Thursday 1939-08-31
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 1 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Somerton Park | 19,700 | |
| Hickman | Lineups | Burgess | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | City Ground | 15,000 | |
| McCall A, Perry | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Luton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Fulham | A |
| 2 | 0 | West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Leicester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Burnley | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Southampton | A |
| 5 | 1 | Newport County | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Nottingham Forest | A |
| 6 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 7 | 0 | Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Manchester City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Bradford | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.333 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Newcastle United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Barnsley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.25 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Coventry City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Barnsley | H |
| 12 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 13 | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 14 | -1 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | West Ham United | A |
| 15 | 5 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Newport County | H |
| 16 | -2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 17 | -2 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Birmingham City | A |
| 18 | -1 | Manchester City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Chesterfield | H |
| 19 | -1 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Luton Town | H |
| 20 | -1 | Southampton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Bury | H |
| 21 | 0 | Bradford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Millwall | H |
| 22 | 0 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Swansea Town | H |
| Third Division South |
| Third Division South | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapton Orient | 0 | 0 | Southend United | Osborne Road | 5,000 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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Third Division South | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | W | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Notts County | H |
| 2 | 0 | Reading | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.5 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Southend United | H |
| 3 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Norwich City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Bristol City | A |
| 5 | 2 | Southend United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3 | D | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Reading | A |
| 6 | -1 | Exeter City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.333 | 3 | W | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Port Vale | A |
| 7 | -1 | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | W | # | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Cardiff City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Torquay United | A |
| 9 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Walsall | A |
| 10 | 0 | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 11 | 0 | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 12 | 3 | Clapton Orient | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Watford | A |
| 13 | -1 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | A |
| 14 | -1 | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 2 | L | W | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.75 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Northampton Town | H |
| 17 | 0 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.75 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Clapton Orient | H |
| 18 | 0 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 20 | 0 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Exeter City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Swindon Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1939-09-02 | Aldershot | H |
