Football : Season Details : 1938

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s).

Legend
Clubs in BLUE were relegated.
Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B:
A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division;
B is the number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Abbreviations:
FAC FA Cup
W Winner(s); F Finalist(s).

Position Club Points History Notes
1
 Arsenal
52
2-19
  
2
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
51
2-6
  
3
 Preston North End
49
5-4
 FAC-W
4
 Charlton Athletic
46
1-2
  
5
 Middlesbrough
46
3-9
  
6
 Brentford
45
1-3
  
7
 Bolton Wanderers
45
6-3
  
8
 Sunderland
44
1-44
  
9
 Leeds United
43
3-6
  
10
 Chelsea
41
3-8
  
11
 Liverpool
41
3-29
  
12
 Blackpool
40
2-1
  
13
 Derby County
40
4-12
  
14
 Everton
39
2-7
  
15
 Huddersfield Town
39
1-18
 FAC-F
16
 Leicester City
39
3-1
  
17
 Stoke City
38
4-5
  
18
 Birmingham City
38
4-17
  
19
 Portsmouth
38
1-11
  
20
 Grimsby Town
38
3-4
  
21
 Manchester City
36
4-10
  
22
 West Bromwich Albion
36
4-7
  

FA Cup Final Preston North End 1 Huddersfield Town 0 aet

aet After Extra Time

History

On the final day of the season Wolverhampton Wanderers were top of the table but lost 0 - 1 at Sunderland. Arsenal beat Bolton Wanderers 5 - 0 to win their 5th Championship in 8 years.

One week before the season ended, any of 11 clubs could have been relegated including FA Cup finalists, Huddersfield Town. On the final day, 6 teams were bottom with 36 points. Birmingham City, Grimsby Town, Portsmouth and Stoke City all won. Huddersfield Town beat Manchester City 1 - 0 to stay up. Manchester City become the only club to be relegated the season after winning the Championship. Ironically, they had finished as top scorers.

Only 16 points separated the top and bottom clubs.

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