# Calcio in Inghilterra nel 1939-1940

Il calcio in Inghilterra nel 1939-40, dopo che la First Division fu interrotta dopo tre giornate a causa dello scoppio della Seconda guerra mondiale, si articolò su vari tornei amichevoli locali.

## Periodo bellico

Con la sospensione dell'attività calcistica il campionato fu diviso in dieci minitornei regionali. Si tenne anche una competizione con caratteristiche di coppa.
| Competizione | Campione |
| Midland League | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West League | Stoke City |
| North-East League | Huddersfield Town |
| North-West League | Bury |
| South League 'A' | Arsenal |
| South League 'B' | Queens Park Rangers |
| South League 'C' | Tottenham |
| South League 'D' | Crystal Palace |
| South-West League | Plymouth Argyle |
| East Midland League | Chesterfield |
| Football League War Cup | West Ham United |

## Classifiche
### League South A

| | | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Pt |
| 1 | Arsenal | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 22 | 30 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 33 | 25 |
| 3 | Millwall | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 21 |
| 4 | Watford | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 21 |
| 5 | Norwich City | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 36 | 20 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 58 | 17 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 39 | 56 | 13 |
| 8 | Clapton Orient | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 60 | 13 |
| 9 | Tottenham | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 43 | 12 |
| 10 | Southend United | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 61 | 8 |

### League South B

| | | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Pt |
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 37 | 24 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 37 | 23 |
| 4 | Reading | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 42 | 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 | 41 | 64 | 8 |

### League South C

| | | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Pt |
| 1 | Tottenham | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 26 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 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 | 11 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 9 |

### League South D

| | | !G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Pt |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 23 |
| 3 | Watford | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 21 |
| 4 | Southend United | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 37 | 19 |
| 5 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 41 | 18 |
| 6 | Aldershot | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 17 |
| 7 | Clapton Orient | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 45 | 17 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 16 |
| 9 | Reading | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 14 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 65 | 8 |

### League South-West

| | | G | V | N | P | GF | GS | Pt |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 41 | 36 |
| 2 | Torquay United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 73 | 62 | 34 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 55 | 28 |
| 4 | Newport County | 28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 70 | 63 | 28 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 63 | 28 |
| 6 | Cardiff City | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 45 | 63 | 25 |
| 7 | Swansea Town | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 54 | 60 | 26 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 57 | 92 | 19 |