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

The 1938–39 season was Arsenal's 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 August 1938 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | 54,940 |
| 3 September 1938 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | 26,126 |
| 8 September 1938 | Brentford | A | 0–1 | 38,535 |
| 10 September 1938 | Everton | H | 1–2 | 64,555 |
| 14 September 1938 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | 25,756 |
| 17 September 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | 45,364 |
| 24 September 1938 | Aston Villa | H | 0–0 | 66,456 |
| 1 October 1938 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | 51,042 |
| 8 October 1938 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–0 | 39,174 |
| 15 October 1938 | Chelsea | A | 2–4 | 65,443 |
| 22 October 1938 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | 40,296 |
| 29 October 1938 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 46,611 |
| 5 November 1938 | Leeds United | H | 2–3 | 39,092 |
| 12 November 1938 | Liverpool | A | 2–2 | 42,540 |
| 19 November 1938 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | 36,407 |
| 26 November 1938 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | 29,047 |
| 3 December 1938 | Birmingham | H | 3–1 | 33,710 |
| 10 December 1938 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 42,008 |
| 17 December 1938 | Stoke City | H | 4–1 | 30,006 |
| 24 December 1938 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 21,344 |
| 27 December 1938 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 51,479 |
| 31 December 1938 | Huddersfeld Town | H | 1–0 | 34,146 |
| 14 January 1939 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 47,178 |
| 21 January 1939 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 39,702 |
| 28 January 1939 | Aston Villa | A | 3–1 | 57,453 |
| 1 February 1939 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 33,103 |
| 4 February 1939 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 45,875 |
| 18 February 1939 | Chelsea | H | 1–0 | 54,510 |
| 21 February 1939 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–2 | 10,845 |
| 25 February 1939 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | 29,678 |
| 4 March 1939 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | 29,814 |
| 11 March 1939 | Leeds United | A | 2–4 | 22,160 |
| 18 March 1939 | Liverpool | H | 2–0 | 31,495 |
| 25 March 1939 | Leicester City | A | 2–0 | 22,565 |
| 1 April 1939 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–2 | 34,669 |
| 7 April 1939 | Blackpool | A | 0–1 | 31,497 |
| 8 April 1939 | Birmingham | A | 2–1 | 33,250 |
| 10 April 1939 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 30,760 |
| 15 April 1939 | Manchester United | H | 2–1 | 25,741 |
| 22 April 1939 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 26,039 |
| 29 April 1939 | Derby County | A | 2–1 | 10,186 |
| 6 May 1939 | Brentford | H | 2–0 | 30,928 |

**Final League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 6 | Derby County | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 46 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 71 | 68 | 1.044 | 46 |

### FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Chelsea.

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R3 | 7 January 1939 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 58,095 | |
