Non-League season voided by FA with women’s football also affected

“We have been working collaboratively with the National League System (NLS), the women’s football pyramid and the wider grassroots game since the outbreak of COVID-19 on how to conclude the 2019-20 season in the most appropriate way possible.

These are challenging circumstances for English football and all decisions taken are in the best interests of the game and in consultation across key stakeholders. Our primary concern will always be for the safety and welfare of clubs, players, staff, officials, volunteers and supporters during this unprecedented time.

Today’s steps take into account the financial impact during this uncertain period, whilst considering the fairest method on how the sporting outcomes for the season will be decided with the integrity of the leagues in mind.”

What Is The Reaction To This?

The reaction to this announcement comes with a range of mixed views by many in the non-league and women’s game.

Many people involved with clubs across the football pyramid had hoped the decision of cancelling and voiding the season wouldn’t be considered and instead would see clubs have their fate determined by points per game (PPG).

However, for some teams like Vauxhall Motors who had achieved promotion with seven games to spare are far, its evident they are far from happy with this decision.

For debutant side Jersey Bulls, its quite evident that their season of hard work and effort has come to nothing as Hugo Greenhalgh suggests in his tweet: