1921–22 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1921-22 campaign saw the club win their first trophy in their 14-year history. By beating Preston North End at Stamford Bridge, Town won the FA Cup for the first and, As of 2022, only time. After an up-and-down season in the league, they finished in 14th place.

Huddersfield Town
1921–22 season
ChairmanEngland Joseph Barlow
ManagerEngland Herbert Chapman
Football League First Division14th
FA CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Ernie Islip (11)
All: Ernie Islip
Clem Stephenson (15)
Highest home attendance45,691 vs Millwall (4 March 1922)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs West Bromwich Albion (14 January 1922)
Biggest win6–0 vs Preston North End (22 April 1922)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs Middlesbrough (11 March 1922)
0–4 vs Bradford City (1 April 1922)
2–6 vs Everton (14 April 1922)

Squad at the start of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   ENG Ted Davis
-- GK   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF   ENG Harry Brough
-- DF   ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF   SCO Colin McKay
-- DF   ENG Charlie Slade
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- DF   ENG James Wood
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   SCO Billy Johnston
-- MF   ENG Robert Jones
-- MF   ENG George Richardson
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann
-- FW   ENG Billy E. Smith
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson
-- FW   ENG Jack Swann

Review

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Following a disappointing showing in their first season in the top flight, Town were hoping for better fortunes in their second season. They beat Burnley on 3 December 1921 to rise to second place in the table. However, they won only three of their following 22 games, falling to 19th after a loss at Everton on 18 April 1922. Huddersfield then won their last three matches to finish on the same number of points—39—as the previous season, but three places higher in the table on 14th.

The season is fondly remembered by fans for the club's success in the FA Cup. After needing replays to beat Burnley, Brighton and Blackburn, they beat Millwall 3–0 in the fourth round, and Notts County 3–1 at Turf Moor in the semifinals, to reach their second final in three years. They played Preston North End in the final, just two days after beating them 6–0 in the league. Billy Smith (who along with Ernie Islip had scored a hat-trick in the 6–0 win) scored the only goal from a penalty, and Town won the cup for their first and only time.

Two week later, Huddersfield won the FA Charity Shield by defeating newly crowned league champions Liverpool 1–0 at Old Trafford with Tom Wilson scoring the winning goal.

Squad at the end of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   ENG Ted Davis
-- GK   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   ENG Ned Barkas
-- DF   ENG Harry Brough
-- DF   ENG Harry Cawthorne
-- DF   SCO Colin McKay
-- DF   ENG Charlie Slade
-- DF   ENG Sam Wadsworth
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
-- DF   ENG Tom Wilson
-- DF   ENG James Wood
-- MF   ENG Jack Byers
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   SCO Billy Johnston
-- MF   ENG Robert Jones
-- MF   ENG George Richardson
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   ENG George Brown
-- FW   ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann
-- FW   ENG Len Marlow
-- FW   ENG Stan Pearson
-- FW   ENG Billy E. Smith
-- FW   ENG Clem Stephenson

Results

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Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance Position
27 August 1921 Newcastle United H 1 - 2 Swann 25,000 17th
29 August 1921 Sheffield United A 1 - 1 Islip 22,500 17th
3 September 1921 Newcastle United A 2 - 1 Jones, Wilson 50,000 11th
6 September 1921 Sheffield United H 1 - 1 Islip 19,000 12th
10 September 1921 Sunderland A 2 - 2 Stephenson, Richardson 30,000 11th
17 September 1921 Sunderland H 1 - 2 Swann 19,000 18th
24 September 1921 Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 3 Johnston 30,500 18th
1 October 1921 Bolton Wanderers H 3 - 0 Islip, Swann, B. Smith 16,200 15th
8 October 1921 Birmingham A 2 - 0 Womack (og), Mann 40,000 12th
15 October 1921 Birmingham H 1 - 0 B. Smith 17,000 8th
22 October 1921 Arsenal H 2 - 0 B. Smith, Johnston 10,000 7th
29 October 1921 Arsenal A 3 - 1 Mann, McKay, Stephenson (pen) 30,000 5th
5 November 1921 Blackburn Rovers H 3 - 0 Stephenson (2), Islip 14,000 4th
12 November 1921 Blackburn Rovers A 0 - 2 24,000 6th
19 November 1921 Oldham Athletic A 1 - 1 Islip 14,623 6th
26 November 1921 Oldham Athletic H 1 - 0 Stephenson (pen) 16,500 4th
3 December 1921 Burnley H 1 - 0 Islip 25,500 2nd
10 December 1921 Burnley A 0 - 1 25,297 4th
17 December 1921 Cardiff City A 0 - 0 25,000 5th
24 December 1921 Cardiff City H 0 - 1 ? 7th
26 December 1921 Manchester City H 2 - 0 Stephenson (2, 1 pen) 30,000 5th
27 December 1921 Liverpool A 0 - 2 40,000 6th
31 December 1921 West Bromwich Albion A 2 - 3 Brown (2) 25,036 6th
2 January 1922 Manchester City A 1 - 2 Brown 27,500 7th
14 January 1922 West Bromwich Albion H 2 - 0 Brown, Reed (og) 8,000 7th
21 January 1922 Liverpool H 0 - 1 19,000 8th
11 February 1922 Manchester United A 1 - 1 Islip 30,000 10th
25 February 1922 Aston Villa A 0 - 2 41,000 11th
27 February 1922 Manchester United H 1 - 1 McBain (og) 30,000 11th
11 March 1922 Middlesbrough A 1 - 5 B. Smith 26,000 14th
18 March 1922 Tottenham Hotspur A 0 - 1 36,187 16th
27 March 1922 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 - 1 Islip 16,000 16th
1 April 1922 Bradford City A 0 - 4 29,000 16th
5 April 1922 Aston Villa H 1 - 0 McKay 17,000 14th
8 April 1922 Bradford City H 1 - 2 Mann 12,000 14th
10 April 1922 Chelsea A 0 - 1 18,000 16th
14 April 1922 Everton A 2 - 6 Wadsworth (pen), B. Smith 40,000 16th
15 April 1922 Preston North End A 1 - 1 Byers 20,000 16th
18 April 1922 Everton H 1 - 2 Mann 29,000 19th
22 April 1922 Preston North End H 6 - 0 Islip (3), B. Smith (3) 12,500 16th
1 May 1922 Middlesbrough H 2 - 1 Stephenson, Carr (og) 29,000 15th
6 May 1922 Chelsea H 2 - 0 Stephenson, Mann 17,000 14th

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Sunderland 42 16 8 18 60 62 0.968 40
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 10 17 51 63 0.810 40
14 Huddersfield Town 42 15 9 18 53 54 0.981 39
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 12 17 54 57 0.947 38
16 Preston North End 42 13 12 17 42 65 0.646 38
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
7 January 1922 Round 1 Burnley A 2 - 2 Islip, Watson 39,103
11 January 1922 Round 1 Replay Burnley H 3 - 2 Stephenson (2), Mann 35,355
28 January 1922 Round 2 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0 - 0 22,241
1 February 1922 Round 2 Replay Brighton & Hove Albion H 2 - 0 Stephenson, Richardson 28,086
18 February 1922 Round 3 Blackburn Rovers A 1 - 1 Mann 45,068
22 February 1922 Round 3 Replay Blackburn Rovers H 5 - 0 Mann, Islip (2), B. Smith (2) 31,899
4 March 1922 Round 4 Millwall H 3 - 0 Stephenson (2), Islip 45,691
25 March 1922 Semi-Final Notts County N 3 - 1 Mann, B. Smith, Stephenson 46,323
29 April 1922 Final Preston North End N 1 - 0 B. Smith (pen) 53,710
10 May 1922 Huddersfield Town 1 – 0 Liverpool Old Trafford, Manchester
15:00 GMT Wilson   Attendance: 20,000
Referee: ()

Appearances and goals

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Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Ned Barkas   England DF 4 0 0 0 4 0
Harry Brough   England DF 9 0 0 0 9 0
George Brown   England FW 6 4 0 0 6 4
Jack Byers   England MF 5 1 0 0 5 1
Harry Cawthorne   England DF 5 0 0 0 5 0
Ted Davis   England GK 27 0 7 0 34 0
Ernie Islip   England FW 34 11 9 4 43 15
Billy Johnston   Scotland FW 21 2 2 0 23 2
Robert Jones   England MF 2 1 0 0 2 1
Frank Mann   England FW 40 5 8 4 48 9
Len Marlow   England FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Colin McKay   Scotland DF 14 2 0 0 14 2
Sandy Mutch   Scotland GK 15 0 2 0 17 0
Stan Pearson   England MF 1 0 1 0 2 0
George Richardson   England MF 14 1 8 1 22 2
Charlie Slade   England DF 25 0 9 0 34 0
Billy E. Smith   England FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Billy H. Smith   England MF 40 8 9 4 49 12
Clem Stephenson   England FW 39 9 9 6 48 15
Jack Swann   England FW 9 3 0 0 9 3
Sam Wadsworth   England DF 39 1 9 0 48 1
Billy Watson   England DF 36 0 9 1 45 1
Tom Wilson   England DF 39 1 9 0 48 1
James Wood   England DF 36 0 9 0 45 0