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The 1938–39 season was the 47th season of the Football League.
| Season | 1938–39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton |
| New Team in League | Ipswich Town |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Match results are drawn from The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and Rothmans[2] for the First Division and from Rothmans for the Second Division and for the two Third Divisions.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals, if the teams had a positive goal difference. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
From the 1922–23 season, the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South were required to apply for re-election.[2]
| Season | 1938–39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton 5th English title |
| Relegated | Birmingham Leicester City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,418 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Lawton (35 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough 9–2 Blackpool (10 December 1938) Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 Everton (22 February 1939) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester City 1–5 Charlton Athletic (9 February 1939) Charlton Athletic 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (10 December 1938) Sunderland 1–5 Aston Villa (26 December 1938) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough 9–2 Blackpool (10 December 1938) |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton (C) | 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 (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Leicester City (R) | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 82 | 0.585 | 29 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | DER | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MUN | MID | POR | PNE | STK | SUN | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Birmingham | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Brentford | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–4 | |
| Chelsea | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | |
| Derby County | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Everton | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Leeds United | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester City | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 9–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
| Season | 1938–39 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Blackburn Rovers |
| Promoted | Blackburn Rovers Sheffield United |
| Relegated | Norwich City Tranmere Rovers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,441 (3.12 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hugh Billington (28 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Sheffield Wednesday 7–0 Norwich City (19 November 1938) |
| Biggest away win | Tranmere Rovers 3–9 Manchester City (26 December 1938) |
| Highest scoring | Tranmere Rovers 3–9 Manchester City (26 December 1938) |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 94 | 60 | 1.567 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Sheffield United (P) | 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 (R) | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 91 | 0.549 | 31 | Relegation to the Third Division South |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers (R) | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 99 | 0.394 | 17 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | BLB | BPA | BUR | BRY | CHF | COV | FUL | LUT | MCI | MIL | NEW | NWC | NOT | PLY | SHU | SHW | SOU | SWA | TOT | TRA | WBA | WHU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 6–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 0–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | |
| Burnley | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Bury | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Fulham | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Luton Town | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 6–2 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Manchester City | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 1–2 | 1–6 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | |
| Millwall | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| Norwich City | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Southampton | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Swansea Town | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–9 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| West Ham United | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–1 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams
| Season | 1938–1939 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Barnsley (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,609 (3.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Wally Hunt (Carlisle United), 32 [3] |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnsley | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2.765 | 67 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 1.851 | 56 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 1.589 | 52 | |
| 4 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1.389 | 50 | |
| 5 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 1.288 | 49 | |
| 6 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 1.257 | 49 | |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 1.122 | 46 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 1.171 | 44 | |
| 9 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 1.182 | 43 | |
| 10 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 1.104 | 42 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.963 | 42 | |
| 13 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 1.015 | 41 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 0.835 | 41 | |
| 15 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 53 | 1.122 | 39 | |
| 16 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 0.932 | 39 | |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 59 | 0.717 | 33 | |
| 18 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 62 | 0.674 | 33 | |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 78 | 0.595 | 33 | |
| 20 | York City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 58 | 0.696 | 32 | |
| 21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 0.585 | 31 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 0.476 | 20 |
Source: rsssf.com
Results
| Home \ Away | ACC | BAR | BRW | BRA | CRL | CHE | CRE | DAR | DON | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | LIN | NWB | OLD | ROC | ROT | SOU | STP | WRE | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Barnsley | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Barrow | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
| Carlisle United | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Chester | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 8–2 | |
| Darlington | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 7–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Gateshead | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | |
| Halifax Town | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Hartlepool | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Hull City | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 11–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 8–3 | 3–3 | |
| New Brighton | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | |
| Rochdale | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southport | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Stockport County | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Wrexham | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| York City | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams
| Season | 1938–1939 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newport County (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,319 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ben Morton (Swindon Town), 28 [3][4] |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 1.289 | 55 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 1.365 | 52 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 1.388 | 49 | |
| 4 | Watford | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 1.216 | 46 | |
| 5 | Reading | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 1.169 | 46 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 1.388 | 44 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town[a] | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 1.192 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 0.968 | 44 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 52 | 0.935 | 44 | |
| 10 | Aldershot | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 0.803 | 44 | |
| 11 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 1.093 | 43 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 51 | 0.953 | 41 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 42 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 0.938 | 41 | |
| 14 | Exeter City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 0.793 | 40 | |
| 15 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 0.897 | 39 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 0.710 | 39 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 0.879 | 38 | |
| 18 | Port Vale[b] | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 35 | 0.897 | 37 | |
| 19 | Torquay United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 0.771 | 37 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 39 | 0.964 | 35 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 0.986 | 33 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 0.902 | 33 |
- New club in the league; elected from Southern League
- Port Vale had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
Results
| Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CLA | CRY | EXE | IPS | MAN | NPC | NOR | NTC | PTV | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–4 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | |
| Clapton Orient | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Crystal Palace | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | |
| Exeter City | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
| Ipswich Town | 7–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Newport County | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Port Vale | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Reading | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Southend | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–0 | |
| Torquay United | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Walsall | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Watford | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 |
Maps
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams
Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams
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