# 1925–26 Football League

The 1925–26 season was the 34th season of The Football League. This was the first season with the modern offside rule, where two defenders (as opposed to three, the rule before this season) needed to be in front of the attacker for him to be onside; as a result, offensive play flourished, with the number of goals scored in the First Division increasing from 1,192 to 1,703.

## Final league tables

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
Match results are drawn from Rothmans for all divisions.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.

## First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 86 | 76 | 1.132 | 44 | |
| 7 | Liverpool | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 70 | 63 | 1.111 | 44 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 76 | 0.987 | 44 | |
| 9 | Manchester United | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 0.904 | 44 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 75 | 1.120 | 42 | |
| 11 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 72 | 70 | 1.029 | 42 | |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 91 | 80 | 1.138 | 41 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 79 | 78 | 1.013 | 40 | |
| 14 | Birmingham | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 81 | 0.815 | 40 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 0.835 | 39 | |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 61 | 76 | 0.803 | 39 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 38 | |
| 18 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 37 | |
| 19 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 0.842 | 36 | |
| 20 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 108 | 0.787 | 36 | |
| 21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 0.890 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | BRY | CAR | EVE | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | NEW | NTC | SHU | SUN | TOT | WBA | WHU |
| Arsenal | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Aston Villa | 3–0 | | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 10–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Birmingham | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–4 | | 3–0 | 6–3 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–2 | | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Burnley | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Bury | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 8–1 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Cardiff City | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
| Everton | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Leeds United | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 5–0 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Manchester City | 2–5 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 8–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Manchester United | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–6 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Newcastle United | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | | 6–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Notts County | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Sheffield United | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 11–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 8–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Sunderland | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 6–1 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 2–5 | 1–0 | | 7–1 |
| West Ham United | 0–4 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | The Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 1.833 | 60 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 1.833 | 57 | Promoted |
| 3 | Chelsea | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 1.551 | 52 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 1.400 | 49 | |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 1.351 | 49 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 53 | 1.101 | 45 | |
| 7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 1.145 | 44 | |
| 9 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 1.138 | 44 | |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 56 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 1.132 | 44 | |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 1.068 | 44 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 56 | 0.845 | 43 | |
| 13 | Hull City | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 42 | 1.033 | 41 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 1.000 | 38 | |
| 15 | Darlington | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 0.935 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bradford City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 0.712 | 36 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 0.699 | 36 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 62 | 0.690 | 36 | |
| 19 | Fulham | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 0.597 | 34 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 0.769 | 33 | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 54 | 0.701 | 32 | Relegated |
| 22 | Stockport County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 69 | 0.526 | 25 | Relegated |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRA | CHE | CLA | DAR | DER | FUL | HUL | MID | NOT | OLD | POR | PTV | PNE | SOU | SSH | STP | STK | SWA | WED | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Blackpool | 4–0 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Bradford City | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 |
| Chelsea | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 1–3 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Clapton Orient | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Darlington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 3–4 |
| Derby County | 4–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 7–3 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Fulham | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hull City | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 5–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 8–3 | | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Portsmouth | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 0–2 | | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Port Vale | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| Preston North End | 4–2 | 6–4 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 0–4 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Southampton | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 |
| South Shields | 3–0 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Stoke | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Swansea Town | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 2–4 |
| The Wednesday | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | | 2–1 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | |

### Maps
## Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 2.275 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 2.349 | 60 | |
| 3 | Rochdale | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 33 | 1.793 | 59 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 1.852 | 55 | |
| 5 | Halifax Town | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 1.060 | 45 | |
| 6 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 1.123 | 44 | |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 56 | 0.880 | 44 | |
| 8 | Nelson | 42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 67 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 1.254 | 43 | |
| 9 | Ashington | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 1.129 | 43 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 47 | 1.111 | 43 | |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 1.033 | 43 | |
| 12 | New Brighton | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | 1.030 | 42 | |
| 13 | Durham City | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 51 | 0.900 | 42 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 64 | 0.750 | 41 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 54 | 0.805 | 39 | |
| 16 | Coventry City | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 63 | 0.890 | 38 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
| 17 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 0.919 | 37 | |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 71 | 0.771 | 37 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 61 | 0.685 | 32 | |
| 20 | Southport | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 0.674 | 32 | |
| 21 | Walsall | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 0.542 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Barrow | 42 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 49 | 0.510 | 18 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ACC | ASH | BRW | BPA | CHF | COV | CRE | DON | DUR | GRI | HAL | HAR | LIN | NEL | NWB | ROC | ROT | SOU | TRA | WAL | WIG | WRE |
| Accrington Stanley | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 |
| Ashington | 3–1 | | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 |
| Barrow | 1–2 | 2–3 | | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Chesterfield | 7–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Coventry City | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 5–2 | | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Durham City | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 5–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 8–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Halifax Town | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Hartlepool | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 9–3 | 0–0 | 5–0 |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Nelson | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 5–2 | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 5–1 |
| New Brighton | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 |
| Rochdale | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Rotherham United | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | | 5–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 |
| Southport | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Tranmere | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Walsall | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Wigan Borough | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | | 6–0 |
| Wrexham | 5–6 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |

### Maps
## Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 1.481 | 57 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 34 | 1.597 | 56 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1.872 | 53 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 1.412 | 51 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 1.151 | 47 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 42 | 1.078 | 46 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 50 | 1.067 | 43 | |
| 8 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 61 | 0.824 | 43 | |
| 9 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 1.121 | 42 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 1.082 | 42 | |
| 11 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 1.068 | 42 | |
| 12 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 54 | 1.025 | 41 | |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 58 | 0.949 | 41 | |
| 14 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 0.920 | 39 | |
| 15 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 63 | 0.820 | 39 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 0.795 | 39 | |
| 17 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 0.865 | 38 | |
| 18 | Brentford | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 62 | 0.734 | 38 | |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 0.957 | 36 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 45 | 1.029 | 35 | |
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 0.706 | 35 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 52 | 0.440 | 21 | Re-elected |

### Results

| Home \ Away | ADE | B&BA | BRE | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CHA | CRY | EXE | GIL | LUT | MER | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | QPR | REA | STD | SWI | WAT |
| Aberdare Athletic | | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–1 |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 3–0 | | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 |
| Brentford | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 1–6 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6–2 | 3–4 | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Bristol Rovers | 0–3 | 7–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–5 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| Exeter City | 4–0 | 0–1 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 | 0–1 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 |
| Gillingham | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Luton Town | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–3 | | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| Merthyr Town | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 4–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Millwall | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | | 3–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 8–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Newport County | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 |
| Northampton Town | 3–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Norwich City | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 7–2 | 7–2 | 4–0 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 6–3 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Southend | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | 8–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 5–3 |
| Watford | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | |

### Maps
## Attendances
### First Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Manchester City | 21 | 31,614 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 21 | 31,471 |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 21 | 29,957 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 27,806 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 21 | 27,647 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 21 | 27,240 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 21 | 26,876 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 21 | 26,496 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 21 | 24,692 |
| 10 | Sunderland AFC | 21 | 21,399 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 21 | 21,382 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 21 | 20,437 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 21 | 20,040 |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 19,569 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 21 | 19,149 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 21 | 19,075 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 17,968 |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 21 | 17,946 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 21 | 17,857 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 17,775 |
| 21 | Bury FC | 21 | 15,728 |
| 22 | Notts County | 21 | 14,908 |

### Second Division

| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance |
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 32,355 |
| 2 | The Wednesday | 21 | 23,661 |
| 3 | Fulham FC | 21 | 16,594 |
| 4 | Derby County | 21 | 16,314 |
| 5 | Swansea Town | 21 | 16,118 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 14,705 |
| 7 | Portsmouth FC | 21 | 14,457 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 14,322 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 13,259 |
| 10 | Clapton Orient | 21 | 12,757 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 21 | 12,144 |
| 12 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 11,959 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 21 | 11,833 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 21 | 10,747 |
| 15 | Blackpool FC | 21 | 10,606 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 21 | 9,965 |
| 17 | Darlington FC | 21 | 9,052 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8,966 |
| 19 | Hull City | 21 | 8,380 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 21 | 8,086 |
| 21 | Barnsley FC | 21 | 8,044 |
| 22 | South Shields | 21 | 7,325 |