Season

1938-39

Manchester UnitedWalter Crickmer

14thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−0.3
goal difference
1.3 scored · 1.6 conceded
44
Played
25%
Win rate

Season in brief

14th of 22 in the First Division, down from 2nd the year before. Jimmy Hanlon led the scoring with 12 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 58 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Everton42P · 27W 5D 10L · GD +3659
  3. 12Aston Villa42P · 16W 9D 17L · GD +1141
  4. 13Leeds United42P · 16W 9D 17L · GD -841
  5. 14Manchester United42P · 11W 16D 15L · GD -838
  6. 15Blackpool42P · 12W 14D 16L · GD -1238
  7. 16Sunderland42P · 13W 12D 17L · GD -1338
  9. 21Birmingham City42P · 12W 8D 22L · GD -2232
  10. 22Leicester City42P · 9W 11D 22L · GD -3429

Slice: the final First Division table for 1938-39, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

44 matches
27 Aug 1938 @ Middlesbrough: 1–331 Aug 1938 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–23 Sep 1938 v Birmingham City: 4–17 Sep 1938 @ Liverpool: 0–110 Sep 1938 @ Grimsby Town: 0–117 Sep 1938 @ Stoke City: 1–124 Sep 1938 v Chelsea: 5–11 Oct 1938 @ Preston North End: 1–18 Oct 1938 v Charlton Athletic: 0–215 Oct 1938 v Blackpool: 0–022 Oct 1938 @ Derby County: 1–529 Oct 1938 v Sunderland: 0–15 Nov 1938 @ Aston Villa: 2–012 Nov 1938 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–319 Nov 1938 @ Everton: 0–326 Nov 1938 v Huddersfield Town: 1–13 Dec 1938 @ Portsmouth: 0–010 Dec 1938 v Arsenal: 1–017 Dec 1938 @ Brentford: 5–224 Dec 1938 v Middlesbrough: 1–126 Dec 1938 v Leicester City: 3–027 Dec 1938 @ Leicester City: 1–131 Dec 1938 @ Birmingham City: 3–37 Jan 1939 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–011 Jan 1939 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–514 Jan 1939 v Grimsby Town: 3–121 Jan 1939 v Stoke City: 0–128 Jan 1939 @ Chelsea: 1–04 Feb 1939 v Preston North End: 1–111 Feb 1939 @ Charlton Athletic: 1–718 Feb 1939 @ Blackpool: 5–325 Feb 1939 v Derby County: 1–14 Mar 1939 @ Sunderland: 2–511 Mar 1939 v Aston Villa: 1–118 Mar 1939 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–329 Mar 1939 v Everton: 0–21 Apr 1939 @ Huddersfield Town: 1–17 Apr 1939 v Leeds United: 0–08 Apr 1939 v Portsmouth: 1–110 Apr 1939 @ Leeds United: 1–315 Apr 1939 @ Arsenal: 1–222 Apr 1939 v Brentford: 3–029 Apr 1939 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–06 May 1939 v Liverpool: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.