National League North
| National League North | |
| Full name | Vanarama National League North |
| Association | Football Association |
| First edition | 2004/05 |
| hierarchy | 6th league |
| Teams | 22 teams |
| master | King's Lynn Town (1st title) |
| Record champions | Southport FC (2 wins) |
| Website | footballconference.co.uk |
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The National League North (also known as Vanarama National League North in connection with sponsorships ) is a division on the second level of the National League , below the National League and parallel to the National League South . It is also the second highest league within the National League system and the sixth highest league in English football overall.
The Conference North was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of English amateur football (so-called non-league football ). The champion is automatically promoted to the Conference National at the end of a season. In addition, the playoff winner, who had completed the season between second and fifth position and won two qualifying games and was then able to defeat the playoff winner from the Conference South determined in the same way, was also allowed to move up to the Conference National. Since the Conference National was increased from 22 to 24 clubs in 2006, both play-off winners rose at the end of the 2005/06 season. This regulation will also be retained in future seasons, so that two teams will be promoted from Conference North. The last three clubs from the Conference North move into a league of the third level of the National League system - representing the English leagues from the 5th division downwards - which was reduced to two clubs due to the restructuring in the 2005/06 season .
Teams in the 2020/21 season
- Alfreton Town
- Blyth Spartans
- Boston United
- Brackley Town
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Chester FC
- Chorley FC
- Curzon Ashton
- Darlington 1883
- Farsley Celtic
- AFC Fylde
- Gateshead FC
- Gloucester City
- AFC Guiseley
- Hereford FC
- Kettering Town
- Kidderminster Harriers
- Leamington FC
- Southport FC
- Spennymoor Town
- AFC Telford United
- York city
National League North winners & other promoters
| season | master | Playoff winner |
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| 2004/05 | Southport FC | Altrincham FC |
| 2005/06 | Northwich Victoria | Stafford Rangers |
| 2006/07 | FC Droylsden | Farsley Celtic |
| 2007/08 | Kettering Town | AFC Barrow |
| 2008/09 | Tamworth FC | Gateshead FC |
| 2009/10 | Southport FC | Fleetwood Town |
| 2010/11 | Alfreton Town | AFC Telford United |
| 2011/12 | Hyde FC | Nuneaton Town |
| 2012/13 | Chester FC | Halifax Town FC |
| 2013/14 | AFC Telford United | Altrincham FC |
| 2014/15 | AFC Barrow | AFC Guiseley |
| 2015/16 | Solihull Moors | North Ferriby United |
| 2016/17 | AFC Fylde | Halifax Town FC |
| 2017/18 | Salford City | Harrogate Town |
| 2018/19 | Stockport County | Chorley FC |
| 2019/20 | King's Lynn Town | Altrincham FC |