[3] Notable former English Football League clubs that compete in the National League include: Oldham Athletic, Rochdale, York City, Yeovil Town, Hartlepool United and Southend United.

Previously, no promotion from the Conference would occur if the winners did not have adequate stadium facilities.

When Gola's sponsorship ceased, carmaker Vauxhall Motors—then the British subsidiary of General Motors—took over and sponsored the league until the end of the 1997–98 season.

In July 2013 the Conference agreed another sponsorship deal with online payment firm Skrill.

In January 2019 the League signed a three-year deal with Motorama,[8] Vanarama's sister company.

[10] Setanta showed two live matches a week, with one on Thursday evening and one at the weekend.

Setanta Sports suffered financial problems and ceased broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 23 June 2009.

The Conference also earned 50% from all internet revenue associated with the deal, which allowed them to retain advertising rights allied to those adverts shown with their matches.

In July 2013, BT Sport announced a two-year deal to broadcast 30 live games per season including all five play-off matches.

[15] In 2015 the National League announced that it renewed a three-year deal with BT Sport.