1924–25 Arsenal F.C. season

39th season in existence of Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal 1924–25 football season

Arsenal

1924–25 season

Chairman

Henry Norris

Manager

Leslie Knighton

Stadium

Highbury

First Division

20th

FA Cup

First round

London FA Challenge Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:
Jimmy Brain (12)
All:
Jimmy Brain (14)

Highest home attendance

51,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (25 October 1924)

Lowest home attendance

5,582 vs. Chelsea (27 October 1924)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1923–24

1925–26 →

The 1924–25 season was Arsenal's sixth season in the top division of English football.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
30 August 1924	Nottingham Forest	A	2–0
1 September 1924	Manchester City	H	1–0
6 September 1924	Liverpool	H	2–0
13 September 1924	Newcastle United	A	2–2
17 September 1924	Manchester City	A	0–2
20 September 1924	Sheffield United	H	2–0
27 September 1924	West Ham United	A	0–1
4 October 1924	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–0
11 October 1924	Huddersfield Town	A	0–4
13 October 1924	Bury	H	0–1
18 October 1924	Aston Villa	H	1–1
25 October 1924	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0
1 November 1924	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4
8 November 1924	Nots County	H	0–1
15 November 1924	Everton	A	3–2
22 November 1924	Sunderland	H	0–0
29 November 1924	Cardiff City	A	1–1
6 December 1924	Preston North End	H	4–0
13 December 1924	Burnley	A	0–1
20 December 1924	Leeds United	H	6–1
25 December 1924	Birmingham	A	1–2
26 December 1924	Birmingham	H	0–1
27 December 1924	Nottingham Forest	H	2–1
3 January 1925	Liverpool	A	1–2
17 January 1925	Newcastle United	H	0–2
24 January 1925	Sheffield United	A	1–2
7 February 1925	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–1
14 February 1925	Huddersfield Town	H	0–5
28 February 1925	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2
7 March 1925	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0
14 March 1925	Notts County	A	1–2
21 March 1925	Everton	H	3–1
23 March 1925	West Ham United	H	1–2
28 March 1925	Sunderland	A	0–2
1 April 1925	Aston Villa	A	0–1
4 April 1925	Cardiff City	H	1–1
11 April 1925	Preston North End	A	0–2
13 April 1925	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–2
14 April 1925	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–0
18 April 1925	Burnley	H	5–0
25 April 1925	Leeds United	A	0–1
2 May 1925	Bury	A	0–2

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
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 (R)	42	10	6	26	37	74	0.500	26	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Nottingham Forest (R)	42	6	12	24	29	65	0.446	24	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face West Ham United.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	14 January 1925	West Ham United	A	0–0	26,000
R1 R	21 January 1925	West Ham United	H	2–2	34,160	Brain (2)
R1 2R	26 January 1925	West Ham United	N	0–1	36,955

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	27 October 1924	Chelsea	H	2–0	5,582	Brain, Woods
R2	10 November 1924	West Ham United	A	1–4	34,160	Mackie (penalty)

References

^ "Arsenal first team line up (1924–25)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ "Arsenal results for the 1924-1925 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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FA competitions

FA Cup (Qualifying rounds
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FA Charity Shield

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Bury
Cardiff City
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Liverpool
Manchester City
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Preston North End
Sheffield United
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bradford City
Chelsea
Clapton Orient
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Fulham
Hull City
Leicester City
Manchester United
Middlesbrough
Oldham Athletic
Port Vale
Portsmouth
South Shields
Southampton
Stockport County
Stoke
The Wednesday
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bradford Park Avenue Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Durham City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham County Southport Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham
South	Aberdare Athletic Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Town Watford