Season | 1939–40 |
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Champions | N/A (season abandoned) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
The abandoned 1939–40 season would have been the 48th season of The Football League. The kick-off in all divisions took place on Saturday 26 August 1939.[1] On Friday 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On Saturday 2 September 1939, all divisions of the Football League played their third game of the season.[1] These were the last fixtures before abandonment following the British declaration of war on Germany on Sunday 3 September 1939. Large gatherings of crowds were suspended with the implementation of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939.
Blackpool were leading the First Division when the season was abandoned.[2]
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[2] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[1]
Season | 1939–40 |
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Matches played | 33 |
Goals scored | 83 (2.52 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ted Drake Tommy Lawton (4 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Manchester United 4–0 Grimsby Town (26 August 1939) Stoke City 4–0 Charlton Athletic (26 Aug 1939) |
Biggest away win | Aston Villa 1–2 Everton (28 August 1939) Stoke City 1–2 Bolton Wanderers (28 August 1939) Sunderland 1–2 Huddersfield Town (30 August 1939) 0–1: three matches |
Highest scoring | Arsenal 5–2 Sunderland (2 September 1939) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Blackpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 6 | |
2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 | 5 | |
3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 | 5 | |
4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | 4 | |
5 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 4 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 4 | |
7 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 4 | |
8 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 4 | |
9 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 3 | |
10 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 3 | |
11 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 3 | |
12 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 | |
13 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 3 | |
14 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 2 | |
15 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 2 | |
16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 2 | |
17 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | |
18 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 2 | |
19 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 2 | |
20 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 1 | |
21 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 1 | Reprieved from relegation |
22 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 1 |
Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BLB | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | DER | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LIV | MUN | MID | POR | PNE | SHU | STK | SUN | WOL |
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Arsenal | 1–0 | 5–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aston Villa | 1–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Blackpool | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Brentford | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea | 3–2 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Derby County | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Everton | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Grimsby Town | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds United | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Liverpool | 1–0 | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester United | 4–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Middlesbrough | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Preston North End | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield United | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Stoke City | 1–2 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunderland | 3–0 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 |
Season | 1939–40 |
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Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
Biggest home win | Newcastle United 8–1 Swansea Town (2 September 1939) |
Biggest away win | Bradford Park Avenue 0–3 Luton Town (30 August 1939) |
Highest scoring | Newcastle United 8–1 Swansea Town (2 September 1939) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.000 | 5 | No promotion[a] |
2 | Birmingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.000 | 5 | |
3 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 4 | |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 4 | |
5 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 4 | |
6 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 4 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 4 | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 4 | |
9 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 3 | |
10 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 3 | |
11 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 3 | |
12 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1.000 | 3 | |
13 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 3 | |
14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.333 | 2 | |
15 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | |
16 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0.875 | 2 | |
17 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0.833 | 2 | |
18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 2 | |
19 | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 2 | |
20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 1 | |
21 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 1 | No relegation[a] |
22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.286 | 1 |
Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BPA | BUR | BRY | CHF | COV | FUL | LEI | LUT | MCI | MIL | NEW | NPC | NOT | PLY | SHW | SOU | SWA | TOT | WBA | WHU |
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Barnsley | 4–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford Park Avenue | 0–3 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Burnley | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bury | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chesterfield | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coventry City | 4–2 | 3–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fulham | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester City | 4–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Luton Town | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester City | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Millwall | 3–0 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle United | 8–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Newport County | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Southampton | 3–0 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Swansea Town | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | 3–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
West Ham United | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Season | 1939–40 |
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Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 87 (2.81 per match) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
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1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.000 | 6 |
2 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.000 | 5 |
3 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.500 | 5 |
3 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.500 | 5 |
5 | New Brighton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.200 | 4 |
6 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 |
7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 |
8 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.500 | 3 |
9 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.000 | 3 |
10 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.857 | 3 |
11 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.833 | 3 |
12 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.000 | 2 |
12 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 |
14 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.857 | 2 |
15 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.800 | 2 |
15 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.800 | 2 |
15 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.800 | 2 |
18 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.600 | 2 |
19 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.250 | 2 |
20 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.600 | 1 |
21 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.500 | 1 |
22 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0 |
Home \ Away | ACC | BRW | BRA | CRL | CHE | CRE | DAR | DON | GAT | HAL | HAR | HUL | LIN | NWB | OLD | ROC | ROT | SOU | STP | TRA | WRE | YOR |
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Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barrow | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bradford City | 0–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle United | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chester | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crewe Alexandra | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Darlington | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Doncaster Rovers | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gateshead | 0–3 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Halifax Town | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hartlepool | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hull City | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lincoln City | 0–2 | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Brighton | 2–1 | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rochdale | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rotherham United | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Southport | 1–1 | 3–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stockport County | 0–3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tranmere | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wrexham | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
York City | 2–2 |
Season | 1939–40 |
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Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
← 1938–39 1946–47 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
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1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.000 | 5 |
2 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.667 | 5 |
3 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 4 |
4 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.667 | 4 |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.250 | 4 |
6 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 4 |
7 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.889 | 4 |
8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.250 | 3 |
9 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 |
9 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 |
9 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 |
12 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 |
12 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 |
14 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 |
15 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.000 | 3 |
16 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.800 | 2 |
16 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.800 | 2 |
18 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.167 | 2 |
19 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.600 | 1 |
20 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 1 |
21 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.286 | 1 |
22 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 |
Home \ Away | ALD | B&BA | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CAR | CLA | CRY | EXE | IPS | MAN | NOR | NWC | NTC | PTV | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | TOR | WAL | WAT |
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Aldershot | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 10–0 | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bristol City | 3–3 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cardiff City | 2–4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Clapton Orient | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crystal Palace | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exeter City | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ipswich Town | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mansfield Town | 4–5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Northampton Town | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Norwich City | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notts County | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Port Vale | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reading | 5–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Southend | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Swindon Town | 2–2 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Torquay United | 2–2 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Walsall | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Watford | 1–1 | 1–2 |
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