FA Statement: The 2019/20 season for Steps 3 to 6 will be ended with immediate effect and all results will be expunged. This will mean no promotion or relegation of clubs between Steps 3 to 6, or relegation from Step 2

Each of the Leagues in the Non-League System has just been sent the following statement from The Football Association, which outlines how the season will end: 

 

“As a result, The FA and the Leagues at Steps 3 to 6 of the National League System (NLS) have therefore reached a consensus that, the 2019/20 season for Steps 3 to 6 will be ended with immediate effect and all results will be expunged.  This will mean no promotion or relegation of clubs between Steps 3 to 6, or relegation from Step 2.

“In light of the above, these decisions will also apply to the Leagues and Clubs who play at Step 7 of the National League System.

“The FA will continue to assist and support The National League (Steps 1 and 2 of the National League System) to determine the outcome of it’s 2019/20 season as quickly as possible.

“The planned implementation of the restructure of the National League System will be deferred until the start of the 2021/22 season.  The decisions reached by the National League System leagues will be recommended to The FA Board and FA Council for final ratification.”