No matches for Yorkshire Coast football teams during national lockdown
The seasons for Scarborough Athletic, Whitby Town and Bridlington Town have all been postponed until 2nd December while the national restrictions are in place
The FA have announced that there'll be no fixtures or training for any 'non-elite' football teams during the national lockdown, meaning no action for Scarborough Athletic, Whitby Town or Bridlington Town.
Scarborough Athletic and Whitby Town both play in the Northern Premier League, while Bridlington Town competes in the Northern Counties East League.
The suspension of fixtures and training will remain in place for the duration of the national restrictions which end on 2nd December.
It's a further blow to the three clubs, who all saw their 2019-20 seasons abandoned during the 'first wave' of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring.
An FA statement said:
"Our aim is to ensure that the 2020-21 season is completed at these levels and will liaise with the relevant leagues in the NLS and WFP and the County Football Associations CFAs to provide support and establish appropriate options to do so if required.
"Further updates on fixtures and dates for the 2020-21 Vitality Women’s FA Cup, FA Youth Cup, Buildbase FA Trophy and Buildbase FA Vase will follow in due course.
"Re-starting football at these levels has taken substantial determination and commitment from stakeholders across the game and we would like to thank everyone for their vital contributions.
"However, health and wellbeing remain the priority, so it is extremely important that clubs, players, coaches, match officials, league officials, volunteers, parents, carers and facility providers adhere to the UK Government’s new national COVID-19 restrictions during this period.
"We remain in dialogue with the DCMS, leagues, competitions and CFAs"