The Football League 1939-40
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Statistics of The Football League in season 1939/1940.
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[edit] Overview
The 1939-1940 season was the 65th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. It was abandoned in September after the outbreak of World War II.
World War II broke out early into this season. Shortly after war was declared, most competitions were abandoned as the country's attention turned to the war effort. A few leagues, such as the Northern League, did manage to complete a season, but more than half of the teams were unable to fulfil all their fixtures and resigned.
Records[1] suggest that Blackpool F.C. would have been First Division champions if the records before the Football League was abandoned, were acknowledged.
[edit] League Standings
[edit] First Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 22 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
[edit] Second Division
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 17 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 20 | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
[edit] Third Division North
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Halifax Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Chester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Darlington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | New Brighton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Gateshead | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Barrow | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Southport | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 19 | Hartlepools United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | York City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
[edit] Third Division South
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Notts County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Southend United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Torquay United | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Watford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 19 | Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
