1921–22 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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Huddersfield Town
1921–22 season
Chairman Flag of England.svg Joseph Barlow
Manager Flag of England.svg Herbert Chapman
Football League First Division 14th
FA Cup Winners
FA Charity Shield Winners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ernie Islip (11)
All: Ernie Islip
Clem Stephenson (15)
Highest home attendance45,691 vs Millwall (4 March 1922)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs West Bromwich Albion (14 January 1922)
Biggest win6–0 vs Preston North End (22 April 1922)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs Middlesbrough (11 March 1922)
0–4 vs Bradford City (1 April 1922)
2–6 vs Everton (14 April 1922)
  1920–21
1922–23  

Huddersfield Town's 1921-22 campaign saw the club win their first trophy in their 14-year history. By beating Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, Town won the FA Cup for the first and, As of 2022, only time. After an up-and-down season in the league, they finished in 14th place.

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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.Pos.NationPlayer
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Davis
-- GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Brough
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Colin McKay
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Slade
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Watson
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Wilson
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Wood
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Johnston
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Robert Jones
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Richardson
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Brown
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Frank Mann
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy E. Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Clem Stephenson
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Swann

Review

Following a disappointing showing in their first season in the top flight, Town were hoping for better fortunes in their second season. They beat Burnley on 3 December 1921 to rise to second place in the table. However, they won only three of their following 22 games, falling to 19th after a loss at Everton on 18 April 1922. Huddersfield then won their last three matches to finish on the same number of points—39—as the previous season, but three places higher in the table on 14th.

The season is fondly remembered by fans for the club's success in the FA Cup. After needing replays to beat Burnley, Brighton and Blackburn, they beat Millwall 3–0 in the fourth round, and Notts County 3–1 at Turf Moor in the semifinals, to reach their second final in three years. They played Preston North End in the final, just two days after beating them 6–0 in the league. Billy Smith (who along with Ernie Islip had scored a hat-trick in the 6–0 win) scored the only goal from a penalty, and Town won the cup for their first and only time.

Two week later, Huddersfield won the FA Charity Shield by defeating newly crowned league champions Liverpool 1–0 at Old Trafford with Tom Wilson scoring the winning goal.

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.Pos.NationPlayer
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Davis
-- GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Brough
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Colin McKay
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Slade
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Watson
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Wilson
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Wood
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Byers
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Johnston
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Robert Jones
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Richardson
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Brown
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Frank Mann
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Len Marlow
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Stan Pearson
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy E. Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Clem Stephenson

Results

Division One

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendancePosition
27 August 1921 Newcastle United H1 - 2Swann25,00017th
29 August 1921 Sheffield United A1 - 1Islip22,50017th
3 September 1921 Newcastle United A2 - 1Jones, Wilson50,00011th
6 September 1921 Sheffield United H1 - 1Islip19,00012th
10 September 1921 Sunderland A2 - 2Stephenson, Richardson30,00011th
17 September 1921 Sunderland H1 - 2Swann19,00018th
24 September 1921 Bolton Wanderers A1 - 3Johnston30,50018th
1 October 1921 Bolton Wanderers H3 - 0Islip, Swann, B. Smith16,20015th
8 October 1921 Birmingham A2 - 0 Womack (og), Mann40,00012th
15 October 1921 Birmingham H1 - 0B. Smith17,0008th
22 October 1921 Arsenal H2 - 0B. Smith, Johnston10,0007th
29 October 1921 Arsenal A3 - 1Mann, McKay, Stephenson (pen)30,0005th
5 November 1921 Blackburn Rovers H3 - 0Stephenson (2), Islip14,0004th
12 November 1921 Blackburn Rovers A0 - 224,0006th
19 November 1921 Oldham Athletic A1 - 1Islip14,6236th
26 November 1921 Oldham Athletic H1 - 0Stephenson (pen)16,5004th
3 December 1921 Burnley H1 - 0Islip25,5002nd
10 December 1921 Burnley A0 - 125,2974th
17 December 1921 Cardiff City A0 - 025,0005th
24 December 1921 Cardiff City H0 - 1?7th
26 December 1921 Manchester City H2 - 0Stephenson (2, 1 pen)30,0005th
27 December 1921 Liverpool A0 - 240,0006th
31 December 1921 West Bromwich Albion A2 - 3Brown (2)25,0366th
2 January 1922 Manchester City A1 - 2Brown27,5007th
14 January 1922 West Bromwich Albion H2 - 0Brown, Reed (og)8,0007th
21 January 1922 Liverpool H0 - 119,0008th
11 February 1922 Manchester United A1 - 1Islip30,00010th
25 February 1922 Aston Villa A0 - 241,00011th
27 February 1922 Manchester United H1 - 1 McBain (og)30,00011th
11 March 1922 Middlesbrough A1 - 5B. Smith26,00014th
18 March 1922 Tottenham Hotspur A0 - 136,18716th
27 March 1922 Tottenham Hotspur H1 - 1Islip16,00016th
1 April 1922 Bradford City A0 - 429,00016th
5 April 1922 Aston Villa H1 - 0McKay17,00014th
8 April 1922 Bradford City H1 - 2Mann12,00014th
10 April 1922 Chelsea A0 - 118,00016th
14 April 1922 Everton A2 - 6Wadsworth (pen), B. Smith40,00016th
15 April 1922 Preston North End A1 - 1Byers20,00016th
18 April 1922 Everton H1 - 2Mann29,00019th
22 April 1922 Preston North End H6 - 0Islip (3), B. Smith (3)12,50016th
1 May 1922 Middlesbrough H2 - 1Stephenson, Carr (og)29,00015th
6 May 1922 Chelsea H2 - 0Stephenson, Mann17,00014th

Final League table

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGAvPtsQualification or relegation
12 Sunderland 4213444623341414390.96840
13 West Bromwich Albion 428672623741025400.81040
14 Huddersfield Town 4212363314361220400.98139FA Cup Winners
15 Blackburn Rovers 42768353166919260.94738
16 Preston North End 421272332015159450.64638
Source: [1]

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendance
7 January 1922Round 1 Burnley A2 - 2Islip, Watson39,103
11 January 1922Round 1 Replay Burnley H3 - 2Stephenson (2), Mann35,355
28 January 1922Round 2 Brighton & Hove Albion A0 - 022,241
1 February 1922Round 2 Replay Brighton & Hove Albion H2 - 0Stephenson, Richardson28,086
18 February 1922Round 3 Blackburn Rovers A1 - 1Mann45,068
22 February 1922Round 3 Replay Blackburn Rovers H5 - 0Mann, Islip (2), B. Smith (2)31,899
4 March 1922Round 4 Millwall H3 - 0Stephenson (2), Islip45,691
25 March 1922Semi-Final Notts County N 3 - 1Mann, B. Smith, Stephenson46,323
29 April 1922 Final Preston North End N 1 - 0B. Smith (pen)53,710

1922 FA Charity Shield

10 May 1922 Huddersfield Town 1 – 0 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00 GMT Wilson Soccerball shade.svgAttendance: 20,000
Referee: ()

Appearances and goals

NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Ned Barkas Flag of England.svg  England DF400040
Harry Brough Flag of England.svg  England DF900090
George Brown Flag of England.svg  England FW640064
Jack Byers Flag of England.svg  England MF510051
Harry Cawthorne Flag of England.svg  England DF500050
Ted Davis Flag of England.svg  England GK27070340
Ernie Islip Flag of England.svg  England FW3411944315
Billy Johnston Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW21220232
Robert Jones Flag of England.svg  England MF210021
Frank Mann Flag of England.svg  England FW40584489
Len Marlow Flag of England.svg  England FW100010
Colin McKay Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF14200142
Sandy Mutch Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland GK15020170
Stan Pearson Flag of England.svg  England MF101020
George Richardson Flag of England.svg  England MF14181222
Charlie Slade Flag of England.svg  England DF25090340
Billy E. Smith Flag of England.svg  England FW100010
Billy H. Smith Flag of England.svg  England MF408944912
Clem Stephenson Flag of England.svg  England FW399964815
Jack Swann Flag of England.svg  England FW930093
Sam Wadsworth Flag of England.svg  England DF39190481
Billy Watson Flag of England.svg  England DF36091451
Tom Wilson Flag of England.svg  England DF39190481
James Wood Flag of England.svg  England DF36090450
  1. "Season 1921–22". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2019.

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