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1942–43 in English football

{{Short description|Fourth season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War}}

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{{Infobox football country season

| country = England

| season = 1942–43

| division1 = Football League

| champions1 = not held

| division2 = Football League Second Division

| champions2 = not held

| domestic = FA Cup

| dchampions = not held

| prevseason = 1941–42

| nextseason = 1943–44

| flagicon = yes

}}

The 1942–43 season was the fourth season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War.

Overview

Between 1939 and 1946 normal 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.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

Honours

League competition was split into three regional leagues, North, South and West.

class="wikitable"
Competition

!Winner

League South{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng43.html |title=England 1942/43 |first=Peter |last=Kungler |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) |date=12 February 2003 |access-date=20 April 2015}}

|Arsenal

League WestLovell's Athletic
League North

|{{ublist|Blackpool (First Championship)|Liverpool (Second Championship)}}

League North CupManchester City
Football League War Cup{{cite book |last=Rollin |first=Jack |title=Soccer at War 1939–45 |publisher=Headline |location=London |year=2005 |page=261 |isbn=978-0-7553-1431-7}}

|{{ublist|Blackpool (Northern Section)|Arsenal (Southern Section)|Blackpool beat Arsenal 4–2 in a playoff.}}

Lancashire War Cup{{cite book | first=Steven F. | last=Kelly | year=1994 | title=Back Page United |isbn=1-85291-553-6 |page=84| publisher=Queen Anne Press }}

|Manchester United

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{English football seasons|1942}}

{{1942–43 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1942-43 In English Football}}

Category:Wartime seasons in English football