1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Template:Use British English Template:Short description Huddersfield Town's 1930–31 campaign was a season that saw Town start a revival in form, which saw them finish in the top 5 thanks primarily to the emergence of 2 new striking talents, Joe Robson, who was bought from Grimsby Town following Alex Jackson's departure to Chelsea and Town's own young prodigy Dave Mangnall. The season is also noted for Town's biggest ever win in a league match, 10–1 over Blackpool in December.

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	Template:Fba/core	Hugh Turner
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Austen Campbell
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Carr
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bill Dodgin
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Fogg
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Roy Goodall
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Reg Mountford
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Levi Redfern
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	George Roughton
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bon Spence
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tom Wilson
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Alf Young

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	George Crownshaw
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Alex Jackson
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Gerry Kelly
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Jimmy Smailes
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Smith
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Harry Davies
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Bob Kelly
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Wilf Lewis
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Dave Mangnall
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Harry Raw
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Ernie Whittam

Review

The previous 2 seasons were only memorable for Town's 4th appearance in an FA Cup Final. Luckily, Clem Stephenson was on hand to turn the tide of failure back to success. There was a slight hiccup early on the season, when Alex Jackson left Leeds Road for Chelsea, just 4 games into the season. He had already scored 7 goals during the season including a hat-trick in his last match, a 6–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Joe Robson was brought in from Grimsby Town and he started Town's push for Championship supremacy along with Town youngster Dave Mangnall, who between them scored 27 goals in the 35 league games that they started between them. Their form continued to improve during the season, which saw them finish in 5th place, but they were 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.

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	Template:Fba/core	Hugh Turner
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Austen Campbell
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Carr
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bill Dodgin
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Fogg
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Roy Goodall
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Reg Mountford
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Levi Redfern
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	George Roughton
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bon Spence
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tom Wilson
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Alf Young

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Wilf Bott
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	George Crownshaw
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Dennis Jennings
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Gerry Kelly
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Smith
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Harry Davies
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Bob Kelly
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Dave Mangnall
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	George McLean
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Joe Robson
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Ernie Whittam

Results

Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
30 August 1930	West Ham United	A	1 - 2	Jackson	18,023	16th
1 September 1930	Grimsby Town	H	2 - 2	Jackson (2)	11,690	15th
6 September 1930	Bolton Wanderers	H	3 - 2	Jackson, G. Kelly, Campbell	15,018	9th
10 September 1930	Manchester United	A	6 - 0	G. Kelly (3), Jackson (3)	11,836	5th
13 September 1930	Liverpool	A	3 - 1	Smailes, Robson, G. Kelly	31,738	4th
15 September 1930	Manchester United	H	3 - 0	B. Kelly, Robson, Redfern	14,028	3rd
20 September 1930	Middlesbrough	H	2 - 2	B. Kelly, Robson	17,503	4th
27 September 1930	Leeds United	A	2 - 1	Smailes (2)	30,265	3rd
4 October 1930	Aston Villa	A	1 - 6	Mangnall	22,177	4th
11 October 1930	Chelsea	H	1 - 1	Davies	25,853	6th
18 October 1930	Leicester City	H	4 - 1	Smith, Davies (2), Crownshaw	15,125	4th
25 October 1930	Sunderland	A	2 - 4	Robson, B. Kelly	27,554	7th
1 November 1930	Arsenal	H	1 - 1	Smith	25,772	6th
8 November 1930	Portsmouth	A	2 - 2	Robson (pen), Smith	23,809	7th
15 November 1930	Sheffield United	H	1 - 1	Lewis	11,806	6th
22 November 1930	Blackburn Rovers	A	3 - 5	Robson (3)	10,556	7th
29 November 1930	Manchester City	H	1 - 1	Robson	14,118	7th
6 December 1930	Birmingham	A	0 - 2		16,036	7th
13 December 1930	Blackpool	H	10 - 1	Robson (3), McLean (4), B. Kelly, Smailes, Davies	11,932	7th
20 December 1930	Derby County	A	1 - 4	McLean	13,157	7th
26 December 1930	Newcastle United	H	0 - 3		15,956	10th
27 December 1930	West Ham United	H	2 - 0	Mangnall, McLean	13,830	8th
1 January 1931	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1 - 2	Mangnall	39,631	9th
3 January 1931	Bolton Wanderers	A	0 - 1		15,665	13th
17 January 1931	Liverpool	H	2 - 1	Robson (2)	9,864	10th
24 January 1931	Middlesbrough	A	3 - 2	B. Kelly (2), McLean	11,015	8th
31 January 1931	Leeds United	H	3 - 0	B. Kelly, Robson (2)	13,044	7th
7 February 1931	Aston Villa	H	1 - 6	Jennings	14,296	8th
18 February 1931	Chelsea	A	2 - 1	Mangnall, G. Kelly	17,546	7th
21 February 1931	Leicester City	A	2 - 1	Mangnall (2)	18,242	7th
7 March 1931	Arsenal	A	0 - 0		31,058	8th
14 March 1931	Portsmouth	H	1 - 3	Mangnall	11,594	9th
16 March 1931	Sunderland	H	2 - 0	B. Kelly, G. Kelly	4,091	7th
21 March 1931	Sheffield United	A	2 - 0	Mangnall (2)	16,689	7th
28 March 1931	Blackburn Rovers	H	1 - 1	J.J. Gorman (og)	8,144	7th
3 April 1931	Newcastle United	A	1 - 1	Whittam	24,262	7th
4 April 1931	Manchester City	A	1 - 0	Whittam	27,094	5th
7 April 1931	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1 - 1	Davies	22,601	6th
11 April 1931	Birmingham	H	1 - 0	Robson	15,000	5th
18 April 1931	Blackpool	A	1 - 1	Smith	15,111	6th
25 April 1931	Derby County	H	3 - 0	Davies (2), B. Kelly	5,325	4th
2 May 1931	Grimsby Town	A	1 - 2	Robson	16,533	5th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1931	Round 3	Leeds United	A	0 - 2		41,103

Appearances and goals

Name	Nationality	Position	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wilf Bott	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||MF||4||0||0||0||4||0
Austen Campbell	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||39||1||0||0||39||1
Billy Carr	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||22||0||1||0||23||0
George Crownshaw	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||7||1||0||0||7||1
Harry Davies	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||24||7||0||0||24||7
Bill Dodgin	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||1||0||0||0||1||0
Billy Fogg	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||7||0||0||0||7||0
Roy Goodall	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||39||0||1||0||40||0
Alex Jackson	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}||FW||4||7||0||0||4||7
Dennis Jennings	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||MF||4||1||0||0||4||1
Bob Kelly	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||37||9||1||0||38||9
Gerry Kelly	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||MF||19||8||1||0||20||8
Wilf Lewis	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Wales	flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg	flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg	flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg	size =	name =	variant = 1807	altlink = national football team }}||FW||3||1||0||0||3||1
Dave Mangnall	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||12||9||0||0||12||9
George McLean	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Scotland	flag alias = Flag of Scotland.svg	flag alias-1542 = Flag of Scotland (traditional).svg	link alias-football = Scotland men's national football team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}||FW||16||7||1||0||17||7
Reg Mountford	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||6||0||0||0||6||0
Harry Raw	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||9||0||0||0||9||0
Levi Redfern	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||13||1||1||0||14||1
Joe Robson	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||23||18||1||0||24||18
George Roughton	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||30||0||0||0||30||0
Jimmy Smailes	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||MF||11||4||1||0||12||4
Billy Smith	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||MF||30||4||0||0||30||4
Bon Spence	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||11||0||1||0||12||0
Hugh Turner	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||GK||42||0||1||0||43||0
Ernie Whittam	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||FW||7||2||0||0||7||2
Tom Wilson	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||22||0||1||0||23||0
Alf Young	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = England	flag alias = Flag of England.svg	flag alias-naval = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Navy	flag alias-navy = English White Ensign 1620.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Navy	link alias-cricket = England cricket team	empty = England Saxons	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }}||DF||20||0||0||0||20||0