2020–21 National League
# 2020–21 National League

The 2020–21 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season under English football's new title of the National League, the eighteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-second season overall.

The season followed the curtailed 2019–20 season, in which the league phase was uncompleted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the play-offs only completed by 2 August 2020. Reflecting the late end to the previous season and aiming at maximising the likelihood of fans being present in stadiums when the season starts, the 2020–21 National League began on 3 October 2020. The planned increase of the North and South divisions to 24 teams was scheduled to take place for 2021–22, meaning only two from the North and one from the South were to be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern League Central or South, or Isthmian League. However, owing to the cessation and voidance of the 2020–21 seasons for the North and South divisions, promotion and relegation was suspended. For that reason, the expansion plans were deferred to 2022–23, when they would be implemented before that season.

## National League

On 16 September 2020, Macclesfield Town folded as a result of debts, and were expelled from the National League on 29 September. As the club folded before the season started, no records were expunged.

Due to Macclesfield's closure, only 23 clubs took part in the 2020–21 season and a maximum of three clubs were to be relegated instead of the usual four. However, on 26 March 2021, having not fulfilled a fixture since 30 January, Dover Athletic's results were expunged and the club deducted 12 points for the 2021–22 season. Therefore the season is set to complete with 22 clubs playing fixtures.

Additionally, following the National League North and South divisions being declared null and void on 18 February, no teams were relegated this season.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot Town | Aldershot | Recreation Ground | 7,200 |
| Altrincham | Altrincham | Moss Lane | 7,700 |
| Barnet | London (Canons Park) | The Hive Stadium | 6,418 |
| Boreham Wood | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 |
| Bromley | London (Bromley) | Hayes Lane | 5,300 |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | Proact Stadium | 10,504 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London (Dagenham) | Victoria Road | 6,078 |
| Dover Athletic | Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | 5,745 |
| Eastleigh | Eastleigh | Ten Acres | 5,250 |
| FC Halifax Town | Halifax | The Shay | 10,400 |
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | Victoria Park | 7,856 |
| King's Lynn Town | King's Lynn | The Walks | 8,200 |
| Maidenhead United | Maidenhead | York Road | 4,000 |
| Notts County | Nottingham | Meadow Lane | 19,588 |
| Solihull Moors | Solihull | Damson Park | 5,500 |
| Stockport County | Stockport | Edgeley Park | 10,852 |
| Sutton United | London (Sutton) | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 |
| Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 6,500 |
| Wealdstone | London (Ruislip) | Grosvenor Vale | 4,085 |
| Weymouth | Weymouth | Bob Lucas Stadium | 6,600 |
| Woking | Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
| Wrexham | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 10,771 |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | Huish Park | 9,566 |

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | $Manager^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot Town | Danny Searle | Lewis Kinsella | Erreà | Bridges Estate Agents |
| Altrincham | Phil Parkinson | Jake Moult | SK Kits | J Davidson Ltd |
| Barnet | Simon Bassey | James Dunne | Jako | Canon |
| Boreham Wood | Luke Garrard | Mark Ricketts | Puma | Barnet and Southgate College |
| Bromley | Andy Woodman | Jack Holland | Macron | Southwark Metals |
| Chesterfield | James Rowe | Jonathan Smith | Puma | Technique Learning Solutions |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | Daryl McMahon | Kenny Clark | Nike | West & Coe |
| Dover Athletic | Andy Hessenthaler | Sam Wood | Kappa | GSH Group |
| Eastleigh | Ben Strevens | Danny Hollands | Kappa | Utilita |
| FC Halifax Town | Pete Wild | Nathan Clarke | Adidas | CORE Facility Services (Home) Nuie (Away) |
| Hartlepool United | Dave Challinor | Ryan Donaldson | O'Neills | Prestige Group Ltd |
| King's Lynn Town | Ian Culverhouse | Aaron Jones | Kappa | Barsby Produce |
| Maidenhead United | Alan Devonshire | Alan Massey | Uhlsport | G&L Scientific |
| Notts County | Ian Burchnall | Michael Doyle | Puma | Sharpes of Nottingham |
| Solihull Moors | Mark Yates | Kyle Storer | Surridge | John Shepherd Estate Agents |
| Stockport County | Simon Rusk | Sam Minihan | Puma | Pioneer Group |
| Sutton United | Matt Gray | Craig Eastmond | Macron | Angel Plastics |
| Torquay United | Gary Johnson | Asa Hall | Nike | No Sponsor |
| Wealdstone | Stuart Maynard | Jerome Okimo | Macron | GPF Lewis |
| Weymouth | Brian Stock | Josh Wakefield | Umbro | Terras Family |
| Woking | Alan Dowson | Josh Casey | Macron | Abstract Plans |
| Wrexham | Dean Keates | Shaun Pearson | Macron | Ifor Williams Trailers |
| Yeovil Town | Darren Sarll | Vacant | Macron | Adam Stansfield Foundation |

* ^ Yeovil Town club captain Lee Collins died on 31 March 2021 at the age of 32.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barnet | Darren Currie | Resigned | 12 August 2020 | Pre-season | Peter Beadle | 22 August 2020 |
| Weymouth | Mark Molesley | Signed by Southend United | 13 August 2020 | Pre-season | Brian Stock | 4 September 2020 |
| Chesterfield | John Pemberton | Sacked | 18 November 2020 | 21st | James Rowe | 26 November 2020 |
| Barnet | Peter Beadle | Sacked | 13 December 2020 | 20th | Tim Flowers | 14 December 2020 |
| Stockport County | Jim Gannon | Sacked | 21 January 2021 | 4th | Simon Rusk | 27 January 2021 |
| Wealdstone | Dean Brennan | Resigned | 2 February 2021 | 18th | Stuart Maynard | 11 March 2021 |
| Solihull Moors | James Shan | Sacked | 10 March 2021 | 17th | Mark Yates | 11 March 2021 |
| Barnet | Tim Flowers | Sacked | 10 March 2021 | 22nd | Simon Bassey | 7 April 2021 |
| Notts County | Neal Ardley | Sacked | 24 March 2021 | 6th | Ian Burchnall | 25 March 2021 |
| Bromley | Neil Smith | Sacked | 25 March 2021 | 7th | Andy Woodman | 29 March 2021 |

### National League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sutton United (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 84 | Promotion to League Two |
| 2 | Torquay United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 39 | +29 | 80 | Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals |
| 3 | Stockport County | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 69 | 32 | +37 | 77 | Qualification for the National League play-off semi-finals |
| 4 | Hartlepool United (O, P) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 76 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 5 | Notts County | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 70 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 43 | +17 | 69 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 7 | Bromley | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 63 | 53 | +10 | 69 | Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals |
| 8 | Wrexham | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 43 | +21 | 68 | |
| 9 | Eastleigh | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 66 | |
| 10 | FC Halifax Town | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 65 | |
| 11 | Solihull Moors | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 64 | |
| 12 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 60 | |
| 13 | Maidenhead United | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 60 | +2 | 56 | |
| 14 | Boreham Wood | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 55 | |
| 15 | Aldershot Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 52 | |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 52 | |
| 17 | Altrincham | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 60 | −14 | 47 | |
| 18 | Weymouth | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 45 | 71 | −26 | 39 | |
| 19 | Wealdstone | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 49 | 99 | −50 | 37 | |
| 20 | Woking | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 69 | −27 | 33 | |
| 21 | King's Lynn Town | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 50 | 98 | −48 | 31 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 22 | Barnet | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 88 | −51 | 31 | Reprieved from relegation |
| 23 | Dover Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Results expunged |
| 24 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Club folded |

* ↑ Due to the cancellation of both the National North and South seasons, there was no relegation from the National League in the 2020-21 season.
* ↑ Dover Athletic refused to play matches due to a lack of promised funding starting with their fixture on 30 January 2021. On 26 March 2021, it was announced the club would play no part in the rest of the season and all results would be expunged.
* ↑ Macclesfield were deducted 17 points for entering into an insolvency event the previous season, before being expelled from the league on 29 September 2020. At the time of their expulsion before the 2020–21 National League Season, they had played no matches.

### Results table

| Home \ Away | ALD | ALT | BRN | BOR | BRO | CHE | DAG | EAS | HAL | HAR | KIN | MDH | NOT | SOL | STO | SUT | TOR | WEA | WEY | WOK | WRE | YEO |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Altrincham | 1–2 | — | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| Barnet | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Boreham | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
| Bromley | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Dagenham & R | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Eastleigh | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Halifax | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Hartlepool U | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| King's Lynn | 4–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Maidenhead | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–3 | — | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 |
| Notts C | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Solihull Moors | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Stockport C | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Sutton Un | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Torquay | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
| Wealdstone | 3–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 |
| Weymouth | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 4–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 |
| Woking | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–0 |
| Yeovil T | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |

### Play-offs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | 2 | Torquay United | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Notts County | 3 | 5 | Notts County | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 2 | | | | 2 | Torquay United | 1 (4) |
| | | | | | | 4 | Hartlepool United | 1 (5) |
| | | | 3 | Stockport County | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Hartlepool United | 3 | 4 | Hartlepool United | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Bromley | 2 | | | | | | |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Cheek | Bromley | 21 |
| 2 | Danilo Orsi-Dadomo | Maidenhead United | 19 |
| 3 | Kabongo Tshimanga | Boreham Wood | 18 |
| 4 | Alex Reid | Stockport County | 16 |
| 5 | Sam Barratt | Maidenhead United | 15 |
| 5 | Paul McCallum | Dagenham & Redbridge | 15 |
| 5 | Kyle Wootton | Notts County | 15 |
| 8 | Rhys Oates | Hartlepool United | 14 |
| 8 | Isaac Olaofe | Sutton United | 14 |
| 8 | John Rooney | Stockport County | 14 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| John Rooney | Stockport County | Wealdstone | 5–2 | 13 October 2020 |
| Danny Parish | Wealdstone | King's Lynn Town | 3–2 | 27 October 2020 |
| Sam Barratt | Maidenhead United | Solihull Moors | 3–1 | 31 October 2020 |
| Danny Wright | Torquay United | Hartlepool United | 5–0 | 31 October 2020 |
| Isaac Olaofe | Sutton United | King's Lynn Town | 5–1 | 14 November 2020 |
| Akwasi Asante | Chesterfield | Barnet | 6–0 | 12 December 2020 |
| Rhys Murphy | Yeovil Town | Weymouth | 3–1 | 23 February 2021 |
| Josh Rees | Aldershot Town | Maidenhead United | 4–2 | 23 February 2021 |
| Jimmy Knowles | Notts County | Woking | 4–2 | 5 April 2021 |
| Jordan Davies | Wrexham | FC Halifax Town | 4–0 | 13 April 2021 |
| Richie Bennett | Hartlepool United | Wealdstone | 7–2 | 17 April 2021 |
| Danilo Orsi-Dadomo | Maidenhead United | Wealdstone | 6–0 | 20 April 2021 |
| Justin Donawa | Solihull Moors | Yeovil Town | 5–1 | 24 April 2021 |
| Joe Quigley | Yeovil Town | Solihull Moors | 3–0 | 27 April 2021 |
| Kabongo Tshimanga | Boreham Wood | King's Lynn Town | 5–1 | 3 May 2021 |
| Sam Barratt | Maidenhead United | Hartlepool United | 4–2 | 8 May 2021 |
| Jim O'Brien | Notts County | Maidenhead United | 4–0 | 11 May 2021 |

### Monthly awards

Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Manager of the Month | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 2020 | Ben House | Eastleigh | Gary Johnson | Torquay United |
| November 2020 | Luke Young | Wrexham | Dean Keates | Wrexham |
| December 2020 | Luke Summerfield | FC Halifax Town | Luke Garrard | Boreham Wood |
| January 2021 | Albi Skendi | Yeovil Town | Neal Ardley | Notts County |
| February 2021 | Craig Eastmond | Sutton United | Matt Gray | Sutton United |
| March 2021 | Ángelo Balanta | Dagenham & Redbridge | James Rowe | Chesterfield |
| April 2021 | Gavan Holohan | Hartlepool United | Gary Johnson | Torquay United |
| May 2021 | Rúben Rodrigues | Notts County | Andy Woodman | Bromley |

## National League North

The National League North in 2020-21 consisted of 22 teams. Due to the initially anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22, only two teams instead of the usual four were expected to be relegated. However, the knock-on effect of Macclesfield Town's closure might have caused the number of relegated teams to be reduced even further.

The league was declared null and void on 18 February 2021. As a result, all records were expunged and no teams were promoted or relegated.

### Team changes

Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four step 3 leagues' 2019–20 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League North.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| AFC Fylde | Wesham | Mill Farm Sports Village | 6,000 |
| AFC Telford United | Wellington | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
| Alfreton Town | Alfreton | North Street | 3,600 |
| Blyth Spartans | Blyth | Croft Park | 4,435 |
| Boston United | Boston | Boston Community Stadium | 5,000 |
| Brackley Town | Brackley | St. James Park | 3,500 |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | Bradford | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Chester | Chester | Deva Stadium | 6,500 |
| Chorley | Chorley | Victory Park | 4,100 |
| Curzon Ashton | Ashton-under-Lyne | Tameside Stadium | 4,000 |
| Darlington | Darlington | Blackwell Meadows | 3,300 |
| Farsley Celtic | Farsley | The Citadel | 3,900 |
| Gateshead | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
| Gloucester City | Gloucester | Meadow Park | 3,600 |
| Guiseley | Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 4,200 |
| Hereford | Hereford | Edgar Street | 5,213 |
| Kettering Town | Burton Latimer | Latimer Park (groundshare with Burton Park Wanderers) | 2,400 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Kidderminster | Aggborough Stadium | 6,238 |
| Leamington | Leamington | New Windmill Ground | 2,300 |
| Southport | Southport | Haig Avenue | 6,008 |
| Spennymoor Town | Spennymoor | The Brewery Field | 4,300 |
| York City | York | Bootham Crescent | 8,256 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gloucester City | James Rowe | Signed by Chesterfield | 24 November 2020 | 1st | Paul Groves | 8 December 2020 |
| Spennymoor Town | Jason Ainsley | Mutual consent | 10 December 2020 | 9th | Tommy Miller | 10 December 2020 |

### National League North table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gloucester City | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 35 |
| 2 | AFC Fylde | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 30 |
| 3 | Chester | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 28 |
| 4 | Brackley Town | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 27 |
| 5 | Kidderminster Harriers | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston United | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 7 | Chorley | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 23 |
| 8 | York City | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 22 |
| 9 | Leamington | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 22 |
| 10 | Gateshead | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 21 |
| 11 | Farsley Celtic | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 21 |
| 12 | Hereford | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 20 |
| 13 | Spennymoor Town | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 20 |
| 14 | AFC Telford United | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 19 |
| 15 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 18 |
| 16 | Curzon Ashton | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 17 |
| 17 | Southport | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 16 |
| 18 | Kettering Town | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 15 |
| 19 | Darlington | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 |
| 20 | Guiseley | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 12 |
| 21 | Alfreton Town | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 12 |
| 22 | Blyth Spartans | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 36 | −26 | 6 |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FYL | TEL | ALF | BLY | BOS | BRA | BRD | CHE | CHO | CUR | DAR | FAR | GAT | GLO | GUI | HER | KET | KID | LEA | SOU | SPE | YOR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AFC Fylde | — | | | | 2–1 | | 3–3 | | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | | | | 3–2 | | | | 1–0 | |
| AFC Telford United | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | | | 3–0 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | | 1–1 | | |
| Alfreton Town | 1–1 | | — | | | 0–2 | | | 1–1 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | | | | | 3–3 | | | | 1–1 | |
| Blyth Spartans | | 1–1 | | — | 0–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 2–2 | | | 0–3 | | | | 0–3 | | 0–3 |
| Boston United | | 3–2 | 2–0 | | — | | | 0–0 | 0–2 | | | | | | 1–1 | | 2–2 | | | | | |
| Brackley Town | | | | 2–1 | | — | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | | 3–2 | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | |
| Bradford (Park Avenue) | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | | — | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | | 1–2 | | | | | | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 4–2 |
| Chester | | 3–0 | 3–0 | | | | | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 5–3 | | | 3–2 | | | |
| Chorley | 3–1 | | | | | | | | — | 1–1 | | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | | |
| Curzon Ashton | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | | | 3–0 | | | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | | | | | 0–3 | | | |
| Darlington | | 1–2 | | 6–0 | | | 0–1 | | | | — | | | | | | | 1–3 | | | 0–0 | |
| Farsley Celtic | | 2–0 | | | 0–4 | | | 2–2 | | | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | | | | | 2–2 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 |
| Gateshead | 0–1 | | | | | 2–2 | | | | 1–0 | | | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 1–3 | |
| Gloucester City | | 4–1 | | 6–1 | 0–0 | | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | | 1–2 | | — | | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | | | |
| Guiseley | | | | 4–0 | | 1–3 | | | | | 1–4 | 2–2 | | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | | | | 4–2 | | |
| Hereford | 2–1 | | | | | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–2 | | | | | 0–1 | | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | | | | |
| Kettering Town | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | | | 1–1 | | — | | | 0–1 | | |
| Kidderminster Harriers | | | 3–0 | 2–0 | | | | 1–2 | | 1–0 | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | | | 2–2 |
| Leamington | 1–1 | | 4–3 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | | | | | | | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | | | — | | | 2–1 |
| Southport | | | 1–1 | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 2–2 | | 0–1 | | | | 0–0 | | | | — | 0–2 | 2–3 |
| Spennymoor Town | | | | | | | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | | | | | | — | |
| York City | 1–3 | | | | | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | | | | | 1–0 | | 2–0 | | | | 1–1 | — |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matt McClure | Gloucester City | 12 |
| 2 | Lenell John-Lewis | Hereford | 9 |
| 2 | Lewis Knight | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 9 |
| 2 | Sam Osborne | Leamington / AFC Fylde | 9 |
| 5 | Akwasi Asante | Gloucester City | 8 |
| 5 | Glen Taylor | Spennymoor Town | 8 |
| 7 | Danny Elliott | Chester | 7 |
| 7 | Dominic Knowles | Curzon Ashton | 7 |
| 7 | Sean Newton | York City | 7 |
| 10 | Shane Byrne | Brackley Town | 6 |
| 10 | Nick Haughton | AFC Fylde | 6 |
| 10 | Ashley Hemmings | Kidderminster Harriers | 6 |
| 10 | Connor Kennedy | Kettering Town | 6 |
| 10 | Callum Powell | Kettering Town | 6 |
| 10 | Jimmy Spencer | Farsley Celtic | 6 |
| 10 | Ben Tollitt | AFC Fylde | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Matt McClure | Gloucester City | Blyth Spartans | 6–1 | 17 October 2020 |
| Gerard Garner | Gateshead | Southport | 4–1 | 21 November 2020 |
| Ben Tollitt | AFC Fylde | Chorley | 4–0 | 2 January 2021 |

### Monthly awards

Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Manager of the Month | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 2020 | Matt McClure | Gloucester City | Jim Bentley | AFC Fylde |
| November 2020 | Sam Osborne | Leamington | Jamie Vermiglio | Chorley |
| December 2020 | Ross Fitzsimons | Boston United | Kevin Wilkin | Brackley Town |
| January 2021 | George Glendon | Chester | Paul Holleran | Leamington |

## National League South

The National League South consisted of 21 teams. Following Bury's expulsion from the English Football League in 2019, and the completion of the 2019–20 National League with two northern and one southern teams in the relegation zone, the division was left one team short. With the initially anticipated expansion to 24 teams for 2021–22, only one team was expected to be relegated.

The league was declared null and void on 18 February 2021. As a result, all records were expunged and no teams were promoted or relegated.

### Team changes

Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four step 3 leagues' 2019–20 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League South.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bath City | Bath (Twerton) | Twerton Park | 8,840 |
| Billericay Town | Billericay | New Lodge | 3,500 |
| Braintree Town | Braintree | Cressing Road | 4,085 |
| Chelmsford City | Chelmsford | Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 |
| Chippenham Town | Chippenham | Hardenhuish Park | 3,000 |
| Concord Rangers | Canvey Island | Thames Road | 3,300 |
| Dartford | Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
| Dorking Wanderers | Dorking | Meadowbank Stadium | 3,000 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | London (East Dulwich) | Champion Hill | 3,000 |
| Eastbourne Borough | Eastbourne | Priory Lane | 4,151 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Northfleet | Stonebridge Road | 4,800 |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | London (Hampton) | Beveree Stadium | 3,500 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | Havant | West Leigh Park | 5,300 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Hemel Hempstead | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
| Hungerford Town | Hungerford | Bulpit Lane | 2,500 |
| Maidstone United | Maidstone | Gallagher Stadium | 4,200 |
| Oxford City | Oxford (Marston) | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
| Slough Town | Slough | Arbour Park | 2,000 |
| St Albans City | St Albans | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
| Tonbridge Angels | Tonbridge | Longmead Stadium | 3,000 |
| Welling United | London (Welling) | Park View Road | 4,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Braintree Town | George Borg | Resigned | 16 November 2020 | 21st | Ryan Maxwell | 18 November 2020 |
| Billericay Town | Jamie O'Hara | Sacked | 3 December 2020 | 15th | Kevin Watson | 7 January 2021 |
| Welling United | Bradley Quinton | Sacked | 13 January 2021 | 21st | Steve Lovell | 14 January 2021 |

### National League South table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dorking Wanderers | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 39 |
| 2 | Dartford | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 |
| 3 | Eastbourne Borough | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 33 |
| 4 | Oxford City | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 32 |
| 5 | St Albans City | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 32 |
| 6 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 29 |
| 7 | Hungerford Town | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 29 |
| 8 | Ebbsfleet United | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 28 |
| 9 | Havant & Waterlooville | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 20 |
| 10 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 20 |
| 11 | Maidstone United | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 19 |
| 12 | Dulwich Hamlet | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 16 |
| 13 | Chelmsford City | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 16 |
| 14 | Tonbridge Angels | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 16 |
| 15 | Billericay Town | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 16 |
| 16 | Chippenham Town | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 16 |
| 17 | Concord Rangers | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 14 |
| 18 | Bath City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 13 |
| 19 | Braintree Town | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 13 |
| 20 | Slough Town | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 |
| 21 | Welling United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 12 |

### Results table

| Home \ Away | BAT | BIL | BRA | CHE | CHI | CON | DAR | DOR | DUL | EAB | EBB | HAM | H&W | HEM | HUN | MAI | OXF | SLO | STA | TON | WEL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bath City | — | 2–0 | | | | | | | 1–4 | | | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | | | | | |
| Billericay Town | | — | 3–1 | 3–3 | | 0–1 | | | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–6 | 1–2 | | | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Braintree Town | | | — | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | | | 0–3 | | | 3–4 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | | | | 1–1 |
| Chelmsford City | 3–4 | | 4–2 | — | 0–2 | | | 0–1 | | | | 0–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–2 | |
| Chippenham Town | 1–1 | | 1–0 | | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | | 1–2 | 0–3 | | | | | | 2–2 | | | |
| Concord Rangers | 3–2 | | | | | — | | 1–3 | | 2–2 | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Dartford | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | | | — | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Dorking Wanderers | 1–2 | | | | | | | — | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | | | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | | | — | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastbourne Borough | | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | — | 1–1 | | | | 3–2 | 2–3 | | | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| Ebbsfleet United | | | | | | 2–1 | | | 1–1 | | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | | | | 0–1 | |
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1–0 | | | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | | 0–3 | | | | | 0–2 | | |
| Havant & Waterlooville | | | | 3–1 | | | | | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | — | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | | | |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | | 1–4 | | | | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | | 2–0 | — | 0–1 | | 3–5 | | | | 1–2 |
| Hungerford Town | | | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | | | 0–1 | | | — | 2–1 | 1–4 | | | | |
| Maidstone United | | 1–1 | 0–2 | | | 6–0 | 0–2 | | | | | | | 4–1 | | — | | | | | 2–1 |
| Oxford City | 2–0 | | | 4–1 | 1–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 0–2 | | | 4–0 | | — | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Slough Town | 2–1 | | 3–2 | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | | — | | | 4–4 |
| St Albans City | | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | | | | | | 3–2 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | | | — | 3–1 | |
| Tonbridge Angels | | | 0–2 | | 4–0 | 2–0 | | | | 2–2 | | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | | | | | — | |
| Welling United | | 2–2 | | 0–4 | 0–1 | | | | | | 4–3 | | | | | | | | 0–2 | | — |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jason Prior | Dorking Wanderers | 15 |
| 2 | Ryan Seager | Hungerford Town | 14 |
| 3 | Jake Robinson | Billericay Town | 12 |
| 4 | James Roberts | Oxford City | 11 |
| 4 | Chris Whelpdale | Eastbourne Borough | 11 |
| 6 | Rakish Bingham | Ebbsfleet United | 9 |
| 6 | Shaun Jeffers | St Albans City | 9 |
| 6 | Charlie Sheringham | Chelmsford City / Dartford | 9 |
| 9 | Harvey Bradbury | Oxford City | 8 |
| 9 | Tommy Wright | Havant & Waterlooville | 8 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Jake Robinson | Billericay Town | Hemel Hempstead Town | 4–1 | 3 November 2020 |
| Jason Prior | Dorking Wanderers | Tonbridge Angels | 4–1 | 14 November 2020 |
| Tommy Wright | Havant & Waterlooville | Chelmsford City | 3–1 | 5 December 2020 |
| Charlie Sheringham | Dartford | Billericay Town | 3–0 | 12 January 2021 |

### Monthly awards

Each month the Motorama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Manager of the Month | Club |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| October 2020 | Mike Jones | Hungerford Town | Steve King | Dartford |
| November 2020 | Jason Prior | Dorking Wanderers | Ian Allinson | St Albans City |
| December 2020 | Tommy Wright | Havant & Waterlooville | David Oldfield | Oxford City |
| January 2021 | Ben Dudzinski | Oxford City | Robbie Simpson | Chelmsford City |
