English League Tables

1937/38 Tables◄ 1938/39 Tables ►1939/40 Tables

Football League First Division  1938/39

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59 Champions
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55 Runners Up 
3rd  Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50 -
4th  Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49 -
5th  Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47 -
6th  Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 1.200 46 -
7th  Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 1.044 46 -
8th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 1.155 45 -
9th  Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44 -
10th  Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43 -
11th  Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42 -
12th  Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41 -
13th  Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41 -
14th  Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38 -
15th  Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 0.824 38 -
16th  Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0.806 38 -
17th  Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0.671 37 -
18th  Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0.716 36 -
19th  Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0.906 35 -
20th  Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0.800 33 -
21st  Birmingham 42 12 8 22 62 84 0.738 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Leicester City 42 9 11 22 48 82 0.585 29 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1938/39

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Blackburn Rovers 42 25 5 12 94 60 1.567 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Sheffield United 42 20 14 8 69 41 1.683 54 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 11 10 88 59 1.492 53 -
4th  Coventry City 42 21 8 13 62 45 1.378 50 -
5th  Manchester City 42 21 7 14 96 72 1.333 49 -
6th  Chesterfield 42 20 9 13 69 52 1.327 49 -
7th  Luton Town 42 22 5 15 82 66 1.242 49 -
8th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 67 62 1.081 47 -
9th  Newcastle United 42 18 10 14 61 48 1.271 46 -
10th  West Bromwich Albion 42 18 9 15 89 72 1.236 45 -
11th  West Ham United 42 17 10 15 70 52 1.346 44 -
12th  Fulham 42 17 10 15 61 55 1.109 44 -
13th  Millwall 42 14 14 14 64 53 1.208 42 -
14th  Burnley 42 15 9 18 50 56 0.893 39 -
15th  Plymouth Argyle 42 15 8 19 49 55 0.891 38 -
16th  Bury 42 12 13 17 65 74 0.878 37 -
17th  Bradford Park Avenue 42 12 11 19 61 82 0.744 35 -
18th  Southampton 42 13 9 20 56 82 0.683 35 -
19th  Swansea Town 42 11 12 15 50 83 0.602 34 -
20th  Nottingham Forest 42 10 11 21 49 82 0.598 31 -
21st  Norwich City 42 13 5 24 50 91 0.549 31 ▼Relegated
22nd  Tranmere Rovers 42 6 5 31 39 99 0.394 17 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1938/39

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Barnsley 42 30 7 5 94 34 2.765 67 ▲Champions
2nd  Doncaster Rovers 42 21 14 7 87 47 1.851 56 Runners Up
3rd  Bradford City 42 22 8 12 89 56 1.589 52 -
4th  Southport 42 20 10 12 75 54 1.389 50 -
5th  Oldham Athletic 42 22 5 15 76 59 1.288 49 -
6th  Chester 42 20 9 13 88 70 1.257 49 -
7th  Hull City 42 18 10 14 83 74 1.122 46 -
8th  Crewe Alexandra 42 19 6 17 82 70 1.171 44 -
9th  Stockport County 42 17 9 16 91 77 1.182 43 -
10th  Gateshead 42 14 14 14 74 67 1.104 42 -
11th  Rotherham United 42 17 8 17 64 64 1.000 42 -
12th  Halifax Town 42 13 16 13 52 54 0.963 42 -
13th  Barrow 42 16 9 17 66 65 1.015 41 -
14th  Wrexham 42 17 7 18 66 79 0.835 41 -
15th  Rochdale 42 15 9 18 92 82 1.122 39 -
16th  New Brighton 42 15 9 18 68 73 0.932 39 -
17th  Lincoln City 42 12 9 21 66 92 0.717 33 -
18th  Darlington 42 13 7 22 62 92 0.674 33 -
19th  Carlisle United 42 13 7 22 66 111 0.595 33 -
20th  York City 42 12 8 22 64 92 0.696 32 -
21st  Hartlepools United 42 12 7 23 55 94 0.585 31 Re Elected
22nd  Accrington Stanley 42 7 6 29 49 103 0.476 20 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Five non-league sides challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
38 Hartlepools United Re Elected to the League
28 Accrington Stanley Re Elected to the League
22 Shrewsbury Town Not Elected to the League
5 South Liverpool Not Elected to the League
4 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Not Elected to the League
0 Burton Town Not Elected to the League
0 Wigan Athletic Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1938/39

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Newport County 42 22 11 9 58 45 1.289 55 ▲Champions
2nd  Crystal Palace 42 20 12 10 71 52 1.365 52 Runners Up
3rd  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 19 11 12 68 49 1.388 49 -
4th  Watford 42 17 12 13 62 51 1.216 46 -
5th  Reading 42 16 14 12 69 59 1.169 46 -
6th  Queens Park Rangers 42 15 14 13 68 49 1.388 44 -
7th  Ipswich Town 42 16 12 14 62 52 1.192 44 -
8th  Bristol City 42 16 12 14 61 63 0.968 44 -
9th  Swindon Town 42 18 8 16 72 77 0.935 44 -
10th  Aldershot 42 16 12 14 53 66 0.803 44 -
11th  Notts County 42 17 9 16 59 54 1.093 43 -
12th  Southend United 42 16 9 17 61 64 0.953 41 -
13th  Cardiff City 42 15 11 16 61 65 0.938 41 -
14th  Exeter City 42 13 14 15 65 82 0.793 40 -
15th  Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic 42 13 13 16 52 58 0.897 39 -
16th  Mansfield Town 42 12 15 15 44 62 0.710 39 -
17th  Northampton Town 42 15 8 19 51 58 0.879 38 -
18th  Port Vale 42 14 9 19 52 58 0.897 37 -
19th  Torquay United 42 14 9 19 54 70 0.771 37 -
20th  Clapton Orient 42 11 13 18 53 55 0.964 35 -
21st  Walsall 42 11 11 20 68 69 0.986 33 Re Elected
22nd  Bristol Rovers 42 10 13 19 55 61 0.902 33 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Three Southern League clubs challenged the two clubs seeking re-election in the vote for League membership.
Votes Club End Result
45 Bristol Rovers Re Elected to the League
36 Walsall Re Elected to the League
15 Gillingham Not Elected to the League
1 Chelmsford City Not Elected to the League
1 Colchester United Not Elected to the League

1937/38 Tables◄ 1938/39 Tables ►1939/40 Tables