1926–27 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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Huddersfield Town
1926–27 season
Chairman Flag of England.svg Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg Jack Chaplin
Football League First Division 2nd
FA Cup Third round
(knocked out by Millwall)
Top goalscorerLeague: George Brown (27)
All: George Brown (28)
Highest home attendance44,636 vs Newcastle United (19 April 1927)
Lowest home attendance6,140 vs Liverpool (26 March 1927)
Biggest win5–0 vs Blackburn Rovers (27 December 1926)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Bolton Wanderers (30 April 1927)
  1925–26
1927–28  

Huddersfield Town's 1926-27 campaign was a season which saw the team lose their English league title by five points to Newcastle United after winning it for the previous 3 seasons.

Contents

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 Billy Mercer
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Ted Taylor
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG George Shaw
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Norman Smith
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bon Spence
-- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Steele
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Watson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacky Slicer
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Brown
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Cook
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO William Devlin
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Raw
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Clem Stephenson

Review

Town were on top of the world following their 3rd consecutive 1st Division championship. Town's season was a very successful season in the league, although they had as many draws as wins during the season, which probably cost them their chances of their 4th consecutive title, although they were only one point off Newcastle United after beating them on Easter Tuesday, but their last 3 games produced 0-0 draws against Manchester United and Aston Villa at Leeds Road along with a 4-0 defeat at Burnden Park against Bolton Wanderers. That meant Town finished 5 points behind Newcastle at the end of the season.

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 Billy Mercer
-- GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Hugh Turner
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Eddie Carr
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Roy Goodall
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tommy Meads
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Norman Smith
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Bon Spence
-- DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Steele
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Wadsworth
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Watson
-- DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Tom Wilson
-- MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Jackson
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jacky Slicer
-- MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Smith
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG George Brown
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Dent
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Bob Kelly
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Raw
-- FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Clem Stephenson

Results

Division One

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendancePosition
28 August 1926 Bury A2 - 2Stephenson, Jackson25,20410th
30 August 1926 West Bromwich Albion H4 - 1Devlin (2), B. Smith (2)16,1302nd
4 September 1926 Birmingham H0 - 219,8939th
8 September 1926 Sunderland A1 - 1Brown27,7399th
11 September 1926 Tottenham Hotspur A3 - 3B. Smith, Stephenson, Cawthorne29,5169th
14 September 1926 Sunderland H0 - 015,0907th
18 September 1926 West Ham United H2 - 1Devlin (2)16,8006th
25 September 1926 Sheffield Wednesday A1 - 1Jackson32,4938th
2 October 1926 Leicester City H5 - 3Brown (3), Slicer (2)25,2886th
9 October 1926 Everton A0 - 022,4198th
16 October 1926 Cardiff City H0 - 017,7058th
23 October 1926 Burnley A2 - 2Brown (2)33,6388th
30 October 1926 Leeds United H4 - 1Brown (3), Wadsworth29,6796th
6 November 1926 Liverpool A3 - 2Devlin, B. Smith, Brown28,7034th
13 November 1926 Arsenal H3 - 3Goodall (pen), Devlin, Brown16,2193rd
20 November 1926 Sheffield United A3 - 3Devlin, Brown (2)21,9955th
27 November 1926 Derby County H4 - 2Brown (2), Jackson, Goodall (pen)16,7333rd
4 December 1926 Manchester United A0 - 033,1353rd
11 December 1926 Bolton Wanderers H1 - 0Brown24,6672nd
18 December 1926 Aston Villa A0 - 331,2364th
25 December 1926 Blackburn Rovers A2 - 4Stephenson, Jackson30,1445th
27 December 1926 Blackburn Rovers H5 - 0Brown (2), Jackson, B. Smith, Stephenson34,7584th
1 January 1927 West Bromwich Albion A2 - 2Brown, Cook24,6404th
15 January 1927 Bury H3 - 1Devlin, Brown (2)11,8894th
22 January 1927 Birmingham A3 - 1Goodall (pen), Cook, B. Smith16,7793rd
29 January 1927 Tottenham Hotspur H2 - 0Brown, Cook15,1472nd
5 February 1927 West Ham United A2 - 3Brown, Devlin19,0874th
12 February 1927 Sheffield Wednesday H4 - 3Kelly (3), Jackson22,3292nd
19 February 1927 Leicester City A4 - 2 Osborne (og), B. Smith, Devlin, Brown34,1421st
26 February 1927 Everton H0 - 020,6602nd
12 March 1927 Burnley H2 - 0Brown (2)23,8932nd
19 March 1927 Leeds United A1 - 1Stephenson36,3642nd
21 March 1927 Cardiff City A0 - 217,0512nd
26 March 1927 Liverpool H1 - 0B. Smith6,1402nd
2 April 1927 Arsenal A2 - 0Dent (2)24,4092nd
9 April 1927 Sheffield United H0 - 28,1283rd
15 April 1927 Newcastle United A0 - 160,1493rd
16 April 1927 Derby County A4 - 4Dent, Goodall (pen), Kelly, Meads24,6002nd
19 April 1927 Newcastle United H1 - 0Brown44,6362nd
23 April 1927 Manchester United H0 - 013,8702nd
30 April 1927 Bolton Wanderers A0 - 421,2292nd
7 May 1927 Aston Villa H0 - 010,6032nd

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendance
8 January 1927Round 3 Millwall A1 - 3Brown35,962

Appearances and goals

NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Ned Barkas Flag of England.svg  England DF900090
George Brown Flag of England.svg  England FW4027114128
Billy Carr Flag of England.svg  England DF200020
Harry Cawthorne Flag of England.svg  England DF21100211
George Cook Flag of England.svg  England FW831093
Johnny Dent Flag of England.svg  England FW630063
William Devlin Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW2810002810
Roy Goodall Flag of England.svg  England DF34410354
Alex Jackson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland FW32610336
Bob Kelly Flag of England.svg  England FW14400144
Tommy Meads Flag of England.svg  England DF10100101
Billy Mercer Flag of England.svg  England GK800080
Harry Raw Flag of England.svg  England FW300030
George Shaw Flag of England.svg  England DF500050
Jacky Slicer Flag of England.svg  England MF720072
Billy Smith Flag of England.svg  England MF39810408
Norman Smith Flag of England.svg  England DF17000170
David Steele Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DF20010210
Clem Stephenson Flag of England.svg  England FW25510265
Ted Taylor Flag of England.svg  England GK10000100
Hugh Turner Flag of England.svg  England GK24010250
Sam Wadsworth Flag of England.svg  England DF36110371
Billy Watson Flag of England.svg  England DF22010230
Tom Wilson Flag of England.svg  England DF42010430

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