Joe Shaw returned from Chelsea to serve as Tom Whittaker's right-hand man in his first full season as manager.

[4] Finally back at Highbury after it had been used for Air Raid Precautions during World War II,[5] the pitch was reseeded and the track had been resurfaced.

After beating Manchester United 2-1 at home and then extending their run of victories to six with a 2-0 win over Bolton, injuries began to set in.

[3] On New Year's Day, Arsenal were five points clear at the top of the table after beating Bolton 1-0 on a snowmelt sodden pitch.

Arsenal then traveled to Manchester United, still playing their home matches at Maine Road due to wartime damage to Old Trafford, and tied in front of a then-record crowd of 83,260.

Playing Burnley at home on Valentine's Day, Compton assisted the first goal fourteen minutes into the match, helping Arsenal to a 3-0 victory.

[3] Whittaker brought in Cliff Holton, Peter Goring, and Alex Forbes mid-season to help strengthen the Arsenal side.

[9] Over the course of the season Arsenal claimed some big wins, beating Charlton Athletic and Middlesbrough 6-0 and 7-0 respectively, and hammering bottom club Grimsby Town 8–0 on the final day, with Ronnie Rooke netting four times to bring his final tally for the league season to 33 in 42 Division 1 matches, thus becoming the second Arsenal player-after Ted Drake in 1934–35 to win the Golden Boot.