Thursday 1938-09-08
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford | 1 | 0 | Arsenal | Griffin Park | 38,535 | Largest home gate 1938-39 |
| McAloon | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn |  |
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 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | L | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | 0 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Charlton Athletic | H |
| 7 | 11 | Brentford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 4 | W | L | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.333 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Derby County | A |
| 9 | -1 | 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 |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | D | D | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | Arsenal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | L | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Everton | H |
| 14 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 3 | W | D | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Portsmouth | A |
| 15 | -1 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | -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 |
| 19 | 0 | 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 |
| 20 | 0 | Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.444 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Stoke City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.429 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Preston North End | H |
| 22 | 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 |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Hillsborough | 23,036 | |
| Robinson, Fallon, Napier | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Burnley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.333 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Newcastle United | A |
| 2 | 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2.2 | 7 | W | W | D | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Sheffield United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Chesterfield | H |
| 5 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.167 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Swansea Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Bradford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Millwall | A |
| 7 | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 5 | W | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 8 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | W | L | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Norwich City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | D | D | W | # | # | 1938-09-10 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 10 | 0 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1.5 | 4 | L | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Luton Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | D | D | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Bradford | H |
| 12 | 0 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Southampton | H |
| 13 | 0 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.667 | 4 | L | W | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Manchester City | A |
| 14 | 0 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.833 | 3 | D | W | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | West Ham United | H |
| 15 | 0 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.625 | 3 | L | D | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Burnley | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.375 | 3 | D | D | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | L | W | L | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 18 | 0 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0.9 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Bury | A |
| 19 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.286 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 20 | 0 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.222 | 1 | D | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Fulham | A |
| 21 | 0 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0.444 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1938-09-10 | Coventry City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.444 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| Third Division North |
| Third Division North | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 2 | 2 | Gateshead | Brunton Park | 11,813 | Largest home gate 1938-39 |
| Ashton 2 (1p) | Lineups | Watson, Embleton | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
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 | New Brighton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Barnsley | H |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Carlisle United | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.333 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Hull City | H |
| 10 | -1 | Darlington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | 2 | Gateshead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | D | D | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -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 |
| 16 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Lincoln City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Bradford City | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Southport | A |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapton Orient | 1 | 0 | Port Vale | Osborne Road | 4,399 | |
| Walters | Lineups | |||||
| Newport County | 1 | 0 | Watford | Somerton Park | 8,500 | |
| Derrick | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ptn | |
Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 7 | W | W | W | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | W | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Bristol City | H |
| 4 | 7 | Newport County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.667 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Northampton Town | H |
| 5 | -1 | Aldershot | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Torquay United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.5 | 6 | W | W | D | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 7 | -1 | Northampton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.333 | 6 | L | W | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Newport County | A |
| 8 | -1 | Exeter City | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.167 | 6 | W | W | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Reading | A |
| 9 | -1 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | L | D | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 10 | -1 | Southend United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.167 | 5 | W | W | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.143 | 5 | D | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.714 | 4 | L | L | W | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Cardiff City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.333 | 3 | L | D | L | W | # | 1938-09-10 | Southend United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.667 | 3 | L | W | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.625 | 3 | W | L | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.875 | 2 | L | W | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Clapton Orient | A |
| 17 | 0 | Reading | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Exeter City | H |
| 18 | 0 | Port Vale | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.4 | 2 | L | L | W | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 19 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.25 | 2 | W | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Notts County | H |
| 20 | -1 | Torquay United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.364 | 1 | L | L | D | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Aldershot | H |
| 21 | -1 | Watford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.286 | 1 | L | L | L | D | # | 1938-09-10 | Walsall | H |
| 22 | -1 | Walsall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.375 | 0 | L | L | L | L | # | 1938-09-10 | Watford | A |
