Wednesday 1st May (7.45pm)
AFC Fylde (5th) v Harrogate Town (6th)
Thursday 2nd May (7.45pm)
Wrexham (4th) v Eastleigh (7th)
Saturday 4th May (12.30pm)
Solihull Moors v AFC Fylde or Harrogate Town
Sunday 5th May 2019 (3.30pm)
Salford City v Wrexham or Eastleigh
Saturday 11th May @ Wembley Stadium
Promotion Final
In non-league's top division there is only one former football league side involved so we may well see a new team in League Two for the 2019/20 season.
Here's a look at the history of non-league's top division play-off finals since they were introduced in 2003. A measure on how successful they've been can be measured in the fact only York City, Torquay United and Hereford United have been relegated from the football league since. How the fortunes of York City and Luton Town have changed since The Minstermen were winners in the 2012 final. The Hatters will play in the Championship with York City playing in the Vanarama North Division for the third season in a row.
2018 - Tranmere Rovers 2 Boreham Wood 1
Att - 16,306 @ Wembley
2017 - Forest Green Rovers 3 Tranmere Rovers 1
Att - 18.801 @ Wembley
2016 - Grimsby Town 3 Forest Green Rovers 1
Att - 17,198 @ Wembley
2015 - Bristol Rovers 1 Grimsby Town 1 (5-3 on Pens)
Att - 47,029 @ Wembley
2014 - Cambridge United 2 Gateshead 1
Att - 19,613 @ Wembley
2013 - Newport County 2 Wrexham 0
Att - 16,346 @ Wembley
2012 - York City 2 Luton Town 1
Att - 39,265 @ Wembley
2011 - AFC Wimbledon 0 Luton Town 0 (4-3 on Pens)
Att - 18,195 @ Manchester City
2010 - Oxford United 3 York City 1
Att - 42,669 @ Wembley
2009 - Torquay United 2 Cambridge United 0
Att - 35,089 @ Wembley
2008 - Exeter City 1 Cambridge United 0
Att - 42,511 @ Wembley
2007 - Morecambe 2 Exeter City 1
Att - 40,042 @ Wembley
2006 - Hereford United 3 Halifax Town 2
Att - 15,499 @ Leicester City
2005 - Carlisle United 1 Stevenage 0
Att - 13,422 @ Stoke City
2004 - Shrewsbury Town 1 Aldershot Town 1 (3-0 on Pens)
Att - 19,216 @ Stoke City
2003 - Doncaster Rovers 3 Dagenham & Redbridge 2
Att - 13,092 @ Stoke City
Altrincham (5th) v Blyth Spartans (6th)
Spennymoor Town (4th) v Bradford Park Avenue (7th)
Sunday 5th May (kick-off: 3pm)
Chorley (2nd) v Altrincham or Blyth Spartans
Brackley Town (3rd) v Spennymoor Town or Bradford Park Avenue
Sunday 12th May (kick-off: 3pm)
Promotion Final
In the Vanarama South Division Concord Rangers who finished in 6th place have not been allowed to compete in the end of the season play-offs as their ground failed grading in respect of failing to provide 500 covered seats.
Bath City (5th) v Wealdstone (7th)
Sunday 5th May (kick-off: 3pm)
Woking v Bath City or Wealdstone
Welling United (3rd) v Chelmsford City (4th)
Sunday 12th May (kick-off: 3pm)
Promotion Final
At step three the four league champions will be promoted (Dorking Wanderers, Weymouth, Kettering Town and Farsley Celtic) but with only two other promotion spots to fill the winner's of the play-offs will not win promotion. The winners will play two 'super play-offs' with the home side decided on which has the best PPG over the regular season.
At step four there are only twelve promotion spots to fill and seven will be taken by the respective champions of each division. That leaves only five promotion spaces free which will see the five winners of the play-off finals with best points-per-game ratio in the regular season promoted meaning it'll be heartbreak for two sides who will win the play-offs but not go up! With this in mind check out the chart below which shows the step four contender's PPG over the regular season.
PREMIER DIVISION
Thursday 2nd May
Carshalton Athletic (2nd) v Merstham (5th)
Haringey Borough (3rd) v Tonbridge Angels (4th)
Monday 6th May
Promotion Final
NORTH DIVISION
Wednesday 3rd May
Aveley (2nd) v Heybridge Swifts (5th)
Maldon & Tiptree (3rd) v Coggeshall Town (4th)
Sunday 5th May
Promotion Final
SOUTH-EAST DIVISION
Monday 29th April
Hastings United (3rd) v Ashford United (4th)
Horsham (2nd) v Haywards Heath Town (5th)
Friday 3rd May
Promotion Final
SOUTH-CENTRAL DIVISION
Tuesday 30th April
Cheshunt (3rd) v Marlow (4th)
Bracknell Town (2nd) v Westfield (5th)
Saturday 4th May
Promotion Final
PREMIER CENTRAL
Wednesday 1st May
Kings Lynn Town (2nd) v Stratford Town (5th)
Stourbridge (3rd) v Alverchurch (4th)
PREMIER SOUTH
Wednesday 1st May
Met Police (3rd) v Salisbury (4th)
Taunton Town (2nd) v Poole Town (3rd)
DIVISION ONE CENTRAL
Wednesday 1st May
Bromsgrove Sporting (2nd) v Sutton Coldfield (5th)
Corby Town (3rd) v Bedford Town (4th)
DIVISION ONE SOUTH
Wednesday 1st May
Cirencester Town (2nd) v Cinderford Town (5th)
Yate Town (3rd) v Moneyfields (4th)
Tuesday 30th April
South Shields (2nd) v Buxton (5th)
Warrington Town (3rd) v Nantwitch Town (4th)
Saturday 4th May
Promotion Final
EAST DIVISION
Tuesday 30th April
Brighouse Town (3rd) v Sheffield (4th)
Ponterfract Collieries (2nd) v Ossett United (5th)
Saturday 4th May
Promotion Final
WEST DIVISION
Tuesday 30th April
Radcliffe (2nd) v Ramsbottom United (5th)
Wednesday 1st May
Leek Town (3rd) v Colne (4th)
Saturday 4th May
Promotion Final
Saturday 11th May
Winner of Evo-Stik North Final v Winner of Southern League Central Final
Winner of Bostik Premier Final v Winner of Southern League South Final
Home team decided on who has the best PPG during the regular season - The winners are promoted to Step Two.
STEP FOUR PPG TABLE
| TEAM | PPG |
| BROMSGROVE SPORTING | 2.29 |
| AVELEY | 2.11 |
| MALDON & TIPTREE UNITED | 2.08 |
| HORSHAM | 2.06 |
| CORBY TOWN | 2.03 |
| BRACKNELL TOWN | 2.03 |
| PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES | 2.00 |
| CHESHUNT | 2.00 |
| RADCLIFFE | 1.97 |
| CIRENCESTER TOWN | 1.97 |
| YATE TOWN | 1.97 |
| COGGESHALL TOWN | 1.95 |
| LEEK TOWN | 1.95 |
| HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS | 1.95 |
| HASTINGS UNITED | 1.94 |
| MARLOW | 1.92 |
| COLNE | 1.92 |
| ASHFORD UNITED | 1.89 |
| RAMSBOTTOM UNTED | 1.89 |
| BRIGHOUSE TOWN | 1.87 |
| MONEYFIELDS | 1.87 |
| CINDERFORD TOWN | 1.87 |
| WESTFIELD | 1.84 |
| SHEFFIELD | 1.82 |
| OSSETT UNITED | 1.76 |
| HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN | 1.75 |
| BEDFORD TOWN | 1.71 |
| SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN | 1.63 |
LEATHERHEAD FANS CELEBRATE ON THE PITCH AFTER THEIR ISTHMIAN DIVISION ONE (SOUTH) PLAY-OFF FINAL WIN AGAINST DULWICH HAMLET IN 2011
ENFIELD TOWN FANS AT THE 2010 ISTHMIAN LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (NORTH) PLAY-OFF FINAL AT CONCORD RANGERS WHICH THE HOME SIDE WON 3-1
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