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| Season | 1945–46 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| Football League | not held | |||
| Football League Second Division | not held | |||
| FA Cup | Derby County | |||
| ||||
The1945–46 season was the 66th season of competitive football inEngland.
1945–46 was the first peacetime football season since the1939–40 season was cut short due toWorld War II. On 7 May (asthe war was ending), it was announced that theFA Cup would be resumed, and that the 44 clubs in the top two divisions of the1938–39 season would play in theFootball League North and Football League South[1] without promotion and relegation from the previous peacetime season. This arrangement was debated by the clubs over the following two months – withWolverhampton Wanderers proposing an immediate return to a peacetime Football League as was to happenin France – before it was agreed at The Football League's annual meeting in London on 25 July that regional leagues should continue for one more season.[2]
To make up for the lack of quality matches, all FA Cup rounds from round one up to and including the quarter-finals were made two-legged ties (rather than the traditional single matches) with the aggregate score determining who went through to the next round.Derby County eventually won the Cup.
From thenext season, a full football programme was restored, includingThe Football League and international matches.
| Competition | Winner |
|---|---|
| FA Cup | Derby County (1) |
| Football League North | Sheffield United |
| Football League South | Birmingham City |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
