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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Bob Hesford |
| -- | GK | ENG | Hugh Turner |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Beech |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Buster Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Goodall |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | George Roughton |
| -- | DF | SCO | Jock Wightman |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Len Beaumont |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | MF | SCO | Tommy Lang |
| -- | MF | ENG | Charlie Luke |
| -- | MF | ENG | Ted Widdowfield |
| -- | MF | WAL | Jackie Williams |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Yuill |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len Butt |
| -- | FW | ENG | Alf Lythgoe |
| -- | FW | ENG | 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | GK | ENG | Bob Hesford |
| -- | GK | ENG | Hugh Turner |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Beech |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Buster Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Goodall |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | George Roughton |
| -- | DF | SCO | Jock Wightman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Len Beaumont |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | MF | SCO | Duncan Ogilvie |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Yuill |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len Butt |
| -- | FW | ENG | Reg Chester |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Chivers |
| -- | FW | ENG | Alf Lythgoe |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Richardson |

## Results
### Division One

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 31 August 1935 | Preston North End | H | 1–0 | Richardson | 17,974 | 1st |
| 2 September 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Lang (2) | 20,657 | 2nd |
| 7 September 1935 | Brentford | A | 2–1 | Butt, Luke | 33,481 | 1st |
| 11 September 1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–0 | Richardson, Lythgoe (2) | 12,105 | 1st |
| 14 September 1935 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Richardson | 21,209 | 3rd |
| 16 September 1935 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | Luke, Lythgoe | 14,164 | 1st |
| 21 September 1935 | Everton | A | 3–1 | Richardson (2), Lythgoe | 31,043 | 1st |
| 28 September 1935 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | | 22,564 | 1st |
| 5 October 1935 | Leeds United | A | 2–2 | Mountford (pen), Lythgoe | 33,224 | 1st |
| 12 October 1935 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–4 | Williams, Mountford (pen) | 25,547 | 1st |
| 19 October 1935 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | Luke | 10,687 | 1st |
| 26 October 1935 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | | 32,416 | 3rd |
| 2 November 1935 | Chelsea | H | 2–0 | Lythgoe (2) | 16,684 | 3rd |
| 9 November 1935 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–2 | Lythgoe | 16,745 | 3rd |
| 16 November 1935 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Lythgoe (2) | 16,905 | 3rd |
| 23 November 1935 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Lythgoe (2) | 24,234 | 2nd |
| 30 November 1935 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | | 35,816 | 3rd |
| 7 December 1935 | Birmingham | A | 1–4 | Butt | 15,000 | 3rd |
| 14 December 1935 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Willingham | 30,690 | 3rd |
| 25 December 1935 | Aston Villa | A | 1–4 | Butt | 45,000 | 4th |
| 26 December 1935 | Aston Villa | H | 4–1 | Chester, Butt (2), Lythgoe | 19,316 | 2nd |
| 28 December 1935 | Preston North End | A | 0–4 | | 21,487 | 3rd |
| 4 January 1936 | Brentford | H | 2–2 | Luke, Mountford (pen) | 17,682 | 3rd |
| 15 January 1936 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | Barkas (og), B. Brown | 30,000 | 2nd |
| 18 January 1936 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | | 18,873 | 3rd |
| 29 January 1936 | Everton | H | 2–1 | Chester, Lythgoe | 3,404 | 3rd |
| 1 February 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–1 | Luke, Chester | 30,852 | 2nd |
| 8 February 1936 | Leeds United | H | 1–2 | Lythgoe | 20,862 | 3rd |
| 19 February 1936 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Richardson (3), Chivers | 4,366 | 3rd |
| 22 February 1936 | Grimsby Town | A | 1–1 | Chester | 10,994 | 3rd |
| 29 February 1936 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | Chivers | 3,886 | 2nd |
| 7 March 1936 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Chivers | 43,930 | 3rd |
| 14 March 1936 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | Chester | 15,532 | 2nd |
| 21 March 1936 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | | 22,000 | 3rd |
| 28 March 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | Chivers, Butt | 11,694 | 3rd |
| 4 April 1936 | Chelsea | A | 0–1 | | 30,000 | 4th |
| 10 April 1936 | Portsmouth | A | 0–0 | | 25,099 | 3rd |
| 11 April 1936 | Birmingham | H | 1–0 | Mountford (pen) | 9,753 | 3rd |
| 14 April 1936 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Beech | 9,559 | 3rd |
| 18 April 1936 | Sunderland | A | 3–4 | Richardson, Beech (2) | 27,859 | 3rd |
| 25 April 1936 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Beech | 8,258 | 3rd |
| 2 May 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Richardson | 8,101 | 3rd |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1936 | Round 3 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | Luke | 62,620 |
| 25 January 1936 | Round 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–1 | | 64,149 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Len Beaumont | England | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Albert Beech | England | DF | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Alan Brown | England | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Buster Brown | England | MF | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Len Butt | England | FW | 42 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 6 |
| Reg Chester | England | FW | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Frank Chivers | England | FW | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Benny Craig | England | DF | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Bill Hayes | Ireland | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Hesford | England | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tommy Lang | Scotland | MF | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Charlie Luke | England | FW | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| Alf Lythgoe | England | FW | 27 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 15 |
| Reg Mountford | England | DF | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| Duncan Ogilvie | Scotland | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jimmy Richardson | England | FW | 39 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 10 |
| George Roughton | England | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hugh Turner | England | GK | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Ted Widdowfield | England | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Jock Wightman | Scotland | DF | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Jackie Williams | Wales | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Willingham | England | DF | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Alf Young | England | DF | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| John Yuill | Scotland | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |