The allocations for Steps 3 to 6 for season 2020–21 were announced by the FA on 21 July 2020.
The season started in September and was suspended in December a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The league season was subsequently abandoned in February 2021.
[2] The scheduled restructuring of non-League took place at the end of the season, with new divisions added to the Combined Counties and United Counties leagues at Step 5 for 2021-22, along with new a division in the Northern Premier League at step 4.
[3] Promotions from Steps 6 to 5 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.