2021–22 National League
The 2021–22 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is the seventh season as English football's National League, the nineteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-third season overall. Due to the curtailment of the preceding season for North and South and lower levels of competition in the English football pyramid, promotion and relegation between levels 5 and 6, and between level 6 and lower levels were suspended. These, combined with the folding of Macclesfield Town in 2020–21 and the knock-on effects of Bury's collapse in 2019–20 , mean that for the 2021–22 season the three divisions have the irregular complement of 23, 22 and 21 teams, respectively. In 2019, prior to these COVID-19 related impacts, the league had intended the 2021–22 season to be the first using a new structure in which the number of teams in its North and South divisions would increase, resulting in three 24-team divisions. On 1 July 2021, the National League confirmed its intent to achieve this structure for the 2022–23 season; consequently the following adjustments to promotion and relegation are in effect for this season: Promoted from 2020–21 National League  North National League. Team changes. Promoted from 2020–21 National League South Relegated from 2020–21 League Two Promoted to 2021–22 League Two Relegated to 2021–22 National League North Relegated to 2021–22 National League South Grimsby Town became the first former top-flight First Division club to be relegated to the National League twice, and their matches against Notts County make them the second pairing of clubs to face each other across all top five tiers of English football (after the Luton Town vs Oxford United fixture). Player scored 5 goals Monthly awards. Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official  Player of the Month and Manager of the Month. National League North. The National League North consists of 22 teams for the final time. Team changes. Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four Step 3 leagues' 2020–21 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League North. Relegated from 2020–21 National League Promoted to 2021–22 National League National League North table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Monthly awards. Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month. National League South. The National League South has consisted of 21  teams since the 2019–20 season and will do so for the final time. Team changes. Following the COVID-19 pandemic-related cancellation of the four Step 3 leagues' 2020–21 seasons, no teams were promoted to or relegated from the National League South. Relegated from 2020–21 National League Promoted to 2021–22 National League National League South table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Player scored 4 goals Monthly awards. Each month the Vanarama National League announces their official Player of the Month and Manager of the Month.