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.[1]

National League
Season2016–17

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.[2]

National League
National League
Season2016–17
ChampionsLincoln City
PromotedLincoln City
Forest Green Rovers
RelegatedBraintree Town
North Ferriby United
Southport
York City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,424 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerRicky Miller, Dover Athletic (40 goals)
Biggest home winTranmere Rovers 9–0 Solihull Moors
Biggest away winSutton United 0–6 Dover Athletic
Highest scoringTranmere Rovers 9–0 Solihull Moors
Longest winning runGateshead (7 matches)[3]
Longest unbeaten runLincoln City (13 matches)[3]
Longest winless runGuiseley (13 matches)[3]
Longest losing runNorth Ferriby United (8 matches)[3]
Highest attendance10,031 (Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town)
Lowest attendance313 (Boreham Wood v North Ferriby United)
Average attendance1,868

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.[4] 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.

To National League

Promoted from 2015–16 National League North

Promoted from 2015–16 National League South

Relegated from 2015–16 League Two

From National League

Relegated to 2016–17 National League North

Relegated to 2016–17 National League South

Promoted to 2016–17 League Two

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2016–17 National League clubs (Greater London shown in more detail below)
Locations of the 2016–17 National League clubs (Greater London)
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aldershot Town AldershotRecreation Ground7,100
Barrow Barrow-in-FurnessHolker Street5,045
Boreham Wood BorehamwoodMeadow Park4,502
Braintree Town BraintreeCressing Road4,085
Bromley London (Bromley)Hayes Lane5,300
Chester ChesterDeva Stadium6,500
Dagenham & Redbridge London (Dagenham)Victoria Road6,078
Dover Athletic DoverCrabble Athletic Ground5,885
Eastleigh EastleighTen Acres5,250
Forest Green Rovers NailsworthThe New Lawn5,032
Gateshead GatesheadGateshead International Stadium11,800
Guiseley GuiseleyNethermoor Park3,770
Lincoln City LincolnSincil Bank10,120
Macclesfield Town MacclesfieldMoss Rose6,355
Maidstone United MaidstoneGallagher Stadium4,200
North Ferriby United North FerribyGrange Lane2,200
Solihull Moors SolihullDamson Park3,050
Southport SouthportHaig Avenue7,177
Sutton United London (Sutton)Gander Green Lane5,013
Torquay United TorquayPlainmoor6,500
Tranmere Rovers BirkenheadPrenton Park16,789
Woking WokingKingfield Stadium6,036
Wrexham WrexhamRacecourse Ground10,771
York City YorkBootham Crescent8,256[5]

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[6] 24th Ronnie Moore 19 August 2016[7]
Guiseley Mark Bower 21 August 2016[8] 24th Adam Lockwood 22 September 2016[9]
Southport Andy Bishop 3 September 2016[10] 23rd Steve Burr 8 September 2016[11]
Tranmere Rovers Gary Brabin 18 September 2016[12] 5th Paul Carden (Interim) 19 September 2016[13]
Braintree Town Jamie Day 25 September 2016[14] 22nd Hakan Hayrettin 27 September 2016[15]
Tranmere Rovers Paul Carden End of Interim Spell 7 October 2016[12] 9th Micky Mellon 7 October 2016[16]
Wrexham Gary Mills Dismissed 13 October 2016[17] 15th Dean Keates 25 October 2016[18]
York City Jackie McNamara Became Chief Executive 16 October 2016 19th Gary Mills 16 October 2016[19]
Eastleigh Ronnie Moore Resigned 30 November 2016 9th Martin Allen 1 December 2016[20]
Southport Steve Burr Dismissed 30 January 2017[21] 20th Liam Watson (Interim) 30 January 2017
Eastleigh Martin Allen 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
4 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 26 6 14 79 53 +26 84
5 Aldershot Town 46 23 13 10 66 37 +29 82
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
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: The National League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

First leg
3 May 2017 Aldershot Town 0–3 Tranmere Rovers Recreation Ground, Aldershot
19:00 Report Stockton 3', 75'
Norwood 48'		 Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Craig Hicks
4 May 2017 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Forest Green Rovers Victoria Road, Dagenham
19:00 Maguire-Drew 45+' Report Noble 29' (pen.) Attendance: 2,208
Referee: Anthony Coggins

Second leg
6 May 2017 Tranmere Rovers 2–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Aldershot Town Prenton Park, Birkenhead
12:15 Stockton 20'
Norwood 90+4'		 Report Mensah 43'
Hughes 50' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 10,241
Referee: Scott Oldham
7 May 2017 Forest Green Rovers 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Dagenham & Redbridge The New Lawn, Nailsworth
15:00 Doidge 34'
Marsh-Brown 45'		 Report Attendance: 3,237
Referee: Martin Coy

Final
14 May 2017 Tranmere Rovers 1–3 Forest Green Rovers Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 Jennings 22' Report Woolery 12', 44'
Doidge 41'		 Attendance: 18,801
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Top scorers
As of matches played 29 April 2017[23]
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
Byron Harrison Barrow
5 Oliver Hawkins Dagenham & Redbridge 18
Danny Johnson Gateshead
8 James Alabi Chester 17
Gozie Ugwu Woking
9 Richie Bennett Barrow 15
Matt Rhead Lincoln City
Corey Whitely Dagenham & Redbridge

National League North
National League North
Season2016–17
ChampionsAFC Fylde
PromotedAFC Fylde
FC Halifax Town
RelegatedAltrincham
Stalybridge Celtic
Worcester City

To National League North

Promoted from 2015–16 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Relegated from 2015–16 National League

From National League North

Relegated to 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division

Relegated to 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division

Promoted to 2016–17 National League

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2016–17 National League North clubs (Greater Manchester shown in more detail below)
Locations of the 2016–17 National League North clubs (Greater Manchester)
Team Stadium Capacity
AFC FyldeMill Farm Sports Village6,000
AFC Telford UnitedNew Bucks Head6,300
Alfreton TownNorth Street3,600
AltrinchamMoss Lane6,085
Boston UnitedYork Street6,643
Brackley TownSt. James Park3,500
Bradford Park AvenueHorsfall Stadium3,500
ChorleyVictory Park4,100
Curzon AshtonTameside Stadium4,000
Darlington 1883Blackwell Meadows3,000
FC Halifax TownThe Shay14,061
F.C. United of ManchesterBroadhurst Park4,400
Gainsborough TrinityThe Northolme4,304
Gloucester CityWhaddon Road (groundshare with Cheltenham Town)7,066
Harrogate TownWetherby Road3,800
Kidderminster HarriersAggborough Stadium6,238
Nuneaton TownLiberty Way4,314
Salford CityMoor Lane5,106
Stalybridge CelticBower Fold6,500
Stockport CountyEdgeley Park10,852
TamworthThe Lamb Ground4,000
Worcester CityVictoria 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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
4 Salford City 42 22 11 9 79 44 +35 77 Qualified for the play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 3]
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
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Darlington 1883 were barred from the play-offs due to failing ground size regulations.[24]
  2. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
  3. Worcester were relegated, and took a further voluntary demotion to the Midland League for financial reasons.[25]

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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: The National League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

First leg
3 May 2017 Chorley 0–1 Kidderminster Harriers Victory Park, Chorley
19:45 Gnahoua 76' Attendance: 2,487
3 May 2017 Salford City 1–1 FC Halifax Town Moor Lane, Salford
19:45 Poole 86' Peniket 37' Attendance: 2,175

Second leg
7 May 2017 Kidderminster Harriers 0–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Chorley Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster
15:00 Carver 19'
Roscoe 90+2'		 Attendance: 3,407
7 May 2017 FC Halifax Town 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(3–0 p)		 Salford City The Shay, Halifax
15:00 Peniket 97' Nottingham 107' Attendance: 3,655
Penalties
Kosylo soccer ball with check mark
Peniket soccer ball with red X
Sinnott soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Poole
soccer ball with red X Allen
soccer ball with red X Walker

Final
13 May 2017 FC Halifax Town 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chorley The Shay, Halifax
15:00 Roberts 46'
Garner 103'		 Report Blakeman 60' Attendance: 7,920

Top scorers
As of matches played 29 April 2017[26]
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
Mark Beck Darlington 1883
9 Tom Denton FC Halifax Town 17

National League South
National League South
Season2016–17
ChampionsMaidenhead United
PromotedMaidenhead United
Ebbsfleet United
RelegatedBishop's Stortford
Gosport Borough
Margate

To National League South

Promoted from 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division

Promoted from 2015–16 Southern League Premier Division

Relegated from 2015–16 National League

From National League South

Relegated to 2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division

Relegated to 2016–17 Southern League Premier Division

Promoted to 2016–17 National League

Stadia and locations
Locations of the 2016–17 National League South clubs (Greater London clubs shown in more detail below)
Locations of the 2016–17 National League South clubs (Greater London)
Team Stadium Capacity
Bath CityTwerton Park8,840
Bishop's StortfordWoodside Park4,525
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium3,019
Concord RangersThames Road3,300
DartfordPrinces Park4,100
Eastbourne BoroughPriory Lane4,151
East Thurrock UnitedRookery Hill4,000
Ebbsfleet UnitedStonebridge Road5,011
Gosport BoroughPrivett Park4,500
Hampton & RichmondBeveree Stadium3,500
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Hungerford TownBulpit Lane2,500
Maidenhead UnitedYork Road3,000
MargateHartsdown Park3,000
Oxford CityCourt Place Farm2,000
Poole TownTatnam Ground2,500
St Albans CityClarence Park4,500
Truro CityTreyew Road3,857
WealdstoneGrosvenor Vale3,607
Welling UnitedPark View Road4,000
Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium3,500
WhitehawkThe Enclosed Ground2,175

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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Dartford 42 25 9 8 83 45 +38 84 Qualified for the play-offs[lower-alpha 2]
4 Chelmsford City 42 23 13 6 89 47 +42 82
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[lower-alpha 2]
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
22 Margate (R) 42 7 4 31 26 81 −55 25 Relegated to the Isthmian League Premier Division
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results [22]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Four teams played for one spot and promotion to the National League.
  2. Hungerford Town and Poole Town were barred from the play-offs due to failing ground size regulations.[24]

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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2017. Source: The National League Official Website
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

First leg
3 May 2017 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1–2 Ebbsfleet United Beveree Stadium, Hampton
19:45 Culley 45' Rance 6'
McLean 43' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,689
3 May 2017 Chelmsford City 0–0 Dartford Melbourne Stadium, Chelmsford
19:45 Attendance: 1,653

Second leg
7 May 2017 Ebbsfleet United 2–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Hampton & Richmond Borough Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
15:00 Clark 37'
McQueen 89'		 Report Federico 61' Attendance: 2,102
Referee: Alan Dale
7 May 2017 Dartford 1–2
(1–2 agg.)		 Chelmsford City Princes Park, Dartford
15:00 Ofori-Acheampong 90+3' Report Theophanous 70'
Dickson 85'		 Attendance: 2,622
Referee: Gary Parsons

Final
13 May 2017 Ebbsfleet United 2–1 Chelmsford City Stonebridge Road, Northfleet
15:00 Winfield 72'
McQueen 76'		 Report Graham 55' Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Richard Hulme

Top scorers
As of matches played 29 April 2017[27]
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
Elliott Romain Eastbourne Borough
5 Dayle Grubb Weston-super-Mare 19
Tom Wraight East Thurrock United
8 Steve Cawley Concord Rangers 18
9 Bradley Ash Weston-super-Mare 16
Elliot Benyon Wealdstone
Nicke Kabamba Hampton & Richmond Borough
Sean Marks Maidenhead United
Danny Mills Whitehawk

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