English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 29th March 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 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 73 | 43 | 49 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 34 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 75 | 31 | 44 | 2.42 |
| 3 | Derby County | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 41 | 1.28 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 79 | 60 | 40 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Charlton Athletic | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 1.22 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 46 | 37 | 1.37 |
| 7 | Arsenal | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 37 | 1.33 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 1.23 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 53 | 56 | 35 | 0.95 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 47 | 34 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 57 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 60 | 33 | 0.80 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 32 | 0.85 |
| 15 | Brentford | 34 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 61 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 30 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 33 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 28 | 0.89 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 58 | 28 | 0.71 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 34 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 62 | 28 | 0.60 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 34 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 52 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Leicester City | 35 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 65 | 26 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 34 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 74 | 24 | 0.72 |
