League Two clubs agree to END season with points-per-game system set to determine table and play-offs for promotion
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LEAGUE TWO clubs have decided unanimously to END their season.
The 24 outfits decided to stop the campaign now rather than pick up a massive bill to play out the final games.
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The EFL held a ring-round on Friday and all of the clubs opted to hang up their boots.
So Crewe, Swindon and Plymouth will be promoted in the automatic slots.
There will also be a promotion play-off for the teams from fourth to seventh - as we revealed.
There will be a final, with a decision to come on whether the semis will be over one or two legs.
Exeter City, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United and Northampton Town occupy the play-off spots.
And the venue for the final is to be decided.
Wembley would be ideal, but other neutral grounds are available.
The EFL are yet to decide on the points per game system to decide the positions, but using the 'standard' method is favourite.
However there is an outstanding issue at the bottom end where Macclesfield could yet be relegated.
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There is the chance of an extra points penalty for failure to pay wages and that could see them pushed below Stevenage.
At the moment the EFL plan to relegate the bottom side, creating TWO spaces for the National League.
Barrow are set to return to the top flight while there is now a need for a play-off despite the 'fifth division' being shut.