| 1938 VFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 |
| Premiers | Carlton 6th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Carlton 9th minor premiership |
| Brownlow Medallist | Dick Reynolds (Essendon) |
| Leading goalkicker medallist | Ron Todd (Collingwood) |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Highest | 96,486 |
The 1938 VFL season was the 42nd season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 23 April until 24 September, and comprised an 18-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top four clubs.
The premiership was won by the Carlton Football Club for the sixth time, after it defeated Collingwood by 15 points in the 1938 VFL Grand Final.