Season 1942-43
| The War Cups | ||||||
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| Cup Wins Cup Final 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Blackpool | 4 | 2 | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge, London | 55,195 | |
| Football League (North) Cup Final 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Blackpool | 2 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 28,000 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 2 | Blackpool | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 47,657 | agg 3-4 |
| Football League (North) Cup Semi-Finals 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Aston Villa | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 28,000 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | York City | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 35,253 | |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Blackpool | Villa Park, Birmingham | 50,000 | agg 2-5 |
| York City | 1 | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bootham Crescent, York | 16,350 | agg 1-4 |
| Football League (South) Cup Final 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Arsenal | 7 | 1 | Charlton Athletic | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 75,000 | |
| Football League (South) Cup Semi Final 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | Reading | White Hart Lane, London | 19,315 | |
| Arsenal | 4 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | Stamford Bridge, London | 50,048 | Replay |
| Football League (West) Cup Final 1943 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Lovell's Athletic | 2 | 4 | Swansea Town | Rexville, Alderney Street | 1,500 | 1st Leg |
| Swansea Town | 3 | 4 | Lovell's Athletic | Vetch Field, Swansea | 9,000 | 2nd Leg agg 7-6 |
| Football League North | |||||||||||||||
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| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Football League North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Blackpool | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 3.32 | 33 |
| 2 | D 1 | Liverpool | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 2.06 | 29 |
| 3 | D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 2.35 | 27 |
| 4 | D 1 | Manchester United | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 2.23 | 26 |
| 5 | D 1 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 1.63 | 26 |
| 6 | D 1 | Stoke City | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 1.84 | 25 |
| 7 | D 2 | Coventry City | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1.75 | 25 |
| 8 | D 3N | Southport | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 30 | 1.52 | 25 |
| 9 | D 1 | Derby County | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 1.38 | 24 |
| 10 | D 2 | Bradford | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 2.19 | 23 |
| 11 | D 3N | Lincoln City | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 1.61 | 23 |
| 12 | D 3N | Halifax Town | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1.44 | 23 |
| 13 | D 3N | Gateshead | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 1.16 | 23 |
| 14 | D 1 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.42 | 22 |
| 15 | D 1 | Everton | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1.27 | 22 |
| 16 | D 1 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 1.35 | 21 |
| 17 | D 3N | York City | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 1.31 | 21 |
| 18 | D 2 | Barnsley | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1.3 | 21 |
| 19 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 1.29 | 20 |
| 20 | D 2 | Birmingham | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0.9 | 20 |
| 21 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 1.16 | 19 |
| 22 | D 1 | Sunderland | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 1.15 | 19 |
| 23 | D 3N | Chester | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1.08 | 18 |
| 24 | D 3S | Walsall | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 1.06 | 17 |
| 25 | D 3S | Northampton Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 0.86 | 17 |
| 26 | D 2 | Newcastle United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 0.98 | 16 |
| 27 | D 2 | Chesterfield | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 0.88 | 16 |
| 28 | D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 0.81 | 16 |
| 29 | D 2 | Bury | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 0.71 | 16 |
| 30 | D 3S | Notts County | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 0.6 | 16 |
| 31 | D 2 | Manchester City | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 0.98 | 15 |
| 32 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 0.97 | 15 |
| 33 | D 2 | Burnley | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 0.78 | 15 |
| 34 | D 2 | Leicester City | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 0.86 | 14 |
| 35 | D 3N | Stockport County | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 0.62 | 13 |
| 36 | D 3N | Rotherham United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 0.58 | 13 |
| 37 | D 3N | Tranmere Rovers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 0.57 | 13 |
| 38 | D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 0.68 | 12 |
| 39 | D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 44 | 0.67 | 12 |
| 40 | D 1 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0.6 | 12 |
| 41 | D 3N | Rochdale | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0.6 | 12 |
| 42 | D 3N | Wrexham | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 0.64 | 11 |
| 43 | D 1 | Leeds United | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 0.62 | 10 |
| 44 | D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 0.54 | 10 |
| 45 | D 3N | Bradford City | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 46 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 0.6 | 9 |
| 47 | D 3N | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 0.56 | 9 |
| 48 | D 3S | Mansfield Town | 18 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 0.38 | 8 |
| FL North 2nd Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| FL North 2nd Championship | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | NL | Lovell's Athletic | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 1.97 | 27 |
| 3 | D 2 | Manchester City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1.79 | 27 |
| 4 | D 1 | Aston Villa | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 1.47 | 27 |
| 5 | D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.65 | 26 |
| 6 | D 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | D 3N | York City | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 1.73 | 25 |
| 8 | D 1 | Huddersfield Town | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 1.71 | 25 |
| 9 | D 2 | Coventry City | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 1.57 | 25 |
| 10 | D 1 | Stoke City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.24 | 24 |
| 11 | D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 1.23 | 24 |
| 12 | D 3S | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 1.09 | 24 |
| 13 | D 1 | Blackpool | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 1.58 | 23 |
| 14 | D 2 | Newcastle United | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1.48 | 23 |
| 15 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 1.29 | 22 |
| 16 | D 3S | Bristol City | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 1.24 | 22 |
| 17 | D 2 | Chesterfield | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 1.17 | 22 |
| 18 | D 1 | Derby County | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.21 | 21 |
| 19 | NL | Aberaman Athletic | 18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 26 | 0.95 | 21 |
| 20 | D 3N | Rochdale | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 1.5 | 20 |
| 21 | D 1 | Sunderland | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 1.45 | 20 |
| 22 | D 2 | Leicester City | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 1.08 | 20 |
| 23 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 1.02 | 20 |
| 24 | D 2 | Bradford | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 1.13 | 19 |
| 25 | D 1 | Everton | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 1.11 | 19 |
| 26 | D 2 | Birmingham | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.1 | 18 |
| 27 | NL | Bath City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 1.07 | 18 |
| 28 | D 2 | Barnsley | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 0.92 | 18 |
| 29 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 0.88 | 18 |
| 30 | D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 0.77 | 18 |
| 31 | D 3N | Wrexham | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 0.97 | 17 |
| 32 | D 3N | Bradford City | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 16 |
| 33 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 0.81 | 16 |
| 34 | D 3N | Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 0.77 | 16 |
| 35 | D 3N | Halifax Town | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 0.77 | 16 |
| 36 | D 3N | Chester | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 34 | 0.82 | 15 |
| 37 | D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 0.84 | 14 |
| 38 | D 3S | Northampton Town | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 0.81 | 14 |
| 39 | D 2 | Swansea Town | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 0.69 | 14 |
| 40 | D 1 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 1.11 | 13 |
| 41 | D 2 | Bury | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 1.05 | 13 |
| 42 | D 3N | Doncaster Rovers | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 0.66 | 13 |
| 43 | D 3N | Rotherham United | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 0.65 | 13 |
| 44 | D 3N | Gateshead | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0.81 | 12 |
| 45 | D 3N | Stockport County | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 0.49 | 12 |
| 46 | D 3N | Southport | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 0.66 | 11 |
| 47 | D 1 | Leeds United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 0.64 | 11 |
| 48 | D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 0.6 | 11 |
| 49 | D 1 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 0.45 | 10 |
| 50 | D 3N | Lincoln City | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 1.28 | 9 |
| 51 | D 2 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 0.55 | 9 |
| 52 | D 3S | Walsall | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 0.63 | 8 |
| 53 | D 3S | Cardiff City | 17 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 0.47 | 7 |
| 54 | D 3S | Mansfield Town | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 0.29 | 3 |
| Football League South | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Football League South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Arsenal | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 28 | 2.55 | 43 |
| 2 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 2.43 | 38 |
| 3 | D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 1.31 | 38 |
| 4 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 1.27 | 35 |
| 5 | D 2 | Southampton | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 37 | 1.48 | 33 |
| 6 | D 2 | West Ham United | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 1.21 | 33 |
| 7 | D 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 1.16 | 32 |
| 8 | D 3S | Aldershot | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 30 | 44 | 1.13 | 30 |
| 9 | D 1 | Brentford | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 1.02 | 29 |
| 10 | D 1 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 39 | 0.91 | 29 |
| 11 | D 3S | Clapton Orient | 28 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 0.75 | 27 |
| 12 | D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 0.89 | 25 |
| 13 | D 3S | Reading | 28 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 0.91 | 24 |
| 14 | D 2 | Fulham | 28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 0.88 | 22 |
| 15 | D 3S | Crystal Palace | 28 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 0.65 | 19 |
| 16 | D 2 | Millwall | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 56 | 0.75 | 17 |
| 17 | D 3S | Watford | 28 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 47 | 0.58 | 16 |
| 18 | D 2 | Luton Town | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 63 | 0.43 | 14 |
| Football League West | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Football League West | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | NL | Lovell's Athletic | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2.81 | 30 |
| 2 | NL | Bath City | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 2.54 | 28 |
| 3 | D 3S | Cardiff City | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 0.93 | 19 |
| 4 | D 3S | Bristol City | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 1.59 | 17 |
| 5 | D 2 | Swansea Town | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 0.35 | 7 |
| 6 | NL | Aberaman Athletic | 17 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 0.38 | 5 |
| Notes |
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| Accrington Stanley - chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Barrow – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic - unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Bristol Rovers – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Carlisle United – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Exeter City – could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort |
| Hartlepools United – could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort |
| Hull City – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Ipswich Town – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| New Brighton – could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort |
| Newport County – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Norwich City - unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Plymouth Argyle – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Port Vale - chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Preston North End - could not take part because ground had been requested as a POW detention centre |
| Southend United – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Swindon Town – could not take part because ground had been requested as a POW detention centre |
| Torquay United – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |