1923–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town

1923-24 season
Chairman	Joseph Barlow
Manager	Herbert Chapman
Division One	1st Champions
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Charlie Wilson (18) All: Charlie Wilson (20)
Highest home attendance	33,178 vs Burnley (22 April 1924)
Lowest home attendance	6,000 vs Newcastle United (27 February 1924)

1923–24 Huddersfield Town F.C. season saw Town become the champions of English football. They beat Welsh side Cardiff City to the title by goal average.

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 -- GK Billy Cowell -- GK Ted Taylor -- DF Ned Barkas -- DF Harry Cawthorne -- DF Roy Goodall -- DF Albert Smith -- DF Norman Smith -- DF David Steele -- DF Sam Wadsworth -- DF Billy Watson

No. Position Player -- DF Tom Wilson -- MF Billy Johnston -- MF George Richardson -- MF Billy Smith -- MF Joe Walter -- FW George Brown -- FW George Cook -- FW Ernie Islip -- FW Clem Stephenson -- FW Charlie Wilson

Review

After finishing 3rd the previous season and winning the FA Cup the season before, some thought that a championship under Herbert Chapman wasn't impossible. The season would see Town reach the pinnacle of football excellence and win the 1st Division.

This was done with Town only having 5 different scorers all season; George Brown with 8, George Cook with 9, Clem Stephenson with 11, Billy Smith with 13 and Charlie Wilson top-scoring with 18 league goals. (Billy Johnston did score an FA Cup goal). The title went down to the last match and Town's 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest giving Town their title by goal average.

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 -- GK Leonard Boot -- GK Billy Cowell -- GK Ted Taylor -- DF Ned Barkas -- DF Harry Cawthorne -- DF Roy Goodall -- DF George Shaw -- DF Albert Smith -- DF Norman Smith -- DF David Steele -- DF Sam Wadsworth

No. Position Player -- DF Billy Watson -- DF Tom Wilson -- MF Billy Johnston -- MF Ted Richardson -- MF Billy Smith -- MF Joe Walter -- FW George Brown -- FW George Cook -- FW Clem Stephenson -- FW Charlie Wilson

Results

Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
25 August 1923	Middlesbrough	H	1 - 0	C. Wilson	20,000	1st
27 August 1923	Preston North End	A	3 - 1	B. Smith, C. Wilson, Stephenson	18,331	2nd
1 September 1923	Middlesbrough	A	0 - 2		20,000	6th
4 September 1923	Preston North End	H	4 - 0	B. Smith, C. Wilson (2), Stephenson	14,198	2nd
8 September 1923	Notts County	A	0 - 1		20,000	6th
15 September 1923	Notts County	H	0 - 0		16,000	8th
22 September 1923	Everton	A	1 - 1	Brown	35,000	9th
29 September 1923	Everton	H	2 - 0	Brown, Stephenson	16,500	4th
6 October 1923	West Bromwich Albion	A	4 - 2	B. Smith (2), Cook (2)	17,041	4th
13 October 1923	West Bromwich Albion	H	0 - 0		18,800	5th
20 October 1923	Birmingham	A	1 - 0	B. Smith	18,000	3rd
27 October 1923	Birmingham	H	1 - 0	Stephenson	12,000	1st
3 November 1923	Liverpool	A	1 - 1	Stephenson	30,000	2nd
10 November 1923	Liverpool	H	3 - 1	Cook (2), W. Wadsworth (og)	15,400	2nd
17 November 1923	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 - 3	C. Wilson	17,630	2nd
24 November 1923	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 - 0	Cook	18,000	2nd
1 December 1923	Sunderland	A	1 - 2	C. Wilson	29,000	3rd
8 December 1923	Sunderland	H	3 - 2	C. Wilson (2), B. Smith	18,600	3rd
15 December 1923	Arsenal	A	3 - 1	C. Wilson (3)	25,000	2nd
22 December 1923	Arsenal	H	6 - 1	Cook, C. Wilson (3), Stephenson (2)	15,000	2nd
25 December 1923	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0 - 1		44,274	3rd
26 December 1923	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2 - 1	B. Smith (2 pens)	28,600	3rd
29 December 1923	Blackburn Rovers	A	0 - 1		18,000	3rd
5 January 1924	Blackburn Rovers	H	1 - 0	Stephenson	16,300	4th
19 January 1924	Chelsea	H	0 - 1		14,200	4th
26 January 1924	Chelsea	A	1 - 0	Stephenson	33,500	4th
9 February 1924	Newcastle United	A	1 - 0	Stephenson	25,000	4th
16 February 1924	West Ham United	H	1 - 1	B. Smith	12,500	4th
27 February 1924	Newcastle United	H	1 - 1	Stephenson	6,000	4th
1 March 1924	Cardiff City	H	2 - 0	Brown (2)	18,000	3rd
15 March 1924	Sheffield United	A	1 - 0	Brown	29,000	4th
22 March 1924	Sheffield United	H	1 - 0	C. Wilson	19,500	3rd
27 March 1924	West Ham United	A	3 - 2	B. Smith, C. Wilson (2)	15,000	1st
5 April 1924	Aston Villa	H	1 - 0	B. Smith (pen)	26,280	3rd
12 April 1924	Manchester City	H	1 - 1	Brown	11,000	2nd
14 April 1924	Cardiff City	A	0 - 0		24,000	1st
18 April 1924	Burnley	A	1 - 1	Brown	25,000	2nd
19 April 1924	Manchester City	A	1 - 1	C. Wilson	30,000	2nd
22 April 1924	Burnley	H	1 - 0	B. Smith	33,178	1st
26 April 1924	Nottingham Forest	A	1 - 1	Cook	12,000	2nd
30 April 1924	Aston Villa	A	1 - 3	B. Smith	33,000	2nd
3 May 1924	Nottingham Forest	H	3 - 0	Cook (2), Brown	19,000	1st

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
12 January 1924	Round 1	Birmingham	H	1 - 0	Johnston	30,924
2 February 1924	Round 2	Manchester United	A	3 - 0	C. Wilson (2), Stephenson	66,678
23 February 1924	Round 3	Burnley	A	0 - 1		54,775

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Ned Barkas	England	DF	21	0	2	0	23	0
Leonard Boot	England	GK	5	0	0	0	5	0
George Brown	England	FW	22	8	1	0	23	8
Harry Cawthorne	England	DF	16	0	0	0	16	0
George Cook	England	FW	25	9	1	0	26	9
Billy Cowell	England	GK	2	0	0	0	2	0
Roy Goodall	England	DF	14	0	1	0	15	0
Ernie Islip	England	FW	3	0	0	0	3	0
Billy Johnston	England	FW	8	0	3	1	11	1
George Richardson	England	MF	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ted Richardson	England	MF	5	0	0	0	5	0
George Shaw	England	DF	9	0	0	0	9	0
Albert Smith	England	FW	8	0	0	0	8	0
Billy Smith	England	MF	39	13	3	0	42	13
David Steele	Scotland	DF	31	0	3	0	34	0
Clem Stephenson	England	FW	40	11	3	1	43	12
Ted Taylor	England	GK	35	0	3	0	38	0
Sam Wadsworth	England	DF	37	0	3	0	40	0
Joe Walter	England	MF	26	0	2	0	28	0
Billy Watson	England	DF	42	0	3	0	45	0
Charlie Wilson	England	FW	31	18	2	2	33	20
Tom Wilson	England	DF	41	0	3	0	44	0