These are a list of player and club records for Huddersfield Town Association Football Club.
Club records Victories Record league victory: 10–1 v Blackpool, Division One, 13 December 1930 Record FA Cup victory: 11–0 v Heckmondwike, preliminary round, 18 September 1909 Record League Cup victory: 5–1 v Mansfield Town, first round, second leg, 13 September 1983
Defeats Record league defeat: 1–10 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 November 1987 Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 v Sunderland, third round, 7 January 1950 Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 v Arsenal, second round, first leg, 21 September 1993
Attendances Record attendance at Leeds Road: 67,037 v Arsenal, FA Cup Sixth Round, 27 February 1932 Record attendance at John Smith's Stadium: 24,169 v Manchester United, Premier League, 21 October 2017
Sequences Longest unbeaten league run: 43 – 1 January 2011 to 28 November 2011. Longest unbeaten league run (in a single season): 25 – 1 January 2011 to 7 May 2011. Longest unbeaten home league run: 28 – 5 May 1982 to 17 September 1983. Longest unbeaten away league run: 22 – 1 January 2011 to 29 October 2011. Longest run of league wins: 11 – 5 April 1920 to 9 September 1920. Longest run of home league wins: 11 – 28 December 1925 to 30 August 1926. Longest run of away league wins: 6 – 12 March 2011 to 30 April 2011. Longest run of league defeats: 8 – 1 December 2018 to 2 January 2019. Longest run of home league defeats: 7 – 1 December 2018 to 9 February 2019 and 2 March 2019 to 26 April 2019. Longest run of away league defeats: 9 – 13 April 1912 to 16 November 1912, 14 November 1914 to 13 March 1915, 4 September 1946 to 7 December 1946 and 12 March 1988 to 3 October 1988. Longest run of league draws: 6 – 3 March 1987 to 3 April 1987. Longest run of home league draws: 6 – 3 May 1977 to 17 September 1977. Longest run of away league draws: 6 – 28 August 1926 to 23 October 1926. Longest run of league matches without a win: 22 – 27 November 1971 to 29 April 1972. Longest run of matches without a win: 19 – 26 August 2000 to 25 November 2000. Longest league scoring run: 27 – 12 March 2005 to 12 November 2005. Longest league home scoring run: 21 – 26 December 2004 to 10 October 2005. Longest league away scoring run: 24 – 20 January 1962 to 12 April 1963. Longest league non-scoring run: 7 – 22 January 1972 to 21 March 1972. Longest run of matches without conceding a goal: 8 – 13 March 1965 to 19 April 1965. Longest run of wins at the start of a season: 4 – 1924–25 season. Longest run of defeats at the start of a season: 6 – 1992–93 season.
Seasonal records Most wins in a season: 28 – 1919–20 season. Most home wins in a season: 16 – 1919–20 season, 1933–34 season, 1979–80 season and 2003–04 season. Most away wins in a season: 13 – 2010–11 season. Fewest wins in a season: 3 – 2018–19 season. Fewest home wins in a season: 2 – 2018–19 season. Fewest away wins in a season: 0 – 1936–37 season. Most defeats in a season: 28 – 1987–88 season and 2018–19 season. Most home defeats in a season: 14 – 2018–19 season. Most away defeats in a season: 17 – 1974–75 season. Fewest defeats in a season: 5 – 1924–25 season. Fewest home defeats in a season: 0 – 1982–83 season. Fewest away defeats in a season: 2 – 1924–25 season. Most draws in a season: 18 – 2011–12 season. Most home draws in a season: 9 – 1972–73 season, 1998–99 season and 2002–03 season. Most away draws in a season: 12 – 2011–12 season. Fewest draws in a season: 5 – 1937–38 season. Fewest home draws in a season: 1 – 1987–88 season. Fewest away draws in a season: 1 – 1911–12 season and 1988–89 season.
Tallies Most league goals scored in a season: 101 – 1979–80 season. Most home league goals scored in a season: 61 – 1979–80 season. Most away league goals scored in a season: 44 – 2011–12 season. Fewest league goals scored in a season: 22 – 2018–19 season. Fewest home league goals scored in a season: 10 – 2018–19 season. Fewest away league goals scored in a season: 12 – 2002–03 season and 2018–19 season. Most league goals conceded in a season: 100 – 1987–88 season. Most home league goals conceded in a season: 40 – 1950–51 season. Most away league goals conceded in a season: 62 – 1987–88 season. Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 28 – 1924–25 season. Fewest home league goals conceded in a season: 9 – 1923–24 season. Fewest away league goals conceded in a season: 17 – 1922–23 season. Most points (two points for a win): 66 – 1979–80 season. Most home points (two points for a win): 37 – 1979–80 season. Most away points (two points for a win): 30 – 1924–25 season. Fewest points (two points for a win): 25 – 1971–72 season. Fewest home points (two points for a win): 15 – 1971–72 season. Fewest away points (two points for a win): 7 – 1946–47 season and 1951–52 season. Most points (three points for a win): 87 – 2010–11 season. Most home points (three points for a win): 53 – 1982–83 season. Most away points (three points for a win): 43 – 2010–11 season. Fewest points (three points for a win): 16 – 2018–19 season. Fewest home points (three points for a win): 9 – 2018–19 season. Fewest away points (three points for a win): 7 – 2018–19 season. Most clean sheets: 23 – 1922–23 season. Most home clean sheets: 14 – 1980–81 season. Most away clean sheets: 10 – 1922–23 season and 1975–76 season. Fewest clean sheets: 5 – 2018–19 season. Fewest home clean sheets: 2 – 1950–51 season. Fewest away clean sheets: 0 – 1974–75 season. Most times failed to score: 23 – 1971–72 season. Most times failed to score at home: 12 – 1971–72 season. Most times failed to score away: 13 – 2002–03 season. Fewest times failed to score: 4 – 1930–21 season. Fewest times failed to score at home: 1 – 1927–28 season, 1930–31 season and 1931–32 season. Fewest times failed to score away: 2 – 1957–58 season. Most doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) for: 9 – 1919–20 season. Fewest doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) for: 0 – 1936–37 season, 1951–52 season, 1970–71 season, 1971–72 season, 1985–86 season and 1987–88 season. Most doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) against: 11 – 2018–19 season. Fewest doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) against: 0 – 1912–13 season, 1919–20 season, 1923–24 season, 1924–25 season, 1925–26 season, 1926–27 season, 1935–36 season, 1954–55 season, 1961–62 season, 1969–70 season, 1982–83 season, 2003–04 season and 2010–11 season.
Player records Appearances The following players have played more than 250 league and cup appearances for Huddersfield Town. Statistics correct up to 1 April 2023.
Name Nation Apps Career1Billy Smith5741913–19342Tom Wilson5001919–19323Vic Metcalfe4591946–19584Andy Booth4571991–1996 and 2001–20095Roy Goodall4401923–19356Malcolm Brown4031977–1983 and 1985–19897Hugh Turner3941926–19378David Cowling3921978–19889=Bill McGarry3811950–1961Steve Smith3811964–1977 and 1981–198211Kevin McHale3751956–196812Les Massie3631956–196713John Coddington3561955–196714Jonathan Hogg3312013–present15Eddie Boot3251937–195216Billy Watson, Snr.3221912–192717Jimmy Glazzard3211946–195618Sam Wadsworth3121920–193019=Graham Mitchell3101986–1995Jimmy Nicholson3101964–197421Alf Young3091929–193922Nathan Clarke2992001–201223Steve Jenkins2951995–200324Danny Schofield2891998–200825Simon Trevitt2861986–199626Dave Sutton2841977–198427Ray Wilson2831955–196428Geoff Hutt2771968–197629Clem Stephenson2751920–192930Alex Smithies2742007–201531Phil Wilson2711981–198732Ken Willingham2701932–193933=Kevin Gray2691994–2002Ken Taylor2691953–196535Jimmy Lawson2661968–197636Roy Ellam2631966–1972 and 1974–197537Andy Holdsworth2612003–200938Jon Dyson2601992–200339Reg Mountford2551929–193940Sandy Mutch2511910–1922
Most appearances : 574 – Billy Smith. Most league appearances: 521 – Billy Smith. Most consecutive appearances : 259 – Malcolm Brown. Most consecutive league appearances : 226 – Malcolm Brown. Most consecutive FA Cup appearances : 52 – Tom Wilson. Most consecutive FL Cup appearances : 22 – Malcolm Brown.
Goals The following players have scored more than 40 league and cup goals for Huddersfield Town. Statistics correct up to 29 December 2022.
Name Nation League Goals FA Cup Goals FL Cup Goals Other Goals Total Career1George Brown14217001591921–19292Jimmy Glazzard14212001541946–19563Andy Booth1335481501991–1996 and 2001–20094Billy Smith11412001261913–19345Les Massie1006201081956–19666Jordan Rhodes81277972009–2012 and 2021–present7Vic Metcalfe87300901946–19588Alex Jackson701900891925–19309Frank Mann68700751912–192310Dave Mangnall611200731929–193411Derek Stokes65220691960–196512=Kevin McHale60530681956–1967Iwan Roberts50468681990–199314=Ian Robins59530671978–1982Marcus Stewart58270671996–200016Mark Lillis56430631978–198517Charlie Wilson57500621922–192518Alan Gowling58120611972–197519Craig Maskell43344551988–199020Brian Stanton45630541979–198621=Colin Dobson50020521966–1970Ernie Islip44800521913–192323Paweł Abbott48120512004–200724Clem Stephenson42800501921–192925Nahki Wells45130492014–201726=David Cowling43230481978–1987Duncan Shearer38361481986–1988Frank Worthington41520481967–197229=Charlie Luke40700471931–1936Phil Starbuck36425471991–199531=Jimmy Lawson42400461968–1976Alf Lythgoe42400461934–1938George McLean43300461930–1934Danny Schofield39106461998–200835=Peter Fletcher36450451978–1982Sammy Taylor39600451919–192137Tony Leighton40220441965–196838=Ronnie Jepson36321421993–1996Bob Kelly39300421927–1932Lee Novak34521422009–201341Terry Gray36230411973–1979
Most goals scored : 159 – George Brown. Most league goals: 142 – George Brown & Jimmy Glazzard. Most goals in a season: 42 – Sammy Taylor – 1919–20 season. Most league goals in a season: 36 – Jordan Rhodes – 2011–12 season. Most goals scored in a match: 5 – Dave Mangnall v Derby County – 21 November 1931, Alf Lythgoe v Blackburn Rovers – 13 April 1935 and Jordan Rhodes v Wycombe Wanderers – 6 January 2012.
Scoring records These players have achieved the best consecutive scoring runs in the club's history.
11 matches – Dave Mangnall – 2 January – 13 February 1932. 7 matches – Jimmy Glazzard – 8 January – 23 February 1955. 7 matches – George Brown – 27 December 1927 – 28 January 1928. 7 matches – Sammy Taylor – 3–17 April 1920. 7 matches – Walter Smith – 12 February – 12 March 1910. 6 matches – Anthony Pilkington – 5 October – 2 November 2010. 6 matches – Paweł Abbott – 6–27 August 2005. 6 matches – Jimmy Glazzard – 16 October – 20 November 1954. 6 matches – George Brown – 23 October – 27 November 1926.
Transfers Highest transfer fee paid: £17,500,000 (€20 million) – Terence Kongolo, from Monaco, June 2018. Highest transfer fee received: £15 million~ – Philip Billing, to AFC Bournemouth, July 2019.
Youngest debutant Youngest player: 16 years, 229 days – Peter Hart v Southend United, 30 March 1974
References
99 Years & Counting – Stats & Stories – Huddersfield Town History