# 1937–38 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1937–38 campaign was like many recent years dominated by the club's FA Cup run. They reached their 5th and final FA Cup final, before losing to Preston North End at Wembley. They finished their league season in 15th place in Division 1.

## Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Bob Hesford |
| -- | GK | RSA | Dennis Lindsay |
| -- | DF | ENG | Eddie Boot |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | ENG | Robert Gordon |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Bobby Barclay |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Pat Beasley |
| -- | MF | SCO | Archibald Hastie |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | MF | RSA | George Wienand |
| -- | FW | ENG | Lewis Brook |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Chivers |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Isaac |
| -- | FW | ENG | Alf Lythgoe |
| -- | FW | SCO | Willie Macfadyen |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Richardson |

## Review

Yet again, Town's season was dominated by their FA Cup run. They reached their fifth and so far last FA Cup Final. After a win over Hull City in Round 3, they scraped past Notts County and Liverpool, they beat York City in the quarter-final in a replay, before beating the favourites Sunderland at Ewood Park in the semi-final, meaning they would play Preston North End in the final, a repeat of the 1922 FA Cup Final, the only one of Town's previous final appearances that they won. The final at Wembley was the first since moving to the London stadium to go into extra time. The result would be the opposite to the 1922 final, with Town conceding a penalty to lose the match 1–0.
Their league form was pretty shaky during the season and they only guaranteed their safety with 2 games to go. Their wins at Leeds Road over Stoke City and Manchester City, the previous season's champions guaranteed their survival in 15th place.

## Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Bob Hesford |
| -- | GK | RSA | Dennis Lindsay |
| -- | DF | ENG | Eddie Boot |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | ENG | Robert Gordon |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Watson |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Bobby Barclay |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Pat Beasley |
| -- | MF | ENG | Tom Hinchcliffe |
| -- | MF | ENG | Joe Hulme |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | MF | RSA | George Wienand |
| -- | FW | ENG | Lewis Brook |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Chivers |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Isaac |
| -- | FW | SCO | Willie Macfadyen |
| -- | FW | SCO | Willie Mills |
| -- | FW | ENG | Billy Price |
| -- | FW | SCO | Edwin Watson |

## Results
### Division One

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 28 August 1937 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | Macfadyen, Barclay, Mountford (pen) | 17,768 | 5th |
| 1 September 1937 | Arsenal | A | 1–3 | Richardson | 32,758 | 10th |
| 4 September 1937 | Brentford | A | 0–2 | | 26,762 | 17th |
| 8 September 1937 | Arsenal | H | 2–1 | Macfadyen, Barclay | 15,768 | 13th |
| 11 September 1937 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Wienand | 20,758 | 9th |
| 15 September 1937 | Manchester City | A | 2–3 | Richardson, Beasley | 19,968 | 13th |
| 18 September 1937 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | Barclay | 33,200 | 18th |
| 25 September 1937 | Everton | A | 2–1 | Barclay, Macfadyen | 35,272 | 14th |
| 2 October 1937 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Hayes (pen) | 19,854 | 10th |
| 9 October 1937 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | Richardson | 18,442 | 13th |
| 16 October 1937 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | Lythgoe (pen) | 15,408 | 13th |
| 23 October 1937 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Barclay | 16,483 | 15th |
| 30 October 1937 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | Chivers | 13,334 | 14th |
| 6 November 1937 | Birmingham | A | 2–2 | Beasley, Barclay | 21,541 | 13th |
| 13 November 1937 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | Lythgoe (pen), Chivers | 11,902 | 12th |
| 20 November 1937 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | Beasley | 29,568 | 11th |
| 27 November 1937 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 | Beasley (2, 1 pen), Macfadyen | 14,020 | 7th |
| 4 December 1937 | Chelsea | A | 1–3 | Wienand | 31,475 | 10th |
| 11 December 1937 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–1 | Barclay, Hayes (pen) | 6,938 | 8th |
| 18 December 1937 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Macfadyen | 16,302 | 7th |
| 25 December 1937 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Young | 30,730 | 7th |
| 27 December 1937 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | Chivers | 13,198 | 8th |
| 1 January 1938 | Blackpool | A | 0–4 | | 22,362 | 8th |
| 15 January 1938 | Brentford | H | 0–3 | | 11,969 | 11th |
| 26 January 1938 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | | 9,722 | 11th |
| 29 January 1938 | Leeds United | H | 0–3 | | 16,677 | 12th |
| 5 February 1938 | Everton | H | 1–3 | Brook | 15,394 | 16th |
| 16 February 1938 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 4–1 | Boot, Wienand, Macfadyen, Hinchcliffe | 16,044 | 13th |
| 19 February 1938 | Leicester City | H | 0–0 | | 14,999 | 13th |
| 26 February 1938 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–4 | Barclay, Macfadyen | 12,085 | 14th |
| 12 March 1938 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–4 | | 26,938 | 20th |
| 16 March 1938 | Preston North End | H | 1–3 | Macfadyen | 6,719 | 21st |
| 19 March 1938 | Birmingham | H | 2–1 | Macfadyen, Beasley | 15,365 | 17th |
| 30 March 1938 | Portsmouth | A | 0–3 | | 18,155 | 19th |
| 2 April 1938 | Liverpool | H | 1–2 | Macfadyen | 15,192 | 21st |
| 9 April 1938 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Mills | 20,901 | 21st |
| 16 April 1938 | Chelsea | H | 1–2 | Beasley | 18,356 | 22nd |
| 18 April 1938 | Derby County | A | 4–0 | Isaac (2), Price, Beasley | 19,068 | 21st |
| 19 April 1938 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Hinchcliffe, Price | 25,575 | 15th |
| 23 April 1938 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–5 | Barclay | 27,530 | 19th |
| 2 May 1938 | Stoke City | H | 3–0 | Barclay (2), Price | 20,162 | 16th |
| 7 May 1938 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | Barclay | 35,100 | 15th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 1938 | Round 3 | Hull City | H | 3–1 | Beasley, Lythgoe (2) | 25,442 |
| 22 January 1938 | Round 4 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | Beattie | 29,480 |
| 12 February 1938 | Round 5 | Liverpool | A | 1–0 | Barclay | 57,682 |
| 5 March 1938 | Round 6 | York City | A | 0–0 | | 28,123 |
| 9 March 1938 | Round 6 Replay | York City | H | 2–1 | E. Watson, Chivers | 58,066 |
| 26 March 1938 | Semi-Final | Sunderland | N | 3–1 | Beasley, Barclay, Macfadyen | 47,904 |
| 30 April 1938 | Final | Preston North End | N | 0 – 1 (aet: 90 mins: 0 – 0) | | 93,357 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Bobby Barclay | England | MF | 37 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 14 |
| Pat Beasley | England | MF | 41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 10 |
| John Beattie | Scotland | MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Eddie Boot | England | DF | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Lewis Brook | England | FW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Alan Brown | England | DF | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Chivers | England | FW | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Benny Craig | England | DF | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Robert Gordon | England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Archibald Hastie | Scotland | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Hayes | Ireland | DF | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| Bob Hesford | England | GK | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Tom Hinchcliffe | England | MF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Joe Hulme | England | MF | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Isaac | England | MF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Jack Johnson | England | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Lindsay | South Africa | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alf Lythgoe | England | FW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Willie MacFadyen | Scotland | FW | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 11 |
| Willie Mills | Scotland | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Reg Mountford | England | DF | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Billy Price | England | FW | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Jimmy Richardson | England | FW | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| Albert Watson | England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edwin Watson | Scotland | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| George Wienand | South Africa | MF | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Ken Willingham | England | DF | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Alf Young | England | DF | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |