What Portsmouth, Coventry, Sunderland, Rotherham and every other League One team has said after season curtailment
By Will Rooney
Published 11th Jun 2020, 18:00 BST
Updated 11th Jun 2020, 18:17 BST
League One clubs voted to curtail the 2019-20 season on Tuesday amid the coronavirus.
Following a lengthy impasse, the campaign was finally brought to a premature end amid the coronavirus crisis. The table was decided by a points-per-game formula, which helped some more than others.
Coventry have been crowned champions, with Rotherham finishing second to join them in the Championship. Meanwhile, Pompey, Fleetwood, Oxford and Wycombe will compete in the play-offs for the final promotion place.
And relegated to League One are Tranmere, Southend and Bolton.
We've taken a look at how each club have reacted to the outcome of the season...
And relegated to League One are Tranmere, Southend and Bolton.
9. Fleetwood
Despite being part of a six-strong collective that wanted to fulfil fixtures, chairman Andy Pilley has now admitted that clubs ‘came to a sensible and inevitable verdict’. The Cod Army will now face Wycombe in the play-offs. Photo: PAUL ELLIS
Boss Steve Evans had insisted the Gills wanted to resume the season. However, chairman Paul Scully conceded in the aftermath of the vote that the substantial cost to complete the campaign was ‘too high for that kind of outlay’. Photo: Daniel Hambury
The Tractor Boys mooted a potential 10-team play-off with three promotion places up for grabs, but it didn’t get off the ground. Town owner Marcus Evans is disappointed games couldn’t restart and reckons his side still had a chance of finishing in the play-offs. Photo: Adam Davy
Chairman Clive Nates has revealed the Imps supporters curtailment and reckons clubs who expressed financial difficulties would have put ‘our whole football pyramid in jeopardy’. Photo: Chris Vaughan
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