1928–29 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1928–29 season
Chairman	Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager	Jack Chaplin
Football League First Division	16th
FA Cup	Semi-finals; (knocked out by Bolton Wanderers)
Top goalscorer	League: George Brown (15); All: George Brown (23)
Highest home attendance	53,700 vs Leeds United (26 January 1929)
Lowest home attendance	3,997 vs Liverpool (10 April 1929)
Biggest win	7–1 vs Burnley (10 November 1928); 7–1 vs Chesterfield (12 January 1929)
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs Sunderland (13 October 1928); 1–4 vs Newcastle United (3 November 1928); 1–4 vs Leicester City (15 December 1928); 1–4 vs Aston Villa (20 April 1929)
	← 1927–28 1929–30 →

Huddersfield Town's 1928–29 campaign was a season that saw Town fall from grace, finishing down in 16th place, a far cry from their top 2 finishes in the past 5 seasons. They did manage to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but it didn't stop Jack Chaplin losing his job at the end of the season.

Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	ENG	Hugh Turner
--	DF	ENG	Ned Barkas
--	DF	SCO	Willie Campbell
--	DF	ENG	Billy Carr
--	DF	WAL	Dai Evans
--	DF	ENG	Billy Fogg
--	DF	ENG	Roy Goodall
--	DF	ENG	Tommy Meads
--	DF	ENG	Bill Pickering
--	DF	ENG	Levi Redfern
--	DF	ENG	Bon Spence
--	DF	SCO	David Steele


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	ENG	Sam Wadsworth
--	DF	ENG	Tom Wilson
--	MF	EIR	Laurie Cumming
--	MF	SCO	Alex Jackson
--	MF	ENG	Jimmy Smailes
--	MF	ENG	Billy Smith
--	FW	ENG	George Brown
--	FW	ENG	Johnny Dent
--	FW	ENG	Bob Kelly
--	FW	ENG	Harry Raw
--	FW	ENG	Clem Stephenson

Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	GK	ENG	Hugh Turner
--	DF	ENG	Billy Carr
--	DF	WAL	Dai Evans
--	DF	ENG	Billy Fogg
--	DF	ENG	Roy Goodall
--	DF	ENG	Jimmy Naylor
--	DF	ENG	Bill Pickering
--	DF	ENG	Levi Redfern
--	DF	ENG	George Roughton
--	DF	ENG	Bon Spence
--	DF	SCO	David Steele
--	DF	ENG	Sam Wadsworth


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	ENG	Tom Wilson
--	MF	EIR	Laurie Cumming
--	MF	SCO	Alex Jackson
--	MF	ENG	Jimmy Smailes
--	MF	ENG	Billy Smith
--	FW	ENG	George Brown
--	FW	ENG	Johnny Dent
--	FW	ENG	Bob Kelly
--	FW	WAL	Wilf Lewis
--	FW	ENG	Harry Raw
--	FW	ENG	Clem Stephenson

Results

Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
25 August 1928	Portsmouth	A	0 - 1		33,475	20th
27 August 1928	Bolton Wanderers	H	4 - 1	Goodall (pen), Raw, Kelly, Smith	15,710	8th
1 September 1928	Birmingham	H	0 - 0		19,871	9th
3 September 1928	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 - 1	Stephenson	15,532	7th
8 September 1928	Manchester City	A	2 - 3	Brown (2)	34,421	10th
15 September 1928	Leeds United	H	6 - 1	Brown (2), Stephenson, Smith, Goodall (pen), Jackson	39,869	9th
22 September 1928	Everton	H	3 - 1	Kelly, Brown, Smith	24,425	4th
29 September 1928	Arsenal	A	0 - 2		39,938	10th
6 October 1928	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 2		18,261	14th
13 October 1928	Sunderland	A	1 - 4	Jackson	33,783	16th
20 October 1928	Liverpool	A	3 - 2	Stephenson, Dent (2)	35,206	12th
27 October 1928	Manchester United	H	1 - 2	Stephenson	13,648	15th
3 November 1928	Newcastle United	A	1 - 4	Goodall (pen)	38,620	18th
10 November 1928	Burnley	H	7 - 1	Kelly, Jackson (3), Lewis (2), Cumming	12,645	16th
17 November 1928	Cardiff City	A	0 - 0		13,845	16th
24 November 1928	Sheffield United	H	6 - 1	Jackson (3), Dent, Cumming (2)	7,590	14th
1 December 1928	Bury	A	1 - 2	Kelly	15,469	14th
8 December 1928	Aston Villa	H	3 - 0	Dent (2), Kelly	16,406	14th
15 December 1928	Leicester City	A	1 - 4	Jackson	19,528	14th
22 December 1928	West Ham United	H	4 - 0	Jackson (3), Smith	11,509	12th
25 December 1928	Derby County	H	0 - 0		26,709	12th
26 December 1928	Derby County	A	2 - 1	Brown (2)	30,651	11th
29 December 1928	Portsmouth	H	3 - 1	Jackson, Brown (2)	15,208	9th
1 January 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1 - 1	Cumming	57,143	9th
5 January 1929	Birmingham	A	2 - 1	Kelly, Brown	20,042	6th
19 January 1929	Manchester City	H	2 - 2	Cumming, Smailes	17,602	6th
2 February 1929	Everton	A	3 - 0	Naylor, Brown, Raw	25,044	6th
9 February 1929	Arsenal	H	0 - 1		14,697	8th
23 February 1929	Sunderland	H	1 - 2	Dent	13,258	9th
9 March 1929	Manchester United	A	0 - 1		28,183	11th
16 March 1929	Newcastle United	H	2 - 1	Brown, Dent	16,411	11th
30 March 1929	Cardiff City	H	1 - 1	Cumming	13,332	13th
1 April 1929	Blackburn Rovers	A	1 - 1	Raw	14,335	14th
2 April 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0 - 0		32,555	13th
6 April 1929	Sheffield United	A	0 - 1		24,458	13th
10 April 1929	Liverpool	H	1 - 3	Raw	3,997	14th
13 April 1929	Bury	H	0 - 2		8,609	16th
16 April 1929	Burnley	A	2 - 3	Brown, Smith	15,426	16th
20 April 1929	Aston Villa	A	1 - 4	Brown	24,821	18th
27 April 1929	Leicester City	H	1 - 1	Brown	8,778	18th
1 May 1929	Leeds United	A	2 - 1	Dent, Jackson	17,291	15th
4 May 1929	West Ham United	A	1 - 1	Dent	13,005	16th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
12 January 1929	Round 3	Chesterfield	A	7 - 1	Brown (4), Jackson, Cumming (2)	15,923
26 January 1929	Round 4	Leeds United	H	3 - 0	Smith, Jackson (2)	53,700
16 February 1929	Round 5	Crystal Palace	H	5 - 2	Smith, Brown (3), Kelly	19,000
2 March 1929	Round 6	West Bromwich Albion	A	1 - 1	Brown	52,333
6 March 1929	Round 6 Replay	West Bromwich Albion	H	2 - 1	Jackson, Kelly	39,101
23 March 1929	Semi-Final	Bolton Wanderers	N	1 - 3	Jackson	39,000

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Ned Barkas	England	DF	6	0	0	0	6	0
George Brown	England	FW	28	15	6	8	34	23
Willie Campbell	Scotland	DF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Carr	England	DF	3	0	0	0	3	0
Laurie Cumming	Ireland	FW	17	6	2	2	19	8
Johnny Dent	England	FW	21	9	3	0	24	9
Dai Evans	Wales	DF	18	0	1	0	19	0
Billy Fogg	England	DF	4	0	0	0	4	0
Roy Goodall	England	DF	42	3	5	0	47	3
Alex Jackson	Scotland	FW	35	14	6	5	41	19
Bob Kelly	England	FW	32	6	6	2	38	8
Wilf Lewis	Wales	FW	2	2	0	0	2	2
Tommy Meads	England	DF	3	0	0	0	3	0
Jimmy Naylor	England	DF	22	1	6	0	28	1
Bill Pickering	England	DF	0	0	1	0	1	0
Harry Raw	England	FW	16	4	1	0	17	4
Levi Redfern	England	DF	9	0	3	0	12	0
George Roughton	England	DF	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jimmy Smailes	England	MF	10	1	0	0	10	1
Billy Smith	England	MF	32	5	6	2	38	7
Bon Spence	England	DF	13	0	0	0	13	0
David Steele	Scotland	DF	21	0	2	0	23	0
Clem Stephenson	England	FW	12	4	0	0	12	4
Hugh Turner	England	GK	42	0	6	0	48	0
Sam Wadsworth	England	DF	34	0	6	0	40	0
Tom Wilson	England	DF	37	0	6	0	43	0