1935–36 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1935–36 campaign was a season that saw Town emulate their successes in the mid-1920s, by finishing the season in third place. They achieved the same number of points as second placed Derby County, but finished eight points behind champions Sunderland.
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Chairman | Sir Amos Brook Hirst |
Manager | Clem Stephenson |
Football League First Division | 3rd |
FA Cup | Fourth round (knocked out by Tottenham Hotspur) |
Top goalscorer | League: Alf Lythgoe (15) All: Alf Lythgoe (15) |
Highest home attendance | 35,816 vs Arsenal (30 November 1935) |
Lowest home attendance | 3,404 vs Everton (29 January 1936) |
Biggest win | 4–1 vs Aston Villa (26 December 1935) 4–1 vs Middlesbrough (19 February 1936) |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs Preston North End (28 December 1935) |
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
editTown's form dramatically improved from the disappointing 16th place the previous season. The season did not have many big highlights with the exception of the third-place finish, although their position might have been even higher if Charlie Luke had not been transferred to Sheffield Wednesday and Alf Lythgoe had not had his leg injury which kept him out for the last three months.
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
editDate | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
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31 August 1935 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Richardson | 17,974 | 1st |
2 September 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Lang (2) | 20,657 | 2nd |
7 September 1935 | Brentford | A | 2–1 | Butt, Luke | 33,481 | 1st |
11 September 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | Richardson, Lythgoe (2) | 12,105 | 1st |
14 September 1935 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Richardson | 21,209 | 3rd |
16 September 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | Luke, Lythgoe | 14,164 | 1st |
21 September 1935 | Everton | A | 3–1 | Richardson (2), Lythgoe | 31,043 | 1st |
28 September 1935 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 22,564 | 1st | |
5 October 1935 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Mountford (pen), Lythgoe | 33,224 | 1st |
12 October 1935 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–4 | Williams, Mountford (pen) | 25,547 | 1st |
19 October 1935 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | Luke | 10,687 | 1st |
26 October 1935 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | 32,416 | 3rd | |
2 November 1935 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Lythgoe (2) | 16,684 | 3rd |
9 November 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | Lythgoe | 16,745 | 3rd |
16 November 1935 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Lythgoe (2) | 16,905 | 3rd |
23 November 1935 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Lythgoe (2) | 24,234 | 2nd |
30 November 1935 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | 35,816 | 3rd | |
7 December 1935 | Birmingham | A | 1–4 | Butt | 15,000 | 3rd |
14 December 1935 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Willingham | 30,690 | 3rd |
25 December 1935 | Aston Villa | A | 1–4 | Butt | 45,000 | 4th |
26 December 1935 | Aston Villa | H | 4–1 | Chester, Butt (2), Lythgoe | 19,316 | 2nd |
28 December 1935 | Preston North End | A | 0–4 | 21,487 | 3rd | |
4 January 1936 | Brentford | H | 2–2 | Luke, Mountford (pen) | 17,682 | 3rd |
15 January 1936 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | Barkas (og), B. Brown | 30,000 | 2nd |
18 January 1936 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 18,873 | 3rd | |
29 January 1936 | Everton | H | 2–1 | Chester, Lythgoe | 3,404 | 3rd |
1 February 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | Luke, Chester | 30,852 | 2nd |
8 February 1936 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | Lythgoe | 20,862 | 3rd |
19 February 1936 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Richardson (3), Chivers | 4,366 | 3rd |
22 February 1936 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Chester | 10,994 | 3rd |
29 February 1936 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | Chivers | 3,886 | 2nd |
7 March 1936 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Chivers | 43,930 | 3rd |
14 March 1936 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | Chester | 15,532 | 2nd |
21 March 1936 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 22,000 | 3rd | |
28 March 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | Chivers, Butt | 11,694 | 3rd |
4 April 1936 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | 30,000 | 4th | |
10 April 1936 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | 25,099 | 3rd | |
11 April 1936 | Birmingham | H | 1–0 | Mountford (pen) | 9,753 | 3rd |
14 April 1936 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Beech | 9,559 | 3rd |
18 April 1936 | Sunderland | A | 3–4 | Richardson, Beech (2) | 27,859 | 3rd |
25 April 1936 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Beech | 8,258 | 3rd |
2 May 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Richardson | 8,101 | 3rd |
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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11 January 1936 | Round 3 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | Luke | 62,620 |
25 January 1936 | Round 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | 64,149 |
Appearances and goals
editName | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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Len Beaumont | England | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Albert Beech | England | DF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
Alan Brown | England | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Buster Brown | England | MF | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Len Butt | England | FW | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
Reg Chester | England | FW | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
Frank Chivers | England | FW | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Benny Craig | England | DF | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Bill Hayes | Ireland | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Hesford | England | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Tommy Lang | Scotland | MF | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Charlie Luke | England | FW | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
Alf Lythgoe | England | FW | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 15 |
Reg Mountford | England | DF | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
Duncan Ogilvie | Scotland | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Jimmy Richardson | England | FW | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
George Roughton | England | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Hugh Turner | England | GK | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Ted Widdowfield | England | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Jock Wightman | Scotland | DF | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
Jackie Williams | Wales | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Ken Willingham | England | DF | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
Alf Young | England | DF | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
John Yuill | Scotland | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |