| SEASON 1939-1940 |
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 | FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE |
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Table as at Wednesday, August 30, 1939: |
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 5 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 6 | Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 3 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 2 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 2 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 13 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 15 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 18 | Brentford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 22 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 |