1922–23 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1922-23 campaign saw Town finish in their highest position since their inception 15 years earlier. In only their third season in top-flight football, they finished in 3rd place behind Liverpool and Sunderland. This was another good season following on from their FA Cup triumph the previous 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.
Review
Following the success at Stamford Bridge in the previous season's FA Cup Final, many were hoping that this new found form would transfer itself into a successful league campaign and even a possible chance of the 1st Division title. However, Town had a bad start, only winning 2 of their first 10 games. So Herbert Chapman brought in Charlie Wilson from Tottenham Hotspur. His 13 goals helped Town mount a charge up the table along with the goals of Ernie Islip, Billy Smith and Frank Mann. They would eventually finish only 7 points behind defending champions Liverpool.
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.
Results
Date |
Opponents |
Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
Position |
26 August 1922 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
2 - 2 |
Islip, B. Smith (pen) |
20,000 |
9th |
28 August 1922 |
Nottingham Forest |
H |
2 - 1 |
B. Smith, Islip |
10,000 |
6th |
2 September 1922 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
0 - 2 |
|
17,270 |
13th |
4 September 1922 |
Nottingham Forest |
A |
1 - 0 |
Walter |
14,000 |
7th |
9 September 1922 |
Stoke |
A |
2 - 2 |
B. Smith (pen), Islip |
22,000 |
7th |
16 September 1922 |
Stoke |
H |
1 - 0 |
Mann |
14,500 |
4th |
23 September 1922 |
Manchester City |
A |
1 - 3 |
B. Smith |
28,000 |
7th |
30 September 1922 |
Manchester City |
H |
0 - 0 |
|
16,200 |
9th |
7 October 1922 |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
0 - 1 |
|
20,000 |
12th |
14 October 1922 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
0 - 2 |
|
13,500 |
17th |
21 October 1922 |
Oldham Athletic |
A |
3 - 0 |
Mann, Wadsworth (pen), B. Smith |
16,826 |
12th |
28 October 1922 |
Oldham Athletic |
H |
3 - 0 |
Mann, Walter, Islip |
14,700 |
9th |
4 November 1922 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
0 - 2 |
|
16,000 |
13th |
11 November 1922 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
21,000 |
12th |
18 November 1922 |
Cardiff City |
H |
1 - 0 |
C. Wilson |
16,500 |
10th |
25 November 1922 |
Cardiff City |
A |
1 - 0 |
Byers |
25,000 |
7th |
2 December 1922 |
Chelsea |
A |
2 - 2 |
Byers, C. Wilson |
25,000 |
8th |
9 December 1922 |
Chelsea |
H |
3 - 0 |
C. Wilson (2), Mann |
15,500 |
5th |
16 December 1922 |
Arsenal |
A |
1 - 1 |
Walter |
25,000 |
5th |
23 December 1922 |
Arsenal |
H |
4 - 0 |
Wadsworth (pen), Steele, Walter, Stephenson |
10,000 |
5th |
25 December 1922 |
Birmingham |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
20,000 |
5th |
26 December 1922 |
Birmingham |
H |
4 - 0 |
C. Wilson (3), T. Wilson |
27,900 |
3rd |
30 December 1922 |
Everton |
A |
3 - 0 |
Mann (2), Byers |
20,000 |
3rd |
6 January 1923 |
Everton |
H |
1 - 0 |
C. Wilson |
17,500 |
3rd |
20 January 1923 |
Sunderland |
A |
1 - 1 |
Islip |
30,000 |
3rd |
27 January 1923 |
Sunderland |
H |
0 - 1 |
|
30,135 |
3rd |
10 February 1923 |
Sheffield United |
H |
2 - 1 |
Islip, Mann |
11,500 |
3rd |
17 February 1923 |
Preston North End |
A |
0 - 1 |
|
15,000 |
3rd |
3 March 1923 |
Aston Villa |
H |
1 - 2 |
Richardson |
25,000 |
5th |
10 March 1923 |
Aston Villa |
H |
3 - 5 |
Mann, Islip, C. Wilson |
15,400 |
6th |
17 March 1923 |
Burnley |
H |
2 - 0 |
C. Wilson, Brown |
14,500 |
5th |
21 March 1923 |
Preston North End |
H |
2 - 0 |
Islip, B. Smith |
6,300 |
3rd |
24 March 1923 |
Burnley |
A |
2 - 0 |
Basnett (og), Islip |
9,100 |
3rd |
31 March 1923 |
Newcastle United |
H |
2 - 0 |
Brown, B. Smith |
16,500 |
3rd |
2 April 1923 |
West Bromwich Albion |
A |
2 - 0 |
B. Smith, C. Wilson |
24,291 |
3rd |
3 April 1923 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
4 - 1 |
Islip, B. Smith, C. Wilson, Brown |
25,096 |
3rd |
7 April 1923 |
Newcastle United |
A |
0 - 1 |
|
20,000 |
3rd |
9 April 1923 |
Sheffield United |
A |
2 - 0 |
Brown (2) |
9,500 |
3rd |
14 April 1923 |
Liverpool |
H |
0 - 0 |
|
17,600 |
3rd |
21 April 1923 |
Liverpool |
A |
1 - 1 |
Brown |
45,000 |
3rd |
28 April 1923 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
1 - 0 |
C. Wilson |
15,000 |
3rd |
5 May 1923 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
18,500 |
3rd |
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
13 January 1923 |
Round 1 |
Birmingham |
H |
2 - 1 |
Stephenson, C. Wilson |
27,300 |
3 February 1923 |
Round 2 |
Millwall |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
39,700 |
7 February 1923 |
Round 2 Replay |
Millwall |
H |
3 - 0 |
C. Wilson (2), Richardson |
19,270 |
24 February 1923 |
Round 3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
1 - 1 |
Islip |
39,442 |
28 February 1923 |
Round 3 Replay |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
0 - 1 |
|
61,609 |
Appearances and goals
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| Club seasons | | First Division |
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Birmingham
- Blackburn Rovers
- Bolton Wanderers
- Burnley
- Cardiff City
- Chelsea
- Everton
- Huddersfield Town
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Middlesbrough
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Oldham Athletic
- Preston North End
- Sheffield United
- Stoke
- Sunderland
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Bromwich Albion
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| Second Division |
- Barnsley
- Blackpool
- Bradford City
- Bury
- Clapton Orient
- Coventry City
- Crystal Palace
- Derby County
- Fulham
- Hull City
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Manchester United
- Notts County
- Port Vale
- Rotherham County
- South Shields
- Southampton
- Stockport County
- The Wednesday
- West Ham United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Third Division | North |
- Accrington Stanley
- Ashington
- Barrow
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Chesterfield
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Durham City
- Grimsby Town
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepools United
- Lincoln City
- Nelson
- Rochdale
- Southport
- Stalybridge Celtic
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Wigan Borough
- Wrexham
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| South |
- Aberdare Athletic
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Charlton Athletic
- Exeter City
- Gillingham
- Luton Town
- Merthyr Town
- Millwall
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Norwich City
- Plymouth Argyle
- Portsmouth
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swansea Town
- Swindon Town
- Watford
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