1935–36 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1935–36 campaign was a season that saw Town emulate their successes in the mid-1920s, by finishing the season in third place. They achieved the same number of points as second placed Derby County, but finished eight points behind champions Sunderland.

Huddersfield Town
1935–36 season
Chairman Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager Clem Stephenson
Division One3rd
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alf Lythgoe (15)
All:
Alf Lythgoe (15)
Highest home attendance35,816 vs Arsenal (30 November 1935)
Lowest home attendance3,404 vs Everton (29 January 1936)

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 Bob Hesford
-- GK Hugh Turner
-- DF Albert Beech
-- DF Alan Brown
-- DF Buster Brown
-- DF Benny Craig
-- DF Roy Goodall
-- DF Bill Hayes
-- DF Reg Mountford
-- DF George Roughton
-- DF Jock Wightman
-- DF Ken Willingham
No. Position Player
-- DF Alf Young
-- MF Len Beaumont
-- MF Jack Johnson
-- MF Tommy Lang
-- MF Charlie Luke
-- MF Ted Widdowfield
-- MF Jackie Williams
-- MF John Yuill
-- FW Len Butt
-- FW Alf Lythgoe
-- FW Jimmy Richardson

Review

Town's form dramatically improved from the disappointing 16th place the previous season. The season did not have many big highlights with the exception of the third-place finish, although their position might have been even higher if Charlie Luke had not been transferred to Sheffield Wednesday and Alf Lythgoe had not had his leg injury which kept him out for the last three months.

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 Bob Hesford
-- GK Hugh Turner
-- DF Albert Beech
-- DF Alan Brown
-- DF Buster Brown
-- DF Benny Craig
-- DF Roy Goodall
-- DF Bill Hayes
-- DF Reg Mountford
-- DF George Roughton
-- DF Jock Wightman
No. Position Player
-- DF Ken Willingham
-- DF Alf Young
-- MF Len Beaumont
-- MF Jack Johnson
-- MF Duncan Ogilvie
-- MF John Yuill
-- FW Len Butt
-- FW Reg Chester
-- FW Frank Chivers
-- FW Alf Lythgoe
-- FW Jimmy Richardson

Results

Division One
Date Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance Position
31 August 1935 Preston North End H 1–0 Richardson 17,974 1st
2 September 1935 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–2 Lang (2) 20,657 2nd
7 September 1935 Brentford A 2–1 Butt, Luke 33,481 1st
11 September 1935 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–0 Richardson, Lythgoe (2) 12,105 1st
14 September 1935 Derby County H 1–1 Richardson 21,209 3rd
16 September 1935 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Luke, Lythgoe 14,164 1st
21 September 1935 Everton A 3–1 Richardson (2), Lythgoe 31,043 1st
28 September 1935 Bolton Wanderers H 0–0 22,564 1st
5 October 1935 Leeds United A 2–2 Mountford (pen), Lythgoe 33,224 1st
12 October 1935 Middlesbrough A 2–4 Williams, Mountford (pen) 25,547 1st
19 October 1935 Grimsby Town H 1–0 Luke 10,687 1st
26 October 1935 Liverpool A 0–3 32,416 3rd
2 November 1935 Chelsea H 2–0 Lythgoe (2) 16,684 3rd
9 November 1935 Blackburn Rovers A 1–2 Lythgoe 16,745 3rd
16 November 1935 Stoke City H 2–1 Lythgoe (2) 16,905 3rd
23 November 1935 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 Lythgoe (2) 24,234 2nd
30 November 1935 Arsenal H 0–0 35,816 3rd
7 December 1935 Birmingham A 1–4 Butt 15,000 3rd
14 December 1935 Sunderland H 1–0 Willingham 30,690 3rd
25 December 1935 Aston Villa A 1–4 Butt 45,000 4th
26 December 1935 Aston Villa H 4–1 Chester, Butt (2), Lythgoe 19,316 2nd
28 December 1935 Preston North End A 0–4 21,487 3rd
4 January 1936 Brentford H 2–2 Luke, Mountford (pen) 17,682 3rd
15 January 1936 Manchester City A 2–1 Barkas (og), B. Brown 30,000 2nd
18 January 1936 Derby County A 0–2 18,873 3rd
29 January 1936 Everton H 2–1 Chester, Lythgoe 3,404 3rd
1 February 1936 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 Luke, Chester 30,852 2nd
8 February 1936 Leeds United H 1–2 Lythgoe 20,862 3rd
19 February 1936 Middlesbrough H 4–1 Richardson (3), Chivers 4,366 3rd
22 February 1936 Grimsby Town A 1–1 Chester 10,994 3rd
29 February 1936 Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 Chivers 3,886 2nd
7 March 1936 Arsenal A 1–1 Chivers 43,930 3rd
14 March 1936 Liverpool H 1–0 Chester 15,532 2nd
21 March 1936 Stoke City A 0–1 22,000 3rd
28 March 1936 West Bromwich Albion H 2–3 Chivers, Butt 11,694 3rd
4 April 1936 Chelsea A 0–1 30,000 4th
10 April 1936 Portsmouth A 0–0 25,099 3rd
11 April 1936 Birmingham H 1–0 Mountford (pen) 9,753 3rd
14 April 1936 Portsmouth H 1–1 Beech 9,559 3rd
18 April 1936 Sunderland A 3–4 Richardson, Beech (2) 27,859 3rd
25 April 1936 Manchester City H 1–1 Beech 8,258 3rd
2 May 1936 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 Richardson 8,101 3rd

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
11 January 1936 Round 3 Aston Villa A 1–0 Luke 62,620
25 January 1936 Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–1 64,149

Appearances and goals
NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Len Beaumont EnglandMF400040
Albert Beech EnglandDF16400164
Alan Brown EnglandDF600060
Buster Brown EnglandMF19120211
Len Butt EnglandFW42620446
Reg Chester EnglandFW17500175
Frank Chivers EnglandFW12400124
Benny Craig EnglandDF37020390
Bill Hayes Republic of IrelandDF100010
Bob Hesford EnglandGK200020
Tommy Lang ScotlandMF11200112
Charlie Luke EnglandFW23521256
Alf Lythgoe EnglandFW2715202915
Reg Mountford EnglandDF42420444
Duncan Ogilvie ScotlandMF10000100
Jimmy Richardson EnglandFW3910204110
George Roughton EnglandDF400040
Hugh Turner EnglandGK40020420
Ted Widdowfield EnglandMF500050
Jock Wightman ScotlandDF27020290
Jackie Williams WalesMF210021
Ken Willingham EnglandDF39120411
Alf Young EnglandDF36020380
John Yuill ScotlandMF100010
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