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The posi琀椀on of each Club in the table so compiled shall be determined in order with the Club being
awarded the highest number of points being 昀椀rst and the Club being awarded the second highest number
of points being placed second and so on. In the event of two or more clubs being awarded the same
number of points the highest placed Club shall be decided as follows:
12.2.1 Goal di昀昀erence – If any two or more Clubs have scored the same number of points their posi琀椀on in the
division shall be determined on goal di昀昀erence, that is to say, the di昀昀erence between the total number
of goals scored by and against a Club in League Matches in that Season, and the higher or highest placed
Club shall be the Club with the higher or highest goal di昀昀erence.
12.2.2 In the event of the goal di昀昀erence being equal the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has scored
the most goals;
12.2.3 In the event that two or more Clubs have the same goal di昀昀erence and have scored the same number of
goals then the highest placed Club shall be the Club which has won the most matches..
12.2.4 In the event of the two Clubs s琀椀ll being equal the Club which has the be琀琀er playing record against the
other Club in their head to head Compe琀椀琀椀on matches during the Season will be the highest placed Club.
12.2.5 If the records of two or more Clubs are s琀椀ll equal and it is necessary for any reason to determine the
posi琀椀on of each then the Clubs concerned shall play o昀昀 a deciding match or matches on a neutral ground
or grounds with the net gate money a昀琀er deduc琀椀ng the usual matches expenses being divided equally
between the two compe琀椀ng Clubs.
12.3 Promo琀椀on, relega琀椀on and lateral movement of Clubs shall be in accordance with the principles established
by the Leagues Commi琀琀ee of The FA.
12.4 If no Clubs are eligible or wish promo琀椀on, the number of Clubs to be relegated will be reduced.
12.5 In the event of a Club, not being placed in a relega琀椀on posi琀椀on at the end of the season, wishing to resign
from the Compe琀椀琀椀on at the end of the season, or having been removed from membership under the
Ar琀椀cles the number of Clubs to be relegated shall be reduced accordingly.
12.6 In the event of a Club op琀椀ng to be relegated or being removed from membership under the Ar琀椀cles such
Club or Clubs will replace the Club or Clubs otherwise due for relega琀椀on in accordance with Regula琀椀on
5.4 in the Regula琀椀ons for the Establishment and Opera琀椀on of the Na琀椀onal League System.
12.7 Na琀椀onal League Only
13. INSOLVENCY PROVISIONS
13.A SPORTING SANCTIONS
13.A.1 If an Insolvency Event shall occur in rela琀椀on to any Club that Club shall be deducted 10 (ten) points.
13.A.2 Where a Club takes or su昀昀ers an Insolvency Event:13.A.2.1 during the Playing Season but prior to 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday in March, the points deduc琀椀on
shall apply immediately;
13.A.2.2 during the Playing Season but a昀琀er 5:00 p.m. on the fourth Thursday in March then Rule 13.A.3 shall
apply; and
13.A.2.3 outside the Playing Season, the points deduc琀椀on shall apply in respect of the following Playing Season
such that the Club starts that Playing Season on minus 10 points (including a Club or Clubs Relegated
from the League, where such Club shall be subject to Rule 13 of the League Rules or where it has been
necessary under the Na琀椀onal League System Regula琀椀ons for a Club or Clubs to be moved from one
league to another and such Club would have been subject to Rule 13).
13.A.3 Where the circumstances set out in Rule 13.A.2.2 apply and at the end of that Playing Season, having
regard to the number of Compe琀椀琀椀on points awarded (ignoring any poten琀椀al deduc琀椀on):(a) the Club would be relegated in accordance with The League Rules, the points deduc琀椀on will apply in
the next following Season; or
(b) Club Club would not be relegated as aforesaid, the points deduc琀椀on will apply in that Playing Season
and League Rules will then apply (if appropriate) following the imposi琀椀on of the points deduc琀椀on.
13.A.4 For the purposes of this Rule 13
a) where any Insolvency Event is taken or su昀昀ered other than on a Business Day (as de昀椀ned by the
Insolvency Rules 1986 as amended from 琀椀me to 琀椀me) then for the purposes of determining the 琀椀ming of
any points deduc琀椀on only the ac琀椀on taken or su昀昀ered will be deemed to have been taken or su昀昀ered on
the immediately preceding Business Day; and
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