AFC Telford United relegated from National League North

Farsley Celtic’s 2-1 win over Brackley Town leaves Kevin Wilkin’s side 18 points behind Farsley with just 15 points left to play for.

That means the Bucks’ 16 year stay at either tier one or two of the non-league system is over.

They will now return to tier three, in either the Northern Premier League or the Southern League, for the first time since 2007.

The writing had been on the wall at the New Bucks Head - with Wilkin, who took over in October, following his dismissal from Brackley, unable to address the Bucks’ slide towards relegation.

It is arguably the darkest day on the field for the new club - since they were formed back in 2004.

They began life in the Northern Premier League Division One, winning the play-offs under Bernie McNally before achieving another promotion two years later under Rob Smith.

The Bucks almost went up again in successive seasons but twice missed out on promotion to the old Conference.

They did finally achieve promotion to non-league's top tier - and after relegation then returned to the division under Liam Watson in 2014.

However, following relegation the next season they returned to the National League North and have remained their ever since.

Their highest moment since relegation back to tier two came in 2018/2019 - when they narrowly missed out on the play-offs and reached the FA Trophy semi-final.

However, after fighting off relegation on the final day of last season, the Bucks have finally succumbed to the drop and face life back in tier three.

They now take on Brackley and Gloucester City in their Bank Holiday weekend double header - before three final fixtures as they attempt to avoid finishing at the foot of the table.