We look at the latest list of promotions and relegations and playoff confirmations within the non league pyramid on Bank Holiday Monday.
Scunthorpe United are relegated for the second consecutive time after they lost at home to Oldham Athletic.
The Iron went down last season from the EFL with the Latics, and will be playing in the National League North for 2023/24.
Devarn Green opened the scoring five minutes before the half time break.
Scunthorpe nearly got one back immediately when the ball fell to Will Smith inside the box after some good passing, yet his effort from six yards was saved well by Magnus Norman.
Oldham were given a penalty after Bassala Sambou tried to grab a long ball forward. Goalkeeper Tom Billson ran out and brought Sambou down in the area.
Sambou scored the penalty to end a six-game losing streak for the Latics.
2011: Championship
2023: National League NorthScunthorpe United have been relegated to regional football.#TheVanarama | #UTI | 📸 @BroughtonPhotog pic.twitter.com/NC9pfUNvsV
— Vanarama (@Vanarama) April 10, 2023
The former Championship club have now suffered back-to-back relegations, having exited the EFL after 72 years in 2022.
– Dropped into the relegation zone in early November and remained there
– Chairman David Hilton bought the club from Peter Swann in January and earlier this month he would be announced a plan to move the club’s training base 70 miles away to Ilkeston, before performing a U-turn on the decision after feedback from fans
– Plans to close their academy and make staff redundancies are going ahead
– Scunthorpe become second team to suffer successive relegations from League Two to National League North in recent years, after York City did the same in 2017
– Scunny were in the second tier of English football in 2011 and finished in the League One playoff places in 2017-18.
– Won just four league games in 2021-22 to finish bottom of the EFL, and they have eight victories in 43 league matches so far this season
– Fans protested against Swann’s ownership, number of pitch invasions, club were handed a winding-up petition by HM Revenue and Customs in January.
– Hilton bought the club, who had also been under a transfer embargo
– Same month, the club appointed ex-Peterborough Sports manager Jimmy Dean as manager
South Shields will be their opponents next season after finally winning promotion to the National League North.
The Mariners sealed promotion with two games to spare as Tom Broadbent’s header saw off the challenge of Whitby Town in a tight encounter.
They went into the game knowing maximum points would secure the title, but they faced a stern test.
Shields can now look to Saturday’s final home game of the season, against Warrington Town, with their status as champions secure. And what a party it will be.
CHAMPIONS 🏆 pic.twitter.com/erznAmtvVh
— South Shields FC (@SouthShieldsFC) April 10, 2023
That cross. That header. That roar. That moment.
Sir @broadbent_tom 💪#SSFC #OurTownOurDestiny pic.twitter.com/GzyRFKd0fh
— South Shields FC (@SouthShieldsFC) April 10, 2023
Real Bedford manager and former EFL player Rob Sinclair believes having an international fan base can only help the club as it climbs through the divisions.
Bank Holiday Monday saw them Spartan South Midlands League Division One champions, their first promotion since being taken over by bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack when they were Bedford FC, with the aim of establishing an English Football League side in the town.
“It’s already helping now, the fact they can livestream and watch the games,” Sinclair said.
Real Bedford now have fan groups across Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania.
“I think back to when I was in the professional game at Stevenage and Forest Green, places like that, those clubs didn’t have huge international followings whereas here, even last week against Holmer Green we had 15 lads from Slovakia, travelled over, stayed for three days, Pete took them out for dinner on the Friday, they all watched the game, so it’s a very unique thing,” Sinclair told the BBC’s Non-League Show.
“Although we might only be getting 150-200 through the gates, we might be getting 500-600-700-800 watching it on a livestream.”
“I’m really pleased with how it’s gone but now it’s the business end, nerves can come in for certain individuals and you have to manage that because it’s a big moment for a lot of players and staff – some wouldn’t have been in this situation,” said Sinclair, who was appointed last summer.
“You’ve got to use your experience to help those individuals keep winning games and hopefully that can end up with us winning promotion.
“In terms of keeping everyone focused, it’s literally game by game.
“There’s a lot of points to play for – but are we confident as a group, you have to be if you want to win promotions and win medals, you’ve got to be confident that you can do it.”
We did it, we won the fucking league 🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/SBlxm5ScMM
— Peter McCormack🏴☠️ (@PeterMcCormack) April 10, 2023
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 10th April (Credit – windydcfc)
Scunthorpe Utd NL are relegated
Chester NLN have secured a playoff berth
South Shields NPL Prem are champions & promoted
Bamber Bridge NPL Prem have secured a playoff berth
Warrington Town NPL Prem have secured a playoff berth
Stamford NPL1M are champions & promoted
Stockton Town NPL1E have secured a playoff berth
Glossop North End NPL1W will finish in the bottom 4
Great Wakering Rovers IL1N will finish bottom 4
Corinthians IL1SE are relegated
Faversham Town IL1SE are relegated
Truro City SLPS have secured a playoff berth
Slimbridge SL1S are relegated
FC Romania SL1C will finish bottom 3
Barton Rovers SL1C will finish bottom 3
Aylestone Park UCL1 are champions & promoted
Droitwich Spa MFL1 have secured a playoff berth
Haughmond MFL1 are liable to relegation
Cribbs HLP have secured a playoff berth
Littleton HL1 are liable for relegation
Real Bedford SSML1 are champions & promoted
Northampton ON Chenecks SSML1 have secured a playoff berth
Ascot Utd CCN have secured a playoff berth
Mousehole WstP have secured a playoff berth
Erith & Belvedere SCELP have secured a playoff berth
K Sports SCELP are relegated
Larkfield and New Hythe SCEL1 have secured a playoff berth
Lydd Town SCEL1 have secured a playoff berth
Vauxhall Motors NWCLP are promoted
Stafford Town NWCL1S are liable for relegation
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 8th April
Corinthian-Casuals ILPD are now relegated
Daventry Town NPL1M will finish in the bottom 4
Bracknell Town SLPS have secured a playoff berth
Bedford Town SLPC are relegated
Nuneaton Borough SLPC have secured a playoff berth
Slimbridge SL1S will finish bottom 4
Biggleswade SL1C have secured a playoff berth
Barton Rovers SL1C will finish bottom 3
Marlow IL1SC have secured a playoff berth
Tooting & Mitcham Utd IL1SC will finish bottom 4
Hullbridge IL1N will finish bottom 4
Chatham IL1SE have secured a playoff berth
Ramsgate IL1SE have secured a playoff berth
Corinthians IL1SE will finish bottom 4
Foley Meir NWL1S are liable for relegation
Athersley Rec NCEL1 are liable for relegation
Shirebrook Town NCEL1 are liable for relegation
Ipswich Wanderers ECLP have secured a playoff berth
Harwich & Parkeston ECL1N have secured a playoff berth
Debenham LC ECL1N are liable for relegation
Frenford ECL1S have secured a playoff berth
Wormley Rovers ECL1S have secured a playoff berth
Coggeshall Utd ECL1S are liable for relegation
Bedlington Terriers NL2 have secured a playoff berth
Leighton Town SSMLP have secured a playoff berth
Amesbury Town Wsx1 are liable for relegation
Snodland Town SCEL1 are champions & promoted
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 5th-7th April
Clanfield 85 HL1 have secured a playoff berth
Ebbsfleet United NLS have won the National League South title
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 4th April
Telford United NLN are relegated
Belper Town NLP Prem are relegated
Weston-super-Mare SLS have secured a playoff berth
Tamworth SLC have secured a playoff berth
Leiston SLC have secured a playoff berth
Sandbach NWCL1S have secured a playoff berth
Cheadle Town NWCL1S have secured a playoff berth
Framlington Town ECL1N have secured a playoff berth
Milton Utd HL1 have secured a playoff berth
Saltash Utd WL Prem have secured a playoff berth
Birtley Town NLD2 secured a playoff berth
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 1st April
Maidstone Utd NL are relegated
King’s Lynn Town NLN have secured a playoff berth
Brightlingsea Regent ILPD are relegated
Macclesfield NPL1W are champions and promoted
Leek Town NPL1W have secured a playoff berth
Ramsbottom Utd NPL1W are relegated
Coalville Town NPL1M have secured a playoff berth
Hednesford Town NPL1M are relegated
Berkhamsted SL1C are champions and promoted
Campion NCEL1 are champions and promoted
Market Drayton Town MFL Prem are relegated
Wormley Rovers ECL1S have secured a playoff berth
SC Thamesmead SCEL1 are liable for relegation
Sandbach Utd NWCL1S have secured a playoff berth
PROMOTIONS, PLAYOFFS AND RELEGATIONS – 25th March
– AFC Rushden & Diamonds SLPC relegated
– Tadcaster Albion NPL1E are relegated
– AFC Fylde NLN have secured a playoff berth
– Ebbsfleet United have secured a playoff berth
– Tadcaster Albion NPL1E are relegated
– AFC Sudbury IL1N have secured a playoff berth
– Ashton Athletic NWCL Prem are relegated
– North Ferriby NCEL Prem are champions and promoted
– Wakefield AFC NCEL1 have secured a playoff berth
– Boro Rangers NL2 have secured a playoff berth
– Horden CW NL2 have secured a playoff berth
– Aylestone Park UCL1 have secured a playoff berth
– Whitton United ECL Prem are relegated
– Heacham ECL1N have secured a playoff berth
– Alresford Town Wx Prem are relegated
– Retford United CMLN are champions and promoted dependent on passing the ground grading(which they will)
– Copthorne SCL2 have secured a top 5 finish and are promoted dependent on passing the ground grading
– Yarm & Eaglescliffe NRL have secured a top 5 finish and are promoted and are promoted dependent on the ground sharing rules
– Dunmow Town E&SBL have secured a top 5 finish and promoted dependent on passing the ground grading
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