# 1924–25 in English football

The 1924–25 season was the 50th season of competitive football in England.

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| First Division | Huddersfield Town (2) | West Bromwich Albion |
| Second Division | Leicester City | Manchester United |
| Third Division North | Darlington | Nelson |
| Third Division South | Swansea Town | Plymouth Argyle |
| FA Cup | Sheffield United (4) | Cardiff City |
| Charity Shield | Professionals XI | Amateurs XI |
| Home Championship | Scotland | England |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League
### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 69 | 28 | 2.464 | 58 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 34 | 1.706 | 56 | |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 76 | 34 | 2.235 | 55 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 63 | 55 | 1.145 | 50 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | 49 | |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 48 | |
| 7 | Sunderland | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 48 | |
| 8 | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 46 | |
| 9 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 42 | 31 | 1.355 | 45 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 1.118 | 43 | |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 43 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 43 | 1.209 | 42 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 60 | 1.033 | 42 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 63 | 0.873 | 39 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 71 | 0.817 | 39 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 0.803 | 35 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 60 | 0.667 | 35 | |
| 18 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 59 | 0.780 | 34 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 75 | 0.613 | 34 | |
| 20 | Arsenal | 42 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 58 | 0.793 | 33 | |
| 21 | Preston North End | 42 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 37 | 74 | 0.500 | 26 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 65 | 0.446 | 24 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 90 | 32 | 2.813 | 59 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 23 | 2.478 | 57 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | Derby County | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 71 | 36 | 1.972 | 55 | |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 58 | 50 | 1.160 | 48 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 37 | 1.378 | 47 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 46 | |
| 7 | Southampton | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 44 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 48 | 56 | 0.857 | 42 | |
| 9 | South Shields | 42 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | 41 | |
| 10 | Hull City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 41 | |
| 11 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 | 40 | |
| 12 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 56 | 0.732 | 40 | |
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 36 | 44 | 0.818 | 39 | |
| 14 | The Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 38 | |
| 15 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 59 | 0.780 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bradford City | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 0.740 | 38 | |
| 17 | Blackpool | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | 37 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 51 | 0.686 | 37 | |
| 19 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 0.649 | 37 | |
| 20 | Stoke | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 0.739 | 35 | |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 54 | 0.704 | 34 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
| 22 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 45 | 84 | 0.536 | 31 | Relegated to the Third Division North |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Darlington | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 78 | 33 | 2.364 | 58 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Nelson | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 53 | |
| 3 | New Brighton | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 75 | 50 | 1.500 | 53 | |
| 4 | Southport | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 59 | 37 | 1.595 | 51 | |
| 5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 50 | |
| 6 | Rochdale | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 75 | 53 | 1.415 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 45 | |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 0.914 | 44 | |
| 9 | Halifax Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 43 | |
| 10 | Ashington | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 76 | 0.895 | 42 | |
| 11 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 62 | 65 | 0.954 | 41 | |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 60 | 1.000 | 39 | |
| 13 | Durham City | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 68 | 0.735 | 39 | |
| 14 | Barrow | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 74 | 0.689 | 39 | |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 78 | 0.679 | 39 | |
| 16 | Wrexham | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 38 | |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 72 | 0.833 | 38 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 65 | 0.831 | 38 | |
| 19 | Walsall | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 53 | 0.830 | 37 | |
| 20 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 63 | 0.714 | 35 | |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 59 | 78 | 0.756 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Rotherham County | 42 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 42 | 88 | 0.477 | 21 | Re-elected |

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Swansea Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 35 | 1.943 | 57 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 38 | 2.026 | 56 | |
| 3 | Bristol City | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 41 | 1.463 | 53 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 38 | 1.737 | 51 | |
| 5 | Millwall | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 58 | 38 | 1.526 | 49 | |
| 6 | Newport County | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 62 | 42 | 1.476 | 49 | |
| 7 | Exeter City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 1.229 | 47 | |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 45 | 1.311 | 46 | |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 46 | |
| 10 | Southend United | 42 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 43 | |
| 11 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 0.809 | 43 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 53 | 51 | 1.039 | 41 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 0.795 | 40 | |
| 14 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 0.974 | 38 | |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 38 | |
| 16 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 57 | 0.860 | 37 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 49 | 0.857 | 37 | |
| 18 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 0.806 | 37 | |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 | 63 | 0.667 | 36 | |
| 20 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 58 | 0.690 | 34 | |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 91 | 0.418 | 25 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 35 | 77 | 0.455 | 21 | Re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division
* Frank Roberts (Manchester City) – 31 goals
Second Division
* Arthur Chandler (Leicester City) – 33 goals
Third Division North
* David Brown (Darlington) – 39 goals
Third Division South
* Jack Fowler (Swansea Town) – 28 goals