1938–39 Everton F.C. season
# 1938–39 Everton F.C. season

In 1938–39, Everton won their fifth English title (and the last English top-flight title before World War II as the subsequent season was abandoned when Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939). The club also competed in the FA Cup, advancing to the 6th round where they lost away to Wolves.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 1.692 | 59 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 2.256 | 55 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 1.271 | 50 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 47 | 1.257 | 49 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 1.341 | 47 |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 1.200 | 46 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 1.044 | 46 |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 1.155 | 45 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 1.068 | 44 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 0.884 | 43 |
| 11 | Liverpool | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 0.984 | 42 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 1.183 | 41 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 0.881 | 41 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 45 | 0.877 | 38 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 0.824 | 38 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 0.806 | 38 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 55 | 0.671 | 37 |
| 18 | Brentford | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 47 | 0.716 | 36 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 0.906 | 35 |
| 20 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 0.800 | 33 |
| 21 | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 0.738 | 32 |
| 22 | Leicester City | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 0.585 | 29 |

* League Champions
* FA Cup Winners
* Relegated
