SEASON: 1938-39
- DIVISION:
- English Second Division (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harold Wightman, Billy Walker
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Huddersfield Town (H) 0-3)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Harold Crawshaw, Jack Surtees (9 goals)
TABLE
SECOND DIVISION (Tier 2) - 1938-39
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 94 | 60 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 1.56667 | 55 | Promoted as Champions | 1-3 | 2-3 | |
2 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 1.68293 | 54 | Promoted | 0-2 | 1-0 | |
3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 88 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 1.49153 | 53 | 3-3 | 1-1 | ||
4 | Coventry City | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 1.37778 | 50 | 3-0 | 1-5 | ||
5 | Manchester City | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 72 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 1.33333 | 49 | 3-4 | 0-3 | ||
6 | Chesterfield | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 1.32692 | 49 | 0-1 | 1-7 | ||
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 82 | 66 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 1.24242 | 49 | 2-4 | 0-1 | ||
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 1.08065 | 47 | 2-1 | 1-4 | ||
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 1.27083 | 46 | 2-0 | 0-4 | ||
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 89 | 72 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 50 | 1.23611 | 45 | 2-0 | 0-0 | ||
11 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 1.34615 | 44 | 0-0 | 0-5 | ||
12 | Fulham | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 1.10909 | 44 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 1.20755 | 42 | 3-0 | 0-5 | ||
14 | Burnley | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 56 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 36 | .89286 | 39 | 2-2 | 1-2 | ||
15 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 42 | .89091 | 38 | 2-1 | 0-3 | ||
16 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 38 | .87838 | 37 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
17 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 47 | .74390 | 35 | 2-0 | 2-1 | ||
18 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 82 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 48 | .68293 | 35 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
19 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 53 | .60241 | 34 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 82 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 53 | .59756 | 31 | ||||
21 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 50 | 91 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 62 | .54945 | 31 | Relegated | 1-0 | 0-1 | |
22 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 99 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 61 | .39394 | 17 | Relegated | 2-2 | 1-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 44
- Competitive Goals:
- 49
- Goals per game:
- 1.1
- League Games:
- 42
- League Points:
- 31 out of 84 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 36.9%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 13 times | 12 times | 4 times | Conceded | 11 times | 9 times | 6 times | 4 times | 4 times | Won By | 5 times | 3 times | 2 times | Lost By | 9 times | 4 times | 4 times | 2 times | 3 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 21,712 (West Bromwich Albion)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 4,743 (Southampton)
- Average League Attendance:
- 13,031
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 22,304 (Huddersfield Town)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 22,304 (Huddersfield Town)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 10
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 1   (George Pritty)
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 1   (scored by us for opponents)   (?)
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
League
FA Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | |
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Manager: Harold Wightman | Wed Jan 11, 1939 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | A | 0-0 | 5,442 | ||
Mon Jan 16, 1939 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | H | 0-3 | 22,304 |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Harold Wightman | Wed Oct 12, 1938 | Newark | H | 6-3 | - | ? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?) | ||
Wed Nov 02, 1938 | Mansfield Town | H | 2-2 | 1,500 | ? (?), Fryer (90') |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers | ||
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Manager: Harold Wightman | Sat Aug 20, 1938 | Notts County | England | H | 4-1 | 9,505 | Getty (?), Dyson (?), Crawshaw (?), Brown (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (9) - £0 | Out (9) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Ashley Hunt | Bought | Arthur Betts | Retired | George Pritty | Bought | Gibson McNaughton | Sold | Harold Crawshaw | Bought | Harold Crawshaw | Retired | Len Beaumont | Bought | John Getty | Sold | Lewis Stoker | Bought | Lewis Stoker | Retired | Ted Blagg | Bought | Roy Brown | Sold | Thomas Clark | Bought | 1939 | Jimmy Dyson | Sold | 1937 | Frank Hindley | Bought | 1939 | Robert Pugh | Sold | Sep 03, 1938 | Jack Fryer | Bought | May 30, 1939 | Alan Todd | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Alan Todd | Scotland | 27 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
GK | Ashley Hunt | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
GK | Percy Ashton | England | 29 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Fred Stanley (1938-43)) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
D | John Munro | Scotland | 43 | 10 | 11 | 22 | ||||||||||
D | Lewis Stoker | England | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
D | Reg Trim | England | 24 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||||||||
D | Tommy Graham | England | 33 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Midfielders | ||||||||
M | Bob McCall | England | 22 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Frank Hindley | England | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
M | George Pritty | England | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Grenville Roberts | England | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Jimmy Dyson | England | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
M | John Getty | Scotland | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
M | Robert Davies | Wales | 24 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
M | Ted Blagg | England | 20 | |||||||||||||
M | Thomas Clark | Wales | 24 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
M | William Baxter | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||||
F | Arthur Betts | England | 21 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ||||||||
F | Boy Martin | N. Ireland | 24 | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
F | Gibson McNaughton | Scotland | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||
F | Harold Crawshaw | England | 26 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Jack Fryer | England | 26 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Jack Surtees | England | 27 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||
F | Len Beaumont | England | 23 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Robert Pugh | Wales | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
F | Roy Brown | England | 20 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||
F | Tom Peacock | England | 25 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
9 | Harold Crawshaw | 22 |
9 | Jack Surtees | 28 |
8 | Jack Fryer | 24 |
5 | Arthur Betts | 21 |
3 | Frank Hindley | 8 |
3 | Len Beaumont | 36 |
3 | Roy Brown | 20 |
3 | Tom Peacock | 15 |
2 | Gibson McNaughton | 19 |
2 | John Getty | 11 |
1 | Bob McCall | 32 |
1 | Own Goals | 44 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Bradford Park Avenue | Sat Dec 03, 1938 | Away | 2-1 | Sat Apr 08, 1939 | Home | 2-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Blackburn Rovers | Sat Nov 12, 1938 | Home | 1-3 | Sat Mar 18, 1939 | Away | 2-3 | |
Chesterfield | Sat Dec 17, 1938 | Away | 1-7 | Sat Apr 22, 1939 | Home | 0-1 | |
Luton Town | Mon Dec 26, 1938 | Home | 2-4 | Tue Dec 27, 1938 | Away | 0-1 | |
Manchester City | Sat Nov 26, 1938 | Home | 3-4 | Sat Apr 01, 1939 | Away | 0-3 | |
Swansea Town | Sat Oct 29, 1938 | Home | 1-2 | Sat Mar 04, 1939 | Away | 0-1 |