1938–39 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
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The 1938–39 season was the 47th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the top tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division.
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1938–39 season | ||
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Manager | Major Frank Buckley | |
First Division | 2nd | |
FA Cup | Runners-up | |
Top goalscorer | League: Dennis Westcott (32) All: Dennis Westcott (43) | |
Highest home attendance | 61,305 (vs Liverpool, 11 February 1939; club record) | |
Lowest home attendance | 18,420 (vs Charlton, 15 April 1939) | |
Average home league attendance | 29,335 (league only) | |
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The team finished as runners-up for a second consecutive season and also finished as FA Cup runners-up when they lost the FA Cup final to outsiders Portsmouth. This was to be the final full league campaign until 1946–47 as the following season was cancelled and annulled in September 1939 after the outbreak of World War II.