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| Season | 1917–18 | |||
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The1917–18 season was the third season of special wartimefootball in England during theFirst World War.
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. TheFootball League andFA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up; appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.
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[1] | n/a |
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A championship playoff was held between Stoke and Leeds City, which Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.[2]
