1938–39 Football League
Season | 1938–39 |
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Champions | Everton |
New Team in League | Ipswich Town |
← 1937–38 1939–40 → |
The 1938–39 season was the 47th season of the Football League.
Final league tables
[edit]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]
First Division
[edit]Season | 1938–39 |
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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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Second Division
[edit]Season | 1938–39 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Third Division North
[edit]Season | 1938–1939 |
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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 |
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Season | 1938–1939 |
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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 |
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League
- ^ Port Vale had been transferred from Third Division North for this season.
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Attendances
[edit]First Division
[edit]# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[5] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Aston Villa | 21 | 39,932 |
2 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 39,102 |
3 | Everton FC | 21 | 35,040 |
4 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 31,422 |
5 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 30,999 |
6 | Manchester United | 21 | 30,365 |
7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 29,328 |
8 | Birmingham FC | 21 | 25,528 |
9 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 25,141 |
10 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 23,154 |
11 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 23,073 |
12 | Stoke City | 21 | 22,392 |
13 | Brentford FC | 21 | 22,069 |
14 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 21,740 |
15 | Preston North End | 21 | 21,534 |
16 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 21,184 |
17 | Leeds United | 21 | 19,309 |
18 | Blackpool FC | 21 | 19,178 |
19 | Derby County | 21 | 19,101 |
20 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 16,490 |
21 | Leicester City | 21 | 16,225 |
22 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 12,064 |
Second Division
[edit]# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[6] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Newcastle United | 21 | 32,693 |
2 | Manchester City | 21 | 31,291 |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 29,397 |
4 | Millwall FC | 21 | 27,387 |
5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 27,147 |
6 | Sheffield United | 21 | 26,022 |
7 | West Ham United | 21 | 20,135 |
8 | Coventry City | 21 | 19,506 |
9 | Fulham FC | 21 | 18,679 |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 18,400 |
11 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 18,262 |
12 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 16,735 |
13 | Luton Town | 21 | 15,327 |
14 | Southampton FC | 21 | 14,596 |
15 | Norwich City | 21 | 14,242 |
16 | Burnley FC | 21 | 13,731 |
17 | Chesterfield FC | 21 | 13,272 |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 13,033 |
19 | Swansea Town | 21 | 10,843 |
20 | Bury FC | 21 | 10,175 |
21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 21 | 10,005 |
22 | Tranmere Rovers | 21 | 9,938 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "England 1938-39". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ a b c Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ "Ben Morton player profile". Swindon Town. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-1938-1939/1/
- ^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/eng-premier-league-1938-1939/1/
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.