The Football League Third Division 1938/39 was the 19th season of the third highest English football league and at the same time the last season before the outbreak of World War II , which resulted in an interruption of the official game operations until the resumption in the 1946/47 season. The division, which is divided into the north and south seasons, had their two champions, Barnsley FC and Newport County, and at the same time promoted players to the Football League Second Division . For the two promoted teams in the third division season 1946/47, the two second division clubs Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers, ranked in the table below, took their places. Nobody had to relegate from both third division seasons, because both the lower-placed northern clubs Hartlepools United and Accrington Stanley as well as FC Walsall and Bristol Rovers in the south received enough votes in the re-election process of the league association to participate again in the 1939/40 season Third Division to participate.
Football League Third Division 1938/39
master
Barnsley FC
Climbers
Barnsley FC
Relegated
none
Teams
22nd
Games
462
Gates
1,609 (ø 3.48 per game)
Top scorer
Wally Hunt ( Carlisle United )
← Football League Third Division 1937/38
^ Football League Second Division 1938/39
Closing table
Third division northern champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1946/47
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
ACC
BSL
BAR
BRC
CRL
CHE
CRE
DAR
DON
GAT
HAL
HPL
HUL
LIN
NBR
OLD
ROC
RED
SOP
STC
WRE
YOR
Accrington Stanley
0: 2
0: 2
2: 3
1: 1
2: 3
2: 1
3-0
0-0
1: 1
1: 2
0-0
1: 1
3: 4
1: 2
1: 3
0: 5
2: 1
1: 4
3: 2
3: 1
3: 1
Barnsley FC
4: 1
4-0
5: 2
3-0
3-0
5: 2
7: 1
1: 1
2-0
1-0
2-0
5: 1
4-0
1: 1
3-0
2-0
2-0
3: 1
0: 1
2: 1
1-0
AFC Barrow
2: 3
1: 2
2: 1
5-0
0: 1
1: 2
2-0
4: 4
1: 1
0-0
1: 1
3: 1
2: 2
3-0
2-0
3: 1
4: 1
4-0
0: 2
4-0
2-0
Bradford City
2: 1
0: 2
3-0
2-0
1-0
4: 1
6: 2
2: 1
1: 1
1-0
0: 1
6: 2
3-0
3: 3
1: 4
3-0
5: 2
2: 1
4-0
4-0
6-0
Carlisle United
6: 4
3: 1
3-0
0: 2
1: 3
1-0
1: 1
2: 3
2: 2
1: 2
2-0
1: 2
4: 3
1: 1
2-0
5: 1
3: 1
1: 1
3: 2
1: 1
1: 3
Chester FC
1-0
2: 1
1: 2
3: 2
6: 1
4-0
0-0
0: 4
2: 2
5: 1
8: 2
1: 1
0-0
1: 3
4: 2
0-0
1: 4
2-0
4: 3
4: 2
5: 1
Crewe Alexandra
2: 1
0-0
1: 1
0-0
7: 1
0: 2
2-0
1: 2
3: 2
2: 2
3: 2
0: 1
6-0
7: 1
1: 2
4: 1
0-0
4: 2
2: 1
1-0
8: 2
Darlington FC
3-0
0: 1
3: 1
0: 4
2: 1
3: 3
1-0
1: 2
5: 2
1-0
3-0
0: 1
3: 1
3-0
3: 3
1: 2
3: 1
0: 2
4: 3
3: 1
1: 2
Doncaster Rovers
7: 1
1: 3
1: 1
1: 2
1-0
4: 1
1: 2
4: 1
2: 3
0-0
3: 1
1-0
4: 1
4: 1
3: 2
5-0
1: 1
0-0
3: 1
0-0
1-0
AFC Gateshead
4: 1
1: 1
2: 1
0-0
1: 1
3-0
0: 5
0: 2
2-0
2-0
2-0
2: 2
4-0
0: 3
2-0
2: 2
7: 1
0-0
4: 1
5: 1
2: 3
Halifax Town
2-0
1: 4
1-0
2: 2
5: 1
1: 1
0-0
1: 1
0-0
3: 3
2-0
1-0
2-0
3: 1
0-0
2: 1
1: 1
1: 1
3: 3
0: 2
2: 1
Hartlepools United
2: 1
0: 1
1: 2
1: 3
2: 1
2: 5
0: 1
3-0
1: 3
3: 1
1-0
3: 3
2: 1
3: 2
0-0
4: 2
1: 1
0: 2
4: 2
0-0
3: 2
Hull City
6: 1
0: 1
4-0
3: 2
11: 1
3-0
2: 1
3: 2
0-0
1-0
1: 1
4: 1
4: 2
3-0
0: 2
3: 3
0: 2
2: 1
4: 4
1: 1
2-0
Lincoln City FC
3-0
2: 4
1: 1
4-0
2: 1
0: 3
3: 2
3-0
2: 5
1-0
0-0
2: 2
0: 3
0-0
1-0
2: 2
0: 1
0: 1
3: 2
8: 3
3: 3
AFC New Brighton
4: 1
1: 2
2-0
2: 1
2: 3
1: 3
1: 2
3-0
3: 6
0: 1
1-0
5: 2
6: 1
3: 2
0: 1
3: 1
3-0
1: 1
0-0
2: 3
3: 2
Oldham Athletic
2-0
4: 2
1-0
2: 1
6-0
1: 3
3-0
2-0
0-0
1: 3
1-0
4: 2
4: 1
1-0
1-0
1: 2
2-0
2: 4
3: 1
4: 2
6-0
Rochdale AFC
4: 1
2: 1
2: 2
1: 1
2: 3
5: 2
5-0
6: 1
1: 1
5: 2
4: 5
3: 4
4-0
4-0
2-0
1: 2
0: 1
5-0
0: 1
0-0
2: 2
Rotherham United
2: 1
0: 1
1: 2
2-0
4-0
2-0
4: 1
3: 3
0-0
2: 2
0: 1
5: 1
0: 2
1: 3
0-0
3: 1
7: 1
1-0
3: 2
3-0
2-0
Southport FC
1-0
0-0
4: 1
2: 2
7: 1
2-0
1: 2
4: 1
0: 4
2-0
1-0
2-0
4-0
4: 1
1: 1
0-0
4: 1
1-0
3-0
3: 1
1: 1
Stockport County
3-0
1: 1
3: 1
2-0
3-0
0-0
5: 1
5: 2
1: 2
3: 2
3: 3
5-0
2: 2
3: 3
1: 1
3: 1
1: 2
5-0
3: 1
2: 1
3: 1
Wrexham AFC
2-0
1: 1
3-0
1: 1
2: 5
3: 2
0: 4
3: 1
3-0
2-0
3: 2
3-0
4: 2
1-0
1: 2
4: 1
1-0
2-0
4: 3
2: 1
1: 3
York city
2: 2
2: 3
2: 3
0: 1
4: 1
2: 2
4: 1
1: 1
2: 2
1: 1
3-0
2-0
1-0
1: 3
2-0
4: 1
0: 7
0: 1
2: 3
1: 2
1-0
List of goalscorers
player
society
Gates
1
England Wally Hunt
Carlisle United
32
Football League Third Division 1938/39
master
Newport County
Climbers
Newport County
Relegated
none
Teams
22nd
Games
462
Gates
1,319 (ø 2.85 per game)
Top scorer
Ben Morton ( Swindon Town )
← Football League Third Division 1937/38
^ Football League Second Division 1938/39
Closing table
Third division south champion and promoted to the Football League Second Division 1946/47
(N)
Newcomers from the 1937/38 season
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
ALD
BOU
BHA
BRC
BRR
CAR
CLO
CRY
EXE
IPS
MFT
NPC
NHT
NOC
PVA
QPR
REA
SEU
SWI
GOAL
WHALE
WAT
FC Aldershot
2: 1
1: 1
0: 1
1-0
1: 1
1-0
2: 1
2-0
3: 1
3-0
1-0
3-0
0: 3
1-0
2-0
1: 1
1-0
1-0
1: 1
3: 3
1: 1
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
4-0
2-0
4-0
5: 2
0-0
0-0
1: 1
2-0
0-0
1: 1
0: 1
3: 1
3: 2
1: 1
4: 2
0-0
0: 4
2-0
2: 5
3: 1
1: 1
Brighton & Hove Albion
0: 3
1: 1
1-0
6: 3
1: 2
2-0
0-0
6: 1
2-0
3-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
3: 1
2: 2
3-0
4-0
2-0
3: 1
0-0
Bristol City
1-0
2-0
2-0
2: 1
1: 1
3: 1
1: 1
4: 1
3: 2
2-0
0: 2
0-0
2: 1
5: 1
2: 2
5: 1
1-0
1: 1
1: 3
2: 1
2-0
Bristol Rovers
0-0
1-0
0: 1
1: 1
1: 1
1-0
1: 2
4: 1
3: 3
3-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0: 1
0-0
2: 4
4: 1
5-0
0: 1
2-0
1: 1
Cardiff City
2: 4
5-0
4: 1
2: 1
0: 2
1: 2
0: 1
1: 2
2: 1
0-0
1: 2
2-0
4: 1
2: 4
1-0
0: 1
1-0
2: 1
3: 1
2: 1
5: 3
Clapton Orient
2-0
1: 1
2-0
1: 1
2: 1
1: 1
4-0
3: 3
1: 1
0-0
1: 3
3-0
1: 1
1-0
2: 1
1: 2
5-0
5-0
3-0
1: 1
0-0
Crystal Palace
3-0
3-0
1-0
3: 2
0-0
2-0
4: 2
3: 2
3-0
6: 2
1: 1
2-0
5: 1
1-0
0: 1
0-0
4: 3
1: 1
1: 3
4-0
2-0
Exeter City
3: 3
0-0
2: 2
1: 1
2: 1
1: 1
2: 1
4: 4
3-0
2-0
3: 1
3: 2
1-0
1: 3
1: 1
3: 2
3: 3
0-0
1: 2
3: 2
1: 3
Ipswich Town
7: 2
0: 2
0-0
4-0
0-0
1: 2
3-0
2: 1
2: 2
5: 1
1: 4
2-0
0: 2
2-0
1-0
2: 1
4: 2
3: 1
1-0
1-0
5: 1
Mansfield Town
1-0
2-0
4: 2
3: 2
1: 3
2: 2
1-0
0-0
4: 2
0: 1
0: 2
1: 1
2-0
2-0
2: 2
0-0
3: 1
1: 1
4-0
0-0
0-0
Newport County
1-0
2: 2
2-0
0: 2
2-0
3-0
2: 1
2-0
0-0
3: 2
0-0
1: 1
2: 1
0: 2
2-0
2-0
3-0
6: 4
1-0
2: 1
1-0
Northampton Town
5-0
2-0
1: 4
2: 2
2: 1
2: 1
3-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
3: 4
1-0
2: 1
2-0
1-0
1: 1
2: 2
0: 2
4: 1
4: 1
2-0
Notts County
1: 1
0: 1
4: 3
0-0
3: 1
1: 1
1-0
0: 1
3: 1
2: 1
1: 1
2-0
1-0
4-0
0-0
2-0
4: 1
2-0
5: 1
0-0
0: 3
Port Vale
1: 3
2-0
1: 1
4-0
2: 1
1: 1
1: 1
2-0
3: 2
0-0
3-0
2: 1
0: 2
3: 1
1: 2
0: 2
2: 2
2-0
0: 1
5: 1
1: 2
Queens Park Rangers
7-0
2-0
1: 2
3: 1
1: 1
5-0
1: 1
1: 2
5-0
0-0
3-0
0-0
3-0
0: 1
2: 2
2: 2
1: 1
2: 1
1: 1
3-0
1-0
Reading FC
5-0
1-0
3-0
2: 2
2-0
0-0
2: 2
3: 1
1: 1
2: 1
0-0
0: 1
5: 1
3: 1
2: 1
2: 4
3-0
3-0
3: 5
1: 1
3: 2
Southend United
2: 1
2: 2
1: 1
2-0
3: 2
2-0
1-0
3: 1
0: 1
0-0
2-0
5-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
2: 1
2-0
2: 3
1: 1
2-0
3-0
Swindon Town
2: 1
4: 2
3: 2
1-0
2: 1
4: 1
2-0
2: 2
2: 1
1: 1
1: 2
8-0
1-0
4: 1
1: 1
2: 2
4: 2
2: 1
3: 1
1: 4
3-0
Torquay United
1: 1
2-0
0: 2
3: 1
2: 2
1: 3
2: 1
1: 2
0: 1
1: 1
3-0
1: 1
1: 2
0: 2
1-0
2: 3
1: 1
2-0
1: 3
0: 1
2: 1
Walsall FC
2: 2
1: 2
0: 2
5-0
2: 2
6: 3
5: 1
1: 1
1: 2
0: 1
0-0
1: 1
1-0
3: 3
4-0
0: 1
3-0
0: 2
5-0
5-0
2-0
Watford FC
1: 1
1-0
1: 1
2: 2
4: 1
1-0
1-0
4: 1
4: 2
0-0
2-0
1: 1
2-0
0: 1
2-0
4: 1
3: 1
3-0
4: 1
0-0
4: 2
List of goalscorers
player
society
Gates
1
England Ben Morton
Swindon Town
28
literature
Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
Web links
References and footnotes
↑ a b English League Leading Goalscorers (RSSSF)
↑ Port Vale was transferred from the north to the south division.
Playing times of the third highest English football league
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