Season 1940-41
| The War Cups | ||||||
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| Football League (War) Cup Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Preston North End | 1 | 1 | Arsenal | Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London | 60,000 | |
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Arsenal | Ewood Park, Blackburn | 45,000 | Replay |
| Football League (War) Cup Semi-Finals 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Arsenal | 1 | 0 | Leicester City | White Hart Lane, London | 9,240 | 1st Leg |
| Preston North End | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Deepdale, Preston | 23,000 | 1st Leg |
| Leicester City | 1 | 2 | Arsenal | Filbert Street, Leicester | 26,500 | 2nd Leg agg 1-3 |
| Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | St James' Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne | 29,931 | 2nd Leg agg 0-2 |
| London Cup Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Reading | 3 | 2 | Brentford | Stamford Bridge, London | 9,000 | |
| London Cup Semi-Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Reading | 4 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Elm Park, Reading | 5,303 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 2 | Brentford | White Hart Lane, London | 6,495 | |
| League South Cup Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | Watford | Goldstone Ground, Brighton | 2,500 | |
| Western Regional League Cup Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | Lovell's Athletic | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 9,000 | |
| Western Regional League Cup Semi-Final 1941 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
| Bristol City | # | # | Cardiff City | Ashton Gate, Bristol | Bristol City scratched | |
| Lovell's Athletic | 12 | 2 | Cardiff Corinthians | Rexville, Alderney Street, Newport | ||
| North Regional | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
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| North Regional | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 1 | Preston North End | 29 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 2.189 | 43 |
| 2 | D 2 | Chesterfield | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 1.9 | 46 |
| 3 | D 2 | Manchester City | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 1.891 | 46 |
| 4 | D 2 | Barnsley | 30 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 1.755 | 40 |
| 5 | D 1 | Everton | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 1.7 | 45 |
| 6 | D 1 | Blackpool | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 1.647 | 29 |
| 7 | D 1 | Manchester United | 35 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 1.231 | 36 |
| 8 | D 3N | Lincoln City | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 1.226 | 33 |
| 9 | D 3N | Halifax Town | 30 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 1.216 | 33 |
| 10 | D 2 | Newcastle United | 23 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 1.195 | 24 |
| 11 | D 1 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 1.19 | 28 |
| 12 | D 1 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 1.183 | 33 |
| 13 | D 3N | New Brighton | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 49 | 63 | 1.183 | 31 |
| 14 | D 2 | Burnley | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 1.151 | 41 |
| 15 | D 1 | Leeds United | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 1.148 | 34 |
| 16 | D 1 | Liverpool | 37 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 47 | 1.11 | 36 |
| 17 | D 3N | Wrexham | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 1.099 | 35 |
| 18 | D 3N | Chester | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 1.056 | 34 |
| 19 | D 3N | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 1.041 | 37 |
| 20 | D 3N | Oldham Athletic | 37 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 1.026 | 38 |
| 21 | D 1 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 0.952 | 26 |
| 22 | D 2 | Bradford | 31 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 57 | 0.865 | 25 |
| 23 | D 3N | Rotherham United | 29 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 0.842 | 29 |
| 24 | D 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 0.817 | 28 |
| 25 | D 2 | Bury | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 48 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 0.8 | 28 |
| 26 | D 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 0.756 | 14 |
| 27 | D 1 | Sheffield United | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 0.733 | 18 |
| 28 | D 3N | Bradford City | 29 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 0.727 | 19 |
| 29 | D 3N | Tranmere Rovers | 24 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 42 | 0.716 | 22 |
| 30 | D 3N | Southport | 28 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 48 | 0.709 | 16 |
| 31 | D 3N | Rochdale | 32 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 57 | 0.696 | 29 |
| 32 | D 3N | York City | 25 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 0.69 | 18 |
| 33 | D 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 0.658 | 24 |
| 34 | D 3N | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 0.657 | 19 |
| 35 | D 3N | Stockport County | 29 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 62 | 0.581 | 23 |
| 36 | D 3N | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 0.381 | 7 |
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
| Table positions were decided on goal difference then points then goals scored | |||||||||||||||
| South Regional | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| South Regional | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 3S | Crystal Palace | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 1.95 | 36 |
| 2 | D 2 | West Ham United | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 1.79 | 34 |
| 3 | D 2 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.75 | 13 |
| 4 | D 1 | Arsenal | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 1.74 | 25 |
| 5 | D 3S | Cardiff City | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 58 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 1.5 | 29 |
| 6 | D 3S | Reading | 26 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 28 | 1.43 | 33 |
| 7 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 31 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 82 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 1.38 | 34 |
| 8 | D 3S | Watford | 35 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 1.33 | 36 |
| 9 | D 3S | Norwich City | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 1.31 | 20 |
| 10 | D 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 1.29 | 23 |
| 11 | D 2 | Millwall | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 46 | 1.28 | 37 |
| 12 | D 3S | Walsall | 32 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 42 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 1.25 | 35 |
| 13 | D 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 40 | 1.2 | 31 |
| 14 | D 2 | Leicester City | 33 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 49 | 1.19 | 39 |
| 15 | D 3S | Northampton Town | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 1.18 | 31 |
| 16 | D 3S | Bristol City | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 1.15 | 22 |
| 17 | D 3S | Mansfield Town | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 37 | 1.13 | 30 |
| 18 | D 1 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 1.09 | 18 |
| 19 | D 3S | Aldershot | 24 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 1.07 | 30 |
| 20 | D 1 | Brentford | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 21 |
| 21 | D 1 | Chelsea | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 0.98 | 24 |
| 22 | D 2 | Birmingham | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 0.88 | 15 |
| 23 | D 2 | Fulham | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 54 | 0.85 | 27 |
| 24 | D 2 | Luton Town | 35 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 0.82 | 29 |
| 25 | D 1 | Stoke City | 35 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 69 | 0.79 | 26 |
| 26 | D 3S | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 0.78 | 19 |
| 27 | D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 0.68 | 24 |
| 28 | D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 28 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 0.68 | 22 |
| 29 | D 2 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 53 | 0.65 | 17 |
| 30 | D 3S | Notts County | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 0.64 | 19 |
| 31 | D 3S | Southend United | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 0.63 | 28 |
| 32 | D 2 | Southampton | 34 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 98 | 0.43 | 14 |
| 33 | D 2 | Swansea Town | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 0.36 | 5 |
| 34 | D 3S | Clapton Orient | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 0.29 | 5 |
| Notes | |||||||||||||||
| Table positions were decided on goal difference then points then goals scored | |||||||||||||||
| League South | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| League South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | ||
| 1 | D 3S | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.64 | 19 |
| 2 | D 3S | Watford | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 1.69 | 17 |
| 3 | D 1 | Portsmouth | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1.66 | 14 |
| 4 | D 3S | Southend United | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 0.86 | 13 |
| 5 | D 2 | Luton Town | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 0.88 | 11 |
| 6 | D 3S | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 0.67 | 11 |
| 7 | D 3S | Norwich City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0.73 | 6 |
| 8 | D 2 | Southampton | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 0.46 | 3 |
| Western Regional | |||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||
| Western Regional | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | G Ave | ||
| 1 | NL | Bath City | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1.82 | 14 |
| 2 | NL | Lovell's Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1.93 | 13 |
| 3 | D 3S | Bristol City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 9 |
| 4 | D 3S | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 5 | NL | Aberaman Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0.94 | 7 |
| 6 | NL | Cardiff Corinthians | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 0.29 | 0 |
| Notes |
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| Accrington Stanley - chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Aston Villa – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Barrow – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Bristol Rovers – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Carlisle United – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Coventry City - did not play any more games after the Coventry Blitz of the night of 14-15/11/1940 |
| 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 |
| Hartlepools United – could not take part because ground had been requested for the war effort |
| Ipswich Town – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Newport County – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Plymouth Argyle – unable to take part in wartime football league for geographic reasons |
| Port Vale - chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| Sunderland – chose not to take part in wartime football league |
| 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 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers – could not take part because ground had been requested and turned into headquarters for national Air Raid Precautions Unit |