1938–39 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1938–39 campaign was the last full season of football before the start of World War II. Town would finish 19th in Division 1, but they had another brilliant FA Cup run, following from the previous season's runner-up spot, by reaching the semi-finals, before losing to Portsmouth.
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.
Review
Town continued their downward spiral, which saw Town fighting in a relegation battle for a major part of the season, but luckily most of the season was highlighted by Town's successes in the FA Cup, following their 5th final appearance the previous season. They reached the semi-final against Portsmouth. They lost the match 2–1 at Highbury. This to date, is their last ever FA Cup semi-final appearance. Town's final league placing was 19th just ahead of Chelsea, Birmingham and Leicester City.
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.
Results
Date |
Opponents |
Home/
Away |
Result
F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Position |
27 August 1938 |
Brentford |
A |
1–2 |
Price |
26,638 |
14th |
31 August 1938 |
Derby County |
A |
0–1 |
|
13,375 |
19th |
3 September 1938 |
Arsenal |
H |
1–1 |
Mills |
26,126 |
19th |
7 September 1938 |
Derby County |
H |
3–0 |
Brook, Hayes (pen), Isaac |
11,293 |
13th |
10 September 1938 |
Portsmouth |
A |
0–4 |
|
26,302 |
20th |
14 September 1938 |
Sunderland |
H |
0–1 |
|
9,724 |
20th |
17 September 1938 |
Leeds United |
H |
0–1 |
|
19,793 |
22nd |
24 September 1938 |
Everton |
H |
3–0 |
Hinchcliffe (2), Isaac |
27,710 |
19th |
1 October 1938 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
0–3 |
|
21,213 |
20th |
8 October 1938 |
Aston Villa |
H |
1–1 |
Callaghan (og) |
20,639 |
20th |
15 October 1938 |
Charlton Athletic |
A |
1–2 |
Price |
28,038 |
21st |
22 October 1938 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
2–1 |
Baird, Beasley |
18,027 |
20th |
29 October 1938 |
Liverpool |
A |
3–3 |
Beasley, Baird, Price |
33,734 |
19th |
5 November 1938 |
Leicester City |
H |
2–0 |
Beasley, Barlow |
16,102 |
16th |
12 November 1938 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1–4 |
Price |
19,630 |
19th |
19 November 1938 |
Birmingham |
H |
3–1 |
Barclay, Beasley, Baird |
14,637 |
18th |
26 November 1938 |
Manchester United |
A |
1–1 |
Price |
23,164 |
15th |
3 December 1938 |
Stoke City |
H |
1–4 |
Mills |
17,953 |
18th |
10 December 1938 |
Chelsea |
A |
0–3 |
|
23,257 |
21st |
17 December 1938 |
Preston North End |
H |
3–0 |
Price (2), Beasley |
8,916 |
18th |
24 December 1938 |
Brentford |
H |
1–2 |
Baird |
11,493 |
20th |
26 December 1938 |
Blackpool |
A |
1–1 |
Price |
18,955 |
19th |
27 December 1938 |
Blackpool |
H |
3–0 |
Beasley (2), Brook |
27,113 |
17th |
31 December 1938 |
Arsenal |
A |
0–1 |
|
34,146 |
19th |
14 January 1939 |
Portsmouth |
H |
3–0 |
Price, Beasley, Isaac |
9,006 |
16th |
25 January 1939 |
Leeds United |
A |
0–1 |
|
3,896 |
- Match abandoned after 61 minutes due to snow.
|
28 January 1939 |
Everton |
A |
2–3 |
Beasley, Price |
37,269 |
18th |
4 February 1939 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
1–2 |
Hayes (pen) |
20,405 |
18th |
15 February 1939 |
Aston Villa |
A |
0–4 |
|
27,500 |
20th |
18 February 1939 |
Charlton Athletic |
H |
4–0 |
Price, Hayes (pen), Mills, Barclay |
16,163 |
17th |
25 February 1939 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
2–3 |
Price, Beasley |
19,332 |
18th |
11 March 1939 |
Leicester City |
A |
1–0 |
Isaac |
13,898 |
19th |
15 March 1939 |
Liverpool |
H |
1–1 |
Price |
7,704 |
19th |
18 March 1939 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
0–1 |
|
16,011 |
19th |
29 March 1939 |
Birmingham |
A |
1–1 |
Barclay |
12,000 |
20th |
1 April 1939 |
Manchester United |
H |
1–1 |
Barclay |
14,007 |
19th |
7 April 1939 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
3–3 |
Mills, Price (2) |
18,835 |
19th |
8 April 1939 |
Stoke City |
A |
2–2 |
Boot, Mountford |
26,014 |
19th |
11 April 1939 |
Grimsby Town |
H |
2–0 |
Brook (2) |
21,747 |
19th |
15 April 1939 |
Chelsea |
H |
3–1 |
Mills (2), Price |
11,731 |
18th |
19 April 1939 |
Leeds United |
A |
1–2 |
Isaac |
12,006 |
18th |
22 April 1939 |
Preston North End |
A |
0–3 |
|
13,093 |
19th |
29 April 1939 |
Sunderland |
A |
0–0 |
|
7,729 |
19th |
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
Home/
Away |
Result
F – A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
11 January 1939 |
Round 3 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
0–0 |
|
5,442 |
16 January 1939 |
Round 3 Replay |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
3–0 |
Isaac (2), Price |
22,304 |
21 January 1939 |
Round 4 |
Leeds United |
A |
4–2 |
Price (3), Barclay |
43,702 |
11 February 1939 |
Round 5 |
Walsall |
H |
3–0 |
Price (2), McCall |
33,543 |
4 March 1939 |
Round 6 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
1–1 |
Price |
56,518 |
9 March 1939 |
Round 6 Replay |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
2–1 |
Mahon, Beasley |
54,400 |
25 March 1939 |
Semi-Final |
Portsmouth |
N |
1–2 |
Barclay |
60,053 |
Appearances and goals
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| Club seasons | | First Division | |
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| Second Division |
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Burnley
- Bury
- Chesterfield
- Coventry City
- Fulham
- Luton Town
- Manchester City
- Millwall
- Newcastle United
- Norwich City
- Nottingham Forest
- Plymouth Argyle
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Sheffield United
- Southampton
- Swansea Town
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Tranmere Rovers
- West Bromwich Albion
- West Ham United
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| Third Division | North |
- Accrington Stanley
- Barnsley
- Barrow
- Bradford City
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Doncaster Rovers
- Gateshead
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepools United
- Hull City
- Lincoln City
- New Brighton
- Oldham Athletic
- Rochdale
- Rotherham County
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Wrexham
- York City
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| South |
- Aldershot
- Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Cardiff City
- Clapton Orient
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter City
- Ipswich Town
- Mansfield Town
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Notts County
- Port Vale
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swindon Town
- Torquay United
- Walsall
- Watford
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