1925–26 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1925–26 season
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Herbert Chapman
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	2nd
FA Cup	Sixth round
London FA Challenge Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jimmy Brain (34); All: ; Jimmy Brain (37)
Highest home attendance	71,446 vs. Aston Villa (24 February 1926)
Lowest home attendance	3,897 vs. Fulham (12 October 1925)

The 1925–26 season was Arsenal's seventh season in the top division of English football.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
29 August 1925	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–1
31 August 1925	Leciester City	H	2–2
5 September 1925	Manchester United	A	1–0
7 September 1925	Leicester City	A	1–0
12 September 1925	Liverpool	H	1–1
19 September 1925	Burnley	A	2–2
21 September 1925	West Ham United	H	3–2
26 September 1925	Leeds United	H	4–1
3 October 1925	Newcastle United	A	0–7
5 October 1925	West Ham United	A	4–0
10 October 1925	Bolton Wanderers	H	2–3
17 October 1925	Cardiff City	H	5–0
24 October 1925	Sheffield United	A	0–4
31 October 1925	Everton	H	4–1
7 November 1925	Manchester City	A	5–2
14 November 1925	Bury	H	6–1
21 November 1925	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–2
28 November 1925	Sunderland	H	2–0
5 December 1925	Huddersfield Town	A	2–2
12 December 1925	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0
19 December 1925	Birmingham	A	0–1
25 December 1925	Notts County	H	3–0
26 December 1926	Notts County	A	1–4
2 January 1926	Totenham Hotspur	A	1–1
16 January 1926	Manchester United	H	3–2
23 January 1926	Liverpool	A	0–3
3 February 1926	Burnley	H	1–2
6 February 1926	Leeds United	A	2–4
13 February 1926	Newcastle United	H	3–0
27 February 1926	Cardiff City	A	0–0
13 March 1926	Everton	A	3–2
17 March 1926	Sheffield United	H	4–0
20 March 1926	Manchester City	H	1–0
27 March 1926	Bury	A	2–2
2 April 1926	Aston Villa	A	0–2
3 April 1926	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1
5 April 1926	Aston Villa	H	2–0
10 April 1926	Sunderland	A	1–2
17 April 1926	Huddersfield Town	H	3–1
24 April 1926	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2
28 April 1926	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–1
1 May 1926	Birmingham	H	3–0

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	42	14	6	1	50	17	9	5	7	42	43	92	60	1.533	+32	57
2	Arsenal	42	16	2	3	57	19	6	6	9	30	44	87	63	1.381	+24	52
3	Sunderland	42	17	2	2	67	30	4	4	13	29	50	96	80	1.200	+16	48
4	Bury	42	12	4	5	55	34	8	3	10	30	43	85	77	1.104	+8	47
5	Sheffield United	42	15	3	3	72	29	4	5	12	30	53	102	82	1.244	+20	46
6	Aston Villa	42	12	7	2	56	25	4	5	12	30	51	86	76	1.132	+10	44
7	Liverpool	42	9	8	4	43	27	5	8	8	27	36	70	63	1.111	+7	44
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	6	4	46	31	6	4	11	29	45	75	76	0.987	–1	44
9	Manchester United	42	12	4	5	40	26	7	2	12	26	47	66	73	0.904	–7	44
10	Newcastle United	42	13	3	5	59	33	3	7	11	25	42	84	75	1.120	+9	42
11	Everton	42	9	9	3	42	26	3	9	9	30	44	72	70	1.029	+2	42
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	11	6	4	59	33	4	5	12	32	47	91	80	1.138	+11	41
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	5	3	59	29	3	3	15	20	49	79	78	1.013	+1	40
14	Birmingham	42	14	2	5	35	25	2	6	13	31	56	66	81	0.815	–15	40
15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	4	6	45	36	4	5	12	21	43	66	79	0.835	–13	39
16	Cardiff City	42	8	5	8	30	25	8	2	11	31	51	61	76	0.803	–15	39
17	Leicester City	42	11	3	7	42	32	3	7	11	28	48	70	80	0.875	–10	38
18	West Ham United	42	14	2	5	45	27	1	5	15	18	49	63	76	0.829	–13	37
19	Leeds United	42	11	5	5	38	28	3	3	15	26	48	64	76	0.842	–12	36
20	Burnley	42	7	7	7	43	35	6	3	12	42	73	85	108	0.787	–23	36
21	Manchester City	42	8	7	6	48	42	4	4	13	41	58	89	100	0.890	–11	35
22	Notts County	42	11	4	6	37	26	2	3	16	17	48	54	74	0.730	–20	33

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup Winners
	Relegated

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round, in which they were drawn to face Wolverhampton Wanderers.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	9 January 1926	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	42,083	Brain
R3 R	13 January 1926	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–0	42,823	Baker
R4	30 January 1926	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–1	44,836	Brain, Haden, own goal
R5	20 February 1926	Aston Villa	A	1–1	55,400	Buchan
R5 R	24 February 1926	Aston Villa	H	2–0	71,446	Brain, Paterson
R6	6 March 1926	Swansea Town	A	1–2	25,198	Mackie

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	14 September 1925	London Caledonians	H	3–2	5,000	Baker, Cock, Brain
R2	12 October 1925	Fulham	H	4–0	3,897	Brain (3), Haden
SF	26 October 1925	Millwall	N	3–1	?	Woods, Neil, Brain
F	9 November 1925	West Ham United	N	1–2	6,000	Brain

References

↑ "Arsenal first team line up (1925–26)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1925-1926/results

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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[1] "Arsenal first team line up (1925–26)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1925-1926/results