ALL games in the National League this weekend are kicking-off at 15:03.
This is to highlight the ongoing 3up campaign as non-league sides demand the EFL make a major change to the pyramid.
Kick-off at all National League games on November 15 will be delayed by three minutesCredit: Shutterstock Editorial
What is the 3up campaign?
Just two clubs go down from and therefore the same number are promoted from the .
Sides in the fifth tier are pushing for the number to change to three – in line with the rest of the football pyramid.
They claim it is a “no-brainer” and that it would “provide long-term economic benefits and stability to National League clubs plus the local business infrastructures around them”, while also “increasing fairness”.
The 3up idea has support from 83 per cent of fans and 93 per cent across all English divisions.
Every National League club penned a letter to the EFL board in February, demanding three promotion and as many relegation spots between the two divisions.
Talks occurred but there was no break-through.
The EFL say they are waiting for the , established in July, to resolve disagreements.
For the change to occur, it would require support from the majority of the 72 clubs currently in the , League One and League Two.
What games kick-off at 15:03?
All matches in the National League, as well as sixth tier National League North and National League South, will be beginning three minutes later.
In the fifth tier, those games are:
- Carlisle vs Eastleigh
- Sutton United vs Halifax Town
- York City vs Morecambe
- Yeovil Town vs Southend United
- Rochdale vs Aldershot Town
- Forest Green vs Gateshead
- Solihull Moors vs Scunthorpe
- Braintree Town vs Truro City
- Hartlepool vs Wealdstone
- Woking vs Boston United
- Altrincham vs Brackley Town
- Boreham Wood vs Tamworth
