1934–35 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1934–35 campaign was a season of despair for Town. After the previous season's 2nd-place finish, some fans were even thinking that Town could deny Arsenal their chance to emulate their own successes in the mid-1920s of winning 3 titles in a row. Instead, a dreadful season saw Town finish in 16th place, only 5 points off the relegation zone.

Huddersfield Town
1934–35 season
Chairman Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager Clem Stephenson
Football League First Division16th
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Portsmouth)
Top goalscorerLeague: Alf Lythgoe (21)
All: Alf Lythgoe (23)
Highest home attendance36,500 vs Arsenal (8 December 1934)
Lowest home attendance8,744 vs West Bromwich Albion (6 March 1935)
Biggest win4–1 vs Liverpool (10 November 1934)
Biggest defeat0–5 vs Portsmouth (3 November 1934)

Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  ENG Bob Hesford
-- GK  ENG Hugh Turner
-- DF  ENG Jimmy Allen
-- DF  ENG Albert Beech
-- DF  ENG Austen Campbell
-- DF  ENG Billy Carr
-- DF  ENG Norman Christie
-- DF  ENG Benny Craig
-- DF  ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF  EIR Bill Hayes
-- DF  ENG Reg Mountford
-- DF  ENG Reg Robinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF  ENG George Roughton
-- DF  ENG Ken Willingham
-- DF  ENG Alf Young
-- MF  ENG Len Beaumont
-- MF  ENG Wilf Bott
-- MF  ENG Charlie Luke
-- MF  ENG Sid Rawlings
-- MF  WAL Jackie Williams
-- FW  ENG Billy Bottrill
-- FW  WAL Seymour Morris
-- FW  ENG Jack Smith

Review

After the impressive 2nd-place finish the previous season, some fans were even thinking that Town were in a possible title fight with Arsenal, who were on course for a 3rd successive title, matching Town's achievement 8 years earlier. Unfortunately, their first 8 games resulted in only 1 win, which at the time was Town's worst ever start to a season. Later in the season big drubbings including an 8-0 win over Liverpool and a 6-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, which included Alf Lythgoe scoring 5 of the goals, although a 5-0 loss to Portsmouth and a 5-1 home loss to Grimsby Town didn't help Town's goal average. They finished in 16th place, only 5 points clear of Leicester City, who were relegated with Tottenham Hotspur.

Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  ENG Bob Hesford
-- GK  ENG Hugh Turner
-- DF  ENG Albert Beech
-- DF  ENG Alan Brown
-- DF  ENG Buster Brown
-- DF  ENG Austen Campbell
-- DF  ENG Benny Craig
-- DF  ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF  EIR Bill Hayes
-- DF  ENG Reg Mountford
-- DF  ENG Reg Robinson
-- DF  ENG George Roughton
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF  SCO Jock Wightman
-- DF  ENG Ken Willingham
-- DF  ENG Alf Young
-- MF  SCO George Anderson
-- MF  ENG Len Beaumont
-- MF  SCO Tommy Lang
-- MF  ENG Charlie Luke
-- MF  WAL Jackie Williams
-- FW  ENG Alf Lythgoe
-- FW  ENG Albert Malam
-- FW  ENG Jimmy Richardson

Results

Division One
Date Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F - A		 Scorers Attendance Position
25 August 1934 Sunderland A 1 - 4 Williams 29,846 18th
27 August 1934 Derby County H 1 - 0 Williams 8,878 10th
1 September 1934 Tottenham Hotspur H 0 - 0 13,960 12th
5 September 1934 Derby County A 1 - 4 Campbell 19,916 19th
8 September 1934 Preston North End A 0 - 2 27,727 20th
15 September 1934 Grimsby Town H 1 - 5 Betmead (og) 10,009 21st
22 September 1934 Everton A 2 - 4 Luke, Rawlings 20,815 21st
29 September 1934 Leeds United A 0 - 2 12,298 22nd
6 October 1934 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 4 - 1 Williams, Malam (2, 1 pen), Richardson 11,552 21st
13 October 1934 Chelsea A 1 - 2 Richardson 32,151 22nd
20 October 1934 West Bromwich Albion A 1 - 4 Ball 19,250 22nd
27 October 1934 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 - 0 Lythgoe, Malam, Williams, Willingham 14,913 22nd
3 November 1934 Portsmouth A 0 - 5 18,636 22nd
10 November 1934 Liverpool H 8 - 0 Richardson (2), Malam (3, 1 pen), Lythgoe, Luke, Bott 12,532 20th
17 November 1934 Manchester City A 0 - 0 36,176 21st
24 November 1934 Middlesbrough H 3 - 1 Luke (2), Stuart (og) 15,803 19th
1 December 1934 Blackburn Rovers A 2 - 4 Lythgoe, Young 12,256 19th
8 December 1934 Arsenal H 1 - 1 Morris 36,500 18th
15 December 1934 Birmingham A 4 - 0 Malam (2), Lythgoe (2) 16,569 17th
22 December 1934 Stoke City H 1 - 4 Luke 10,627 20th
25 December 1934 Leicester City A 3 - 0 Malam (2), Morris 24,064 16th
26 December 1934 Leicester City H 2 - 3 Morris, Young 25,728 18th
29 December 1934 Sunderland H 0 - 3 24,009 20th
5 January 1935 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 - 0 35,523 21st
19 January 1935 Preston North End H 3 - 4 Malam, Lythgoe (2) 10,992 21st
2 February 1935 Everton H 1 - 1 Lythgoe 14,687 21st
9 February 1935 Leeds United H 3 - 1 Luke (3) 18,451 21st
16 February 1935 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 3 - 2 Richardson, Lang, Anderson 16,519 19th
23 February 1935 Chelsea H 3 - 0 Lang, Lythgoe, Luke 13,602 15th
6 March 1935 West Bromwich Albion H 3 - 0 Lang, Lythgoe, Richardson 8,744 13th
9 March 1935 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 - 1 B. Brown 19,207 15th
16 March 1935 Portsmouth H 2 - 0 Lythgoe (2) 14,563 14th
23 March 1935 Liverpool A 2 - 3 Beaumont, Willingham 18,000 15th
30 March 1935 Manchester City H 3 - 0 Richardson, Anderson, Lythgoe 18,657 14th
2 April 1935 Grimsby Town A 1 - 1 Anderson 8,073 14th
6 April 1935 Middlesbrough A 1 - 2 Lythgoe 12,570 15th
13 April 1935 Blackburn Rovers H 6 - 0 Lythgoe (5), Anderson 15,094 14th
19 April 1935 Aston Villa A 1 - 1 Williams 27,505 15th
20 April 1935 Arsenal A 0 - 1 41,892 15th
24 April 1935 Aston Villa H 1 - 1 Lythgoe 9,288 15th
27 April 1935 Birmingham H 2 - 2 Lythgoe, Anderson 11,027 15th
4 May 1935 Stoke City A 0 - 2 9,986 16th

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F - A		 Scorers Attendance
12 January 1935 Round 3 Portsmouth A 1 - 1 Lythgoe 29,307
16 January 1935 Round 3 Replay Portsmouth H 2 - 3 Lythgoe, Lang 26,263

Appearances and goals
NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Jimmy Allen EnglandDF100010
George Anderson ScotlandMF14400144
Jack Ball EnglandFW510051
Len Beaumont EnglandMF710071
Albert Beech EnglandDF300030
Wilf Bott EnglandMF19100191
Billy Bottrill EnglandMF200020
Alan Brown EnglandDF200020
Buster Brown EnglandMF110011
Austen Campbell EnglandDF23120251
Billy Carr EnglandDF300030
Norman Christie EnglandDF500050
Benny Craig EnglandDF16000160
Roy Goodall EnglandDF13020150
Bill Hayes IrelandDF100010
Bob Hesford EnglandGK600060
Tommy Lang ScotlandMF13321154
Charlie Luke EnglandFW30920329
Alf Lythgoe EnglandFW3121223323
Albert Malam EnglandFW2111202311
Seymour Morris WalesFW330033
Reg Mountford EnglandDF15000150
Sid Rawlings EnglandMF410041
Jimmy Richardson EnglandFW31820338
Reg Robinson EnglandDF101020
George Roughton EnglandDF38020400
Jack Smith EnglandFW600060
Hugh Turner EnglandGK36020380
Jock Wightman ScotlandDF17000170
Jackie Williams WalesMF19500195
Ken Willingham EnglandDF40220422
Alf Young EnglandDF36210372
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