World War II broke out early into this season. Shortly after war was declared, most competitions, including the Football League, were abandoned as the country's attention turned to the war effort. A few leagues, such as the Northern League, did manage to complete a season, but more than half of the teams were unable to fulfil all their fixtures and resigned.[citation needed]
Blackpool sat at the top of the First Division table at the time the abandonment occurred.[1] The FA Cup Extra-Preliminary Round was played, but with hostilities declared before replays took place, that competition too was abandoned. Entry fees received for the 1939–40 Cup were honoured for the next Cup in 1945–46.[citation needed]
Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. Regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records. The FA Cup was resumed for the 1945–46 season and The Football League for the 1946–47 season.[citation needed]
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Wartime
After the abandonment of the football programme, the league was split into ten mini regional leagues. A national cup competition was also held.
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The 1939 40 season was the 65th season of competitive football in England It was suspended in September after the outbreak of World War II Football in EnglandSeason1939 40Men s footballFootball LeagueabandonedFootball League Second DivisionabandonedFA Cupabandoned 1938 39 1940 41 Contents 1 Overview 2 Honours 2 1 Wartime 3 League tables 3 1 North West League 3 2 North East League 3 3 West League 3 4 East Midland League 3 5 Midland League 3 6 South West League 3 7 South A League 3 8 South B League 3 9 South C League 3 10 South D League 4 See also 5 ReferencesOverview EditWorld War II broke out early into this season Shortly after war was declared most competitions including the Football League were abandoned as the country s attention turned to the war effort A few leagues such as the Northern League did manage to complete a season but more than half of the teams were unable to fulfil all their fixtures and resigned citation needed Blackpool sat at the top of the First Division table at the time the abandonment occurred 1 The FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round was played but with hostilities declared before replays took place that competition too was abandoned Entry fees received for the 1939 40 Cup were honoured for the next Cup in 1945 46 citation needed Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted and fielded guest players instead Regional league competitions were set up Appearances in these tournaments do not count in players official records The FA Cup was resumed for the 1945 46 season and The Football League for the 1946 47 season citation needed Honours EditWartime Edit After the abandonment of the football programme the league was split into ten mini regional leagues A national cup competition was also held Competition WinnerNorth West League BuryNorth East League Huddersfield TownWest League Stoke CityEast Midland League ChesterfieldMidland League Wolverhampton WanderersSouth West League Plymouth ArgyleSouth A League ArsenalSouth B League Queens Park RangersSouth C League Tottenham HotspurSouth D League Crystal PalaceFootball League War Cup West Ham UnitedLeague tables EditNorth West League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Bury 22 16 2 4 64 30 2 133 342 Preston North End 22 15 2 5 58 27 2 148 323 Blackpool 22 13 6 3 73 36 2 028 324 Bolton Wanderers 22 13 4 5 55 30 1 833 305 Oldham Athletic 22 11 2 9 55 61 0 902 246 Burnley 22 9 5 8 48 43 1 116 237 Barrow 22 8 4 10 54 57 0 947 208 Blackburn Rovers 22 7 4 11 37 40 0 925 189 Rochdale 22 5 5 12 38 58 0 655 1510 Southport 22 5 4 13 34 62 0 548 1411 Carlisle United 22 4 4 14 38 68 0 559 1212 Accrington Stanley 22 2 6 14 31 73 0 425 10Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 North East League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Huddersfield Town 20 15 4 1 54 22 2 455 342 Newcastle United 20 12 1 7 59 39 1 513 253 Middlesbrough 20 9 4 7 49 42 1 167 224 Bradford PA 19 10 2 7 44 38 1 158 225 Leeds United 18 9 3 6 36 27 1 333 216 Bradford City 19 8 4 7 41 37 1 108 207 Hull City 20 8 1 11 35 41 0 854 178 York City 20 8 1 11 36 51 0 706 179 Darlington 19 6 3 10 44 56 0 786 1510 Hartlepools United 20 6 1 13 27 47 0 574 1311 Halifax Town 19 3 2 14 28 53 0 528 8Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 West League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Stoke City 22 13 5 4 57 41 1 390 312 Liverpool 22 12 5 5 66 40 1 650 293 Everton 22 12 4 6 64 33 1 939 284 Manchester United 22 14 0 8 74 41 1 805 285 Manchester City 22 12 4 6 73 41 1 780 286 Wrexham 22 10 5 7 45 50 0 900 257 New Brighton 22 10 3 9 55 52 1 058 238 Port Vale 22 10 2 10 52 56 0 929 229 Chester 22 7 5 10 40 51 0 784 1910 Crewe Alexandra 22 6 1 15 44 79 0 557 1311 Stockport County 22 4 3 15 45 79 0 570 1112 Tranmere Rovers 22 2 3 17 41 93 0 441 7Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 East Midland League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Chesterfield 20 14 2 4 69 23 3 000 302 Barnsley 20 10 5 5 43 29 1 483 253 Sheffield United 20 12 1 7 46 34 1 353 254 Grimsby Town 20 10 2 8 40 44 0 909 225 Mansfield Town 20 9 3 8 49 48 1 021 216 Doncaster Rovers 20 7 4 9 37 45 0 822 187 Lincoln City 20 9 0 11 42 53 0 792 188 Rotherham United 20 7 4 9 24 42 0 571 189 Sheffield Wednesday 20 5 5 10 33 42 0 786 1510 Nottingham Forest 20 5 4 11 37 43 0 860 1411 Notts County 20 6 2 12 40 57 0 702 14Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 Midland League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 19 3 6 76 44 1 727 412 West Bromwich Albion 28 18 4 6 87 51 1 706 403 Coventry City 28 13 3 12 68 57 1 193 294 Birmingham 28 12 5 11 56 60 0 933 295 Luton Town 28 10 4 14 76 88 0 864 246 Northampton Town 28 7 8 13 48 59 0 814 227 Leicester City 28 7 6 15 51 71 0 718 208 Walsall 28 7 5 16 51 83 0 614 19Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 South West League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Plymouth Argyle 28 16 4 8 72 41 1 756 362 Torquay United 28 14 6 8 73 62 1 177 343 Bristol Rovers 28 9 10 9 62 55 1 127 284 Newport County 28 12 4 12 70 63 1 111 285 Swindon Town 28 10 8 10 66 63 1 048 286 Swansea Town 28 10 6 12 54 60 0 900 267 Cardiff City 28 6 13 9 45 63 0 714 258 Bristol City 28 7 5 16 57 92 0 620 19Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 South A League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Arsenal 18 13 4 1 62 22 2 818 302 West Ham United 18 12 1 5 57 33 1 727 253 Millwall 18 8 5 5 46 38 1 211 214 Watford 18 9 3 6 44 38 1 158 215 Norwich City 18 7 6 5 41 36 1 139 206 Charlton Athletic 18 8 1 9 61 58 1 052 177 Crystal Palace 18 5 3 10 39 56 0 696 138 Clapton Orient 18 5 3 10 28 60 0 467 139 Tottenham Hotspur 18 5 2 11 37 43 0 860 1210 Southend United 18 4 0 14 30 61 0 492 8Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 South B League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Queens Park Rangers 18 12 2 4 49 26 1 885 262 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 18 11 2 5 52 37 1 405 243 Chelsea 18 9 5 4 44 37 1 189 234 Reading 18 10 2 6 47 42 1 119 225 Brentford 18 8 2 8 42 41 1 024 186 Fulham 18 7 4 7 50 51 0 980 187 Portsmouth 18 7 2 9 37 42 0 881 168 Aldershot 18 5 4 9 38 49 0 776 149 Brighton amp Hove Albion 18 5 1 12 42 53 0 792 1110 Southampton 18 4 0 14 41 64 0 641 8Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 South C League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Tottenham Hotspur 18 11 4 3 43 30 1 433 262 West Ham United 18 10 4 4 53 28 1 893 243 Arsenal 18 9 5 4 41 26 1 577 234 Brentford 18 8 4 6 42 34 1 235 205 Millwall 18 7 5 6 36 30 1 200 196 Charlton Athletic 18 7 4 7 39 36 1 083 187 Fulham 18 8 1 9 38 42 0 905 178 Southampton 18 5 3 10 28 55 0 509 139 Chelsea 18 4 3 11 33 53 0 623 1110 Portsmouth 18 3 3 12 26 45 0 578 9Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 South D League Edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts1 Crystal Palace 18 13 1 4 64 30 2 133 272 Queens Park Rangers 18 10 3 5 38 28 1 357 233 Watford 18 7 7 4 41 29 1 414 214 Southend United 18 8 3 7 41 37 1 108 195 Bournemouth amp Boscombe Athletic 18 8 2 8 40 41 0 976 186 Aldershot 18 7 3 8 38 36 1 056 177 Clapton Orient 18 7 3 8 33 45 0 733 178 Norwich City 18 6 4 8 33 36 0 917 169 Reading 18 6 2 10 31 42 0 738 1410 Brighton amp Hove Albion 18 2 4 12 30 65 0 462 8Source Season 1939 40 English Football Archive Retrieved 26 March 2022 See also EditEngland national football team results unofficial matches References EditSmales Ken 2006 The 1940s Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History Pineapple Books Football Statistics Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1939 40 in English football amp oldid 1136933929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,