Football League First Division  1938/39

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59 Champions
2nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55 Runners Up 
3rd  Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50 -
4th  Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49 -
5th  Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47 -
6th  Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 1.200 46 -
7th  Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 1.044 46 -
8th  Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 1.155 45 -
9th  Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44 -
10th  Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43 -
11th  Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42 -
12th  Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41 -
13th  Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41 -
14th  Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38 -
15th  Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 0.824 38 -
16th  Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0.806 38 -
17th  Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0.671 37 -
18th  Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0.716 36 -
19th  Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0.906 35 -
20th  Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0.800 33 -
21st  Birmingham 42 12 8 22 62 84 0.738 32 ▼Relegated
22nd  Leicester City 42 9 11 22 48 82 0.585 29 ▼Relegated

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End of Season Notes
  ♦ Everton finished as Football League First Division Champions (5th Time)
  ♦ Wolverhampton Wanderers finished as Football League First Division Runners Up
 ▼Birmingham were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▼Leicester City were Relegated to the Football League Second Division
 ▲Blackburn Rovers were Promoted from the Football League Second Division
 ▲Sheffield United were Promoted from the Football League Second Division