The 1945–1946 season marked the 66th season of competitive football in England.

The 1945–46 football season marked the return to peacetime play following the abbreviated 1939–40 season, disrupted by World War II. On May 7, as the war was concluding, an announcement was made regarding the resumption of the FA Cup. The 44 clubs from the top two divisions of the 1938–39 season were allocated to the Football League North and Football League South, without promotion and relegation from the preceding peacetime season. This arrangement underwent extensive debate among the clubs over the subsequent two months. Wolverhampton Wanderers advocated for an immediate return to a peacetime Football League, akin to the setup in France. However, a consensus was reached at The Football League’s annual meeting in London on July 25, resolving to continue with regional leagues for one additional season.^[2]

To make up for the lack of quality matches, all FA Cup rounds from round one up to and including the quarter-finals were made two-legged ties (rather than the traditional single matches) with the aggregate score determining who went through to the next round. Derby County eventually won the Cup.

Starting from the following season, a complete football schedule was reinstated, encompassing The Football League along with international matches.

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition