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
ChairmanBernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard
ManagerGeorge Allison
StadiumHighbury
First Division5th
FA CupThird round

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Arsenal results for the 1938-1939 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2018.