Season 1939-40
| First Division | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | Blackpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 6 | ||
| 2 | D 2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 5 | |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.25 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.20 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.67 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.86 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.60 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | ||
| 20 | D 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.38 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| Division 2 |
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | Luton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 | ||
| 2 | D 1 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.33 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.33 | 4 | ||
| 5 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.25 | 4 | ||
| 6 | D 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.20 | 4 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.20 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.25 | 3 | ||
| 10 | D 3S | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.25 | 3 | |
| 11 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.20 | 3 | ||
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.80 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.33 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | ||
| 16 | D 3N | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.88 | 2 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Swansea Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0.45 | 2 | ||
| 20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.50 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Bradford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | ||
| Third Division North | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Chester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.50 | 5 | ||
| 5 | New Brighton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.20 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 10 | D 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 | |
| 11 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.83 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | ||
| 14 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.86 | 2 | ||
| 15 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.80 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.80 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.80 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.60 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.25 | 2 | ||
| 20 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5.00 | 0 | ||
| Third Division South | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Exeter City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.67 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Notts County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.67 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.25 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.89 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.25 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 11 | D 2 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | |
| 12 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Clapton Orient | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 15 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.80 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.80 | 2 | ||
| 18 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.17 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.60 | 1 | ||
| 20 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.29 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
The War Years |
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| The War Cup | ||||||
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| Football League (War) Cup 1940 | ||||||
| West Ham United | 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | ||
| Football League (War) Cup Semi-Finals 1940 | ||||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | Newcastle United | Ewood Park, Blackburn | ||
| West Ham United | 4 | 3 | Fulham | Stamford Bridge, London | ||
| Western | |||||||||||||||
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| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Ptn | Western | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | |
| 1 | D 1 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 1.39 | 31 |
| 2 | D 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 1.65 | 29 |
| 3 | D 1 | Everton | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 1.94 | 28 |
| 4 | D 1 | Manchester United | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 1.8 | 28 |
| 5 | D 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 1.78 | 28 |
| 6 | D 3N | Wrexham | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 0.9 | 25 |
| 7 | D 3N | New Brighton | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 1.06 | 23 |
| 8 | D 3S | Port Vale | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 0.93 | 22 |
| 9 | D 3N | Chester | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 0.78 | 19 |
| 10 | D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 54 | 0.56 | 13 |
| 11 | D 3N | Stockport County | 22 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 0.57 | 11 |
| 12 | D 3N | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 0.44 | 7 |
| North Western | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| North Western | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Bury | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 2.13 | 34 |
| 2 | D 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 2.15 | 32 |
| 3 | D 1 | Blackpool | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 2.03 | 32 |
| 4 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 1.83 | 30 |
| 5 | D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 0.9 | 24 |
| 6 | D 2 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 1.12 | 23 |
| 7 | D 3N | Barrow | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 0.95 | 20 |
| 8 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 0.93 | 18 |
| 9 | D 3N | Rochdale | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 0.66 | 15 |
| 10 | D 3N | Southport | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 0.55 | 14 |
| 11 | D 3N | Carlisle United | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 0.56 | 12 |
| 12 | D 3N | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 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 | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | 1.73 | 41 |
| 2 | D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 1.71 | 40 |
| 3 | D 2 | Coventry City | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 1.19 | 29 |
| 4 | D 2 | Birmingham | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 50 | 0.93 | 29 |
| 5 | D 2 | Luton Town | 28 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 0.86 | 24 |
| 6 | D 3S | Northampton Town | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 0.81 | 22 |
| 7 | D 2 | Leicester City | 28 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 45 | 0.72 | 20 |
| 8 | D 3S | Walsall | 28 | 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 | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Chesterfield | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | D 2 | Barnsley | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 1.48 | 25 |
| 3 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 1.35 | 25 |
| 4 | D 1 | Grimsby Town | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0.91 | 22 |
| 5 | D 3S | Mansfield Town | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 1.02 | 21 |
| 6 | D 3N | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 0.82 | 18 |
| 7 | D 3N | Lincoln City | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 0.79 | 18 |
| 8 | D 3N | Rotherham United | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 0.57 | 18 |
| 9 | D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 0.79 | 15 |
| 10 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 0.86 | 14 |
| 11 | D 3S | Notts County | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 0.7 | 14 |
| North Eastern | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| North Eastern | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 2.45 | 34 |
| 2 | D 2 | Newcastle United | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1.51 | 25 |
| 3 | D 1 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 1.17 | 22 |
| 4 | D 2 | Bradford | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 1.16 | 22 |
| 5 | D 1 | Leeds United | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1.33 | 21 |
| 6 | D 3N | Bradford City | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 1.11 | 20 |
| 7 | D 3N | Hull City | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 0.85 | 17 |
| 8 | D 3N | York City | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 0.71 | 17 |
| 9 | D 3N | Darlington | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 0.79 | 15 |
| 10 | D 3N | Hartlepools United | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 0.57 | 13 |
| 11 | D 3N | Halifax Town | 19 | 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 | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 2.82 | 30 |
| 2 | D 2 | West Ham United | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 1.73 | 25 |
| 3 | D 2 | Millwall | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 1.21 | 21 |
| 4 | D 3S | Watford | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 1.16 | 21 |
| 5 | D 3S | Norwich City | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1.14 | 20 |
| 6 | D 1 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 30 | 1.05 | 17 |
| 7 | D 3S | Crystal Palace | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 0.7 | 13 |
| 8 | D 3S | Clapton Orient | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 0.47 | 13 |
| 9 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 0.86 | 12 |
| 10 | D 3S | Southend United | 18 | 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 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 1.88 | 26 |
| 2 | D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 1.41 | 24 |
| 3 | D 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 25 | 1.22 | 23 |
| 4 | D 3S | Reading | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 1.12 | 22 |
| 5 | D 1 | Brentford | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 1.02 | 18 |
| 6 | D 2 | Fulham | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 0.98 | 18 |
| 7 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 0.88 | 16 |
| 8 | D 3S | Aldershot | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 0.76 | 14 |
| 9 | D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 0.79 | 11 |
| 10 | D 2 | Southampton | 18 | 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 | ||
| 1 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 1.43 | 26 |
| 2 | D 2 | West Ham United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 1.89 | 24 |
| 3 | D 1 | Arsenal | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1.58 | 23 |
| 4 | D 1 | Brentford | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 1.24 | 20 |
| 5 | D 2 | Millwall | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1.2 | 19 |
| 6 | D 1 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 1.08 | 18 |
| 7 | D 2 | Fulham | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 0.9 | 17 |
| 8 | D 2 | Southampton | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 0.51 | 13 |
| 9 | D 1 | Chelsea | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 0.62 | 11 |
| 10 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 18 | 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 3S | Crystal Palace | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 2.17 | 27 |
| 2 | D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1.36 | 23 |
| 3 | D 3S | Watford | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 1.41 | 21 |
| 4 | D 3S | Southend United | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 1.11 | 19 |
| 5 | D 3S | Aldershot | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1.06 | 17 |
| 6 | D 3S | Clapton Orient | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 0.73 | 17 |
| 7 | D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 0.95 | 16 |
| 8 | D 3S | Norwich City | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 0.94 | 16 |
| 9 | D 3S | Reading | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 0.72 | 14 |
| 10 | D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 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 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 1.76 | 36 |
| 2 | D 3S | Torquay United | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 55 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 1.18 | 34 |
| 3 | D 3S | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 1.13 | 28 |
| 4 | D 2 | Newport County | 28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 40 | 1.11 | 28 |
| 5 | D 3S | Swindon Town | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 40 | 1.05 | 28 |
| 6 | D 2 | Swansea Town | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 43 | 0.9 | 26 |
| 7 | D 3S | Cardiff City | 28 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 0.71 | 25 |
| 8 | D 3S | Bristol City | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 63 | 0.62 | 19 |
| Notes |
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| 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 |