ALL 72 English Football League clubs have agreed to interview at least one black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidate for vacant managerial or first-team coaching jobs, the league announced yesterday.

The decision, which was reached at an extraordinary general meeting yesterday, is an extension of the trial of a voluntary recruitment code piloted by 10 EFL clubs last season.

The new arrangement will come into force on January 1 and last until the end of next season. It doesn’t include Premier League clubs.