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

League Result:14th
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2 Result:Winners
League Topscorer:Ernie Islip (11)
Season Topscorer:Ernie Islip
Clem Stephenson (15)
Highest Attendance:45,691 vs Millwall (4 March 1922)
Lowest Attendance:8,000 vs West Bromwich Albion (14 January 1922)
Largest Win:6–0 vs Preston North End (22 April 1922)
Largest Loss:1–5 vs Middlesbrough (11 March 1922)
0–4 vs Bradford City (1 April 1922)
2–6 vs Everton (14 April 1922)
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Nextseason:1922–23

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,, only time. After an up-and-down season in the league, they finished in 14th place.

Review

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.

Results

Division One

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendancePosition
27 August 1921Newcastle UnitedH1 - 2Swann25,00017th
29 August 1921Sheffield UnitedA1 - 1Islip22,50017th
3 September 1921Newcastle UnitedA2 - 1Jones, Wilson50,00011th
6 September 1921Sheffield UnitedH1 - 1Islip19,00012th
10 September 1921SunderlandA2 - 2Stephenson, Richardson30,00011th
17 September 1921SunderlandH1 - 2Swann19,00018th
24 September 1921Bolton WanderersA1 - 3Johnston30,50018th
1 October 1921Bolton WanderersH3 - 0Islip, Swann, B. Smith16,20015th
8 October 1921BirminghamA2 - 0Womack (og), Mann40,00012th
15 October 1921BirminghamH1 - 0B. Smith17,0008th
22 October 1921ArsenalH2 - 0B. Smith, Johnston10,0007th
29 October 1921ArsenalA3 - 1Mann, McKay, Stephenson (pen)30,0005th
5 November 1921Blackburn RoversH3 - 0Stephenson (2), Islip14,0004th
12 November 1921Blackburn RoversA0 - 224,0006th
19 November 1921Oldham AthleticA1 - 1Islip14,6236th
26 November 1921Oldham AthleticH1 - 0Stephenson (pen)16,5004th
3 December 1921BurnleyH1 - 0Islip25,5002nd
10 December 1921BurnleyA0 - 125,2974th
17 December 1921Cardiff CityA0 - 025,0005th
24 December 1921Cardiff CityH0 - 1?7th
26 December 1921Manchester CityH2 - 0Stephenson (2, 1 pen)30,0005th
27 December 1921LiverpoolA0 - 240,0006th
31 December 1921West Bromwich AlbionA2 - 3Brown (2)25,0366th
2 January 1922Manchester CityA1 - 2Brown27,5007th
14 January 1922West Bromwich AlbionH2 - 0Brown, Reed (og)8,0007th
21 January 1922LiverpoolH0 - 119,0008th
11 February 1922Manchester UnitedA1 - 1Islip30,00010th
25 February 1922Aston VillaA0 - 241,00011th
27 February 1922Manchester UnitedH1 - 1McBain (og)30,00011th
11 March 1922MiddlesbroughA1 - 5B. Smith26,00014th
18 March 1922Tottenham HotspurA0 - 136,18716th
27 March 1922Tottenham HotspurH1 - 1Islip16,00016th
1 April 1922Bradford CityA0 - 429,00016th
5 April 1922Aston VillaH1 - 0McKay17,00014th
8 April 1922Bradford CityH1 - 2Mann12,00014th
10 April 1922ChelseaA0 - 118,00016th
14 April 1922EvertonA2 - 6Wadsworth (pen), B. Smith40,00016th
15 April 1922Preston North EndA1 - 1Byers20,00016th
18 April 1922EvertonH1 - 2Mann29,00019th
22 April 1922Preston North EndH6 - 0Islip (3), B. Smith (3)12,50016th
1 May 1922MiddlesbroughH2 - 1Stephenson, Carr (og)29,00015th
6 May 1922ChelseaH2 - 0Stephenson, Mann17,00014th

Final League table

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendance
7 January 1922Round 1BurnleyA2 - 2Islip, Watson39,103
11 January 1922Round 1 ReplayBurnleyH3 - 2Stephenson (2), Mann35,355
28 January 1922Round 2Brighton & Hove AlbionA0 - 022,241
1 February 1922Round 2 ReplayBrighton & Hove AlbionH2 - 0Stephenson, Richardson28,086
18 February 1922Round 3Blackburn RoversA1 - 1Mann45,068
22 February 1922Round 3 ReplayBlackburn RoversH5 - 0Mann, Islip (2), B. Smith (2)31,899
4 March 1922Round 4MillwallH3 - 0Stephenson (2), Islip45,691
25 March 1922Semi-FinalNotts CountyN3 - 1Mann, B. Smith, Stephenson46,323
29 April 1922FinalPreston North EndN1 - 0B. Smith (pen)53,710

1922 FA Charity Shield

Appearances and goals

NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Ned BarkasDF400040
Harry BroughDF900090
George BrownFW640064
Jack ByersMF510051
Harry CawthorneDF500050
Ted DavisGK27070340
Ernie IslipFW3411944315
Billy JohnstonFW21220232
Robert JonesMF210021
Frank MannFW40584489
Len MarlowFW100010
Colin McKayDF14200142
Sandy MutchGK15020170
Stan PearsonMF101020
George RichardsonMF14181222
Charlie SladeDF25090340
Billy E. SmithFW100010
Billy H. SmithMF408944912
Clem StephensonFW399964815
Jack SwannFW930093
Sam WadsworthDF39190481
Billy WatsonDF36091451
Tom WilsonDF39190481
James WoodDF36090450