National League – Season over!

National League clubs have voted to end the regular season at its current point, with promotion and relegation outcomes “under careful consideration”.

The league’s board had urged clubs in its three divisions to vote in favour of ending the regular season without further games because of coronavirus.

The league said there was a “clear majority of clubs in favour” from the almost 90% of responses returned.

Football was suspended at Steps 1 and 2 on the 16th March.

Clubs in the National League, National League North and National League South divisions that have not yet voted still have an opportunity to do so, the league’s board said, but it “would not change the outcome”.

A National League statement added: “In the knowledge that the ordinary resolution has passed, the League’s board has chosen to communicate the decision now and before the last few responses are received, which will not change the outcome, to enable clubs to make business decisions with greater clarity as soon as possible.

“The options concerning the sporting outcomes of the 2019-20 season remain under careful and timely consideration, and further updates will be given in due course.”

Barrow were four points clear at the top of the National League when the season was halted.

Two clubs are usually promoted from the fifth tier of football into League Two, with four clubs being relegated and replaced by the champions and play-off winners in each of the National League North and South divisions.

National League chief executive Michael Tattersall added: “At a time when the entire country is wrestling with the devastating impact of Covid-19, the cancellation of the remaining normal season matches brings a degree of certainty to our clubs coping with the business implications of the virus.”

Here is the Points Per Game Table for the National League.

No	Team	Played	Points	PPG
1	Barrow	37	70	1.89
2	Harrogate Town	37	66	1.77
3	Notts County	38	63	1.65
4	Yeovil Town	37	60	1.62
5	Boreham Wood	37	60	1.62
6	Halifax Town	37	58	1.56
7	Barnet	35	54	1.54
8	Stockport County	39	58	1.48
9	Solihull Moors	38	55	1.44
10	Woking	38	55	1.44
11	Dover Ath	38	54	1.42
12	Hartlepool	39	55	1.41
13	Bromley	38	52	1.36
14	Torquay United	36	48	1.33
15	Sutton Utd	38	50	1.31
16	Eastleigh	37	46	1.24
17	Dagenham & Red	37	44	1.19
18	Aldershot	39	46	1.18
19	Wrexham	37	43	1.16
20	Chesterfield	38	44	1.15
21	Maidenhead Utd	38	41	1.078
22	Ebbsfleet Utd	39	42	1.076
23	AFC Fylde	37	39	1.05
24	Chorley	38	26	0.68

 

The PPG table hardly differs from the main table below as most teams have played a similar amount of games.