English Second Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 8th September 1938
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2.20 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Fulham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2.00 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1.40 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Millwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.63 |
| 16 | Swansea Town | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.22 |
| 21 | Norwich City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.44 |
