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The 1914–15 season was the 44th season of competitive football in
England
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.
Overview
The 1914 Charity Shield was not contested due to suspension of football during World War I.Events
*Suspicious patterns ofbetting
Gambling (also known as betting or gaming) is the wagering of something of value ("the stakes") on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elem ...
on the game between Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
and Manchester United led to allegations of match fixing and the 1915 British football betting scandal
The 1915 British football betting scandal occurred when a Football League First Division match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on 2 April ( Good Friday) 1915 was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides be ...
. Eventually seven players (three from United, four from Liverpool) were banned from football.
* Tom Watson, Liverpool's manager for the last 19 years, died on 6 May 1915.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competitionLeague tables
Football League First Division
Football League Second Division
The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third t ...
See also
*England national football team results (unofficial matches)
This is a list of the England national football team's results from 1870 to the present day that, for various reasons, are ''not'' accorded the status of official International A Matches.
1870s
1890s
The Football Association (FA) instig ...
References
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