1925–26 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season explained

Season:1925–26
League Result:1st (champions)
Cup1 Result:Fourth round
League Topscorer:George Brown (35)
Season Topscorer:George Brown (35)
Highest Attendance:34,871 vs Blackburn Rovers (6 April 1926)
Lowest Attendance:7,285 vs Liverpool (25 November 1925)
Largest Win:5–0 vs Manchester United (13 March 1926)
Largest Loss:1–6 vs Bolton Wanderers (12 December 1925)
Nextseason:1926–27

The 1925–26 Huddersfield Town season saw Town become the first team in English football to achieve the hat-trick of 1st Division championships, a feat which as of the end of the 2022–23 season has not been surpassed.

Under the leadership of Cecil Potter, Town finished 5 points clear of Arsenal, now managed by Herbert Chapman.

Review

Following the sudden resignation of Herbert Chapman, who joined Arsenal as their new manager, Town brought in Cecil Potter to steer the ship. Town continued their brilliant run of form with Charlie Wilson and George Brown being joined in the strikeforce department by Chapman's last signing Alex Jackson. Unfortunately injury cost Wilson his season and he moved to Stoke City by the end of the season. However, George Cook joined Jackson and Brown up front and between them scored 65 of Town's 92 league goals during the season.

They won their 3rd title with 2 games remaining after beating Bolton Wanderers 3-0 at Leeds Road with goals from Jackson, Billy Smith and Clem Stephenson. They finished 5 points clear of Chapman's Arsenal. That success was commemorated with a special trophy that has only been copied on 3 occasions for Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United.

Results

Division One

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendancePosition
29 August 1925West Bromwich AlbionH1 - 1Williams21,9759th
5 September 1925Sheffield UnitedA3 - 2C. Wilson, Jackson, Brown23,0138th
8 September 1925BuryH2 - 1Binks, Brown11,9335th
12 September 1925Cardiff CityH1 - 1Stephenson19,0334th
16 September 1925BirminghamA3 - 1Cook (2), Brown16,3204th
19 September 1925Tottenham HotspurA5 - 5Jackson (3), Cook, Brown20,8804th
26 September 1925Manchester CityH2 - 2Cook, Williams19,5415th
3 October 1925EvertonA3 - 2Brown (3)35,6653rd
10 October 1925BurnleyH2 - 1Brown (2)18,9633rd
17 October 1925Leeds UnitedA4 - 0Cook (2), Williams, Brown33,0082nd
24 October 1925Newcastle UnitedH0 - 118,2854th
31 October 1925Manchester UnitedA1 - 1Cook37,2133rd
14 November 1925Aston VillaA0 - 333,4017th
21 November 1925Leicester CityH3 - 0Brown (2), Williams14,3866th
25 November 1925LiverpoolH0 - 07,2855th
28 November 1925West Ham UnitedA3 - 2Jackson (2), Brown13,9145th
5 December 1925ArsenalH2 - 2Jackson, Brown22,1154th
12 December 1925Bolton WanderersA1 - 6Brown25,8234th
19 December 1925Notts CountyH2 - 0C. Wilson (pen), Brown7,9723rd
26 December 1925SunderlandH1 - 1Brown27,1363rd
28 December 1925BirminghamH4 - 1B. Smith, Stephenson, Brown, Jackson16,5653rd
1 January 1926Blackburn RoversA0 - 1Match abandoned after 40 minutes due to waterlogged pitch.
2 January 1926West Bromwich AlbionA2 - 2Williams, Brown22,4352nd
16 January 1926Sheffield UnitedH4 - 1Goodall (pen), Cook, Brown, B. Smith16,1812nd
20 January 1926SunderlandA1 - 4Brown27,8333rd
23 January 1926Cardiff CityA2 - 1Cook, Jackson13,0493rd
6 February 1926Manchester CityA5 - 1Brown (3), Goodall (pen), B. Smith36,6451st
11 February 1926Blackburn RoversA1 - 2Brown21,4342nd
13 February 1926EvertonH3 - 0Brown (2), D. Raitt (og)17,2781st
20 February 1926BurnleyA1 - 1B. Smith21,4821st
27 February 1926Leeds UnitedH3 - 1Cook, Brown, Williams26,2481st
3 March 1926Tottenham HotspurH2 - 1Brown (2)13,0051st
6 March 1926Newcastle UnitedA2 - 0Brown (2)56,4961st
13 March 1926Manchester UnitedH5 - 0Cook (2), Devlin (2), B. Smith27,8421st
20 March 1926LiverpoolA2 - 1Devlin, Stephenson35,2551st
27 March 1926Aston VillaH5 - 1Jackson (2), Brown (2), Cook28,4421st
3 April 1926Leicester CityA0 - 229,9031st
5 April 1926BuryA0 - 027,1441st
6 April 1926Blackburn RoversH3 - 1Brown (2), A. Smith34,8711st
10 April 1926West Ham UnitedH2 - 1Jackson (2)21,1161st
12 April 1926Bolton WanderersH3 - 0B. Smith, Jackson, Stephenson20,8291st
17 April 1926ArsenalA1 - 3Devlin34,1101st
1 May 1926Notts CountyA2 - 4Cook, Jackson4,7151st

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F - A
ScorersAttendance
9 January 1926Round 3Charlton AthleticA1 - 0Goodall (pen)21,184
30 January 1926Round 4Manchester CityA0 - 474,799

Appearances and goals

NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
Ned BarkasDF13010140
Sid BinksFW210021
George BrownFW4135204335
Harry CawthorneDF24020260
George CookFW2914103014
Harry DennisMF100010
William DevlinFW440044
Roy GoodallDF29211303
George HobsonDF200020
Alex JacksonFW3916204116
Billy MercerGK13000130
Harry RawFW200020
George ShawDF400040
Albert SmithFW110011
Billy SmithMF28620306
Bon SpenceDF100010
David SteeleDF18000180
Clem StephensonFW36420384
Ted TaylorGK29020310
Sam WadsworthDF38020400
Billy WatsonDF40020420
Joey WilliamsMF23610246
Charlie WilsonFW420042
Tom WilsonDF41020430