1918–19 in English football

The 1918–19 season was the fourth and final 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 six regional leagues. The Lancashire and Midland Sections of the Football League 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
Football League (Lancashire Section)	Everton	Blackpool (Group A) Oldham Athletic (Group B) Manchester City (Group C) Liverpool (Group D)
Football League (Midland Section)	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield United (Group A) Birmingham (Group B) Bradford Park Avenue (Group C) Hull City (Group D)
Midland Victory League	West Bromwich Albion	n/a
Northern Victory League	Middlesbrough	n/a
London Combination	Brentford	n/a
Bristol County Combination	Bristol Rovers^[1]	n/a
Source:^[2]

A championship playoff was held between Nottingham Forest and Everton, which Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.^[2]

References

^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 110. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
^ ^a ^b Kungler, Peter (15 February 2003). "England 1918/19". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 20 April 2015.