1938-39_in_English_football
1938–39 in English football
64th season of competitive football in England
The 1938–39 season was the 64th season of competitive football in England.
Quick Facts Season, Men's football ...
Season | 1938–39 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | Everton | |||
Football League Second Division | Blackburn Rovers | |||
FA Cup | Portsmouth | |||
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More information Competition, Winner ...
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Main article: 1938–39 Football League
First Division
More information Pos, Team ...
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Everton | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 52 | 1.692 | 59 | |
2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 2.256 | 55 | |
3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 50 | |
4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 93 | 74 | 1.257 | 49 | |
5 | Arsenal | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 41 | 1.341 | 47 | |
6 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 46 | |
7 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 46 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 45 | |
9 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 44 | |
10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 43 | |
11 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 | |
12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 41 | |
13 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 0.881 | 41 | |
14 | Manchester United | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 0.877 | 38 | |
15 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 68 | 0.824 | 38 | |
16 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 38 | |
17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 37 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 53 | 74 | 0.716 | 36 | |
19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 0.906 | 35 | |
20 | Chelsea | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 80 | 0.800 | 33 | |
21 | Birmingham | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Leicester City | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 82 | 0.585 | 29 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 94 | 60 | 1.567 | 55 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | 54 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 59 | 1.492 | 53 | |
4 | Coventry City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 45 | 1.378 | 50 | |
5 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 72 | 1.333 | 49 | |
6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 52 | 1.327 | 49 | |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 66 | 1.242 | 49 | |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 62 | 1.081 | 47 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 1.271 | 46 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 89 | 72 | 1.236 | 45 | |
11 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 52 | 1.346 | 44 | |
12 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 44 | |
13 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 1.208 | 42 | |
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 39 | |
15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 55 | 0.891 | 38 | |
16 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 74 | 0.878 | 37 | |
17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 0.744 | 35 | |
18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 82 | 0.683 | 35 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 83 | 0.602 | 34 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 0.598 | 31 | |
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 91 | 0.549 | 31 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
22 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 99 | 0.394 | 17 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Barnsley | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 34 | 2.765 | 67 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 87 | 47 | 1.851 | 56 | |
3 | Bradford City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 89 | 56 | 1.589 | 52 | |
4 | Southport | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 54 | 1.389 | 50 | |
5 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 76 | 59 | 1.288 | 49 | |
6 | Chester | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 88 | 70 | 1.257 | 49 | |
7 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 83 | 74 | 1.122 | 46 | |
8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 82 | 70 | 1.171 | 44 | |
9 | Stockport County | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 91 | 77 | 1.182 | 43 | |
10 | Gateshead | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 67 | 1.104 | 42 | |
11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 42 | |
12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 52 | 54 | 0.963 | 42 | |
13 | Barrow | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 41 | |
14 | Wrexham | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 41 | |
15 | Rochdale | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 92 | 82 | 1.122 | 39 | |
16 | New Brighton | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 73 | 0.932 | 39 | |
17 | Lincoln City | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 66 | 92 | 0.717 | 33 | |
18 | Darlington | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 62 | 92 | 0.674 | 33 | |
19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 111 | 0.595 | 33 | |
20 | York City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 64 | 92 | 0.696 | 32 | |
21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 55 | 94 | 0.585 | 31 | Re-elected |
22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 49 | 103 | 0.476 | 20 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Newport County | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 45 | 1.289 | 55 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 52 | |
3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 49 | |
4 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 51 | 1.216 | 46 | |
5 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 59 | 1.169 | 46 | |
6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 44 | |
7 | Ipswich Town | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 52 | 1.192 | 44 | |
8 | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 63 | 0.968 | 44 | |
9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 77 | 0.935 | 44 | |
10 | Aldershot | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | 44 | |
11 | Notts County | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | 43 | |
12 | Southend United | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 41 | |
13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 65 | 0.938 | 41 | |
14 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 82 | 0.793 | 40 | |
15 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 39 | |
16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 0.710 | 39 | |
17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 58 | 0.879 | 38 | |
18 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 37 | |
19 | Torquay United | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 0.771 | 37 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 55 | 0.964 | 35 | |
21 | Walsall | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 68 | 69 | 0.986 | 33 | Re-elected |
22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 61 | 0.902 | 33 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Tommy Lawton (Everton) – 35 goals[1]
Second Division
- Hugh Billington (Luton Town) – 28 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Wally Hunt (Carlisle United) – 32 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Ben Morton (Swindon Town) – 28 goals[2]
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.