Best Football Team In London 1925-1926
ARSENAL
Champions Of London Bragging Rights League
Football Bragging Rights

When it comes to football, winning trophies is all very well, but what really matters is who can go into work on a Monday morning with their head held high after a derby game.

It's all about bragging rights.
 London Bragging Rights League 1925-1926
 
Pl
Pts
1. ARSENAL
6
7
2. Spurs
6
7
3. West Ham
6
3


Head to head

ARSENAL 0 Spurs 1
ARSENAL 3 West Ham2
West Ham 0 ARSENAL 4
Spurs 4 West Ham 2
Spurs 1 ARSENAL 1
West Ham 3 Spurs 1

After just avoiding the drop the previous season, Arsenal finished second in Division One, five points behind Champions Huddersfield.

But were they the best team in London? Yes, but only just. They didn't beat Spurs home or away, but did the double over West Ham - something Spurs couldn't do. In the end it came down to goal difference and Arsenal came out on top.

In the Cup, Spurs thrashed West Ham 5-0 in the Third Round, but it was Arsenal, Fulham and Leyton Orient who got the furthest in the competition - with all three going out in the Sixth Round.

Three points for a win, one for a draw, sweet FA for a lose. Should two or more teams have the same number of points, goal difference decides bragging rights.

Although in the good old days, clubs only received two points for a win in the League, the importance of beating your rivals means that no matter the season, three points for a win applies in the London Bragging Rights League.

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Please note the Football Bragging Rights is an unofficial guide to the best team in London and is not associated in any way with any of the clubs or the Premier League. In fact it's more important than the Premier League..