1938–39 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

April 2025 noref (GreenC bot) February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1938–39 Sir Amos Brook Hirst Clem Stephenson Leeds Road Football League First Division 19th FA Cup Semi-finals(eliminated by Portsmouth) Billy Price (17) Billy Price (24) 56,518 vs Blackburn Rovers (4 March 1939) 5,442 vs Nottingham Forest (11 January 1939) _blue_stripes _whitestripes _blue_stripes _hoops_blue ffffff 0000ff ffffff ffffff ffffff 4–0 vs Charlton Athletic (18 February 1939) 0–4 vs Portsmouth (10 September 1938)0–4 vs Aston Villa (15 February 1939) 1937–38 1939–40 Huddersfield Town's 1938–39 campaign was the last full season of football before the start of World War II. Town would finish 19th in Division 1, but they had another impressive FA Cup run, following from the previous season's runner-up spot, Preston North End-Club History:Before and After the War. https://www.pnefc.net/club/history/club-history#Before_And_After_The_War Preston North End FC April 6, 2025 by reaching the semi-finals, before losing to Portsmouth. England FA Challenge Cup 1938/39. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engcup1939.html rssf.org April 6, 2025 Squad at the start of the season yes yes England GK Bob Hesford yes England DF Eddie Boot yes England DF Alan Brown yes England DF Benny Craig yes England DF Robert Gordon yes Ireland DF Bill Hayes yes England DF Reg Mountford yes England DF Albert Watson yes England DF Ken Willingham yes England DF Alf Young yes yes England MF Bobby Barclay yes England MF Pat Beasley yes England MF Tom Hinchcliffe yes England MF Jack Johnson yes England MF Robert Perrett yes South Africa 1928 MF George Wienand yes England FW Lewis Brook yes England FW Jimmy Isaac yes Scotland FW Willie Mills yes England FW Billy Price Review Town continued their downward spiral, which saw Town fighting in a relegation battle for a major part of the season, but luckily most of the season was highlighted by Town's successes in the FA Cup, following their 5th final appearance the previous season. They reached the semi-final against Portsmouth. They lost the match 2–1 at Highbury. This to date, is their last ever FA Cup semi-final appearance. Town's final league placing was 19th just ahead of Chelsea, Birmingham and Leicester City. Squad at the end of the season yes yes England GK Bob Hesford yes England DF Eddie Boot yes England DF Alan Brown yes England DF Robert Gordon yes Ireland DF Bill Hayes yes England DF Reg Mountford yes England DF Albert Watson yes England DF Ken Willingham yes England DF Alf Young yes England MF Bobby Barclay yes Ireland MF Pat Barlow yes yes England MF Pat Beasley yes England MF Jack Mahon yes Scotland MF Andy McCall yes England MF John Shiel yes England MF Willie Watson yes Ireland FW Harry Baird yes England FW Lewis Brook yes England FW Jimmy Isaac yes Scotland FW Willie Mills yes England FW Billy Price Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendancePosition27 August 1938BrentfordA1–2Price26,63814th31 August 1938Derby CountyA0–113,37519th3 September 1938ArsenalH1–1Mills26,12619th7 September 1938Derby CountyH3–0Brook, Hayes (pen), Isaac11,29313th10 September 1938PortsmouthA0–426,30220th14 September 1938SunderlandH0–19,72420th17 September 1938Leeds UnitedH0–119,79322nd24 September 1938EvertonH3–0Hinchcliffe (2), Isaac27,71019th1 October 1938Wolverhampton WanderersA0–321,21320th8 October 1938Aston VillaH1–1Callaghan (og)20,63920th15 October 1938Charlton AthleticA1–2Price28,03821st22 October 1938Bolton WanderersH2–1Baird, Beasley18,02720th29 October 1938LiverpoolA3–3Beasley, Baird, Price33,73419th5 November 1938Leicester CityH2–0Beasley, Barlow16,10216th12 November 1938MiddlesbroughA1–4Price19,63019th19 November 1938BirminghamH3–1Barclay, Beasley, Baird14,63718th26 November 1938Manchester UnitedA1–1Price23,16415th3 December 1938Stoke CityH1–4Mills17,95318th10 December 1938ChelseaA0–323,25721st17 December 1938Preston North EndH3–0Price (2), Beasley8,91618th24 December 1938BrentfordH1–2Baird11,49320th26 December 1938BlackpoolA1–1Price18,95519th27 December 1938BlackpoolH3–0Beasley (2), Brook27,11317th31 December 1938ArsenalA0–134,14619th14 January 1939PortsmouthH3–0Price, Beasley, Isaac9,00616th25 January 1939Leeds UnitedA0–13,896Match abandoned after 61 minutes due to snow.28 January 1939EvertonA2–3Beasley, Price37,26918th4 February 1939Wolverhampton WanderersH1–2Hayes (pen)20,40518th15 February 1939Aston VillaA0–427,50020th18 February 1939Charlton AthleticH4–0Price, Hayes (pen), Mills, Barclay16,16317th25 February 1939Bolton WanderersA2–3Price, Beasley19,33218th11 March 1939Leicester CityA1–0Isaac13,89819th15 March 1939LiverpoolH1–1Price7,70419th18 March 1939MiddlesbroughH0–116,01119th29 March 1939BirminghamA1–1Barclay12,00020th1 April 1939Manchester UnitedH1–1Barclay14,00719th7 April 1939Grimsby TownA3–3Mills, Price (2)18,83519th8 April 1939Stoke CityA2–2Boot, Mountford26,01419th11 April 1939Grimsby TownH2–0Brook (2)21,74719th15 April 1939ChelseaH3–1Mills (2), Price11,73118th19 April 1939Leeds UnitedA1–2Isaac12,00618th22 April 1939Preston North EndA0–313,09319th29 April 1939SunderlandA0–07,72919th FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance11 January 1939Round 3Nottingham ForestH0–05,44216 January 1939Round 3 ReplayNottingham ForestA3–0Isaac (2), Price22,30421 January 1939Round 4Leeds UnitedA4–2Price (3), Barclay43,70211 February 1939Round 5WalsallH3–0Price (2), McCall33,5434 March 1939Round 6Blackburn RoversH1–1Price56,5189 March 1939Round 6 ReplayBlackburn RoversA2–1Mahon, Beasley54,40025 March 1939Semi-FinalPortsmouthN1–2Barclay60,053 Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHarry BairdEIRFW19420214Bobby BarclayENGMF28462346Pat BarlowEIRMF710071Pat BeasleyENGMF349714110Eddie BootENGDF36150411Lewis BrookENGFW840084Alan BrownENGDF15000150Benny CraigENGDF100010Robert GordonENGDF600060Bill HayesEIRDF41370483Bob HesfordENGGK42070490Tom HinchcliffeENGMF720072Jimmy IsaacENGMF19562257Jack JohnsonENGMF500050Jack MahonENGMF501161Andy McCallSCOMF503181Willie MillsSCOMF23640276Reg MountfordENGDF42170491Robert PerrettENGMF100010Billy PriceENGFW3317774024John ShielENGFW100010Albert WatsonENGDF601070Willie WatsonENGMF11000110George WienandRSA 1928MF400040Ken WillinghamENGDF33070400Alf YoungENGDF30070370 References 1938-39 Category:English football clubs 1938–39 season