1938–39 Charlton Athletic F.C. season

Charlton Athletic
1938–39 season
ManagerJimmy Seed
StadiumThe Valley
First Division3rd
FA CupThird round

The 1938–39 season was the 20th season in the history of Charlton Athletic Football Club, an association football club based in Charlton, London, England. It was Charlton's third season in the First Division, the top tier of English football, following promotion from the Second Division in 1935–36, and second and fourth-placed finishes in the 1936–37 and 1937–38 seasons respectively.

Competitions

First Division

Main article: 1938–39 Football League First Division

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Everton (C) 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
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

First Division match details[1]
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
27 August 1938 Bolton Wanderers A L 1–2 Tadman 21,809
29 August 1938 Stoke City H W 4–2 Tadman (3), Boulter 17,338
3 September 1938 Leeds United H W 2–0 Wilkinson, Tadman 30,383
5 September 1938 Preston North End A L 0–2 21,963
10 September 1938 Liverpool A L 0–1 32,701
17 September 1938 Leicester City H W 1–0 Brown 26,939
24 September 1938 Middlesbrough A L 0–4 20,227
1 October 1938 Birmingham H D 4–4 Wilkinson (3), Green 20,039
8 October 1938 Manchester United A W 2–0 Green, Brown 35,730
15 October 1938 Huddersfield Town H W 2–1 Tadman, Boulter 20,038
22 October 1938 Portsmouth A W 2–0 Tadman, Brown 24,702
29 October 1938 Brentford H D 1–1 Brown 32,191
5 November 1938 Blackpool A D 0–0 16,135
12 November 1938 Derby County H W 1–0 Brown 41,816
19 November 1938 Grimsby Town A D 1–1 Tadman 11,691
26 November 1938 Sunderland H W 3–0 Brown (2), Boulter 28,707
3 December 1938 Aston Villa A L 0–2 39,505
10 December 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H L 0–4 27,785
17 December 1938 Everton A W 4–1 Tadman (2), Wilkinson, Brown 22,053
24 December 1938 Bolton Wanderers H W 2–1 Robinson, Brown 6,590
27 December 1938 Arsenal H W 1–0 Tadman 51,479
31 December 1938 Leeds United A L 1–2 Wilkinson 18,774
14 January 1939 Liverpool H L 1–3 Tadman 19,836
21 January 1939 Arsenal A L 0–2 39,702
28 January 1939 Middlesbrough H W 3–0 Brown, Tadman, Hobbis 23,473
4 February 1939 Birmingham A W 4–3 Welsh (2), Brown, Tadman 29,727
9 February 1939 Leicester City A W 5–1 Tadman (2), Welsh, Brown, o.g. 9,467
11 February 1939 Manchester United H W 7–1 Tadman (4), Wilkinson (2), Hobbis 23,721
18 February 1939 Huddersfield Town A L 0–4 16,163
25 February 1939 Portsmouth H D 3–3 Hobbis (2), Welsh 15,414
4 March 1939 Brentford A L 0–1 24,440
11 March 1939 Blackpool H W 3–1 Tadman (3) 16,668
18 March 1939 Derby County A L 1–3 Tadman 13,167
29 March 1939 Grimsby Town H W 3–1 Hobbis (2), Wilkinson 8,469
1 April 1939 Sunderland A D 1–1 Green 14,458
7 April 1939 Chelsea H W 2–0 Robinson, Hobbis 29,014
8 April 1939 Aston Villa H W 1–0 Blott 39,505
10 April 1939 Chelsea A W 3–1 Blott, Welsh, Hobbis 27,070
15 April 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 1–3 Welsh (pen.) 18,420
22 April 1939 Everton H W 2–1 Robinson, Hobbis 36,338
29 April 1939 Stoke City A L 0–1 13,362
6 May 1939 Preston North End H W 3–1 Welsh (2), Blott 18,181

FA Cup

Main article: 1938–39 FA Cup
FA Cup match details[1]
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
Third round 7 January 1939 Cardiff City A L 0–1 22,780

References

  1. ^ a b Clayton, Paul (18 August 2001). The Essential History of Charlton Athletic. Headline. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-7553-1020-3.
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