English First Division 1938/1939
Historical league standings at 14th January 1939
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Derby County | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 35 | 1.64 |
| 2 | Everton | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 32 | 1.85 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 20 | 29 | 2.15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 29 | 1.16 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 41 | 28 | 1.37 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 1.06 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 26 | 0.98 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 48 | 25 | 0.85 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 1.14 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 24 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 24 | 0.89 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 1.08 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 23 | 0.83 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 1.09 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 21 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 0.92 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 0.81 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 41 | 21 | 0.73 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 45 | 20 | 0.69 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 21 | Brentford | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 49 | 19 | 0.65 |
| 22 | Birmingham | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 41 | 49 | 18 | 0.84 |
