1938–39 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was Arsenal's 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Arsenal

1938–39 season
Chairman	Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
Manager	George Allison
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Third round
Home colours Away colours

Results

Arsenal's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Main article: 1938–39 Football League § First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 August 1938	Portsmouth	H	2–0	54,940
3 September 1938	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	26,126
8 September 1938	Brentford	A	0–1	38,535
10 September 1938	Everton	H	1–2	64,555
14 September 1938	Derby County	H	1–2	25,756
17 September 1938	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–0	45,364
24 September 1938	Aston Villa	H	0–0	66,456
1 October 1938	Sunderland	A	0–0	51,042
8 October 1938	Grimsby Town	H	2–0	39,174
15 October 1938	Chelsea	A	2–4	65,443
22 October 1938	Preston North End	H	1–0	40,296
29 October 1938	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1	46,611
5 November 1938	Leeds United	H	2–3	39,092
12 November 1938	Liverpool	A	2–2	42,540
19 November 1938	Leicester City	H	0–0	36,407
26 November 1938	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	29,047
3 December 1938	Birmingham	H	3–1	33,710
10 December 1938	Manchester United	A	0–1	42,008
17 December 1938	Stoke City	H	4–1	30,006
24 December 1938	Portsmouth	A	0–0	21,344
27 December 1938	Charlton Athletic	A	0–1	51,479
31 December 1938	Huddersfeld Town	H	1–0	34,146
14 January 1939	Everton	A	0–2	47,178
21 January 1939	Charlton Athletic	H	2–0	39,702
28 January 1939	Aston Villa	A	3–1	57,453
1 February 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	33,103
4 February 1939	Sunderland	H	2–0	45,875
18 February 1939	Chelsea	H	1–0	54,510
21 February 1939	Grimsby Town	A	1–2	10,845
25 February 1939	Preston North End	A	1–2	29,678
4 March 1939	Bolton Wanderers	H	3–1	29,814
11 March 1939	Leeds United	A	2–4	22,160
18 March 1939	Liverpool	H	2–0	31,495
25 March 1939	Leicester City	A	2–0	22,565
1 April 1939	Middlesbrough	H	1–2	34,669
7 April 1939	Blackpool	A	0–1	31,497
8 April 1939	Birmingham	A	2–1	33,250
10 April 1939	Blackpool	H	2–1	30,760
15 April 1939	Manchester United	H	2–1	25,741
22 April 1939	Stoke City	A	0–1	26,039
29 April 1939	Derby County	A	2–1	10,186
6 May 1939	Brentford	H	2–0	30,928

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
3	Charlton Athletic	42	22	6	14	75	59	1.271	50
4	Middlesbrough	42	20	9	13	93	74	1.257	49
5	Arsenal	42	19	9	14	55	41	1.341	47
6	Derby County	42	19	8	15	66	55	1.200	46
7	Stoke City	42	17	12	13	71	68	1.044	46

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Chelsea.

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	7 January 1939	Chelsea	A	1–2	58,095

See also

• 1938–39 in English football
• List of Arsenal F.C. seasons