The National League South is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League, the EFL leagues and the National League and is contested by 24 clubs.

National League South includes teams from the South East, London, and the South West, as well as teams from Essex. The National League South was introduced in 2004 as part of a major restructuring of the National League System. Each year the champion of the league is automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winner of a play-off involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place (expanded from four to six teams in the 2017–18 season). The three bottom clubs were relegated to Step 3 leagues.

Current member clubs, 2025–26

The current member clubs for the 2025–26 season are as follows:

Division of Level 6 teams by English Counties (2022–23)
ClubFinishing position 2024–25
AFC Totton2nd in Southern League (promoted)
Bath City15th
Chelmsford City11th
Chesham United13th
Chippenham Town14th
Dagenham & Redbridge21st in National League (relegated)
Dorking Wanderers6th
Dover Athletic5th in Isthmian League (promoted)
Eastbourne Borough3rd
Ebbsfleet United24th in National League (relegated)
Enfield Town19th
Farnborough10th
Hampton & Richmond Borough18th
Hemel Hempstead Town12th
Hornchurch9th
Horsham1st in Isthmian League (promoted)
Maidenhead United22nd in National League (relegated)
Maidstone United7th
Salisbury20th
Slough Town16th
Tonbridge Angels17th
Torquay United2nd
Weston-super-Mare8th
Worthing4th

Current league stadiums 2025–26

National League South is located in Southern England
Locations of the National League South 2024–25 teams (Greater London and Essex shown in more detail below)
National League South is located in Greater London
Locations of the National League South 2025–26 teams (Greater London and environ clubs)

The stadiums of all teams in the league for the 2025–26 season are listed below in capacity order:

Home clubStadium nameCapacity
Bath CityTwerton Park8,840
FarnboroughCherrywood Road7,000
Dover AthleticCrabble Athletic Ground6,500
Torquay UnitedPlainmoor6,500
Dagenham & RedbridgeChigwell Construction Stadium6,078
Chesham UnitedThe Meadow5,000
SalisburyRaymond McEnhill Stadium5,000
Ebbsfleet UnitedStonebridge Road4,800
Dorking WanderersMeadowbank Stadium4,250
Maidstone UnitedGallagher Stadium4,200
Eastbourne BoroughPriory Lane4,151
Maidenhead UnitedYork Road4,000
WorthingWoodside Road4,000
Hampton & Richmond BoroughBeveree Stadium3,500
HornchurchHornchurch Stadium3,500
Weston-super-MareWoodspring Stadium3,500
Hemel Hempstead TownVauxhall Road3,152
Chelmsford CityMelbourne Stadium3,502
Chippenham TownHardenhuish Park3,000
HorshamThe Fusion Aviation Community Stadium3,000
Tonbridge AngelsLongmead Stadium3,000
AFC TottonTestwood Stadium3,000
Enfield TownQueen Elizabeth II Stadium2,500
Slough TownArbour Park2,000

Past winners

SeasonWinnerPlayoff winner
2004–05Grays AthleticEastbourne Borough **
2005–06WeymouthSt Albans City
2006–07HistonSalisbury City
2007–08LewesEastbourne Borough
2008–09AFC WimbledonHayes & Yeading United
2009–10Newport CountyBath City
2010–11Braintree TownEbbsfleet United
2011–12WokingDartford
2012–13Welling UnitedSalisbury City
2013–14EastleighDover Athletic
2014–15BromleyBoreham Wood
2015–16Sutton UnitedMaidstone United
2016–17Maidenhead UnitedEbbsfleet United
2017–18Havant & WaterloovilleBraintree Town
2018–19Torquay UnitedWoking
2019–20WealdstoneWeymouth
2020–21None, season curtailed and voided
2021–22Maidstone UnitedDorking Wanderers
2022–23Ebbsfleet UnitedOxford City
2023–24Yeovil TownBraintree Town
2024–25Truro CityBoreham Wood

** Not promoted. In 2004–05 only three promotion places were available to the Conference National. The third place was decided in a Playoff at Stoke City's Britannia Stadium, which Eastbourne lost 2–1 to the Conference North playoff winners, Altrincham.

Attendances

As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the record for the highest average league attendance is 1,226. Torquay United hold the record for the highest club average attendance with 3,943, having previously broken the record in the 2018–19 season with 2,551.

Average and highest attendances

SeasonLeague average attendanceHighest average
ClubAttendance
2012–13487Salisbury City886
2013–14461Ebbsfleet United1,090
2014–15521Bromley1,081
2015–16653Maidstone United2,222
2016–17586Ebbsfleet United1,350
2017–18551Dartford1,053
2018–19877Torquay United2,551
2019–20855Dulwich Hamlet2,200
2020–21No attendances due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–221,002Dulwich Hamlet2,712
2022–23899Dulwich Hamlet2,464
2023–241,205Yeovil Town3,916
2024–251,226Torquay United3,943

Records

Biggest home win8 – Maidenhead United 8–0 Truro City, 8 September 2012 Ebbsfleet United 8–0 Bishop's Stortford, 21 March 2017, Dorking Wanderers 8-0 Havant and Waterlooville, 26 December 2021, Maidstone United 8-0 Enfield Town F.C., 24 February 2026
Biggest away win7 – Dorchester Town 0–7 Grays Athletic, 23 October 2004
Highest scoring match11 – Bognor Regis Town 6–5 Welling United, 11 September 2004 Bath City 7–4 Farnborough, 17 February 2015
Consecutive wins12 – Welling United, 2012–13
Consecutive games unbeaten25 – Sutton United, 2015–16
Most wins in a season32 – Newport County 2009–10
Fewest wins in a season4 – Dover Athletic 2023-24
Most defeats in a season34 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Fewest defeats in a season3 – Newport County 2009–10
Most draws in a season18 – Hampton & Richmond Borough 2017–18
Fewest draws in a season3 – Redbridge 2004–05 Eastleigh 2005–06 Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals scored in a season118 – Grays Athletic, 2004–05
Fewest goals scored in a season22 – Fisher Athletic 2008–09
Most goals conceded in a season103 – Weymouth 2009–10
Fewest goals conceded in a season26 – Newport County, 2009–10
Most clean sheets in a season23 – Newport County 2009–10 and Alexis André Jr. (Maidstone United) 2024-2025
Most points in a season103 – Newport County 2009–10 & Ebbsfleet United 2022-23
Most individual goals in a season44 – Dave Tarpey (Maidenhead United), 2016–17
Top goalscorer129 – Shaun Jeffers (St Albans City, Chelmsford City, Hampton & Richmond Borough)
Most individual goals in a game6 – Mitchell Bryant, Weymouth 0–6 Basingstoke Town, 13 February 2010
Highest attendance6,462 – Yeovil Town vs. Torquay United, 29 March 2024
Highest average attendance3,943 – Torquay United, 2024–25
Lowest home attendance52 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019
Highest away attendance2,760 out of 2,812 - Truro City vs. Torquay United, 1 January 2019

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