time.
“I was driving up the A1 and the They were long-term leaders,
phone went. The chairman called me winning 22 of their 33 matches. But
to tell me the news, to confirm we it isn’t just the football clubs who
had won the National League South. deserved a change in fortune. The
season before that had started with
“I got back as quickly as I could to an exit from Hemel, a pit-stop at
open a bottle of champagne! Billericay before ending the
Ordinarily, a manager discovering “But before that I sent a text to all campaign at Kingstonian.
his side had just won the the players, letting them know it was
championship slap bang in the Personal trauma, though, dominated
official and we had won the league Dean’s thoughts. His young son the
middle of a working day while and of course how proud I was.
travelling at 50 miles per hour is as victim of a road accident, a man who
bonkers as it is bizarre. “It’s maybe not how we dreamed it, has never put football before family
but it was still a wonderful feeling. can at last look back and remember
Not in 2020. In a year when Nothing can take away from the what a challenging time taught him.
anything goes, nonsense is the norm. teams’ achievement.”
Dean Brennan’s hands-free phone He said: “It came on the back of a
call to find out some news is almost Covid-19 - bringing with it a painful very tough year, but it was a season
par for the course in the most early end to the campaign - won’t be that I learned so much.
erratic of times. allowed to cast any kind of cloud “I knew from an early stage we had a
22 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINALWealdstoneManagerDEANBRENNANpictured
withhisManageroftheSeasonAward
good group. Nobody has their own the fans are there, right beside you.
agenda here, at our club we cut our They made a great noise. There’s a
cloth - the people are good to be roar. QUICK-FIRE Q&A
around and they are here for the
right reasons. It’s not always like “There’s nothing better than a
collective achievement. You have Your favourite game of last
that. season?
got to enjoy it, but I need to make
“There was a lot of hunger within sure we’re not living off memories. Weymouth away. The fact we won
the group. I knew there was more it, 3-1 up and they came back to
than what they had shown in “I don’t want us to go up into the
National League and be by- 3-3. The manner in which we won
previous years, but it was about it, late in injury time, gave us such
bringing that out. standers. We are likely to have one
of the lowest budgets, but you need belief.
“We have 10 players under the age to give yourself a chance of Your goal of the season?
of 23, and their hunger alongside success.
the more experienced players is a Michael Phillips’ goal at home to
great mix.” “We’re growing, and we’re getting Concord. He pushed through
better - and I think we’ll continue to about four players, and was so
So what can the National League get better. We’ve got to continue to composed. Great goal.
big boys expect when they turn up keep the hunger within the group
at Grosvenor Vale? Their modest as well, that is so important. Pick one word to describe your
Ruislip home boasted one of the team other than ‘champions’?
best home records anywhere, “We need to be ready, and the hard
work has already started. It’s no- Brave.
winning 15 of 17 league matches
and the Irishman knows a big part stone-unturned.
Favourite moment of the
of the reason why. “We have our own DNA. We’re season?
“Our supporters have a lot to do desperate to make some sort of
I would say Havant away. We won
with it,” he explained. “When you impact when the new season
there 4-2 and it was a big game,
come out of the dressing room, you arrives. We won’t be cutting any
so I’ve got to say that.
are coming out into a cage - and all corners, but we can’t wait.”
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 23OLLIE BAYLISS
BBCRADIO
NO ONE COULD HAVE FORESEEN THE WAY THIS CAMPAIGN UNFOLDED. THE DISRUPTION COVID-19 CAUSED
TO ENGLISH FOOTBALL WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'D SEEN SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF THE SECOND WORLD
WAR.YET, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES IT CONTINUES TO POSE, THE PLAY-OFFS HAVE MANAGED TO GO AHEAD;
ALLOWING CLUBS TO COMPETE, ON THE PITCH, TO EARN A SECOND PROMOTION PLACE.
The reality of the situation, commentator and pitch-side
however, is that at this time, reporter all in one. The connection
commentators are even more between those in attendance and
needed than ever. With fans at those on the pitch is what we all
home, you are their eyes, watching love about Non-League of course.
some of the biggest games in their
club's history. Commentating from Being able to speak to players and
the Family Stand at Harrogate's coaches before a game, and have a
CNG Stadium, the atmosphere drink with them after, is one of the
was unlike anything I've ever uniquely special qualities of the
experienced. lower leagues.
The absence of cheering It's heartbreaking that fans can't
spectators somehow increases the yet return to their local Non-
tension of these fixtures. You feel League ground, especially at a time
Whoever wins the final, immense when clubs are playing games of
credit should go to all 18 National every moment that punctuates the
eerie silence; every long kick such significance. But, whether it’s
League play-off clubs who've, through cardboard cut-outs,
against the odds, found a way to downfield, every commanding
header, and every full-blooded messages of support on social
participate. To bring themselves media, or donations to
out of hibernation and to conform challenge.
crowdfunding pages, players will
to the mountain of guidelines and One of the things I love about be aware of how much these
protocols has been a monumental commentating on the National fixtures mean to those staying at
task. The financial cost of playing League is how close you feel to the home. Thankfully, with radio
these fixtures has been gigantic. action. Regularly you sit right commentary, online streaming,
What's been heartening to see is behind the two dugouts; hearing and TV coverage, fans can still
the extent to which fans have been every conversation and each follow what will no doubt be a
willing to put their hands in their shouted instruction. You can be a fantastic final.
pockets to help out their local
clubs. Even though fans couldn't
be in the grounds, they still
showed remarkable support.
As a commentator, describing the
action behind closed doors, the
play-offs have been a unique
experience. Sitting amongst
cardboard fans at Boreham
Wood's Meadow Park it was
impossible not to feel guilty for the
privileged position I was in.
Watching players take to the pitch,
I thought of all the more deserving
fans and volunteers that should be
in my place, cheering their team
out onto the pitch in such a hugely
important game.
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 25THENATIONALLEAGUE
U19 ALLIANCE
WELL WE ARE CERTAINLY LIVING THROUGH UNUSUAL TIMES AT THE MOMENT, AND AS A RESULT OF THIS, MOST PEOPLE HAD
PROBABLY ACCEPTED THAT THE CHANCE TO PLAY AT WEMBLEY FOR A PLACE IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE WAS NOT GOING TO
HAPPEN THIS YEAR.
Division E Eastleigh Blues
Division F Mansfield Town Brooksby
Division G Racing Club Warwick
Division H Wrexham
Division I Pontefract Collieries
Our congratulations go to all of these teams. The League Cup
had reached the final stage, with Chester and Eastleigh Blues,
the finalists. We are still hoping to stage this fixture at the start
of the 2020/21 season.
The National League Football Academy South and North
Divisions was created by The National League to establish a
plan for clubs to develop more and better home-grown
However, thanks to a lot of hard work and planning, two teams players, with the quality of the development experience for the
do now have that chance! I would like to congratulate all those young players of the highest importance.
involved in the planning, and wish both clubs, the best of luck.
The overall objective is to prepare players for possible careers
The National League U19 Alliance also acknowledges the as professionals or semi-professionals. It is also to ensure that
great work done by the NHS and other key workers during players continue to receive education, which will enhance their
these unprecedented times, and we are also aware of the career, education and/or training options either to coincide
issues around racism in sport, which has touched peoples’ lives with employment as a footballer or as a pathway to alternative
around the world. employment.
On the field, the season sadly ended abruptly after a handful of Around 4500 players were registered to play in the National
fixtures had been played on Friday 13th March. We then League U19 Alliance during the season. We are now equally
received information from the Football Association (FA) that awaiting further guidance from both the Government and the
all football was to be suspended until further notice. FA as to when the 2020/21 season can start, but we must
remember, the health of public is more important, and must
Further communication was received from the FA on not be put at further risk.
Thursday 26th March confirming that the 2019/20 season
had been concluded. In that communication we were given Graham Hill
two options to consider how the league would be concluded: Secretary, National League U19 Alliance.
a: Results expunged
b: League positions resolved on a points per game calculation.
After much deliberation, the Management Committee agreed,
in line with our senior partners (The National League) to use a
points per game calculation. The decision resulted in the
following teams being declared the divisional champions:
National League Academy South Sutton U
National League Academy North Chester
Division A Heybridge Swifts
Division B Tonbridge Angels
Division C Luton Town Cedars
Division D Eastleigh Whites
26 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH PROMOTION FINALHOW CLUBS SUPPO RT TH E I R COM M U N I TI E S
NATIONAL LEAGUE TRUST
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE TRUST IS A CHARITY THAT OFFERS GRANT AID AND ADVICE TO NATIONAL LEAGUE
CLUBS, TO ENABLE THEM TO CREATE ACTIVITY PROGRAMMES FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
The National League Trust is a new opportunities to play football the appeal of the Premier League
charity that offers grant aid and at selected clubs. and professional football clubs to
advice to National League clubs, to inspire children to learn, be active
enable them to create activity This season, 50 club projects and develop important life skills.
programmes for their received funding and grants
communities. totalled £870,700 was awarded to It is available to primary schools in
projects costing just under England and Wales and helps to
This has been a different year, and £1.8mm. The League now has 42 support the development of PE
one that has proved how charities or CICs connected with skills in teachers.
important National League clubs member clubs, ensuring that those
are to their community. During the promoted to the EFL can take 22 National League clubs from
pandemic fourteen charities were advantage of the support our across all divisions are involved,
open throughout, helping to sister body, the EFL Trust, can including Altrincham, Barnet,
deliver food, groceries and offer. Boston United, Dartford,
medicine to those in need, in Harrogate Town, Notts County
conjunction with their local Funded projects can cover a wide and York City. You can find out
authority. Many more ran online range of activity, from football and more about the programme here:
coaching and educational sports activity in schools, for https://plprimarystars.com/
challenges or telephone helplines women and girls, those with Chairman Brian Lee said, “This was
for those alone or vulnerable. disabilities and for older people. on course to be another successful
Community programmes have Some are working with those at year before COVID-19 but our
learned how to adapt and to risk of anti-social behaviour, or clubs and their programmes have
succeed at these new offer health support, such as responded tremendously.
circumstances. advice on diet and exercise. There
are activities for older people, and The challenging work they have
The Trust has helped clubs grow educational initiatives. undertaken has kept the name of
their programmes for ten years, by their clubs alive in their
awarding funding and giving Each club is encouraged to community during the pandemic
development support. Each year understand the needs to their and is to be applauded.”
we receive £1.2m from our community and design their Want to know more about what
funding partners, the Premier activities around these. This we do? Visit our website
League and the Professional ensures success and the potential http://nationalleaguetrust.org.uk/
Footballers Association. Our of achieving funding from other or follow us on Twitter:
recent partnership with Wembley sources. https://twitter.com/TheNLTrust
National Stadium Trust funded a
pilot women and girls programme, Premier League Primary Stars Susan O’Brien
which was successful in creating This innovative programme uses Project Manager
01.08.20 WEYMOUTH V DARTFORD 27FACTS & FIGURES
2019/20SEASON
A LOOK AT HOW THINGS FINISHED ACROSS THE THREE DIVISIONS
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH
P W D L F A PTS PPG P W D L F A PTS PPG
Barrow 37 21 7 9 68 39 70 87.027 Wealdstone 33 22 4 7 69 35 70 89.091
Harrogate Town 37 19 9 9 61 44 66 82.054 Havant & W. 34 19 10 5 64 37 67 82,765
Notts County 38 17 12 9 61 38 63 76.263 Weymouth 35 17 12 6 60 35 63 75.600
Yeovil Town 37 17 9 11 61 44 60 74.595 Bath City 35 18 9 8 50 37 63 75.600
Boreham Wood 37 16 12 9 55 40 60 74.595 Slough Town 35 17 9 9 51 38 60 72.000
FC Halifax Town 37 17 7 13 50 49 58 72.108 Dartford 34 16 8 10 60 46 56 69.176
Barnet 35 14 12 9 52 42 54 70.971 Dorking Wanderers 35 14 8 13 58 56 50 60.000
Stockport County 39 16 10 13 51 54 58 68.410 Hampton & RB 33 14 5 14 51 50 47 59.818
Solihull Moors 38 15 10 13 48 37 55 66.579 Maidstone United 33 12 9 12 48 44 45 57.273
Woking 38 15 10 13 50 55 55 66.579 Chelmsford City 34 11 11 12 55 56 44 54.353
Dover Athletic 38 15 9 14 49 49 54 65.368 Hemel Hempstead 34 12 8 14 36 43 44 54.353
Hartlepool United 39 14 13 12 56 50 55 64.872 Welling United 34 12 6 16 38 46 42 51.882
Bromley 38 14 10 14 57 52 52 62.947 Oxford City 34 11 9 14 47 60 42 51.882
Torquay United 36 14 6 16 56 61 48 61.333 Chippenham Town 35 10 12 13 39 45 42 50.400
Sutton United 38 12 14 12 47 42 50 60.526 Tonbridge Angels 31 9 9 13 46 54 36 48.774
Eastleigh 37 11 13 13 43 55 46 57.189 Concord Rangers 32 10 7 15 44 48 37 48.563
Dagenham & Red. 37 11 11 15 40 44 44 54.703 Billericay Town 32 8 13 11 46 55 37 48.563
Aldershot Town 39 12 10 17 43 55 46 54.256 Eastbourne B 33 8 14 11 38 54 38 48.364
Wrexham 37 11 10 16 46 49 43 53.459 Dulwich Hamlet 35 9 10 16 51 50 37 44.400
Chesterfield 38 11 11 16 55 65 44 53.263 St Albans City 35 9 10 16 41 54 37 44.400
Maidenhead United 38 12 5 21 44 58 41 49.632 Braintree Town 35 10 5 20 44 67 35 42.000
Ebbsfleet United 39 10 12 17 47 68 42 49.538 Hungerford Town 33 8 4 21 38 64 28 35.636
AFC Fylde 37 9 12 16 44 60 39 48.486
Chorley 38 4 14 20 31 65 26 31.474 TOP SCORERS
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE
Scott Quigley (Barrow) 20
James Reid (Torquay United) 18
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH John Rooney (Barrow) 18
P W D L F A PTS PPG Kabongo Tshimanga (Boreham Wood) 18
King`s Lynn Town 32 19 7 6 63 39 64 84.000 Rhys Murphy (Yeovil Town) 17
York City 34 19 9 6 52 28 66 81.529 Inih Effiong (Dover Athletic) 16
Boston United 32 17 7 8 46 32 58 76.125 Simeon Akinola (Barnet) 15
Brackley Town 34 16 12 6 61 25 60 74.118 Harry Beautyman (Sutton United) 15
Altrincham 33 16 9 8 62 40 57 72.545
Chester 32 15 9 8 58 38 54 70.875 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH
Gateshead 31 14 10 7 47 31 52 70.452 Adam Marriott (King`s Lynn Town) 27
Spennymoor Town 34 15 10 9 63 45 55 67.941 Lindokuhle Ndlovu (Brackley Town) 20
Guiseley 33 14 8 11 52 41 50 63.636 Akwasi Asante (Chester) 18
Darlington 33 14 6 13 43 50 48 61.091 Josh March (Leamington) 17
Farsley Celtic 34 14 6 14 50 45 48 59.294 Aaron Martin (Harrogate Town) 17
Southport 32 12 7 13 40 41 43 56.438 Jordan Burrow (York City) 15
Alfreton Town 32 12 4 16 48 55 40 52.500 Adam Campbell (Darlington) 15
AFC Telford United 34 11 9 14 51 56 42 51.882 Glen Taylor (Spennymoor Town) 15
Kidderminster H 33 10 8 15 39 43 38 48.364
Hereford 35 9 12 14 39 56 39 46.800 VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH
Gloucester City 30 9 6 15 39 57 33 46.200 Jonah Ayunga (Havant & Waterlooville) 17
Leamington 32 9 8 15 39 51 35 45.938 Giuseppe Iaciofano (St Albans City) 17
Kettering Town 31 7 11 13 36 46 32 43.355 Darren McQueen (Dartford) 17
Curzon Ashton 33 8 10 15 34 42 34 43.273 Elliott Romain (Dartford) 16
Blyth Spartans 33 6 5 22 32 78 23 29.273 Jason Prior (Dorking Wanderers) 14
Bradford (PA) 33 5 5 23 25 80 20 25,455 Jake Robinson (Billericay Town) 14
Shaun Jeffers (Chelmsford City) 13
Dan Mills (Dulwich Hamlet) 13
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