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1966–67 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
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Huddersfield Town
1966–67
Roger B. Kaye
Tom Johnstonhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-swindon-offe/173901419/ Swindon Offer For Clark Huddersfield Daily Examiner February 28, 1967 9 Newspapers.com
Leeds Road
Football League Second Division
6th
FA Cup
Third round(eliminated by Chelsea)
Football League Cup
Second round(eliminated by Lincoln City)
Tony Leighton (18)
Tony Leighton (20)
36,494 vs Chelsea (28 January 1967)
3,847 vs Cardiff City (13 May 1967)
4–1 vs Charlton Athletic (17 September 1966)3–0 vs Rotherham United (4 March 1967)
0–3 vs Ipswich Town (23 August 1966)
1965–66
1967–68
The 1966–67 Huddersfield Town season was a mainly successful season for the Town. Town finished the season in 6th place under Tom Johnston.
Squad at the start of the season
yes
yes England GK Peter Goy
yes Republic of Ireland GK John Oldfield
yes England DF Denis Atkins
yes England DF Chris Cattlin
yes England DF John Coddington
yes England DF Roy Ellam
yes England DF Bob McNab
yes Republic of Ireland DF Mick Meagan
yes England DF Derek Parkin
yes England MF Peter Dinsdale
yes England MF Billy Lynn
yes
yes England MF Kevin McHale
yes Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson
yes Scotland MF Johnny Quigley
yes England MF Steve Smith
yes England MF Ray Veall
yes England MF Bob Wallace
yes England FW Tony Leighton
yes Scotland FW Les Massie
yes England FW John Rudge
yes England FW Don Weston
Review
Tom Johnston tried to improve on the previous season's 4th place in the league. Their start was mixed with around as many wins as losses. The mid-part of the season saw Town go on an impressive run of only 2 defeats in 18 league games between November and mid-March. The end of the season saw a slight drop in form which more or less lost Town's chances of gaining promotion to Division 1. The rise up the table was helped by the goals of Colin Dobson and Tony Leighton, who scored 35 league goals between them.
They finished in 6th place with 49 points, 9 points behind 2nd placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Squad at the end of the season
yes
yes Republic of Ireland GK John Oldfield
yes England DF Denis Atkins
yes England DF Chris Cattlin
yes England DF Trevor Cherry
yes England DF John Coddington
yes England DF Roy Ellam
yes England DF Billy Legg
yes Republic of Ireland DF Mick Meagan
yes England DF Derek Parkin
yes England MF Peter Dinsdale
yes England MF Colin Dobson
yes England MF Mike Hellawell
yes
yes England MF Brian Hill
yes England MF Bobby Hoy
yes England MF Kevin McHale
yes Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson
yes England MF Steve Smith
yes England MF Ray Veall
yes England FW Brian Clark
yes Scotland FW Joe Harper
yes England FW Tony Leighton
yes England FW David Shaw
yes England FW Frank Worthington
Results
Division Two
DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition20 August 1966Bristol CityH2 - 0Briggs (og), Weston10,1231st23 August 1966Ipswich TownA0 - 313,57010th27 August 1966Carlisle UnitedA1 - 2Parkin10,32214th30 August 1966Ipswich TownH1 - 0Dobson12,4348th3 September 1966Blackburn RoversH3 - 1Leighton (2), Dobson15,6857th7 September 1966Cardiff CityA1 - 1Smith10,4737th10 September 1966Bolton WanderersA0 - 117,60010th17 September 1966Charlton AthleticH4 - 1Dobson (2), Leighton (2)10,9038th24 September 1966Derby CountyA3 - 4Leighton (2), Dobson (pen)15,02910th1 October 1966Crystal PalaceH0 - 212,60914th8 October 1966Plymouth ArgyleH1 - 1Dobson11,24814th15 October 1966Northampton TownA1 - 0Leighton13,35513th22 October 1966MillwallH2 - 0Dobson (pen), Leighton12,20510th29 October 1966Rotherham UnitedA2 - 4Leighton, Clark13,84512th5 November 1966Preston North EndH1 - 0Leighton13,62411th12 November 1966BuryA0 - 08,84511th19 November 1966Coventry CityH3 - 1Dobson, Leighton, Meagan15,1928th26 November 1966Norwich CityA0 - 014,85410th3 December 1966Birmingham CityH3 - 1Clark, Dobson (pen), Nicholson14,9308th10 December 1966PortsmouthA1 - 1Dobson13,1746th17 December 1966Bristol CityA1 - 1Nicholson11,2998th26 December 1966Hull CityA0 - 235,63011th27 December 1966Hull CityH1 - 0Leighton32,2689th31 December 1966Carlisle UnitedH1 - 1Leighton18,6069th14 January 1967Bolton WanderersH2 - 1Dobson, Leighton18,1768th21 January 1967Charlton AthleticA2 - 1Dobson, Hellawell12,1054th4 February 1967Derby CountyH1 - 0Leighton17,9993rd11 February 1967Crystal PalaceA1 - 1Coddington18,9274th18 February 1967Blackburn RoversA0 - 219,6475th25 February 1967Plymouth ArgyleA3 - 2Clark, Hill, Cattlin12,7344th4 March 1967Rotherham UnitedH3 - 0Leighton (3)20,1064th18 March 1967MillwallA3 - 1Clark (2), Dobson12,7184th25 March 1967Northampton TownH0 - 218,2144th27 March 1967Wolverhampton WanderersH0 - 128,8294th28 March 1967Wolverhampton WanderersA0 - 140,4297th1 April 1967Preston North EndA2 - 1Clark, Harper14,1616th8 April 1967BuryH4 - 2Clark, Hill, Leighton, Dobson (pen)8,7985th15 April 1967Coventry CityA0 - 129,6836th22 April 1967Norwich CityH0 - 110,0416th28 April 1967Birmingham CityA1 - 0Hoy14,3856th6 May 1967PortsmouthH1 - 1Dobson (pen)7,1496th13 May 1967Cardiff CityH3 - 1McHale, Dobson (pen), Clark3,8476th
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance28 January 1967Round 3ChelseaH1 - 2Leighton36,494
Football League Cup
DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance14 September 1966Round 2Lincoln CityA1 - 2Leighton6,442
Appearances and goals
NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDenis AtkinsENGDF1100010120Chris CattlinENGDF35 (1)1100036 (1)1Trevor CherryENGDF2 (1)000002 (1)0Brian ClarkENGFW20 (2)8000020 (2)8John CoddingtonENGDF3611010381Peter DinsdaleENGDF1000010110Colin DobsonENGFW371710103917Roy EllamENGDF1500010160Peter GoyENGGK40000040Joe HarperSCOMF51000051Mike HellawellENGMF3111000321Brian HillENGMF2721000282Bobby HoyENGMF11000011Billy LeggENGDF10000010Tony LeightonENGFW351811113720Billy LynnENGMF10000010Les MassieSCOFW0 (1)000000 (1)0Kevin McHaleENGMF51000051Bob McNabENGDF50001060Mick MeaganIRLDF3411000351Jimmy NicholsonNIRMF3321000342John OldfieldIRLGK3801010400Derek ParkinENGDF32 (1)1100033 (1)1Johnny QuigleySCOMF10 (1)0001011 (1)0John RudgeENGMF20000020David ShawENGMF30000030Steve SmithENGMF13 (3)1101015 (3)1Ray VeallENGMF10000010Bob WallaceENGMF40000040Don WestonENGFW91000091Frank WorthingtonENGFW2 (1)000002 (1)0
References
1966-67
Category:English football clubs 1966–67 season