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Southampton F.C.
1938–39 season
ChairmanJohn Sarjantson
ManagerTom Parker
StadiumThe Dell
Second Division18th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Fred Briggs (14)
All: Fred Briggs (14)
Highest home attendance23,104 v Manchester City
(12 November 1938)
Lowest home attendance4,196 v Burnley
(29 April 1939)
Biggest win4–1 v Swansea Town
(26 November 1938)
Biggest defeat1–6 v Chesterfield
(3 December 1938)

The 1938–39 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 44th season of competitive football and 17th season in the Second Division of the Football League. The campaign was another disappointment for the Saints, who finished 19th in the league with 13 wins, nine draws and 20 losses – three positions lower than the previous season and four points above the relegation zone. Due to the uncertain international economic landscape, the club was unable to make many significant signings in the summer, with Welsh full-back Tom Emanuel their most expensive transfer. Several key figures left the South Coast club early in the season, including long-time players Charlie Sillett and Arthur Roberts, both of whom had made over 150 appearances; previous season's top scorer Harry Osman also departed in March 1939.

Southampton entered the 1938–39 FA Cup in the third round against Southern League club Chelmsford City. Despite competing two divisions above the Clarets, the Saints lost 1–4 to the non-league side, marking the fourth season in a row the Saints had failed to make it past their first game in the tournament. Alongside the Second Division and the FA Cup, Southampton played just one friendly match at the beginning of the 1938–39 season, against local rivals Portsmouth as part of the celebrations for the Football League's 50th jubilee. The match was won 4–2 by the First Division side, who overcame an early deficit to win the game at Fratton Park.

The club used 30 different players during the 1938–39 season and had nine different goalscorers. Their top scorer was new inside-forward Fred Briggs, who scored 14 goals in 36 league appearances. Fellow new arrival Reg Tomlinson scored 12 times during the Second Division campaign and once in the FA Cup, while Harry Osman scored nine league goals before his departure before the end of the season. 14 players were signed by the club during the campaign, with ten released and sold to other clubs, while one (John Summers) retired. The average attendance at The Dell during 1938–39 was 14,591. The highest attendance was 23,104 against recently relegated Manchester City on 12 November 1938; the lowest was 4,196 against Burnley in the final home fixture of the campaign on 29 April 1939.

1938–39 was Southampton's last full season of competitive football until 1946. The 1939–40 Football League season was abandoned after just three games due to the outbreak of World War II, which lasted until 1945. At the time of the abandonment, Southampton were 17th in the table with one win and two defeats. The FA Cup was hosted during 1945–46, with the Football League returning the following year. Tom Parker resigned as manager during the war, making the 1938–39 season his last with the club.

Background and transfers

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Due to the "uncertain international situation" ahead of the outbreak of World War II, Southampton's directors were reportedly "naturally unwilling to spend money on new players", meaning manager Tom Parker was unable to make significant signings ahead of the 1938–39 season.[1] One of the first signings of the summer was 30-year-old forward Fred Briggs, who made the step up from Third Division South side Reading to the Saints on a free transfer; he went on to play in almost every game of the campaign, playing in all five forward positions and finishing as the club's top scorer.[2] Other successful early signings included Harry Brophy from Arsenal, who scored in each of his first four games when played as a "makeshift centre-forward", before spending the rest of the season at half-back and full-back;[3] Reg Tomlinson from Grimsby Town, who took over the centre-forward position and finished as the club's second highest goalscorer for the season;[4] and Tom Emanuel from Swansea Town, who replaced the outgoing Charlie Sillett at left-back.[5]

Several players left the Southampton squad in the summer of 1938. Wing-half Alf Day, inside-forward Jimmy Woolf and centre-forward Billy Dunn all left the club after arriving only a year earlier, having made a total of 38 appearances combined between them.[6][7][8] Long-time squad members Charlie Sillett and Arthur Roberts, both of whom were approaching the latter years of their playing careers, also left in the summer – Sillett, who made just shy of 200 appearances for the Saints in all competitions, joined Guildford City in the Southern League;[9] while Arthur Roberts, who had played over 150 games for the club, moved to league rivals Swansea Town.[10] Winger John Summers, who had been a regular in 1936–37, his debut season with the club, was forced to retire from football due to an injury.[11] Right-back Frank Perfect arrived from Tranmere Rovers in January 1939,[12] while Harry Osman – the previous season's top goalscorer – departed Southampton in March for Millwall, who paid £3,500 for the winger.[13]

Players transferred in

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Fred Briggs  England FW England Reading May 1938 Free [2]
Harry Brophy  England HB England Arsenal May 1938 Unknown [3]
Tom Carnaby  England HB England Blyth Spartans May 1938 Unknown [14]
Bill Stroud  England HB England Highbury Sports May 1938 Free[a] [15]
Reg Tomlinson  England FW England Grimsby Town May 1938 Unknown [4]
Oswald Bowden  England FW England Brighton & Hove Albion June 1938 £150 [16]
Bill Clarke  England FW England Exeter City July 1938 Free [17]
Charlie Wilkinson  England FB England Sheffield United July 1938 Unknown [18]
Doug McGibbon  England FW none (free agent) August 1938 Free[b] [19]
Tom Emanuel  Wales FB Wales Swansea Town September 1938 £2,200 [5]
Bobby Veck  England FW none (free agent) September 1938 Free[c] [20]
Eric Webber  England HB England Norwich City September 1938 Free[d] [21]
Norman Catlin  England FW England Ryde Sports Late 1938 Free [22]
Frank Perfect  England FB England Tranmere Rovers January 1939 Unknown [12]

Players transferred out

Name Nationality Pos. Club Date Fee Ref.
Henry Long  England HB England Newport (IOW) Summer 1938 Unknown [23]
Alf Day  Wales HB England Tranmere Rovers May 1938 Free [6]
Fred Smallwood  Wales FW England Reading June 1938 Unknown [24]
Bill Kennedy  Scotland HB Scotland Hamilton Academical July 1938 Unknown [25]
Wilf Mayer  England FW England Wellington Town July 1938 Unknown [26]
Charlie Sillett  England FB England Guildford City July 1938 Unknown [9]
Arthur Roberts  England FB Wales Swansea Town August 1938 Free [10]
Jimmy Woolf  South Africa FW England Guildford City August 1938 Unknown [7]
Billy Dunn  Scotland FW Scotland Raith Rovers September 1938 £375 [8]
Harry Osman  England FW England Millwall March 1939 £3,500 [13]

Players retired

Name Nationality Pos. Date Reason Ref.
John Summers  England FW Summer 1938 Retired due to injury; joined the police force [11]

Second Division

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See also: 1938–39 Football League

Southampton faced a tough start to their 1938–39 Second Division campaign, with their first four fixtures against sides that had all finished in the top ten the previous season. The result was four consecutive defeats – 1–2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur, 1–2 at Burnley, 2–5 at Bury and 0–3 at Coventry City – which left the Saints at the bottom of the league table.[27] New signing Harry Brophy scored in each of the first three games playing at centre-forward, before he played the rest of the season in various positions across the half-back line (and a handful of times at left full-back).[28] After their first win, the Saints' form improved throughout the autumn, with the side picking up four wins and going on a four-game unbeaten run during October and November, including a 2–1 win over the recently relegated West Bromwich Albion, a hard-fought 4–3 win over Sheffield Wednesday, and the season's first away win over Millwall.[28] Four defeats in five games between 12 November and 10 December (including a 1–6 thrashing at Chesterfield) ensured the team never made it above 16th place in the table before the new year.[28] The side's one win in this period was their biggest of the season, 4–1 over fellow strugglers Swansea Town.[28]

1939 began in much the same way, with Southampton picking up just one point from their first three games of the calendar year; during February, however, the club picked up another handful of wins (three from four matches, including 2–0 away against Nottingham Forest) to ensure they remained safe above the relegation zone.[28] After the March departure of Harry Osman, who had scored nine of the club's league goals up to that point, the Saints began to struggle even more – they lost four of their seven fixtures in April, including 2–6 and 0–4 thrashings at the hands of Luton Town, a 0–3 defeat by eventual champions Blackburn Rovers, and a 2–0 loss at home to mid-table West Ham United.[28] The team's final points came in the form of a close 2–1 win over Burnley, with the final game of the season seeing Plymouth Argyle return their early defeat with a 2–0 win over the South Coast side.[28] Southampton finished the season in 18th position in the Second Division league table – three positions lower than the previous campaign – with 13 wins, nine draws and 20 losses (their highest number of losses in over ten years).[28] They finished four points above Norwich City in 21st position, the first Third Division relegation place.[28]

List of match results

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27 August 1938 1 Southampton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Brophy Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 22,653
30 August 1938 2 Burnley 2–1 Southampton Burnley
Brophy Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 13,334
3 September 1938 3 Bury 5–2 Southampton Bury
Brophy
Osman 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9,000
10 September 1938 4 Coventry City 3–0 Southampton Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 20,326
14 September 1938 5 Southampton 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Southampton
Osman Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,406
17 September 1938 6 Southampton 2–2 Nottingham Forest Southampton
Brophy
Hill 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,196
24 September 1938 7 Newcastle United 1–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,000
1 October 1938 8 Southampton 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
Holt
Osman 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,423
8 October 1938 9 Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Norwich
Parkin Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,000
15 October 1938 10 Southampton 4–3 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
Tomlinson
Briggs
Osman 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,123
22 October 1938 11 Fulham 1–1 Southampton London
Tomlinson Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 20,000
29 October 1938 12 Southampton 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Southampton
Holt
Tomlinson
Briggs 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,341
5 November 1938 13 Millwall 0–1 Southampton London
Briggs Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 35,000
12 November 1938 14 Southampton 1–2 Manchester City Southampton
Briggs Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 23,104
19 November 1938 15 Bradford 2–1 Southampton Bradford
Osman Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 10,000
26 November 1938 16 Southampton 4–1 Swansea Town Southampton
Briggs
Holt 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,178
3 December 1938 17 Chesterfield 6–1 Southampton Chesterfield
Briggs Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10,000
10 December 1938 18 Southampton 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Southampton
Tomlinson Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,649
17 December 1938 19 West Ham United 1–2 Southampton London
Briggs
Tomlinson 		Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 16,500
24 December 1938 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Southampton London
Tomlinson Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 7,428
26 December 1938 21 Sheffield United 5–1 Southampton Sheffield
Briggs Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 31,303
27 December 1938 22 Southampton 2–2 Sheffield United Southampton
Holt
Hill 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 19,489
31 December 1938 23 Southampton 0–0 Bury Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,844
14 January 1939 24 Southampton 0–2 Coventry City Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,578
28 January 1939 25 Southampton 0–0 Newcastle United Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,802
4 February 1939 26 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Southampton West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 20,000
8 February 1939 27 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Southampton Nottingham
Bevis
Tomlinson 		Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 3,000
11 February 1939 28 Southampton 3–1 Norwich City Southampton
Osman
Tomlinson 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 11,880
18 February 1939 29 Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Southampton Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
25 February 1939 30 Southampton 2–1 Fulham Southampton
Tomlinson
Briggs 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12,512
4 March 1939 31 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Southampton Birkenhead
Osman Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7,000
11 March 1939 32 Southampton 1–1 Millwall Southampton
Bevis Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,411
18 March 1939 33 Manchester City 2–1 Southampton Manchester
Bates Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 18,000
25 March 1939 34 Southampton 3–2 Bradford Southampton
Parkin
Bates
Briggs 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,679
1 April 1939 35 Swansea Town 1–3 Southampton Swansea
Bevis Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 8,000
7 April 1939 36 Luton Town 6–2 Southampton Luton
Bevis
Tomlinson 		Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 15,946
8 April 1939 37 Southampton 2–2 Chesterfield Southampton
Brophy
Briggs 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,904
10 April 1939 38 Southampton 0–4 Luton Town Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,114
15 April 1939 39 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Southampton Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,000
22 April 1939 40 Southampton 0–2 West Ham United Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 9,931
29 April 1939 41 Southampton 2–1 Burnley Southampton
Briggs
Tomlinson 		Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 4,196
6 May 1939 42 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Southampton Plymouth
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6,000

Final league table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
16 Bury 42 12 13 17 65 74 0.878 37
17 Bradford Park Avenue 42 12 11 19 61 82 0.744 35
18 Southampton 42 13 9 20 56 82 0.683 35
19 Swansea Town 42 11 12 19 50 83 0.602 34
20 Nottingham Forest 42 10 11 21 49 82 0.598 31
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results by matchday

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHHHHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultLLLLWDLWLWDWWLLWLLWDLDDLDLWWLWDDLWWLDLLLWL
Position161620222120211921182016161718181818181818171718181818171818181818171617161616181718
Source: 11v11.com[29]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

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See also: 1938–39 FA Cup

Southampton entered the 1938–39 FA Cup in the third round against Southern League side Chelmsford City. Despite competing two divisions below the Saints, the Clarets defeated the Second Division side 4–1 in the first fixture of 1939, dominating most of the game to eliminate the South Coast club at the first hurdle for the fourth season in a row.[1]

7 January 1939 Round 3 Chelmsford City 4–1 Southampton Chelmsford
Tomlinson Stadium: New Writtle Street
Attendance: 10,741

Other matches

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Outside the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played just one additional game during the 1938–39 season, against local rivals Portsmouth (then struggling in the First Division) as part of the Football League's 50th jubilee celebrations.[30] The visiting Saints opened the scoring through Billy Bevis in the first minute, before Pompey took control and equalised before half-time.[30] The hosts began to dominate after the break, scoring three goals in quick succession to secure the win comfortably, before Reg Tomlinson scored a consolation late on for Southampton.[30]

20 August 1938 Football League
Jubilee Match		 Portsmouth 4–2 Southampton Portsmouth
Beattie
Groves
Easson
Worrall 		Bevis 1'
Tomlinson 		Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,577

Player details

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Southampton used 30 different players during the 1938–39 season, nine of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout, using two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward.[28] Goalkeeper Sam Warhurst, outside-right Billy Bevis and wing-half Harry Brophy featured in more games than any other Southampton player, with all three playing in 37 league games and the FA Cup tie.[28] New inside-forward Fred Briggs finished as the season's top goalscorer with 14 goals in the league, followed by Reg Tomlinson with 12 league and one FA Cup goal.[28]

Squad statistics

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Name Pos. Nat. League FA Cup Total
Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls. Apps. Gls.
David Affleck HB Scotland 25 0 0 0 25 0
Ted Bates FW England 14 2 0 0 14 2
Billy Bevis FW England 37 6 1 0 38 6
Oswald Bowden FW England 2 0 0 0 2 0
Fred Briggs FW England 36 14 1 0 37 14
Harry Brophy HB England 37 5 1 0 38 5
Tom Carnaby HB England 14 0 1 0 15 0
Norman Chalk HB England 4 0 0 0 4 0
Bill Clarke FW England 2 0 0 0 2 0
Stan Cutting HB England 3 0 0 0 3 0
Tom Emanuel FB Wales 33 0 1 0 34 0
Phil Griggs FW England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Doug Henderson FB England 4 0 1 0 5 0
Frank Hill HB/FW Scotland 19 2 1 0 20 2
Arthur Holt FW England 29 4 1 0 30 4
Gerry Kelly FW England 5 0 0 0 5 0
Cyril King HB England 7 0 0 0 7 0
Doug McGibbon FW England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ray Parkin FW England 29 2 1 0 30 2
Frank Perfect FB England 15 0 0 0 15 0
George Smith HB England 9 0 0 0 9 0
Len Stansbridge GK England 5 0 0 0 5 0
Reg Tomlinson FW England 36 12 1 1 37 13
Lawrence Wallace FW England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Warhurst GK England 37 0 1 0 38 0
Eric Webber HB England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Charlie Wilkinson FB England 3 0 0 0 3 0
Fred Williams FB England 22 0 0 0 22 0
George Woodford FB England 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players with appearances who left before the end of the season
Harry Osman FW England 30 9 0 0 30 9

Most appearances

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Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup Total
Apps. % Apps. % Apps. %
1 Billy Bevis FW 37 88.10 1 100.00 38 88.37
Harry Brophy HB 37 88.10 1 100.00 38 88.37
Sam Warhurst GK 37 88.10 1 100.00 38 88.37
4 Fred Briggs FW 36 85.71 1 100.00 37 86.05
Reg Tomlinson FW 36 85.71 1 100.00 37 86.05
6 Tom Emanuel FB 33 78.57 1 100.00 34 79.07
7 Harry Osman FW 30 71.43 0 0.00 30 69.77
Arthur Holt FW 29 69.05 1 100.00 30 69.77
9 David Affleck HB 25 59.52 0 0.00 25 58.14
10 Fred Williams FB 22 52.38 0 0.00 22 51.16

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Pos. League FA Cup Total
Gls. GPG Gls. GPG Gls. GPG
1 Fred Briggs FW 14 0.39 0 0.00 14 0.38
2 Reg Tomlinson FW 12 0.33 1 1.00 13 0.35
3 Harry Osman FW 9 0.30 0 0.00 9 0.30
4 Billy Bevis FW 6 0.16 0 0.00 6 0.16
5 Harry Brophy HB 5 0.14 0 0.00 5 0.13
6 Arthur Holt FW 4 0.14 0 0.00 4 0.13
7 Ted Bates FW 2 0.14 0 0.00 2 0.14
Frank Hill HB 2 0.11 0 0.00 2 0.10
Ray Parkin FW 2 0.07 0 0.00 2 0.07

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Bill Stroud initially joined on amateur terms in May 1938, before turning professional in February 1940.[15]
  2. ^ Doug McGibbon initially joined on amateur terms in August 1938, before turning professional that December.[19]
  3. ^ Bobby Veck initially joined on amateur terms in September 1938, before turning professional in September 1945.[20]
  4. ^ Eric Webber initially joined on amateur terms in September 1938, before turning professional in March 1939.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 100
  2. ^ a b "Fred Briggs". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Harry Brophy". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Reg Tomlinson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Tom Emanuel". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Alf Day". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Jimmy Woolf". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Willie Dunn". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Charlie Sillett". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Bert Roberts". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ^ a b "John Summers". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Frank Perfect". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Harry Osman". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Tom Carnaby". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Bill Stroud". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Oswald Bowden". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Bill Clarke". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Charlie Wilkinson". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Doug McGibbon". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "Bobby Veck". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Eric Webber". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Norman Catlin". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Henry Long". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Fred Smallwood". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Bill Kennedy". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Wilf Mayer". SaintsPlayers.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  27. ^ "League Division Two table after close of play on 10 September 1938". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Chalk & Holley 1987, p. 101
  29. ^ "11v11 league table generator". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  30. ^ a b c Juson et al. 2004, p. 135

Bibliography

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  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (10 August 1987), A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987, Derby, England: Breedon Books, ISBN 978-0907969228
  • Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (28 November 2013), All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0992686406
  • Juson, Dave; Aldworth, Clay; Bendel, Barry; Bull, David; Chalk, Gary (10 November 2004), Saints v Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry, Bristol, England: Hagiology Publishing, ISBN 978-0953447459
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