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1925-26

First Division

Finished 6th of 22 · P42 W16 D12 L14 · 86 scored, 76 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
29 Aug 1925	H	Burnley	10–0	W
2 Sept 1925	A	Manchester United	0–3	L
5 Sept 1925	A	Leeds United	2–2	D
7 Sept 1925	H	Manchester United	2–2	D
12 Sept 1925	H	Newcastle United	2–2	D
19 Sept 1925	A	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	W
26 Sept 1925	H	Notts County	2–1	W
3 Oct 1925	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	D
5 Oct 1925	H	Sunderland	4–2	W
10 Oct 1925	A	Leicester City	2–1	W
17 Oct 1925	H	Birmingham City	3–3	D
24 Oct 1925	A	Bury	3–2	W
31 Oct 1925	H	Cardiff City	0–2	L
7 Nov 1925	A	Sheffield United	1–4	L
14 Nov 1925	H	Huddersfield Town	3–0	W
21 Nov 1925	A	Everton	1–1	D
28 Nov 1925	H	Manchester City	3–1	W
5 Dec 1925	A	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	D
12 Dec 1925	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–2	L
19 Dec 1925	A	Sunderland	2–3	L
25 Dec 1925	A	West Ham United	2–5	L
26 Dec 1925	H	West Ham United	2–0	W
1 Jan 1926	A	Liverpool	1–3	L
2 Jan 1926	A	Burnley	3–2	W
23 Jan 1926	A	Newcastle United	2–2	D
3 Feb 1926	H	Leeds United	3–1	W
6 Feb 1926	A	Notts County	0–1	L
13 Feb 1926	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	W
27 Feb 1926	A	Birmingham City	1–2	L
6 Mar 1926	H	Bury	1–1	D
10 Mar 1926	H	Leicester City	2–2	D
13 Mar 1926	A	Cardiff City	0–2	L
20 Mar 1926	H	Sheffield United	2–2	D
27 Mar 1926	A	Huddersfield Town	1–5	L
2 Apr 1926	H	Arsenal	3–0	W
3 Apr 1926	H	Everton	3–1	W
5 Apr 1926	A	Arsenal	0–2	L
6 Apr 1926	H	Liverpool	3–0	W
10 Apr 1926	A	Manchester City	2–4	L
17 Apr 1926	H	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	W
24 Apr 1926	A	Blackburn Rovers	1–3	L
26 Apr 1926	H	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	D

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town	42	23	11	8	92	60	+32	57
2	Arsenal	42	22	8	12	87	63	+24	52
3	Sunderland	42	21	6	15	96	80	+16	48
4	Bury	42	20	7	15	85	77	+8	47
5	Sheffield United	42	19	8	15	102	82	+20	46
6	Aston Villa	42	16	12	14	86	76	+10	44
7	Liverpool	42	14	16	12	70	63	+7	44
8	Bolton Wanderers	42	17	10	15	75	76	-1	44
9	Manchester United	42	19	6	17	66	73	-7	44
10	Newcastle United	42	16	10	16	84	75	+9	42
11	Everton	42	12	18	12	72	70	+2	42
12	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	11	16	91	80	+11	41
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	8	18	79	78	+1	40
14	Birmingham City	42	16	8	18	66	81	-15	40
15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	9	18	66	79	-13	39
16	Cardiff City	42	16	7	19	61	76	-15	39
17	Leicester City	42	14	10	18	70	80	-10	38
18	West Ham United	42	15	7	20	63	76	-13	37
19	Leeds United	42	14	8	20	64	76	-12	36
20	Burnley	42	13	10	19	85	108	-23	36
21	Manchester City	42	12	11	19	89	100	-11	35
22	Notts County	42	13	7	22	54	74	-20	33

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.