English Second Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 23rd January 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 66 | 40 | 35 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 32 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 30 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 30 | 1.41 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 43 | 29 | 1.44 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 62 | 48 | 29 | 1.29 |
| 7 | Fulham | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 1.23 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 50 | 27 | 1.28 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 27 | 1.14 |
| 11 | Burnley | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 0.89 |
| 12 | West Ham United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 25 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 14 | Bradford Park Avenue | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 53 | 24 | 0.85 |
| 15 | Millwall | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 1.15 |
| 16 | Bury | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 0.82 |
| 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 22 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 19 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Swansea Town | 24 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 18 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 55 | 16 | 0.55 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 54 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 28 | 69 | 10 | 0.41 |
