Huddersfield Town's 1954–55 campaign saw Town make a brilliant start in their second season back in the 1st Division. However, a disappointing mid-season ended their chance of improving on their 3rd-place finish the previous season. They eventually finished down in 12th place with 41 points, 7 points behind second placed Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was also the last season in which the leading goalscorer in Division 1 came from the club, when Jimmy Glazzard scored 32 goals, 26 in the League and 6 from Cup matches.
Squad at the start of the season
Review After losing their first 3 matches, Town went on an impressive run of just 1 defeat in 12 matches, which included wins over Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portsmouth, the teams who would eventually be the top 3 at the end of the season. Other interesting results during the season were a 5–3 win over Arsenal at Highbury and a 6–4 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
Jimmy Glazzard's 32 goals made him the top scorer in Division 1, but a depressing spell between mid-December and early April which saw Town fail to register a win in the league saw Town drop out of the top 5 of the table. However, Town's form in the FA Cup didn't reflect their league form, as they reached the sixth round for the first time since the 1938–39 season, before losing to Newcastle United in a replay at St James' Park. In the league they finished 12th with 41 points.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition21 August 1954BlackpoolH1–3Metcalfe (pen)35,79318th25 August 1954PortsmouthA2–4Pickett (og), Watson35,87318th28 August 1954Charlton AthleticA1–2Burrell22,42221st30 August 1954PortsmouthH2–1Watson, Metcalfe22,68818th4 September 1954Bolton WanderersH2–0Metcalfe, Cavanagh28,72614th6 September 1954Sheffield WednesdayA1–4Glazzard25,82518th11 September 1954Cardiff CityA1–1Watson21,84017th13 September 1954Sheffield WednesdayH3–0Metcalfe (pen), Glazzard (2)20,57012th18 September 1954Manchester UnitedA1–1Cavanagh45,64813th25 September 1954Wolverhampton WanderersH2–0Burrell, Cavanagh30,86112th2 October 1954Aston VillaA0–020,43513th9 October 1954ChelseaH1–0Cavanagh29,55611th16 October 1954Leicester CityA3–1Burrell, Glazzard, Cavanagh30,49110th23 October 1954EvertonH2–1Watson, Glazzard27,3907th30 October 1954Manchester CityA4–2Glazzard (3), Watson34,2464th6 November 1954Sheffield UnitedH1–2Glazzard20,6646th13 November 1954ArsenalA5–3McGarry, Watson, Glazzard (2), Metcalfe42,9504th20 November 1954West Bromwich AlbionH3–3Glazzard, Watson, Quested28,3725th27 November 1954Newcastle UnitedA2–2Watson, Burrell36,4094th4 December 1954BurnleyH0–117,3927th11 December 1954Preston North EndA3–2Glazzard, Forbes (og), Cavanagh23,7745th18 December 1954BlackpoolA1–1Glazzard17,5796th25 December 1954SunderlandA1–1Burrell39,9006th27 December 1954SunderlandH1–1Metcalfe (pen)47,4506th1 January 1955Charlton AthleticH0–026,9967th5 February 1955Manchester UnitedH1–3Glazzard31,4089th12 February 1955Wolverhampton WanderersA4–6Glazzard (3), Frear30,66610th23 February 1955Aston VillaH1–2Glazzard5,28710th26 February 1955ChelseaA1–4Burrell35,78611th5 March 1955Preston North EndH0–424,92915th19 March 1955Manchester CityH0–031,06517th23 March 1955EvertonA0–415,56117th26 March 1955Sheffield UnitedA2–2Glazzard, Coldwell (og)11,95118th2 April 1955ArsenalH0–122,85318th9 April 1955BurnleyA1–1Glazzard22,21420th11 April 1955Tottenham HotspurA1–1Hopkins (og)23,33220th12 April 1955Tottenham HotspurH1–0Frear23,58016th16 April 1955Newcastle UnitedH2–0Glazzard (2)21,91314th23 April 1955West Bromwich AlbionA1–2Glazzard18,66117th27 April 1955Bolton WanderersA0–116,18417th30 April 1955Leicester CityH3–1Glazzard, Watson (2)16,49816th2 May 1955Cardiff CityH2–0Glazzard, Watson10,47612th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance8 January 1955Round 3Coventry CityH3–3Glazzard (2), Watson31,57613 January 1955Round 3 ReplayCoventry CityA2 – 1 (aet: 90 mins: 1–1)Glazzard, Watson23,71629 January 1955Round 4Torquay UnitedA1–0Glazzard21,90819 February 1955Round 5LiverpoolA2–0Hobson, Glazzard57,11512 March 1955Round 6Newcastle UnitedH1–1Glazzard54,96016 March 1955Round 6 ReplayNewcastle UnitedA0 – 2 (aet: 90 mins: 0–0)52,380
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJohn BattyeDF600060Gerry BurrellMF36610376Tommy CavanaghFW24630276Jack ConnorDF500050Willie DavieFW601070Bryan FrearFW11220132Brian GibsonDF14010150Jimmy GlazzardFW4226664832Albert HobsonMF6051111Laurie KellyDF41060470Don McEvoyDF600060Bill McGarryDF32160381Vic MetcalfeMF35660416Len QuestedDF42160481Roy ShinerFW100010Ron SimpsonFW700070Ron StaniforthDF28050330Ken TaylorDF36060420Jimmy WatsonMF4211624813Jack WheelerGK42060480
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