# Engels voetbalkampioenschap 1939/40

1939/40 was het 48ste seizoen in de Engelse voetbalcompetitie. In september van 1939 werd de competitie na drie speeldagen stilgelegd.
De meeste competities in het land (en Europa) werden stilgelegd. Sommige competities werden wel voltooid, zoals de Northern League, al beëindigden niet alle clubs het seizoen en werden niet alle wedstrijden gespeeld. Ook de FA Cup werd stilgelegd. Inschrijfgeld dat al was betaald, diende voor het eerste naoorlogse bekerseizoen in 1945/46. Enkel de Charity Shield werd voltooid. Die werd gewonnen door Portsmouth.
Er werden enkele regionale competities opgezet met de volgende clubs als winnaar.
| Competitie | Winnaar |
| Midland League | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| West League | Stoke City |
| North-East League | Huddersfield Town |
| North-West League | Bury |
| South League 'A' | Arsenal |
| South League 'B' | Queen's Park Rangers |
| South League 'C' | Tottenham Hotspur |
| South League 'D' | Crystal Palace |
| South-West League | Plymouth Argyle |
| East Midland League | Chesterfield |
| Football League War Cup | West Ham United |

## First Division
### Ranglijst

| Positie | Team | Gespeeld | Winst | Gelijk | Verlies | Doelpunten voor | Doelpunten tegen | Punten |
| 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 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Derby County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Everton | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 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 |

### Uitslagen

| Thuis (beneden) / Uit (rechts) | ARS | AST | BLB | BLP | BOL | BRE | CHA | CHE | DER | EVE | GRI | HUD | LEE | LIV | MNU | MID | POR | PRE | SHE | STO | SUN | WOL |
| Arsenal | | | 1 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 - 2 | |
| Aston Villa | | | | | | | | | | 1 - 2 | | | | | | 2 - 0 | | | | | | |
| Blackburn Rovers | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Blackpool | | | | | | 2 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 1 | | | | | |
| Brentford | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlton Athletic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 0 | | | | | | | |
| Chelsea | | | | | 3 - 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 - 1 | | | | | | | |
| Derby County | | 1 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 0 | | | | | |
| Everton | | | | | | 1 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grimsby Town | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 0 | | | | 0 - 0 |
| Huddersfield Town | | | | 0 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leeds United | | | | | | | 0 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 - 1 | | | |
| Liverpool | | | | | | | | 1 - 0 | | | | | | | | 4 - 1 | | | | | | |
| Manchester United | | | | | | | | | | | 4 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Middlesbrough | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 2 | | |
| Portsmouth | | | 2 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Preston North End | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 - 0 | | | | | | 0 - 0 | | | |
| Sheffield United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 - 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Stoke City | | | | | 1 - 2 | | 4 - 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunderland | | | | | | | | | 3 - 0 | | | 1 - 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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