| Competition: | sanfl |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Count: | 10 |
| Mpcount: | 3 |
| Matches: | 72 |
| Highattend: | 33,364 (Grand Final, vs.) |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Ken Farmer (112 Goals) |
| Magarey Medal: | Bob Quinn (32 votes) |
| Prevseason: | 1937 |
| Nextseason: | 1939 |
The 1938 South Australian National Football League season was the 59th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
See main article: 1938 SANFL Grand Final.