First Division 1925/26
Huddersfield Town won the 1925/26 First Division with 57 points, 5 points ahead of Arsenal. Manchester City and Notts County were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,703 goals, 3.69 a game.
Huddersfield
Champions
1,703
Goals
3.69
Goals a game
56%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 92 | 60 | +32 | 57 |
| 2 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 87 | 63 | +24 | 52 |
| 3 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 96 | 80 | +16 | 48 |
| 4 |  BuryBury | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 85 | 77 | +8 | 47 |
| 5 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 82 | +20 | 46 |
| 6 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 76 | +10 | 44 |
| 7 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 44 |
| 8 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 76 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 73 | -7 | 44 |
| 10 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 75 | +9 | 42 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 42 |
| 12 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 91 | 80 | +11 | 41 |
| 13 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 78 | +1 | 40 |
| 14 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 81 | -15 | 40 |
| 15 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 79 | -13 | 39 |
| 16 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 76 | -15 | 39 |
| 17 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 80 | -10 | 38 |
| 18 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | -13 | 37 |
| 19 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | -12 | 36 |
| 20 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 108 | -23 | 36 |
| 21 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | -11 | 35 |
| 22 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | -20 | 33 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1925/26 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 1 May 1926
1
Huddersfield
57
2
Arsenal
52
3
Sunderland
48
4
Bury
47
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1925/26 · Sat 1 May 1926
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The 1925/26 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
Never
Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
2 results in 1925/26 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1925/26 compares
At 3.69 goals a game, 1925/26 was the 14th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 56% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 21% away wins.