 Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2012–13 National League 2 North season.Macclesfield and Sedgley Park were relegated from the 2012–13 National League 1; Chester (champions) and Harrogate (playoffs) were promoted from National League 3 North; Ampthill were promoted from National League 3 Midlands as champions and were then level transferred to the 2013–14 National League 2 South, due to an imbalance in the number of teams in the two fourth tier leagues.Each season, the runners–up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play–off for promotion into National Division 1.