Season Fixtures

Season 1939-40

 

First Division
PtnChange from last SeasonFirst DivisionPld W D L F AWDLFAG AvePtsFA Cup
1 Blackpool320042100102.506 
2D 2Sheffield United310021110103.005 
3 Arsenal320062010222.005 
4 Liverpool320051001122.004 
5 Everton301011110431.254 
6 Bolton Wanderers310021101441.204 
7 Derby County320030001031.004 
8 Charlton Athletic310020101140.754 
9 Stoke City310152010221.753 
10 Manchester United310040011131.673 
11 Chelsea311043001011.003 
12 Brentford310010011231.003 
13 Grimsby Town311020001040.503 
14 Aston Villa310132001011.002 
15 Sunderland310142001250.862 
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers301022011120.752 
17 Huddersfield Town300101101220.672 
18 Portsmouth310021002140.602 
19 Preston North End302000001020.002 
20D 2Blackburn Rovers301022002130.601 
21 Middlesbrough301022002160.381 
22 Leeds United300202010000.001 
Division 2
PtnChange from last SeasonSecond DivisionPld W D L F AWDLFAG AvePtsFA Cup
1 Luton Town310030110417.005 
2D 1 Birmingham320040010115.005 
3 Coventry City311075010111.334 
4 Plymouth Argyle300113200301.334 
5 West Ham United310123100311.254 
6D 1Leicester City310043101221.204 
7 Tottenham Hotspur301011110541.204 
8 Nottingham Forest320041001141.004 
9 Millwall310132010221.253 
10D 3SNewport County311042001121.253 
11 Manchester City311031001341.203 
12 West Bromwich Albion300134110541.003 
13 Bury310031011140.803 
14 Newcastle United310081002051.332 
15 Chesterfield210020001021.002 
16D 3NBarnsley310041002370.882 
17 Southampton310143001130.832 
18 Sheffield Wednesday310132001030.602 
19 Swansea Town300112101490.452 
20 Fulham301011002250.501 
21 Burnley201011001020.331 
22 Bradford301125001020.291 
Third Division North
PtnChange from last SeasonThird Division NorthPld W D L F AWDLFAG AvePtsFA Cup
1 Accrington Stanley310020200416.006 
2 Halifax Town311031100306.005 
3 Chester320030010222.505 
4 Darlington310010110422.505 
5 New Brighton320063001021.204 
6 Rochdale320020001021.004 
7 Crewe Alexandra201000100303.003 
8 Wrexham310020011121.503 
9 Lincoln City310144010221.003 
10D 2Tranmere Rovers310031011351.003 
11 Rotherham United311043001130.833 
12 Carlisle United210020001131.002 
13 Hull City201022010111.002 
14 Gateshead310133001340.862 
15 Barrow301134010110.802 
16 Doncaster Rovers310020002250.802 
17 Southport302044001010.802 
18 Oldham Athletic310031002040.602 
19 Hartlepools United301011011030.252 
20 York City301022002130.601 
21 Bradford City300102011340.501 
22 Stockport County20010300102 -5.000 
Third Division South
PtnChange from last SeasonThird Division SouthPld W D L F AWDLFAG AvePtsFA Cup
1 Reading320060010224.005 
2 Exeter City301022200311.675 
3 Notts County210021100422.004 
4 Ipswich Town311031010221.674 
5 Brighton & Hove Albion311021010331.254 
6 Cardiff City300124200311.004 
7 Crystal Palace310030101590.894 
8 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic3110122001123.253 
9 Mansfield Town300145110431.003 
10 Bristol City301145100101.003 
11D 2Norwich City300112110321.003 
12 Torquay United302022010221.003 
13 Clapton Orient302022010111.003 
14 Southend United310032011011.003 
15 Walsall310010011231.003 
16 Queens Park Rangers301022011230.802 
17 Watford301123010220.802 
18 Northampton Town3101220010100.172 
19 Aldershot300101011340.601 
20 Swindon Town301123001010.501 
21 Bristol Rovers301022002050.291 
22 Port Vale200101010000.001 

 

The War Years

 

The War Cup
Football League (War) Cup 1940
  West Ham United 4 0Blackburn Rovers   Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London  
 
Football League (War) Cup Semi-Finals 1940
  Blackburn Rovers 1 0Newcastle United   Ewood Park, Blackburn  
  West Ham United 4 3Fulham   Stamford Bridge, London  
Western
Home Away
Ptn   Western Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 1Stoke City22 10 1 0 29 10 3 4 4 28 31 1.39 31
2D 1Liverpool22 6 4 1 34 19 6 1 4 32 21 1.65 29
3D 1Everton22 8 1 2 41 18 4 3 4 23 15 1.94 28
4D 1Manchester United22 9 0 2 46 16 5 0 6 28 25 1.8 28
5D 2Manchester City22 6 3 2 43 24 6 1 4 30 17 1.78 28
6D 3NWrexham22 8 3 0 35 17 2 2 7 10 33 0.9 25
7D 3NNew Brighton22 7 2 2 35 15 3 1 7 20 37 1.06 23
8 D 3SPort Vale22 7 0 4 34 25 3 2 6 18 31 0.93 22
9D 3NChester22 5 3 3 26 20 2 2 7 14 31 0.78 19
10D 3NCrewe Alexandra22 6 0 5 30 25 0 1 10 14 54 0.56 13
11D 3NStockport County22 4 1 6 23 25 0 2 9 22 54 0.57 11
12D 3NTranmere Rovers22 2 2 7 26 40 0 1 10 15 53 0.44 7
 
North Western
HomeAway
    North Western Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 2Bury22 9 0 2 38 11 7 2 2 26 19 2.13 34
2D 1Preston North End22 9 1 1 34 13 6 1 4 24 14 2.15 32
3D 1Blackpool22 9 2 0 51 16 4 4 3 22 20 2.03 32
4D 1Bolton Wanderers22 10 0 1 30 6 3 4 4 25 24 1.83 30
5D 3NOldham Athletic22 8 1 2 40 24 3 1 7 15 37 0.9 24
6D 2Burnley22 7 3 1 35 11 2 2 7 13 32 1.12 23
7D 3NBarrow22 7 2 3 36 25 1 2 7 18 32 0.95 20
8D 1Blackburn Rovers22 4 2 4 17 15 3 2 7 20 25 0.93 18
9D 3NRochdale22 3 4 4 23 23 2 1 8 15 35 0.66 15
10D 3NSouthport22 4 3 4 21 24 1 1 9 13 38 0.55 14
11D 3NCarlisle United22 4 2 6 25 25 0 2 8 13 43 0.56 12
12D 3NAccrington Stanley22 1 4 5 18 24 1 2 9 13 49 0.42 10
 
Midland
Home Away
    Midland Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 1Wolverhampton Wanderers28 13 0 2 56 21 6 3 4 20 23 1.73 41
2D 2West Bromwich Albion28 14 2 1 58 18 4 2 5 29 33 1.71 40
3D 2Coventry City28 9 1 3 48 24 4 2 9 20 33 1.19 29
4D 2Birmingham28 3 3 2 17 10 9 2 9 39 50 0.93 29
5D 2Luton Town28 8 1 7 52 42 2 3 7 24 46 0.86 24
6 D 3SNorthampton Town28 6 6 3 30 20 1 2 10 18 39 0.81 22
7D 2Leicester City28 6 3 5 32 26 1 3 10 19 45 0.72 20
8 D 3SWalsall28 4 3 7 26 33 3 2 9 25 50 0.61 19
 
East Midland
Home Away
    East Midland Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 2Chesterfield20 10 0 0 49 6 4 2 4 20 17 3 30
2D 2Barnsley20 7 2 1 23 15 3 3 4 20 14 1.48 25
3D 1Sheffield United20 8 0 1 29 7 4 1 6 17 27 1.35 25
4D 1Grimsby Town20 9 1 0 32 16 1 1 8 8 28 0.91 22
5 D 3SMansfield Town20 8 2 1 37 22 1 1 7 12 26 1.02 21
6D 3NDoncaster Rovers20 6 2 2 23 17 1 2 7 14 28 0.82 18
7D 3NLincoln City20 5 0 5 21 21 4 0 6 21 32 0.79 18
8D 3NRotherham United20 5 2 3 15 17 2 2 6 9 25 0.57 18
9D 2Sheffield Wednesday20 4 2 4 15 15 1 3 6 18 27 0.79 15
10D 2Nottingham Forest20 5 4 1 26 12 0 0 10 11 31 0.86 14
11 D 3SNotts County20 5 1 4 21 21 1 1 8 19 36 0.7 14
 
North Eastern
HomeAway
    North Eastern Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 1Huddersfield Town20 8 1 1 28 10 7 3 0 26 12 2.45 34
2D 2Newcastle United20 6 1 3 39 20 6 0 4 20 19 1.51 25
3D 1Middlesbrough20 5 3 2 31 14 4 1 5 18 28 1.17 22
4D 2Bradford19 7 0 2 20 9 3 2 5 24 29 1.16 22
5D 1Leeds United18 7 1 1 23 11 2 2 5 13 16 1.33 21
6 D 3NBradford City19 7 0 2 27 11 1 4 5 14 26 1.11 20
7D 3NHull City20 6 1 3 26 18 2 0 8 9 23 0.85 17
8D 3NYork City20 5 1 4 18 17 3 0 7 18 34 0.71 17
9D 3NDarlington19 5 2 3 29 19 1 1 7 15 37 0.79 15
10D 3NHartlepools United20 5 1 4 20 19 1 0 9 7 28 0.57 13
11D 3NHalifax Town19 2 2 6 19 25 1 0 8 9 28 0.53 8
 
South A
Home Away
    South A Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 1Arsenal18 6 2 0 32 10 7 2 1 30 12 2.82 30
2D 2West Ham United18 8 0 1 34 14 4 1 4 23 19 1.73 25
3D 2Millwall18 4 5 0 31 14 4 0 5 15 24 1.21 21
4 D 3SWatford18 7 0 2 29 9 2 3 4 15 29 1.16 21
5 D 3SNorwich City18 6 1 2 28 18 1 5 3 13 18 1.14 20
6D 1Charlton Athletic18 4 1 4 34 28 4 0 5 27 30 1.05 17
7 D 3SCrystal Palace18 3 3 3 17 18 2 0 7 22 38 0.7 13
8 D 3SClapton Orient18 3 1 5 19 29 2 2 5 9 31 0.47 13
9D 2Tottenham Hotspur18 3 1 6 23 20 2 1 5 14 23 0.86 12
10 D 3SSouthend United18 3 0 6 18 20 1 0 8 12 41 0.49 8
 
South B
Home Away
    South B Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1 D 3SQueens Park Rangers18 8 1 0 27 11 4 1 4 22 15 1.88 26
2 D 3SBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic18 7 2 0 27 9 4 0 5 25 28 1.41 24
3D 1Chelsea18 6 3 0 23 12 3 2 4 22 25 1.22 23
4 D 3SReading18 7 1 1 33 17 3 1 5 14 25 1.12 22
5D 1Brentford18 6 1 2 27 21 2 1 6 15 20 1.02 18
6D 2Fulham18 6 0 3 33 26 1 4 4 17 25 0.98 18
7D 1Portsmouth18 6 0 3 26 16 1 2 6 11 26 0.88 16
8 D 3SAldershot18 4 3 2 24 18 1 1 7 14 32 0.76 14
9 D 3SBrighton & Hove Albion18 5 1 3 28 16 0 0 9 14 37 0.79 11
10D 2Southampton18 4 0 5 26 23 0 0 9 15 41 0.64 8
 
South C
Home Away
    South C Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1D 2Tottenham Hotspur18 6 2 2 25 17 5 2 1 18 13 1.43 26
2D 2West Ham United18 6 2 1 23 9 4 2 3 30 19 1.89 24
3 D 1Arsenal18 6 1 1 23 9 3 4 3 18 17 1.58 23
4D 1Brentford18 5 2 2 25 14 3 2 4 17 20 1.24 20
5D 2Millwall18 5 1 3 25 15 2 4 3 11 15 1.2 19
6D 1Charlton Athletic18 4 3 2 25 20 3 1 5 14 16 1.08 18
7D 2Fulham18 5 1 3 20 17 3 0 6 18 25 0.9 17
8D 2Southampton18 4 2 3 18 21 1 1 7 10 34 0.51 13
9D 1Chelsea18 3 1 5 18 27 1 2 6 15 26 0.62 11
10D 1Portsmouth18 2 3 4 12 16 1 0 8 14 29 0.58 9
 
South D
Home Away
    South D Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1 D 3SCrystal Palace18 7 1 1 42 11 6 0 3 23 19 2.17 27
2 D 3SQueens Park Rangers18 7 1 1 26 12 3 2 4 12 16 1.36 23
3 D 3SWatford18 6 3 0 29 10 1 4 4 12 19 1.41 21
4 D 3SSouthend United18 6 2 1 27 10 2 1 6 14 27 1.11 19
5 D 3SAldershot18 6 1 2 23 13 1 2 6 15 23 1.06 17
6 D 3SClapton Orient18 6 1 2 25 16 1 2 6 8 29 0.73 17
7 D 3SBournemouth & Boscombe Athletic17 6 1 1 24 7 1 1 7 14 33 0.95 16
8 D 3SNorwich City17 6 1 2 24 16 0 3 5 8 18 0.94 16
9 D 3SReading18 5 1 3 19 16 1 1 7 12 27 0.72 14
10 D 3SBrighton & Hove Albion18 2 4 3 19 18 0 0 9 11 47 0.46 8
 
South Western
Home Away
    South Western Pld W D L F A W D L F A G Ave Pts
1 D 2Plymouth Argyle28 13 1 0 54 12 3 3 8 18 291.76 36
2 D 3STorquay United28 12 1 1 55 24 2 5 7 18 381.18 34
3 D 3SBristol Rovers28 5 4 5 45 35 4 6 4 17 201.13 28
4D 2Newport County28 8 2 4 43 23 4 2 8 27 401.11 28
5 D 3SSwindon Town28 6 6 2 36 23 4 2 8 30 401.05 28
6D 2Swansea Town28 8 3 3 31 17 2 3 9 23 430.9 26
7 D 3SCardiff City28 5 9 0 26 16 1 4 9 19 470.71 25
8 D 3SBristol City28 6 2 6 30 29 1 3 10 27 630.62 19
Notes
Aston Villa chose not to take part in wartime football league
Derby County chose not to take part in wartime football league
Exeter City could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort
Gateshead chose not to take part in wartime football league
Ipswich Town chose not to take part in wartime football league
Sunderland chose not to take part in wartime football league