Tuesday 1938-09-06
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | Portsmouth | Blundell Park | 11,289 | |
| Beattie, Boyd | Lineups | Bagley | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Arsenal | A |
| 2 | 0 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.333 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Chelsea | H |
| 4 | 0 | Derby County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 5 | 0 | Leeds United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.167 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Liverpool | A |
| 7 | 0 | Preston North End | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | W | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Leicester City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1938-09-08 | Brentford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.167 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Liverpool | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Sunderland | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.714 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Leeds United | A |
| 14 | 6 | Grimsby Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.571 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Manchester United | H |
| 15 | -1 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 3 | L | L | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Blackpool | A |
| 16 | -1 | Brentford | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1938-09-08 | Arsenal | H |
| 17 | -1 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Manchester United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0.6 | 2 | D | L | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Birmingham | A |
| 19 | -1 | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | L | D | D | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Birmingham | A |
| 20 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Derby County | H |
| 21 | 0 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Aston Villa | H |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.25 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Leicester City | H |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Spotland | 4,469 | |
| Goodfellow | Lineups | Perry | ||||
| Southport | 1 | 1 | York City | Haig Avenue | 6,340 | |
| Colquhoun | Lineups | Firth | ||||
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Third Division North | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.333 | 8 | W | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Halifax Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Rotherham United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Wrexham | H |
| 3 | 0 | Stockport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 6 | D | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Chester | A |
| 4 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | W | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | New Brighton | A |
| 5 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Darlington | H |
| 6 | 0 | New Brighton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 5 | W | W | D | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Lincoln City | H |
| 7 | 1 | Southport | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | D | D | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Bradford City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.571 | 5 | W | L | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Lincoln City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Wrexham | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Rotherham United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | L | W | W | # | # | 1938-09-08 | Gateshead | H |
| 11 | 0 | Halifax Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.167 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 12 | 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 4 | D | L | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Gateshead | H |
| 13 | -1 | Chester | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | L | W | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Stockport County | H |
| 14 | -1 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | D | W | L | # | # | 1938-09-08 | Carlisle United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Barrow | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.875 | 3 | W | L | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 16 | -1 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.625 | 3 | L | W | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Carlisle United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Darlington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.625 | 3 | W | D | L | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Hartlepools United | H |
| 18 | 1 | York City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Rochdale | A |
| 19 | -1 | Lincoln City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.444 | 1 | L | L | D | # | # | 1938-09-07 | New Brighton | A |
| 20 | 0 | Rochdale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.385 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | York City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.111 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Barrow | A |
| 22 | 0 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1938-09-07 | Darlington | A |
