1918 års fattigvårdslag
The law of 1918 reformed and humanized the entire social relief system in Sweden. It transformed the old poor care system to a more modern social welfare law, expanded the right to social help to and reintroduced the right to appeal. It abolished a number of practices associated with the old system, such as the rotegång, the pauper auctions, the child auctions, and transformed the old poor houses to retirement homes.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season
The 1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the fourth  season of Rugby league's Wartime Emergency League football. Each club again played a differing number of fixtures, depending upon the closeness of neighbours, ease of travel etc.. The season tapered off towards the end when the 1919 (Feb-May) "Victory" League was hurriedly introduced.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Season summary
The war was starting its fifth year and the Rugby League again started the season by continuing with the Wartime Emergency League set up. This arrangement, as in other sports, meant that the sport could continue, which in turn would boost the public's moral. The fixtures were usually quite local, thus cutting down on travelling time and costs, whilst not wasting precious war resources.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Season summary
No clubs  re-joined the League and no new clubs joined the league for this season. Although it is known that St Helens Recs did play some matches during the season, it is not clear whether these were just friendlies or whether part of the league programme.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Season summary
The armistice was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on 11 November 1918, signifying an end to the Great War. This in turn meant a slight relaxation of the emergency rules on sport and leisure introduced by the British Government during the war. The Northern Union decided to organise a new "Victory" League" starting in February 1919. This in turn meant that the 1918–19 League programme seemed to peter out and was never finished. Consequently no table was ever produced for the "partial" season. Note - Nowhere in the official archives is the word "Victory" used. It has been used in this article to distinguish between the two competitions held in the 1918–19 season.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Season summary
There is very little information available for this partial season, although Wigan played 13 matches and Hull F.C. 12 matches. The table below gives the teams competing in alphabetical order, only Wigan and Hull F.C. results are complete.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Season summary
There were no other trophies to play for during this season.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup Competition was suspended for the duration of the war. The majority of the trophies, such as the County Leagues and County Cups were also suspended for the duration of the First World War.


1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season, Notes and Comments
1 - It is uncertain as to whether the matches played by St Helens Recs were friendlies or went towards the league programme


1918–19 Army Cadets men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Army Cadets men's basketball team represented United States Military Academy during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Ivens Jones, coaching his third season with the Cadets. The team captain was Joseph Cranston.


1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.


1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season, Season
With World War I having ended in November, many students who had graduated early returned to West Point to finish their studies. Among these was Henry Nichols, who returned for a second season as the captain of the ice hockey team and helped the squad transition into the post-war years. Additionally, the team was again coached by a young officer, this time by Philip Day.


1918–19 Army Cadets men's ice hockey season, Season
Because of how recent the end of the war was at the start of the season, many programs played a partial schedule if any at all and, as a result, Army could only manage to play 4 opponents.


1918–19 Austrian First Class
The 1918–19 Austrian First Class season was the eighth season of top-tier football in Austria. It was won by SK Rapid Wien by seven points over SC Rudolfshügel.


1918–19 Belfast & District League
The Irish League in season 1918–19 was suspended due to the First World War. A Belfast & District League was played instead by 6 teams, and Belfast Celtic won the championship after a play-off with Linfield ( Championship Playoff: Belfast Celtic-Linfield 1-0 ).


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was Blackpool F.C. 's fourth and final season in special wartime football during World War I. They competed in two Football League competitions spread over the full season — the Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition, for thirty games, and then in the Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition, for a further six games. The club finished in 11th place in the principal competition and first in the subsidiary competition, which led to their appearance in the Lancashire Senior Cup. They lost to Liverpool at the semi-final (or first) stage by a single goal at Bloomfield Road.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season
Bill Norman became Blackpool's first full-time manager prior to the start of the season. Thomas Hunter was, for the second consecutive season, the club's top scorer, with eighteen goals (fourteen in the principal competition and four in the subsidiary), including four in the penultimate game of the Principal Competition, a 6–0 victory at home to Southport Vulcan.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season
The FA Cup was suspended for the duration of the war.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Background
As with the previous wartime seasons, Blackpool had to rely on a small nucleus of players supplemented by soldiers stationed in the town and the occasional league players as guests to make up the numbers. Again, they also had to rely on staff from the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot (RAMC) based at Squires Gate.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Background
Three of the players who made their debuts for the club in the 1918–19 season — Jimmy Heathcote, Harry Mingay and Eugene O'Doherty — went on to sign professional terms with the club for the 1919–20 season, as did Edmund Berry and Horace Fairhurst, who had made their debuts the previous season, as well as striker Thomas Hunter.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition
The Principal competition for the 1917–18 season consisted of sixteen teams:


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition
Blackpool began the campaign on 7 September 1918, with a home match against Oldham Athletic, which they lost 4–1, and Bolton completed the double over the Seasiders in the following match with a 2–1 win at Burnden Park on 14 September. As with previous wartime seasons, they found team selection a problem, and by the sixth game had used twenty different players. Against Port Vale on 28 September they had only ten players and had to borrow a player from the home side.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition
They remained without a win in the first nine games (three draws and six losses), which saw them in last place, and it took until 9 November for their first victory, 3–1 at home to Oldham Athletic. They followed that up with a double over Blackburn Rovers, beating them at Ewood Park 3–0 on 16 November and then a week later at Bloomfield Road, 2–0. However, they followed this up with three consecutive defeats, and after a 5–1 win over Rochdale on 21 December, by mid-February 1919 they had won only two further games.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition
Jimmy Heathcote, who was at the time a soldier based at the RAMC Depot, made his debut for the club on 8 February in a 1–1 draw at home to Burnley, a game which also saw the return of Horace Fairhurst. In the return fixture, another RAMC soldier, Harry Mingay, made his debut in goal in a 3–0 defeat. He was the club's goalkeeper for the final seven games of the season as they won five and lost two. Both he and Heathcote signed professional terms with the club at the end of the season.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Northern Group Principal Competition
On 15 Mar Blackpool played Liverpool at Anfield, and although the Seasiders lost 3–1, the game was notable for its being played in front of the largest wartime crowd: 24,000. With five wins in six games, Blackpool moved off the bottom of the table and the club's directors declared: "The appeal was made to them to favour us with three home victories has not been in vain, and they unselfishly threw in two away victories for make-weight. Truly they deserve our unstinting praise, which every Blackpool supporter will disperse individually and collectively." However, they ended the season with a 5–1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford and finished the season in 11th place, with Everton crowned champions.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition
For the Subsidiary Competition, the Lancashire League was again divided into four, with the games played amalgamated at the end of the season to give a composite table. The winners of each group then competed in the Lancashire Senior Cup, with the winner of that going on to meet the winner of the Football League, Midland Section subsidiary tournament in a Championship play-off match.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition
Blackpool were again placed in Group A which contained four teams:


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition
As with previous seasons, the first match in the Subsidiary Competition was held in the middle of the Principal Competition, with an away game at Burnley on Christmas Day, 1918, which they lost 5–1. It was to be their only defeat, and when the competition resumed in April 1919 they won three and drew two of the remaining five fixtures. On 5 April, they drew 1–1 with Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in front of a crowd of 12,000, which Rovers described as their best gate since 1914.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition
In the matchday programme for the return fixture on 12 April was the message, "With pardonable pride we approach the Easter programme full of confidence and on the tip-toe of expectancy, for have we not three home games in a week? What a feast! ' The Rovers', 'Burnley' and 'North End' come to Bloomfield Road, gentlemen, so mark the occasion and line the ropes yards deep, after signifying your appreciation at the turnstiles. Then yell 'Blackpool' for all you're worth! And don't forget t'others!" A crowd of 8,000 saw them achieve their largest victory of the season, 6–1.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition
They followed that up on Good Friday, 18 April, with a 1–1 draw against Burnley in front of their first five-figure crowd of the wartime seasons, 12,000. The following day they beat Preston North End at Bloomfield Road 3–0 in front of a crowd of 10,000, and ended the'season on 26 April with a 2–0 win at Deepdale. As winners of Group C, they qualified along with the other three group winners — Oldham Athletic (Group B), Manchester City (Group C) and Liverpool (Group D) — for the Lancashire Senior Cup semi-finals.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup
Blackpool met Liverpool in the semi-finals at Bloomfield Road on 24 May, with Liverpool winning 1–0. However, the game was overshadowed by controversy as many in the crowd of 7,000 felt that Blackpool had been "over-refereed", with claims that the official, Mr J. A. Alderston of Earlstown, distinctly favoured Liverpool, in particular when in the last few minutes of the game he denied what many thought was a clear penalty for Blackpool.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup
At the final whistle, supporters demonstrated against the referee who had to be escorted off the pitch by police officers, as fans hurled sand and pieces of the turf at him. What was described as "a large number of people" stood outside the stand after the match and it took an appeal by the club's directors "to disperse in the interests of the club" before they left the ground. An official enquiry was launched, and the Lancashire County Football Association (LFA) appointed their president to chair it.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Football League Group A, Lancashire Section, Group A, Subsidiary Competition, Lancashire Senior Cup
The final hearing was held on 3 July when the referee, Mr Alderson was "lightly reprimanded" for not originally reporting the incident (he had not done so until instructed by members of the LFA who had been at the match); however, no action was taken against the club as the demonstration was deemed "not to be of so serious a nature," although club director Albert Hargreaves was cautioned for "making indscreet remarks" about the officials in the referee's dressing room after the game.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Summary
A mixed season saw Blackpool struggle in the Principal Competition, in which they only climbed off the foot of the table toward the end of the season to finish in 11th place. They won Group A of the Subsidiary Competition, however, and so qualified for the Lancashire Senior Cup semi-finals, in which the defeat to Liverpool, which caused controversy, saw the four-year period of wartime football draw to a close for the club.


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Summary
Harold Keenan made the most appearances, with 34 (28 in the Principal Competition and six in the Subsidiary Competition). Thomas Hunter was next, with 33 league appearances (27 in the Principal Competition and six in the Subsidiary Competition), followed by Bobby Booth, with 29 (23 in the Principal Competition and six in the Subsidiary Competition) and Eugene O'Doherty, with 27 (21 in the Principal Competition and six in the Subsidiary Competition).


1918–19 Blackpool F.C. season, Summary
Over the four wartime seasons, Blackpool had used a total of 153 different players in the 145 official wartime games, plus at least another 21 in friendly games. Bobby Booth made the most appearances, playing in 88 official plus six other games. Jack Connor played in 76 official plus eight other games, Joe Bainbridge 73 plus four and Jimmy Jones 68 plus four. Of the soldiers who appeared, Dunn played in the most games, 59 plus five. Seven of the soldiers who had played for Blackpool in the wartime seasons went on to sign professional terms with the club — Edmund Berry, Horace Fairhurst, Jimmy Heathcote, Thomas Hunter, Henry Mingay, Albert Moorcroft and Eugene O'Doherty.


1918–19 Boston College men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Boston College men's ice hockey season was the 2nd season of play for the program.


1918–19 Boston College men's ice hockey season, Season
With the end of World War I coming in November 1918, some colleges restarted their ice hockey programs. Even them, most only played a handful of games so the young program at Boston College was still only able to schedule three matches. The highlight for the year was BC's first match against the top program from Harvard. Because the Boston Arena had been damaged by a fire just before the season began, the teams were forced to play at the much smaller Charlesbank Rink.


1918–19 Boston College men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Boston College's athletic programs weren't known as the 'Eagles' until 1920.


1918–19 Brentford F.C. season
During the 1918–19 English football season, Brentford competed in the London Combination, due to the cessation of competitive football for the duration of the First World War. Buoyed by larger crowds after the Armistice, Brentford finished the season as champions of the London Combination.


1918–19 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Brentford entered the London Combination for the fourth consecutive season in 1918–19, for what would become the final campaign of wartime football during the First World War. Just 11 contracted players would be available throughout the course of the season, which necessitated the use of a large number of guest players, the most notable of whom being future internationals Jackie Carr, Jack Cock and Fred Bullock (England), Fred Keenor (Wales) and Jack Doran (Ireland). Cock, Henry White and Ted Hanney all played in an England trial match on 14 April 1919.


1918–19 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
A chronic lack of players saw Brentford win just one of the opening six matches of the season. The turnaround came when Jack Cock returned team after settling a dispute, which if left unsettled, would have led him to play for Fulham during the season. The Bees' forward line was immediately galvanised and the goals of Cock, Henry White and Fred Morley lead Brentford on a run of 11 wins in 14 matches in all competitions. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 brought the war to a close and attendances began to rise, which coupled with the club only having to pay its players £2 a week plus expenses, meant that Brentford ended the season with a profit of £2,000 (£92,600 in 2021).


1918–19 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
Despite four draws in January 1919 and three losses in February (which included a second round defeat to Crystal Palace in the one-off London Victory Cup), a return to form and a 2–0 victory over nearest challengers Arsenal on 15 March put the Bees eight points clear at the top of the table with six matches left to play. Aided by additional goals from Patsy Hendren and Royal Navy serviceman Billy Baker, Brentford finished the season as champions, marking the first time the club had finished top of a division since winning the Southern League Second Division title in 1900–01. On 7 April, with three matches of the regular season to play, Brentford were invited to play a fundraising friendly match versus a 'Rest Of The Southern League XI' at The Den. Brentford lost the match 2–1.


1918–19 Brentford F.C. season, Season summary
One more former Brentford player died before the end of the war – Sapper Fred Alborough, who made three appearances as a guest in September and October 1918. He died of influenza on 31 October 1918, just five days after his final Brentford appearance. He had served with the Royal Engineers during the war. Former wartime guest players sergeant Dick Wynn and shoeing smith Billy Matthews died in circumstances related to their service in August 1919 and April 1921 respectively.


1918–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Buffalo Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of Buffalo during the 1918–19 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Art Powell, coaching his fourth season with the Bulls.


1918–19 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1918–19 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1918–19 Centre Colonels men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Centre Colonels men's basketball team represented Centre College during the 1918–19 college basketball season.


1918–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Boyd Chambers, coaching his first season with the Bearcats.


1918–19 Colgate men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Colgate Raiders men's basketball team represented Colgate University during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Walt Hammond, coaching the Raiders in his sixth season. The team had finished with an overall record of 13–6. The team captain was John Cotterell.


1918–19 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1918–19 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 1–8 overall record. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, where they ended the season with a 0–4 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach John F. Donahue.


1918–19 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1918–19 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach James Barrett, played their home games at Main Building.


1918–19 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University during the 1918–19 men's college basketball season. The head coach was Charles Doak, coaching his third season with the Blue Devils. The team finished with an overall record of 6–5.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was the 42nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Victory Cup, marking the end of the Great War. In addition Dumbarton entered the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup and the Clydebank Charity Cup.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League
This was the fifth (and last) season of war-time football, where the playing of all national competitions, other than the Scottish League, was suspended. Membership of the League was increased from 18 to 22, with the re-admission of Aberdeen, Dundee and Raith Rovers, together with the addition of Albion Rovers.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Scottish League
Dumbarton finished 15th out of 18, in the League with 22 points, well behind champions Celtic. This was their worst performance in a number of years, perhaps not unsurprising given the large turnover in playing staff. Most concerning during the season was the inability to score goals, as in 17 of the 34 league matches, Dumbarton failed to 'find the net'.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Victory Cup
To mark the end of the Great War, a Victory Cup was played for - but Dumbarton were beaten in the first round by the eventual winners, St Mirren, after a 0-0 draw.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dumbartonshire Cup
The Dumbartonshire Cup returned to a 'round robin' qualifying process, but by winning only one tie, failed to qualify for the final.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Dumbartonshire Charity Cup
Dumabrton lost out in the final of the Dumbartonshire Charity Cup to Dumbarton Harp.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Clydebank Charity Cup
Dumbarton lost out in the final of the inaugural Clydebank Charity Cup to hosts Clydebank.


1918–19 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics, Transfers, Players out
In addition Hugh Cairney, Joh McMeekin and Fred Williams all played their final 'first XI' games in Dumbarton colours.


1918–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represents Duquesne University during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Eugene McGuigan coaching the Dukes in his fifth year. The team finished the season with an overall record of 4–6.


1918–19 FC Barcelona season
The 1918–19 season was the 20th season for FC Barcelona.


1918–19 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1918–19 season was their twentysixth season since the club's foundation on 15 November 1893. The club's chairman was August Rossa who took over from Franz Rinderer at the club's AGM. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof in the district Wettstein in Kleinbasel. World War I was still being fought as the Swiss season started.


1918–19 FC Basel season, Overview
Otto Kuhn was team captain and acted, so to say, as coach. Basel played a total of 30 matches in their 1918–19 season. 14 of these were in the domestic league and 16 were friendly matches. There were nine test games played in the Landhof and seven away games. Because of the war, all but one of these friendlies were played against Swiss teams. The war ended on 1 November 1918 and six months later, on 18 May 1919 Basel hosted their only foreign opponents, the German team Freiburger FC. Despite an early lead, the game ended in a 1–2 defeat.


1918–19 FC Basel season, Overview
Nine of these friendlies were won and six ended in a sporting defeat. The  27 October 1918 was the Football Association day. The Basel teams played a tournament. The match in the afternoon between Basel and Nordstern Basel was abandoned during play, because following a crude foul, the FCB's right half was injured and had to leave the pitch due to his injury. His team then demanded the exclusion of the Nordstern player, who had already been negatively noted during the morning game. The referee did not respond to the request, therefore the entire FC Basel team walked off the pitch. The referee abandoned the game and awarded the victory forfeit 3:0 to Nordstern.


1918–19 FC Basel season, Overview
The domestic league, Swiss Serie A 1918–19, was divided into three regional groups, East, Central and West, each group with eight teams. FC Basel and the two other teams from Basel Nordstern and Old Boys were allocated to the Central group. The other teams playing in this group were Aarau, Luzern and Biel-Bienne and the two teams from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Étoile-Sporting and FC La Chaux-de-Fonds. FC Basel did not play a very good season, suffering six defeats. They ended the season in fifth position with 13 points.


1918–19 FC Basel season, Overview
In their 14 league games Basel scored 27 goals and conceded 26. Otto Kuhn was the team's best goal scorer netting six times and Ernst Kaltenbach was second best scorer with four goals. Étoile-Sporting won the group, continued to the finals and won the Swiss championship.


1918–19 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1918–19 Galatasaray S.K. season
The 1918–19 season was Galatasaray SK's 15th in existence. The Istanbul Football League was unaccomplished due to the Armistice of Mudros.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University during the 1918–19 NCAA college basketball season. John O'Reilly coached the team in his fifth season as head coach. Georgetown was an independent and played its home games at Ryan Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. Amid the raging Spanish influenza pandemic, the Hoyas met only local teams and played a shortened season, which they finished with a record of 9-1.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
On-campus Ryan Gymnasium, where the Hoyas had played their home games since the 1914-15 season, had no seating, accommodating fans on a standing-room only-basis on an indoor track above the court. This precluded the accommodation of significant crowds, providing the self-sustaining Basketball Association with little revenue with which to fund the team's travel expenses, and Georgetown averaged no more than three road games a year from this season through the 1926-27 season in order to keep travel to a minimum. The 1918-19 team's only road trip outside of Washington was to Annapolis, Maryland, to play a game at  Navy.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The 1918–1919 season took place in between a second and third wave of the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic, the so-called "Spanish flu." In response to the second wave, which spread during September 1918, the District of Columbia government shut down most public activities for a month during September and October, and all team sports at Georgetown went into hiatus during that month. After a shortened football season in 1918, Georgetown turned its attention to basketball, but the customary early December start of the basketball season was delayed, and Georgetown basketball did not begin play until January 1919.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
To avoid playing during a possible third wave of the pandemic in the spring of 1919 — which, in fact, did occur — Georgetown's schedule was limited to 10 games, which the team completed in only 36 days, playing its final game on February 15, 1919.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
No Georgetown students died of influenza during the pandemic, but two former Georgetown basketball players — John Martin, a forward on the 1912–1913 team, and Alexander "Pat" Finnegan, a guard on the 1917–1918 team — died of it while serving in the U.S. armed forces during World War I, Finnegan shortly after receiving his United States Army commission.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
The Hoyas' home winning streak at Ryan Gymnasium reached 17 games at the end of this season, dating back to a victory against Bucknell on the last day of the 1916-17 season; it would reach 52 before finally coming to an end during the 1923-24 season. Georgetown also defeated crosstown rival George Washington twice this season, giving the Hoyas a 10-game winning streak against George Washington – eight of the wins at Ryan Gymnasium – dating back to 1915.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Forward and team captain Fred Fees, a student at Georgetown University Law School, was in his third season with the Hoyas. A free-throw shooting specialist in an era when the rules of college basketball allowed teams to choose which player shot its free throws, Fees had exploited his free-throw prowess to establish himself as one of the top scorers in college basketball in the United States in each of his seasons with the Hoyas. This season he played in all 10 games and scored 163 points, averaging 16.3 points per game.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman forward Jack Flavin joined the team this season. He played in only six games but scored 54 points, an average of 9.0 points per game. He would become a starter the next season on his way to becoming one of the great Georgetown players of the era.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
Freshman guard Andrew "Andy" Zazzali also joined the team. He played in all 10 games and averaged 6.2 points per game, and with 62 points was second only to Fees in scoring for the season.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Season recap
One of the team's scheduled games was cancelled, and its only loss was at Navy in the third game of the year. It won the last seven games of the season to finish with a 9-1 record. Because of the shortened season, varsity players were granted an additional year of college eligibility, allowing Georgetown to return all five starters from the 1918–1919 team for the 1919–1920 season. The 1918–1919 team′s .900 winning percentage was the best in Georgetown men's basketball history at the time, but the Hoyas would exceed it the following year.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Georgetown players did not wear numbers on their jerseys this season. The first numbered jerseys in Georgetown men's basketball history would not appear until the 1933-34 season.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, Roster
Sophomore forward Bill Dudack later served as the Hoyas′ head coach during the 1929-30 season.


1918–19 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team, 1918–19 schedule and results
It was common practice at this time for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season, so the two games against a United States Army team from Camp A. A. Humphreys, Virginia, counted as part of Georgetown's won-loss record for 1918-19. It was not until 1952, after the completion of the 1951-52 season, that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records.


1918–19 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
The 1918–19 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The team captain of the 1918–19 season was A.H. Cox.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season was the 21st season of play for the program.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
When World War I ended in November, many American servicemen began to return home. With a transatlantic flight having yet to be completed, the weeks-long sea crossing was the quickest way to return home. It was no mean feat for Harvard to play its first hockey game exactly two months after the ceasefire, but the team was aided by the informal team that had played during the previous winter.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
The ice hockey team had to overcome an additional hardship due to their home rink, the Boston Arena, having been seriously damaged by fire shortly after the War ended. On short notice the team was able to secure the Charlesbank Rink for three games, so named due it being located on the banks of the Charles River, near where the Daly Memorial Rink currently sits (as of 2020). The team played the Boston Hockey Club on January 11th and swiftly surrendered two goals to their opponents. Harvard redoubled their efforts to cut the lead in half before the end of the half and then allowed Avery to score twice in the second half to complete his hat-trick earn the win for the Crimson.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
It would be almost three weeks before the team would play their next game, but by that time they had settled on a captain. Robert Gross, who had bee on the 1917 squad and led the informal team the year before, was chosen to lead the squad once more. The first match with Gross as captain was against the Camp Devens team and, despite playing on soft ice, Harvard was able to overcome the larger team. The next night the Crimson faced Boston College for the first time in their history. Harvard was dominant in the inaugural game for what would become an enduring cross-town rivalry.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
After a second win over the Boston Hockey Club, Harvard headed south to renew its rivalry with Yale at the Brooklyn Ice Palace. Harvard jumped on the Elis early, scoring twice in the first seven minutes of the game and adding a fourth just before the end of the half. The second was a more even period but the Crimson skated away with a 4–1 victory.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
The following week Harvard headed up to Concord, New Hampshire for a narrow victory over St. Paul's School that was marred by soft, slushy ice, and then returned to Brooklyn for their final game against Princeton. The Tigers blitzed Harvard early, scoring 45 seconds into the match, but Harvard settled the game down afterwards and scored three timed before Princeton could tally again. The Crimson were utterly dominant in the second half, possessing the puck for much of the time and scoring four times to take the match with a convincing win.


1918–19 Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey season, Season
Harvard finished the season with a perfect record, including wins over Princeton and Yale, but with so few teams playing and most competing in only a handful of games, Harvard would not lay any claim to a championship. They would, however, use their success in 1919 as a springboard for the following year with a full season expected.


1918–19 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1918–19 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Victory Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1918–19 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1918–19 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished twentieth out of 18 clubs in the Scottish First Division.


1918–19 Hong Kong First Division League
The 1918–19 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 11th since its establishment.


1918–19 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1918–19 campaign was the last season of wartime football before the end of World War I. Town played in the Midland League and finished in 6th place, as well as 3rd place in Section "C" of the Subsidiary Competition.


1918–19 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1918–19 college basketball season. The Vandals were led by first-year head coach W.C. Bleamaster and played their home games on campus at the   in Moscow, Idaho.


1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.


1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The 1918–19 season for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, was the lowest point for head coach Ralph Jones during his tenure at the University of Illinois. Jones experienced his only losing season as a Big Ten coach, as a matter of fact, this was the only losing season he would have in career spanning nearly 35 years. Jones, who coached the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team for three seasons prior to coming to Illinois, had never lost more than 6 games during any conference campaign.


1918–19 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team, Regular season
The record the Illini would possess at the conclusion of the 1918–19 season would overall be 6 wins, 8 losses with a 6 win 6 loss conference mark. The starting lineup included captain Burt Ingwersen, Benjamin Mittleman and Ralph Fletcher at the forward positions, K.L. Wilson at center, and W.K. Kopp and P.C. Taylor as guards.


1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Dana Evans, who was in his 2nd and final year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1918–19 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–7 and a conference record of 4–6, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.


1918–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was Birch Bayh, coaching the Teachers in his first season. The team played their home games at North Hall in Terre Haute, Indiana.


1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team (also known informally as Ames) represented Iowa State University during the 1918-19 NCAA College men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Harter Walter, who was in his fourth and final season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the State Gymnasium in Ames, Iowa. They defeated the 219th Signal Battalion of Camp Dodge on December 28, 1918, in a "practice game" by the score of 19 to 7. They were originally scheduled to host Coe on January 2, 1919, but it was postponed due to the influenza pandemic. Iowa State was originally scheduled to play Nebraska, but could not come to an agreement, claiming the Nebraska gymnasium was too small.


1918–19 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
They finished the season 5–11, 3–8 in Missouri Valley play to finish in sixth place.


1918–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup
The 1918–19 Lancashire Cup was the eleventh competition for this regional rugby league tournament and the first since 1914–15. This quickly arranged competition was won by the holders Rochdale Hornets who beat local rivals Oldham in the final at The Willows, Salford by a score of 22-0. The attendance at the final was 18,617 and receipts £1,365.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup, Background
The shortened 1918–19 (February–May) season began less than three months after the end of the First World War and the armistice of Compiègne.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup, Background
A Wartime Emergency League had been operating since September 1918. This was cancelled, and the programme started tailing off in January 1919. A new shortened season was introduced with the traditional Lancashire and Yorkshire leagues, to cut travel costs and minimise the use of precious resources. The return of the Challenge Cup would have to wait until the following 1919–20 season, but the Northern Union did manager to re-introduce both the County Cups.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup, Background
One pre-war club was lost - Runcorn, one of the founder members after the great schism of 1895, after taking part in the previous Wartime Emergency League, withdrew and folded. They were replaced by St Helens Recs (effectively the works team for Pilkington Glass) who had entered the 1915–16 Wartime Emergency League and took place in this, their first, Lancashire Cup.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup, Background
The number of teams entering this year’s competition was again 12 with four byes in the first round.


1918–19 Lancashire Cup, Competition and results, Final, Teams and scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1918–19 Luxembourg National Division
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1918–19 Luxembourg National Division
The 1918–19 Luxembourg National Division was the 9th season of top level association football in Luxembourg.


1918–19 Luxembourg National Division, Overview
It was contested by 6 teams, and Sporting Club Luxembourg won the championship.


1918–19 Madrid FC season
The 1918–19 season  was Madrid Football Club's 17th season in existence. The club played some friendly matches. They also played in the Campeonato Regional Centro (Central Regional Championship).


1918–19 Maltese Premier League
The 1918–19 Maltese First Division was the eighth season of the Maltese First Division and was won by team representing the King's Own Malta Regiment.


1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was Manchester City F.C. 's twenty-eighth season of league football.


1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season
Owing to World War I, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group C of the Lancashire Section.


1918–19 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was Manchester United's fourth and final season in the non-competitive War League during the First World War.


1918–19 Manchester United F.C. season
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 C of the Lancashire Section, in a group of four teams. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.


1918–19 Massachusetts Agricultural College Aggies men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Massachusetts Agricultural College Aggies men's ice hockey season was the 11th season of play for the program.


1918–19 Michigan State Normal Normalites men's basketball team
The 1918–19 team finished with a record of 10–4. It was the 2nd year for head coach Elton J. Rynearson. Eddie Powers was the team captain.


1918–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. The team compiled an overall record of 16–8 and finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 5–5 record against conference opponents. Elmer Mitchell served as the coach, and John H. Emery was the team captain. Arthur Karpus was the team's leading scorer with 188 points (61 field goals and 66 free throws) in 23 games for an average of 8.2 points per game. Karpus's 188 points stood as Michigan's single season scoring record until the 1936–37 season when John Townsend scored 191 points.


1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. The team finished the season with a 13–0 record and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Guard Erling Platou was named the national player of the year, becoming the University of Minnesota's first (and through the 2013–14 season, only) national player of the year award winner.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's tenth season and second as a member of the new National Hockey League (NHL). The Canadiens would win the NHL title and go to Seattle to face off for the Stanley Cup. However, a Spanish flu epidemic broke out in Seattle and both teams would abandon the series after several Canadiens fell ill. Montreal defenceman Joe Hall would die from the flu.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Team business
Prior to the season, another attempt was made by Eddie Livingstone to revive the National Hockey Association. Livingstone did not wish to sell his team for less than $20,000, more than the Arena Company was willing to pay. On September 20, 1918, the NHA owners, including the Canadiens, voted to permanently suspend the NHA. Livingstone forced another meeting on December 11, 1918, hoping to get Canadiens' minority shareholder Brunswick to vote with him, but at the meeting, Brunswick officials affirmed their loyalty to the Canadiens and the meeting ended with the Canadiens, Brunswick, Ottawa and Wanderers simply leaving the meeting.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
Georges Vezina came second in the league in goals against average of 4.3 per game. Odie Cleghorn returned to professional play and he had an outstanding 24 goals in 17 games to lead the league in goals for the Canadiens.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The Toronto Arenas folded on March 20, 1919, leaving only Montreal and Ottawa in the league. The teams proceeded to play off for the league title.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
They went against Ottawa for the championship and on it 13 goals to 7, or 13–7.


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs, Finals
Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza epidemic


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1918–19 Montreal Canadiens season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1918–19 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team
The 1918–19 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represents North Carolina State University during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Tal Stafford coaching the team in his first season. The Wolfpack's team captain was Franklin Cline.


1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season
The 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1918, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1919.


1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season, Awards, Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1918–19 season.


1918–19 NHL season
The 1918–19 NHL season was the second season of the National Hockey League (NHL). While at first it was uncertain that the NHL would operate, and the possibility that National Hockey Association (NHA) would be resumed, the unfinished business of Eddie Livingstone's Toronto and Ottawa's NHA franchise, led to the NHL owners suspending the NHA again. Livingstone would attempt to overthrow the NHA management, and failing that, attempt to operate a rival league. The pre-season was filled with legal actions, deceptions and public verbal attacks. Ultimately, the NHL operated with three teams, in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.


1918–19 NHL season
However, the season ended early with Toronto suspending operations, leaving Montreal and Ottawa to play off for the championship. Montreal would win the playoff and travel to Seattle for the Stanley Cup Finals. However, the championship series was not completed due to influenza infecting the whole Montreal team and causing the eventual death of Montreal's Joe Hall.


1918–19 NHL season, League business
The pre-season saw plenty of action off the ice. Toronto NHA owner Eddie Livingstone had found a partner in Percy Quinn, manager of the Toronto Arena Gardens, to take on the NHA/NHL owners. The two together tried to lease the ice time at the Toronto Arena Gardens, Ottawa Arena and Montreal Jubilee Rink from under the noses of the NHL owners, launched several lawsuits, attempted to launch a competing league and attempted to relaunch the NHA, but ultimately were unsuccessful. The NHA, while not operating, met three times.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Purchase of Quebec Bulldogs
The first action of Livingstone and Quinn was Quinn's attempt to purchase the Quebec Bulldogs, putting down a $600 down payment. At the time, Quinn's purchase was welcomed by the other NHA owners, thinking that they would gain an operating franchise. Quinn's action gave Quinn and Livingstone three votes at NHA meetings. Livingstone still had the voting shares of the Ontarios and Torontos NHA franchises.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Second suspension of NHA
On September 27, 1918, in Montreal, the NHA directors met again. Ottawa, Montreal Wanderers and Canadiens voted to again suspend operations of the league. This meant that the NHL would operate for a second season. Percy Quinn's purchase of the Quebec Bulldogs was approved but his franchise could not play. The action of the NHA directors led to Livingstone filing a lawsuit on October 1, 1918, charging that there was a conspiracy among the NHA owners, paid for by the Arena Company to suspend the NHA operations and asking the court to nullify the suspension.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Second suspension of NHA
On October 2, Quinn would meet with Ted Dey, owner of the Ottawa Arena and enter into an agreement to lease the Ottawa Arena. Dey accepted a check from Quinn, but did not cash it. He had plans of his own, involving the takeover of the Ottawa Senators, making it look to the Senators' management that they had no arena to play in. Rather than let the team fold, Martin Rosenthal entered into an agreement to sell the Senators to Dey.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Lawsuit against Arena Company
Since Toronto had won the Cup in 1917–18, a monkey wrench had been thrown into the other owners' scheme to get rid of Livingstone. His team was estimated now to be worth $20,000, and Livingstone demanded that. The Arena Company offered $7,000, but Livingstone instead sued the Arena and Charlie Querrie for $20,000. In the days following the filing of the lawsuit against Arena, Hubert Vearncombe, treasurer of the Toronto Arena Company, formed the separate Toronto Arena HC. This separated the hockey club from the Livingstone lawsuits, though the franchise still used Livingstone's players without permission.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to launch CHA
A new threat to the NHL appeared. Livingstone, along with Quinn attempted to launch a competing Canadian Hockey Association (CHA). Quinn now planned to relocate the Quebec club to Toronto as the "Shamrocks". When news of the purchase reached Frank Calder president of both the NHA and NHL, he demanded that Quinn declare his intentions to be a member of the NHL or CHA. Calder publicly issued a November 11 deadline for Quinn to declare his intentions. Quinn did not meet it and Calder declared the Quebec franchise suspended for the season.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to launch CHA
On October 2, Quinn signed a lease agreement with Ted Dey of the Ottawa Arena to hold exclusive rights for pro hockey there. However, Dey double-crossed Quinn, not cashing his deposit cheque, and signing a five-year agreement with the NHL for the use of the facility. At the NHL meeting on November 9, 1918, the Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal teams signed an agreement to bind themselves to the NHL for a period of five years. This was at the instigation of the Ottawa club, which would not return to the NHL otherwise, and had the pending option with Percy Quinn to operate in the Canadian league.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to launch CHA
The directors of the Arena Company of Montreal, owner of the Montreal and Toronto arenas, met and decided to shut out the CHA, against the wishes of Quinn, effectively ending the attempt to start up the CHA for the 1918–19 season. Despite the suspension, and the public threat, Quinn agreed to meet with Calder but reached no agreement. Calder publicly offered an olive branch to Quinn to join the NHL.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Dismissal of lawsuit against 228th
While this was going on, the NHA's suit to recover $3,500 from the Toronto 228th hockey team's insurer, the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Limited, was heard and dismissed. The NHA had sued the 228th for dropping out of the NHA in 1917. In his judgment, Judge Falconbridge noted that an insurance bond posted by the 228th could never have been enforceable, and that they had been ordered overseas under no fault of their own and that there was no clear legal status of the team, having played under the franchise of the non-operating Ontario Hockey Club.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Loss of lawsuit against Ottawa
A judgment went against Livingstone on November 20, 1918. Livingstone had claimed that Ottawa had interfered in the proper running of the NHA when the NHA had suspended the Toronto club in February 1917. The judge ruled that the NHA operated within its constitution, as no rules on how to operate less than six teams had been written.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to lease Montreal Jubilee Rink
In a related development, Livingstone entered into an agreement with the managers of the Jubilee Rink to lease it for pro hockey. The manager and lessee of the Jubilee Rink, Albert Allard signed the lease against the wishes of the owner of the Jubilee Rink, the Jubilee Rink Company. When the rink owners came to fire Allard and end his lease, the rink was closed by security, locking out the owners. Legal action came to a head on December 16 when Lucien Riopel won a court judgment expelling Allard.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to relaunch NHA
In December 1918, Livingstone and Quinn organized a league meeting of the old NHA, attempting to force the NHA to restart, based on Quinn and Livingstone's three votes and an attempt to disallow the vote of the Canadiens. Despite Calder labelling the meeting as "illegal", Ottawa, the Canadiens and Wanderers attended. However, the attempt proved futile as heated arguments broke out between Livingstone's side and the other owners. After the meeting, Livingstone and Quinn claimed that they now controlled the NHA.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Attempt to relaunch NHA
They claimed that the players were now the property of the NHA, stating that all players who had played in the previous season, "east of Port Arthur" had to report to the NHA. Calder now ordered all teams to pay the $200 legal fees owing. Separately, the Montreal and Ottawa NHA owners met and paid the fees owing to the league and Calder fined the Torontos, Ontarios and Quebec a further $200. Calder now publicly promised to file a court order to "wind up" the NHA organization. When the NHL decided to continue with play, Livingstone and Quinn threatened injunctions to stop the NHL from operating. However, the threats were not followed through on and the NHL season began on schedule.


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Major rule changes
The penalty system was refined at the instigation of the Ottawa players:


1918–19 NHL season, League business, Spanish Flu pandemic
The first hockey death from the influenza pandemic was Ottawa's Hamby Shore in October, 1918.


1918–19 NHL season, Regular season
It had been anticipated that the end of World War I would release many veterans to join their old clubs, but very few were demobilized in time to do so. The regular season proceeded with three teams and a twenty-game split-season schedule. However, the second half of the season was cut short to eight games when the Arenas, playing poorly and with issues about breaking training, announced after seven games of the second half, it could not continue. Calder persuaded Vearncombe to play the 18th game and then the NHL season ended at 18 games. The Arena HC withdrew from the league on February 20, 1919, following financial difficulties.


1918–19 NHL season, Regular season
Left with only two teams, the league had its first ever best-of-seven series to determine who would meet the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champions for the Stanley Cup.


1918–19 NHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1918–19 NHL season, Playoffs, NHL Championship
With the NHL reduced to two teams eighteen games into its 20-game season, a decision was made to have the two remaining teams—coincidentally the two teams leading each half of the season—compete in a best-of-seven series to see which team would head west to battle against the Pacific Coast Hockey Association champions. This was the second meeting between these two teams. Their only previous meeting came in the 1916–17 NHA season in a two-game total goals series which Montreal won 7–6.


1918–19 NHL season, Playoffs, NHL Championship
With Ottawa star Frank Nighbor missing most of the series due to a family bereavement, the Senators lost the first three games. With Nighbor back, the Senators won the fourth game in Ottawa 6–3, while Ottawa fans pelted Montreal's Bert Corbeau with lemons and vegetables because he had attacked the Senator's Jack Darragh. Montreal won the fifth game in Montreal to take the series four games to one and the right to face Seattle Metropolitans for the Stanley Cup.


1918–19 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
This was the second playoff meeting between the Montreal Canadiens and the Seattle Metropolitans. Their only previous meeting came in the 1917 Stanley Cup Finals, which Seattle won in 4 games. With the series tied after five games (with one tie), the sixth game was slated for April 1, 1919, when the Spanish Flu epidemic forced the cancellation of the series. Several players on both sides were sick because of it, and it would eventually claim the life of Canadiens' forward Joe Hall five days later. Canadiens manager George Kennedy would not recover completely. This was the only time in history when the Stanley Cup was not awarded after the playoffs began.


1918–19 NHL season, Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals
Series ended 2–2–1 and no winner awarded – playoffs were curtailed due to the influenza epidemic.


1918–19 NHL season, Awards
The O'Brien Cup, still considered the championship of the NHA was not actually awarded in 1919. It remained under the care of the Canadiens who had won it in 1917, until the death of their owner, George Kennedy in 1921, when the NHL made arrangements to re-use the trophy. The Hockey Hall of Fame lists Montreal as the winner for 1918–19.


1918–19 NHL season, Player statistics, NHL playoff scoring leader
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


1918–19 NHL season, Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1918–19 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):


1918–19 NHL season, Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1918–19 (listed with their last team):


1918–19 NHL transactions
This is a list of player movements that occurred in the 1918-19 season of the National Hockey League.


1918–19 National Association Foot Ball League season
Statistics of National Association Foot Ball League in season 1918/1919.


1918–19 National Challenge Cup
The 1918–19 National Challenge Cup was the sixth National Challenge cup held by the United States Football Association. Bethlehem Steel won their fourth title in a 2–0 victory over Paterson F.C..


1918–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. The team finished the season with a 16–0 record and was retroactively named the 1918–19 national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. It was head coach Billy Lush's third season overall as head basketball coach at Navy, and his first season since returning to the position eight years after his initial stint as head coach.


1918–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and MTK Hungária FC won the championship.


1918–19 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1918–1919 was contested by 52 teams participating in five divisions. The national champion would be determined by a play-off featuring the winners of the eastern, northern, southern and two western football divisions of the Netherlands. AFC Ajax won this year's championship by beating Go Ahead, AFC, Be Quick 1887 and NAC.


1918–19 Netherlands Football League Championship, Divisions, Eerste Klasse North
Not all matches were played owing to poor ground conditions. Therefore, rankings were based on games played and average points, which explains why some teams are ranked higher despite having less points.


1918–19 Netherlands Football League Championship, Divisions, Eerste Klasse West-B
The Eerste Klasse West-B would become Second Tier next season.


1918–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
The 1918–19 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 1918–19 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was John McGough, coaching his first season with the Lobos.


1918–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 1918–19 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was John O'Shea, coaching his second season with the Purple Eagles.


1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season
The 1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season was the first season of rugby league football following a break during the Great War. The ban on competitive matches was removed in September 1918, but official games did not regularly restart until January 1919. The season consisted of the Lancashire League and Yorkshire League, but the Championship did not restart until the 1919–20 season.


1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season
Rochdale Hornets won the Lancashire League, and Hull F.C. won the Yorkshire League. Rochdale Hornets beat Oldham 22–0 to win the Lancashire Cup, and Huddersfield beat Dewsbury 14–8 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1918–19 Northern Rugby Football Union season, Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup Competition was suspended for the final time following its absence during the war. The competition would return the following year.


1918–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University. Frank Gullum was the head coach for Ohio. The Bobcats played their home games in Ohio Gymnasium.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season
The 1918–19 Ottawa Senators season was the club's 34th season, second in the National Hockey League (NHL), and they would see much improvement over the previous season. The season was cut short by the Toronto Arenas suspending operations, leaving the Senators and Montreal Canadiens to play the first best-of-seven playoff series to determine the NHL championship, won by Montreal.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Team business
The club's ownership and arena arrangements changed in the off-season. Prior to the season, Ted Dey, as arena owner, held out the use of The Arena in negotiations with the Ottawa Hockey Club, of which he was one-third partner. Martin Rosenthal and Tommy Gorman, his hockey club partners, tried to use the Aberdeen Pavilion again. Meanwhile, Dey signed an agreement with Percy Quinn, who held an option on the Quebec city hockey club to rent The Arena for a new 'Canadian Hockey Association' league. This however was a ruse.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Team business
However, his ruse worked to his advantage in negotiating with the Ottawa HC. When it became clear that the Aberdeen would not be converted back to hockey, Rosenthal gave up his share of the hockey club. As part of an agreement reached out, Dey and Gorman now became equal partners in the new 'Ottawa Arena Club' which would operate the Ottawa hockey club in the NHL. The Ottawas were now bound to the Arena for the next five years as well. Rosenthal was provided $500 as compensation for his share.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Team business
Dey was sued by Percy Quinn for his actions and trial took place in December 1918 and January 1919 in Toronto. Quinn lost his legal case as the option on the Arena was not enough of a contract to prove legal fraud on Dey's part, who continued to offer a place in the Arena to Quinn. By this time, Quinn's proposed league had failed as the players had signed with Dey and Gorman and elsewhere with the NHL.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Senators player Hamby Shore would die of pneumonia before the season began on October 14, 1918. He was a victim of the influenza epidemic that spread across North America from 1918 to 1919. Shore was 32 years old.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
After a 5–5–0 record in the first half of the season, the Senators would go on to a 7–1–0 record in the second half.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
Cy Denneny and Frank Nighbor would lead the team with 18 goals and 22 points each, while Clint Benedict would win a league best 12 games, along with his NHL leading 2.91 GAA.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season
After the season, the club travelled to Vancouver to play a best-of-three against the Millionaires, winning the exhibition series three games to two.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, December
The Senators opened the 1918-19 season on the road against the Montreal Canadiens on December 21, as Ottawa defeated Montreal 5-2. Frank Nighbor scored twice and strong goaltending by Clint Benedict led the Senators to the win.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, December
Ottawa's next game was on December 26, and was their home opener against the Toronto Arenas. Cy Denneny scored three goals in the first 5:15 of the game, leading the Senators to a 5-2 win and a 2-0-0 start to their season.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, December
Ottawa ended the month with a road game in Toronto on New Year's Eve, as the Arenas sent Ottawa to their first loss of the season by a score of 4-2.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, December
The Senators finished December with a 2-1-0 record, earning four points. Ottawa was tied with the Canadiens for first place in the NHL.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, January
The Senators began the new year with a home-and-home series against the Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa won the first game on home ice by a 7-2 score on January 2; however, the Canadiens won in their home game 5-2 two nights later.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, January
Ottawa returned home for a game against the Toronto Arenas on January 9, and the Sens returned to the win column with a 4-2 victory, as Cy Denneny led the club with three goals. Following the win over the Arenas, the Senators lost their next three games, including two to the Canadiens, which dropped them out of contention for finishing first in the standings in the first half of the season. The Senators record fell to 4-5-0 with only one game remaining in the first half schedule.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, January
Ottawa closed out the first half of the season with a 3-2 win over Toronto on January 23, ending their three game losing streak. The Senators closed out the first half of the season with a 5-5-0 record, earning 10 points and second place in the NHL standings, four points behind the first place Canadiens.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, January
Two nights later, the Senators opened the second half of the season with a road game in Montreal. Goaltender Clint Benedict stopped all the shots he faced, while Jack Darragh scored the lone goal of the game, giving the Senators a 1-0 victory.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, January
The Senators concluded the month with back-to-back overtime victories over both Toronto and Montreal. At the end of January, the Senators had a perfect 3-0-0 record to start the second half of the season, earning six points and sitting in first place in the NHL standings.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, February
The Senators extended their winning streak to four games, as they opened February with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Arenas, as Frank Nighbor scored twice for Ottawa.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, February
On February 8, the Sens lost for the first time in the second half of the season, as the Montreal Canadiens held off the Senators for a 4-3 decision. Five nights later, Ottawa shutout the Canadiens by a 7-0 score to split the home-and-home series.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, February
The Senators closed out the season with a home-and-home series against Toronto. On February 18, the Senators defeated Toronto 4-3 on the road, as Punch Broadbent scored the overtime winner. Two nights later, the Sens pummelled the Arenas on home ice, defeating Toronto 9-3, as Cy Denneny led the club with three goals in the game.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, February
Ottawa finished the second half of the season with a 7-1-0 record, earning 14 points and finishing in first place. The club would qualify for the playoffs, as they would face the Montreal Canadiens for the NHL championship.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Ottawa would face the Montreal Canadiens, winners of the first half of the NHL season, in a best-of-seven series, deciding who would represent the NHL at the 1919 Stanley Cup Finals.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The series opened on the road in Montreal on February 22 at the Jubilee Arena. The Canadiens took an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Didier Pitre 2:25 into the game. The Senators stormed back with a goal by Cy Denneny at the 3:35 mark of the first period, the first ever playoff goal by the Senators since joining the NHL, to tie the game. Harry Cameron then gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead 90 seconds later, as that would be the score after the first period.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Canadiens scored three consecutive goals to begin the second period, taking a 4-2 lead, however, Jack Darragh scored with only seven seconds left in the period, cutting the deficit to 4-3. Newsy Lalonde opened the scoring for Montreal in the third period, his second goal of the game, giving the Canadiens a 5-3 lead, however, Darragh scored his second goal midway through the period, cutting the Canadiens lead to 5-4. This would be as close as Ottawa could get, as Montreal scored three goals in a 40 second span later in the period, leading them to a victory of 8-4 and a 1-0 series lead.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The series shifted to Ottawa for game two on February 27. After a scoreless first period, the Senators struck first as Harry Cameron scored his second goal of the series 4:00 into the second period, giving Ottawa a 1-0 lead. The Canadiens Joe Malone then scored two goals in a five minute span, as Montreal took a 2-1 lead. Georges Boucher scored with 1:00 remaining in the period for the Senators, tying the game at 2-2 after two periods. In the third period, the Canadiens Odie Cleghorn scored three consecutive goals in the first ten minutes, giving Montreal a 5-2 lead. Cy Denneny scored late in the period, making the final score 5-3 for Montreal as the Canadiens took a 2-0 series lead.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The third game was played in Montreal on March 1. The Canadiens Newsy Lalonde scored twice in the first period, giving the team a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes of play. Lalonde scored his third goal of the game to open the second period, followed by a goal by Didier Pitre, extending the Canadiens lead to 4-0.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Punch Broadbent finally got Ottawa on the board with a goal 45 seconds later, followed by a second Ottawa goal by Eddie Gerard 4:30 later, as Ottawa cut the Canadiens lead to 4-2. Lalonde then scored his fourth goal of the game late in the second period, as Montreal took a 5-2 lead after two periods. In the third period, Broadbent scored for the Senators, however, Lalonde would score his fifth goal of the game late in the period, giving Montreal a 6-3 win and a 3-0 series lead.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Senators were in a must-win situation for the fourth game played in Ottawa on March 3. The Senators opened the scoring on a goal by Eddie Gerard 9:00 into the first period, however, the Canadiens struck twice before the end of the period, taking 2-1 lead after the first. Ottawa's Cy Denneny tied the game 7:00 into the second period, followed by goals by Harry Cameron and Sprague Cleghorn, as the Senators took a 4-2 lead.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The Canadiens struck back with a late second period goal by Newsy Lalonde, his second goal of the game and tenth of the series, as Ottawa held on to a slim 4-3 lead after the second period. In the third period, the Senators saw goals scored by Eddie Gerard and Georges Boucher, as Clint Benedict shutdown the Canadiens offense, as Ottawa won the game 6-3 and cut the Canadiens series lead to 3-1.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
The fifth game of the series was another must-win for Ottawa, as it was played in Montreal on March 6. The Canadiens Newsy Lalonde scored his series leading eleventh goal in the first period, giving Montreal a 1-0 lead after the first period. Ottawa's Harry Cameron tied the game with a goal 2:10 into the second period, however, the Canadiens regained the lead midway through the period of a goal by Joe Malone, making it 2-1 Montreal after two periods. In the third period, the Canadiens Bert Corbeau scored 1:40 into the period, extending Montreal's lead to 3-1.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs
Ottawa's Sprague Cleghorn cut the Canadiens lead to 3-2 with a goal at the 5:10 mark of the period, however, the Senators would not be able to come back, as Montreal's Odie Cleghorn scored midway through the period, and goaltender Georges Vezina shut the door on the Senators, as Montreal won the game 4-2 and took the series 4 games to 1.


1918–19 Ottawa Senators season, Transactions
The Senators were involved in the following transactions during the 1918–19 season.


1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
The 1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1918–19 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Hugo Bezdek, coaching his first season with the Nittany Lions. The team finished with a final record of 11–2.


1918–19 Philadelphia Sphas season
The 1918-19 season was the first season played by the team as the Sphas (they competed the previous year as Philadelphia YMHA), and the team's second season in the minor-league American League of Philadelphia. Game-by-game records not available for this season.


1918–19 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was Port Vale's third season of football after going into abeyance during World War I. They finished 12th in the Football League Lancashire Section, going on to finish bottom of their group in the Subsidiary Tournament. The club applied to join the Football League in March, but were unsuccessful.


1918–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
With Tom Holford largely unavailable, Jock Cameron was promoted to captain and team manager. The squad had to be made up largely of players available and willing to play, with only the Pearson brothers (Harry and Albert) offering much in the way of continuity from the previous campaign. The team started with a four-game unbeaten run, only to pick up one point from their next six games. The poor run included an embarrassing 8–1 defeat by Stoke at the Old Recreation Ground.


1918–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
The war was drawing to a close, ending on 11 November, but not before claiming the lives of Bob Suart and Jack Shelton. Vale beat bottom-club Burnley 4–2 five days later, and began to be strengthened by first-team players who returned from their wartime duties – as were every other club however. From this point Vale began winning their home games but losing their away matches, ending this run with a 2–0 win over Preston North End at Deepdale on 18 January – the first away win of the campaign. A sign of things returning to normal was the sale of Albert Pearson to Liverpool in January.


1918–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
As players again started to be paid their regular wage, the Football League began a tax on rich clubs to support poorer clubs, which benefited Vale to the tune of £71. Eager to win a place in the expanding Football League the following season, Vale appointed former England international Joe Schofield as team secretary in January. Four straight wins around new year was followed by four straight defeats in February, though attendances began to rise again back to regular peacetime levels.


1918–19 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview
On 10 March the Football League held a vote on which clubs to admit for the 1919–20 season and Vale were disappointed to only tally 27 votes, leaving Stoke, West Ham United, South Shields, Rotherham County and Coventry City as the successful applicants. Vale also ended the league programme with eight defeats in their last ten matches, losing heavily to Oldham Athletic, Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers. They ended the season 12th out of 16 teams, scoring 39 goals whilst conceding 77. The club set up a Supporters' club in April with 220 members each contributing a shilling subscription. Vale again fared poorly in the six game Subsidiary Tournament, losing four and winning only once. They did end in positive fashion though, beating Potteries derby rivals Stoke 4–1 in front of a season-high crowd of 16,000.


1918–19 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
It was contested by 7 teams, and Club España won the championship.


1918–19 Primera Fuerza season, Overview
Iberia de Veracruz from "Liga Veracruzana" changes its name to España Veracruz and joined the league


1918–19 Primera Fuerza season, League standings, Top goalscorers
Players sorted first by goals scored, then by last name.


1918–19 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 19th season of play for the program.


1918–19 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
After the armistice was signed in November, the university began preparing to receive students for the spring semester. The slow return allowed Princeton to restart many of its athletic programs, including the ice hockey team. There was a predictable delay before the team was formed and able to play its first game, but an agreement was reached with Harvard and Yale where each squad would play the other two.


1918–19 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
Princeton's first game came against the St. Nicholas Hockey Club with the Tigers taking an early lead. After the opposing captain was injured and was forced to leave the game, Princeton agreed to play the remainder of the contest 6-on-6. The speed of St. Nicholas allowed them to carry the play for the balance of the game and finish with a 6–4 victory over Princeton. After losing a close practice game against the Brooklyn Hockey Club, Princeton was outplayed by Yale in a 1–6 loss.


1918–19 Princeton Tigers men's ice hockey season, Season
The final game was a route at the hands of Harvard with the Crimson winning 7–2. Princeton played well in their few games but were hampered by a lack of practice time and experience.


1918–19 RPI men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 RPI men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.


1918–19 RPI men's ice hockey season, Season
Note: Rensselaer's athletic teams were unofficially known as 'Cherry and White' until 1921 when the Engineers moniker debuted for the men's basketball team.


1918–19 Rangers F.C. season
The 1918–19 season is the 45th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1918–19 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 34 competitive matches during the 1918–19 season. They finished second in the Scottish Football League after winning 26 of the 34 league matches and collecting a total of 57 points (one less than first-placed Celtic).


1918–19 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The Scottish Cup was not competed for this season as the Scottish Football Association had withdrawn the tournament due to the outbreak of the First World War.


1918–19 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1918–19 SK Rapid Wien season was the 21st season in club history.


1918–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 9–3.


1918–19 Scottish Football League
Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1918–19. The competition won by Celtic by one point over nearest rival Rangers.


1918–19 St. Louis Soccer League season
Final league standings for the 1918-19 St. Louis Soccer League.


1918–19 Stoke F.C. season
The 1918–19 season was Stoke's fourth season in the non-competitive War League.


1918–19 Stoke F.C. season
With the start of World War I, all Football League football was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. Stoke contested the Lancashire Section in the Principal Tournament, and the Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group C. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.


1918–19 Stoke F.C. season, Season review
The final war-time season of 1918–19 saw Stoke take the runners-up spot behind Everton. Stoke were again in impressive goal scoring form among those victories were those of 8–1 over Port Vale, 7–0 v Blackburn Rovers and 7–1 v Bolton Wanderers. Bob Whittingham top scored again with 23 goals taking his war-time total for Stoke to 86. With the war now over it was announced that the Football League would return for the 1919–20 season and Stoke were due to enter the Second Division.


1918–19 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship
The 1918–19 Swiss International Ice Hockey Championship was the fourth edition of the international ice hockey championship in Switzerland. Six teams participated in the championship, which was won by HC Rosey Gstaad, who defeated HC Bellerive Vevey in the final.


1918–19 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship
The 1918–19 Swiss National Ice Hockey Championship was the ninth edition of the national ice hockey championship in Switzerland. HC Bellerive Vevey won the championship by defeating HC Bern in the final.


1918–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
The 1918–19 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represents the University of Tennessee during the 1918–19 college men's basketball season. The head coach was  R. H. Fitzgerald coaching the team in his first season. The Volunteers team captain was Frank Callahan.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season
The 1918–19 Toronto Arenas season was the second season of the Toronto franchise of the National Hockey League. After being operated on a temporary basis in the previous year, the team became a formal entity, known as the 'Toronto Arena Hockey Club.' The club played 18 games and suspended operations.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season, Regular season
The NHL had been formed mainly because the other four clubs in the National Hockey Association were unable to expel Toronto Blueshirts owner Eddie Livingstone, even though they had long since lost patience with him. To get around this, they suspended the NHA's operations and created the NHL, but didn't invite Livingstone to join them. Motivated by a desire to have a team in Toronto, as well as balance the schedule with the Quebec Bulldogs sitting out the season, the NHL granted a temporary franchise to the Toronto Arena Company, who then leased most of Livingstone's players pending resolution of the dispute.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season, Regular season
However, the "Torontos" won the Stanley Cup, throwing a monkey wrench into the other owners' plans to get rid of Livingstone. Estimating that his team was worth $20,000, Livingstone was unwilling to accept the Arena Company's offer of $7,000. When the Arena Company refused to bend, Livingstone sued the Arena Company and Charlie Querrie for the $20,000. A league meeting of the old NHA proved futile as heated arguments broke out between Livingstone and the other owners. The old NHA was extinguished. However, Montreal Canadiens owner George Kennedy gave some ground, saying that if Livingstone dropped his lawsuits, he might be allowed in the league.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season, Regular season
In the meantime, the Arena Company returned its temporary franchise to the NHL. It then formed a separate club, the Toronto Arena Hockey Club, nominally owned by Arena Company treasurer Hubert Vearncombe. The new club applied for full membership in the NHL, which was duly granted. This separated the hockey club from the Livingstone lawsuits, though the franchise still used Livingstone's players without permission.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season, Regular season
It was announced on February 18, that Ken Randall and Harry Meeking had signed with Glace Bay of the Maritime League with the Arenas' permission. The game that night was attended by only 1,000 fans watching a 4–3 overtime loss to Ottawa. After a follow-up game in Ottawa on February 20, lost 9–3, manager Querrie announced that the club sought to withdraw from the NHL season and this was agreed to by Ottawa and Montreal. The NHL season ended at 18 games, with Montreal and Ottawa to play off for the championship.


1918–19 Toronto Arenas season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals AgainstTeams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1918–19 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 United States collegiate men's ice hockey season was the 24th season of collegiate ice hockey.


1918–19 University of Virginia men's basketball team
The 1918–19 University of Virginia men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Henry Lannigan, and played their home games at Fayerweather Gymnasium in Charlottesville, Virginia. Now known as the Virginia Cavaliers, the team did not have an official nickname prior to 1923.


1918–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team
The 1918–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Henry C.  Swasey. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 8 wins and 5 losses.


1918–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1918–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1918–19 college basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Fred Bohler, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Pullman, Washington.


1918–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 10–11 overall in the regular season and 7–5 in conference play, second in the standings.


1918–19 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team
The 1918–19 William & Mary Indians men's basketball team represented the College of William & Mary in intercollegiate basketball during the 1918–19 season. Under the first, and only, year of head coach Vernon Geddy (who, like his predecessor, concurrently served as head football coach), the team finished the season with a 3–6 record. This was the 14th season in program history for William & Mary, whose nickname is now the Tribe.


1918–19 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Williams Ephs men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program.


1918–19 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1918–1919 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison. The head coach was Guy Lowman, coaching his second season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Red Gym in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.


1918–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season
The 1918–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season was the 24th season of play for the program.


1918–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
After the armistice was signed in November 1918, many prospective college students began returning to the US. This allowed many universities to begin restarting their athletic programs. Yale was one of the few teams to have officially existed during the war but, despite that advantage, the Elis still had a great deal of difficulty in the spring semester. The agreement with the New Haven Arena had ended and the Bulldogs no longer had a permanent home. Additionally, many schools were not ready to field teams until February at the earliest, and even then only a few games were scheduled for most programs.


1918–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
As a consequence, Yale played just two games during the season. They were, however, against the Elis' two biggest rivals at the time, providing some measure of normalcy for the student body.


1918–19 Yale Bulldogs men's ice hockey season, Season
With so few games, the team did not employ a coach for the season. As of 2020 this is the final season in which the Bulldogs did not have an official head coach. E. Harvey Cushing served as team manager instead.


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup
The 1918–19 Yorkshire Cup was the eleventh occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition had been held. This quickly arranged competition was won by the cup holder who would make it a hat trick of wins, taking up where they left off before the start of the  World War. Huddersfield beat Dewsbury by the score of 14-8 in the final. The match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The attendance was 21,500 and receipts were £1,309.


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup
The shortened 1918–19 (February–May) season began less than three months after the end of the hostilities and the armistice of Compiègne. The country was still suffering from the aftermath of the long and bitter struggle. The 1918–19 (January) Northern Rugby Football Union Wartime Emergency League season had been operating since September 1918. This was cancelled, and the programme started tailing off in January 1919. The only club to be "lost" to the Yorkshire League was Keighley who closed down for the duration of the War and did not recommence playing until the start of the  1919-20 season. This season saw an invitation to junior/amateur club Featherstone Rovers which, with the  temporary loss of Keighley, resulted in the  total entries remaining the same as in the previous competition held before the outbreak of the war at thirteen. This in turn resulted in three byes in the first round.


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup
This was Huddersfield's sixth appearance in what would be seven appearances in eight consecutive finals between 1909 and 1919 (which included four successive victories and six in total), and who knows, but for the intervention of the First World War and suspension of the competition, it may have been more. It was also the third of the four consecutive wins.


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from  the  county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from  outside the  county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden. The competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars).


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = three (3) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = two (2) points


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * Bramley entered the  Yorkshire Cup competition in the  inaugural year of 1905, and have competed in each tournament since, but this was the first cup match won by them.


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
2 * Featherstone Rovers were at the time a junior/amateur club. They eventually joined the League for season 1921-22


1918–19 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was  40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1918–19 in English football
The 1918–19 season was the fifth and final season of special wartime football in England during the First World War.


1918–19 in English football, Overview
Between 1915 and 1919 competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up; appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.


1918–19 in English football, Honours
There were six regional leagues. The Lancashire and Midland Sections of the Football League were split into a principal tournament, consisting of a single league, and then a subsidiary tournament of four groups.


1918–19 in English football, Honours
A championship playoff was held between Nottingham Forest and Everton, which Forest won 1–0 on aggregate.


1918–19 in Scottish football
The 1918–19 season was the 46th season of competitive football in Scotland and the 29th season of the Scottish Football League.


1918–19 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Rutherglen Glencairn won the Junior Cup after a 1–0 win over St Anthony's in a replayed final.


1918–19 in Scottish football, Scotland national team
There were no Scotland matches played with the British Home Championship suspended due to World War I. Scotland did play four unofficial wartime internationals (known as the Victory Internationals), however, playing home and away against both Ireland and England.


1918–1920 unrest in Split
In 1918–1920, a series of violent fights took place in the city of Split between Croats and Italians, culminating in a struggle on 11 July 1920 that resulted in the deaths of Captain Tommaso Gulli of the Italian protected cruiser Puglia, Croat civilian Matej Miš, and Italian sailor Aldo Rossi. The incidents were the cause of the destruction in Trieste of the Slovenian Cultural Centre by Italian Fascists.


1918–1920 unrest in Split, Background
The confrontations were the product of a centuries-long struggle for the control of the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea between South Slavs and Italians. During the second half of the 19th century Split saw antagonism between the pro-Italian Autonomist Party and the pro-Yugoslav People's Party.


1918–1920 unrest in Split, Background
Hostilities between the two ethnicities increased after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when Italian irredentists called for the annexation of several formerly Austro-Hungarian cities on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, which were home to both South Slavs and Italians, into Italy, and occupied several of them by force.