English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 24th 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 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2.83 |
| 2 | Derby County | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1.86 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 1.83 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1.50 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1.18 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1.13 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1.11 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1.09 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0.83 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.73 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.64 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0.53 |
| 21 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0.50 |
