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| Season | 1918–19 | |||
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The1918–19 season was the fourth and final 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 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 |
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A championship playoff was held between Nottingham Forest and Everton, which Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.[2]
