1938–39 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1938–39 season
First Division	Champions
FA Cup	6th round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Lawton (34); All: Tommy Lawton (38)
Highest home attendance	64,977 (vs. Liverpool, 1 October 1938)
Lowest home attendance	8,199 (vs. Leicester City, 8 March 1939)
Biggest win	8–0 (vs. Doncaster, 21 January 1939, FA Cup, 4th round)
Biggest defeat	7–0 (at Wolves, 22 February 1939, First Division)
colours	colours
	← 1937–38 1946–47 →

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.^[1]^[2]

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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup Winners
	Relegated

Competitions

First Division

27 August 1938 (1938-08-27) 1	Blackpool	0–2	Everton	Blackpool, Lancashire
3:15 p.m.			Stevenson 13' Lawton 19'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 29,647 Referee: E. Carnwell

31 August 1938 (1938-08-31) 2	Everton	3–0	Grimsby Town	Walton, Liverpool
6:30 p.m.	Gillick 10' Lawton 21', 24'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,017 Referee: Dr. A. Barton

3 September 1938 (1938-09-03) 3	Everton	2–1	Brentford	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Lawton 40', 82'		R. Reid 72'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,989 Referee: I. Wright

5 September 1938 (1938-09-05) 4	Aston Villa	0–3	Everton	Aston, Birmingham
6:00 p.m.			Stevenson 25', 70' Lawton 40'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,105 Referee: E. Gough

10 September 1938 (1938-09-10) 5	Arsenal	1–2	Everton	Highbury, London
3:30 p.m.	B. Jones 64'		Stevenson 14' Lawton 38'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 64,555 Referee: H. Mee

17 September 1938 (1938-09-17) 6	Everton	5–1	Portsmouth	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Bentham 17' Lawton 31' Gillick 62' L. Morgan 72' (o.g.) Boyes 86'		W. Bagley 7'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 43,913 Referee: A. Jewell

24 September 1938 (1938-09-24) 7	Huddersfield Town	3–0	Everton	Huddersfield
3:15 p.m.	T. Hinchcliffe 50', 53' J. Isaac 86'			Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 27,710 Referee: H. Whitfield

1 October 1938 (1938-10-01) 8	Everton	2–1	Liverpool	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Bentham 14' Boyes 39'		W. Fagan 43'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 64,977 Referee: H. Williams

8 October 1938 (1938-10-08) 9	Everton	1–0	Wolves	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Lawton 28'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,681 Referee: Dr. A. Barton

15 October 1938 (1938-10-15) 10	Bolton	4–2	Everton	Burnden, Greater Manchester
3:00 p.m.	J. Roberts 12', 29', 82' T. Woodward 77'		Stevenson 24' Lawton 37'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 57,989 Referee: G. Blackhall

22 October 1938 (1938-10-22) 11	Everton	4–0	Leeds United	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	D. Trentham 33' Bell 41', 44', 52'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,747 Referee: G. Davies

29 October 1938 (1938-10-29) 12	Leicester City	3–0	Everton	Leicester
3:00 p.m.	A. Maw 26' G. Dewis 76' M. Griffiths 80'			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 23,964 Referee: L. Dale

5 November 1938 (1938-11-05) 13	Everton	4–0	Middlesbrough	Walton, Liverpool
2:45 p.m.	Lawton 15', 21', 87' (pen) Stevenson 80'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,683 Referee: H. Rayner

12 November 1938 (1938-11-12) 14	Birmingham City	1–0	Everton	Bordesley, Birmingham
2:40 p.m.	C. Phillips 43'			Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,548 Referee: W. Lewington

19 November 1938 (1938-11-19) 15	Everton	3–0	Manchester United	Walton, Liverpool
2:30 p.m.	Lawton 7', 53' Gillick 65'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,809 Referee: G. Salmon

26 November 1938 (1938-11-26) 16	Stoke City	0–0	Everton	Stoke-on-Trent
2:30 p.m.				Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 26,725 Referee: W. Nixon

3 December 1938 (1938-12-03) 17	Everton	4–1	Chelsea	Walton, Liverpool
2:15 p.m.	Lawton 57', 76' Gillick 87' Stevenson 89'		G. Mills 60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,959 Referee: J. Parker

10 December 1938 (1938-12-10) 18	Preston North End	0–1	Everton	Deepdale, Preston
2:15 p.m.			Lawton 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 26,549 Referee: G. Hewitt

17 December 1938 (1938-12-17) 19	Everton	1–4	Charlton Athletic	Walton, Liverpool
2:15 p.m.	Gillick 48'		J. Wilkinson 38' G. Tadman 56', 89' R. Brown 60'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,053 Referee: H. Wright

24 December 1938 (1938-12-24) 20	Everton	4–0	Blackpool	Walton, Liverpool
2:15 p.m.	Gillick 6' Cunliffe 40', 73' Cook 53'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,040 Referee: E. Carnwell

26 December 1938 (1938-12-26) 21	Everton	2–2	Derby County	Walton, Liverpool
2:15 p.m.	Cook 70' (pen) Gillick 83'		D. McCulloch 48' R. Dix 82'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 55,401 Referee: F. Milner

27 December 1938 (1938-12-27) 22	Derby County	2–1	Everton	Derby
2:15 p.m.	D. McCulloch 30' D. Duncan 51'		Cook 37' (pen)	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 35,683 Referee: F. Milner

31 December 1938 (1938-12-31) 23	Brentford	2–0	Everton	Brentford, Greater London
2:30 p.m.	L. Townsend 18', 67'			Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 27,861 Referee: I. Wright

14 January 1939 (1939-01-14) 24	Everton	2–0	Arsenal	Walton, Liverpool
2:45 p.m.	Lawton 55' Boyes 85'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 47,178 Referee: H. Mee

28 January 1939 (1939-01-28) 25	Everton	3–2	Huddersfield Town	Walton, Liverpool
3:00 p.m.	Cook 50' (pen) Lawton 51' Stevenson 67'		A. Beasley 46' A. Price 82'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,269 Referee: H. Whitfield

1 February 1939 (1939-02-01) 26	Portsmouth	0–1	Everton	Portsmouth
3:00 p.m.			Lawton 53'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,371 Referee: G. Gould

4 February 1939 (1939-02-04) 27	Liverpool	0–3	Everton	Anfield, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.			Bentham 14' Lawton 73', 82'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 55,994 Referee: H. Williams

18 February 1939 (1939-02-18) 28	Everton	2–1	Bolton	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Gillick 7' H. Hubbick 35' (o.g.)		A. Geldard 17'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,961 Referee: G. Blackhall

22 February 1939 (1939-02-22) 29	Wolves	7–0	Everton	Wolverhampton
3:15 p.m.	D. Westcott 2', 85' R. Dorsett 24', 37', 49', 78' A. McIntosh 54'			Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 39,774 Referee: W. Harper

25 February 1939 (1939-02-25) 30	Leeds United	1–2	Everton	Leeds
3:15 p.m.	G. Ainsley 28'		Bentham 71' Cunliffe 80'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 21,728 Referee: G. Davies

8 March 1939 (1939-03-08) 31	Everton	4–0	Leicester City	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Stevenson 15' Boyes 20' N. Greenhalgh 48' Lawton 89'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 8,199 Referee: L. Dale

11 March 1939 (1939-03-11) 32	Middlesbrough	4–4	Everton	Middlesbrough
3:00 p.m.	C. Chadwick 3' B. Yorston 7' J. Milne 32' M. Fenton 39'		Lawton 37', 38', 49', 83'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 20,014 Referee: H. Rayner

18 March 1939 (1939-03-18) 33	Everton	4–2	Birmingham City	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Lawton 27', 80' Gillick 28' Bentham 71'		F. Harris 26' C. Jones 82'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,687 Referee: W. Lewington

29 March 1939 (1939-03-29) 34	Manchester United	0–2	Everton	Old Trafford, Greater Manchester
3:00 p.m.			Lawton 40' Gillick 69'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 18,348 Referee: G. Salmon

1 April 1939 (1939-04-01) 35	Everton	1–1	Stoke City	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Lawton 76'		T. Sale 62'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,601 Referee: W. Nixon

7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 36	Sunderland	1–2	Everton	Roker, Sunderland
2:45 p.m.	L. Duns 15'		Lawton 2' Gillick 17'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 40,521 Referee: J. Mellor

8 April 1939 (1939-04-08) 37	Chelsea	0–2	Everton	Fulham, London
3:30 p.m.			Stevenson 68' Gillick 70'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 51,481 Referee: J. Parker

10 April 1939 (1939-04-10) 38	Everton	6–2	Sunderland	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Bentham 12', 36', 80' Stevenson 50' J. Caskie 59' Lawton 61'		A. Housam 44' L. Duns 89'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 46,016 Referee: J. Mellor

15 April 1939 (1939-04-15) 39	Everton	0–0	Preston North End	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,987 Referee: G. Hewitt

22 April 1939 (1939-04-22) 40	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Everton	Charlton, London
3:30 p.m.	H. Hobbles 1' G. Robinson 41'		Gillick 60'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,338 Referee: H. Wright
Note: Everton clinch title with Wolves' draw at Bolton

29 April 1939 (1939-04-29) 41	Everton	3–0	Aston Villa	Walton, Liverpool
3:15 p.m.	Bentham 11' Gillick 23' Cook 29' (pen)			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,667 Referee: E. Gough

6 May 1939 (1939-05-06) 42	Grimsby Town	3–0	Everton	Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire
3:15 p.m.	E. Glover 4', 75' J. Boyd 88'			Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 11,016 Referee: Dr. A. Barton

FA Cup

7 January 1939 (1939-01-07) 3rd	Derby	0–1	Everton	Derby
2:30 p.m.		Report	Boyes 54'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,237 Referee: A. Jewell

21 January 1939 (1939-01-21) 4th	Everton	8–0	Doncaster	Walton, Liverpool
2:45 p.m.	Boyes 35', 43' Lawton 44', 49', 75', 87' Stevenson 78' Gillick 81'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 41,115 Referee: H. Wright

11 February 1939 (1939-02-11) 5th	Birmingham City	2–2	Everton	Bordesley, Birmingham
3:00 p.m.	O. Madden 44', 81'	Report	Stevenson 45' Boyes 61'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 66,844 Referee: W. Daly

15 February 1939 (1939-02-15) 5th (replay)	Everton	2–1	Birmingham City	Walton, Liverpool
3:00 p.m.	Gillick 2' Cook 87' (pen)	Report	F. Harris 4'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 64,796 Referee: W. Daly

4 March 1939 (1939-03-04) 6th	Wolves	2–0	Everton	Wolverhampton
3:00 p.m.	D. Westcott 41', 60'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 59,545 Referee: T. Thompson

Squad

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References

^ Everton F.C.: 1938/39 Season
^ Everton Results—1938–39
^ Everton Results: 1938-1939 Summary—Appearances and Goals

[1] Everton F.C.: 1938/39 Season

[2] Everton Results—1938–39

[3] Everton Results: 1938-1939 Summary—Appearances and Goals

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