Not wishing to tempt fate but is the promotion process the same as the league we came from i.e. 1 automatic promotion + play-offs?
The champions are automatically promoted to the National League. A second promotion place goes to the winners of play-offs involving the teams finishing in second to seventh place (expanded from four to six teams in the 2017–18 season).
4th v 7th, winner playing 3rd
5th v 6th, winner playing 2nd
Then the two left play each other for the last spot.
I think.
And only the bottom team gets relegated this year, as it’s to go from a 22 to a 24 team league with the pyramid restructuring. From next season, there’ll be four relegation spots.
Though who knows how far Bolton/Bury shockwaves may go when it comes to promotions and relegations up and down the pyramid.