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

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.

## 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 | Billy Mercer |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ted Taylor |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ned Barkas |
| -- | DF | ENG | Harry Cawthorne |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Goodall |
| -- | DF | ENG | George Shaw |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Smith |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bon Spence |
| -- | DF | SCO | David Steele |
| -- | DF | ENG | Sam Wadsworth |
| -- | DF | ENG | Billy Watson |
| -- | DF | ENG | Tom Wilson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Harry Dennis |
| -- | MF | SCO | Alex Jackson |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jacky Slicer |
| -- | MF | ENG | Billy Smith |
| -- | MF | ENG | Joey Williams |
| -- | FW | ENG | Sid Binks |
| -- | FW | ENG | George Brown |
| -- | FW | ENG | George Cook |
| -- | FW | ENG | Harry Raw |
| -- | FW | ENG | Clem Stephenson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Charlie Wilson |

## 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.

## 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 | Billy Mercer |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ted Taylor |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ned Barkas |
| -- | DF | ENG | Harry Cawthorne |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Goodall |
| -- | DF | ENG | George Hobson |
| -- | DF | ENG | George Shaw |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Smith |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bon Spence |
| -- | DF | SCO | David Steele |
| -- | DF | ENG | Sam Wadsworth |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ENG | Billy Watson |
| -- | DF | ENG | Tom Wilson |
| -- | MF | ENG | Harry Dennis |
| -- | MF | SCO | Alex Jackson |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jacky Slicer |
| -- | MF | ENG | Billy Smith |
| -- | FW | ENG | George Brown |
| -- | FW | ENG | George Cook |
| -- | FW | SCO | William Devlin |
| -- | FW | ENG | Harry Raw |
| -- | FW | ENG | Clem Stephenson |

## Results
### Division One

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 29 August 1925 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1 - 1 | Williams | 21,975 | 9th |
| 5 September 1925 | Sheffield United | A | 3 - 2 | C. Wilson, Jackson, Brown | 23,013 | 8th |
| 8 September 1925 | Bury | H | 2 - 1 | Binks, Brown | 11,933 | 5th |
| 12 September 1925 | Cardiff City | H | 1 - 1 | Stephenson | 19,033 | 4th |
| 16 September 1925 | Birmingham | A | 3 - 1 | Cook (2), Brown | 16,320 | 4th |
| 19 September 1925 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 5 - 5 | Jackson (3), Cook, Brown | 20,880 | 4th |
| 26 September 1925 | Manchester City | H | 2 - 2 | Cook, Williams | 19,541 | 5th |
| 3 October 1925 | Everton | A | 3 - 2 | Brown (3) | 35,665 | 3rd |
| 10 October 1925 | Burnley | H | 2 - 1 | Brown (2) | 18,963 | 3rd |
| 17 October 1925 | Leeds United | A | 4 - 0 | Cook (2), Williams, Brown | 33,008 | 2nd |
| 24 October 1925 | Newcastle United | H | 0 - 1 | | 18,285 | 4th |
| 31 October 1925 | Manchester United | A | 1 - 1 | Cook | 37,213 | 3rd |
| 14 November 1925 | Aston Villa | A | 0 - 3 | | 33,401 | 7th |
| 21 November 1925 | Leicester City | H | 3 - 0 | Brown (2), Williams | 14,386 | 6th |
| 25 November 1925 | Liverpool | H | 0 - 0 | | 7,285 | 5th |
| 28 November 1925 | West Ham United | A | 3 - 2 | Jackson (2), Brown | 13,914 | 5th |
| 5 December 1925 | Arsenal | H | 2 - 2 | Jackson, Brown | 22,115 | 4th |
| 12 December 1925 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 - 6 | Brown | 25,823 | 4th |
| 19 December 1925 | Notts County | H | 2 - 0 | C. Wilson (pen), Brown | 7,972 | 3rd |
| 26 December 1925 | Sunderland | H | 1 - 1 | Brown | 27,136 | 3rd |
| 28 December 1925 | Birmingham | H | 4 - 1 | B. Smith, Stephenson, Brown, Jackson | 16,565 | 3rd |
| 1 January 1926 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 - 1 | | | Match abandoned after 40 minutes due to waterlogged pitch. |
| 2 January 1926 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2 - 2 | Williams, Brown | 22,435 | 2nd |
| 16 January 1926 | Sheffield United | H | 4 - 1 | Goodall (pen), Cook, Brown, B. Smith | 16,181 | 2nd |
| 20 January 1926 | Sunderland | A | 1 - 4 | Brown | 27,833 | 3rd |
| 23 January 1926 | Cardiff City | A | 2 - 1 | Cook, Jackson | 13,049 | 3rd |
| 6 February 1926 | Manchester City | A | 5 - 1 | Brown (3), Goodall (pen), B. Smith | 36,645 | 1st |
| 11 February 1926 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1 - 2 | Brown | 21,434 | 2nd |
| 13 February 1926 | Everton | H | 3 - 0 | Brown (2), D. Raitt (og) | 17,278 | 1st |
| 20 February 1926 | Burnley | A | 1 - 1 | B. Smith | 21,482 | 1st |
| 27 February 1926 | Leeds United | H | 3 - 1 | Cook, Brown, Williams | 26,248 | 1st |
| 3 March 1926 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2 - 1 | Brown (2) | 13,005 | 1st |
| 6 March 1926 | Newcastle United | A | 2 - 0 | Brown (2) | 56,496 | 1st |
| 13 March 1926 | Manchester United | H | 5 - 0 | Cook (2), Devlin (2), B. Smith | 27,842 | 1st |
| 20 March 1926 | Liverpool | A | 2 - 1 | Devlin, Stephenson | 35,255 | 1st |
| 27 March 1926 | Aston Villa | H | 5 - 1 | Jackson (2), Brown (2), Cook | 28,442 | 1st |
| 3 April 1926 | Leicester City | A | 0 - 2 | | 29,903 | 1st |
| 5 April 1926 | Bury | A | 0 - 0 | | 27,144 | 1st |
| 6 April 1926 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3 - 1 | Brown (2), A. Smith | 34,871 | 1st |
| 10 April 1926 | West Ham United | H | 2 - 1 | Jackson (2) | 21,116 | 1st |
| 12 April 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 3 - 0 | B. Smith, Jackson, Stephenson | 20,829 | 1st |
| 17 April 1926 | Arsenal | A | 1 - 3 | Devlin | 34,110 | 1st |
| 1 May 1926 | Notts County | A | 2 - 4 | Cook, Jackson | 4,715 | 1st |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 January 1926 | Round 3 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1 - 0 | Goodall (pen) | 21,184 |
| 30 January 1926 | Round 4 | Manchester City | A | 0 - 4 | | 74,799 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Ned Barkas | England | DF | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sid Binks | England | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| George Brown | England | FW | 41 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 35 |
| Harry Cawthorne | England | DF | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| George Cook | England | FW | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 |
| Harry Dennis | England | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| William Devlin | Scotland | FW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Roy Goodall | England | DF | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| George Hobson | England | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Jackson | Scotland | FW | 39 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 16 |
| Billy Mercer | England | GK | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harry Raw | England | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George Shaw | England | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Albert Smith | England | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Smith | England | MF | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| Bon Spence | England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| David Steele | Scotland | DF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Clem Stephenson | England | FW | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Ted Taylor | England | GK | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sam Wadsworth | England | DF | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Billy Watson | England | DF | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Joey Williams | England | MF | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 |
| Charlie Wilson | England | FW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Tom Wilson | England | DF | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |