# 1936–37 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1936–37 campaign was a season that saw Town fight for their league status in Division 1. They finished 15th, a far cry from their third place finish the previous season.

## 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 | ENG | Hugh Turner |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Beech |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Goodall |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | Jim Spedding |
| -- | DF | SCO | Jock Wightman |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | MF | SCO | Duncan Ogilvie |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len Butt |
| -- | FW | ENG | Reg Chester |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Chivers |
| -- | FW | ENG | Sedley Cooper |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Isaac |
| -- | FW | ENG | Alf Lythgoe |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Richardson |

## Review

Town's 8th season under Clem Stephenson was another season of mediocrity, which had been continued for most of the previous few seasons with the exception of the previous season's 3rd-place finish. With no FA Cup run to fall back on either, Town were down in a relegation dogfight with nearly half the teams in the division, but luckily the records of Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday were worse enough to see them drop down to Division 2.

## 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 | ENG | Hugh Turner |
| -- | DF | ENG | Albert Beech |
| -- | DF | ENG | Eddie Boot |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alan Brown |
| -- | DF | ENG | Benny Craig |
| -- | DF | EIR | Bill Hayes |
| -- | DF | ENG | Reg Mountford |
| -- | DF | ENG | Jim Spedding |
| -- | DF | ENG | Ken Willingham |
| -- | DF | ENG | Alf Young |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Bobby Barclay |
| -- | MF | ENG | Pat Beasley |
| -- | MF | SCO | Archibald Hastie |
| -- | MF | ENG | Jack Johnson |
| -- | FW | ENG | Len Butt |
| -- | FW | ENG | Reginald Chester |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Chivers |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Isaac |
| -- | FW | ENG | Alf Lythgoe |
| -- | FW | SCO | Willie Macfadyen |
| -- | FW | ENG | Jimmy Richardson |

## Results
### Division One

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| 29 August 1936 | Preston North End | A | 1–1 | Richardson | 22,596 | 9th |
| 2 September 1936 | Manchester United | H | 3–1 | Richardson, Chester, Lythgoe | 12,616 | 3rd |
| 5 September 1936 | Arsenal | H | 0–0 | | 32,013 | 2nd |
| 9 September 1936 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Cooper | 26,839 | 9th |
| 12 September 1936 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Lythgoe | 25,386 | 10th |
| 17 September 1936 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–2 | Butt, Chivers | 18,085 | 10th |
| 19 September 1936 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–0 | Butt, Ogilvie | 15,992 | 5th |
| 26 September 1936 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Chester | 33,581 | 8th |
| 3 October 1936 | Leeds United | H | 3–0 | Ogilvie (2), Butt | 18,654 | 5th |
| 10 October 1936 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | Richardson, Chivers | 26,531 | 4th |
| 17 October 1936 | Birmingham | A | 2–4 | Barkas (og), Ogilvie | 26,172 | 4th |
| 24 October 1936 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–0 | Richardson, Lythgoe | 20,357 | 3rd |
| 31 October 1936 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–2 | R. Finch (og) | 20,605 | 6th |
| 7 November 1936 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Beasley | 18,438 | 6th |
| 14 November 1936 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | | 21,500 | 10th |
| 21 November 1936 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | Richardson, Butt, G.F. Barber (og), Lythgoe | 12,382 | 5th |
| 28 November 1936 | Stoke City | A | 1–1 | Beasley | 13,644 | 7th |
| 5 December 1936 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | Richardson | 11,609 | 10th |
| 12 December 1936 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | Beasley, Johnson | 8,580 | 10th |
| 19 December 1936 | Liverpool | H | 4–0 | Butt, Richardson (2), Macfadyen | 14,506 | 8th |
| 25 December 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Macfadyen | 30,616 | 10th |
| 26 December 1936 | Preston North End | H | 4–2 | Richardson, Beasley (2), Macfadyen | 33,899 | 7th |
| 28 December 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4–0 | Richardson (2), Chivers (2) | 14,007 | 6th |
| 2 January 1937 | Arsenal | A | 1–1 | Macfadyen | 44,224 | 7th |
| 9 January 1937 | Brentford | H | 1–1 | Mountford (pen) | 21,753 | 8th |
| 23 January 1937 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Johnson, Macfadyen | 15,746 | 7th |
| 3 February 1937 | Everton | H | 0–3 | | 5,216 | 10th |
| 6 February 1937 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | Chivers | 28,930 | 10th |
| 13 February 1937 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | Isaac, Chivers | 23,336 | 11th |
| 20 February 1937 | Birmingham | H | 1–1 | Hastie | 10,334 | 11th |
| 27 February 1937 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–5 | | 15,932 | 13th |
| 10 March 1937 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Beasley | 4,179 | 12th |
| 17 March 1937 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | | 28,240 | 14th |
| 20 March 1937 | Portsmouth | H | 1–2 | Macfadyen | 14,685 | 15th |
| 27 March 1937 | Chelsea | A | 0–0 | | 31,384 | 16th |
| 29 March 1937 | Derby County | A | 3–3 | Chivers (2), Macfadyen | 30,688 | 16th |
| 30 March 1937 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Barclay (2) | 20,727 | 15th |
| 3 April 1937 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | Beasley, Macfadyen | 12,149 | 14th |
| 10 April 1937 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 24,995 | 15th |
| 17 April 1937 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–3 | | 6,189 | 16th |
| 24 April 1937 | Liverpool | A | 1–1 | Barclay | 17,858 | 16th |
| 1 May 1937 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Chivers | 5,821 | 15th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 16 January 1937 | Round 3 | Brentford | A | 0–5 | | 33,000 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| Bobby Barclay | England | MF | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Pat Beasley | England | MF | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| Albert Beech | England | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Boot | England | DF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Alan Brown | England | DF | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Len Butt | England | FW | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 |
| Reg Chester | England | FW | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Frank Chivers | England | FW | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| Sedley Cooper | England | FW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Benny Craig | England | DF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Roy Goodall | England | DF | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Archibald Hastie | Scotland | MF | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Bill Hayes | Ireland | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Hesford | England | GK | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jimmy Isaac | England | MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Jack Johnson | England | MF | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Alf Lythgoe | England | FW | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Willie MacFadyen | Scotland | FW | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 |
| Reg Mountford | England | DF | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Duncan Ogilvie | Scotland | MF | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| Jimmy Richardson | England | FW | 40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 11 |
| Jim Spedding | England | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hugh Turner | England | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jock Wightman | Scotland | DF | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ken Willingham | England | DF | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Alf Young | England | DF | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |