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)
	← 1924–25 1926–27 →

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	Leicester 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	Tottenham 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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ "Arsenal results for the 1925-1926 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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

[1] "Arsenal first team line up (1925–26)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[2] "Arsenal results for the 1925-1926 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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