ENGLISH LEAGUE, 1917-1918. (LANCASHIRE SECTION). R. THOMPSON, CAPTAIN. T. FLEETWOOD, SUB-CAPTAIN. Goals Date. Club. Where Played. For. Agst. 1917 Sept. 1 Southport Central ........... Home 6 1 L " 8 Southport Central ........... Away 2 0 L " 15 Burnley ..................... Home 9 0 L " 22 Burnley ..................... Away 5 0 L " 29 Liverpool ................... Home 2 2 L Oct. 6 Liverpool ................... Away 0 6 L " 13 Manchester United ........... Home 3 0 L " 20 Manchester United ........... Away 0 0 L " 27 Stockport County ............ Away 0 0 L Nov. 3 Stockport County ............ Home 2 3 L " 10 Oldham Athletic ............. Away 3 1 L " 17 Oldham Athletic ............. Home 4 2 L " 24 Bury ........................ Away 5 2 L Dec. 1 Bury ........................ Home 7 1 L " 8 Stoke ....................... Away 0 3 L " 15 Stoke ....................... Home 3 2 L " 22 Preston North End ........... Away 1 0 L " 25 Liverpool ................... Away 0 4 F " 26 Liverpool ................... Home 5 3 F " 29 Preston North End ........... Home 6 0 L 1918 Jan. 5 Blackpool ................... Away 0 1 L " 12 Blackpool ................... Home 7 2 L " 19 Manchester City ............. Away 2 0 L " 26 Manchester City ............. Home 0 0 L Feb. 2 Rochdale .................... Away 2 2 L " 9 Rochdale .................... Home 2 2 L " 16 Blackburn Rovers ............ Away 6 0 L " 23 Blackburn Rovers ............ Home 2 1 L Mar. 2 Port Vale ................... Away 1 0 L " 9 Port Vale ................... Home 7 0 L " 16 Bolton Wanderers ............ Away 3 2 L " 23 Bolton Wanderers ............ Home 2 3 L SUBSIDIARY COMPETITION. 1918 Jan. 1 Liverpool ................... Away 1 4 L Mar. 29 Liverpool ................... Home 3 2 L " 30 Stockport County ............ Home 4 0 L April 6 Stockport County ............ Away 1 0 L " 13 Southport Central ........... Home 6 1 L " 20 Southport Central ........... Away 4 0 L CHARITY MATCHES. 1918 April 27 Sheffield United ............ Home 1 1 May 4 Sheffield United ............ Away 2 2 " 11 Tranmere R. & South L'pool .. Home 1 3 " 18 Liverpool ................... Home 1 3 L means League. F Friendly. N.B.——Owing to the War the League Championship Competition was discontinued and the above series of Matches substituted.