English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 1st February 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 | Derby County | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 32 | 37 | 1.56 |
| 2 | Everton | 26 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 36 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 26 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 32 | 2.30 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 30 | 1.12 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 1.26 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 48 | 29 | 0.94 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 1.09 |
| 8 | Arsenal | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 38 | 27 | 1.21 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 38 | 26 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 26 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 45 | 25 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 25 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 39 | 24 | 1.08 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 24 | 0.95 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 22 | 0.70 |
| 17 | Chelsea | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 49 | 21 | 0.92 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 21 | 0.90 |
| 19 | Brentford | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 50 | 20 | 0.66 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 20 | 0.63 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 20 | 0.55 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 26 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 54 | 18 | 0.76 |
