Imagine putting up historic point totals two separate seasons and missing winning the top league by one point both times

This is what the English national leagues look like every year. Just look at Wrexham and Notts County breaking records with 100+ points each and Notts County still had to play playoffs to go up.

Every league should have 3 promotion spots though, even if 2 of them play playoffs. Seeing only one looks bizarre to me.