Huddersfield Town's 1938–39 campaign was the last full season of football before the start of World War II. Town would finish 19th in Division 1, but they had another impressive FA Cup run, following from the previous season's runner-up spot, by reaching the semi-finals, before losing to Portsmouth.
Squad at the start of the season
Review Town continued their downward spiral, which saw Town fighting in a relegation battle for a major part of the season, but luckily most of the season was highlighted by Town's successes in the FA Cup, following their 5th final appearance the previous season. They reached the semi-final against Portsmouth. They lost the match 2–1 at Highbury. This to date, is their last ever FA Cup semi-final appearance. Town's final league placing was 19th just ahead of Chelsea, Birmingham and Leicester City.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendancePosition27 August 1938BrentfordA1–2Price26,63814th31 August 1938Derby CountyA0–113,37519th3 September 1938ArsenalH1–1Mills26,12619th7 September 1938Derby CountyH3–0Brook, Hayes (pen), Isaac11,29313th10 September 1938PortsmouthA0–426,30220th14 September 1938SunderlandH0–19,72420th17 September 1938Leeds UnitedH0–119,79322nd24 September 1938EvertonH3–0Hinchcliffe (2), Isaac27,71019th1 October 1938Wolverhampton WanderersA0–321,21320th8 October 1938Aston VillaH1–1Callaghan (og)20,63920th15 October 1938Charlton AthleticA1–2Price28,03821st22 October 1938Bolton WanderersH2–1Baird, Beasley18,02720th29 October 1938LiverpoolA3–3Beasley, Baird, Price33,73419th5 November 1938Leicester CityH2–0Beasley, Barlow16,10216th12 November 1938MiddlesbroughA1–4Price19,63019th19 November 1938BirminghamH3–1Barclay, Beasley, Baird14,63718th26 November 1938Manchester UnitedA1–1Price23,16415th3 December 1938Stoke CityH1–4Mills17,95318th10 December 1938ChelseaA0–323,25721st17 December 1938Preston North EndH3–0Price (2), Beasley8,91618th24 December 1938BrentfordH1–2Baird11,49320th26 December 1938BlackpoolA1–1Price18,95519th27 December 1938BlackpoolH3–0Beasley (2), Brook27,11317th31 December 1938ArsenalA0–134,14619th14 January 1939PortsmouthH3–0Price, Beasley, Isaac9,00616th25 January 1939Leeds UnitedA0–13,896Match abandoned after 61 minutes due to snow.28 January 1939EvertonA2–3Beasley, Price37,26918th4 February 1939Wolverhampton WanderersH1–2Hayes (pen)20,40518th15 February 1939Aston VillaA0–427,50020th18 February 1939Charlton AthleticH4–0Price, Hayes (pen), Mills, Barclay16,16317th25 February 1939Bolton WanderersA2–3Price, Beasley19,33218th11 March 1939Leicester CityA1–0Isaac13,89819th15 March 1939LiverpoolH1–1Price7,70419th18 March 1939MiddlesbroughH0–116,01119th29 March 1939BirminghamA1–1Barclay12,00020th1 April 1939Manchester UnitedH1–1Barclay14,00719th7 April 1939Grimsby TownA3–3Mills, Price (2)18,83519th8 April 1939Stoke CityA2–2Boot, Mountford26,01419th11 April 1939Grimsby TownH2–0Brook (2)21,74719th15 April 1939ChelseaH3–1Mills (2), Price11,73118th19 April 1939Leeds UnitedA1–2Isaac12,00618th22 April 1939Preston North EndA0–313,09319th29 April 1939SunderlandA0–07,72919th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF – AScorersAttendance11 January 1939Round 3Nottingham ForestH0–05,44216 January 1939Round 3 ReplayNottingham ForestA3–0Isaac (2), Price22,30421 January 1939Round 4Leeds UnitedA4–2Price (3), Barclay43,70211 February 1939Round 5WalsallH3–0Price (2), McCall33,5434 March 1939Round 6Blackburn RoversH1–1Price56,5189 March 1939Round 6 ReplayBlackburn RoversA2–1Mahon, Beasley54,40025 March 1939Semi-FinalPortsmouthN1–2Barclay60,053
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHarry BairdFW19420214Bobby BarclayMF28462346Pat BarlowMF710071Pat BeasleyMF349714110Eddie BootDF36150411Lewis BrookFW840084Alan BrownDF15000150Benny CraigDF100010Robert GordonDF600060Bill HayesDF41370483Bob HesfordGK42070490Tom HinchcliffeMF720072Jimmy IsaacMF19562257Jack JohnsonMF500050Jack MahonMF501161Andy McCallMF503181Willie MillsMF23640276Reg MountfordDF42170491Robert PerrettMF100010Billy PriceFW3317774024John ShielFW100010Albert WatsonDF601070Willie WatsonMF11000110George WienandMF400040Ken WillinghamDF33070400Alf YoungDF30070370
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