1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1930–31 campaign was a season that saw Town start a revival in form, which saw them finish in the top 5 thanks primarily to the emergence of 2 new striking talents, Joe Robson, who was bought from Grimsby Town following Alex Jackson's departure to Chelsea and Town's own young prodigy Dave Mangnall. The season is also noted for Town's biggest ever win in a league match, 10–1 over Blackpool in December.
| 1930–31 season | |
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| Chairman |  Sir Amos Brook Hirst |
| Manager | Clem Stephenson |
| Football League First Division | 5th |
| FA Cup | Third round (knocked out by Leeds United) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Joe Robson (18) All: Joe Robson (18) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,853 vs Chelsea (11 October 1930) |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,091 vs Sunderland (16 March 1931) |
| Biggest win | 10–1 vs Blackpool (13 December 1930) |
| Biggest defeat | 1–6 vs Aston Villa (4 October 1930) 1–6 vs Aston Villa (7 February 1931) |
Squad at the start of the season
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Review
editThe previous 2 seasons were only memorable for Town's 4th appearance in an FA Cup Final. Luckily, Clem Stephenson was on hand to turn the tide of failure back to success. There was a slight hiccup early on the season, when Alex Jackson left Leeds Road for Chelsea, just 4 games into the season. He had already scored 7 goals during the season including a hat-trick in his last match, a 6-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Joe Robson was brought in from Grimsby Town and he started Town's push for Championship supremacy along with Town youngster Dave Mangnall, who between them scored 27 goals in the 35 league games that they started between them. Their form continued to improve during the season, which saw them finish in 5th place, but they were 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Squad at the end of the season
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
edit| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1930 | West Ham United | A | 1 - 2 | Jackson | 18,023 | 16th |
| 1 September 1930 | Grimsby Town | H | 2 - 2 | Jackson (2) | 11,690 | 15th |
| 6 September 1930 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3 - 2 | Jackson, G. Kelly, Campbell | 15,018 | 9th |
| 10 September 1930 | Manchester United | A | 6 - 0 | G. Kelly (3), Jackson (3) | 11,836 | 5th |
| 13 September 1930 | Liverpool | A | 3 - 1 | Smailes, Robson, G. Kelly | 31,738 | 4th |
| 15 September 1930 | Manchester United | H | 3 - 0 | B. Kelly, Robson, Redfern | 14,028 | 3rd |
| 20 September 1930 | Middlesbrough | H | 2 - 2 | B. Kelly, Robson | 17,503 | 4th |
| 27 September 1930 | Leeds United | A | 2 - 1 | Smailes (2) | 30,265 | 3rd |
| 4 October 1930 | Aston Villa | A | 1 - 6 | Mangnall | 22,177 | 4th |
| 11 October 1930 | Chelsea | H | 1 - 1 | Davies | 25,853 | 6th |
| 18 October 1930 | Leicester City | H | 4 - 1 | Smith, Davies (2), Crownshaw | 15,125 | 4th |
| 25 October 1930 | Sunderland | A | 2 - 4 | Robson, B. Kelly | 27,554 | 7th |
| 1 November 1930 | Arsenal | H | 1 - 1 | Smith | 25,772 | 6th |
| 8 November 1930 | Portsmouth | A | 2 - 2 | Robson (pen), Smith | 23,809 | 7th |
| 15 November 1930 | Sheffield United | H | 1 - 1 | Lewis | 11,806 | 6th |
| 22 November 1930 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3 - 5 | Robson (3) | 10,556 | 7th |
| 29 November 1930 | Manchester City | H | 1 - 1 | Robson | 14,118 | 7th |
| 6 December 1930 | Birmingham | A | 0 - 2 | 16,036 | 7th | |
| 13 December 1930 | Blackpool | H | 10 - 1 | Robson (3), McLean (4), B. Kelly, Smailes, Davies | 11,932 | 7th |
| 20 December 1930 | Derby County | A | 1 - 4 | McLean | 13,157 | 7th |
| 26 December 1930 | Newcastle United | H | 0 - 3 | 15,956 | 10th | |
| 27 December 1930 | West Ham United | H | 2 - 0 | Mangnall, McLean | 13,830 | 8th |
| 1 January 1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1 - 2 | Mangnall | 39,631 | 9th |
| 3 January 1931 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 - 1 | 15,665 | 13th | |
| 17 January 1931 | Liverpool | H | 2 - 1 | Robson (2) | 9,864 | 10th |
| 24 January 1931 | Middlesbrough | A | 3 - 2 | B. Kelly (2), McLean | 11,015 | 8th |
| 31 January 1931 | Leeds United | H | 3 - 0 | B. Kelly, Robson (2) | 13,044 | 7th |
| 7 February 1931 | Aston Villa | H | 1 - 6 | Jennings | 14,296 | 8th |
| 18 February 1931 | Chelsea | A | 2 - 1 | Mangnall, G. Kelly | 17,546 | 7th |
| 21 February 1931 | Leicester City | A | 2 - 1 | Mangnall (2) | 18,242 | 7th |
| 7 March 1931 | Arsenal | A | 0 - 0 | 31,058 | 8th | |
| 14 March 1931 | Portsmouth | H | 1 - 3 | Mangnall | 11,594 | 9th |
| 16 March 1931 | Sunderland | H | 2 - 0 | B. Kelly, G. Kelly | 4,091 | 7th |
| 21 March 1931 | Sheffield United | A | 2 - 0 | Mangnall (2) | 16,689 | 7th |
| 28 March 1931 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 1 | J.J. Gorman (og) | 8,144 | 7th |
| 3 April 1931 | Newcastle United | A | 1 - 1 | Whittam | 24,262 | 7th |
| 4 April 1931 | Manchester City | A | 1 - 0 | Whittam | 27,094 | 5th |
| 7 April 1931 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1 - 1 | Davies | 22,601 | 6th |
| 11 April 1931 | Birmingham | H | 1 - 0 | Robson | 15,000 | 5th |
| 18 April 1931 | Blackpool | A | 1 - 1 | Smith | 15,111 | 6th |
| 25 April 1931 | Derby County | H | 3 - 0 | Davies (2), B. Kelly | 5,325 | 4th |
| 2 May 1931 | Grimsby Town | A | 1 - 2 | Robson | 16,533 | 5th |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 10 January 1931 | Round 3 | Leeds United | A | 0 - 2 | 41,103 |
Appearances and goals
edit| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilf Bott | England |
MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Austen Campbell | England |
DF | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Billy Carr | England |
DF | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| George Crownshaw | England |
FW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Harry Davies | England |
FW | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| Bill Dodgin | England |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Fogg | England |
DF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Roy Goodall | England |
DF | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Alex Jackson |  Scotland |
FW | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Dennis Jennings | England |
MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Bob Kelly | England |
FW | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9 |
| Gerry Kelly | England |
MF | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| Wilf Lewis |  Wales |
FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dave Mangnall | England |
FW | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| George McLean | Scotland |
FW | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| Reg Mountford | England |
DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Harry Raw | England |
FW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Levi Redfern | England |
DF | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Joe Robson | England |
FW | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 |
| George Roughton | England |
DF | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Jimmy Smailes | England |
MF | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Billy Smith | England |
MF | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 |
| Bon Spence | England |
DF | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hugh Turner | England |
GK | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Ernie Whittam | England |
FW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | England |
DF | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Alf Young | England |
DF | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |