1925–26 in English football
The Football League First Division 1925/26, was the 34th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. Huddersfield Town defended with five points ahead of Arsenal last year's title, won the third English championship in series and in their history as a whole. Both newly promoted Leicester City and Manchester United were able to get the class; instead had to Manchester City and Notts County the transition to the Second Division compete. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second division Movers The Wednesday and Derby County.
A total of 557 players were used, where the FC Birmingham the least and Manchester United with 30 aufboten with 21, most players in league games. 143 newcomers were offset by 138 footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1925/26.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Huddersfield Town
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Huddersfield Town in a league game for use during the 1925/26 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific arrangements prior to the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Ned Barkas (13/ 0 ) | Sid Binks * (2/1 ) | George Brown (41/ 35) | Harry Cawthorne (24/ 0 ) | George Cook ( 29/14 ) | Harry Dennis * (1/0 ) | William Devlin * (4/4 ) | Roy Goodall (29/ 2) | George Hobson * (2/ 0) | Alex Jackson (39/ 16) | Billy Mercer (13/ 0) | Henry Raw * (2/ 0) | George Shaw * ( 4/0 ) | Albert Smith * (1 /1) | Billy Smith (28/ 6) | Bon Spence * (1/0 ) | David Steele (18/ 0 ) | Clem Stephenson ( 36/4 ) | Ted Taylor (29/ 0 ) | Sam Wadsworth (38/ 0 ) | Billy Watson ( 40/ 0 ) | Joey Williams (23/ 6) | Charlie Wilson * (4/2 ) | Tom Wilson (41/ 0).
- Coach: Cecil Potter
Special events
- Len Capewell shot on August 29, 1925 for Aston Villa against Burnley five goals.
- Ted Harper shot on September 9, 1925 for the Blackburn Rovers in an away game against Newcastle United scored five goals.
- Tommy Browell shot on October 24, 1925 for Manchester City against Burnley five goals.
- Louis Page shot on April 10, 1926 for Burnley FC in an away game against FC Birmingham six goals.