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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.
137 games (including replays) were played to get to the final of the inaugural Football League War Cup. These matches were condensed into just 9 weeks. Despite the fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe fans came in thousands to watch the game at Wembley , despite its obvious danger as a bombing target.
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.
It was played on 8 June 1940 and kicked off at 6.30pm despite fears that London would be bombed by the Luftwaffe. [2] The wartime crowd included wounded members of the BEF recently evacuated from Dunkirk. West Ham won the tie 1–0; the only goal coming from Sam Small in the 34th minute when he followed up a parried shot from George Foreman.
On Saturday 2 September 1939, all divisions of the Football League played their third game of the season. [1] These were the last fixtures before abandonment following the British declaration of war on Germany on Sunday 3 September 1939.
The 1940–41 season was the second season of special wartime football in England during the Second World War. ... England national football team results (unofficial ...
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 1939–40 FA Cup began on 2 September 1939, the day after Germany had invaded Poland.On 3 September the United Kingdom declared war with Germany and its allies. The FA suspended the FA Cup on 7 September, until further notice; [1] on 21 September it was announced that all organised football was cancelled for the duration of the war, with only friendly and regional competitions permitted. [1]