title: 1918–19 in English football
text: # 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 | n/a |
  | Source: |||
  
  A championship playoff was held between Nottingham Forest and Everton, which Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.
  
  