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EFL confirms cancellation of League One and Two season

League One and League Two clubs have voted in favour of cancelling the rest of the 2019-20 season.

The English leagues have been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Although the Premier League and Championship are set to resume the campaign, teams in the third and fourth tiers have voted “by an overwhelming majority” to declare an end to this term.

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At a meeting in May, League Two clubs unanimously voted to bring an end to the 2019-20 campaign, grant promotion to the top three teams and suspending relegation.

However, clubs in English football's third tier remained unsure about the best way to decide the fate of the season.