How the final National League table would have looked if only goals from UK players counted, including Hartlepool United, Oldham Athletic, Southend United, Rochdale and York City

Published 28th Dec 2023, 12:02 BST

Updated 10th May 2024, 11:06 BST

The days of Smith, Jones and Green are long gone now – as are teams made up entirely of UK players.

Nowadays teams are made up with players from all over the world as the globe becomes smaller and society becomes ever more multi-cultural.

Chesterfield and Bromley sealed promotion, with Boreham Wood, Kidderminster, Dorking and Oxford City going down.

But how would the National League have looked if only goals from English players counted?

This is how the final table would have looked, with finding coming from transfermarkt.co.uk

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1. Bromley

46 26 12 8 72:33 39 90 Photo: Julian Finney

46 23 9 14 75:42 33 78 Photo: Stu Forster

46 20 15 11 60:39 21 75 Photo: Richard Martin-Roberts

46 19 16 11 61:41 20 73 Photo: David Rogers