View Season FixturesSaturday 1940-04-20
| Cup and International Games |
| FL (War) Cup Round 1 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4 | 0 | Notts County | White Hart Lane | 11,521 | |||
| Barnsley | 3 | 0 | Hartlepools United | Oakwell | 469 | |||
| Barrow | 2 | 0 | Liverpool | Holker Street | 5,963 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park | 7,451 | |||
| Blackpool | 4 | 0 | Southport | Bloomfield Road | 6,388 | |||
| Bradford | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Park Avenue | 5,208 | |||
| Chester | 1 | 3 | Burnley | Sealand Road | 2,000 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 10,000 | |||
| Coventry City | 3 | 0 | Luton Town | Highfield Road | 5,089 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 4 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst Park | 15,423 | |||
| Everton | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Goodison Park | 13,630 | |||
| Fulham | 4 | 1 | Brentford | Craven Cottage | 12,000 | |||
| Leeds United | 6 | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Elland Road | 8,065 | |||
| Leicester City | 5 | 2 | Clapton Orient | Filbert Street | 5,500 | |||
| Manchester United | 0 | 1 | Manchester City | Old Trafford | 21,874 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | Ayresome Park | 7,987 | |||
| New Brighton | 1 | 4 | Stoke City | Sandheys Park | 5,289 | |||
| Newport County | 2 | 2 | Birmingham City | Rexville | ||||
| Norwich City | 2 | 1 | Millwall | Carrow Road | 5,973 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | City Ground | 7,000 | |||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | Home Park | 6,404 | |||
| Rochdale | 1 | 0 | Bury | Spotland | 7,351 | |||
| Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | Bramall Lane | 8,284 | |||
| Southampton | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | The Dell | 6,627 | |||
| Southend United | 3 | 2 | Watford | New Writtle Street, Chelmsford | 3,650 | |||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Darlington | Roker Park | 957 | |||
| Swansea Town | 2 | 0 | Walsall | Vetch Field | 5,040 | |||
| Torquay United | 2 | 0 | Reading | Plainmoor | 2,349 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | The Hawthorns | 10,000 | |||
| West Ham United | 3 | 2 | Chelsea | Upton Park | 15,200 | |||
| Wrexham | 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Racecourse Ground | 8,305 | |||
| York City | 1 | 1 | Hull City | Bootham Crescent | 3,980 | |||
| Western League |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | Stockport County | Gresty Road | 1,000 | |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | Stoke City | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 1.55 | 27 | W | D | W | D | W | 1940-05-06 | Port Vale | A |
| 2 | 0 | Manchester United | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 2.46 | 26 | W | W | W | W | W | 1940-05-06 | New Brighton | H |
| 3 | 0 | Everton | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 1.93 | 24 | W | L | W | L | L | 1940-05-22 | Wrexham | H |
| 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 1.82 | 22 | L | W | D | W | L | 1940-05-11 | Stockport County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester City | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 1.42 | 20 | W | W | D | L | L | 1940-05-04 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 6 | 0 | New Brighton | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 1.14 | 20 | W | W | W | W | L | 1940-05-06 | Manchester United | A |
| 7 | 0 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 0.8 | 19 | D | W | D | W | L | 1940-05-04 | Stockport County | H |
| 8 | 0 | Port Vale | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1.05 | 18 | W | L | L | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Chester | H |
| 9 | 0 | Chester | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 0.7 | 15 | L | L | D | D | L | 1940-05-04 | Port Vale | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stockport County | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 0.58 | 11 | L | L | L | D | D | 1940-05-04 | Wrexham | A |
| 11 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 0.54 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1940-05-13 | Manchester City | A |
| 12 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 0.41 | 5 | L | L | D | L | D | 1940-05-04 | Manchester City | H |
| East Midland |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Sincil Bank | 1,000 | |
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| Ptn | |
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | Chesterfield | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 3.11 | 26 | W | W | L | W | W | 1940-05-04 | Rotherham United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Barnsley | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1.52 | 23 | D | D | W | L | W | 1940-05-25 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Sheffield United | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 1.28 | 20 | L | L | W | L | W | 1940-05-18 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 0.93 | 17 | D | L | W | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 5 | 3 | Lincoln City | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 0.85 | 16 | W | W | L | W | W | 1940-05-04 | Notts County | H |
| 6 | -1 | Rotherham United | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 0.58 | 16 | L | L | W | W | L | 1940-05-04 | Chesterfield | A |
| 7 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 0.88 | 14 | W | L | D | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 8 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0.85 | 14 | L | D | L | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Sheffield Wednesday | A |
| 9 | 0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 0.74 | 13 | W | L | W | L | L | 1940-05-04 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 0.87 | 11 | L | W | W | W | L | 1940-05-13 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 0.68 | 10 | W | L | L | L | D | 1940-05-04 | Lincoln City | A |
| South D |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loftus Road | ||
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| Ptn | |
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2.56 | 18 | W | W | W | W | W | 1940-05-08 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1.09 | 16 | W | W | W | L | L | 1940-05-13 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 3 | -1 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 1.67 | 14 | D | L | W | W | L | 1940-05-18 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 4 | 0 | Clapton Orient | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 0.9 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1940-05-04 | Aldershot | H |
| 5 | 0 | Watford | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1.2 | 13 | W | W | L | L | D | 1940-05-01 | Reading | H |
| 6 | 0 | Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1.04 | 13 | L | W | L | W | W | 1940-05-18 | Watford | A |
| 7 | 0 | Southend United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 0.91 | 11 | W | L | W | L | L | 1940-04-24 | Reading | A |
| 8 | 0 | Aldershot | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0.96 | 10 | L | L | L | W | L | 1940-04-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 9 | 0 | Reading | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.71 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1940-04-24 | Southend United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 0.39 | 4 | L | D | L | L | L | 1940-04-27 | Aldershot | A |
| South Western |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindon Town | 2 | 2 | Cardiff City | County Ground | 1,665 | |
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| Ptn | |
Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 2.26 | 33 | W | W | W | W | D | 1940-05-11 | Swindon Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 1.4 | 29 | W | L | W | D | W | 1940-05-04 | Swindon Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1.21 | 27 | W | W | W | L | W | 1940-05-13 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 1.08 | 25 | D | D | L | L | D | 1940-05-04 | Torquay United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Swansea Town | 23 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 30 | 0.91 | 21 | L | W | L | W | L | 1940-05-13 | Bristol City | H |
| 6 | 1 | Cardiff City | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 0.61 | 19 | D | D | L | L | L | 1940-05-11 | Torquay United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol City | 24 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 49 | 0.67 | 18 | L | W | W | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Newport County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Newport County | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 0.68 | 16 | L | L | L | W | D | 1940-05-04 | Bristol City | H |
