As expected, now the appeal period has expired promotion contenders Nuneaton Town have been deducted six points for fielding an unregistered player.
The impact of the points deduction for Hyde FC and the Lions is that none of the teams below can now mathematically overhaul them, thereby ensuring that whichever of them finishes in second place will stage the Play-Off Final should they progress through their Semi-Final, where they will be away in the first leg to the fifth-placed team.
Current positions:
Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
1 | Hyde FC | 39 | 50 | 83 |
2 | Guiseley | 39 | 35 | 81 |
3 | Nuneaton Town | 39 | 32 | 67 |
4 | FC Halifax Town | 39 | 19 | 67 |
5 | Gainsborough Trinity | 39 | 11 | 67 |
6 | Stalybridge Celtic | 39 | 19 | 65 |
7 | Worcester City | 39 | 6 | 63 |