National League 2023/24
Season archive · 05 Aug 23 to 20 Apr 24 · 552 games
Chesterfield won the National League 2023/24 with 98 points from 46 games. Barnet finished second on 86, 12 points behind.
Boreham Wood, Dorking Wanderers, Kidderminster Harriers and Oxford City were relegated.
Paul McCallum was the top scorer with 31 goals for Eastleigh.
The 552 games produced 1623 goals, 2.94 per game. 42% were home wins, 26% draws and 32% away wins.
Final table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 106 | 65 | +41 | 98 | |
| 2 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 91 | 60 | +31 | 86 | |
| 3 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 73 | 49 | +24 | 81 | |
| 4 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 84 | 59 | +25 | 77 | |
| 5 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 76 | |
| 6 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 64 | +24 | 75 | |
| 7 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 71 | |
| 8 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 74 | 83 | -9 | 69 | |
| 9 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 65 (-10) | |
| 10 | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 63 | |
| 11 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 62 | |
| 12 | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 70 | 82 | -12 | 60 | |
| 13 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 87 | -14 | 59 | |
| 14 | Maidenhead United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 67 | -7 | 58 |
| 15 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 69 | 63 | +6 | 56 |
| 16 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 60 | 72 | -12 | 56 | |
| 17 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 55 | -6 | 55 | |
| 18 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 74 | 82 | -8 | 55 | |
| 19 | Ebbsfleet United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 54 |
| 20 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 53 | |
| 21 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 73 | -14 | 52 | |
| 22 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 46 | |
| 23 | Dorking Wanderers Relegated | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 54 | 85 | -31 | 45 |
| 24 | Oxford City Relegated | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 54 | 94 | -40 | 33 |
Southend United had 10 points deducted for failing to pay a debt to HMRC.
The season in numbers
Goals per game
2.94
1623 goals in 552 games
Home wins
42%
Draws
26%
Away wins
32%
Both teams scored
59%
Over 2.5 goals
55%
Top scorers
| # | Player | Goals | Club | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul McCallum | 31 | 38 | |
| 2 | Nicke Kabamba | 26 | 41 | |
| 3 | Will Grigg | 25 | 38 | |
| 4 | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 23 | 39 | |
| 4 | Chris Conn-Clarke | 23 | 46 | |
| 6 | Michael Cheek | 21 | 44 | |
| 7 | Marcus Dinanga | 19 | 42 | |
| 7 | Lorent Tolaj | 19 | 44 | |
| 9 | Nicolas Haughton | 18 | 43 | |
| 9 | Harry Cardwell | 18 | 39 |
Own goals are not counted for the scorer.
Season records
Biggest win
6
Eastleigh 0–6 Gateshead
Gateshead 6–0 Dorking Wanderers
Barnet 6–0 Boreham Wood
and 3 more
Gateshead 6–0 Dorking Wanderers
Barnet 6–0 Boreham Wood
and 3 more
Most goals in a game
8
Aldershot Town 3–5 Eastleigh
Wealdstone 4–4 Hartlepool United
Eastleigh 4–4 Dagenham & Redbridge
and 3 more
Wealdstone 4–4 Hartlepool United
Eastleigh 4–4 Dagenham & Redbridge
and 3 more
All results
Every game of the 2023/24 season, by month.