Wednesday are relegated to the 2nd Division (Tier 2).

The first campaign after WW1, proves to be a terrible one for Wednesday.  Twenty-seven players make their debut and with just seven wins from forty-two matches they finish rock bottom.  Wednesday are also dumped out of the FA Cup by non-league Darlington.

The strain proves to be too much for Arthur Dickinson, who tenders his resignation halfway through the season.  He is persuaded to see the season out but leaves the club at the end of the season after forty-four years with the club, twenty-eight years as Club Secretary.  That paves the way for a huge clearout of players - some 21 being either released or made available for transfer.