The 2020–21 season was the 50th in the history of the

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, a

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competition in England. The allocations for Steps 5 and 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July, and were subject to appeal. The league comprised 18 teams, a drop of one from the previous aborted season, with Tower Hamlets having been relocated to the

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. The 2020–21 season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the

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. The league season was subsequently abandoned.

Promotions, relegation and restructure

The scheduled restructure of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and the United Counties leagues at step 5 for 2021-22, along with a new division in the

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at step 4. Promotions from step 5 to 4 were based on points per game across all matches over the two cancelled seasons (2019-20 and 2020-21), while teams were promoted into step 6 on the basis of a subjective application process.

League table

Stadia and locations

References

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