English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 17th September 1938
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Everton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 5.67 |
| 2 | Derby County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1.11 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1.13 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 15 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 16 | Arsenal | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0.75 |
| 18 | Manchester United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0.89 |
| 19 | Brentford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0.53 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
