1938–39 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
| 1938–39 season | ||
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| Manager | Major Frank Buckley | |
| First Division | 2nd | |
| FA Cup | Runners-up | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dennis Westcott (32) All: Dennis Westcott (43) | |
| Highest home attendance | 61,305 (vs Liverpool, 11 February 1939; club record) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 18,420 (vs Charlton, 15 April 1939) | |
| Average home league attendance | 29,335 (league only) | |
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The 1938–39 season was the 47th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
The team finished as runners-up for a second consecutive season and also finished as FA Cup runners-up when they lost the FA Cup final to outsiders Portsmouth. This was to be the final full league campaign until 1946–47 as the following season was cancelled and annulled in September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II.
Results
[edit]Football League First Division
[edit]- Final table
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 88 | 52 | 1.692 | 59 |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 2.256 | 55 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 75 | 59 | 1.271 | 50 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
FA Cup
[edit]| 7 January 1939 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 23,845 |
| 21 January 1939 R4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–1 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 43,205 |
| 11 February 1939 R5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Liverpool | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 61,305 |
| 4 March 1939 QF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Everton | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 59,545 |
| 25 March 1939 SF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | Grimsby Town | Manchester |
| Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 76,962 |
| 29 April 1939 Final | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 | Barlow  29'Anderson 43'Parker 46', 71' |
Dorsett 54' |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 99,370 |
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