Seasons · Division One · Season 19

1938/39

Finished 13th · Manager Billy Hampson

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The season · Record

Played: 44
Won: 17
Drawn: 9
Lost: 18
For: 64
Against: 72
Points: 41

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 8–2; v Leicester City
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Everton
Clean sheets: 8
Top scorer: Hodgson; 21 goals
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 21,005

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1938/39
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Everton	42	27	5	10	88	52	+36	59
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	22	11	9	88	39	+49	55
3	Charlton Athletic	42	22	6	14	75	59	+16	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	20	9	13	93	74	+19	49
5	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	55	41	+14	47
6	Derby County	42	19	8	15	66	55	+11	46
7	Stoke City	42	17	12	13	71	68	+3	46
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	15	12	67	58	+9	45
9	Preston North End	42	16	12	14	63	59	+4	44
10	Grimsby Town	42	16	11	15	61	69	-8	43
11	Liverpool	42	14	14	14	62	63	-1	42
12	Aston Villa	42	15	11	16	71	60	+11	41
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	59	67	-8	41
14	Manchester United	42	11	16	15	57	65	-8	38
15	Blackpool	42	12	14	16	56	68	-12	38
16	Sunderland	42	13	12	17	54	67	-13	38
17	Portsmouth	42	12	13	17	47	70	-23	37
18	Brentford	42	14	8	20	53	74	-21	36
19	Huddersfield Town	42	12	11	19	58	64	-6	35
20	Chelsea	42	12	9	21	64	80	-16	33
21	Birmingham City	42	12	8	22	62	84	-22	32
22	Leicester City	42	9	11	22	48	82	-34	29

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 42 played

Division One fixtures, 1938/39
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Aug	H	Preston North End	2–1	19,255	Won 2–1 v Preston North End
31 Aug	H	Birmingham City	2–0	13,578	Won 2–0 v Birmingham City
3 Sep	A	Charlton Athletic	0–2	30,383	Lost 0–2 v Charlton Athletic
5 Sep	A	Stoke City	1–1	16,052	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
10 Sep	H	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	20,381	Lost 1–2 v Bolton Wanderers
17 Sep	A	Huddersfield Town	1–0	19,793	Won 1–0 v Huddersfield Town
24 Sep	A	Liverpool	0–3	32,197	Lost 0–3 v Liverpool
1 Oct	H	Leicester City	8–2	15,001	Won 8–2 v Leicester City
8 Oct	A	Middlesbrough	2–1	23,009	Won 2–1 v Middlesbrough
15 Oct	H	Wolves	1–0	25,860	Won 1–0 v Wolves
22 Oct	A	Everton	0–4	30,747	Lost 0–4 v Everton
29 Oct	H	Portsmouth	2–2	18,055	Drew 2–2 v Portsmouth
5 Nov	A	Arsenal	3–2	39,092	Won 3–2 v Arsenal
12 Nov	H	Brentford	3–2	22,555	Won 3–2 v Brentford
19 Nov	A	Blackpool	2–1	16,612	Won 2–1 v Blackpool
26 Nov	H	Derby County	1–4	34,158	Lost 1–4 v Derby County
3 Dec	A	Grimsby Town	2–3	11,202	Lost 2–3 v Grimsby Town
10 Dec	H	Sunderland	3–3	20,853	Drew 3–3 v Sunderland
17 Dec	A	Aston Villa	1–2	28,990	Lost 1–2 v Aston Villa
24 Dec	A	Preston North End	0–2	18,424	Lost 0–2 v Preston North End
26 Dec	H	Chelsea	1–1	27,586	Drew 1–1 v Chelsea
27 Dec	A	Chelsea	2–2	32,692	Drew 2–2 v Chelsea
31 Dec	H	Charlton Athletic	2–1	18,774	Won 2–1 v Charlton Athletic
14 Jan	A	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	14,893	Drew 2–2 v Bolton Wanderers
28 Jan	H	Liverpool	1–1	13,679	Drew 1–1 v Liverpool
4 Feb	A	Leicester City	0–2	12,618	Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
11 Feb	H	Middlesbrough	0–1	18,273	Lost 0–1 v Middlesbrough
18 Feb	A	Wolves	1–4	31,977	Lost 1–4 v Wolves
25 Feb	H	Everton	1–2	21,728	Lost 1–2 v Everton
8 Mar	A	Portsmouth	0–2	14,469	Lost 0–2 v Portsmouth
11 Mar	H	Arsenal	4–2	22,160	Won 4–2 v Arsenal
18 Mar	A	Brentford	1–0	21,480	Won 1–0 v Brentford
25 Mar	H	Blackpool	1–0	21,818	Won 1–0 v Blackpool
1 Apr	A	Derby County	0–1	11,278	Lost 0–1 v Derby County
7 Apr	A	Manchester United	0–0	35,564	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
8 Apr	H	Grimsby Town	0–1	19,700	Lost 0–1 v Grimsby Town
10 Apr	H	Manchester United	3–1	13,771	Won 3–1 v Manchester United
15 Apr	A	Sunderland	1–2	10,913	Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
19 Apr	H	Huddersfield Town	2–1	12,006	Won 2–1 v Huddersfield Town
22 Apr	H	Aston Villa	2–0	14,241	Won 2–0 v Aston Villa
29 Apr	A	Birmingham City	0–4	12,522	Lost 0–4 v Birmingham City
6 May	H	Stoke City	0–0	12,048	Drew 0–0 v Stoke City

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1938/39
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
17 Jan	H	Bournemouth	3–1	10,114	Won 3–1 v Bournemouth
21 Jan	H	Huddersfield Town	2–4	43,702	Lost 2–4 v Huddersfield Town