ONE GAME LEFT-UPS AND DOWNS

Despite the distraction of a phone call from Chesterfield FC supporter Jerry, whose team shared the better side of 5 goals against Boreham Wood today, I managed almost full concentration on BT Sport's coverage of the Vanarama National League (VNL) and its "end of term" ups and downs, to and from Step 5 on the pyramid.

There are of course other crucial games being played throughout the pyramid, Derby 2 v 0 QPR for example, and Leeds losing to Brentford as I write!

The National League with one set of fixtures to go, includes the rise of Leyton Orient (whose badge shows Wyvern, (rather than an appropriate Phoenix) Today, the Os scrambled a 0-0 draw at Solihull Moors' Damson Park, to hold 1st place in the VNL with 88 points from 45 games.
Solihull 3rd, have 85 pts but record a worse goal difference (30) than
Salford City who are second in the table.

(p.s. The badge includes the Wyvern which is half dragon donating the City of London and half serpent representing the Orient Shipping Company).

PLAY OFFS: Clubs coming 2nd and 3rd in the VNL enter the semi-final play off.
Clubs coming 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th play "quarter-final" ties winners having a prize of a semi-final berth and who knows promotion as well.
Yeovil and Notts County are in peril of falling out from FL2

Salford City possibly could upset the apple cart, so we were on tenterhooks until they lost 0-1 to local rivals, AFC Fylde (a classic Easter Monday derby by the way) and also have 85 points and a goal difference of 33.
Fylde come 4th with 81 points and a goal difference of 33, 15 better than next in the table, 5th placed Wrexham also with 81 pts.

Down below is Maidstone United, who with one game left are bottom of the table, six points a drift with a goal difference of -43.
Braintree Town (g.d. -30) are second from bottom with the same number of points as Havant and Waterlooville (g.d.-20) but a g.d. 10 goals worse.
The last team in the "bottom four" is relegated Aldershot Town 41 points, ten points adrift of Maidenhead United 51 points, who are safe!

Last season:
Salford City were promoted to the VNL as champions (1st) of National League North, now are 2nd.
Harrogate were runners up in NL North and promoted via the play-offs. Now residing a comfortable 6th in the VNL.

Havant and Waterlooville were promoted  as champions (1st) in National League South but relegated this season from 21st place in the VNL.
Braintree Town were promoted from 6th place in the N.L.South via play-offs and now relegated in 23rd place.

Chesterfield were relegated  to the NL coming 24th in Football League Division 2. This season the Spireites are 12/24.
Barnet who came 23rd in FL2 last season were also relegated; now 15/24.

Taking their places were Macclesfield FC (as champions) now 22nd in FL2  and Tranmere Rovers (through the play offs) now 6th in FL2 who made the leap from the VNL.

Name the clubs in the VNL who were once Football League clubs......might be 11.
and this season keep an eye on Torquay Utd  as NL South Champions (10 points ahead of Woking) and in the North, Chorley or Stockport County.