| Event | 2024–25 National League | ||||||
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| Date | 1 June 2025 (2025-06-01) | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium,London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Tom Pett[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Elliot Bell | ||||||
| Attendance | 52,115 | ||||||
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The2025 National League play-off final, known as theVanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was anassociation football match played on 1 June 2025 atWembley Stadium,London, betweenOldham Athletic andSouthend United.
The match determined the second and final team to gainpromotion from theNational League, the fifth tier of English football, toEFL League Two. The champions of the2024–25 National League season gained automatic promotion to EFL League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh took part in the play-offs; Oldham Athletic finished in fifth position while Southend United finished in seventh position, both going through the eliminator rounds to get to the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Barnet | 46 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 102 |
| 2 | York City | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 95 | 42 | +53 | 96 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 69 | 42 | +27 | 83 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 74 |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 73 |
| 6 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 70 |
| 7 | Southend United | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 68 |
| 14 May 2025 | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | FC Halifax Town | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 10,865 Referee: Aaron Bannister |
| 15 May 2025 | Rochdale | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Southend United | Rochdale |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Andrew Humphries |
| 20 May 2025 | York City | 0–3 | Oldham Athletic | York |
| 19:45BST | Report |
| Stadium:York Community Stadium Attendance: 8,153 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
| 21 May 2025 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4p) | Southend United | Nailsworth |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 3,937 Referee: David Rock |
          Oldham Athletic |   Southend United |
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