1925–26 Football League
The 1925–26 season was the 34th season of The Football League.
Season | 1925–26 |
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Champions | Huddersfield Town |
← 1924–25 1926–27 → |
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. 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
Season | 1925–26 |
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Champions | Huddersfield Town 3rd English title |
Relegated | Manchester City Notts County |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,703 (3.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ted Harper (43 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Aston Villa 10–0 Burnley (29 April 1926) |
Biggest away win | Newcastle United 1–7 Blackburn Rovers (9 September 1925) Birmingham 1–7 Burnley (10 April 1926) |
Highest scoring | Sheffield United 11–2 Cardiff City (1 January 1926) |
← 1924–25 1926–27 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Huddersfield Town (C) | 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 (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 0.890 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1925–26 |
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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 | Darlington – Portsmouth 7–1 (24 Oct 1925) Wolverhampton Wanderers – Barnsley 7–1 (26 Apr 1926) Darlington – Clapton Orient 6–0 (13 Feb 1926) |
Biggest away win | Port Vale – Chelsea 0–6 (5 Sept 1925) |
Highest scoring | Oldham Athletic – Nottingham Forest 8–3 (1 Mar 1926) |
← 1924–25 1926–27 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 1.833 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 1.833 | 57 | Promoted |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 1.551 | 52 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.400 | 49 | |
5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 1.351 | 49 | |
6 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 1.101 | 45 | |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 1.194 | 44 | |
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 1.145 | 44 | |
9 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 1.138 | 44 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 1.132 | 44 | |
11 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 1.068 | 44 | |
12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 0.845 | 43 | |
13 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 1.033 | 41 | |
14 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.000 | 38 | |
15 | Darlington | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 0.935 | 38 | |
16 | Bradford City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 0.712 | 36 | |
17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 0.699 | 36 | |
18 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 62 | 0.690 | 36 | |
19 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 0.597 | 34 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 0.769 | 33 | |
21 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 54 | 0.701 | 32 | Relegated |
22 | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 69 | 0.526 | 25 |
Results
Third Division North
Season | 1925–26 |
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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] |
← 1924–25 1926–27 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 2.275 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 2.349 | 60 | |
3 | Rochdale | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 1.793 | 59 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 1.852 | 55 | |
5 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.060 | 45 | |
6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 1.123 | 44 | |
7 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 56 | 0.880 | 44 | |
8 | Nelson | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 1.254 | 43 | |
9 | Ashington | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 1.129 | 43 | |
10 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 1.111 | 43 | |
11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 1.033 | 43 | |
12 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 1.030 | 42 | |
13 | Durham City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 0.900 | 42 | |
14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 64 | 0.750 | 41 | |
15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 0.805 | 39 | |
16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 63 | 0.890 | 38 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
17 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 0.919 | 37 | |
18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 0.771 | 37 | |
19 | Wrexham | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 61 | 0.685 | 32 | |
20 | Southport | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 0.674 | 32 | |
21 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 0.542 | 26 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 0.510 | 18 |
Results
Third Division South
Season | 1925–26 |
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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] |
← 1924–25 1926–27 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 1.481 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 1.597 | 56 | |
3 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1.872 | 53 | |
4 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 1.412 | 51 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 1.151 | 47 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 1.078 | 46 | |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 1.067 | 43 | |
8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 61 | 0.824 | 43 | |
9 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 1.121 | 42 | |
10 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 1.082 | 42 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 1.068 | 42 | |
12 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 54 | 1.025 | 41 | |
13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.949 | 41 | |
14 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 0.920 | 39 | |
15 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 63 | 0.820 | 39 | |
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.795 | 39 | |
17 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 0.865 | 38 | |
18 | Brentford | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 0.734 | 38 | |
19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 0.957 | 36 | |
20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 1.029 | 35 | |
21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 0.706 | 35 | Re-elected |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 52 | 0.440 | 21 |
Results
Maps
References
- "England 1925-26". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.