1945–46 in English football

66th season of competitive football in England

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Football in EnglandSeason| 1945–46

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Men's football
Football League| not held
Football League Second Division| not held
FA Cup| Derby County
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The 1945–46 season was the 66th season of competitive football in England.

## Overview

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1945–46 was the first peacetime football season since the 1939–40 season was cut short due to World War II. On 7 May (as the war was ending), it was announced that the FA Cup would be resumed, and that the 44 clubs in the top two divisions of the 1938–39 season would play in the Football League North and Football League South[1] without promotion and relegation from the previous peacetime season. This arrangement was debated by the clubs over the following two months – with Wolverhampton Wanderers proposing an immediate return to a peacetime Football League as was to happen in France – before it was agreed at The Football League's annual meeting in London on 25 July that regional leagues should continue for one more season.[2]

To make up for the lack of quality matches, all FA Cup rounds from round one up to and including the quarter-finals were made two-legged ties (rather than the traditional single matches) with the aggregate score determining who went through to the next round. Derby County eventually won the Cup.

From the next season, a full football programme was restored, including The Football League and international matches.

## Honours

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Competition  | Winner

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FA Cup | Derby County (1)
Football League North | Sheffield United
Football League South | Birmingham City

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## See also

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* England national football team results (unofficial matches)

## References

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1. ^ ‘Association Football’; The Times, 8 May 1945, p. 8
2. ^ ‘Association Football – Plans for Next Season’; The Times, 26 July 1945, p. 8

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Italics denote wartime and nationally suspended seasons.

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1945–46 in English football

« 1944–45

1946–47 »

FA competitions|

* FA Cup
* Qualifying rounds
* FA Cup
* Final
* FA Amateur Cup

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Sussex County League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* British Victory Home Championship

« 1944–45 (template)

Club seasons

1946–47 (template) »

* Accrington Stanley
* Aldershot
* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Barnsley
* Barrow
* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bournemouth
* Bradford City
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Burnley
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Carlisle United
* Charlton Athletic
* Chelsea
* Chester
* Chesterfield
* Colchester United
* Coventry City
* Crewe Alexandra
* Crystal Palace
* Darlington
* Derby County
* Doncaster Rovers
* Everton
* Exeter City
* Fulham
* Gateshead
* Grimsby Town
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Ipswich Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Leyton Orient
* Lincoln City
* Liverpool
* Luton Town
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Mansfield Town
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* New Brighton
* Newcastle United
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Plymouth Argyle
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Southampton
* Southend United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea Town
* Swindon Town
* Torquay United
* Tottenham Hotspur
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers
* Wrexham
* York City

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