Season | 1925–26 | |
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Men's football | ||
Football League | Huddersfield Town | |
Football League Second Division | Wednesday | |
FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | |
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The 1925–26 season was the 51st season of competitive football in England. This marked the year that Huddersfield Town won the League three years running, making them the first team in Football League history to do so.
Honours
[edit]Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
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First Division | Huddersfield Town (3) | Arsenal |
Second Division | The Wednesday | Derby County |
Third Division North | Grimsby Town | Bradford Park Avenue |
Third Division South | Reading | Plymouth Argyle |
FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers (2) | Manchester City |
Charity Shield | Amateurs XI | Professionals XI |
Home Championship | ![]() |
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Football League
[edit]First Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 92 | 60 | 1.533 | 57 | |
2 | Arsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 87 | 63 | 1.381 | 52 | |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 96 | 80 | 1.200 | 48 | |
4 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 77 | 1.104 | 47 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 82 | 1.244 | 46 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 76 | 1.132 | 44 | |
7 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 76 | 0.987 | 44 | |
9 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 44 | |
10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 75 | 1.120 | 42 | |
11 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 42 | |
12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 91 | 80 | 1.138 | 41 | |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 78 | 1.013 | 40 | |
14 | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 81 | 0.815 | 40 | |
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 39 | |
16 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 39 | |
17 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 38 | |
18 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 37 | |
19 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 0.842 | 36 | |
20 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 108 | 0.787 | 36 | |
21 | Manchester City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 0.890 | 35 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Notts County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 33 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Wednesday | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 1.833 | 60 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 1.833 | 57 | |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 1.551 | 52 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 1.400 | 49 | |
5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 57 | 1.351 | 49 | |
6 | Blackpool | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 76 | 69 | 1.101 | 45 | |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 62 | 1.194 | 44 | |
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 44 | |
9 | South Shields | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 74 | 65 | 1.138 | 44 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 77 | 68 | 1.132 | 44 | |
11 | Portsmouth | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 74 | 1.068 | 44 | |
12 | Preston North End | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 84 | 0.845 | 43 | |
13 | Hull City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 41 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 63 | 1.000 | 38 | |
15 | Darlington | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 77 | 0.935 | 38 | |
16 | Bradford City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 47 | 66 | 0.712 | 36 | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 36 | |
18 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 84 | 0.690 | 36 | |
19 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 77 | 0.597 | 34 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 50 | 65 | 0.769 | 33 | |
21 | Stoke City | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 32 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 97 | 0.526 | 25 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 40 | 2.275 | 61 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 101 | 43 | 2.349 | 60 | |
3 | Rochdale | 42 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 104 | 58 | 1.793 | 59 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 100 | 54 | 1.852 | 55 | |
5 | Halifax Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 50 | 1.060 | 45 | |
6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 73 | 1.123 | 44 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 83 | 0.880 | 44 | |
8 | Nelson | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 89 | 71 | 1.254 | 43 | |
9 | Ashington | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 62 | 1.129 | 43 | |
10 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 80 | 72 | 1.111 | 43 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 61 | 1.033 | 43 | |
12 | New Brighton | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 69 | 67 | 1.030 | 42 | |
13 | Durham City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 63 | 70 | 0.900 | 42 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 92 | 0.750 | 41 | |
15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 66 | 82 | 0.805 | 39 | |
16 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 82 | 0.890 | 38 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
17 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 68 | 74 | 0.919 | 37 | |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 81 | 105 | 0.771 | 37 | |
19 | Wrexham | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 92 | 0.685 | 32 | |
20 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 92 | 0.674 | 32 | |
21 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 58 | 107 | 0.542 | 26 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 50 | 98 | 0.510 | 18 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 107 | 67 | 1.597 | 56 | |
3 | Millwall | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 73 | 39 | 1.872 | 53 | |
4 | Bristol City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 1.412 | 51 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 84 | 73 | 1.151 | 47 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 64 | 1.078 | 46 | |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 80 | 75 | 1.067 | 43 | |
8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 91 | 0.824 | 43 | |
9 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 74 | 66 | 1.121 | 42 | |
10 | Gillingham | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 42 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 78 | 73 | 1.068 | 42 | |
12 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 82 | 80 | 1.025 | 41 | |
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 75 | 79 | 0.949 | 41 | |
14 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 75 | 0.920 | 39 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 73 | 89 | 0.820 | 39 | |
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | 39 | |
17 | Newport County | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 0.865 | 38 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 94 | 0.734 | 38 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 66 | 69 | 0.957 | 36 | |
20 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 35 | |
21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 68 | 0.706 | 35 | Re-elected |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 37 | 84 | 0.440 | 21 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
[edit]First Division
- Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) – 43 goals[1]
Second Division
- Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) – 37 goals[1]
Third Division North
- Jimmy Cookson (Chesterfield) – 44 goals[2]
Third Division South
- Jack Cock (Plymouth Argyle) – 32 goals[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.