The season may have already been concluded below step 3 of the English Football Pyramid, but now it seems the Vanarama National League at steps 1 and 2 have voted to follow suit.
BBC Three Counties Radios Ollie Bayliss has tweeted that a majority of clubs voted to not complete the season: “The National League have announced all regular season fixtures have been cancelled. A majority of clubs voted in favour of the resolution not to complete the season. The league will now ask clubs to vote on the ‘sporting outcomes’ of the season.”
BREAKING:
— Ollie Bayliss (@Ollie_Bayliss) April 22, 2020
The National League have announced all regular season fixtures have been cancelled.
A majority of clubs voted in favour of the resolution not to complete the season.
The league will now ask clubs to vote on the ‘sporting outcomes’ of the season. pic.twitter.com/SlPtMESXf0
That means that Maidenhead United and Hungerford Town’s battles against the drop, and Slough Town’s bid for a play off place in the South division will be decided by a second vote on the ‘sporting outcomes’.
When the season was curtailed in mid March, Maidenhead were 21st of 24 in the National League, a point adrift in the final relegation spot. Slough were 5th in the National League South and Hungerford were bottom of the 22 team division.
At step 3 and below, the decision was taking to simply null and void the season, meaning no promotion or relegation.