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1938–39 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1938–39 season was the 47th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1938–39 season
ManagerMajor Frank Buckley
First Division2nd
FA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Dennis Westcott (32)
All: Dennis Westcott (43)
Highest home attendance61,305 (vs Liverpool, 11 February 1939; club record)
Lowest home attendance18,420 (vs Charlton, 15 April 1939)
Average home league attendance29,335 (league only)

The team finished as runners-up for a second consecutive season and also finished as FA Cup runners-up when they lost the FA Cup final to outsiders Portsmouth. This was to be the final full league campaign until 1946–47 as the following season was cancelled and annulled in September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II.

Results edit

Football League First Division edit

Final table
Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Everton 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55
3 Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

FA Cup edit

See also: 1938–39 FA Cup
7 January 1939 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Bradford Park Avenue Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,845
21 January 1939 R4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 43,205
11 February 1939 R5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 61,305
4 March 1939 QF Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Everton Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 59,545
25 March 1939 SF Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Grimsby Town Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 76,962
29 April 1939 Final Portsmouth 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 Barlow   29'
Anderson   43'
Parker   46', 71'		 Dorsett   54' Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 99,370

Players Used edit

Pos. Nationality Player Football League FA Cup Total  
1   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
2   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
3   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
4   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
5   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
6   [[|]] [[| ]] (Captain) 0
7   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
8   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
9   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
10   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
11   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
12   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
13   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
14   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
15   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
16   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
17   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
18   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
19   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
20   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
21   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
22   [[|]] [[| ]] 0
23   [[|]] [[| ]] 0

References edit

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