The 1939–40 season would have been the 48th season of The Football League. The kick-off in all divisions took place on Saturday, 26 August 1939.Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. The season was abandoned after only three matches due to the outbreak of the Second World War. The FA Cup would not resume until 1945-46, and the Football League only restarted in the 1946-47 season.
Blackpool were leading the First Division when the season was abandoned.
On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. On the next day, all divisions of the Football League played their third game of the season. These were the last fixtures before the leagues were abandoned following the British declaration of war on Germany on 3 September 1939.
Large gatherings of crowds were suspended with the implementation of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939.
League tables when season was abandoned
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.
First Division
Results
Maps
Second Division
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Results
Maps
Third Division South
Results
Maps
See also 1939-40 in English football 1939 in association football 1940 in association football
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