Final Second Division 1938/1939 league table
Season completed Saturday, 6th May 1939 (click column headings to re-sort)
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 94 | 60 | 55 | 1.57 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 54 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 59 | 53 | 1.49 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 45 | 50 | 1.38 |
| 5 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 72 | 49 | 1.33 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 52 | 49 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 66 | 49 | 1.24 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 1.08 |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 46 | 1.27 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 89 | 72 | 45 | 1.24 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 52 | 44 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 1.11 |
| 13 | Millwall | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 1.21 |
| 14 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 56 | 39 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 55 | 38 | 0.89 |
| 16 | Bury | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 74 | 37 | 0.88 |
| 17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 35 | 0.74 |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 82 | 35 | 0.68 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 83 | 34 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 31 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 91 | 31 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 99 | 17 | 0.39 |
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| League champions | Relegated team(s) | Transferred team(s) | |||
| Promoted team(s) | Play-off place(s) | Merged team(s) | |||
