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Wolves won the Football League War Cup in 1942, beating Sunderland 4–1. [23] The team featured a player named Eric Robinson, who was killed during a military training exercise soon afterwards. [24] In the 1940–1941 season Preston North End needed to win their last game against Liverpool to win the North Regional League title.
The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War.
The 1940 Summer Olympics to be held in Helsinki, were cancelled due to outbreak of World War II.The major international athletics event of the year was thus the annual Finland-Sweden athletics international, held at the new Helsinki Olympic Stadium, exceptionally held as a triple international between Finland, Sweden and Germany.
In the opening game of their season, Carroll's winning streak ended with a tie. The team was unable to break the deadlock in overtime because a public skate was scheduled immediately after the match. The team responded with a win the following week to at least extending their unbeaten streak to 32 games.
In the 1941–42 season, 16 clubs from London and South East England did not participate owing to a dispute with the Football League over the formation of a separate London League. [1] Instead they competed in the London War Cup. [2] The winners of the London War Cup faced the winners of the Football League War Cup in a play-off. [3]
Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. Regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records. The FA Cup was resumed for the 1945–46 season and The Football League for the 1946–47 season.
Although called the London War Cup, teams from across the south of England took part. The tournament only ran for two seasons and was abandoned in 1942 when it was merged into the newly-regionalised Football League War Cup as the Football League South Cup. The London War Cup trophy was retained as the trophy for the Football League South Cup.
The 1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1940–41. The team was coached by Dutch Trautwein and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium. [1] The team finished the regular season 16–3 and was invited to the 1941 National Invitation Tournament. [2]