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Saturday 1940-05-04

Cup and International
Western
North Western
Midland
East Midland
North Eastern
South B
South C
South D
South West

Cup and International Games

FL (War) Cup Round 2 1st Leg						Venue	Gate	Notes
	Arsenal	3	1	Crystal Palace		White Hart Lane	15,500
	Barnsley	3	0	Sheffield United		Oakwell	8,529
	Barrow	0	2	Stoke City		Holker Street	11,870
	Birmingham City	2	0	Reading		St Andrew's
	Blackburn Rovers	2	1	Manchester United		Ewood Park	8,880
	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1	2	West Bromwich Albion		Dean Court	9,665
	Bristol Rovers	6	0	Swansea Town		Eastville	6,727
	Burnley	1	2	Blackpool		Turf Moor	7,857
	Everton	5	1	Rochdale		Goodison Park	8,335
	Huddersfield Town	1	1	Hull City		Leeds Road	5,752
	Leicester City	1	1	West Ham United		Filbert Street	6,320
	Middlesbrough	2	2	Newcastle United		Ayresome Park	10,229
	Norwich City	1	1	Fulham		Carrow Road	6,000
	Nottingham Forest	3	1	Southend United		City Ground	7,700
	Sunderland	0	0	Leeds United		Roker Park	11,226
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	2	Coventry City		Molineux	6,000

Western League

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Port Vale	3	1	Chester	Recreation Ground	1,170
Tranmere Rovers	1	6	Manchester City	Prenton Park	2,500
Wrexham	4	2	Stockport County	Racecourse Ground	1,600

				Home					Away
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	18	4	3	2	30	22	5	1	3	23	12	1.56	22	W	W	W	D	L	1940-05-11	Port Vale	A
6	1	Wrexham	20	7	3	0	32	15	1	2	7	8	32	0.85	21	W	D	W	D	W	1940-05-13	Manchester United	H
7	-1	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
8	0	Port Vale	18	6	0	2	28	18	3	2	5	18	24	1.1	20	W	W	L	L	L	1940-05-06	Stoke City	H
9	0	Chester	19	4	3	3	22	20	1	2	6	10	27	0.68	15	L	L	L	D	D	1940-05-18	Liverpool	H
10	0	Stockport County	19	4	1	4	21	20	0	2	8	19	50	0.57	11	L	L	L	L	D	1940-05-11	Liverpool	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	20	1	2	7	21	39	0	1	9	12	45	0.39	5	L	L	L	D	L	1940-05-13	Stoke City	H

North Western League

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Bury	7	0	Accrington Stanley	Gigg Lane	1,829
Preston North End	1	3	Bolton Wanderers	Deepdale	2,000

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	1	Bury	20	9	0	2	38	11	5	2	2	22	17	2.14	30	W	W	L	W	D	1940-05-11	Bolton Wanderers	A
2	-1	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
3	0	Preston North End	19	8	1	1	29	13	4	1	4	15	12	1.76	26	L	L	D	W	W	1940-05-18	Southport	H
4	0	Bolton Wanderers	19	9	0	0	26	4	2	4	4	17	23	1.59	26	W	W	W	W	L	1940-05-11	Bury	H
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	18	1	4	3	16	17	1	2	7	12	38	0.51	10	L	L	D	L	W	1940-05-18	Bolton Wanderers	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

Midland

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Luton Town	3	4	Walsall	Kenilworth Road	1,212

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	West Bromwich Albion	24	13	2	0	54	14	4	2	3	25	24	2.08	38	W	L	W	W	W	1940-05-13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A
2	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	11	0	1	49	12	6	3	3	19	20	2.13	37	L	D	W	W	W	1940-05-13	West Bromwich Albion	H
3	0	Birmingham	25	2	1	2	9	9	9	2	9	39	50	0.81	25	W	L	W	W	W	1940-05-20	Leicester City	H
4	0	Coventry City	23	7	1	3	39	23	3	1	8	16	30	1.04	22	D	L	W	L	W	1940-05-25	Walsall	A
5	0	Northampton Town	23	6	6	3	30	20	1	2	5	15	30	0.9	22	L	D	L	W	W	1940-05-11	Walsall	A
6	0	Luton Town	25	6	1	7	44	39	2	3	6	23	41	0.84	20	L	W	L	L	L	1940-05-13	Northampton Town	H
7	0	Leicester City	22	4	2	4	26	22	1	2	9	18	40	0.71	14	W	L	L	L	L	1940-05-18	Luton Town	A
8	0	Walsall	22	2	3	7	23	32	1	1	8	16	39	0.55	10	W	D	L	L	W	1940-05-11	Northampton Town	H

East Midland

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Chesterfield	6	1	Rotherham United	Saltergate Recreation Ground	1,500
Lincoln City	3	4	Notts County	Sincil Bank	2,114
Mansfield Town	4	1	Grimsby Town	Field Mill	1,000
Sheffield Wednesday	1	3	Doncaster Rovers	Hillsborough	8,000

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Chesterfield	18	9	0	0	43	5	4	2	3	19	14	3.26	28	W	W	W	L	W	1940-05-18	Mansfield Town	A
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	16	7	1	0	21	9	1	0	7	7	24	0.85	17	L	D	L	W	L	1940-05-13	Nottingham Forest	A
5	2	Mansfield Town	17	6	1	1	29	17	1	1	7	12	26	0.95	16	W	W	L	D	L	1940-05-18	Chesterfield	H
6	2	Doncaster Rovers	17	5	2	2	21	16	1	2	5	10	18	0.91	16	W	L	D	L	L	1940-05-18	Rotherham United	H
7	-2	Lincoln City	17	5	0	5	21	21	3	0	4	17	24	0.84	16	L	W	W	L	W	1940-05-09	Sheffield Wednesday	A
8	-2	Rotherham United	18	4	2	3	12	16	2	2	5	8	23	0.51	16	L	L	L	W	W	1940-05-11	Lincoln City	H
9	0	Sheffield Wednesday	18	4	2	3	13	12	0	3	6	14	26	0.71	13	L	W	L	W	L	1940-05-09	Lincoln City	H
10	1	Notts County	17	4	1	3	17	17	1	1	7	17	30	0.72	12	W	W	L	L	L	1940-05-18	Sheffield Wednesday	H
11	-1	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

North Eastern League

				Venue	Gate	Notes
York City	3	2	Bradford	Bootham Crescent	25,000

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Huddersfield Town	16	6	1	1	19	8	6	2	0	22	9	2.41	27	W	W	W	W	W	1940-05-25	Darlington	H
2	0	Newcastle United	17	5	0	3	29	15	5	0	4	17	18	1.39	20	W	L	L	L	W	1940-05-29	Halifax Town	H
3	0	Leeds United	15	6	1	0	19	7	2	2	4	11	13	1.5	19	D	W	L	W	L	1940-05-25	Halifax Town	A
4	0	Bradford City	15	7	0	1	26	7	1	3	3	9	17	1.46	19	L	W	W	W	D	1940-05-11	Bradford	A
5	0	Bradford	15	5	0	1	14	5	3	1	5	22	27	1.13	17	L	L	L	L	W	1940-05-11	Bradford City	H
6	0	Middlesbrough	17	4	3	2	25	13	2	1	5	12	26	0.95	16	D	D	L	L	W	1940-05-18	Bradford City	A
7	0	Darlington	16	5	1	3	27	17	1	0	6	9	25	0.86	13	W	L	W	W	L	1940-05-18	Bradford	H
8	2	York City	15	4	1	3	15	14	2	0	5	14	25	0.74	13	W	L	L	L	L	1940-05-18	Hartlepools United	H
9	-1	Hull City	16	5	0	3	19	14	1	0	7	7	20	0.76	12	W	W	W	W	L	1940-05-18	Halifax Town	A
10	-1	Hartlepools United	16	5	0	3	17	15	1	0	7	6	24	0.59	12	W	L	L	L	W	1940-05-18	York City	A
11	0	Halifax Town	16	1	2	5	16	22	1	0	7	8	22	0.55	6	D	L	L	L	W	1940-05-18	Hull City	H

South B

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brighton & Hove Albion	3	1	Queens Park Rangers	Goldstone Ground	1,500

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	Queens Park Rangers	18	8	1	0	27	11	4	1	4	22	15	1.88	26	L	W	D	W	W	End of Season
2	0	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	18	7	2	0	27	9	4	0	5	25	28	1.41	24	L	D	W	L	W	End of Season
3	0	Chelsea	18	6	3	0	23	12	3	2	4	22	25	1.22	23	L	W	W	D	W	End of Season
4	0	Reading	16	7	0	1	31	15	3	1	4	12	19	1.26	21	W	W	W	L	L	1940-05-13	Fulham	A
5	0	Brentford	18	6	1	2	27	21	2	1	6	15	20	1.02	18	L	D	L	L	W	End of Season
6	0	Fulham	17	5	0	3	27	24	1	4	4	17	25	0.9	16	W	D	W	D	W	1940-05-13	Reading	H
7	0	Portsmouth	17	6	0	3	26	16	1	1	6	9	24	0.88	15	W	L	L	L	W	1940-06-08	Reading	A
8	0	Aldershot	18	4	3	2	24	18	1	1	7	14	32	0.76	14	W	W	L	L	L	End of Season
9	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	18	5	1	3	28	16	0	0	9	14	37	0.79	11	W	L	D	L	W	End of Season
10	0	Southampton	18	4	0	5	26	23	0	0	9	15	41	0.64	8	L	L	W	L	L	End of Season

South C

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Brentford	2	3	Tottenham Hotspur	Griffin Park	5,521
Millwall	4	2	Charlton Athletic	The Den	9,573
Portsmouth	3	1	Chelsea	Fratton Park	4,000

				Home					Away
Ptn			Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Last 5 Games					Next Match
1	0	West Ham United	14	6	2	0	22	7	4	0	2	28	16	2.17	22	W	D	W	W	W	1940-05-13	Portsmouth	A
2	0	Tottenham Hotspur	15	4	2	2	18	14	5	1	1	15	10	1.38	21	W	W	W	W	L	1940-05-11	Portsmouth	H
3	1	Millwall	16	5	1	2	25	13	1	4	3	9	14	1.26	17	W	L	D	L	L	1940-05-13	Arsenal	H
4	-1	Arsenal	14	4	1	1	16	8	2	3	3	15	16	1.29	16	L	D	W	L	W	1940-05-13	Millwall	A
5	0	Fulham	14	4	1	1	14	9	3	0	5	17	23	0.97	15	L	W	L	W	L	1940-05-22	Arsenal	A
6	0	Brentford	15	4	2	2	23	13	1	2	4	10	17	1.1	14	L	D	D	L	L	1940-05-11	Chelsea	A
7	0	Charlton Athletic	14	3	2	2	21	18	2	1	4	10	13	1	13	L	W	L	W	W	1940-05-18	Brentford	A
8	0	Chelsea	16	3	1	4	18	25	1	2	5	13	23	0.65	11	L	L	W	D	L	1940-05-11	Brentford	H
9	0	Southampton	14	4	1	2	14	15	0	1	6	8	28	0.51	10	W	W	W	L	L	1940-05-18	Tottenham Hotspur	H
10	0	Portsmouth	14	2	1	4	10	14	1	0	6	11	21	0.6	7	W	L	L	W	L	1940-05-11	Tottenham Hotspur	A

South D

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Clapton Orient	4	3	Aldershot	Brisbane Road	4,500

				Home					Away
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	2	Clapton Orient	14	6	1	2	25	16	1	1	3	6	17	0.94	16	W	W	W	L	W	1940-05-11	Watford	A
4	-1	Watford	12	5	1	0	20	7	1	2	3	7	13	1.35	15	W	W	W	L	L	1940-05-11	Clapton Orient	H
5	-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
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	Aldershot	14	4	1	2	19	11	1	1	5	12	19	1.03	12	L	W	L	L	L	1940-05-13	Brighton & Hove Albion	A
8	0	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	14	3	1	2	12	10	1	1	6	11	25	0.66	10	L	D	L	W	L	1940-05-08	Crystal Palace	H
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

South Western

				Venue	Gate	Notes
Newport County	4	1	Bristol City	Rexville	2,000
Swindon Town	1	3	Torquay United	County Ground	1,789

				Home					Away
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	24	11	1	0	46	18	2	4	6	16	25	1.44	31	W	W	L	W	D	1940-05-11	Cardiff City	H
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	25	5	5	2	30	21	4	2	7	28	35	1.04	25	L	D	D	L	L	1940-05-11	Plymouth Argyle	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	0	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	Newport County	22	3	2	4	12	15	4	2	7	26	36	0.75	18	W	L	L	L	W	1940-05-13	Cardiff City	A
8	-1	Bristol City	25	6	1	6	28	27	1	3	8	24	53	0.65	18	L	L	W	W	L	1940-05-13	Swansea Town	A