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			DIVISION 1 1925/26

				P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) 43 goals Hudersfield Town became the first club to win a hat-trick of three consecutive Football League championship titles. A seemingly small change in the offside rule brought a dramatic increase in goals scored. The number of opponents needed to keep a player onside was reduced from 3 to 2. As a result the total number of goals scored in Division 1 increased from 1192 in 1924/25 to 1703, up by over 40%. There were some amazing individual results - Burnley lost 0-10 at Aston Villa on the opening day of the season and later were beaten 1-8 at Bury and 3-8 at Manchester City but also won 7-1 at Birmingham! (Goals & Goalscorers) Manchester City may well have conceded 100 goals in suffering relegation but they recorded a unique FA Cup scoreline with an 11-4 victory over Crystal Palace.	Results	1	Huddersfield Town	42	23	11	8	92	60	57
	Results	2	Arsenal	42	22	8	12	87	63	52
	Results	3	Sunderland	42	21	6	15	96	80	48
		4	Bury	42	20	7	15	85	77	47
	Results	5	Sheffield United	42	19	8	15	102	82	46
	Results	6	Aston Villa	42	16	12	14	86	76	44
	Results	7	Liverpool	42	14	16	12	70	63	44
		8	Bolton Wanderers	42	17	10	15	75	76	44
	Results	9	Manchester United	42	19	6	17	66	73	44
	Results	10	Newcastle United	42	16	10	16	84	75	42
	Results	11	Everton	42	12	18	12	72	70	42
		12	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	11	16	91	80	41
		13	West Bromwich Albion	42	16	8	18	79	78	40
		14	Birmingham	42	16	8	18	66	81	40
	Results	15	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	9	18	66	79	39
		16	Cardiff City	42	16	7	19	61	76	39
	Results	17	Leicester City	42	14	10	18	70	80	38
	Results	18	West Ham United	42	15	7	20	63	76	37
	Results	19	Leeds United	42	14	8	20	64	76	36
	Results	20	Burnley	42	13	10	19	85	108	36
	Results	21	Manchester City	42	12	11	19	89	100	35
		22	Notts County	42	13	7	22	54	74	33