| SEASON | NPL | ISTHMIAN | SOUTHERN | |
| 1986/87 | Macclesfield Town | Wycombe Wanderers | Fisher Athletic | |
| 1987/88 | Chorley | Yeovil Town | Aylesbury Utd | |
| 1988/89 | Barrow | Leytonstone/Ilford | Merthyr Tydfil | |
| 1989/90 | Colne Dynamoes* | Sutton United | Dover Athletic | |
| 1990/91 | Witton Albion | Redbridge Forest | Farnborough Town | |
| 1991/92 | Stalybridge Celtic | Woking | Bromsgrove Rovers | |
| 1992/93 | Southport | Chesham United | Dover Athletic | |
| 1993/94 | Marine* | Stevenage Borough | Farnborough | |
| 1994/95 | Marine* | Enfield FC* | Hednesford Town | |
| 1995/96 | Bamber Bridge* | Hayes | Rushden & Diamonds | |
| 1996/97 | Leek Town | Yeovil Town | Gresley Rovers* | |
| 1997/98 | Barrow | Kingstonian | Forest Green Rovers | |
| 1998/99 | Altrincham | Sutton United | Nuneaton Borough | |
| 1999/00 | Leigh RMI | Dag & Red | Boston United | |
| 2000/01 | Stalybridge Celtic | Farnborough Town | Margate | |
| 2001/02 | Burton Albion | Gravesend & N | Kettering Town | |
| 2002/03 | Accrington Stanley | Aldershot Town | Tamworth | |
| 2003/04 | Hucknall Town* | Canvey Island | Crawley Town | |
| CONFERENCE | NORTH/SOUTH | CREATED | ||
| 2004/05 | Hyde United | Yeading | Histon | |
| 2005/06 | Blyth Spartans | Braintree Town | Salisbury City | |
| 2006/07 | Burscough | Hampton & Rich | Bath City | |
| 2007/08 | Fleetwood Town | Chelmsford City | Kings Lynn | |
| 2008/09 | Eastwood Town | Dover Athletic | Corby Town | |
| 2009/10 | Guiseley | Dartford | Farnborough | |
| 2010/11 | FC Halifax Town | Sutton United | Truro City | |
| 2011/12 | Chester | Billericay Town | Brackley | |
| 2012/13 | North Ferriby Utd | Whitehawk | Leamington | |
| 2013/14 | Chorley | Wealdstone | Hemel Hempstead | |
| 2014/15 | FC United | Maidstone Utd | Corby Town | |
| 2015/16 | Darlington 1893 | Hampton & Rich | Poole | |
| 2016/17 | Blyth Spartans | Havant & Wat | Chippenham | |
| 2017/18 | Altrincham | Billericay Town | Hereford | |
| SOUTHERN CENTRAL | SOUTHERN SOUTH | |||
| 2018/19 | Farsley Celtic | Dorking Wanderers | Kettering Town | Weymouth |
| PLAY | OFF | WINNERS | ||
| 2004/05 | Workington | Eastleigh | Hednesford Town | |
| 2005/06 | Farsley Celtic | Fisher Ath | Bedford Town | |
| 2006/07 | AFC Telford | Bromley | Maidenhead Utd | |
| 2007/08 | Gateshead | AFC Wimbledon | Team Bath | |
| 2008/09 | Ilkeston Town | Staines Town | Gloucester City | |
| 2009/10 | Boston Utd | Boreham Wood | Nuneaton Town | |
| 2010/11 | Colwyn Bay | Tonbridge Angels | Salisbury City | |
| 2011/12 | Bradford PA | AFC Hornchurch | Oxford City | |
| 2012/13 | Hednesford Town | Concord Rangers | Gosport Borough | |
| 2013/14 | AFC Fylde | Lowestoft Town | St Albans City | |
| 2014/15 | Curzon Ashton | Margate | Truro City | |
| 2015/16 | Salford City | East Thurrock | Hungerford Town | |
| 2016/17 | Spennymoor Town | Bognor Regis | Leamington | |
| 2017/18 | Ashton United | Dulwich Hamlet | Slough Town | |
| SOUTHERN CENTRAL | SOUTHERN SOUTH | |||
| 2018/19 | Warrington Town# | Tonbridge Angels | Kings Lynn Town | Met Police# |
DENOTES CLUB HAVE REACHED THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE
* NOTES
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1989/90 - Gateshead promoted in place of Colne Dynamoes
1993/94 - No club promoted in place of Marine
1994/95 - Morecambe promoted in place of Marine and Slough Town promoted in place of Enfield
1995/96 - No club promoted in place of Bamber Bridge
1996/97 - Cheltenham Town promoted in place of Gresley Rovers
2003/04 - No team promoted in place of Hucknall Town
# NOTES
2018/19 - Met Police & Warrington Town not promoted due to losing super-play off.
NUMBER OF TEAMS PROMOTED TO FOOTBALL LEAGUE
ISTHMIAN - SIX
NORTHERN PREMIER - SIX
SOUTHERN LEAGUE - FIVE
2020 - WHERE ARE THE PROMOTED TEAMS NOW?
Macclesfield Town - Relegated from the football league and wound up/liquidated in September. The club have been suspended from the National League pending a notice of expulsion on Monday 12th October.
Wycombe Wanderers - Championship
Stevenage - League Two
Morecambe - League Two
Cheltenham Town - League Two
Rushden & Diamonds - Dissolved in 2011 following financial problems. AFC Rushden & Diamonds currently play in the step three Southern Premier Central.
Yeovil Town - National League
Barrow - League Two
Forest Green Rovers - League Two
Dag & Red - National League
Boston Utd - National League North
Burton Albion - League One
Accrington Stanley - League One
Aldershot Town - National League
Crawley Town - League Two
AFC Wimbledon - League One
Salford City - League Two
Barrow AFC's promotion this summer has put the Northern Premier League on level pegging with the Isthmian League with six teams each promoted to the football league since regular promotion/relegation was introduced from non-league in 1987/88 - The records above start from 1986/87 to cover promotion into the Conference of 1987/88.
Since 2004/05 and the creation of the National League North and South thus moving the divisions down to step three only Salford City and Barrow AFC have reached the football league.
What now for the loyal fans of Macclesfield Town? Hopefully the club can re-form like phoenix club BURY AFC who played their first North West Counties League Division One North game on Saturday winning 3-2 versus Steeton.