Aston Villa won the competition, beating Huddersfield Town 1–0 in the final at Stamford Bridge, London.
If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week.
Participant numbers were down on previous editions of the tournament after many clubs from the lower levels of the English football pyramid (such as it was at the time) did not resume operations after the First World War.
Local leagues across the country were hit hard by the heavy loss of players during the years of conflict, while other clubs such as Croydon Common from competitions as strong as the Southern League First Division were wound up after their income streams disappeared during the four-season long competitive hiatus.
The Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge.