English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 29th April 1939
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 41 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 88 | 49 | 59 | 1.80 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 86 | 39 | 52 | 2.21 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 92 | 73 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 72 | 58 | 48 | 1.24 |
| 5 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 1.20 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 41 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 41 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 45 | 1.04 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 1.16 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 41 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 44 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 41 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 61 | 42 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 41 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 41 | 0.84 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 41 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 70 | 59 | 40 | 1.19 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 41 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 67 | 40 | 0.88 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 37 | 0.81 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 41 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 53 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 68 | 37 | 0.68 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 41 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 36 | 0.85 |
| 17 | Blackpool | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 54 | 67 | 36 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Brentford | 41 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 72 | 36 | 0.74 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 64 | 35 | 0.91 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 63 | 79 | 32 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 84 | 32 | 0.74 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 80 | 29 | 0.60 |



