1939-1940 Summary
Final League Tables and Cup Winners

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The 1939/40 Football League was abandoned after 3 games when World War II broke out.
It was replaced with regional leagues - and in 1939/40 Everton played in the Western Division.
The normal FA Cup competition was suspended and in 1939/40 teams competed in a national Football League War Cup instead.
Match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.

War Football League Western Division - Final Table
Cup Winners
   
 
HOME
AWAY
 
          
   
PLD
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
Football League War Cup Final
1.
 Stoke
22
10
1
0
29
10
3
4
4
28
31
31
West Ham
1
-
0
 Blackburn R
2.
 Liverpool
22
6
4
1
34
19
6
1
4
32
21
29
(at Wembley)
3.
 Everton
22
8
1
2
41
18
4
3
4
23
15
28
Semi-Finals
4.
 Man Utd
22
9
0
2
46
16
5
0
6
28
25
28
West Ham
4
-
3
Fulham
5.
 Man City
22
6
3
2
43
24
6
1
4
30
17
28
Blackburn R
1
-
0
Newcastle
6.
 Wrexham
22
8
3
0
35
17
2
2
7
10
33
25
  
7.
 New Brighton
22
7
2
2
35
15
3
1
7
20
37
23
  
8.
 Port Vale
22
7
0
4
34
25
3
2
6
18
31
22
Other War Regional League Winners
9.
 Chester
22
5
3
3
26
20
2
2
7
14
31
19
          
10.
 Crewe
22
6
0
5
30
25
0
1
10
14
54
13
North-East
11.
 Stockport
22
4
1
6
23
25
0
2
9
22
54
11
Huddersfield
12.
 Tranmere
22
2
2
7
26
40
0
1
10
15
53
7
North-West
 
Bury
Football League Division 1 - Table At Time Of Abandonment
Midland
   
 
HOME
AWAY
 
Wolves
   
PLD
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
PTS
East Midland
1.
 Blackpool
3
2
0
0
4
2
1
0
0
1
0
6
Chesterfield
2.
 Sheff Utd
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
5
South West
3.
 Arsenal
3
2
0
0
6
2
0
1
0
2
2
5
Plymouth
4.
 Liverpool
3
2
0
0
5
1
0
0
1
1
2
4
South 'A'
5.
 Everton
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
4
3
4
Arsenal
6.
 Bolton
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
4
South 'B'
7.
 Derby
3
2
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
Q.P.R.
8.
 Charlton
3
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
4
4
South 'C'
9.
 Stoke
3
1
0
1
5
2
0
1
0
2
2
3
Tottenham
10.
 Man Utd
3
1
0
0
4
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
South 'D'
11.
 Chelsea
3
1
1
0
4
3
0
0
1
0
1
3
Crystal Palace
12.
 Brentford
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
 
13.
 Grimsby
3
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
4
3
 
14.
 Aston Villa
3
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
  
15.
 Sunderland
3
1
0
1
4
2
0
0
1
2
5
2
  
16.
 Wolves
3
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
  
17.
 Huddersfield
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
  
18.
 Portsmouth
3
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
1
4
2
  
19.
 Preston
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
  
20.
 Blackburn R
3
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
3
1
  
21. Middlesbrough
3
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
1
6
1
  
22. Leeds
3
0
0
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1