1967–68 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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This season is most remembered by Town fans for their best ever run in the Football League Cup. They reached the semi-finals, before losing to 1st Division Arsenal 6–3 on aggregate.[1]

Squad at the start of the season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Template:Fba/core John Oldfield
-- DF Template:Fba/core Chris Cattlin
-- DF Template:Fba/core Trevor Cherry
-- DF Template:Fba/core Roy Ellam
-- DF Template:Fba/core Billy Legg
-- DF Template:Fba/core Mick Meagan
-- DF Template:Fba/core Derek Parkin
-- MF Template:Fba/core Colin Dobson
-- MF Template:Fba/core Mike Hellawell
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Template:Fba/core Brian Hill
-- MF Template:Fba/core Kevin McHale
-- MF Template:Fba/core Jimmy Nicholson
-- MF Template:Fba/core Steve Smith
-- FW Template:Fba/core Brian Clark
-- FW Template:Fba/core Joe Harper
-- FW Template:Fba/core Tony Leighton
-- FW Template:Fba/core David Shaw
-- FW Template:Fba/core Frank Worthington

Review

Tom Johnston was beginning his 3rd full season in charge of the Terriers following a pretty impressive previous season, many were hoping that Town could possibly push for a promotion back to Division 1. After winning the first 2 games against Bristol City and Millwall, Town failed to win the next 7 games in the league and Town's league form never seemed to truly recover during the season.

Their Football League Cup campaign during the season is currently the best in Town's history. Following wins in the earlier rounds against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Norwich City, West Ham United and Fulham, Town played 1st Division Arsenal in the semi-finals of the competition. Following a narrow 3–2 defeat at Highbury in the first leg, some were thinking that a trip to Wembley wasn't out of the question. Tony Leighton gave Town an early lead in the second leg at Leeds Road, but the Gunners scored 3 further goals to secure their final berth at Town's expense. Town finished their league campaign in 14th place with only 38 points.

Squad at the end of the season

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No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Template:Fba/core John Oldfield
-- DF Template:Fba/core Trevor Cherry
-- DF Template:Fba/core Roy Ellam
-- DF Template:Fba/core Billy Legg
-- DF Template:Fba/core Mick Meagan
-- DF Template:Fba/core Ray Mielczarek
-- DF Template:Fba/core Alex Smith
-- MF Template:Fba/core Colin Dobson
-- MF Template:Fba/core Mike Hellawell
-- MF Template:Fba/core Brian Hill
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Template:Fba/core Jimmy McGill
-- MF Template:Fba/core Jimmy Nicholson
-- MF Template:Fba/core Steve Smith
-- FW Template:Fba/core Paul Aimson
-- FW Template:Fba/core John Archer
-- FW Template:Fba/core Joe Harper
-- FW Template:Fba/core Bobby Hoy
-- FW Template:Fba/core David Shaw
-- FW Template:Fba/core Frank Worthington

Results

Division Two

Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance Position
19 August 1967 Bristol City A 3 - 2 Ellam, Nicholson, Harper 18,148 8th
22 August 1967 Millwall H 1 - 0 Nicholson 13,832 1st
26 August 1967 Birmingham City H 2 - 3 Dobson (2) 14,228 6th
29 August 1967 Millwall A 1 - 1 Leighton 15,153 7th
2 September 1967 Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 3 Hill 11,544 11th
4 September 1967 Blackpool A 0 - 2 17,674 12th
9 September 1967 Portsmouth H 2 - 2 Dobson (pen), Clark 11,107 14th
16 September 1967 Ipswich Town H 1 - 4 Dobson (pen) 11,544 13th
23 September 1967 Carlisle United A 1 - 2 Dobson 13,511 15th
30 September 1967 Blackburn Rovers H 2 - 1 Clark, Coddington (og) 15,216 14th
7 October 1967 Plymouth Argyle A 1 - 1 McGill 12,900 15th
14 October 1967 Rotherham United H 2 - 0 Clark, Dobson 11,453 13th
21 October 1967 Derby County A 0 - 1 23,950 15th
28 October 1967 Preston North End H 1 - 1 Dobson 10,834 15th
11 November 1967 Crystal Palace H 1 - 1 Dobson 10,055 15th
18 November 1967 Norwich City A 1 - 0 Shaw 17,573 13th
25 November 1967 Queens Park Rangers H 1 - 0 Worthington 14,615 13th
2 December 1967 Aston Villa A 0 - 0 19,507 13th
9 December 1967 Cardiff City H 1 - 0 Nicholson 8,552 11th
16 December 1967 Bristol City H 0 - 3 12,071 14th
23 December 1967 Birmingham City A 1 - 6 Worthington 26,163 14th
26 December 1967 Hull City H 2 - 0 Leighton (2) 19,739 14th
30 December 1967 Hull City A 1 - 1 Nicholson 17,656 13th
6 January 1968 Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 1 Dobson 14,147 11th
13 January 1968 Portsmouth A 1 - 3 Shaw 17,647 13th
29 January 1968 Ipswich Town A 0 - 2 14,945 16th
3 February 1968 Carlisle United H 1 - 1 Dobson 9,071 16th
14 February 1968 Blackburn Rovers A 0 - 0 11,796 15th
17 February 1968 Charlton Athletic A 2 - 4 McGill, Worthington 13,550 16th
24 February 1968 Plymouth Argyle H 0 - 1 6,562 17th
2 March 1968 Rotherham United A 0 - 1 13,672 17th
16 March 1968 Derby County H 3 - 1 Harper, Aimson, Dobson 9,326 17th
23 March 1968 Preston North End A 1 - 3 Mielczarek 13,504 18th
30 March 1968 Charlton Athletic H 4 - 1 Harper, Nicholson, Aimson (2) 7,742 16th
6 April 1968 Crystal Palace A 1 - 0 Worthington 10,929 15th
13 April 1968 Norwich City H 2 - 0 Hill, Worthington 9,727 12th
15 April 1968 Middlesbrough A 2 - 3 Dobson, Aimson 15,065 12th
16 April 1968 Middlesbrough H 1 - 0 Aimson 12,709 11th
20 April 1968 Queens Park Rangers A 0 - 3 19,646 14th
27 April 1968 Aston Villa H 0 - 0 7,489 15th
4 May 1968 Cardiff City A 0 - 0 10,669 12th
11 May 1968 Blackpool H 1 - 3 Legg 11,603 13th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
27 January 1968 Round 3 Tranmere Rovers A 1 - 2 Worthington 20,038

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
12 September 1967 Round 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 - 0 Dobson 11,850
11 October 1967 Round 3 Norwich City A 1 - 0 Nicholson 12,215
1 November 1967 Round 4 West Ham United H 2 - 0 Worthington, Cattlin 17,729
29 November 1967 Round 5 Fulham A 1 - 1 Worthington 20,309
12 December 1967 Round 5 Replay Fulham H 2 - 1 Nicholson, Shaw 23,801
17 January 1968 Semi-Final 1st Leg Arsenal A 2 - 3 Cherry, Dobson 40,079
6 February 1968 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Arsenal H 1 - 3 Leighton 27,312
  • Huddersfield lost 6–3 on aggregate.

Appearances and goals

Name Nationality Position League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paul Aimson {{ 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

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John Archer {{ 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

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Chris Cattlin {{ 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

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Trevor Cherry {{ 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

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Brian Clark {{ 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

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Colin Dobson {{ 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

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Roy Ellam {{ 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

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Joe Harper {{ 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 =

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Mike Hellawell {{ 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

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Brian Hill {{ 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

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Bobby Hoy {{ 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

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Billy Legg {{ 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

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Tony Leighton {{ 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

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Jimmy McGill {{ 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 =

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Kevin McHale {{ 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||7||0||0||0||0||0||7||0

Mick Meagan {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = Republic of Ireland shortname alias = Ireland flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg link alias-army = Irish Army link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-football = Republic of Ireland link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg border-rugby union = flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg border-cricket = link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

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Ray Mielczarek {{ 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 = altlink = national football team

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Jimmy Nicholson {{ Template:Yesno alias = Northern Ireland flag alias = Ulster Banner.svg flag alias-assembly = Flag of Northern Ireland Assembly.svg flag alias-saltire = St Patrick's saltire.svg flag alias-union = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

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John Oldfield {{safesubst: Template:Yesno alias = Republic of Ireland shortname alias = Ireland flag alias = Flag of Ireland.svg link alias-naval = Irish Naval Service flag alias-air force = Flag of the Irish Air Corps.svg link alias-air force = Irish Air Corps flag alias-army = Flag of the Irish Defence Forces.svg link alias-army = Irish Army link alias-navy = Irish Naval Service link alias-football = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-football = Republic of Ireland link alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-futsal = Republic of Ireland link alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland national football team name alias-beachsoccer = Republic of Ireland flag alias-rugby union = Flag placeholder.svg border-rugby union = flag alias-cricket = Flag placeholder.svg border-cricket = link alias-netball = Republic of Ireland national netball team name alias-netball = Republic of Ireland size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant =

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Derek Parkin {{ 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

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David Shaw {{ 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

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Alex 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

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Steve 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

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Frank Worthington {{ 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

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References

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