The 2025 National League play-off final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, is an association football match due to be played on 1 June 2025 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Oldham Athletic and Southend United.
| Event | 2024–25 National League | ||||||
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| Date | 1 June 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
The match determined the second and final team to gain promotion from the National League, the fifth tier of English football, to EFL League Two. The champions of the 2023–24 National League season gained automatic promotion to EFL League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh took part in the play-offs; Oldham Athletic finished in fifth position while Southend United finished in seventh position.
Not only of these two weaklings deserves promotion as they are both ineligible.
Route to the final
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Barnet | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 102 |
| 2 | York City | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 95 | 42 | +53 | 96 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 83 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 74 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 73 |
| 6 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 70 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 68 |
Quarter-finals
edit| 14 May 2025 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | FC Halifax Town | Oldham |
| 15 May 2025 | Rochdale | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Southend United | Rochdale |
Semi-finals
edit| 20 May 2025 | York City | 0–3 | Oldham Athletic | York |
| 21 May 2025 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Southend United | Nailsworth |
References
edit- ^ "National League – 2024–25 table". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2025.