Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1923–24

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Huddersfield Town

Season 1923-24
Manager	Herbert Chapman
Chairman	Joseph Barlow
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)

Huddersfield Town's 1923-24 campaign saw Town become the champions of English football. They beat Welsh side Cardiff City to the title by goal average.

Contents 1 Squad at the start of the season 2 Review 3 Squad at the end of the season 4 Results 4.1 Division One 4.2 FA Cup 5 Appearances & Goals

[edit] Squad at the start of the season

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Squad at the end of the season

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

[edit] Results

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Appearances & 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

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