1925–26 Football League

The Football League
Season 1925–26
Champions Huddersfield Town

The 19251926 season was the 34th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.[2]

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

From the 1922–23 season on, Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1925–26
Champions Huddersfield Town (3rd English title)
Relegated Manchester City
Notts County
FA Cup winners Bolton Wanderers (2nd FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,703 (3.69 per match)
Top goalscorer Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers), 43 [3]
Biggest home win Aston VillaBurnley 10–0 (29 Apr 1926)
Biggest away win BirminghamBurnley 1–7 (10 Apr 1926)
NewcastleBlackburn 1–7 (9 Sept 1925)
Highest scoring Sheffield UnitedCardiff 11–2 (1 Jan 1926)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Huddersfield Town4214615017957424392601.533+3257
2Arsenal4216235719669304487631.381+2452
3Sunderland42172267304413295096801.200+1648
4Bury42124555348310304385771.104+847
5Sheffield United421533722945123053102821.244+2046
6Aston Villa42127256254512305186761.132+1044
7Liverpool429844327588273670631.111+744
8Bolton Wanderers42116446316411294575760.987–144
9Manchester United42124540267212264766730.904–744
10Newcastle United42133559333711254284751.120+942
11Everton429934226399304472701.029+242
12Blackburn Rovers42116459334512324791801.138+1141
13West Bromwich Albion42135359293315204979781.013+140
14Birmingham42142535252613315666810.815–1540
15Tottenham Hotspur42114645364512214366790.835–1339
16Cardiff City4285830258211315161760.803–1539
17Leicester City42113742323711284870800.875–1038
18West Ham United42142545271515184963760.829–1337
19Leeds United42115538283315264864760.842–1236
20Burnley42777433563124273851080.787–2336
21Manchester City42876484244134158891000.890–1135
22Notts County42114637262316174854740.730–2033

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBURBRYCAREVEHUDLEELEILIVMCIMUNNEWNTCSHUSUNTOTWBAWHU
Arsenal 20 30 42 23 12 61 50 41 31 41 22 11 10 32 30 30 40 20 01 10 32
Aston Villa 30 33 12 22 100 11 02 31 30 31 22 30 31 22 22 21 22 42 30 21 20
Birmingham 10 21 20 01 17 23 32 31 13 21 11 20 10 21 11 01 20 21 31 30 10
Blackburn Rovers 23 31 44 30 63 12 63 22 21 22 00 11 33 70 12 41 31 30 42 12 10
Bolton Wanderers 11 13 53 22 42 32 01 02 61 10 22 01 51 31 22 21 21 32 11 22 10
Burnley 22 23 31 13 11 22 41 13 11 63 40 21 12 01 10 00 11 52 12 34 22
Bury 22 23 21 31 05 81 41 10 00 02 40 01 65 13 11 31 74 22 30 20 41
Cardiff City 00 20 20 41 01 23 32 21 12 00 52 22 22 02 00 21 01 01 01 32 01
Everton 23 11 22 30 21 11 11 11 23 42 10 33 11 13 30 30 22 21 11 40 20
Huddersfield Town 22 51 41 31 30 21 21 11 30 31 30 00 22 50 01 20 41 11 21 11 21
Leeds United 42 22 00 21 21 22 23 10 11 04 10 11 34 20 20 21 20 02 41 01 52
Leicester City 01 12 10 21 52 32 02 12 11 20 13 31 23 13 32 10 22 41 53 30 11
Liverpool 30 31 22 22 22 32 01 02 51 12 11 03 21 50 63 20 22 22 00 20 00
Manchester City 25 42 24 01 11 83 02 32 44 15 21 51 11 11 22 11 24 41 00 31 20
Manchester United 01 30 31 20 21 61 01 10 00 11 21 32 33 16 21 01 12 51 00 32 21
Newcastle United 70 22 13 17 51 13 40 01 33 02 30 32 30 32 41 63 31 00 31 30 41
Notts County 41 10 30 11 30 01 41 24 03 42 10 22 12 10 03 13 20 20 42 00 11
Sheffield United 40 41 41 11 20 61 31 112 11 23 20 24 31 83 20 43 30 41 23 32 11
Sunderland 21 32 31 62 21 22 10 13 73 41 13 30 32 53 21 22 31 61 30 40 41
Tottenham Hotspur 11 22 21 42 23 02 42 12 11 55 32 13 31 10 01 10 40 32 02 32 42
West Bromwich Albion 21 11 51 11 03 53 40 30 11 22 30 31 03 41 51 40 44 20 25 10 71
West Ham United 04 52 22 21 60 20 02 31 10 23 42 11 12 31 10 10 10 13 32 31 30

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1925–26
Champions The Wednesday (2nd title)
Relegated Stockport County
Stoke
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,487 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday), 37 [3]
Biggest home win DarlingtonPortsmouth 7–1 (24 Oct 1925)
WolverhamptonBarnsley 7–1 (26 Apr 1926)
DarlingtonClapton Orient 6–0 (13 Feb 1926)
Biggest away win Port ValeChelsea 0–6 (5 Sept 1925)
Highest scoring OldhamNottingham Forest 8–3 (1 Mar 1926)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1The Wednesday4219026117867273188481.833+4060
2Derby County4217225717858202577421.833+3557
3Chelsea4210744222975342776491.551+2752
4Wolverhampton Wanderers42154255156312294584601.400+2449
5Swansea Town42136250166510274177571.351+2049
6Blackpool42126341165511355376691.101+745
7Oldham Athletic42144352244413223874621.194+1244
8Port Vale42153353184314265179691.145+1044
9South Shields42116450297212243674651.138+944
10Middlesbrough42141656287113214077681.132+944
11Portsmouth42124548275610314779741.068+544
12Preston North End42172254281515175671840.845–1343
13Hull City42114640195511234263611.033+241
14Southampton42112839254611243863631.000038
15Darlington4295751315511214672770.935–538
16Bradford City4295728264512194047660.712–1936
17Nottingham Forest42114638253414134851730.699–2236
18Barnsley42107438222514206258840.690–2636
19Fulham4286732293612144846770.597–3134
20Clapton Orient4286730214314204450650.769–1533
21Stoke4285832234314225454770.701–2332
22Stockport County4287634280219176951970.526–4625

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRACHECLADARDERFULHULMIDNOTOLDPORPTVPNESOUSSHSTPSTKSWAWEDWOL
Barnsley 20 00 23 31 11 01 22 21 01 41 34 22 30 20 20 31 11 21 20 11 11
Blackpool 40 30 00 30 01 12 20 22 23 30 21 22 22 31 21 10 41 00 00 10 40
Bradford City 41 10 42 03 20 00 00 01 20 01 11 01 20 20 05 11 22 21 31 14 12
Chelsea 32 23 20 13 52 21 40 40 01 00 30 00 31 50 00 00 32 11 13 00 33
Clapton Orient 40 22 31 12 12 01 11 00 10 01 12 11 12 11 21 12 21 40 20 00 21
Darlington 22 13 13 11 60 30 12 12 02 00 10 71 40 11 31 41 32 12 33 51 34
Derby County 40 52 00 42 31 02 31 31 20 20 10 02 20 20 22 20 40 73 50 41 20
Fulham 22 11 20 03 02 40 11 11 20 02 21 23 33 21 11 21 10 24 01 30 12
Hull City 22 12 50 01 20 11 00 10 12 41 12 10 30 11 40 13 40 10 42 01 31
Middlesbrough 50 32 25 12 12 32 12 40 33 10 21 41 31 51 30 12 40 30 03 30 41
Nottingham Forest 42 11 00 15 10 20 12 22 40 10 11 31 20 40 12 41 20 12 02 20 14
Oldham Athletic 21 32 30 11 11 01 20 40 21 41 83 13 32 32 10 21 30 72 00 11 12
Portsmouth 12 20 31 40 32 20 22 00 22 15 51 02 32 52 12 42 40 20 00 12 30
Port Vale 30 50 20 06 42 61 01 01 31 40 11 30 11 30 11 20 20 30 30 43 30
Preston North End 42 64 31 31 41 00 21 21 40 10 20 21 32 40 22 04 53 20 42 03 10
Southampton 00 22 12 01 20 41 21 20 02 31 20 31 13 23 20 01 30 12 41 12 42
South Shields 30 34 13 00 10 24 00 52 13 22 31 00 51 52 11 20 42 51 31 11 31
Stockport County 11 43 11 00 32 11 30 12 01 12 30 10 33 22 11 12 41 21 13 02 10
Stoke 12 13 10 13 00 61 01 50 31 40 11 10 21 03 13 11 01 30 11 01 00
Swansea Town 30 61 10 00 00 11 20 60 20 40 30 33 10 10 41 31 12 40 11 22 24
The Wednesday 30 20 51 41 30 40 14 30 20 20 20 51 42 02 51 21 10 62 20 31 21
Wolverhampton Wanderers 71 00 11 00 30 10 20 00 31 31 40 21 41 31 30 41 20 51 51 23 12

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season 1925–26
Champions Grimsby Town (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,628 (3.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Cookson (Chesterfield), 44 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Grimsby Town422010618687303291402.275+5161
2Bradford Park Avenue42182165108673633101432.349+5860
3Rochdale421614552511464933104581.793+4659
4Chesterfield421821701973113035100541.852+4655
5Halifax Town42125434195610193153501.060+345
6Hartlepools United42155159233315235082731.123+944
7Tranmere Rovers42152445274413285673830.880–1044
8Nelson42128167294314224289711.254+1843
9Ashington42116444235511263970621.129+843
10Doncaster Rovers42117352255412284780721.111+843
11Crewe Alexandra42143443233612203863611.033+243
12New Brighton42134451294413183869671.030+242
13Durham City42145245194116185163700.900–742
14Rotherham United42133544284413256469920.750–2341
15Lincoln City42142542283315245466820.805–1639
16Coventry City [notes 1]42136247193018266373820.890–938
17Wigan Borough42125453221614155268740.919–637
18Accrington Stanley421407493433153271811050.771–2437
19Wrexham4296639312415246163920.685–2932
20Southport4296637342415255862920.674–3032
21Walsall42948403412181873581070.542–4926
22Barrow42421528493216224950980.510–4818

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Coventry City was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC ASH BRWBPACHFCOVCREDONDURGRIHALHARLINNELNWBROCROTSOUTRAWALWIGWRE
Accrington Stanley 21 20 14 20 31 20 23 31 10 01 12 31 32 02 13 23 43 43 52 40 42
Ashington 31 14 11 00 20 20 61 01 42 01 20 41 51 11 01 42 11 10 20 33 22
Barrow 12 23 01 03 14 01 02 14 03 12 14 30 10 23 13 12 03 33 52 11 43
Bradford Park Avenue 30 10 30 10 30 30 20 21 01 22 40 41 30 10 31 61 61 30 80 61 11
Chesterfield 72 61 31 11 43 42 22 20 20 10 52 20 31 30 12 61 30 40 40 40 31
Coventry City 21 20 20 22 24 21 40 31 11 41 52 32 10 00 22 70 00 12 20 00 20
Crewe Alexandra 30 21 41 12 20 21 22 20 11 01 21 31 14 41 32 31 01 11 21 31 20
Doncaster Rovers 62 21 01 03 30 81 52 41 14 22 21 10 11 20 22 00 61 40 11 11 11
Durham City 51 00 21 21 52 41 11 30 00 20 00 32 02 00 02 51 32 21 41 20 21
Grimsby Town 52 31 40 30 10 20 20 30 31 10 20 40 30 10 30 30 32 80 51 11 10
Halifax Town 11 00 32 12 20 10 10 03 21 02 21 02 11 10 11 51 30 11 50 20 21
Hartlepool 51 21 20 03 21 32 00 21 11 11 11 42 20 61 42 21 50 32 93 00 50
Lincoln City 31 20 43 11 21 03 22 31 10 41 01 21 10 31 02 03 30 13 51 21 32
Nelson 10 22 33 22 33 41 21 53 40 11 11 52 52 11 13 30 33 70 20 70 51
New Brighton 41 11 21 11 12 51 23 21 12 14 21 32 50 00 30 51 10 32 32 42 22
Rochdale 32 13 21 20 24 41 20 41 50 52 21 60 01 20 21 22 31 32 20 21 12
Rotherham United 31 51 21 23 01 21 22 11 20 21 11 10 13 13 10 04 52 20 41 10 62
Southport 13 11 20 21 13 12 00 33 61 01 31 11 32 21 32 17 11 21 11 31 01
Tranmere 22 14 30 32 04 21 20 10 21 00 31 20 20 42 01 35 31 10 21 51 41
Walsall 33 20 12 31 31 41 03 21 01 22 31 12 00 02 31 15 41 22 13 01 51
Wigan Borough 50 02 41 13 20 51 31 01 41 22 00 10 33 50 31 22 01 31 22 20 60
Wrexham 56 23 00 42 11 31 11 02 30 41 20 22 11 32 12 10 22 32 02 01 10

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season 1925–26
Champions Reading (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1,555 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer Jack Cock (Plymouth Argyle), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Reading4216504916768283677521.481+2557
2Plymouth Argyle42162371338673634107671.597+4056
3Millwall4214615212759212773391.872+3453
4Bristol City4214344215768303672511.412+2151
5Brighton & Hove Albion4212454733759374084731.151+1147
6Swindon Town42162348224413214269641.078+546
7Luton Town42164160252316205080751.067+543
8Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42105644307410316175910.824–1643
9Aberdare Athletic42116450246213244274661.121+842
10Gillingham42114636196411173053491.082+442
11Southend United42132650206213285378731.068+542
12Northampton Town42133547264413355482801.025+241
13Crystal Palace42161450213216255875790.949–441
14Merthyr Town42133551251812185069750.920–639
15Watford42125447263414266373890.820–1639
16Norwich City42115535264413234758730.795–1539
17Newport County42115539273513254764740.865–1038
18Brentford42124544324215256269940.734–2538
19Bristol Rovers4294844286213224166690.957–336
20Exeter City42132654252316184572701.029+235
21Charlton Athletic4297532232613164548680.706–2035
22Queens Park Rangers4257923321218145237840.440–4721

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ADE BOU BREBHABRIBROCHACRYEXEGILLUTMERMILNPCNORNORPLYQPRREASTDSWIWAT
Aberdare Athletic 33 30 22 33 01 31 20 50 01 25 00 12 20 10 31 61 10 22 20 11 81
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 32 03 11 20 41 61 21 12 22 21 00 02 42 22 12 41 11 12 20 34
Brentford 10 02 16 21 41 40 32 20 00 10 11 20 33 34 51 22 12 10 13 31 43
Brighton & Hove Albion 62 34 32 00 23 10 32 13 12 20 31 31 21 22 11 12 21 22 32 31 31
Bristol City 10 50 30 10 00 40 10 10 40 51 21 11 12 11 01 21 31 01 14 51 10
Bristol Rovers 03 72 12 40 01 41 31 01 20 22 00 01 22 12 22 23 50 42 20 12 21
Charlton Athletic 10 50 02 11 31 01 11 10 10 21 00 14 00 33 30 05 11 12 50 20 11
Crystal Palace 01 31 20 21 52 02 41 32 02 30 30 12 42 10 20 55 10 30 30 10 40
Exeter City 40 01 61 24 11 30 53 01 21 22 62 31 21 10 01 40 30 32 01 12 61
Gillingham 01 12 13 31 01 63 00 11 20 21 31 00 20 11 20 20 30 41 31 01 01
Luton Town 21 41 42 33 41 10 10 32 11 53 40 22 42 32 32 11 40 01 20 41 50
Merthyr Town 11 02 60 01 32 23 01 40 31 00 21 02 41 53 31 11 10 52 51 21 41
Millwall 42 01 21 20 30 00 11 10 30 00 70 11 33 41 31 00 30 10 81 30 30
Newport County 00 12 23 43 10 31 00 23 30 40 21 31 10 30 11 03 41 11 10 04 33
Northampton Town 32 11 61 12 12 20 21 40 21 12 01 41 31 20 32 21 32 01 33 20 22
Norwich City 23 31 10 12 13 10 30 43 31 10 20 22 10 00 21 03 11 31 12 22 11
Plymouth Argyle 72 72 40 53 31 12 10 62 22 21 43 30 20 30 24 63 31 13 62 11 21
Queens Park Rangers 13 22 11 02 02 21 22 13 00 01 10 11 30 02 32 01 04 12 22 11 20
Reading 21 52 71 00 11 30 11 21 32 10 30 11 20 21 42 20 11 21 10 20 41
Southend 01 30 31 40 12 31 12 51 31 11 20 51 02 41 61 01 20 21 22 30 01
Swindon Town 21 82 21 10 13 42 30 31 21 10 20 02 11 21 12 31 20 20 11 20 53
Watford 20 00 22 33 22 21 11 30 31 31 20 61 01 51 32 31 01 31 01 14 32

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams

See also

References

  1. "England 1925-26". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 3 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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