1925–26 in English football
# 1925–26 in English football

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

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| - | - | - |
| 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 | Scotland | Ireland |

## Football League

### First Division

| 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 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| 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 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 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 | Relegated to the Third Division North |

### Third Division North

| 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 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| 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 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division

* Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) – 43 goals

Second Division

* Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) – 37 goals

Third Division North

* Jimmy Cookson (Chesterfield) – 44 goals

Third Division South

* Jack Cock (Plymouth Argyle) – 32 goals
