1939–40 Football League

Abandoned season of the Football League The Football League 1939–40 N/A (season abandoned) 1938–39 1946–47 The 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.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. The season was abandoned after only three matches due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The FA Cup would not resume until 1945-46, and the Football League only restarted in the 1946-47 season. Blackpool were leading the First Division when the season was abandoned.England 1938-39 https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1939-40.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20100328131102/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1939-40.html 28 March 2010 2010-02-24 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On the next day, all divisions of the Football League played their third game of the season. These were the last fixtures before the leagues were abandoned following the British declaration of war on Germany on 3 September 1939. Large gatherings of crowds were suspended with the implementation of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939. League tables when season was abandoned The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated. Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions. First Division First Division 1939–40 Ted DrakeTommy Lawton(4 goals)The English National Football Archive https://www.enfa.co.uk/ www.enfa.co.uk Manchester United 4–0 Grimsby Town(26 August 1939)Stoke City 4–0 Charlton Athletic(26 Aug 1939) 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 Arsenal 5–2 Sunderland(2 September 1939) 33 83 1938–39 1946–47 main WDL First Division BLP, SHU, ARS, LIV, EVE, BOL, DER, CHA, STK, MUN, BRE, CHE, GRI, AVL, SUN, WOL, HUD, POR, PNE, BLA, MID, LEE REP REP complete 2 1 0 8 4 1 0 2 3 3 0 1 2 3 5 3 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 6 5 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 3 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 1 5 3 0 1 2 3 8 1 0 2 3 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 7 4 1 0 2 6 7 0 2 1 3 4 Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R Reprieved from relegation There was no relegation as the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. Results main FBR grey ARS AST BLB BLP BOL BRE CHA CHE DER EVE GRI HUD LEE LIV MUN MID POR PNE SHU STK SUN WOL Arsenal null 1–0 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 5–2 null Aston Villa null null null null null null null null 1–2 null null null null null 2–0 null null null null null null Blackburn Rovers null null null null null null null null 2–2 null null null null null null null null null null null null Blackpool null null null null 2–1 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–1 Bolton Wanderers null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–1 null null null null null Brentford null null null null null null null null null null 1–0 null null null null null null null null null null Charlton Athletic null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–0 null null null null null null null Chelsea null null null null 3–2 null null null null null null null null 1–1 null null null null null null null Derby County null 1–0 null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–0 null null null null null Everton null null null null null 1–1 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Grimsby Town null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–0 null null null 0–0 Huddersfield Town null null null 0–1 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Leeds United null null null null null null 0–1 null null null null null null null null null null 0–1 null null null Liverpool null null null null null null null 1–0 null null null null null null 4–1 null null null null null null Manchester United null null null null null null null null null null 4–0 null null null null null null null null null null Middlesbrough null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–2 null null Portsmouth null null 2–1 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Preston North End null null null null null null null null null null null null 0–0 null null null null 0–0 null null null Sheffield United null null null null null null null null null null null null null 2–1 null null null null null null null Stoke City null null null null 1–2 null 4–0 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null Sunderland null null null null null null null null 3–0 null null 1–2 null null null null null null null null null Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null null complete Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 51.47 0.07 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.47 -2.97 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Arsenal Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Brentford Charlton Chelsea Derby County Everton Grimsby Town Huddersfield Leeds United Liverpool Manchester United Middlesbrough Portsmouth Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Arsenal Brentford Charlton Athletic Chelsea Second Division Second Division 1939–40 Newcastle United 8–1 Swansea Town(2 September 1939) Bradford Park Avenue 0–3 Luton Town(30 August 1939) Newcastle United 8–1 Swansea Town(2 September 1939) 32 102 1938–39 1946–47 main WDL Second Division LUT, BIR, LEI, PLY, COV, WHU, TOT, NFO, MCI, MIL, NPC, WBA, BRY, NEW, CHF, BAR, SOU, SHW, SWA, FUL, BUR, BPA NPR NPR NRE NRE complete 1 0 2 7 8 2 1 0 5 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 8 6 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 0 7 1 1 1 1 6 5 1 1 1 5 4 1 0 2 8 6 1 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 2 5 6 1 0 2 5 11 1 2 0 6 5 1 1 1 8 8 2 0 1 5 4 Barnsley Birmingham Bradford (Park Avenue) Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry City Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Manchester City Millwall Newcastle United Newport County Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored PR No promotion There was no promotion or relegation as the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. Reprived from relegation NPR Results main FBR grey BAR BIR BPA BUR BRY CHF COV FUL LEI LUT MCI MIL NEW NPC NOT PLY SHW SOU SWA TOT WBA WHU 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 complete Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.45 -0.24 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.63 -0.063 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 51.54 0.040 right Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Park Avenue Burnley Bury Chesterfield Coventry Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Manchester City Millwall Newcastle Newport County Nottingham Forest Plymouth Argyle Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Swansea Town Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Fulham Millwall Tottenham West Ham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1939–40 31 87 1938–39 1946–47 main WDL Q 2 5 Third Division North y ACC Accrington Stanley HAL Halifax Town CHE Chester DAR 3 Darlington NWB New Brighton ROC Rochdale CRE Crewe Alexandra WRE Wrexham TRA Tranmere Rovers LIN Lincoln City ROT Rotherham United CRL Carlisle United HUL Hull City GAT Gateshead DON Doncaster Rovers BRW Barrow SOU 16 Southport OLD Oldham Athletic HAR Hartlepools United YOR York City BRA Bradford City STP Stockport County 3 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 6 5 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 6 6 1 1 1 6 7 1 1 1 5 6 1 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 2 6 7 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 2 4 5 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 2 3 5 0 2 1 1 4 0 1 2 3 5 0 1 2 3 6 0 0 2 0 5 No promotion There was no promotion or re-election as the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. Reprived from re-election NPR NPR NRE NRE complete Football League Division 3 (North) Table 1939/40 Results main FBR grey ACC BRW BRA CRL CHE CRE DAR DON GAT HAL HAR HUL LIN NWB OLD ROC ROT SOU STP TRA WRE YOR 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 complete Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams England 53.75 -2.36 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 54.90 -2.91 right England 53.19 -2.89 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.95 -1.6 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 53.03 -2.98 right England 53.96 -1.08 right Accrington Stanley Barrow Bradford C. Carlisle United Chester Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Gateshead Halifax T. Hartlepool Hull Lincoln City New Brighton Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Southport Stockport Tranmere Wrexham York City Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1939–40 32 102 1938–39 1946–47 main WDL Q 2 5 Third Division South y REA Reading CRY Crystal Palace NTC Notts County EXE Exeter City B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion CAR Cardiff City CLA Clapton Orient B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic MAN Mansfield Town BRI Bristol City NWC Norwich City TOR Torquay United STD Southend United WAL Walsall IPS Ipswich Town QPR Queens Park Rangers WAT 16 Watford NOR Northampton Town ALD Aldershot SWI Swindon Town BRR Bristol Rovers PTV Port Vale 2 1 0 8 2 2 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 6 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 1 8 9 1 1 1 13 4 0 3 0 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3 0 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 8 8 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 2 2 12 0 1 2 3 5 0 1 2 2 4 0 1 2 2 7 0 1 1 0 1 No promotion There was no promotion or re-election as the season was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II. Reprived from re-election NPR NPR NRE NRE complete Results main FBR grey ALD B&BA B&HA BRI BRR CAR CLA CRY EXE IPS MAN NOR NWC NTC PTV QPR REA STD SWI TOR WAL WAT 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams England 51.25 -0.75 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 51.47 -2.53 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 51.57 -0.01 right England 51.42 -0.07 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 52.06 1.14 right England 53.14 -1.20 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 50.48 -3.52 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aldershot Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cardiff City Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Exeter City Ipswich Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Norwich City Notts County Port Vale QPR Southend Reading Torquay Swindon Walsall Watford Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Greater London 51.398 0.085 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Clapton Orient Crystal Palace Queens Park Rangers Watford See also 1939-40 in English football 1939 in association football 1940 in association football References 1939–40 League Category:Cancelled association football competitions Category:Events cancelled due to World War II Category:Association football during World War II Category:Wartime football in England