1934–35 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Huddersfield Town's 1934-35 campaign was a season of despair for Town. After the previous season's 2nd place finish, some fans were even thinking that Town could deny Arsenal their chance to emulate their own successes in the mid-1920s of winning 3 titles in a row. Instead, a dreadful season saw Town finish in 16th place, only 5 points off the relegation zone.
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
After the impressive 2nd place finish the previous season, some fans were even thinking that Town were in a possible title fight with Arsenal, who were on course for a 3rd successive title, matching Town's achievement 8 years earlier. Unfortunately, their first 8 games resulted in only 1 win, which at the time was Town's worst ever start to a season. Later in the season big drubbings including an 8-0 win over Liverpool and a 6-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, which included Alf Lythgoe scoring 5 of the goals, although a 5-0 loss to Portsmouth and a 5-1 home loss to Grimsby Town didn't help Town's goal average. They finished in 16th place, only 5 points clear of Leicester City, who were relegated with Tottenham Hotspur.
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 |
25 August 1934 |
Sunderland |
A |
1 - 4 |
Williams |
29,846 |
18th |
27 August 1934 |
Derby County |
H |
1 - 0 |
Williams |
8,878 |
10th |
1 September 1934 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
H |
0 - 0 |
|
13,960 |
12th |
5 September 1934 |
Derby County |
A |
1 - 4 |
Campbell |
19,916 |
19th |
8 September 1934 |
Preston North End |
A |
0 - 2 |
|
27,727 |
20th |
15 September 1934 |
Grimsby Town |
H |
1 - 5 |
Betmead (og) |
10,009 |
21st |
22 September 1934 |
Everton |
A |
2 - 4 |
Luke, Rawlings |
20,815 |
21st |
29 September 1934 |
Leeds United |
A |
0 - 2 |
|
12,298 |
22nd |
6 October 1934 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
H |
4 - 1 |
Williams, Malam (2, 1 pen), Richardson |
11,552 |
21st |
13 October 1934 |
Chelsea |
A |
1 - 2 |
Richardson |
32,151 |
22nd |
20 October 1934 |
West Bromwich Albion |
A |
1 - 4 |
Ball |
19,250 |
22nd |
27 October 1934 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
4 - 0 |
Lythgoe, Malam, Williams, Willingham |
14,913 |
22nd |
3 November 1934 |
Portsmouth |
A |
0 - 5 |
|
18,636 |
22nd |
10 November 1934 |
Liverpool |
H |
8 - 0 |
Richardson (2), Malam (3, 1 pen), Lythgoe, Luke, Bott |
12,532 |
20th |
17 November 1934 |
Manchester City |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
36,176 |
21st |
24 November 1934 |
Middlesbrough |
H |
3 - 1 |
Luke (2), Stuart (og) |
15,803 |
19th |
1 December 1934 |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
2 - 4 |
Lythgoe, Young |
12,256 |
19th |
8 December 1934 |
Arsenal |
H |
1 - 1 |
Morris |
36,500 |
18th |
15 December 1934 |
Birmingham |
A |
4 - 0 |
Malam (2), Lythgoe (2) |
16,569 |
17th |
22 December 1934 |
Stoke City |
H |
1 - 4 |
Luke |
10,627 |
20th |
25 December 1934 |
Leicester City |
A |
3 - 0 |
Malam (2), Morris |
24,064 |
16th |
26 December 1934 |
Leicester City |
H |
2 - 3 |
Morris, Young |
25,728 |
18th |
29 December 1934 |
Sunderland |
H |
0 - 3 |
|
24,009 |
20th |
5 January 1935 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
A |
0 - 0 |
|
35,523 |
21st |
19 January 1935 |
Preston North End |
H |
3 - 4 |
Malam, Lythgoe (2) |
10,992 |
21st |
2 February 1935 |
Everton |
H |
1 - 1 |
Lythgoe |
14,687 |
21st |
9 February 1935 |
Leeds United |
H |
3 - 1 |
Luke (3) |
18,451 |
21st |
16 February 1935 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
A |
3 - 2 |
Richardson, Lang, Anderson |
16,519 |
19th |
23 February 1935 |
Chelsea |
H |
3 - 0 |
Lang, Lythgoe, Luke |
13,602 |
15th |
6 March 1935 |
West Bromwich Albion |
H |
3 - 0 |
Lang, Lythgoe, Richardson |
8,744 |
13th |
9 March 1935 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
1 - 1 |
B. Brown |
19,207 |
15th |
16 March 1935 |
Portsmouth |
H |
2 - 0 |
Lythgoe (2) |
14,563 |
14th |
23 March 1935 |
Liverpool |
A |
2 - 3 |
Beaumont, Willingham |
18,000 |
15th |
30 March 1935 |
Manchester City |
H |
3 - 0 |
Richardson, Anderson, Lythgoe |
18,657 |
14th |
2 April 1935 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
1 - 1 |
Anderson |
8,073 |
14th |
6 April 1935 |
Middlesbrough |
A |
1 - 2 |
Lythgoe |
12,570 |
15th |
13 April 1935 |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
6 - 0 |
Lythgoe (5), Anderson |
15,094 |
14th |
19 April 1935 |
Aston Villa |
A |
1 - 1 |
Williams |
27,505 |
15th |
20 April 1935 |
Arsenal |
A |
0 - 1 |
|
41,892 |
15th |
24 April 1935 |
Aston Villa |
H |
1 - 1 |
Lythgoe |
9,288 |
15th |
27 April 1935 |
Birmingham |
H |
2 - 2 |
Lythgoe, Anderson |
11,027 |
15th |
4 May 1935 |
Stoke City |
A |
0 - 2 |
|
9,986 |
16th |
Date |
Round |
Opponents |
Home/
Away |
Result
F - A |
Scorers |
Attendance |
12 January 1935 |
Round 3 |
Portsmouth |
A |
1 - 1 |
Lythgoe |
29,307 |
16 January 1935 |
Round 3 Replay |
Portsmouth |
H |
2 - 3 |
Lythgoe, Lang |
26,263 |
Appearances and goals
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| Club seasons | | First Division |
- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Birmingham
- Blackburn Rovers
- Chelsea
- Derby County
- Everton
- Grimsby Town
- Huddersfield Town
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Middlesbrough
- Portsmouth
- Preston North End
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Stoke City
- Sunderland
- Tottenham Hotspur
- West Bromwich Albion
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
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| Second Division |
- Barnsley
- Blackpool
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bradford City
- Bradford Park Avenue
- Brentford
- Burnley
- Bury
- Fulham
- Hull City
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Norwich City
- Nottingham Forest
- Notts County
- Oldham Athletic
- Plymouth Argyle
- Port Vale
- Sheffield United
- Southampton
- Swansea Town
- West Ham United
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| Third Division | North |
- Accrington Stanley
- Barrow
- Carlisle United
- Chester
- Chesterfield
- Crewe Alexandra
- Darlington
- Doncaster Rovers
- Halifax Town
- Hartlepools United
- Lincoln City
- Mansfield Town
- New Brighton
- Rochdale
- Rotherham County
- South Shields
- Southport
- Stockport County
- Tranmere Rovers
- Walsall
- Wrexham
- York City
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| South |
- Aldershot
- Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Bristol City
- Bristol Rovers
- Cardiff City
- Charlton Athletic
- Clapton Orient
- Coventry City
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter City
- Gillingham
- Luton Town
- Millwall
- Newport County
- Northampton Town
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Southend United
- Swindon Town
- Torquay United
- Watford
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