1917–18 Manchester United F.C. season
36th season in existence of Manchester United / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1917–18 season was Manchester United's third season in the non-competitive War League.[1]
1917–18 season | |||
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Chairman | John Henry Davies | ||
Manager | Jack Robson | ||
Principal Tournament | 8th | ||
Subsidiary Tournament Group B | 2nd | ||
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With the ongoing First World War, once again Manchester United played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, in a 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group B of the Lancashire Section, in a group of four teams.[2] However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.
On 9 October 1917 while Fighting in France during the First World War, former United player Arthur Beadsworth was killed while serving as a Sergeant in the Seventh Battalion of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment of the British Army.[3]