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

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.

Huddersfield Town
1928–29 season
ChairmanEngland Sir Amos Brook Hirst
ManagerScotland Jack Chaplin
Football League First Division16th
FA CupSemi-finals
(knocked out by Bolton Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague: George Brown (15)
All: George Brown (23)
Highest home attendance53,700 vs Leeds United (26 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance3,997 vs Liverpool (10 April 1929)
Biggest win7–1 vs Burnley (10 November 1928)
7–1 vs Chesterfield (12 January 1929)
Biggest defeat1–4 vs Sunderland (13 October 1928)
1–4 vs Newcastle United (3 November 1928)
1–4 vs Leicester City (15 December 1928)
1–4 vs Aston Villa (20 April 1929)

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 Hugh Turner
-- DF   ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF   SCO Willie Campbell
-- DF   ENG Billy Carr
-- DF   WAL Dai Evans
-- DF   ENG Billy Fogg
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG Tommy Meads
-- DF   ENG Bill Pickering
-- DF   ENG Levi Redfern
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   SCO David Steele
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF   EIR Laurie Cumming
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Jimmy Smailes
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW   ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson

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 Hugh Turner
-- DF   ENG Billy Carr
-- DF   WAL Dai Evans
-- DF   ENG Billy Fogg
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Naylor
-- DF   ENG Bill Pickering
-- DF   ENG Levi Redfern
-- DF   ENG George Roughton
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   SCO David Steele
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF   EIR Laurie Cumming
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Jimmy Smailes
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW   ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW   WAL Wilf Lewis
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson

Results

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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
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

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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 6 0 0 0 6 0
George Brown   England FW 28 15 6 8 34 23
Willie Campbell   Scotland DF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Billy Carr   England DF 3 0 0 0 3 0
Laurie Cumming   Ireland FW 17 6 2 2 19 8
Johnny Dent   England FW 21 9 3 0 24 9
Dai Evans   Wales DF 18 0 1 0 19 0
Billy Fogg   England DF 4 0 0 0 4 0
Roy Goodall   England DF 42 3 5 0 47 3
Alex Jackson   Scotland FW 35 14 6 5 41 19
Bob Kelly   England FW 32 6 6 2 38 8
Wilf Lewis   Wales FW 2 2 0 0 2 2
Tommy Meads   England DF 3 0 0 0 3 0
Jimmy Naylor   England DF 22 1 6 0 28 1
Bill Pickering   England DF 0 0 1 0 1 0
Harry Raw   England FW 16 4 1 0 17 4
Levi Redfern   England DF 9 0 3 0 12 0
George Roughton   England DF 2 0 0 0 2 0
Jimmy Smailes   England MF 10 1 0 0 10 1
Billy Smith   England MF 32 5 6 2 38 7
Bon Spence   England DF 13 0 0 0 13 0
David Steele   Scotland DF 21 0 2 0 23 0
Clem Stephenson   England FW 12 4 0 0 12 4
Hugh Turner   England GK 42 0 6 0 48 0
Sam Wadsworth   England DF 34 0 6 0 40 0
Tom Wilson   England DF 37 0 6 0 43 0