| Season | 1925–26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||||
| Football League | Huddersfield Town | |||
| Football League Second Division | Wednesday | |||
| FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | |||
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The1925–26 season was the 51st season of competitivefootball inEngland. 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theSecond Division |
| 22 | Notts County(R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 33 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wednesday(C, P) | 42 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 1.833 | 60 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Derby County(P) | 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(R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 0.701 | 32 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Stockport County(R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 51 | 97 | 0.526 | 25 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grimsby Town(C, P) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 40 | 2.275 | 61 | Promotion to theSecond 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 theThird 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 57 | Promotion to theSecond 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 |
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