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

Template:Use British English Template:Short description 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	Template:Fba/core	Hugh Turner
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Ned Barkas
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Willie Campbell
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Carr
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Dai Evans
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Fogg
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Roy Goodall
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tommy Meads
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bill Pickering
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Levi Redfern
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bon Spence
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	David Steele

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Sam Wadsworth
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tom Wilson
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Laurie Cumming
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Alex Jackson
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Jimmy Smailes
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Smith
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	George Brown
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Johnny Dent
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Bob Kelly
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Harry Raw
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	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	Template:Fba/core	Hugh Turner
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Carr
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Dai Evans
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Fogg
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Roy Goodall
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Jimmy Naylor
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bill Pickering
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Levi Redfern
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	George Roughton
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Bon Spence
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	David Steele
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Sam Wadsworth

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	Template:Fba/core	Tom Wilson
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Laurie Cumming
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Alex Jackson
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Jimmy Smailes
--	MF	Template:Fba/core	Billy Smith
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	George Brown
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Johnny Dent
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Bob Kelly
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Wilf Lewis
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	Harry Raw
--	FW	Template:Fba/core	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	Nationality	Position	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ned Barkas	{{ 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
George Brown	{{ 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||28||15||6||8||34||23
Willie Campbell	{{ 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 = }}||DF||1||0||0||0||1||0
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||3||0||0||0||3||0
Laurie Cumming	Template:Country data EIR	FW	17	6	2	2	19	8
Johnny Dent	{{ 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||21||9||3||0||24||9
Dai Evans	{{ 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 }}||DF||18||0||1||0||19||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||4||0||0||0||4||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||42||3||5||0||47||3
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||35||14||6||5||41||19
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||32||6||6||2||38||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||2||2||0||0||2||2
Tommy Meads	{{ 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||3||0||0||0||3||0
Jimmy Naylor	{{ 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||1||6||0||28||1
Bill Pickering	{{ 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||0||0||1||0||1||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||16||4||1||0||17||4
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||9||0||3||0||12||0
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||2||0||0||0||2||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||10||1||0||0||10||1
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||32||5||6||2||38||7
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||13||0||0||0||13||0
David Steele	{{ 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 = }}||DF||21||0||2||0||23||0
Clem Stephenson	{{ 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||4||0||0||12||4
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||6||0||48||0
Sam Wadsworth	{{ 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||34||0||6||0||40||0
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||37||0||6||0||43||0