1926–27 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1926-27 campaign was a season which saw the team lose their English league title by five points to Newcastle United after winning it for the previous 3 seasons.

Huddersfield Town
1926–27 season
ChairmanEngland Sir Amos Brook Hirst
ManagerScotland Jack Chaplin
Football League First Division2nd
FA CupThird round
(knocked out by Millwall)
Top goalscorerLeague: George Brown (27)
All: George Brown (28)
Highest home attendance44,636 vs Newcastle United (19 April 1927)
Lowest home attendance6,140 vs Liverpool (26 March 1927)
Biggest win5–0 vs Blackburn Rovers (27 December 1926)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Bolton Wanderers (30 April 1927)

Squad at the start of the season

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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 Billy Mercer
-- GK   ENG Ted Taylor
-- DF   ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF   ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG George Shaw
-- DF   ENG Norman Smith
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   SCO David Steele
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Jacky Slicer
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG George Cook
-- FW   ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW   SCO William Devlin
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson

Review

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Town were on top of the world following their 3rd consecutive 1st Division championship. Town's season was a very successful season in the league, although they had as many draws as wins during the season, which probably cost them their chances of their 4th consecutive title, although they were only one point off Newcastle United after beating them on Easter Tuesday, but their last 3 games produced 0-0 draws against Manchester United and Aston Villa at Leeds Road along with a 4-0 defeat at Burnden Park against Bolton Wanderers. That meant Town finished 5 points behind Newcastle at the end of the season.

Squad at the end of the season

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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 Billy Mercer
-- GK   ENG Hugh Turner
-- DF   ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF   ENG Eddie Carr
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG Tommy Meads
-- DF   ENG Norman Smith
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   SCO David Steele
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Jacky Slicer
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW   ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson

Results

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Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance Position
28 August 1926 Bury A 2 - 2 Stephenson, Jackson 25,204 10th
30 August 1926 West Bromwich Albion H 4 - 1 Devlin (2), B. Smith (2) 16,130 2nd
4 September 1926 Birmingham H 0 - 2 19,893 9th
8 September 1926 Sunderland A 1 - 1 Brown 27,739 9th
11 September 1926 Tottenham Hotspur A 3 - 3 B. Smith, Stephenson, Cawthorne 29,516 9th
14 September 1926 Sunderland H 0 - 0 15,090 7th
18 September 1926 West Ham United H 2 - 1 Devlin (2) 16,800 6th
25 September 1926 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 - 1 Jackson 32,493 8th
2 October 1926 Leicester City H 5 - 3 Brown (3), Slicer (2) 25,288 6th
9 October 1926 Everton A 0 - 0 22,419 8th
16 October 1926 Cardiff City H 0 - 0 17,705 8th
23 October 1926 Burnley A 2 - 2 Brown (2) 33,638 8th
30 October 1926 Leeds United H 4 - 1 Brown (3), Wadsworth 29,679 6th
6 November 1926 Liverpool A 3 - 2 Devlin, B. Smith, Brown 28,703 4th
13 November 1926 Arsenal H 3 - 3 Goodall (pen), Devlin, Brown 16,219 3rd
20 November 1926 Sheffield United A 3 - 3 Devlin, Brown (2) 21,995 5th
27 November 1926 Derby County H 4 - 2 Brown (2), Jackson, Goodall (pen) 16,733 3rd
4 December 1926 Manchester United A 0 - 0 33,135 3rd
11 December 1926 Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 0 Brown 24,667 2nd
18 December 1926 Aston Villa A 0 - 3 31,236 4th
25 December 1926 Blackburn Rovers A 2 - 4 Stephenson, Jackson 30,144 5th
27 December 1926 Blackburn Rovers H 5 - 0 Brown (2), Jackson, B. Smith, Stephenson 34,758 4th
1 January 1927 West Bromwich Albion A 2 - 2 Brown, Cook 24,640 4th
15 January 1927 Bury H 3 - 1 Devlin, Brown (2) 11,889 4th
22 January 1927 Birmingham A 3 - 1 Goodall (pen), Cook, B. Smith 16,779 3rd
29 January 1927 Tottenham Hotspur H 2 - 0 Brown, Cook 15,147 2nd
5 February 1927 West Ham United A 2 - 3 Brown, Devlin 19,087 4th
12 February 1927 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 - 3 Kelly (3), Jackson 22,329 2nd
19 February 1927 Leicester City A 4 - 2 Osborne (og), B. Smith, Devlin, Brown 34,142 1st
26 February 1927 Everton H 0 - 0 20,660 2nd
12 March 1927 Burnley H 2 - 0 Brown (2) 23,893 2nd
19 March 1927 Leeds United A 1 - 1 Stephenson 36,364 2nd
21 March 1927 Cardiff City A 0 - 2 17,051 2nd
26 March 1927 Liverpool H 1 - 0 B. Smith 6,140 2nd
2 April 1927 Arsenal A 2 - 0 Dent (2) 24,409 2nd
9 April 1927 Sheffield United H 0 - 2 8,128 3rd
15 April 1927 Newcastle United A 0 - 1 60,149 3rd
16 April 1927 Derby County A 4 - 4 Dent, Goodall (pen), Kelly, Meads 24,600 2nd
19 April 1927 Newcastle United H 1 - 0 Brown 44,636 2nd
23 April 1927 Manchester United H 0 - 0 13,870 2nd
30 April 1927 Bolton Wanderers A 0 - 4 21,229 2nd
7 May 1927 Aston Villa H 0 - 0 10,603 2nd
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
8 January 1927 Round 3 Millwall A 1 - 3 Brown 35,962

Appearances and goals

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Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Ned Barkas   England DF 9 0 0 0 9 0
George Brown   England FW 40 27 1 1 41 28
Billy Carr   England DF 2 0 0 0 2 0
Harry Cawthorne   England DF 21 1 0 0 21 1
George Cook   England FW 8 3 1 0 9 3
Johnny Dent   England FW 6 3 0 0 6 3
William Devlin   Scotland FW 28 10 0 0 28 10
Roy Goodall   England DF 34 4 1 0 35 4
Alex Jackson   Scotland FW 32 6 1 0 33 6
Bob Kelly   England FW 14 4 0 0 14 4
Tommy Meads   England DF 10 1 0 0 10 1
Billy Mercer   England GK 8 0 0 0 8 0
Harry Raw   England FW 3 0 0 0 3 0
George Shaw   England DF 5 0 0 0 5 0
Jacky Slicer   England MF 7 2 0 0 7 2
Billy Smith   England MF 39 8 1 0 40 8
Norman Smith   England DF 17 0 0 0 17 0
David Steele   Scotland DF 20 0 1 0 21 0
Clem Stephenson   England FW 25 5 1 0 26 5
Ted Taylor   England GK 10 0 0 0 10 0
Hugh Turner   England GK 24 0 1 0 25 0
Sam Wadsworth   England DF 36 1 1 0 37 1
Billy Watson   England DF 22 0 1 0 23 0
Tom Wilson   England DF 42 0 1 0 43 0