| SEASON | TEAM | PROMOTED BACK (NUMBER OF SEASONS) |
| 1986/87 | LINCOLN CITY | 1987/88 (1) |
| 1987/88 | NEWPORT COUNTY | 2012/13 (24) # |
| 1988/89 | DARLINGTON | 1989/90 (1) |
| 1989/90 | COLCHESTER UNITED | 1991/92 (2) |
| 1990/91 | NO RELEGATION (i) | |
| 1991/92 | ALDERSHOT FC (ii) (ALDERSHOT TOWN) | 2007/08 (16) + |
| 1992/93 | HALIFAX TOWN | 1997/98 (4) |
| 1993/94 | NO RELEGATION (iii) | |
| 1994/95 | NO RELEGATION (iv) | |
| 1995/96 | NO RELEGATION (v) | |
| 1996/97 | HEREFORD UNITED | 2005/06 (9) |
| 1997/98 | DONCASTER ROVERS | 2002/03 (5) |
| 1998/99 | SCARBOROUGH | |
| 1999/00 | CHESTER CITY | 2003/04 (4) |
| 2000/01 | BARNET | 2004/05 (4) |
| 2001/02 | HALIFAX TOWN | |
| 2002/03 | SHREWSBURY TOWN | 2003/04 (1) |
| EXETER CITY | 2007/08 (5) | |
| 2003/04 | CARLISLE UNITED | 2004/05 (1) |
| YORK CITY | 2011/12 (8) | |
| 2004/05 | CAMBRIDGE UNITED | 2013/14 (9) |
| KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS | ||
| 2005/06 | OXFORD UNITED | 2009/10 (4) |
| RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS | ||
| 2006/07 | BOSTON UNITED | |
| TORQUAY UNITED | 2008/09 (2) | |
| 2007/08 | MANSFIELD TOWN | 2012/13 (5) |
| WREXHAM | 2022/23 (15) | |
| 2008/09 | CHESTER CITY | |
| LUTON TOWN | 2013/14 (5) | |
| 2009/10 | GRIMSBY TOWN | 2015/16 (6) |
| DARLINGTON | ||
| 2010/11 | STOCKPORT COUNTY | 2021/22 (11) |
| LINCOLN CITY | 2016/17 (5) | |
| 2011/12 | HEREFORD UNITED | |
| MACCLESFIELD TOWN | 20717/18 (6) | |
| 2012/13 | BARNET | 2014/15 (2) |
| ALDERSHOT TOWN | ||
| 2013/14 | BRISTOL ROVERS | 2014/15 (1) |
| TORQUAY UNITED | ||
| 2014/15 | CHELTENHAM TOWN | 2015/16 (1) |
| TRANMERE ROVERS | 2017/18 (3) | |
| 2015/16 | DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE | |
| YORK CITY | ||
| 2016/17 | HARTLEPOOL UNITED | 2020/21 (4) |
| LEYTON ORIENT | 2018/19 (2) | |
| 2017/18 | BARNET | |
| CHESTERFIELD | ||
| 2018/19 | NOTTS COUNTY | 2022/23 (4) |
| YEOVIL TOWN | ||
| 2019/20 | MACCLESFIELD TOWN | |
| 2020/21 | SOUTHEND UNITED | |
| GRIMSBY TOWN | 2021/22 (1) | |
| 2021/22 | SCUNTHORPE UNITED | |
| OLDHAM ATHLETIC | ||
| 2022/23 | HARTLEPOOL UNITED | |
| ROCHDALE AFC |
KEY
Red denotes achieved achieved promotion back
(i) League expanded so no relegation
(ii) Aldershot FC expelled from football league so no relegation - Aldershot Town formed and promoted to the football league in 2008. Relegated back in 2013.
(iii) Kidderminster Harriers ground grading failed so no relegation or promotion
(iv) Macclesfield Town ground grading failed so relegation or promotion
(v) Stevenage Borough ground grading failed so relegation or promotion
# denotes a new club were formed/reformed as Newport AFC and changed to Newport County in 1999
+ denotes a new club were formed/reformed as Aldershot Town earning promotion back to the football league as non-league champions in 2007/08.
LIST OF TEAMS NOT YET PROMOTED BACK
SCARBOROUGH - Scarborough Athletic formed in 2007
HALIFAX TOWN - FC Halifax Town formed in 2008
KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS - AFC R&D formed in 2011
BOSTON UNITED
CHESTER CITY - Chester FC formed in 2010
DARLINGTON - Darlington 1883 formed in 2012
HEREFORD UNITED - Hereford FC formed in 2013
ALDERSHOT TOWN
TORQUAY UNITED
DAGENHAM & REDBRIDGE
YORK CITY
BARNET
CHESTERFIELD
YEOVIL TOWN
MACCLESFIELD TOWN - Macclesfield FC formed in 2020
SOUTHEND UNITED
SCUNTHORPE UNITED
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
ROCHDALE AFC*
HARTLEPOOL UNITED*
* To play in the Vanarama National League in 2023/24
FULL LIST OF REFORMED CLUBS
NEWPORT COUNTY - NEWPORT AFC formed in 1989 now NEWPORT COUNTY playing in League Two.
ALDERSHOT FC - ALDERSHOT TOWN formed in 1992 now playing in The National League - they were promoted from The National League and played in the The Football League from 2008 to 2013.
HALIFAX TOWN - FC HALIFAX TOWN formed in 2008 now playing in The National League.
HEREFORD UNITED - HEREFORD FC formed in 2013 now playing in The National League South.
SCARBROUGH - SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC formed in 2007 now playing in The National League North.
CHESTER CITY - CHESTER FC formed in 2010 now playing in The National League North.
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS - AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS formed in 2011 now playing in The Northern Premier League Division One Midlands.
DARLINGTON - DARLINGTON 1883 formed in 2012 now DARLINGTON FC playing in The National League North.
MACCLESFIELD TOWN - MACCLESFIELD FC formed in 2020 and now playing in The Northern Premier League Premier Division.
LIST OF TEAMS (EXCLUDING REFORMED CLUBS) WHO HAVE DROPPED FURTHER DOWN THE NON-LEAGUE PYRAMID
(1) Stockport County (National League North from 2013 to 2019)
(2) Boston United (National League North since 2010 - did play in Northern Premier League in 08/09 and 09/10 )
(3) York City (National League North from 2017 to 2022)
(4) Yeovil Town (National League South since 2023)
(5) Scunthorpe United (National League North since 2023)
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| 2013/14 SAW YEOVIL TOWN PLAYING IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - THEY HAD BEATEN BRENTFORD IN THE 12/13 LEAGUE ONE PLAY OFF FINAL AT WEMBLEY. THE IRON LAST PLAYING AT THAT LEVEL IN THE 2010/11 SEASON - BOTH WILL PLAY AT STEP TWO OF THE NON-LEAGUE LADDER IN 2023/24 |