Season 1917-18
| The War Cups | ||||||
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| League Championship Cup Final 1918 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Leeds City | 2 | 0 | Stoke | Elland Road, Leeds | 15,000 | 1st Leg |
| Stoke | 1 | 0 | Leeds City | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 14,500 | 2nd Leg agg 1-2 |
| Lancashire Section | |||||||||||||||
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| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| North Regional | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Stoke | 30 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 4.04 | 48 |
| 2 | D 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 3.88 | 48 |
| 3 | D 1 | Everton | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 2.56 | 44 |
| 4 | NL | Rochdale | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 1.66 | 39 |
| 5 | D 1 | Manchester City | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 2.04 | 38 |
| 6 | D 2 | Stockport County | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 1.84 | 37 |
| 7 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 0.97 | 30 |
| 8 | D 1 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 0.92 | 30 |
| 9 | D 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 0.85 | 28 |
| 10 | D 1 | Preston North End | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 0.72 | 27 |
| 11 | NL | Port Vale | 30 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 0.81 | 26 |
| 12 | D 2 | Blackpool | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 0.57 | 24 |
| 13 | NL | Southport | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 0.48 | 22 |
| 14 | D 2 | Bury | 30 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 0.72 | 21 |
| 15 | D 1 | Burnley | 30 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 0.29 | 13 |
| 16 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 0.17 | 5 |
| Lancashire Sub Tounament | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Football League North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2 | D 1 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 3 | D 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.75 | 9 |
| 4 | D 1 | Preston North End | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 5 | D 2 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1.22 | 7 |
| 7 | D 1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | D 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.86 | 7 |
| 9 | D 2 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | NL | Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1.63 | 6 |
| 11 | D 1 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0.91 | 5 |
| 12 | D 2 | Bury | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.53 | 4 |
| 13 | D 2 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.46 | 4 |
| 14 | NL | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0.27 | 2 |
| 15 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 16 | NL | Southport Central | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.04 | 0 |
| Midland Section | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Leeds City | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 3.26 | 47 |
| 2 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 2.44 | 41 |
| 3 | D 2 | Birmingham | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 1.55 | 34 |
| 4 | D 2 | Hull City | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 1.34 | 34 |
| 5 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 1.46 | 30 |
| 6 | D 1 | Bradford | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 1.38 | 30 |
| 7 | D 2 | Leicester Fosse | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 1.21 | 29 |
| 8 | D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 1.07 | 26 |
| 9 | NL | Rotherham County | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 0.81 | 25 |
| 10 | D 1 | Notts County | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 0.8 | 23 |
| 11 | D 1 | The Wednesday | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 0.76 | 23 |
| 12 | D 2 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 0.39 | 21 |
| 13 | D 1 | Bradford City | 28 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 0.62 | 20 |
| 14 | D 2 | Lincoln City | 28 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 0.4 | 19 |
| 15 | D 2 | Barnsley | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 0.54 | 18 |
| Midland Sub Tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.33 | 9 |
| 2 | D 1 | Notts County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2.11 | 8 |
| 3 | D 1 | The Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.88 | 8 |
| 4 | D 2 | Hull City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.33 | 8 |
| 5 | D 2 | Leeds City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.33 | 8 |
| 6 | D 2 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 7 | D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.18 | 7 |
| 8 | D 2 | Barnsley | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.17 | 7 |
| 9 | D 1 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | D 2 | Birmingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.67 | 6 |
| 11 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 5 |
| 12 | D 2 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0.6 | 5 |
| 13 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 | 5 |
| 14 | NL | Rotherham County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.4 | 4 |
| 15 | D 1 | Bradford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 16 | NL | Gainsborough Trinity | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0.16 | 0 |
| London Combination | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| London League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Chelsea | 36 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 2.1 | 50 |
| 2 | NL | West Ham United | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 2.02 | 49 |
| 3 | D 2 | Fulham | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 1.25 | 47 |
| 4 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 36 | 1.54 | 46 |
| 5 | D 2 | Arsenal | 36 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 1.33 | 37 |
| 6 | NL | Brentford | 36 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 61 | 0.86 | 35 |
| 7 | NL | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 0.66 | 30 |
| 8 | NL | Crystal Palace | 36 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 0.65 | 30 |
| 9 | NL | Millwall | 36 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 0.7 | 28 |
| 10 | D 2 | Clapton Orient | 36 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 0.33 | 8 |
| Notes |
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| Aston Villa – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Bristol City – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Derby County – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Middlesbrough – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Newcastle United – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Sunderland – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| West Bromwich Albion – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers - chose not to take part in wartime football league |