SAFC 1938-1939 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 13 12 17 54 67 16th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 16th at the end of the 1938-1939 season scoring 54 goals, conceding 67 with a goal difference of -13.

The Goals

Raich Carter contributed the most goals in the 1938-1939 Football League Division 1 season, netting 14 (0.33 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.78 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 30 goals at Roker Park conceding 29 (1), away from home scoring 24 and conceding 38 (-14) with an away goalscoring average of 1.75 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.78 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1938-1939 with 13 wins, a win ratio of 30.95%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 7 wins and the travelling support saw 6 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 12 draws by the end of the 1938-1939 season, 7 draws at Roker Park and 5 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 17 games, 7 games lost at Roker Park (29 goals conceded) and 10 games lost away (38 goals conceded).

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