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1940–41 in English football

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

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

FieldValue
countryEngland
season1940–41
division1Football League
champions1not held
division2Football League Second Division
champions2not held
domesticFA Cup
dchampionsnot held
prevseason1939–40
nextseason1941–42
flagiconyes

The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War.

Honours

League competition was split into two regional leagues, one North and one South. Teams played as many fixtures as was feasible, and winners were decided on goal average rather than points.

CompetitionWinner
North Regional LeaguePreston North End
South Regional LeagueCrystal Palace
Football League War CupPreston North End
London War CupReading
Lancashire War CupManchester United

Representative matches

A Football League XI defeated an All-British XI 9-7 in Liverpool on the 19th of April, 1941.

References

References

  1. Kungler, Peter. (15 February 2003). "England 1940/41". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF).
  2. Rollin, Jack. (2005). "Soccer at War 1939–45". Headline.
  3. Kelly, Steven F.. (1994). "Back Page United". Queen Anne Press.
  4. (2010). "Football's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of football". Portico.
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