1970–71 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1970–71 season
Chairman England Frank Drabble
Manager England Ian Greaves
Division One 15th
FA Cup Fourth Round
Football League Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Worthington (10)
All:
Frank Worthington (12)
Highest home attendance 43,011 vs Leeds United (12 April 1971)
Lowest home attendance 13,580 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (24 April 1971)

Huddersfield Town's 1970–71 campaign was Town's first season in the Football League's top division since the 1955–56 season. Following the successful previous season in Division 2. They finished in 15th place, but only finished 9 points clear of the relegation zone. They had some brilliant results during the season including a 2–1 win over champions and FA Cup winners. Arsenal. They were even top of the table after 2 matches following wins over Blackpool and Southampton. The stay in the top would only last one more season, following the dramatic slide in the 197172 season.

Squad at the start of the season

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

No. Position Player
-- England GK David Lawson
-- England GK Terry Poole
-- England DF Trevor Cherry
-- England DF Dennis Clarke
-- England DF Roy Ellam
-- England DF Geoff Hutt
-- England DF Alan Jones
-- Wales DF Ray Mielczarek
-- Wales MF Mike Barry
-- England MF Les Chapman
No. Position Player
-- England MF Colin Dobson
-- England MF Bobby Hoy
-- England MF Brian Mahoney
-- Scotland MF Jimmy McGill
-- Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson
-- England MF Steve Smith
-- England FW Brian Greenhalgh
-- Wales FW Dick Krzywicki
-- England FW Jimmy Lawson
-- England FW Frank Worthington

Review

After a successful previous season, Town started their Division 1 lives with convincing 3–0 & 3–1 wins over Blackpool & Southampton respectively. Those wins actually put Town top of the table, but they were soon put back into place with a 4–0 drubbing by Liverpool at Anfield. They had a pretty mixed season, but they were never in any danger of being dragged into a relegation dogfight. One of their most impressive wins was a 2–1 win over Arsenal in January 1971. Goals by Les Chapman and Frank Worthington in between a Ray Kennedy equalizer gave Town a win over the eventual league and FA Cup winners.

Town finished in 15th place, despite only winning 11 games all season. They had 36 points, but never looked like getting relegated or fighting for a European place.

Squad at the end of the season

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

No. Position Player
-- England GK David Lawson
-- England GK Terry Poole
-- England DF Trevor Cherry
-- England DF Dennis Clarke
-- England DF Roy Ellam
-- England DF Geoff Hutt
-- England DF Alan Jones
-- Wales MF Mike Barry
-- England MF Les Chapman
-- England MF Colin Dobson
No. Position Player
-- England MF Terry Dolan
-- England MF Bobby Hoy
-- England MF Brian Mahoney
-- Scotland MF Jimmy McGill
-- Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson
-- England MF Steve Smith
-- England FW Brian Greenhalgh
-- Wales FW Dick Krzywicki
-- England FW Jimmy Lawson
-- England FW Frank Worthington

Results

Division One

Date Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance Position
15 August 1970 Blackpool H 3–0 Smith (2), Worthington (pen) 22,787 1st
18 August 1970 Southampton H 3–1 Krzywicki, Worthington, Smith 24,424 1st
22 August 1970 Liverpool A 0–4 52,628 9th
25 August 1970 Arsenal A 0–1 34,848 9th
29 August 1970 Derby County H 0–0 27,997 10th
1 September 1970 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Smith 26,701 9th
5 September 1970 Coventry City A 0–0 25,899 10th
12 September 1970 Crystal Palace H 0–2 18,820 16th
19 September 1970 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–3 Dobson 19,444 18th
26 September 1970 West Ham United H 1–1 Smith 20,887 18th
3 October 1970 Leeds United A 0–2 36,498 19th
10 October 1970 Ipswich Town H 1–0 McGill 17,944 18th
17 October 1970 Blackpool A 2–2 Smith, Worthington 21,006 18th
24 October 1970 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 17,121 16th
31 October 1970 Stoke City A 1–3 Worthington 17,625 18th
7 November 1970 Chelsea H 0–1 24,631 20th
14 November 1970 Burnley A 3–2 Hoy (2), J. Lawson 18,112 17th
21 November 1970 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 J. Lawson, Hutt 18,209 15th
28 November 1970 Manchester United A 1–1 Hoy 45,306 16th
5 December 1970 Everton H 1–1 Worthington 27,658 15th
12 December 1970 Newcastle United A 0–2 21,254 17th
19 December 1970 Liverpool H 0–0 25,033 16th
26 December 1970 Manchester City A 1–1 Book (og) 40,091 15th
9 January 1971 Southampton A 0–1 19,422 16th
16 January 1971 Arsenal H 2–1 Chapman, Worthington (pen) 30,455 15th
30 January 1971 Manchester United H 1–2 Worthington (pen) 41,464 15th
6 February 1971 Everton A 1–2 Worthington 37,213 17th
13 February 1971 Newcastle United H 1–1 Cherry 15,580 17th
20 February 1971 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 Worthington 18,254 17th
27 February 1971 Stoke City H 0–1 15,626 18th
6 March 1971 Nottingham Forest A 3–1 Worthington, Nicholson, Mahoney 15,798 17th
13 March 1971 Burnley H 0–1 18,793 18th
20 March 1971 Chelsea A 0–0 28,207 18th
24 March 1971 Crystal Palace A 3–0 J. Lawson, Cherry, Mahoney 16,646 17th
27 March 1971 Coventry City H 1–0 Ellam 15,141 15th
3 April 1971 Derby County A 2–3 Clarke, Ellam 24,194 17th
10 April 1971 Manchester City H 1–0 Cherry 21,922 17th
12 April 1971 Leeds United H 0–0 43,011 15th
17 April 1971 Ipswich Town A 0–2 16,626 17th
24 April 1971 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–2 Nicholson 13,580 17th
28 April 1971 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Cherry 18,859 18th
1 May 1971 West Ham United A 1–0 J. Lawson 24,988 15th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
2 January 1971 Round 3 Birmingham City H 1–1 Hoy 26,486
5 January 1971 Round 3 Replay Birmingham City A 2–0 Krzywicki, Worthington 26,558
23 January 1971 Round 4 Stoke City A 3–3 Worthington, Chapman, Mahoney 34,231
26 January 1971 Round 4 Replay Stoke City H 0–0 40,363
8 February 1971 Round 4 2nd Replay Stoke City N 0–1 39,302

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F–A

Scorers Attendance
9 September 1970 Round 2 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 18,165
16 September 1970 Round 2 Replay Nottingham Forest A 0–2 15,818

Appearances and goals

Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Mike Barry WalesMF2 (2)000002 (2)0
Les Chapman EnglandMF12 (3)1411017 (3)2
Trevor Cherry EnglandDF3545010414
Dennis Clarke EnglandDF3914010441
Colin Dobson EnglandFW6 (3)10 (1)0208 (4)1
Terry Dolan EnglandMF000 (1)0000 (1)0
Roy Ellam EnglandDF4225020492
Brian Greenhalgh EnglandFW1002000120
Bobby Hoy EnglandMF11 (1)3211014 (1)4
Geoff Hutt EnglandDF3815020451
Alan Jones EnglandDF1201010140
Dick Krzywicki WalesMF14 (2)1210016 (2)2
David Lawson EnglandGK1903000220
Jimmy Lawson EnglandMF27 (1)4100028 (1)4
Brian Mahoney EnglandMF14 (1)2110015 (1)3
Jimmy McGill ScotlandMF4115020481
Ray Mielczarek WalesDF10000010
Jimmy Nicholson Northern IrelandMF3333020383
Terry Poole EnglandGK2302020270
Steve Smith EnglandMF4165020486
Frank Worthington EnglandFW42952204911