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1938-39 links: < First team > < Reserve team > < A Team/Youth team >
| Results | Pos | Team | Pl | Home Matches | Away Matches | GA/GD | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Away | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-1 | 1-0 | 1 | Barnsley | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 2.76 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 1-3 | 2 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 26 | 1.85 | 56 | ||||||||||||
| 2-0 | 0-4 | 3 | Bradford City | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 1.59 | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 3-1 | 0-3 | 4 | Southport | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 1.39 | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 3-1 | 1-3 | 5 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 1.29 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | Chester | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 1.26 | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2-2 | 4-4 | 7 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 57 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 49 | 1.12 | 46 | ||||||||||||
| 5-1 | 1-2 | 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 1.17 | 44 | ||||||||||||
| x | x | 9 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 53 | 1.18 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 3-2 | 1-4 | 10 | Gateshead | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 43 | 1.10 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 5-0 | 2-3 | 11 | Rotherham United | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 1.00 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3-3 | 3-3 | 12 | Halifax Town | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.96 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3-1 | 2-0 | 13 | Barrow | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 43 | 1.02 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 2-1 | 1-2 | 14 | Wrexham [wal] | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 0.84 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 1-2 | 1-0 | 15 | Rochdale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 53 | 1.12 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 1-1 | 0-0 | 16 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 0.93 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 3-3 | 2-3 | 17 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 59 | 0.72 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 5-2 | 3-4 | 18 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 62 | 0.67 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 3-0 | 2-3 | 19 | Carlisle United | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 78 | 0.59 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 3-1 | 2-1 | 20 | York City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 58 | 0.70 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 5-0 | 2-4 | 21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 0.59 | 31 | ||||||||||||
| 3-0 | 2-3 | 22 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 0.48 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Date | Opponents | Comp | FT | Scorers |
| Sat 13 Aug | H Whites v Colours | TR | 5-2 | Reid 1p, Lythgoe 4 |
| Sat 20 Aug | A Oldham Ath | FR | 6-1 | Bagley, Essex 2, Lythgoe, Sherwood 2 |
| Mon 22 Aug | H Whites v Colours | TR | 6-1 | Titterington, Lythgoe 2, Sargeant 3 |
| Sat 27 Aug | A New Brighton | LG | 0-0 | |
| Mon 29 Aug | H Accrington Stan | LG | 3-0 | Bagley, Essex, Sherwood |
| Sat 3 Sep | H Barrow | LG | 3-1 | Bagley, Lythgoe, Sargeant |
| Mon 5 Sep | A Halifax T | LG | 3-3 | Essex, Lythgoe, Sargeant |
| Sat 10 Sep | A Chester | LG | 3-4 | Reid, Essex, Lythgoe |
| Sat 17 Sep | H Bradford C | LG | 2-0 | Reid 1p, Bagley |
| Sat 24 Sep | A Hull C | LG | 4-4 | Essex, Sherwood, Sargeant 2 |
| Sat 1 Oct | H Lincoln C | LG | 3-3 | Reid, Bagley, Lythgoe |
| Sat 8 Oct | A Southport | LG | 0-3 | |
| Sat 15 Oct | H Crewe Alex | LG | 5-1 | Bagley 2, Essex, Sherwood, Sargeant |
| Sat 22 Oct | A Carlisle U | LG | 2-3 | Bagley, Lythgoe |
| Sat 29 Oct | H Darlington | LG | 5-2 | Lythgoe, Sherwood 2, Sargeant 2 |
| Sat 5 Nov | A Hartlepools U | LG | 2-4 | Essex, Lythgoe |
| Sat 12 Nov | H Gateshead | LG | 3-2 | Lythgoe 2, Sherwood |
| Sat 19 Nov | A Wrexham | LG | 1-2 | Essex |
| Sat 26 Nov | A North Shields | FA | 4-1 | Bagley, Essex, Sargeant 2,1p |
| Sat 3 Dec | A Rochdale | LG | 1-0 | Sargeant |
| Sat 10 Dec | H Walthamstow Ave | FA | 0-0 | |
| Thu 15 Dec | A Walthamstow Ave | FA | 3-1 | Sargeant 3 |
| Sat 17 Dec | A Doncaster Rov | LG | 1-3 | West |
| Sat 24 Dec | H New Brighton | LG | 1-1 | Lythgoe |
| Mon 26 Dec | A Oldham Ath | LGAB | 1-0 | Bagley |
| Tue 27 Dec | H Oldham Ath | LG | 3-1 | Reid 2, Lumby |
| Sat 31 Dec | A Barrow | LG | 2-0 | Reid, Lythgoe |
| Mon 2 Jan | H Rotherham U | LG | 5-0 | Reid 1p, Bagley, Essex 2, Lythgoe |
| Sat 7 Jan | A Barnsley | FA | 2-1 | Essex, Sargeant |
| Sat 14 Jan | H Chester | LG | 0-0 | |
| Sat 21 Jan | A Liverpool | FA | 1-5 | Reid 1p |
| Wed 25 Jan | A Bradford C | LG | 0-4 | |
| Sat 28 Jan | H Hull C | LG | 2-2 | Sherwood, Sargeant |
| Sat 4 Feb | A Lincoln C | LG | 2-3 | Lythgoe, Sherwood |
| Sat 11 Feb | H Southport | LG | 3-1 | Reid, Bagley, Sargeant |
| Sat 18 Feb | A Crewe Alex | LG | 1-2 | Lythgoe |
| Sat 25 Feb | H Carlisle U | LG | 3-0 | Reid 1p, Essex 2 |
| Sat 4 Mar | A Darlington | LG | 3-4 | Reid 1p, Bagley, Essex |
| Sat 11 Mar | H Hartlepools U | LG | 5-0 | Reid, Bagley, Lythgoe, Still, Sargeant |
| Sat 18 Mar | A Gateshead | LG | 1-4 | Lythgoe |
| Sat 25 Mar | H Wrexham | LG | 2-1 | Reid 1p, Lythgoe |
| Sat 1 Apr | A York C | LG | 2-1 | Lythgoe, Sargeant |
| Fri 7 Apr | H Barnsley | LG | 1-1 | Sargeant |
| Sat 8 Apr | H Rochdale | LG | 1-2 | Sargeant |
| Mon 10 Apr | A Barnsley | LG | 1-0 | Reid |
| Sat 15 Apr | A Rotherham U | LG | 2-3 | Harker, Essex |
| Mon 17 Apr | A Oldham Ath | LG | 1-3 | Sherwood |
| Sat 22 Apr | H Doncaster Rov | LG | 1-2 | Sherwood |
| Mon 24 Apr | H York C | LG | 3-1 | Lythgoe 2, Sherwood |
| Sat 29 Apr | A Accrington Stan | LG | 2-3 | Bagley, Sargeant |
| Sat 6 May | H Halifax T | LG | 3-3 | Reid 1p, Bagley, Sargeant |
Appearance totals for non senior competitions may not be complete
| LG | FA | FR | TR | ||||||
| App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Sub | Gls | |
| Jackie Arthur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Bagley | 40 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jack Bowles | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arthur Burrows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Essex | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| George Haigh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ernest Hardie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Harker | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Jenkinson | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Len Jones | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Law | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Lumby | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alf Lythgoe | 38 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| FR Needham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Owens | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duggie Reid | 37 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Walter Rigby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sargeant | 40 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| George Sherwood | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Billy Smith | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Still | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Harry Stock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Titterington | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Harry Topping | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom West | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |