LEAGUE TWO clubs have voted by an “overwhelming majority” to curtail their season.
Sides voted to end the campaign amid the coronavirus pandemic with promotion and relegation settled via points per game and play-offs to be held.
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Crewe Alexandra are celebrating their promotion
The adjusted League Two table after coronavirus halted the season
Swindon Town are crowned champions with Crewe and Plymouth also being promoted to League One.
Relegation
Stevenage fans still have hope of avoiding the drop despite sitting rock bottom.
Macclesfield are facing further points deductions after they were late in paying wages for March after experiencing financial trouble.
The league have brought a disciplinary case against them which will be heard by an independent commission.
They are only three points clear of Stevenage after having 11 points already knocked off and a further two suspended.
If they are found guilty and any more points docked they will be relegated, with a decision expected before June 18.
Proposals agreed by the clubs mean that the 24th placed side in the league will only descend into the National League IF the EFL receive assurance the 2020/21 non-league season will begin despite the current climate.
Play-offs
The play-offs will be contested by Exeter, Cheltenham, Colchester and Northampton, who are all currently undergoing testing for Covid-19.
The first leg of matches will take place on June 18 with the return fixtures being played on June 22.
The final will be held at Wembley on June 29 with the winner being able to celebrate their new third-tier status alongside Swindon, Crewe and Plymouth.
League Two clubs have voted to end the season
Forest Green Rovers chief Dale Vince confirmed the news on Twitter and revealed his side were the ONLY team to vote in favour of playing on.
He said: “The question of whether to play out our season or quit has just been voted on.
“Only one vote in favour of playing on (FGR) surprised by that. So L2 season is done.
“Shame, but we’ll focus on the new one, whenever that comes and in whatever shape it take.”
League Two clubs last month signalled their intent not to restart the action and it was made official today.
A vote on the same issue was also held by League One teams today with Coventry City named champions after it was confirmed the EFL would retain promotion and relegation even if seasons were scrapped.
Many have called for greater assistance to be afforded to lower league sides as the financial chaos caused by coronavirus threatens to send struggling clubs to the wall.
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