View Season FixturesSaturday 1940-04-27
| Cup and International Games |
| FL (War) Cup Round 1 2nd Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 5 | 2 | Newport County | St Andrew's | agg 7-4 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | Burnden Park | 2,100 | agg 2-8 | ||
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 4 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Dean Court | 6,831 | agg 5-1 | ||
| Brentford | 1 | 2 | Fulham | Griffin Park | 7,865 | agg 2-6 | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | Southampton | Eastville | 6,602 | agg 4-2 | ||
| Burnley | 3 | 0 | Chester | Turf Moor | 2,458 | agg 6-1 | ||
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Rochdale | Gigg Lane | 6,885 | agg 1-2 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 3 | Nottingham Forest | The Valley | 6,215 | agg 1-4 | ||
| Chelsea | 0 | 2 | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge | 14,897 | agg 2-5 | ||
| Clapton Orient | 2 | 0 | Leicester City | Brisbane Road | 4,800 | agg 4-5 | ||
| Darlington | 2 | 3 | Sunderland | Feethams Ground | 1,000 | agg 3-4 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | Middlesbrough | Blundell Park | 4,000 | agg 4-5 | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1 | 1 | Barnsley | Victoria Park | 2,000 | agg 1-4 | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | Chesterfield | Leeds Road | 7,276 | agg 3-2 | ||
| Hull City | 0 | 1 | York City | Anlaby Road | 6,000 | agg 1-2 | ||
| Liverpool | 1 | 2 | Barrow | Anfield Road | 9,147 | agg 1-4 | ||
| Luton Town | 2 | 1 | Coventry City | Kenilworth Road | 4,000 | agg 2-4 | ||
| Manchester City | 2 | 0 | Manchester United | Maine Road | 21,596 | agg 2-1 | ||
| Millwall | 1 | 1 | Norwich City | The Den | 12,000 | agg 2-3 | ||
| Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Bradford | St James' Park | 9,470 | agg 3-2 | ||
| Notts County | 1 | 5 | Arsenal | Meadow Lane | 14,755 | agg 1-9 | ||
| Portsmouth | 3 | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | Fratton Park | 10,000 | agg 4-3 | ||
| Preston North End | 2 | 2 | Everton | Deepdale | 12,000 | agg 3-5 | ||
| Reading | 3 | 0 | Torquay United | Elm Park | 2,500 | aet agg -2 | ||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 3 | Sheffield United | Millmoor | 6,415 | agg 0-3 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 2 | Leeds United | Hillsborough | 9,506 | agg 6-8 | ||
| Southport | 2 | 4 | Blackpool | Haig Avenue | 2,300 | agg 2-4 | ||
| Stoke City | 2 | 1 | New Brighton | Victoria Ground | 3,654 | agg 6-2 | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | White Hart Lane | 12,376 | agg 3-5 | ||
| Walsall | 2 | 1 | Swansea Town | Fellows Park | 3,821 | agg 2-3 | ||
| Watford | 1 | 3 | Southend United | Vicarage Road | 4,025 | agg 3-6 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Wrexham | Molineux | 6,700 | agg 1-4 | ||
| North Western League |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle United | 6 | 1 | Accrington Stanley | Brunton Park | Venue switch | |
| 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 | Blackpool | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2.33 | 29 | W | W | D | W | W | 1940-05-13 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 2 | 0 | Bury | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 1.89 | 28 | W | L | W | D | W | 1940-05-04 | Accrington Stanley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1.95 | 26 | L | D | W | W | L | 1940-05-04 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 1.54 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Preston North End | A |
| 5 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1.29 | 22 | W | W | L | W | W | 1940-05-13 | Blackpool | A |
| 6 | 0 | Barrow | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 0.89 | 16 | L | W | D | W | L | 1940-05-18 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 0.88 | 16 | L | L | D | D | W | 1940-05-21 | Barrow | H |
| 8 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 0.77 | 13 | L | D | L | L | L | 1940-05-27 | Carlisle United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Southport | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 0.67 | 13 | D | L | L | D | W | 1940-05-13 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Rochdale | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 0.6 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1940-05-18 | Bury | H |
| 11 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 0.58 | 10 | L | D | L | W | W | 1940-05-04 | Bury | A |
| 12 | 0 | Carlisle United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 0.52 | 9 | W | L | L | W | D | 1940-05-25 | Barrow | A |
| South D |
| Venue | Gate | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 4 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Recreation Ground | ||
| 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 1 | Aldershot | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 1.08 | 12 | W | L | L | L | W | 1940-05-04 | Clapton Orient | A |
| 8 | -1 | Southend United | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 0.91 | 12 | D | W | L | W | L | 1940-05-18 | Aldershot | A |
| 9 | 0 | Reading | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 0.72 | 10 | D | L | W | L | W | 1940-05-01 | Watford | A |
| 10 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 0.38 | 4 | L | L | D | L | L | 1940-05-13 | Aldershot | H |
