ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈoʊnli sˈɪks sˈiːzənz wˌɛɹ ðə tˈaɪɾəl wʌz nˌɑːt kəmpˈiːɾɪd fɔːɹ, ðɪs wʌz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z wˈɛn, dˈuː tə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, mˈɛnɪəv ðə plˈeɪɚz ɪn fˈʊtbɔːl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz ˈɔːl ˌoʊvɚ ðə kˈʌntɹi wɜː kˈɔːld ˌʌp tə fˈaɪt ænd ðˈʌs ðə lˈiːɡz wɜː pˌʊt ˌɔn hˈoʊld.
There were only six seasons where the title was not competed for, this was during part of the 1940s when, due to World War II, many of the players in football competitions all over the country were called up to fight and thus the leagues were put on hold.