Football Club History Database - National League 2015-16
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Before this season
- League changed name from the Football Conference
- A F C Telford United were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Alfreton Town were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Barnet left from Premier Division to join Football League
- Barrow were promoted from North Division to Premier Division
- Boreham Wood were promoted from South Division to Premier Division
- Bristol Rovers left from Premier Division to Football League
- Bromley were promoted from South Division to Premier Division
- Cheltenham Town joined from Football League
- Colwyn Bay left from North Division to join Northern Premier League
- Corby Town joined North Division from Southern League
- Curzon Ashton joined North Division from Northern Premier League
- Dartford were relegated from Premier Division to South Division
- Farnborough left from South Division to join Isthmian League
- F C United of Manchester joined North Division from Northern Premier League
- Guiseley were promoted from North Division to Premier Division
- Hyde left from North Division to join Northern Premier League and changed name to Hyde United
- Leamington left from North Division to join Southern League
- Maidstone United joined South Division from Isthmian League
- Margate joined South Division from Isthmian League
- Nuneaton Town were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Oxford City switched from North Division to South Division
- Staines Town left from South Division to join Isthmian League
- Tranmere Rovers joined from Football League
- Truro City joined Southern Division from Southern League
Final League Tables
Premier
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Cheltenham Town 46 30 11 5 87 30 101
2 Forest Green Rovers 46 26 11 9 69 42 89
3 Braintree Town 46 23 12 11 56 38 81
4 Grimsby Town 46 22 14 10 82 45 80
5 Dover Athletic 46 23 11 12 75 53 80
6 Tranmere Rovers 46 22 12 12 61 44 78
7 Eastleigh 46 21 12 13 64 53 75
8 Wrexham 46 20 9 17 71 56 69
9 Gateshead 46 19 10 17 59 70 67
10 Macclesfield Town 46 19 9 18 60 48 66
11 Barrow 46 17 14 15 64 71 65
12 Woking 46 17 10 19 71 68 61
13 Lincoln City 46 16 13 17 69 68 61
14 Bromley 46 17 9 20 67 72 60
15 Aldershot Town 46 16 8 22 54 72 56
16 Southport 46 14 13 19 52 65 55
17 Chester 46 14 12 20 67 71 54
18 Torquay United 46 13 12 21 54 76 51
19 Boreham Wood 46 12 14 20 44 49 50
20 Guiseley 46 11 16 19 47 70 49
21 F C Halifax Town 46 12 12 22 55 82 48
22 Altrincham 46 10 14 22 48 73 44
23 Kidderminster Harriers 46 9 13 24 49 71 40
24 Welling United 46 8 11 27 35 73 35
Play-offs
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
Dover Athletic 0-1 Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Dover Athletic
Forest Green Rovers won 2-1 on aggregate
Grimsby Town 0-1 Braintree Town
Braintree Town 0-2 Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town won 2-1 on aggregate
Final (@ Wembley Stadium, 15/5/16)
Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Grimsby Town
Northern
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Solihull Moors 42 25 10 7 84 48 85
2 North Ferriby United 42 22 10 10 82 49 76
3 A F C Fylde 42 22 9 11 76 53 75
4 Harrogate Town 42 21 9 12 73 46 72
5 Boston United 42 22 5 15 73 60 71
6 Nuneaton Town 42 20 13 9 71 46 70 *
7 Tamworth 42 16 15 11 55 45 63
8 Chorley 42 18 9 15 64 55 63
9 Stockport County 42 15 14 13 50 49 59
10 Alfreton Town 42 15 13 14 58 54 58
11 Curzon Ashton 42 14 15 13 55 52 57
12 Stalybridge Celtic 42 14 11 17 62 75 53
13 F C United Of Manchester 42 15 8 19 60 75 53
14 Bradford Park Avenue 42 13 11 18 51 59 50
15 Gloucester City 42 12 14 16 39 49 50
16 Gainsborough Trinity 42 14 8 20 46 62 50
17 Worcester City 42 12 12 18 55 61 48
18 A F C Telford United 42 13 8 21 47 60 47
19 Brackley Town 42 11 13 18 45 54 46
20 Lowestoft Town 42 12 10 20 48 69 46
21 Hednesford Town 42 8 14 20 50 77 38
22 Corby Town 42 7 11 24 47 93 32
* - Nuneaton Town 3 points deducted
Play-offs
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
Boston United 2-0 North Ferriby United
North Ferriby United 3-0 Boston United
North Ferriby United won 3-2 on aggregate
Harrogate Town 0-1 AFC Fylde
AFC Fylde 1-1 Harrogate Town
AFC Fylde won 2-1 on aggregte
Final (@ North Ferriby United, 14/5/15)
North Ferriby United 2-1 AFC Fylde
Southern
Pos Name Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Sutton United 42 26 12 4 83 32 90
2 Ebbsfleet United 42 24 12 6 73 36 84
3 Maidstone United 42 24 5 13 55 40 77
4 Truro City 42 17 14 11 62 55 65
5 Whitehawk 42 18 10 14 75 62 64
6 Hemel Hempstead Town 42 16 13 13 72 66 61
7 Maidenhead United 42 16 11 15 66 62 59
8 Dartford 42 16 11 15 58 56 59
9 Gosport Borough 42 15 11 16 53 63 56
10 Concord Rangers 42 15 10 17 66 68 55
11 Bishop's Stortford 42 15 10 17 56 63 55
12 Oxford City 42 13 15 14 70 60 54
13 Wealdstone 42 12 17 13 63 64 53
14 Bath City 42 14 11 17 50 61 53
15 Chelmsford City 42 15 7 20 66 64 52
16 Weston super Mare 42 14 9 19 63 76 51
17 Eastbourne Borough 42 13 11 18 60 63 50
18 St Albans City 42 13 10 19 58 65 49
19 Margate 42 13 8 21 51 73 47
20 Havant & Waterlooville 42 12 11 19 52 75 47
21 Hayes & Yeading United 42 11 13 18 51 76 46
22 Basingstoke Town 42 9 11 22 46 69 38
Play-offs
Semi-Finals (2 Legs)
Whitehawk 1-2 Ebbsfleet United
Ebbsfleet United 1-2 Whitehawk
Aggregate 3-3, Ebbsfleet United won 3-2 on penalties
Truro City 0-2 Maidstone United
Maidstone United 1-0 Truro City
Maidstone United won 3-0 on aggregate
Final (@ Ebbsfleet United, 14/5/16)
Ebbsfleet United 2-2 Maidstone United
Maidstone United won 4-3 on penalties
Following this season
- Altrincham were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Basingstoke Town left from South Division
- Cheltenham Town left from Premier Division to join English Football League
- Corby Town left from North Division
- Dagenham & Redbridge joined Premier Division from English Football League
- Darlington joined North Division
- East Thurrock United joined South Division
- FC Halifax Town were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Grimsby Town left from Premier Division to join English Football League
- Hampton & Richmond Borough joined South Division
- Havant & Waterlooville left from South Division
- Hayes & Yeading United left from South Division
- Hednesford Town left from North Division
- Hungerford Town joined South Division
- Kidderminster Harriers were relegated from Premier Division to North Division
- Lowestoft Town left from North Division
- Maidstone United were promoted from South Division to Premier Division
- North Ferriby United were promoted from North Division to Premier Division
- Poole Town joined South Division
- Salford City joined North Division
- Solihull Moors were promoted from North Division to Premier Division
- Sutton United were promoted from South Division to Premier Division
- Welling United were relegated from Premier Division to South Division
- York City joined Premier Division from English Football League
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