# 1963–64 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1963–64 campaign was mainly a season of nothingness for the Town. They finished 12th in Division 2. Their only main high point of the season was reaching the 5th round of the FA Cup, before losing to Burnley.

## 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 | IRL | John Oldfield |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ray Wood |
| -- | DF | ENG | Denis Atkins |
| -- | DF | ENG | John Coddington |
| -- | DF | ENG | Stewart Holden |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ray Holt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bob Parker |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Taylor |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ray Wilson |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Bettany |
| -- | MF | IRL | Ollie Conmy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Peter Dinsdale |
| -- | MF | SCO | Billy Fraser |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin McHale |
| -- | MF | ENG | Michael O'Grady |
| -- | FW | ENG | Chris Balderstone |
| -- | FW | ENG | Allan Gilliver |
| -- | FW | SCO | Les Massie |
| -- | FW | ENG | John Rudge |
| -- | FW | ENG | Derek Stokes |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len White |

## Review

Following the previous season's impressive performances and the acquisition of Kevin Lewis from Liverpool, many thought that Town's chances of promotion back to Division 1 for the first time since 1956. The town mainly won or lost their first 16 league games of the season. The form was inconsistent throughout a large portion of the season. Only during the second half of the season did Town's form start to stabilise, but it improved enough for Town not to be involved in a relegation dogfight to Division 3. They finished in 12th place with 40 points. The main high points of the season came in the FA Cup, when they beat Plymouth Argyle (one of 6 times Town met Argyle during the season), followed by an amazing win at Stamford Bridge over Division 1 Chelsea, before bowing out to Burnley at Turf Moor.

## 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 | IRL | John Oldfield |
| -- | GK | ENG | Ray Wood |
| -- | DF | ENG | Denis Atkins |
| -- | DF | ENG | John Coddington |
| -- | DF | ENG | Stewart Holden |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ray Holt |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bob McNab |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bob Parker |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Taylor |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ray Wilson |
| -- | MF | ENG | John Bettany |
| -- | MF | IRL | Ollie Conmy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Peter Dinsdale |
| -- | MF | SCO | Billy Fraser |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin McHale |
| -- | MF | ENG | Michael O'Grady |
| -- | FW | ENG | Chris Balderstone |
| -- | FW | ENG | Allan Gilliver |
| -- | FW | ENG | Kevin Lewis |
| -- | FW | SCO | Les Massie |
| -- | FW | ENG | John Rudge |
| -- | FW | ENG | Derek Stokes |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len White |

## Results
### Division Two

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 24 August 1963 | Sunderland | H | 0–2 | | 20,894 | 19th |
| 28 August 1963 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | White | 21,456 | 16th |
| 31 August 1963 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | | 14,717 | 18th |
| 3 September 1963 | Southampton | H | 4–0 | Balderstone, McHale, Stokes, White | 13,679 | 14th |
| 7 September 1963 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 4–3 | Stokes (2), Balderstone, White | 12,977 | 13th |
| 10 September 1963 | Swansea Town | H | 1–0 | White | 15,846 | 5th |
| 14 September 1963 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–5 | White, Stokes | 12,511 | 11th |
| 17 September 1963 | Swansea Town | A | 2–1 | Lewis, O'Grady | 10,191 | 8th |
| 21 September 1963 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–2 | White | 14,258 | 13th |
| 28 September 1963 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | White | 15,840 | 14th |
| 5 October 1963 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–1 | O'Grady, Coddington (pen) | 10,765 | 15th |
| 8 October 1963 | Northampton Town | A | 0–1 | | 13,257 | 15th |
| 12 October 1963 | Leeds United | H | 0–2 | | 31,270 | 16th |
| 19 October 1963 | Rotherham United | A | 1–3 | Massie | 8,962 | 18th |
| 26 October 1963 | Bury | H | 2–1 | Wilson, McHale | 9,421 | 14th |
| 2 November 1963 | Scunthorpe United | A | 0–1 | | 6,074 | 18th |
| 9 November 1963 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Massie | 7,923 | 16th |
| 16 November 1963 | Cardiff City | A | 1–2 | Lewis | 14,398 | 18th |
| 23 November 1963 | Swindon Town | H | 2–0 | White, Massie | 7,718 | 16th |
| 30 November 1963 | Manchester City | A | 2–5 | Lewis (2) | 16,192 | 17th |
| 7 December 1963 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | Lewis | 8,087 | 18th |
| 14 December 1963 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | Lewis, White | 27,417 | 18th |
| 21 December 1963 | Derby County | H | 0–0 | | 6,094 | 18th |
| 26 December 1963 | Newcastle United | A | 0–2 | | 37,898 | 18th |
| 28 December 1963 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | Stokes, Lewis, Balderstone | 12,832 | 17th |
| 11 January 1964 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–0 | | 9,842 | 17th |
| 18 January 1964 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–1 | Match abandoned after 52 minutes due to fog | 7,341 | |
| 1 February 1964 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | Gilliver, McHale | 7,266 | 18th |
| 8 February 1964 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | Gilliver, Stokes | 15,792 | 18th |
| 22 February 1964 | Leeds United | A | 1–1 | Lewis | 36,439 | 18th |
| 24 February 1964 | Leyton Orient | A | 3–2 | Stokes (3) | 7,843 | 15th |
| 29 February 1964 | Cardiff City | H | 2–1 | White (pen), Stokes | 10,580 | 15th |
| 7 March 1964 | Bury | A | 2–0 | White, McHale | 6,212 | 14th |
| 21 March 1964 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | Fraser, Balderstone | 14,458 | 15th |
| 28 March 1964 | Rotherham United | H | 0–3 | | 10,363 | 15th |
| 30 March 1964 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–1 | Stokes | 9,871 | 16th |
| 31 March 1964 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | Lewis | 10,964 | 14th |
| 4 April 1964 | Swindon Town | A | 2–1 | Lewis, Stokes | 11,034 | 12th |
| 7 April 1964 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | O'Grady, McHale | 9,626 | 11th |
| 11 April 1964 | Manchester City | H | 0–2 | | 13,520 | 12th |
| 13 April 1964 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | | 6,762 | 12th |
| 18 April 1964 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | Lewis | 11,101 | 13th |
| 25 April 1964 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–2 | Stokes (2), Balderstone | 5,158 | 12th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 4 January 1964 | Round 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–0 | McHale | 13,883 |
| 25 January 1964 | Round 4 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | McHale, White | 39,036 |
| 15 February 1964 | Round 5 | Burnley | A | 0–3 | | 39,326 |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 September 1963 | Round 2 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–2 | Stokes (2) | 7,907 |
| 21 October 1963 | Round 2 Replay | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–3 | Dinsdale, Lewis (pen), White | 5,429 |
| 28 October 1963 | Round 2 2nd Replay | Plymouth Argyle | N | 2–1 | Massie, McHale | 3,000 |
| 4 November 1963 | Round 3 | Workington | A | 0–1 | | 9,982 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Denis Atkins | England | DF | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Chris Balderstone | England | MF | 37 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 5 |
| John Bettany | England | MF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Coddington | England | DF | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Ollie Conmy | Republic of Ireland | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Dinsdale | England | DF | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Billy Fraser | Scotland | MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Allan Gilliver | England | FW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Stewart Holden | England | MF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray Holt | England | DF | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kevin Lewis | England | MF | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 12 |
| Les Massie | Scotland | FW | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 4 |
| Kevin McHale | England | MF | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 |
| Bob McNab | England | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael O'Grady | England | MF | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| John Oldfield | Republic of Ireland | GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Parker | England | DF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Derek Stokes | England | FW | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 16 |
| Len White | England | FW | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 |
| Ray Wilson | England | DF | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ray Wood | England | GK | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |