Season 1939-1940

Results

Football League Division Three (South)

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 26 AUG Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) L0 - 1
*Expunged 		- 8,315
2 30 AUG Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) L0 - 1
*Expunged 		- 9,672
3 02 SEP Aldershot (Home) Aldershot (H) D2 - 2
*Expunged 		A. Fowler 2 7,722

Wartime League

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 21 OCT Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) W2 - 0 A. Fowler 2 1,824
2 28 OCT Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) W2 - 0 H. Bowl, A. Fowler 2,260
3 04 NOV Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) W6 - 2 H. Bowl, C. Francis 2, E. Jones, S. Lawrence pen., A. Fowler 3,168
4 11 NOV Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D2 - 2 A. Fowler, B. Lucas pen. 4,161
5 18 NOV Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L1 - 2 A. Fowler 2,415
6 25 NOV Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) W3 - 1 A. Fowler, B. Lucas, F. Hedley 1,500
7 02 DEC Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D3 - 3 F. Cox, H. Bowl, B. Lucas pen. 3,512
8 09 DEC Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W2 - 1 H. Bowl, B. Lucas pen. 3,145
9 16 DEC Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L1 - 5 H. Bowl 800
10 23 DEC Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) W7 - 2 H. Bowl 3, F. Hedley, A. Fowler 2, E. Jones 2,027
11 25 DEC Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) W4 - 3 A. Fowler, F. Hedley, B. Lucas pen., E. Jones 2,494
12 26 DEC Bristol Rovers (Home) Bristol Rovers (H) D1 - 1 H. Bowl 5,673
13 30 DEC Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D1 - 1 H. Bowl 3,000
14 06 JAN Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W2 - 0 F. Hedley, D. Emery pen. 3,801
15 13 JAN Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W4 - 1 D. Emery, A. Fowler 2, F. Hedley 3,307
16 20 JAN Bristol Rovers (Away) Bristol Rovers (A) L2 - 5 A. Day 600
17 10 FEB Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 5 T. Emanuel 1,500
18 24 FEB Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L2 - 4 A. Fowler, D. Emery 3,912
19 02 MAR Swansea Town (Away) Swansea Town (A) L1 - 2 A. Fowler 3,000
20 16 MAR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) D3 - 3 D. Howe, F. Hedley, A. Fowler 3,182
21 23 MAR Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L3 - 4 A. Fowler, D. Howe 2 (1 pen) 1,230
22 30 MAR Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L1 - 3 D. Howe pen. 3,006
23 06 APR Cardiff City (Away) Cardiff City (A) D1 - 1 F. Hedley 3,000
24 20 APR Cardiff City (Home) Cardiff City (H) D2 - 2 H. Bowl, E. Painter 1,665
25 04 MAY Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) L1 - 3 E. Jones -
26 11 MAY Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) D2 - 2 N. Harris 2 1,947
27 18 MAY Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) L2 - 5 E. Painter 2 600
28 25 MAY Swansea Town (Home) Swansea Town (H) W4 - 0 E. Jones, A. Fowler 2, C. Williams -

Football League War Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
FIRST ROUND
1-1L 13 APR Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) D1 - 1 A. Fowler 4,643
1-2L 17 APR Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 5
L1 - 6  (Agg.) 		- 1,281