title: 1917–18 in English football
text: # 1917–18 in English football
  
  The 1917–18 season was the third 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 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 | n/a |
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  A championship playoff was held between Stoke and Leeds City, which Leeds won 2–1 on aggregate.
  
  