2016–17 National League
# 2016–17 National League

The 2016–17 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season under the new title of National League, thirteenth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-eighth season overall.

The National League covers the top two levels of non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League. The fixtures were announced on 6 July 2016.

## National League

### Promotion and relegation

The following teams changed divisions after the 2015–16 season. Solihull Moors were the first team to be promoted after North Ferriby United's 2–0 loss to Stalybridge Celtic on 13 April 2016 clinched them the National League North title. This will be their first season in the National League. Sutton United were promoted on 23 April 2016 after a 2–0 win over Chelmsford City, returning to the league for the first time in sixteen years.

Dagenham & Redbridge were relegated from League Two on 16 April 2016 after their 3–2 loss to Leyton Orient returning to the fifth tier after nine years in the Football League. York City were relegated on 23 April after their 3–0 loss to Accrington Stanley, returning to the league for the first time since the 2011–12 season. North Ferriby United's 2–1 win over AFC Fylde and Maidstone United's win on penalties over Ebbsfleet United made them the National League North and National League South play-off winners respectively. It is the first time both teams have competed in the league.

The six teams replace Cheltenham Town, Grimsby Town, FC Halifax Town, Altrincham, Kidderminster Harriers and Welling United. Cheltenham Town were promoted back to League Two at their first attempt after beating FC Halifax Town 2–0 on 16 April 2016. Grimsby Town were promoted back to the Football League after beating Forest Green Rovers 3–1 in the 2015–16 National League play-off final. Kidderminster Harriers and Welling United were relegated on the same day after defeats to Barrow and Chester.

On the final day of the season, Altrincham were relegated after losing 3–0 to Braintree Town, ending their two-year stay in the league. FC Halifax Town's 1–1 draw against Macclesfield Town was not enough to save them after Guiseley's 4–3 win over Torquay United, ending their three-year stay in the league.

### Team changes

**To National League**

Promoted from 2015–16 National League North

* Solihull Moors
* North Ferriby United

Promoted from 2015–16 National League South

* Sutton United
* Maidstone United

Relegated from 2015–16 League Two

* Dagenham & Redbridge
* York City

**From National League**

Relegated to 2016–17 National League North

* FC Halifax Town
* Altrincham
* Kidderminster Harriers

Relegated to 2016–17 National League South

* Welling United

Promoted to 2016–17 League Two

* Cheltenham Town
* Grimsby Town

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot Town | Aldershot | Recreation Ground | 7,100 |
| Barrow | Barrow-in-Furness | Holker Street | 5,045 |
| Boreham Wood | Borehamwood | Meadow Park | 4,502 |
| Braintree Town | Braintree | Cressing Road | 4,085 |
| Bromley | London (Bromley) | Hayes Lane | 5,300 |
| Chester | Chester | Deva Stadium | 6,500 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London (Dagenham) | Victoria Road | 6,078 |
| Dover Athletic | Dover | Crabble Athletic Ground | 5,885 |
| Eastleigh | Eastleigh | Ten Acres | 5,250 |
| Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth | The New Lawn | 5,032 |
| Gateshead | Gateshead | Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 |
| Guiseley | Guiseley | Nethermoor Park | 3,770 |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | Sincil Bank | 10,120 |
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield | Moss Rose | 6,355 |
| Maidstone United | Maidstone | Gallagher Stadium | 4,200 |
| North Ferriby United | North Ferriby | Grange Lane | 2,200 |
| Solihull Moors | Solihull | Damson Park | 3,050 |
| Southport | Southport | Haig Avenue | 7,177 |
| Sutton United | London (Sutton) | Gander Green Lane | 5,013 |
| Torquay United | Torquay | Plainmoor | 6,500 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Birkenhead | Prenton Park | 16,789 |
| Woking | Woking | Kingfield Stadium | 6,036 |
| Wrexham | Wrexham | Racecourse Ground | 10,771 |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastleigh | Chris Todd | Dismissed | 17 August 2016 | 24th | Ronnie Moore | 19 August 2016 |
| Guiseley | Mark Bower | Dismissed | 21 August 2016 | 24th | Adam Lockwood | 22 September 2016 |
| Southport | Andy Bishop | Dismissed | 3 September 2016 | 23rd | Steve Burr | 8 September 2016 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Gary Brabin | Dismissed | 18 September 2016 | 5th | Paul Carden (Interim) | 19 September 2016 |
| Braintree Town | Jamie Day | Dismissed | 25 September 2016 | 22nd | Hakan Hayrettin | 27 September 2016 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Paul Carden | End of Interim Spell | 7 October 2016 | 9th | Micky Mellon | 7 October 2016 |
| Wrexham | Gary Mills | Dismissed | 13 October 2016 | 15th | Dean Keates | 25 October 2016 |
| York City | Jackie McNamara | Became Chief Executive | 16 October 2016 | 19th | Gary Mills | 16 October 2016 |
| Eastleigh | Ronnie Moore | Resigned | 30 November 2016 | 9th | Martin Allen | 1 December 2016 |
| Southport | Steve Burr | Dismissed | 30 January 2017 | 20th | Liam Watson (Interim) | 30 January 2017 |
| Eastleigh | Martin Allen | Dismissed | 22 February 2017 | 15th | Richard Hill | 22 February 2017 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lincoln City (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 83 | 40 | +43 | 99 | Promoted to EFL League Two |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 95 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 56 | +32 | 86 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 6 | Dover Athletic | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 79 | |
| 7 | Barrow | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 75 | |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 72 | 51 | +21 | 70 | |
| 9 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 68 | |
| 10 | Bromley | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 59 | 66 | −7 | 62 | |
| 11 | Boreham Wood | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 58 | |
| 12 | Sutton United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 63 | −2 | 58 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 58 | |
| 14 | Maidstone United | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 75 | −16 | 58 | |
| 15 | Eastleigh | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 57 | |
| 16 | Solihull Moors | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 55 | |
| 17 | Torquay United | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 53 | |
| 18 | Woking | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Chester | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 63 | 71 | −8 | 52 | |
| 20 | Guiseley | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 55 | 70 | −15 | 50 | Relegated to National League North |
| 22 | Braintree Town (R) | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 48 | Relegated to National League South |
| 23 | Southport (R) | 46 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 52 | 97 | −45 | 39 | Relegated to National League North |
| 24 | North Ferriby United (R) | 46 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 39 | Relegated to National League North |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ALD | BRW | BOR | BRA | BRO | CHR | D&R | DOV | EAS | FGR | GAT | GUI | LIN | MAC | MDS | NFU | SOL | SOU | SUT | TOR | TRA | WOK | WRE | YOR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aldershot Town | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Barrow | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Boreham Wood | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Braintree Town | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bromley | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Chester | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Dover Athletic | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Eastleigh | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Gateshead | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 |
| Guiseley | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 6–1 |
| Lincoln City | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Macclesfield Town | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Maidstone United | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| North Ferriby United | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Solihull Moors | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Southport | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Sutton United | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Torquay United | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 9–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Woking | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Wrexham | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 |
| York City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Aldershot Town | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 3 |
| 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |

### Top scorers

    As of matches played 29 April 2017

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ricky Miller | Dover Athletic | 40 |
| 2 | Christian Doidge | Forest Green Rovers | 25 |
| 3 | Andy Cook | Tranmere Rovers | 23 |
| 4 | Michael Cheek | Braintree Town | 19 |
| 4 | Byron Harrison | Barrow | 19 |
| 5 | Oliver Hawkins | Dagenham & Redbridge | 18 |
| 5 | Danny Johnson | Gateshead | 18 |
| 8 | James Alabi | Chester | 17 |
| 8 | Gozie Ugwu | Woking | 17 |
| 9 | Richie Bennett | Barrow | 15 |
| 9 | Matt Rhead | Lincoln City | 15 |
| 9 | Corey Whitely | Dagenham & Redbridge | 15 |

## National League North

### Team changes

**To National League North**

Promoted from 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division

* Darlington 1883
* Salford City

Relegated from 2015–16 National League

* FC Halifax Town
* Altrincham
* Kidderminster Harriers

**From National League North**

Relegated to 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division

* Corby Town
* Hednesford Town

Relegated to 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division

* Lowestoft Town

Promoted to 2016–17 National League

* Solihull Moors
* North Ferriby United

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| AFC Fylde | Mill Farm Sports Village | 6,000 |
| AFC Telford United | New Bucks Head | 6,300 |
| Alfreton Town | North Street | 3,600 |
| Altrincham | Moss Lane | 6,085 |
| Boston United | York Street | 6,643 |
| Brackley Town | St. James Park | 3,500 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | Horsfall Stadium | 3,500 |
| Chorley | Victory Park | 4,100 |
| Curzon Ashton | Tameside Stadium | 4,000 |
| Darlington 1883 | Blackwell Meadows | 3,000 |
| FC Halifax Town | The Shay | 14,061 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | Broadhurst Park | 4,400 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | The Northolme | 4,304 |
| Gloucester City | Whaddon Road (groundshare with Cheltenham Town) | 7,066 |
| Harrogate Town | Wetherby Road | 3,800 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | Aggborough Stadium | 6,238 |
| Nuneaton Town | Liberty Way | 4,314 |
| Salford City | Moor Lane | 5,106 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | Bower Fold | 6,500 |
| Stockport County | Edgeley Park | 10,852 |
| Tamworth | The Lamb Ground | 4,000 |
| Worcester City | Victoria Ground (groundshare with Bromsgrove Sporting) | 4,895 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | AFC Fylde (C, P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 109 | 60 | +49 | 88 | Promoted to the National League |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | +35 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 3 | FC Halifax Town (O, P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 80 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to the National League |
| 4 | Salford City | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 79 | 44 | +35 | 77 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Darlington 1883 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 67 | +22 | 76 | |
| 6 | Chorley | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 60 | 41 | +19 | 74 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 7 | Brackley Town | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 73 | |
| 8 | Stockport County | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 59 | 41 | +18 | 73 | |
| 9 | Tamworth | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 69 | |
| 10 | Gloucester City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 64 | Transferred to National League South |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 59 | |
| 12 | Nuneaton Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 69 | −2 | 55 | |
| 13 | F.C. United of Manchester | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 54 | |
| 14 | Curzon Ashton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 72 | −9 | 52 | |
| 15 | Boston United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 47 | |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 74 | −28 | 43 | |
| 17 | AFC Telford United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 42 | |
| 18 | Alfreton Town | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 95 | −33 | 42 | |
| 19 | Gainsborough Trinity | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 84 | −33 | 36 | |
| 20 | Worcester City (R) | 42 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 35 | Demoted to the Midland League Premier Division |
| 21 | Stalybridge Celtic (R) | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 89 | −49 | 29 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |
| 22 | Altrincham (R) | 42 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 39 | 91 | −52 | 21 | Relegated to the Northern Premier League Premier Division |

* 1 2 3 Darlington 1883 were barred from the play-offs due to failing ground size regulations.
* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
* ↑ Worcester were relegated, and took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.

### Results

| Home \ Away | FYL | TEL | ALF | ALT | BOS | BRK | BPA | CHO | CZA | DAR | HAL | FCU | GAI | GLO | HAR | KID | NUN | SLC | STL | STP | TAM | WRC |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AFC Fylde | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| AFC Telford United | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Alfreton Town | 3–5 | 3–2 | | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 |
| Altrincham | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Boston United | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Brackley Town | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Chorley | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Curzon Ashton | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 |
| Darlington 1883 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 |
| FC Halifax Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| F.C. United of Manchester | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Gloucester City | 1–5 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Harrogate Town | 3–3 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Nuneaton Town | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Salford City | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Stockport County | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Tamworth | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 |
| Worcester City | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Chorley | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Chorley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Chorley | 1 |
| | | | | | 3 | FC Halifax Town | 2 |
| 3 | FC Halifax Town | 1 | 1 | 2 (3) | 3 | FC Halifax Town | 2 |
| 4 | Salford City | 1 | 1 | 2 (0) | | | |

### Top scorers

    As of matches played 29 April 2017

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Danny Rowe | AFC Fylde | 47 |
| 2 | Danny Newton | Tamworth | 28 |
| 3 | Simon Ainge | Harrogate Town | 22 |
| 4 | Danny Lloyd | Stockport County | 21 |
| 5 | Joe Ironside | Nuneaton Town | 20 |
| 6 | Luke Hopper | Gloucester City | 19 |
| 7 | Dan Bradley | AFC Fylde | 18 |
| 7 | Mark Beck | Darlington 1883 | 18 |
| 9 | Tom Denton | FC Halifax Town | 17 |

## National League South

### Team changes

**To National League South**

Promoted from 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division

* Hampton & Richmond Borough
* East Thurrock United

Promoted from 2015–16 Southern League Premier Division

* Poole Town
* Hungerford Town

Relegated from 2015–16 National League

* Welling United

**From National League South**

Relegated to 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division

* Havant & Waterlooville

Relegated to 2016–17 Southern League Premier Division

* Hayes & Yeading United
* Basingstoke Town

Promoted to 2016–17 National League

* Sutton United
* Maidstone United

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Bath City | Twerton Park | 8,840 |
| Bishop's Stortford | Woodside Park | 4,525 |
| Chelmsford City | Melbourne Stadium | 3,019 |
| Concord Rangers | Thames Road | 3,300 |
| Dartford | Princes Park | 4,100 |
| Eastbourne Borough | Priory Lane | 4,151 |
| East Thurrock United | Rookery Hill | 4,000 |
| Ebbsfleet United | Stonebridge Road | 5,011 |
| Gosport Borough | Privett Park | 4,500 |
| Hampton & Richmond | Beveree Stadium | 3,500 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | Vauxhall Road | 3,152 |
| Hungerford Town | Bulpit Lane | 2,500 |
| Maidenhead United | York Road | 3,000 |
| Margate | Hartsdown Park | 3,000 |
| Oxford City | Court Place Farm | 2,000 |
| Poole Town | Tatnam Ground | 2,500 |
| St Albans City | Clarence Park | 4,500 |
| Truro City | Treyew Road | 3,857 |
| Wealdstone | Grosvenor Vale | 3,607 |
| Welling United | Park View Road | 4,000 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Woodspring Stadium | 3,500 |
| Whitehawk | The Enclosed Ground | 2,175 |

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Maidenhead United (C, P) | 42 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 29 | +64 | 98 | Promoted to the National League |
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United (O, P) | 42 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 96 | 30 | +66 | 96 | Qualified for the play-offs, then promoted to National League |
| 3 | Dartford | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 84 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 89 | 47 | +42 | 82 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 5 | Poole Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 71 | |
| 6 | Hungerford Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 49 | +18 | 70 | |
| 7 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 69 | Qualified for the play-offs |
| 8 | Wealdstone | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 66 | |
| 9 | Bath City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 71 | 52 | +19 | 62 | |
| 10 | St Albans City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 59 | |
| 11 | Eastbourne Borough | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 82 | 70 | +12 | 58 | |
| 12 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 74 | 83 | −9 | 57 | |
| 13 | East Thurrock United | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 73 | 65 | +8 | 56 | |
| 14 | Oxford City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 73 | −25 | 52 | |
| 15 | Weston-super-Mare | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 48 | |
| 16 | Welling United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 64 | 69 | −5 | 43 | |
| 17 | Whitehawk | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 43 | |
| 18 | Concord Rangers | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 42 | |
| 19 | Truro City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 99 | −46 | 40 | |
| 20 | Gosport Borough (R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 101 | −56 | 36 | Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division |
| 21 | Bishop's Stortford (R) | 42 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 104 | −75 | 27 | Relegated to the Southern League Premier Division |
| 22 | Margate (R) | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 81 | −55 | 25 | Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division |

* ↑ Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
* 1 2 Hungerford Town and Poole Town were barred from the play-offs due to failing ground size regulations.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAT | BST | CHE | CON | DAR | EAB | ETU | EBB | GOS | H&R | HEM | HUN | MDH | MAR | OXC | POO | SAC | TRU | WEA | WEL | WSM | WHI |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bath City | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 0–1 | | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Chelmsford City | 3–1 | 4–0 | | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Concord Rangers | 0–5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 3–0 |
| Dartford | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| Eastbourne Borough | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–3 | | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 7–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 |
| East Thurrock United | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 1–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Gosport Borough | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Hampton & Richmond | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
| Hungerford Town | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Maidenhead United | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | | 2–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Margate | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Oxford City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Poole Town | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| St Albans City | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | | 5–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Truro City | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| Wealdstone | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Welling United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 3–1 |
| Whitehawk | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |

### Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ebbsfleet United | 2 |
| | | | | | 4 | Chelmsford City | 1 |
| 3 | Dartford | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Chelmsford City | 1 |
| 4 | Chelmsford City | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |

### Top scorers

    As of matches played 29 April 2017

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dave Tarpey | Maidenhead United | 44 |
| 2 | Jake Robinson | Hemel Hempstead Town | 25 |
| 3 | Shaun Jeffers | Chelmsford City | 21 |
| 4 | Adam Coombes | Welling United | 20 |
| 4 | Elliott Romain | Eastbourne Borough | 20 |
| 5 | Dayle Grubb | Weston-super-Mare | 19 |
| 5 | Tom Wraight | East Thurrock United | 19 |
| 8 | Steve Cawley | Concord Rangers | 18 |
| 9 | Bradley Ash | Weston-super-Mare | 16 |
| 9 | Elliot Benyon | Wealdstone | 16 |
| 9 | Nicke Kabamba | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 16 |
| 9 | Sean Marks | Maidenhead United | 16 |
| 9 | Danny Mills | Whitehawk | 16 |
