1938–39 Arsenal F.C. season

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
	← 1937–38 1939–40 →

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

Results[]

Arsenal's score comes first^[1]

Legend[]

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
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 v t	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:^{[citation needed]}

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

References[]

^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1938-1939/results

[1] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1938-1939/results

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