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1917–18 in English football

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

Field	Value
country	England
season	1917–18
division1	[Football League](1917-18-football-league-first-division)
division2	[Football League Second Division](1917-18-football-league-second-division)
domestic	[FA Cup](1917-18-fa-cup)
prevseason	1916–17
nextseason	1918–19
flagicon	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.

Competition	Principal Tournament winner	Subsidiary Tournament winner(s)
Football League (Lancashire Section)	Stoke	Liverpool (Group A)
Manchester City (Group B)
Preston North End (Group C)
Bolton Wanderers (Group D)
Football League (Midland Section)	Leeds City	Grimsby Town (Group A)
Notts County (Group B)
The Wednesday (Group C)
Leeds City (Group D)
London Combination		Chelsea	n/a
Bristol County Combination	Bristol City	n/a
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A championship playoff was held between Stoke and Leeds City, which Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.

References

(2003). "Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003". Tempus.
Kungler, Peter. (23 January 2005). "England 1918/19". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).

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