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1916–17 in English football

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

Field	Value
country	England
season	1916–17
division1	[Football League](1916-17-football-league-first-division)
division2	[Football League Second Division](1916-17-football-league-second-division)
domestic	[FA Cup](1916-17-fa-cup)
prevseason	1915–16
nextseason	1917–18
flagicon	yes

The 1916–17 season was the second 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 three regional leagues; the South-West Combination played in 1915–16 was discontinued. Each league, except the London Combination, was split into a principal tournament, consisting of a single league, and then a subsidiary tournament of four groups.

Competition	Principal Tournament winner	Subsidiary Tournament winner(s)
Football League (Lancashire Section)	Liverpool	Rochdale (Group A)
Everton (Group B)
Burnley (Group C)
Manchester United (Group D)
Football League (Midland Section)	Leeds City	Bradford Park Avenue (Group A)
Sheffield United (Group B)
Birmingham (Group C)
Chesterfield (Group D)
London Combination	West Ham United	n/a
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References

Kungler, Peter. (15 February 2003). "England 1916/17". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).

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