Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2     1939-40 ARSENAL WARTIME CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1939-40
1 19/08/1939 Tottenham Hotspur   A FR 0-0 1-0 - 32,702 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Drury 1 Lewis B.Jones Nelson     1     League Cup Friendlies League Cup Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
1 26/08/1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers   A FL 1-1 2-2 11 41,199 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Drury Lewis 1 B.Jones Bastin     1 Player Guest's Club Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls 1 Blackpool 3 3 0 0 5 2 6
2 30/08/1939 Blackburn Rovers   H FL 0-0 1-0 6 17,137 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Bremner Lewis B.Jones Bastin  1p     2 CS Bastin - 27   7   5   -   4   2   27   7   5   -   4   2   2 Sheffield United 3 2 1 0 3 1 5
3 02/09/1939 Sunderland   H FL 2-0 5-2 3 17,141 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Drury 1 Drake 4 B.Jones Bastin     3 GH Bremner - 7   -   -   -   -   -   7   -   -   -   -   -   3 ARSENAL 3 2 1 0 8 4 5
2 13/09/1939 Cardiff City   A FR 2-0 4-3 - 6,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 2 Fields Daniel 1 Scott L.Jones Young B.Jones Cumner 1     2 EM Carr - 1   1   -   -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -   4 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 6 3 4
3 16/09/1939 Chelmsford City   A FR 4-0 4-0 - 5,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Fields L.Jones Cumner Curtis L.Compton 3 B.Jones 1 D.Compton     3 E Collett - 13   -   -   -   1   -   13   -   -   -   1   -   5 Everton 3 1 2 0 5 4 4
4 23/09/1939 Brentford   A FR 0-0 0-3 - 6,969 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Fields L.Jones Nelson Bastin Drake B.Jones Cumner Scott Curtis 4 DCS Compton - 19   10   2   -   3   1   19   10   2   -   3   1   6 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 0 1 6 5 4
5 30/09/1939 Reading   A FR 3-0 3-1 - 8,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Nelson L.Compton 1 Sidey Bastin 2     5 LH Compton - 35   28   5   7   5   9   35   28   5   7   5   9   7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 3 4
6 07/10/1939 Chelsea   A FR 2-0 3-0 - 10,036 Marks Scott Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Nelson L.Compton 2 Bastin D.Compton     6 WJ Crayston - 24   9   3   -   8   3   24   9   3   -   8   3   8 Charlton Athletic 3 2 0 1 3 4 4
7 14/10/1939 Swindon Town   A FR 3-0 7-0 - 10,820 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen Nelson L.Compton 3 Lewis 3 D.Compton 1     7 RH Cumner - -   -   -   -   3   1   -   -   -   -   3   1   9 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 7 4 3
1 21/10/1939 Charlton Athletic   H FLSA 4-1 8-4 2 8,934 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy L.Jones Kirchen Nelson L.Compton 4(3p) Lewis 1 D.Compton 2     1 GF Curtis - 13   1   1   -   1 +1 -   13   1   1   -   1 +1 -   10 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 5 3 3
2 28/10/1939 Clapton Orient   A FLSA 2-0 6-1 2 8,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen 1 Nelson 1 L.Compton 1 Bastin D.Compton 3     2 ERN Daniel - -   -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -   1   1   11 Brentford 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
3 04/11/1939 Crystal Palace   H FLSA 2-0 5-0 1 7,306 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy Bastin Kirchen Nelson L.Compton 1 Lewis 1 D.Compton 2     3 EJ Drake - 8   9   2   1   1   -   8   9   2   1   1   -   12 Chelsea 3 1 1 1 4 4 3
4 11/11/1939 Norwich City   A FLSA 1-1 1-1 1 12,000 Marks Male © Scott Pryde Joy Collett Kirchen Nelson Lewis Bastin 1 D.Compton     4 GB Drury - 2   1   -   -   1   1   2   1   -   -   1   1   13 Grimsby Town 3 1 1 1 2 4 3
5 18/11/1939 Tottenham Hotspur   H FLSA 2-0 2-1 1 15,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Nelson 1 L.Compton Lewis D.Compton 1     5 AG Fields - -   -   -   -   3   -   -   -   -   -   3   -   14 Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 3 3 2
6 25/11/1939 Millwall   A FLSA 1-3 3-3 1 15,000 Marks Male © Scott Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Nelson L.Compton 2 Lewis Bastin     6 EA Hapgood - 30   1   4   -   8   -   30   1   4   -   8   -   15 Sunderland 3 1 0 2 6 7 2
7 02/12/1939 West Ham United   H FLSA 1-0 3-0 1 10,223 Marks Male © Scott Crayston 1 Joy Collett Nelson Lewis 1 L.Compton L.Jones D.Compton 1     7 E Holmes   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0 2 1 3 4 2
8 09/12/1939 Watford   A FLSA 2-1 3-1 1 10,381 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 2 Nelson L.Compton 1 Bastin D.Compton     8 B Jones - 9   1   3   -   4   1   9   1   3   -   4   1   17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 2 3 2
8 13/12/1939 Army XI   A FR 1-0 1-0 - 3,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy L.Jones Kirchen Nelson L.Compton Lewis Bastin     8 LJ Jones - 31   3   5   1   7   -   31   3   5   1   7   -   18 Portsmouth 3 1 0 2 3 5 2
9 16/12/1939 Southend United   H FLSA 3-1 5-1 1 3,396 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy Collett Kirchen 1 Lewis L.Compton 2 L.Jones 1 Nelson     9 B Joy - 37   -   5   -   5   -   37   -   5   -   5   -   19 Preston North End 3 0 2 1 0 2 2
A1 23/12/1939 Charlton Athletic   A FLSA 0-0 0-0 1 2,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen Lewis L.Compton Nelson D.Compton     A1 AJ Kirchen - 24   13   4   4   5   1   24   13   4   4   5   1   20 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 1 2 3 5 1
10 25/12/1939 Clapton Orient   H FLSA 2-0 3-0 1 4,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy Collett Kirchen 1 Lewis 1 L.Compton Nelson Bastin     10 R Lewis - 30   20   3   2   3   3   30   20   3   2   3   3   21 Middlesbrough 3 0 1 2 3 8 1
11 26/12/1939 Crystal Palace   A FLSA 2-0 3-0 1 10,400 Marks Male © Scott Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen Lewis 3 L.Compton Nelson D.Compton     11 JT Logie - 1   1   -   -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -   22 Leeds United 3 0 1 2 0 2 1
12 30/12/1939 Norwich City   H FLSA 0-1 2-2 1 3,000 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen Lewis 1 L.Compton Nelson 1 D.Compton     12 CG Male - 37   -   5   -   7   -   37   -   5   -   7   -  
13 01/01/1940 Charlton Athletic   A FLSA 2-2 6-2 1 2,000 Marks Scott Hapgood © Crayston Joy Collett Kirchen 2 Lewis 2 L.Compton 2 L.Jones D.Compton     13 WG Marks - 22 (6) 29 * 3 (1) 2 * 8 (5) 7 * 22 (6) 29 * 3 (1) 2 * 8 (5) 7 * FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION A 1939-40
14 13/01/1940 Millwall   H FLSA 2-1 4-1 1 8,013 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy Collett Kirchen 2 Lewis L.Compton 1 Nelson D.Compton     14 AS Morgan - 1   1   -   -   -   -   1   1   -   -   -   -     Team P W D L F A Pts
15 20/01/1940 West Ham United   A FLSA 0-1 0-3 1 8,000 Marks Male © Scott Pryde Joy Collett Kirchen Lewis L.Compton L.Jones Bastin     15 D Nelson - 19   4   2   -   6   -   19   4   2   -   6   -   1 ARSENAL 18 13 4 1 62 22 30
16 25/01/1940 Tottenham Hotspur   A FLSA 1-0 1-0 1 9,054 Platt Male Hapgood © L.Jones Joy Collett Bastin 1 Bremner L.Compton Curtis D.Compton     16 WW Parr - 1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   2 West Ham United 18 12 1 5 57 33 25
17 08/02/1940 Watford   H FLSA 2-1 2-2 1 996 Platt Male Hapgood © E.Smith Joy L.Jones Pryde Lewis L.Compton 1 Curtis Morgan 1     17 EH Platt - 7 (2) 10 * -   -   -   -   7 (2) 10 * -   -   -   -   3 Millwall 18 8 5 5 46 38 21
1 10/02/1940 Brentford   H FLSC 3-0 3-1 2 5,000 Marks Male © Scott Pryde Crayston L.Jones Kirchen Lewis 1 L.Compton 2 Curtis Nelson     1 D Pryde - 10   -   -   -   -   -   10   -   -   -   -   -   4 Watford 18 9 3 6 44 38 21
2 24/02/1940 Millwall   H FLSC 1-1 4-1 1 9,954 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy L.Jones Kirchen Lewis L.Compton 3(1p) Bastin D.Compton     2 L Scott - 9   -   1   -   2 +1 -   9   -   1   -   2 +1 -   5 Norwich City 18 7 6 5 41 36 20
3 02/03/1940 Fulham   A FLSC 0-1 1-1 2 8,000 Platt Male Hapgood © Bastin Joy L.Jones Nelson Lewis 1 L.Compton Curtis D.Compton     3 NW Sidey - -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   6 Charlton Athletic 18 8 1 9 61 58 17
4 09/03/1940 Southampton   A FLSC 1-2 2-3 6 8,000 Platt Male Hapgood © Bastin Joy L.Jones Bremner Lewis 1 L.Compton Logie 1 Pryde     4 EF Smith - 1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   7 Crystal Palace 18 5 3 10 39 56 13
5 16/03/1940 West Ham United   H FLSC 1-2 2-3 8 10,731 Marks Male © L.Compton 1 Pryde Joy L.Jones Bremner Nelson Lewis Curtis Bastin  1     5 GH Swindin - 5 (1) 6 * -   -   -   -   5 (1) 6 * -   -   -   -   8 Clapton Orient 18 5 3 10 28 60 13
6 22/03/1940 Charlton Athletic   A FLSC 1-1 2-1 7 14,757 Swindin Male Hapgood © Pryde Joy L.Jones Bremner Lewis L.Compton 1 B.Jones 1 D.Compton     6 AA Wilson - 5 (2) 7 * 2 (1) 2 * -   -   5 (2) 7 * 2 (1) 2 * -   -   9 Tottenham Hotspur 18 5 2 11 37 43 12
7 23/03/1940 Chelsea OG H FLSC 2-0 3-0 4 15,000 Swindin Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen Lewis L.Compton 1 B.Jones D.Compton 1     7 AE Young - -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   10 Southend United 18 4 0 14 30 61 8
8 25/03/1940 Charlton Athletic   H FLSC 1-0 1-1 5 10,642 Platt Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Bremner L.Compton B.Jones Bastin     8 Own Goals - -   1   -   -   -   -   -   1   -   -   -   -  
9 30/03/1940 Tottenham Hotspur   A FLSC 1-1 1-1 5 15,000 Swindin Male © L.Compton Bastin Joy L.Jones Nelson 1 Bremner Lewis B.Jones D.Compton     9 FOOTBALL LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION C 1939-40
18 03/04/1940 Southend United   A FLSA 3-0 5-0 1 3,048 Marks Male Hapgood © 1 Pryde Joy L.Jones Parr Lewis 2 L.Compton 1 Curtis Bastin  1     18
  Team P W D L F A Pts
10 06/04/1940 Brentford   A FLSC 2-2 4-2 3 8,000 Swindin Male Hapgood © Bastin Joy L.Jones Kirchen Lewis 1 L.Compton 3(1p) Curtis D.Compton     10 1 Tottenham Hotspur 18 11 4 3 43 30 26
11 08/04/1940 West Ham United   A FLSC 0-1 1-2 3 8,000 Platt Male Hapgood © Bastin Joy L.Jones Drake Lewis 1 L.Compton B.Jones D.Compton     11 2 West Ham United 18 10 4 4 53 28 24
12 13/04/1940 Portsmouth   H FLSC 2-1 3-2 3 6,320 Swindin Male © Scott Crayston 1 Joy Bastin 1 Drake 1 Nelson L.Compton Curtis Kirchen     12 3 ARSENAL 18 9 5 4 41 26 23
13 17/04/1940 Chelsea   A FLSC   2-2 3 8,500 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Drake Lewis 2 L.Compton Curtis Bastin     13 4 Brentford 18 8 4 6 42 34 20
1 20/04/1940 Notts County   H FLWC 2-0 4-0 - 11,521 Wilson Male Hapgood © Bastin Joy L.Jones 1 Kirchen Lewis L.Compton 3 Nelson D.Compton     1 5 Millwall 18 7 5 6 36 30 19
14 24/04/1940 Tottenham Hotspur   H FLSC 0-3 2-4 3 4,432 Wilson Male Hapgood © Pryde Joy L.Jones Drake 1 Lewis L.Compton Curtis Bastin  1     14 6 Charlton Athletic 18 7 4 7 39 36 18
1 27/04/1940 Notts County   A FLWC 3-0 5-1 - 14,755 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Lewis 2 L.Compton 2 B.Jones Bastin     1 7 Fulham 18 8 1 9 38 42 17
2 04/05/1940 Crystal Palace   H FLWC 3-0 3-1 - 15,021 Marks Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Drake 1 Lewis L.Compton 2 B.Jones Bastin     2 8 Southampton 18 5 3 10 28 55 13
2 11/05/1940 Crystal Palace   A FLWC 1-0 2-0 - 21,406 Marks Male © Scott Bastin Joy L.Jones Kirchen 2 Nelson L.Compton B.Jones D.Compton     2 9 Chelsea 18 4 3 11 33 53 11
15 13/05/1940 Millwall   A FLSC 1-0 2-0 3 8,160 Wilson Male Hapgood © Pryde Joy L.Jones Carr 1 Lewis L.Compton 1 Curtis Bastin     15 10 Portsmouth 18 3 3 12 26 45 9
3 18/05/1940 Birmingham   H FLWC 1-0 1-2 - 11,259 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Kirchen 1 Drake L.Compton Curtis Bastin     3
16 22/05/1940 Fulham   H FLSC   2-1 3 6,000 Wilson Male Hapgood © Crayston Joy L.Jones Drake 1 Curtis 1 L.Compton B.Jones Bastin     16
17 25/05/1940 Portsmouth   A FLSC 1-1 1-1 3 3,806 Platt Male Hapgood © Bastin Holmes Collett Drake 1 Nelson L.Compton L.Jones Curtis     17
18 01/06/1940 Southampton   H FLSC 2-0 5-0 3 2,800 Wilson Scott Hapgood © Crayston 1 Joy Collett Kirchen 1 Drake 1 L.Compton L.Jones 2 Bastin     18
13/12/1939 played at Aldershot. 23/12/1939 abandoned after 57 minutes due to fog. 18/05/1940 after extra time, 1-1 after 90 minutes.
FLWC Football League War Cup
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium, Highbury (until 03/09/1939), White Hart Lane, Tottenham (from 21/10/1939)
Manager - George Allison
Directors - Earl of Lonsdale (President), Viscount Castlreagh (Chairman), John Edwards (Vice-chairman), Samuel Hill-Wood, Earl of Westmoreland, Mathew Wilson, Bracewell Smith, Ralph Fielder, William Johnston George Allison (Secretary), John Peters (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Eddie Hapgood
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