Football League chairmen have voted to bring in a new rule where four out the 16 players for matchday squads will have to be 'home grown'.
The regulation was brought in at a special extraordinary general meeting of the 72 clubs at Derby on Thursday morning and will come into effect from the beginning of next season.
Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney said: "I would like to compliment Football League clubs for having the foresight to make changes that will benefit the wider game."
He added: "League clubs are at the forefront of developing young playing talent for the domestic game and are investing more than £40million a season in this important area.
"As a result of Thursday's vote, those players being developed will have a greater chance to demonstrate their talent at first-team level."
The rule means at least four of the 16 players in match squads will have had to have been registered domestically for a minimum of three seasons before their 21st birthday. They can however be of any nationality.
The new rule is in line with the approach favoured by UEFA rather than the 'six-plus-five' approach being proposed by FIFA.
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great.. we shall see england with more stars
4 should be ok. any higher will see a drop in viewership.
afterall most english players cmi.
this is only the football league.....not the epl....we won't see england with more stars...btw lower leagues clubs have a lot of home grown players in their teams...it won't affect them that much...
i can only see swansea and barnsley being affected by this and those newly relegated clubs from epl...