 Shortly after war was declared, most competitions were abandoned as the country's attention turned to the war effort.Over 780 footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many of England's best teams were depleted – for example, Liverpool saw 76 players sign up, Wolves saw 91 sign up and Huddersfield Town, Leicester City and Charlton Athletic all saw over 60 players sign up for the war.Because of this many teams fielded guest players instead.