Walsall Wood FC resigns from league

The league has been in regular dialogue and met with officials of the club in recent weeks to provide help and advice. However, the club has decided that it cannot sustain Step 4 football.

Their decision is accepted by the league with great sadness and best wishes for the future to officials, players, and fans alike.

FA NLS Regulation 5.5.3 is now applied:    

(a) In cases where the vacancy is created prior to the end of the Playing Season, at Steps 1 and 2 the vacancy will be filled by the best ranked Club in a relegation position at the end of the Regular Season, eligible of being reprieved in that same division. In the event of there being more vacancies than Clubs eligible to be reprieved, such vacancy or vacancies will be filled by Clubs eligible to be reprieved in the Competition’s other division(s) on a points per match ratio. At Steps 3 to 6, the vacancies shall be filled at the sole discretion of the Committee.

(b) Where, prior to the end of the Playing Season, a Club notifies its decision to resign from its League with immediate effect or where a Club is removed from the League for any reason, then the playing record of that Club will be expunged, and a vacancy is created on the date the resignation or removal is formally recorded by that League.

(c) In all such cases that Club is treated as a relegated Club and the vacancy will be filled in accordance with 5.5.3(a) above.

The playing record of the club will be expunged, and the revised tables published before 5pm on Thursday 31st October, prior to the weekend’s fixtures and showing Walsall Wood in 22nd place with zero points.

Any decision around a potential reprieve for the club finishing the season in 18th place is made by the FA as part of the club allocations process in May.

The league will make no further comment.