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Ninety-Two Club. League Promotions, Relegations and moves.

First season of Football League membership for clubs promoted from the National League.

Season
Promoted
2000/01
Kidderminster Harriers
2001/02
Rushden & Diamonds
2002/03
Boston United
2003/04
Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers*
2004/05
Chester City*, Shrewsbury Town*
2005/06
Barnet*, Carlisle United*
2006/07
Accrington Stanley+, Hereford United*
2007/08
Dagenham and Redbridge, Morecambe
2008/09
Aldershot Town+, Exeter City*
2009/10
Burton Albion, Torquay United*
2010/11
Stevenage, Oxford United*
2011/12
Crawley Town, AFC Wimbledon+
2012/13
Fleetwood Town, York City*
2013/14
Mansfield Town*, Newport County+
2014/15
Luton Town*, Cambridge United*
2015/16
Barnet*, Bristol Rovers*
2016/17
Cheltenham Town*, Grimsby Town*
2017/18
Lincoln City*, Forest Green Rovers
2018/19
Macclesfield Town*, Tranmere Rovers*
2019/20
Leyton Orient*, Salford City
2020/21
Barrow*, Harrogate Town
2021/22
Sutton United, Hartlepool United*
2022/23
Stockport County*, Grimsby Town*
2023/24
Wrexham*, Notts County*
2024/25
Chesterfield*, Bromley

* Denotes teams that had previously been members of the Football League.

+ These clubs are not directly connected to clubs of similar name that had previously played in the Football League.

Final Season of Football League Membership for Clubs relegated to the National League.

Season
Relegated
2000/01
Barnet
2001/02
Halifax Town
2002/03
Exeter City, Shrewsbury Town
2003/04
Carlisle United, York City
2004/05
Cambridge United, Kidderminster Harriers
2005/06
Oxford United, Rushden & Diamonds
2006/07
Boston United, Torquay United
2007/08
Mansfield Town, Wrexham
2008/09
Luton Town, Chester City
2009/10
Grimsby Town, Darlington
2010/11
Stockport County, Lincoln City
2011/12
Macclesfield Town, Hereford United
2012/13
Aldershot Town, Barnet
2013/14
Torquay United, Bristol Rovers
2014/15
Cheltenham Town, Tranmere Rovers
2015/16
Dagenham & Redbridge, York City
2016/17
Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient
2017/18
Barnet, Chesterfield
2018/19
Yeovil Town, Notts County
2019/20
Macclesfield relegated & 2nd club Stevenage reprieved, with Bury expelled from division 1 for financial reasons
2020/21
Grimsby Town, Southend United
2021/22
Scunthorpe United, Oldham Athletic
2022/23
Rochdale, Hartlepool United
2023/24
Forest Green, Sutton United

New-build stadia or new venues used in the Football League since January 2000.

Team
Venue
When (From)
Arsenal
Emirates Stadium
August 2006
Brentford
Gtech Stadium
August 2020
+Brighton & Hove Albion
Withdean Stadium (temporary)
August 1999
Brighton & Hove Albion
AMEX Stadium
August 2011
+AFC Bournemouth
Avenue Stadium, Dorchester (temporary)
August 2001
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Stadium
August 2009
Chesterfield
SMH Group Stadium
August 2010
Coventry City
Coventry Building Society Arena
September 2005
+Darlington
Darlington Arena
August 2003
Doncaster Rovers
Keepmoat Stadium
January 2007
Hull City
MKM Stadium
December 2002
Leicester City
King Power Stadium
August 2002
Manchester City
Etihad Stadium
August 2003
*MK Dons
Stadium:MK
August 2007
Morecambe
Globe Arena
August 2010
+Rotherham United
Don Valley Stadium (temporary)
August 2008
Rotherham United
New York Stadium
August 2012
^Rushden & Diamonds
Nene Park
August 2001
Shrewsbury Town
New Meadow
August 2007
Southampton
St. Mary's Stadium
August 2001
Swansea City
Liberty Stadium
August 2005
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
April 2019
West Ham United
London Stadium
August 2016
+*^Wimbledon
National Hockey Stadium (temporary)
September 2003
*Wimbledon
Plough Lane
November 2020

* Wimbledon were subsequently renamed MK Dons and relocated to a new-build stadium.

+ denotes a stadium no longer in use by listed club due to a subsquent ground move, or relegation from the Football League.

^ denotes a now defunct club / stadium no longer exists.