1939–40 Football League
| Season | 1939–40 |
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| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Lawton (Everton), 4 |
| Biggest home win | Manchester United – Grimsby Town 4–0 (26 Aug 1939) |
| Biggest away win |
Aston Villa – Everton 1–2 (28 Aug 1939) Stoke – Bolton Wanderers 1–2 (28 Aug 1939) Sunderland – Huddersfield Town 1–2 (30 Aug 1939) 0–1: three matches |
| Highest scoring | Arsenal – Sunderland 5–2 (2 Sept 1939) |
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| Season | 1939–40 |
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| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Newcastle – Swansea Town 8–1 (2 Sept 1939) |
| Biggest away win | Bradford Park Avenue – Luton Town 0–3 (30 Aug 1939) |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle – Swansea Town 8–1 (2 Sept 1939) |
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| Season | 1939–40 |
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| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 87 (2.64 per match) |
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| Season | 1939–40 |
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| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 102 (3.19 per match) |
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The 1939–1940 season was the 48th season of competitive football in England. The kick-off in all divisions took place on Saturday 26 August 1939. On Friday 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On Saturday 2 September 1939, all divisions of the Football League played their third game of the season. But these would be the last fixtures before abandonment following the British declaration of war on Germany on Sunday 3 September 1939. Large gatherings of crowds were suspended with the implementation of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939.
Even though most competitions were abandoned as the country's attention turned to the war effort, a few leagues including the Southern League and Northern League did manage to complete a season. But some teams were unable to fulfil all their fixtures in the latter half of the season and resigned.
Blackpool were leading the First Division when the season was abandoned.
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
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