Leagues one and two seasons ended today
Coventry City have been crowned League One champions.
Coventry City have been crowned League One champions.

(BBC) – THE League One and League Two seasons have both been ended early after a formal vote by clubs yesterday.

Both tables will be settled on points per game, while promotion, relegation and the play-offs all remain.

Coventry and Rotherham go up from League One, while Wycombe replace Peterborough in the play-off places.

Swindon are League Two champions, but “ongoing disciplinary matters” mean it is not yet certain who will drop out of the EFL and into the National League.

Stevenage are bottom, but they could yet be reprieved after Macclesfield Town were handed a fresh EFL misconduct charge on June 1.

The Silkmen, who are three points above Stevenage, have already had 11 points deducted for previous rule breaches this season and have a further suspended two-point penalty hanging over them if they transgress again.

Both votes were passed by an “overwhelming majority”, according to the EFL, who also confirmed that the League Two play-off final would be held at Wembley on June 29.

No dates have yet been confirmed for the League One play-offs.

Elite football in England has been suspended since March 13 because of coronavirus, with only the Premier League and Championship so far committing to resuming their seasons later this month.

Clubs in League One had previously been divided over whether or not to bring the season to an early conclusion.

Initial talks stalled after at least six sides, including Sunderland, Portsmouth and Ipswich Town, said they wanted to continue the campaign.

However, the new regulations – proposed by the EFL board and approved by the 71 member clubs earlier yesterday – meant just 51% of teams in any given division needed to agree on ending a season early.

The points-per-game system does throw up one significant change to the League One table, with eighth-placed Wycombe Wanderers replacing sixth-placed Peterborough United in the play-offs.

Wycombe will move up to third because they have at least one game in hand on each of their play-off rivals.

What’s the situation in League Two?

While the top half of League Two is largely unaffected, Swindon Town have been named champions after leapfrogging Crewe Alexandra because the Robins have a game in hand.

The situation at the bottom has been complicated by the Macclesfield charge, however, which relates to late payment of wages in March and for “failing to act with utmost good faith in respect of matters with the EFL and for breaching an order, requirement, direction or instruction of the league”.

Wembley to host League Two play-off final

Following yesterday’s vote, it was announced that the League Two play-off semi-finals are to begin on Thursday, June 18 – two days before the Championship season is set to resume.

The final, which will take place on Monday, June 29, is to be held at Wembley as originally planned. All games will be held behind closed doors.

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