2020–21 National League
The 2020–21 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season under English football's new title of the National League, the eighteenth season consisting of three divisions, and the forty-second season overall.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 October 2020 – 29 May 2021 |
| Champions | Sutton United |
| Promoted | Hartlepool United |
| Relegated | N/A |
| Top goalscorer | Michael Cheek (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Chesterfield 6–0 Barnet (12 December 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Wealdstone 0–6 Maidenhead United (20 April 2021) |
| Highest scoring | Wealdstone 2–7 Hartlepool United 17 April 2021) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
The season followed the curtailed 2019–20 season, in which the league phase was uncompleted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the play-offs only completed by 2 August 2020. Reflecting the late end to the previous season and aiming at maximising the likelihood of fans being present in stadiums when the season starts, the 2020–21 National League began on 3 October 2020. The planned increase of the North and South divisions to 24 teams was scheduled to take place for 2021–22, meaning only two from the North and one from the South were to be relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Southern League Central or South, or Isthmian League. However, owing to the cessation and voidance of the 2020–21 seasons for the North and South divisions, promotion and relegation was suspended. For that reason, the expansion plans were deferred to 2022–23, when they would be implemented before that season.