1917–18 in English football

none April 2015 July 2020 July 2020 England 1917–18 Football League Football League Second Division FA Cup 1916–17 1918–19 yes The 1917–18 season was the third season of special wartime football in England during the First World War. Overview Between 1915 and 1919 competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up; appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records. Honours There were four regional leagues. The Football League Lancashire and Midland sections were split into a principal tournament, consisting of a single league, and then a subsidiary tournament of four groups. CompetitionPrincipal Tournament winnerSubsidiary Tournament winner(s)Football League (Lancashire Section)StokeLiverpool (Group A)Manchester City (Group B)Preston North End (Group C)Bolton Wanderers (Group D)Football League (Midland Section)Leeds CityGrimsby Town (Group A)Notts County (Group B)The Wednesday (Group C)Leeds City (Group D)London CombinationChelsea n/aBristol County CombinationBristol CityByrne Stephen Jay Mike Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003 2003 109 Tempus Stroud 0-7524-2717-2n/aSource:https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng18.html England 1918/19 Peter Kungler Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) 23 January 2005 20 April 2015 A championship playoff was held between Stoke and Leeds City, which Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate. See also England national football team results (unofficial matches) References 1917 Category:Wartime seasons in English football