Division 2
1939/40
| Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points | Notes |
| - | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - |
| - | Birmingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - |
| - | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | - |
| - | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | - |
| - | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - |
| - | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - |
| - | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - |
| - | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - |
| - | Millwall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - |
| - | Newport County | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - |
| - | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - |
| - | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | - |
| - | Bury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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| - | Newcastle United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
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| - | Chesterfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| - | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
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| - | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
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| - | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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| - | Swansea Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
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| - | Fulham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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| - | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| - | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
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End of Season Notes |
| ۰Following Britain's declaration of war on September 3rd 1939 the Football League championship was immediately suspended and not resumed until the end of the hostilities. |