1935–36 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

February 2025 February 2015 February 2015 Huddersfield Town 1935–36 Sir Amos Brook Hirst Clem Stephenson Leeds Road Football League First Division 3rd FA Cup Fourth round(eliminated by Tottenham Hotspur) Alf Lythgoe (15) Alf Lythgoe (15) 35,816 vs Arsenal (30 November 1935) 3,404 vs Everton (29 January 1936) 4–1 vs Aston Villa (26 December 1935)4–1 vs Middlesbrough (19 February 1936) 0–4 vs Preston North End (28 December 1935) 1934–35 1936–37 Huddersfield Town's 1935–36 campaign was a season that saw Town emulate their successes in the mid-1920s, by finishing the season in third place. They achieved the same number of points as second placed Derby County, but finished eight points behind champions Sunderland. Squad at the start of the season Source:All Huddersfield Town players: 1936 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/players/season/1936/ 2025-02-10 www.11v11.com yes yes England GK Bob Hesford yes England GK Hugh Turner yes England DF Albert Beech yes England DF Alan Brown yes England DF Buster Brown yes England DF Benny Craig yes England DF Roy Goodall yes Ireland DF Bill Hayes yes England DF Reg Mountford yes England DF George Roughton yes Scotland DF Jock Wightman yes England DF Ken Willingham yes yes England DF Alf Young yes England MF Len Beaumont yes England MF Jack Johnson yes Scotland MF Tommy Lang yes England MF Charlie Luke yes England MF Ted Widdowfield yes Wales 1807 MF Jackie Williams yes England MF John Yuill yes England FW Len Butt yes England FW Alf Lythgoe yes England FW Jimmy Richardson Review Town's form dramatically improved from the disappointing 16th place the previous season. The season did not have many big highlights with the exception of the third-place finish, although their position might have been even higher if Charlie Luke had not been transferred to Sheffield Wednesday and Alf Lythgoe had not had his leg injury which kept him out for the last three months. Squad at the end of the season yes yes England GK Bob Hesford yes England GK Hugh Turner yes England DF Albert Beech yes England DF Alan Brown yes England DF Buster Brown yes England DF Benny Craig yes England DF Roy Goodall yes Ireland DF Bill Hayes yes England DF Reg Mountford yes England DF George Roughton yes Scotland DF Jock Wightman yes yes England DF Ken Willingham yes England DF Alf Young yes England MF Len Beaumont yes England MF Jack Johnson yes Scotland MF Duncan Ogilvie yes England MF John Yuill yes England FW Len Butt yes England FW Reg Chester yes England FW Frank Chivers yes England FW Alf Lythgoe yes England FW Jimmy Richardson Results Division One Date1934-1935 Huddersfield Town Stats, All Competitions https://fbref.com/en/squads/f5922ca5/1934-1935/Huddersfield-Town-Stats 2025-02-10 FBref.com enHuddersfield Town match record: 1936 https://www.11v11.com/teams/huddersfield-town/tab/matches/season/1936/ 2025-02-10 www.11v11.comOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendancePosition31 August 1935Preston North EndH1–0Richardson17,9741st2 September 1935Wolverhampton WanderersA2–2Lang (2)20,6572nd7 September 1935BrentfordA2–1Butt, Luke33,4811st11 September 1935Wolverhampton WanderersH3–0Richardson, Lythgoe (2)12,1051st14 September 1935Derby CountyH1–1Richardson21,2093rd16 September 1935Sheffield WednesdayA2–1Luke, Lythgoe14,1641st21 September 1935EvertonA3–1Richardson (2), Lythgoe31,0431st28 September 1935Bolton WanderersH0–022,5641st5 October 1935Leeds UnitedA2–2Mountford (pen), Lythgoe33,2241st12 October 1935MiddlesbroughA2–4Williams, Mountford (pen)25,5471st19 October 1935Grimsby TownH1–0Luke10,6871st26 October 1935LiverpoolA0–332,4163rd2 November 1935ChelseaH2–0Lythgoe (2)16,6843rd9 November 1935Blackburn RoversA1–2Lythgoe16,7453rd16 November 1935Stoke CityH2–1Lythgoe (2)16,9053rd23 November 1935West Bromwich AlbionA2–1Lythgoe (2)24,2342nd30 November 1935ArsenalH0–035,8163rd7 December 1935BirminghamA1–4Butt15,0003rd14 December 1935SunderlandH1–0Willingham30,6903rd25 December 1935Aston VillaA1–4Butt45,0004th26 December 1935Aston VillaH4–1Chester, Butt (2), Lythgoe19,3162nd28 December 1935Preston North EndA0–421,4873rd4 January 1936BrentfordH2–2Luke, Mountford (pen)17,6823rd15 January 1936Manchester CityA2–1Barkas (og), B. Brown30,0002nd18 January 1936Derby CountyA0–218,8733rd29 January 1936EvertonH2–1Chester, Lythgoe3,4043rd1 February 1936Bolton WanderersA2–1Luke, Chester30,8522nd8 February 1936Leeds UnitedH1–2Lythgoe20,8623rd19 February 1936MiddlesbroughH4–1Richardson (3), Chivers4,3663rd22 February 1936Grimsby TownA1–1Chester10,9943rd29 February 1936Blackburn RoversH1–1Chivers3,8862nd7 March 1936ArsenalA1–1Chivers43,9303rd14 March 1936LiverpoolH1–0Chester15,5322nd21 March 1936Stoke CityA0–122,0003rd28 March 1936West Bromwich AlbionH2–3Chivers, Butt11,6943rd4 April 1936ChelseaA0–130,0004th10 April 1936PortsmouthA0–025,0993rd11 April 1936BirminghamH1–0Mountford (pen)9,7533rd14 April 1936PortsmouthH1–1Beech9,5593rd18 April 1936SunderlandA3–4Richardson, Beech (2)27,8593rd25 April 1936Manchester CityH1–1Beech8,2583rd2 May 1936Sheffield WednesdayH1–0Richardson8,1013rd FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance11 January 1936Round 3Aston VillaA1–0Luke62,62025 January 1936Round 4Tottenham HotspurA0–164,149 Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLen BeaumontENGMF400040Albert BeechENGDF16400164Alan BrownENGDF600060Buster BrownENGMF19120211Len ButtENGFW42620446Reg ChesterENGFW17500175Frank ChiversENGFW12400124Benny CraigENGDF37020390Bill HayesEIRDF100010Bob HesfordENGGK200020Tommy LangSCOMF11200112Charlie LukeENGFW23521256Alf LythgoeENGFW2715202915Reg MountfordENGDF42420444Duncan OgilvieSCOMF10000100Jimmy RichardsonENGFW3910204110George RoughtonENGDF400040Hugh TurnerENGGK40020420Ted WiddowfieldENGMF500050Jock WightmanSCODF27020290Jackie WilliamsWAL 1807MF210021Ken WillinghamENGDF39120411Alf YoungENGDF36020380John YuillSCOMF100010 References 1935-36 Category:English football clubs 1935–36 season