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]

Win	Draw	Loss

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

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

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


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

^ "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.