Season 1938-1939 Details
Tottenham made a bid for Bert Sproston and United s prize asset was allowed to leave for a near record £9,500. Hardly any of the fee was available for team building and Hampson merely moved Jack Milburn to Right-Back and brought in promising reserve Ken Gadsby on the left.
Read more about the 1938-1939 season in the Leeds United in the 1930s section of our Leeds United history timeline.
For player appearances, goals, red cards and transfers for the 1938-1939 season click here.
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Season Record | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P | Pos |
| Division One | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 67 | -8 | 41 | 13 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | R4 | |
| TOTAL | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 72 | -8 | - | - | |
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Managers | First Game | P | W | D | L | Win% | |
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Billy Hampson | Preston North End (H) - 27/08/1938 | 27/08/1938 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 38.64% |
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Division One | Venue |
Date | Score | |||
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Preston North End | H | Elland Road |
27/08/1938 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Birmingham City | H | Elland Road |
31/08/1938 | 2 : 0 | W |
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Charlton Athletic | A | The Valley |
03/09/1938 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground |
05/09/1938 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Bolton Wanderers | H | Elland Road |
10/09/1938 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road |
17/09/1938 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Liverpool | A | Anfield |
24/09/1938 | 0 : 3 | L |
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Leicester City | H | Elland Road |
01/10/1938 | 8 : 2 | W |
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Middlesbrough | A | Ayersome Park |
08/10/1938 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Elland Road |
15/10/1938 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Everton | A | Goodison Park |
22/10/1938 | 0 : 4 | L |
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Portsmouth | H | Elland Road |
29/10/1938 | 2 : 2 | D |
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Arsenal | A | Highbury |
05/11/1938 | 3 : 2 | W |
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Brentford | H | Elland Road |
12/11/1938 | 3 : 2 | W |
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Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road |
19/11/1938 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Derby County | H | Elland Road |
26/11/1938 | 1 : 4 | L |
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Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park |
03/12/1938 | 2 : 3 | L |
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Sunderland | H | Elland Road |
10/12/1938 | 3 : 3 | D |
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Aston Villa | A | Villa Park |
17/12/1938 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Preston North End | A | Deepdale |
24/12/1938 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Chelsea | H | Elland Road |
26/12/1938 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge |
27/12/1938 | 2 : 2 | D |
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Charlton Athletic | H | Elland Road |
31/12/1938 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park |
14/01/1939 | 2 : 2 | D |
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Liverpool | H | Elland Road |
28/01/1939 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Leicester City | A | Filbert Street |
04/02/1939 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Middlesbrough | H | Elland Road |
11/02/1939 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux |
18/02/1939 | 1 : 4 | L |
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Everton | H | Elland Road |
25/02/1939 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park |
08/03/1939 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Arsenal | H | Elland Road |
11/03/1939 | 4 : 2 | W |
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Brentford | A | Griffin Park |
18/03/1939 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Blackpool | H | Elland Road |
25/03/1939 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Derby County | A | Baseball Ground |
01/04/1939 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Manchester United | A | Old Trafford |
07/04/1939 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Grimsby Town | H | Elland Road |
08/04/1939 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Manchester United | H | Elland Road |
10/04/1939 | 3 : 1 | W |
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Sunderland | A | Roker Park |
15/04/1939 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Huddersfield Town | H | Elland Road |
19/04/1939 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Aston Villa | H | Elland Road |
22/04/1939 | 2 : 0 | W |
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Birmingham City | A | St Andrews |
29/04/1939 | 0 : 4 | L |
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Stoke City | H | Elland Road |
06/05/1939 | 0 : 0 | D |
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FA Cup | Venue |
Date | Score | |||
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Bournemouth FA Cup 3rd Round |
H | Elland Road |
11/01/1939 | 3 : 1 | W |
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Huddersfield Town FA Cup 4th Round |
H | Elland Road |
21/01/1939 | 2 : 4 | L |
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Division One Table | Pld | Pts | GD | W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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| 1 | |
Everton | 42 | 59 | 36 | 27 |
5 |
10 |
88 |
52 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 55 | 49 | 22 |
11 |
9 |
88 |
39 |
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Charlton Athletic | 42 | 50 | 16 | 22 |
6 |
14 |
75 |
59 |
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Middlesbrough | 42 | 49 | 19 | 20 |
9 |
13 |
93 |
74 |
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Arsenal | 42 | 47 | 14 | 19 |
9 |
14 |
55 |
41 |
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Derby County | 42 | 46 | 11 | 19 |
8 |
15 |
66 |
55 |
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Stoke City | 42 | 46 | 3 | 17 |
12 |
13 |
71 |
68 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 45 | 9 | 15 |
15 |
12 |
67 |
58 |
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Preston North End | 42 | 44 | 4 | 16 |
12 |
14 |
63 |
59 |
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Grimsby Town | 42 | 43 | -8 | 16 |
11 |
15 |
61 |
69 |
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Liverpool | 42 | 42 | -1 | 14 |
14 |
14 |
62 |
63 |
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Aston Villa | 42 | 41 | 11 | 16 |
9 |
17 |
71 |
60 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 41 | -8 | 16 |
9 |
17 |
59 |
67 |
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Manchester United | 42 | 38 | -8 | 11 |
16 |
15 |
57 |
65 |
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Blackpool | 42 | 38 | -12 | 12 |
14 |
16 |
56 |
68 |
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Sunderland | 42 | 38 | -13 | 13 |
12 |
17 |
54 |
67 |
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Portsmouth | 42 | 37 | -23 | 12 |
13 |
17 |
47 |
70 |
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Brentford | 42 | 36 | -21 | 14 |
8 |
20 |
53 |
74 |
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Huddersfield Town | 42 | 35 | -6 | 12 |
11 |
19 |
58 |
64 |
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Chelsea | 42 | 33 | -16 | 12 |
9 |
21 |
64 |
80 |
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Birmingham City | 42 | 32 | -22 | 12 |
8 |
22 |
62 |
84 |
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Leicester City | 42 | 29 | -34 | 9 |
11 |
22 |
48 |
82 |
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