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National League News Headlines
- National League Play-Off Dates AnnouncedDiscover the thrilling schedule for the National League play-offs, where teams battle for promotion, culminating in an exhilarating final at Wembley Stadium.
- Frank Sinclair Has Resigned At Colwyn BayFrank Sinclair has resigned as manager at Conference North club Colwyn Bay. The former Chelsea defender took over on a short-term contract in February 2013 following the resignation of Lee Williams. Sinclair inherited a team that had won just two games in their last 14, and were seven points adrift of safety, but against all … Read more
- Hyde Part With Manager Scott McNiven With the club nine points adrift at the bottom of the Vanarama Conference North table, Hyde FC have today announced they have parted company with manager Scott McNiven. The news comes following the Tigers 7-1 beating on Thursday afternoon at Stalybridge Celtic. Coaches John Hills and Rhys Day will also be leaving the club. McNiven … Read more
- Vanarama Manager of the Month for SeptemberDarrell Clarke of Bristol Rovers is the winner of the Vanarama Conference Manager of the Month award for September. Under the leadership of Darrell, The Pirates have been in impressive form this month remaining unbeaten in their last six games with five back to back wins. Former Salisbury City boss Clarke was appointed as manager … Read more
- Mark Phillips Returns on Loan Centre-half Mark Phillips has re-signed for Aldershot Town on a one month loan from AFC Wimbledon. The 32 year-old helped The Shots secure their Football Conference Premier safety when he made seven impressive appearances in his original loan spell at the end of last season. Phillips joined Millwall in July 2000 as a youth player, … Read more
The term Non-League refers to football divisions and clubs in England that don’t belong to The Football League, they are therefore known as non-League.
Before 1987 automatic promotion and relegation between the divisions of non-League football and The Football League did not exist. At the end of each season the lowest clubs in The Football League needed to apply for re-election into the League, however this in most cases turned out to be a formality. This system ensured that membership of the Football League remained relatively the same, giving non-League clubs nearly no likelihood of joining.
Major changes were introduced in 1987 with automatic promotion and relegation of just one football club between The Football League and the top level of the non-League pyramid (The National League), subject to the eligible teams meeting the desired facility and financial standards. Two teams from the National League Premier (the champions and play-off winners) have been promoted since 2003, the bottom two sides in the football league lose their League status with relegation into non-league football.
Non-league clubs take their place in the FA Cup qualifying rounds in the hope of progressing and meeting opposition from the league. The sole team to have won the competition as a non-League team since the Football League started are Tottenham Hotspur (then playing in the Southern League), winning the FA Cup in 1901.
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as FA Trophy was introduced in 1969 to cater for non-league clubs. Eligibility rules have been modified over the years, however since 2008 the Trophy has been open to clubs playing at Steps 1–4 in the National League System, this covers divisions from The National League, The Northern Premier League, Southern League and The Isthmian League.