1939-40 Wartime League

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The 1939/40 Football season opened like any other, despite the threat of the Second World War in the air. The Football League, the London Combination and all other leagues commenced the new season at the end of August 1939. However, just a few days later, on the 3rd. September 1945, War was declared and soccer was suspended at virtually all levels.

Chelsea had already played 3 Football League matches, as well as the 'Blues' v 'Reds' trial match and a friendly against Brentford. The Reserves had also played 3 games.

Non-competitive football was then the only football played until the Regional Competitions commenced on the 21st. October 1939.

This is a list of all the known games played by both teams during this season.

1939-40 season
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0Manager	[[]]
0League	League South ‘C’
0Position	3rd
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0Champions League	{{{champions_league}}}
0Top scorer	Joe Payne (32)

The 1939-40 season was a broken season starting with the Football League, which was abandoned after just 3 games, and then splitting up, with Chelsea playing in the League South ‘B’, followed by League South ‘C’.

Contents 1 League table 2 League table 3 League table 4 Matches 5 Reserves 6 Squad statistics

League table

League Division 1

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Blackpool	3	3	0	0	5	2	6
2	Sheffield United	3	2	1	0	3	1	5
3	Arsenal	3	2	1	0	8	4	5
4	Liverpool	3	2	0	1	6	3	4
5	Everton	3	2	1	0	5	4	4
6	Bolton Wanderers	3	2	0	1	6	5	4
7	Derby County	3	2	0	1	3	3	4
8	Charlton Athletic	3	2	0	1	3	4	4
9	Stoke City	3	1	1	1	7	4	3
10	Manchester United	3	1	1	1	5	3	3
11	Chelsea	3	1	1	1	4	4	3
12	Brentford	3	1	1	1	4	4	3
13	Grimsby Town	3	1	1	1	2	4	3
14	Aston Villa	3	1	0	2	3	3	2
15	Sunderland	3	1	0	2	6	7	2
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
17	Huddersfield Town	3	1	0	2	2	3	2
18	Portsmouth	3	1	0	2	3	5	2
19	Preston North End	3	0	2	1	0	2	2
20	Blackburn Rovers	3	0	1	2	3	5	1
21	Middlesbrough	3	0	1	2	3	8	1
22	Leeds United	3	0	1	2	0	2	1

League table

League South ‘B’

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Queens Park Rangers	18	12	2	4	49	26	26
2	Bournemouth & Boscombe	18	11	2	5	52	37	24
3	Chelsea	18	9	5	4	44	37	23
4	Reading	18	10	2	6	47	37	22
5	Brentford	18	8	2	8	42	41	18
6	Fulham	18	7	4	7	50	51	18
7	Portsmouth	18	7	2	9	37	42	16
8	Aldershot	18	5	4	9	38	49	14
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	18	5	1	12	42	53	11
10	Southampton	18	4	0	14	51	63	8

League table

League South ‘C’

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	18	11	4	3	43	30	26
2	West Ham United	18	10	4	4	54	28	24
3	Arsenal	18	9	5	4	41	26	23
4	Brentford	18	8	4	6	42	34	20
5	Millwall	18	7	5	6	36	30	19
6	Charlton Athletic	18	7	4	7	39	36	18
7	Fulham	18	8	1	9	38	42	17
8	Southampton	18	5	3	10	28	55	13
9	Chelsea	18	4	3	11	33	53	13
10	Portsmouth	18	3	3	12	26	45	9

Matches

Season	Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1939-40	Mon	14	Aug	1939	Fr.	Blues v Reds	Home		4-5
1939-40	Sat	19	Aug	1939	Fr.	Brentford	Away	Won	5-1
1939-40	Sat	26	Aug	1939	FL	Bolton Wanderers	Home	Won	3-2
1939-40	Wed	30	Aug	1939	FL	Manchester United	Home	Drew	1-1
1939-40	Sat	2	Sep	1939	FL	Liverpool	Away	Lost	0-1
1939-40	Sat	16	Sep	1939	Fr	Reading	Away	Won	4-0
1939-40	Sat	23	Sep	1939	Fr	Aldershot	Away	Won	3-2
1939-40	Sat	30	Sep	1939	Fr	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Won	4-2
1939-40	Sat	7	Oct	1939	Fr	Arsenal	Home	Lost	0-3
1939-40	Sat	14	Oct	1939	Fr	Millwall	Home	Drew	1-1
1939-40	Sat	21	Oct	1939	LS’B’	Brentford	Away	Drew	2-2
1939-40	Wed	25	Oct	1939	Fr	Aldershot Command	Away	Lost	3-4
1939-40	Sat	28	Oct	1939	LS’B’	Southampton	Home	Won	6-2
1939-40	Sat	4	Nov	1939	LS’B’	Brighton & Hove Albion	Away	Lost	1-5
1939-40	Wed	8	Nov	1939	Fr	Richmond Police	Away	Won	5-2
1939-40	Sat	11	Nov	1939	LS’B’	Reading	Home	Won	3-0
1939-40	Wed	15	Nov	1939	Fr	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Won	5-1	No details known - Played as Police Reserve Units.
1939-40	Sat	18	Nov	1939	LS’B’	Fulham	Away	Won	3-1
1939-40	Sat	25	Nov	1939	LS’B’	Portsmouth	Home	Won	1-0
1939-40	Tues	28	Nov	1939	Fr	Chelmsford City	Home		-	There may be confusion with match on 18th. November (Reserves)
1939-40	Sat	2	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Lost	2-3
1939-40	Sat	9	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Aldershot	Home	Drew	2-2
1939-40	Thur	14	Dec	1939	Fr	Queens Park Rangers	Away	Lost	2-4
1939-40	Sat	16	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Bournemouth & Boscombe	Away	Drew	2-2
1939-40	Sat	23	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Brentford	Home	Lost	3-4 Aban.	Abandoned after 65 mins. due to fog.
1939-40	Mon	25	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Southampton	Away	Lost	3-5
1939-40	Tues	26	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Brighton & Hove Albion	Home	Won	3-2
1939-40	Sat	30	Dec	1939	LS’B’	Reading	Away	Won	5-1
1939-40	Sat	6	Jan	1940	LS’B’	Fulham	Home	Drew	1-1
1939-40	Sat	13	Jan	1940	LS’B’	Portsmouth	Away	Won	2-1
1939-40	Sat	20	Jan	1940	LS’B’	Queens Park Rangers	Home	Drew	0-0
1939-40	Wed	24	Jan	1940	LS’B’	Brentford	Home	Won	3-2
1939-40	Sat	10	Feb	1940	LS’C’	Charlton Athletic	Away	Drew	3-3
1939-40	Sat	17	Feb	1940	LS’B’	Southampton	Home	Won	5-1
1939-40	Thur	22	Feb	1940	LS’B’	Bournemouth & Boscombe	Home	Won	4-3
1939-40	Sat	24	Feb	1940	LS’C’	Tottenham Hotspur	Home	Lost	2-0
1939-40	Sat	2	Mar	1940	LS’C’	Brentford	Away	Drew	1-1
1939-40	Wed	6	Mar	1940	LS’B’	Aldershot	Away	Lost	1-5
1939-40	Sat	9	Mar	1940	LS’C’	Portsmouth	Home	Won	4-1
1939-40	Sat	16	Mar	1940	LS’C’	Millwall	Away	Won	3-2
1939-40	Fri	22	Mar	1939	LS’C’	Fulham	Home	Lost	1-4
1939-40	Sat	23	Mar	1940	LS’C’	Arsenal	Away	Lost	0-3
1939-40	Mon	25	Mar	1940	LS’C’	Fulham	Away	Lost	3-4
1939-40	Sat	30	Mar	1940	LS’C’	West Ham United	Home	Lost	3-10
1939-40	Sat	6	Apr	1940	LS’C’	Charlton Athletic	Home	Lost	1-4
1939-40	Sat	13	Apr	1940	LS’C’	Southampton	Away	Lost	0-3
1939-40	Wed	17	Apr	1940	LS’C’	Arsenal	Home	Drew	2-2
1939-40	Sat	20	Apr	1940	LWC	West Ham United	Away	Lost	2-3	1st. Leg
1939-40	Wed	24	Apr	1940	LS’C’	Millwall	Home	Won	2-1
1939-40	Sat	27	Apr	1940	LWC	West Ham United	Home	Lost	0-2	2nd. Leg – Chelsea lost 5-2 on agg
1939-40	Mon	29	Apr	1940	LS’C’	West Ham United	Away	Lost	2-4
1939-40	Sat	4	May	1940	LS’C’	Portsmouth	Away	Lost	1-3
1939-40	Sat	11	May	1940	LS’C’	Brentford	Away	Lost	0-2
1939-40	Sat	18	May	1940	Fr	Millwall	Away	Drew	2-2	No details known
1939-40	Sat	25	May	1940	LS’C’	Tottenham Hotspur	Away	Lost	2-3

Reserves

Day	D	M	Year	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score
Wed	26	Aug	1939	LON	Southampton	Away	Lost	1-2
Wed	30	Aug	1939	LON	Southend United	Away	Lost	1-2
Sat	2	Sep	1939	LON	Watford	Home	Won	2-1
Sat	14	Oct	1939	Res Fr	Tunbridge Wells Rangers	Away	Lost	1-3
Sat	18	Nov	1939	Res Fr	Chelmsford City	Away	Lost	1-4
Fri	25	Dec	1939	Res Fr	Luton Town	Away	Lost	2-4
Sat	13	Jan	1940	Res Fr	Wealdstone	Away	Lost	1-2
Sat	25	May	1940	Res Fr	Queens Park Rangers	Away		-	No details known other than this proposed line-up.
Sat	1	Jun	1940	Res Fr	Brentford	Away	Drew	4-4

Squad statistics

Name	Football League		League South ‘B’		League South ‘C’		War Cup		Total		Notes
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sam Abel	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
David Alexander	0	0	12	0	13	3	2	0	27	3
Jimmy Argue	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Barber	3	0	15	0	14	0	2	0	34	0
Wilfred Bott	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Robert Brown	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	Guest Player
Peter Buchanan	0	0	13	6	2	0	0	0	15	6
Harry Burgess	1	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	8	2
Matt Busby	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	Guest Player
Malcolm Butler	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Walter Crook	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Murdoch Dickie	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	Guest Player
Alec Farmer	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	Guest Player
Dickie Foss	0	0	6	2	7	0	2	0	15	2
Bob Griffiths	0	0	2	0	7	0	2	0	11	0
Adolf Hanson	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1
John Jackson	0	0	11	0	10	0	2	0	23	0
David James	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Tommy Kiernan	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	1	9	2	Guest Player
H. Lowe	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	Guest Player
Arnold Mayes	1	0	6	0	11	0	0	0	18	0
George Mills	0	0	6	3	15	6	0	0	21	9
William Mitchell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
John O’Hare	0	0	5	0	15	0	1	0	21	0
Joe Payne	1	0	17	17	15	15	2	0	35	32
S. Pugh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Edwin Reay	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Alf Ridyard	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	Guest Player
Bob Salmond	3	0	17	0	13	0	0	0	33	0
Jack Sherbourne	0	0	6	3	1	0	0	0	7	3
Douglas Smale	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Arthur Smith	3	0	14	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
Jack Smith	3	2	17	3	5	0	0	0	25	5
Dickie Spence	3	1	14	4	16	2	2	0	35	7
William Strauss	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	Guest Player
Albert Tennant	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Ted Vaux	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Sam Weaver	3	0	16	1	16	4	2	0	37	5
Alec White	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Vic Woodley	3	0	7	0	8	0	0	0	18	0