The 2022 National League play-off final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an
association football match played on 5 June 2022 at the
London Stadium between
Solihull Moors and
Grimsby Town. It determined the second and final team to gain
promotion from the
National League, English football's fifth
tier, to
EFL League Two. By finishing first in the
2021–22 National League,
Stockport County gained automatic promotion to League Two, while the teams placed from second to seventh participated in the play-offs. The winners of the semi-finals competed for the final promotion spot for
League Two. The losing play-off quarter-finalists were
Notts County and
FC Halifax Town. In the following round,
Chesterfield and
Wrexham were eliminated in the semi-finals.
The National League were criticised before the game for their ticketing policy which resulted in a minimum ticket price of £40. Following complaints the league’s sponsor,
Vanarama, gave £20,000 to both clubs to help supporters with costs. In addition 13,000 Grimsby fans were able to watch the game following intervention by the Mariners Trust supporters group which raised money for tickets.[6]