1929–30 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1929–30 campaign was a season that saw Town reach their 4th FA Cup Final in 10 years. They finished in 10th place in Clem Stephenson's first season in charge.

Huddersfield Town
1929–30 season
ChairmanEngland Sir Amos Brook Hirst
ManagerEngland Clem Stephenson
Football League First Division10th
FA CupRunners-Up
(knocked out by Arsenal)
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Davies (10)
All: Alex Jackson (17)
Highest home attendance47,564 vs Sheffield United (25 January 1930)
Lowest home attendance5,182 vs Portsmouth (7 December 1929)
Biggest win3–0 vs Liverpool (16 September 1929)
3–0 vs Burnley (26 October 1929)
3–0 vs West Ham United (26 December 1929)
4–1 vs Sheffield Wednesday (22 February 1930)
Biggest defeat1–7 vs Bolton Wanderers (1 January 1930)

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 Billy Carr
-- DF   ENG Billy Fogg
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Naylor
-- DF   ENG Levi Redfern
-- DF   ENG George Roughton
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   ENG Tom Wade
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Alf Young
-- MF   EIR Laurie Cumming
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Jimmy Smailes
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG Harry Davies
-- FW   ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW   ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW   WAL Wilf Lewis
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Ernie Whittam

Review

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Following the disappointing 16th-place finish the previous season, Jack Chaplin stepped down from the manager's hotseat to be the assistant to the recently retired Town legend Clem Stephenson. The season produced mixed results which varied from a 4-1 win over eventual champions Sheffield Wednesday to the massive 7-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers on New Year's Day 1930.

The season is most noted for the team's FA Cup run, which saw the team reach their 4th final, mainly thanks to the 9 cup goals scored by Alex Jackson. Unfortunately, the final was against an Arsenal side led by Town's managerial legend Herbert Chapman. The Gunners beat the Terriers 2-0 at Wembley to win their first ever title. That wouldn't be the last title they would win under Chapman.

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 Austen Campbell
-- DF   ENG Billy Carr
-- DF   ENG Billy Fogg
-- DF   ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF   ENG Reg Mountford
-- DF   ENG Jimmy Naylor
-- DF   ENG Levi Redfern
-- DF   ENG George Roughton
-- DF   ENG Bon Spence
-- DF   ENG Tom Wade
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Alf Young
-- MF   ENG George Crownshaw
-- MF   SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF   ENG Gerry Kelly
-- MF   ENG Jimmy Smailes
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW   WAL Wilf Lewis
-- FW   ENG Dave Mangnall
-- FW   ENG Harry Raw
-- FW   ENG Ernie Whittam

Results

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Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance Position
31 August 1929 Leicester City H 3 - 1 Dent, Smith, Jackson 16,646 7th
4 September 1929 Liverpool A 0 - 3 30,607 12th
7 September 1929 Birmingham A 1 - 4 Dixon 24,830 15th
14 September 1929 Leeds United H 1 - 0 Davies 28,287 14th
16 September 1929 Liverpool H 3 - 0 Davies (3) 11,988 8th
21 September 1929 Sheffield United H 2 - 2 Jackson, Smith 16,526 8th
24 September 1929 Grimsby Town A 2 - 4 Smith, Davies 14,989 9th
28 September 1929 Newcastle United A 2 - 5 Dent, Davies 29,629 16th
5 October 1929 Blackburn Rovers H 0 - 0 16,543 18th
12 October 1929 Middlesbrough A 3 - 1 Fogg, Raw, Jackson 24,231 15th
19 October 1929 Sheffield Wednesday A 1 - 3 Fogg 25,998 19th
26 October 1929 Burnley H 3 - 0 B. Kelly, G. Kelly, Smailes 15,664 13th
2 November 1929 Sunderland A 0 - 1 18,912 16th
9 November 1929 Aston Villa H 1 - 1 Jackson 18,183 14th
16 November 1929 Everton A 2 - 0 Jackson, Davies 28,892 9th
23 November 1929 Derby County H 0 - 1 11,402 10th
30 November 1929 Manchester City A 1 - 1 Crownshaw 28,746 11th
7 December 1929 Portsmouth H 2 - 1 Davies, B. Kelly 5,182 8th
14 December 1929 Arsenal A 0 - 2 34,097 13th
21 December 1929 Bolton Wanderers H 0 - 2 12,625 15th
25 December 1929 West Ham United A 3 - 2 Jackson, Mangnall (2) 28,390 14th
26 December 1929 West Ham United H 3 - 0 B. Kelly, Raw, Mangnall 21,657 10th
28 December 1929 Leicester City A 2 - 1 Raw (2) 23,463 9th
1 January 1930 Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 7 Mangnall 27,355 10th
4 January 1930 Birmingham H 1 - 1 G. Kelly 14,596 11th
18 January 1930 Leeds United A 1 - 0 Davies 40,789 7th
1 February 1930 Newcastle United H 2 - 0 Mangnall (2) 14,661 6th
8 February 1930 Blackburn Rovers A 2 - 5 Mangnall, G. Kelly 23,140 10th
17 February 1930 Sheffield United A 1 - 0 Lewis 13,718 6th
22 February 1930 Sheffield Wednesday H 4 - 1 B. Kelly, Lewis, G. Kelly, Smith 27,001 5th
8 March 1930 Sunderland H 0 - 2 19,601 9th
15 March 1930 Aston Villa A 3 - 5 Lewis, Jackson, Smith 22,467 11th
26 March 1930 Middlesbrough H 1 - 0 Davies 8,234 10th
29 March 1930 Derby County A 2 - 2 G. Kelly, Jackson 16,344 9th
1 April 1930 Burnley A 3 - 1 Mangnall, G. Kelly, Raw 9,418 7th
5 April 1930 Manchester City H 1 - 1 Smailes 14,180 7th
12 April 1930 Portsmouth A 1 - 0 B. Kelly 17,585 6th
18 April 1930 Manchester United A 0 - 1 26,496 6th
19 April 1930 Arsenal H 2 - 2 B. Kelly, G. Kelly 11,988 6th
22 April 1930 Manchester United H 2 - 2 Smailes, Lewis 20,716 7th
28 April 1930 Everton H 1 - 2 Naylor 11,180 10th
3 May 1930 Grimsby Town H 0 - 1 14,525 10th
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
11 January 1930 Round 3 Bury A 0 - 0 25,085
15 January 1930 Round 3 replay Bury H 3 - 1 Jackson (3) 20,731
25 January 1930 Round 4 Sheffield United H 2 - 1 Jackson (2) 47,564
15 February 1930 Round 5 Bradford City H 2 - 1 B. Kelly, Jackson 45,659
1 March 1930 Round 6 Aston Villa A 2 - 1 Smith, Jackson 65,732
22 March 1930 Semi-Final Sheffield Wednesday N 2 - 1 Jackson (2) 69,292
26 April 1930 Final Arsenal N 0 - 2 92,488

Appearances and goals

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Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Austen Campbell   England DF 34 0 7 0 41 0
George Crownshaw   England FW 6 1 0 0 6 1
Laurie Cumming   Ireland FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Harry Davies   England FW 30 10 2 0 32 10
Johnny Dent   England FW 3 2 0 0 3 2
Ernie Dixon   England FW 5 1 0 0 5 1
Billy Fogg   England DF 31 2 6 0 37 2
Roy Goodall   England DF 37 0 7 0 44 0
Alex Jackson   Scotland FW 30 8 7 9 37 17
Bob Kelly   England FW 28 6 7 1 35 7
Gerry Kelly   England MF 14 7 0 0 14 7
Wilf Lewis   Wales FW 10 4 2 0 12 4
Dave Mangnall   England FW 14 8 4 0 18 8
Reg Mountford   England DF 4 0 0 0 4 0
Jimmy Naylor   England DF 16 1 1 0 17 1
Harry Raw   England FW 23 5 6 0 29 5
Levi Redfern   England DF 7 0 0 0 7 0
George Roughton   England DF 20 0 0 0 20 0
Jimmy Smailes   England MF 8 3 2 0 10 3
Billy Smith   England MF 33 5 5 1 38 6
Bon Spence   England DF 19 0 7 0 26 0
Hugh Turner   England GK 42 0 7 0 49 0
Tom Wade   England DF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Wadsworth   England DF 3 0 0 0 3 0
Ernie Whittam   England FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tom Wilson   England DF 37 0 7 0 44 0
Alf Young   England DF 5 0 0 0 5 0