Season 1918-19
| Cup Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Championship Victory Shield 1919 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Everton | City Ground, Nottingham | 6,000 | 1st Leg |
| Everton | 0 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | Goodison Park, Liverpool | 10,000 | 2nd Leg agg 0-1 |
| Lancashire Section & Lancashire Cup Final 1919 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Liverpool | 3 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | Old Trafford, Manchester | 22,000 | |
| Lancashire Section & Lancashire Cup Semi-Final 1919 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | Bloomfield Road, Backpool | 10,000 | |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Hyde Road, Manchester | 30,000 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 0 | Manchester City | Boundary Park, Oldham | 22,048 | Replay |
| London Victory Cup Final 1919 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Chelsea | 3 | 0 | Fulham | Hghbury, London | 36,000 | |
| London Victory Cup Semi-Final 1919 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Chelsea | 4 | 0 | Crystal Palace | Highbury, London | 22,000 | |
| Fulham | 2 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge, London | 45,000 | |
| 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 1 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 12 | 4.15 | 56 |
| 2 | D 2 | Stoke | 30 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 2.33 | 43 |
| 3 | D 1 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2.48 | 42 |
| 4 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | D 1 | Manchester City | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 1.58 | 33 |
| 6 | NL | Southport Vulcan | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 0.92 | 33 |
| 7 | D 1 | Preston North End | 30 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 28 | 0.8 | 30 |
| 8 | D 2 | Stockport County | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 0.92 | 29 |
| 9 | D 1 | Manchester United | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 1.02 | 27 |
| 10 | NL | Rochdale | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 0.92 | 27 |
| 11 | D 2 | Blackpool | 30 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 0.74 | 25 |
| 12 | NL | Port Vale | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 0.51 | 24 |
| 13 | D 1 | Burnley | 30 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 0.71 | 23 |
| 14 | D 2 | Bury | 30 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 0.47 | 20 |
| 15 | D 1 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 0.63 | 18 |
| 16 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 0.42 | 14 |
| Lancashire Sub Competition | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Comp A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.86 | 8 |
| 2 | D 1 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.88 | 7 |
| 3 | D 1 | Preston North End | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.86 | 7 |
| 4 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0.33 | 2 |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Comp B | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 3 | NL | Rochdale | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.38 | 2 |
| 4 | D 2 | Bury | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.25 | 2 |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Comp C | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.5 | 11 |
| 2 | D 2 | Stoke | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.9 | 6 |
| 3 | D 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.64 | 4 |
| 4 | NL | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0.69 | 3 |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Comp D | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.17 | 10 |
| 2 | D 2 | Stockport County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.17 | 7 |
| 3 | NL | Southport Vulcan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0.75 | 4 |
| 4 | D 1 | Everton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Midland Section | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 1.9 | 42 |
| 2 | D 2 | Birmingham | 30 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | D 1 | Notts County | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 1.71 | 41 |
| 4 | D 2 | Leeds City | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 1.39 | 38 |
| 5 | D 1 | Bradford | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 1.29 | 37 |
| 6 | D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | D 2 | Hull City | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 1.14 | 31 |
| 8 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 1.19 | 30 |
| 9 | NL | Coventry City | 30 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 0.93 | 30 |
| 10 | D 2 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | D 1 | The Wednesday | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 28 |
| 12 | D 2 | Lincoln City | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 0.64 | 24 |
| 13 | D 1 | Bradford City | 30 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 0.86 | 22 |
| 14 | D 2 | Barnsley | 30 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 0.57 | 21 |
| 15 | D 2 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 0.58 | 20 |
| 16 | NL | Rotherham County | 30 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 0.38 | 12 |
| Midland Sub Competition | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | |||
| 1 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.67 | 11 |
| 2 | D 2 | Birmingham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 3 | D 1 | Bradford | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.17 | 8 |
| 4 | D 2 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.57 | 8 |
| 5 | NL | Coventry City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.17 | 8 |
| 6 | D 2 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.75 | 7 |
| 7 | D 2 | The Wednesday | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 8 | D 2 | Leeds City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1.11 | 6 |
| 9 | D 2 | Leicester Fosse | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.77 | 6 |
| 10 | D 2 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 11 | D 1 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 13 | D 2 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0.72 | 3 |
| 14 | D 2 | Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.67 | 3 |
| 15 | NL | Rotherham County | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0.61 | 3 |
| 16 | D 1 | Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0.27 | 3 |
| Midland Victory League | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.4 | 7 |
| 2 | D 1 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.22 | 7 |
| 3 | D 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | D 1 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Northern Victory League | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Midland | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2.42 | 21 |
| 2 | D 1 | Sunderland | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 1.6 | 18 |
| 3 | NL | South Shields | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1.04 | 15 |
| 4 | NL | Scotswood | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1.21 | 14 |
| 5 | D 1 | Newcastle United | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0.91 | 14 |
| 6 | NL | Darlington Forge Albion | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0.56 | 12 |
| 7 | NL | Hartlepools United | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 1.03 | 11 |
| 8 | NL | Durham City | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0.27 | 7 |
| London Combination | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| London League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | NL | Brentford | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 2.04 | 49 |
| 2 | D 2 | Arsenal | 36 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 1.52 | 45 |
| 3 | NL | West Ham United | 36 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 1.27 | 41 |
| 4 | D 2 | Fulham | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 1.27 | 40 |
| 5 | NL | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 34 | 1.15 | 39 |
| 6 | D 2 | Chelsea | 36 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 1.32 | 37 |
| 7 | NL | Crystal Palace | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 0.9 | 34 |
| 8 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 36 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 0.72 | 34 |
| 9 | NL | Millwall | 36 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 0.75 | 29 |
| 10 | D 2 | Clapton Orient | 36 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 72 | 0.28 | 12 |
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Victory League in was set up so Aston Villa, Derby County, West Bromwich Albion & Wolverhampton Wanderers in preparation for the re-start of league football. | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Victory League in was set up so Middlesbrough, Newcastle United & Sunderland in preparation for the re-start of league football. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
| First Division & Second Division extended to 22 clubs | |||||||||||||||
| Chelsea & Arsenal elected to First Division | |||||||||||||||
| Coventry City, Rotherham County, South Shields, Stoke & West Ham United elected to Second Division. | |||||||||||||||
| Leicester Fosse renamed Leicester City. | |||||||||||||||
| Failed election to the First Division | |||||||||||||||
| Barnsley, Birmingham, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers. | |||||||||||||||
| Failed election to the Second Division | |||||||||||||||
| Chesterfield Town, Port Vale, Rochdale and Southport. | |||||||||||||||
| 1919 Election to the extended First Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Chelsea | 18,526 | Final | X | Re-Elected |
| D 2 | Arsenal | 13,267 | Rd 2 | 18 | Elected |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13,316 | Rd 2 | 8 | Not Re-elected |
| D 2 | Barnsley | 5,458 | Rd 2 | 5 | Failed |
| D 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7,579 | Rd 2 | 4 | Failed |
| D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 6,026 | Rd 1 | 3 | Failed |
| D 2 | Birmingham | 11,947 | Rd 3 | 2 | Failed |
| D 2 | Hull City | 4,868 | Rd 4 | 1 | Failed |
| Notes | |||||
| Chelsea re-elected without a vote being taken | |||||
| 1919 Election to the extended Second Division of the Football League | |||||
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| SL | Coventry City | Q6 | 35 | Elected | |
| SL | West Ham United | 7637 | Rd 1 | 32 | Elected |
| ML | Rotherham County | Q6 | 28 | Elected | |
| NEL | South Shields | Rd 1 | 28 | Elected | |
| CL | Port Vale | Q5 | 27 | Failed | |
| CL | Rochdale | Q5 | 7 | Failed | |
| CL | Southport Vulcan | Q4 | 7 | Failed | |
| ML | Chesterfield Town | Q6 | 0 | Failed | |
| Notes | |||||
| Previous records relates to 1914-15 season | |||||