Vanarama National League, North and South team of the mid-week, 18 March, 2025

Here are our selections for this mid-week team of the week across all three Vanarama National League divisions. Each TOTW will be displayed in a 4-4-2 formation and will take into account all aspects of the beautiful game.

GK  - Christian Dibble 

Dibble kept a clean sheet as Kidderminster Harriers beat league leaders Scunthorpe in a crucial encounter as far as the National League North title is concerned. 

Kiddy now sit third in the table, five points behind the Iron at the top of the tree with a game in hand on both Scunthorpe and Chester above them. 

RB - Oscar Rutherford 

Three of the bottom six National League sides won on Tuesday night, with Dagenham and Redbridge being one of them. 

Rutherford put in an assured display at full-back as his side recorded an impressive 1-0 victory over Halifax Town. 

CB - Paul Kalambayi 

Another vital part of the Dagenham defence that clinched an impressive victory over play-off chasing Halifax was Kalambayi. 

CB - Jack Cook 

Another of the winning sides in the relegation battle in the National League on Tuesday night were Wealdstone. 

They claimed an impressive win over play-off hopefuls Altrincham with Cook at the heart of the defence that came under waves of pressure throughout the 90. 

LB - Reece Staunton 

Spennymoor ran out 1-0 victors as they welcomed relegation threatened Needham Market to DL16. 

Staunton was an influential member of the backline that managed to see out the victory and claim a clean sheet. 

RM - Joe White 

Hemel Hempstead claimed victory over relegation battling Welling on Tuesday night thanks to a last minute penalty from Joe White. 

White sent the keeper the wrong way as he fired home into the bottom right corner from 12 yards. 

CM - Chay Cooper 

Braintree were another of the relegation battling sides that claimed victory in the National League on Tuesday night.

Cooper was on the score sheet as his side claimed an important three points through a 3-1 victory away at Gateshead. 

CM - Josh Ashby 

Another encounter that was decided from 12 yards in the dying embers was Oxford City’s victory over South Shields. 

Ashby stepped up for his side and fired home a confident spot kick with 97 minutes on the clock. 

LM - Tyler Frost 

Frost slotted home the only goal of the game as Aldershot clinched a 1-0 win away at relegation threatened Maidenhead. 

His goal ten minutes into the second 45 made all the difference. 

ST - John Akinde 

Akinde found the back of the net with a calmly slotted penalty for Braintree, giving his side the lead with just under 20 minutes remaining. 

It was a crucial victory for the Iron as the Essex side fight bravely against relegation this campaign. 

ST - Jacob Hazel 

Hazel was a massively influential figure in Boston’s vital victory over in-form play-off hopeful’s Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena. 

He opened the scoring just shy of the half-hour mark, when he pounced on a defensive error from the Dale midfield before slotting home.