Non League Day 2024: Across the grounds in the National League

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Let's explore different match reports and stories from across the National League on Non League Day 2024.

Chesterfield 3 - 0 Boreham Wood

Chesterfield secured the National League title and promotion to the English Football League with a comfortable win over Boreham Wood.  Click below to read more. 

Non League: Chesterfield promoted back to the EFL 

Barnet 6 - 0 Dorking Wanderers

Barnet thrashed Dorking with a 6-0 win at The Hive, boosting their National League play-off push despite ending their automatic promotion hopes.

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The home team took the lead ten minutes into the game with a penalty scored by Nicke Kabamba. Shortly after, Gatlin O'Donkor scored from 25 yards into an empty net as the Dorking goalkeeper was out of position.

Callum Stead scored two goals for Barnet, one after half an hour and the other just before the break. With ten minutes left on the clock, the captain Dale Gorman tapped in a fifth goal for Barnet. Zak Brunt sealed the win for Barnet by scoring in stoppage time. 

With six games left in the season, Barnet are four points clear in second place. However, they are 21 points behind Chesterfield, who won the title by beating Boreham Wood.

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Bromley 0 - 2 York City

York City boosted their bid to avoid relegation from the National League with a stunning 2-0 victory over Bromley. 

The breakthrough came in the 32nd minute, courtesy of Marvin Armstrong's opportunistic strike during a chaotic scramble in front of the goal.

Substitute Kido Taylor-Hart came agonizingly close to leveling the score with a thunderous shot from outside the box, but Lewis Thomas pulled off a heroic save to deny Bromley.

With the tension mounting, York sealed the deal with a spectacular long-range shot from Dipo Akinyemi, sending the visiting fans into raptures with just nine minutes left on the clock.

Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. 

Southend United 0 - 0 Woking

Southend's National League play-off prospects were dented after being held to a goalless draw by Woking at Roots Hall.

The home side drew for the sixth time in a 10-match unbeaten run. This has left them 10 points adrift of the top seven with six games remaining.

Nathan Ralph had a close-range shot saved by Woking goalkeeper Will Jaaskelainen before Noor Husin fired just over for the home side shortly after the break.

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