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1915–16 in English football

First season of special wartime football in England during the First World War

Field	Value
country	England
season	1915–16
division1	[Football League](1915-16-football-league-first-division)
division2	[Football League Second Division](1915-16-football-league-second-division)
domestic	[FA Cup](1915-16-fa-cup)
prevseason	1914–15
nextseason	1916–17
flagicon	yes

The 1915–16 season was the first 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. Each league was split into a principal tournament and a subsidiary tournament, except the South-West Combination. The Lancashire and Midland Sections were split into further regional divisions, while the London Combination remained a single league.

Competition	Principal Tournament winner	Subsidiary Tournament winner(s)
Football League (Lancashire Section)	Manchester City	Burnley (Northern Division)
Manchester City (Southern Division)
Football League (Midland Section)	Nottingham Forest	Leeds City (Northern Division)
Nottingham Forest (Southern Division)
Grimsby Town (Midland Division)
London Combination	Chelsea	Chelsea
South-West Combination	Portsmouth	n/a
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References

Kungler, Peter. (15 February 2003). "England 1915/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).

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