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The National League have voted to end their season now due to the coronavirus crisis.

The League held a board meeting yesterday and decided to vote in favour of declaring the season null and void with immediate effect.

League bosses are now holding crunch talks with the FA in a bid to get them to ratify the decision - and confirm the remaining positions to decide who is promoted and relegated.

If the FA agree to the proposal, it means the National League will become the first in the UK to fail to complete the season due to the pandemic that has turned the sporting world upside down.

Current leaders Barrow, along with second placed Harrogate Town, would be promoted to League Two, while Fylde and Chorley would be relegated to the National League North.

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But if the Football League campaign fails to reach a conclusion due to the pandemic and no-one is relegated or promoted, the proposal means League Two would have 26 clubs next season.

All professional football has been suspended until April 30 at the earliest, with members of the Premier League and EFL voting last week to try and finish the current campaign - no matter how long it takes.

But those in the National League want to do the opposite - despite the unprecedented move being set to cost hundreds of people their jobs and send clubs in financial meltdown.

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Last week National League chief executive Michael Tattersall met with the FA to request a £17m support package for clubs during the coronavirus crisis.

All 24 National League clubs had been asked to provide their projected losses due to the league suspension of games - as well as their opinions on how the season should be concluded in order to help it produce a clear contingency plan.

But it is understood no plan could be agreed upon, leaving clubs little choice but to vote in favour of calling time on the season now.

The National League is the highest level of the National League system and fifth-highest of the overall in the English football system.

Formerly the Conference National, the league was renamed the National League from the 2015-16 season.