Without a ball being kicked in anger Plymouth Argyle will be playing in League One next season after the EFL voted to end the season using the points per game method.
Clubs in Leagues One and Two voted to end the season early and decide their outstanding promotion, play-off and relegation issues using points per game method known as PPG. It was through the use of this system that the Pilgrims ended the campaign in League Two's third and final automatic promotion behind champions Swindon Town and runners-up Crewe Alexandra.
The decision ensures a second successive promotion from League Two for Pilgrims manager Ryan Lowe, who had also repeated the feat in the 2018-19 season with Bury before the Shakers were expelled from the Football League. He now joins a list of Argyle managers who have won promotion from the fourth tier of English football which includes Neil Warnock, Paul Sturrock and Derek Adams.
Meanwhile, Exeter City have a chance of joining Argyle in League One if they can make it through the play-offs. The Grecians face a two-legged semi-final with Colchester United, which take place on June 18th and June 22nd. Should they progress to the final at Wembley they will face either Cheltenham Town or Northampton Town.
