Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1939–40

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Huddersfield Town

Season 1939-40
Manager	Clem Stephenson
Chairman	Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Division One Wartime League North-East	17th 1st
League War Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Billy Price (1) All: Bobby Barclay (11)
Highest home attendance	15,588 vs Blackpool (26 August 1939)
Lowest home attendance	332 vs Darlington (3 June 1940)

Huddersfield Town's 1939-40 campaign saw Town play in Division 1, before the season was abandoned following the outbreak of World War II. They then played in the North-East League and won the title by 9 points from Newcastle United.

Contents 1 Squad who played in the league matches 2 Results 2.1 Division One 2.2 North-East Division 2.3 League War Cup 3 Footnotes

[edit] Squad who played in the league matches

No. Position Player -- GK Bob Hesford -- DF Eddie Boot -- DF Bill Hayes -- DF Reg Mountford -- DF Ken Willingham -- DF Alf Young

No. Position Player -- MF Jack Mahon -- FW Bobby Barclay -- FW Pat Beasley -- FW Jimmy Isaac -- FW Willie Mills -- FW Billy Price

[edit] Results

[edit] Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
26 August 1939	Blackpool	H	0 - 1		15,588
30 August 1939	Sunderland	A	2 - 1	Gorman (og), Price	12,000
2 September 1939	Brentford	A	0 - 1		13,000

[edit] North-East Division

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
21 October 1939	Bradford Park Avenue	H	4 - 1	Carter (3), Watson	3,862
28 October 1939	Middlesbrough	A	2 - 2	Barclay (2)	5,000
11 November 1939	Newcastle United	H	2 - 0	Isaac, Beasley	4,931
18 November 1939	Hull City	A	5 - 1	Barclay (3), C. Woodhead (og), Watson	5,000
25 November 1939	Halifax Town	H	1 - 2	Watson	1,856
2 December 1939	Leeds United	A	0 - 0		5,100
9 December 1939	Bradford City	H	1 - 1	Barclay	2,408
23 December 1939	Darlington	A	4 - 0	Boot, Brook, Beasley (2)	3,829
24 February 1940	Middlesbrough	H	4 - 2	Watson, Price (2), Beasley	2,835
9 March 1940	Newcastle United	A	5 - 3	Carter (3), Beasley (2)	6,000
16 March 1940	Hull City	H	1 - 0	Watson	2,961
23 March 1940	Halifax Town	A	3 - 2	Price, Isaac, Barclay	4,250
25 March 1940	Hartlepools United	H	4 - 1	Price (2), Boot, Isaac (pen)	4,326
30 March 1940	Leeds United	H	2 - 1	Smith, Beasley	5,833
6 April 1940	Bradford City	A	1 - 0	Price	6,036
13 April 1940	Bradford Park Avenue	A	2 - 1	Juliussen, Barclay	4,156
25 May 1940	Darlington	H	8 - 2	Brook (4), Isaac (2), Juliussen (2)	957
29 May 1940	York City	A	2 - 1[A]	Barclay (2)	3,000
1 June 1940	Hartlepools United	A	2 - 2	Whittingham, Smailes	750
3 June 1940	York City	H	1 - 0	Barclay	332

[edit] League War Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
20 April 1940	Round 1 1st Leg	Chesterfield	A	1 - 2	Barclay	9,200
27 April 1940	Round 1 2nd Leg	Chesterfield	H	2 - 0	Barclay, Barkas	7,276 Huddersfield won 3-2 on aggregate.
4 May 1940	Round 2 1st Leg	Hull City	H	1 - 1	Brook	5,752
11 May 1940	Round 2 2nd Leg	Hull City	A	1 - 0	Juliussen	6,500 Huddersfield won 2-1 on aggregate.
18 May 1940	Round 3	West Ham United	H	3 - 3	Isaac, Baird, Mountford (pen)	7,550
22 May 1940	Round 3 Replay	West Ham United	A	1 - 3	Hagan	21,000

[edit] Footnotes

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