AFC Fylde's fate to be decided by vote as National League ponders how to end 2019/20 season

It has emerged this evening that the National League is to ask clubs in its three divisions to vote on whether to end the season without playing the remaining games.

If the ordinary resolution is passed, the clubs will then be asked to help "determine the outcomes of the season".

AFC Fylde currently sit inside the National League relegation zone, four points adrift of safety with nine games remaining.

It's also been revealed that £2m of funds from the Premier League has been advanced to National League clubs, with Fylde receiving £58,333 in their share.

Meanwhile, the Football Association has ratified a decision to end non-league football below National League level.

It was announced last month that the unfinished campaigns for divisions beneath the National League's three tiers, as well as steps three to seven of the women's game would be expunged.

That caused considerable pushback from those involved, with clubs, administrators and MPs calling on the FA to think again, but the decision has now been rubberstamped.

A statement from the game's governing body read: "The FA Council has today ratified the decision to conclude the 2019/20 season across Steps 3-7 of the National League System, Tiers 3 to 7 of the women's football pyramid and the wider grassroots game.

"Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, The FA has been working collaboratively with the leagues within the National League System , the Women's Football Board, the Women's Football Conference, and the wider grassroots game to identify the most appropriate way to conclude the 2019/20 season at each level.

"The request to end the 2019/20 season was taken to The FA Council by the representatives of the relevant committees having been fully supported by The FA Board. The FA Council's vote today was overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying the decision."