1928–29 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1928-29 season
Chairman England Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager Scotland Jack Chaplin
Division One 16th
FA Cup Semi-Final
Top goalscorer League:
George Brown (15)
All:
George Brown (23)
Highest home attendance 53,700 vs Leeds United (26 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance 3,997 vs Liverpool (10 April 1929)

Huddersfield Town's 1928-29 campaign was a season that saw Town fall from grace, finishing down in 16th place, a far cry from their top 2 finishes in the past 5 seasons. They did manage to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but it didn't stop Jack Chaplin losing his job at the end of the season.

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. Position Player
-- England GK Hugh Turner
-- England DF Ned Barkas
-- Scotland DF Willie Campbell
-- England DF Billy Carr
-- Wales DF David Evans
-- England DF Billy Fogg
-- England DF Roy Goodall
-- England DF Tommy Meads
-- England DF Bill Pickering
-- England DF Levi Redfern
-- England DF Bon Spence
-- Scotland DF David Steele
No. Position Player
-- England DF Sam Wadsworth
-- England DF Tom Wilson
-- Northern Ireland MF Laurie Cumming
-- Scotland MF Alex Jackson
-- England MF Jimmy Smailes
-- England MF Billy Smith
-- England FW George Brown
-- England FW Johnny Dent
-- England FW Bob Kelly
-- England FW Harry Raw
-- England FW Clem Stephenson

Review

The Terriers seemed to be on top of the world during the last 5 seasons of league football. After winning the title for 3 seasons in a row and finishing 2nd the next 2 seasons, some were wondering what would happen during this season. Unfortunately, they shouldn't have asked. The only good points of the season came from 3 of the 14 league wins, 6-1 victories over Yorkshire rivals Leeds United and Sheffield United and a 7-1 win over Pennine rivals Burnley. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, before losing to Bolton Wanderers at Anfield.

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. Position Player
-- England GK Hugh Turner
-- England DF Billy Carr
-- Wales DF David Evans
-- England DF Billy Fogg
-- England DF Roy Goodall
-- England DF Jimmy Naylor
-- England DF Bill Pickering
-- England DF Levi Redfern
-- England DF George Roughton
-- England DF Bon Spence
-- Scotland DF David Steele
-- England DF Sam Wadsworth
No. Position Player
-- England DF Tom Wilson
-- Northern Ireland MF Laurie Cumming
-- Scotland MF Alex Jackson
-- England MF Jimmy Smailes
-- England MF Billy Smith
-- England FW George Brown
-- England FW Johnny Dent
-- England FW Bob Kelly
-- Wales FW Wilf Lewis
-- England FW Harry Raw
-- England FW Clem Stephenson

Results

Division One

Date Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F - A

Scorers Attendance Position
25 August 1928 Portsmouth A 0 - 1 33,475 20th
27 August 1928 Bolton Wanderers H 4 - 1 Goodall (pen), Raw, Kelly, Smith 15,710 8th
1 September 1928 Birmingham H 0 - 0 19,871 9th
3 September 1928 Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 1 Stephenson 15,532 7th
8 September 1928 Manchester City A 2 - 3 Brown (2) 34,421 10th
15 September 1928 Leeds United H 6 - 1 Brown (2), Stephenson, Smith, Goodall (pen), Jackson 39,869 9th
22 September 1928 Everton H 3 - 1 Kelly, Brown, Smith 24,425 4th
29 September 1928 Arsenal A 0 - 2 39,938 10th
6 October 1928 Blackburn Rovers H 0 - 2 18,261 14th
13 October 1928 Sunderland A 1 - 4 Jackson 33,783 16th
20 October 1928 Liverpool A 3 - 2 Stephenson, Dent (2) 35,206 12th
27 October 1928 Manchester United H 1 - 2 Stephenson 13,648 15th
3 November 1928 Newcastle United A 1 - 4 Goodall (pen) 38,620 18th
10 November 1928 Burnley H 7 - 1 Kelly, Jackson (3), Lewis (2), Cumming 12,645 16th
17 November 1928 Cardiff City A 0 - 0 13,845 16th
24 November 1928 Sheffield United H 6 - 1 Jackson (3), Dent, Cumming (2) 7,590 14th
1 December 1928 Bury A 1 - 2 Kelly 15,469 14th
8 December 1928 Aston Villa H 3 - 0 Dent (2), Kelly 16,406 14th
15 December 1928 Leicester City A 1 - 4 Jackson 19,528 14th
22 December 1928 West Ham United H 4 - 0 Jackson (3), Smith 11,509 12th
25 December 1928 Derby County H 0 - 0 26,709 12th
26 December 1928 Derby County A 2 - 1 Brown (2) 30,651 11th
29 December 1928 Portsmouth H 3 - 1 Jackson, Brown (2) 15,208 9th
1 January 1929 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 - 1 Cumming 57,143 9th
5 January 1929 Birmingham A 2 - 1 Kelly, Brown 20,042 6th
19 January 1929 Manchester City H 2 - 2 Cumming, Smailes 17,602 6th
2 February 1929 Everton A 3 - 0 Naylor, Brown, Raw 25,044 6th
9 February 1929 Arsenal H 0 - 1 14,697 8th
23 February 1929 Sunderland H 1 - 2 Dent 13,258 9th
9 March 1929 Manchester United A 0 - 1 28,183 11th
16 March 1929 Newcastle United H 2 - 1 Brown, Dent 16,411 11th
30 March 1929 Cardiff City H 1 - 1 Cumming 13,332 13th
1 April 1929 Blackburn Rovers A 1 - 1 Raw 14,335 14th
2 April 1929 Sheffield Wednesday H 0 - 0 32,555 13th
6 April 1929 Sheffield United A 0 - 1 24,458 13th
10 April 1929 Liverpool H 1 - 3 Raw 3,997 14th
13 April 1929 Bury H 0 - 2 8,609 16th
16 April 1929 Burnley A 2 - 3 Brown, Smith 15,426 16th
20 April 1929 Aston Villa A 1 - 4 Brown 24,821 18th
27 April 1929 Leicester City H 1 - 1 Brown 8,778 18th
1 May 1929 Leeds United A 2 - 1 Dent, Jackson 17,291 15th
4 May 1929 West Ham United A 1 - 1 Dent 13,005 16th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F - A

Scorers Attendance
12 January 1929 Round 3 Chesterfield A 7 - 1 Brown (4), Jackson, Cumming (2) 15,923
26 January 1929 Round 4 Leeds United H 3 - 0 Smith, Jackson (2) 53,700
16 February 1929 Round 5 Crystal Palace H 5 - 2 Smith, Brown (3), Kelly 19,000
2 March 1929 Round 6 West Bromwich Albion A 1 - 1 Brown 52,333
6 March 1929 Round 6 Replay West Bromwich Albion H 2 - 1 Jackson, Kelly 39,101
23 March 1929 Semi-Final Bolton Wanderers N 1 - 3 Jackson 39,000

Appearances and goals

Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Ned Barkas EnglandDF600060
George Brown EnglandFW2815683423
Willie Campbell ScotlandDF100010
Billy Carr EnglandDF300030
Laurie Cumming Republic of IrelandFW17622198
Johnny Dent EnglandFW21930249
David Evans WalesDF18010190
Billy Fogg EnglandDF400040
Roy Goodall EnglandDF42350473
Alex Jackson ScotlandFW3514654119
Bob Kelly EnglandFW32662388
Wilf Lewis WalesFW220022
Tommy Meads EnglandDF300030
Jimmy Naylor EnglandDF22160281
Bill Pickering EnglandDF001010
Harry Raw EnglandFW16410174
Levi Redfern EnglandDF9030120
George Roughton EnglandDF200020
Jimmy Smailes EnglandMF10100101
Billy Smith EnglandMF32562387
Bon Spence EnglandDF13000130
David Steele ScotlandDF21020230
Clem Stephenson EnglandFW12400124
Hugh Turner EnglandGK42060480
Sam Wadsworth EnglandDF34060400
Tom Wilson EnglandDF37060430
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