Huddersfield Town's 1927–28 campaign was the last season of Town's true dominance of English football. They finished 2nd behind Everton, although if they had won all their last 3 games, they would have won the title, but they only beat Portsmouth and lost to Sheffield United and Aston Villa. They also reached their 3rd FA Cup Final, losing to Blackburn Rovers in controversial circumstances.
Squad at the start of season
Review Town had just one season after relinquishing their championship title, but they were still a formidable force in the 1st Division. This was proven by their record 8–2 win over Cardiff City in October and the 7–1 win over Sheffield United in November. George Brown still continued his goalscoring exploits by scoring 35 goals during the season, including 27 in the league. They were still in the hunt for the title until late April. They needed to win their last 3 games to have a realistic chance of reclaiming their title, but defeats to Sheffield United and Aston Villa made the win over Portsmouth irrelevant. They missed out on the championship by 2 points to Everton.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition27 August 1927Newcastle UnitedH1 - 3Brown24,46517th29 August 1927BirminghamA1 - 3Brown16,43218th3 September 1927West Ham UnitedA2 - 4Brown, Jackson23,92522nd10 September 1927Tottenham HotspurA2 - 2Dent, Brown27,98321st17 September 1927Manchester UnitedH4 - 2Brown (3), Dent17,30720th24 September 1927EvertonA2 - 2B. Smith, Jackson37,26920th1 October 1927Cardiff CityH8 - 2Kelly (3), Jackson, Dent (2), Goodall (pen), B. Smith12,97516th8 October 1927Blackburn RoversA1 - 1Jackson28,03216th15 October 1927Bolton WanderersH1 - 0Jackson (pen)19,81811th22 October 1927Aston VillaH1 - 1Jackson14,67912th29 October 1927SunderlandA0 - 322,07016th5 November 1927Derby CountyH2 - 1B. Smith, Goodall (pen)7,09815th12 November 1927Sheffield UnitedA7 - 1Meads, B. Smith (2), Brown (2), Jackson (2)22,16313th19 November 1927BuryH3 - 0Brown (2), B. Smith12,2739th26 November 1927LiverpoolA2 - 4B. Smith, Goodall (pen)34,12811th3 December 1927ArsenalH2 - 1B. Smith (2)15,1407th10 December 1927BurnleyA1 - 0Brown19,1305th17 December 1927Leicester CityH3 - 1Brown (2), Kelly13,7173rd24 December 1927PortsmouthA1 - 2Brown21,7855th26 December 1927Sheffield WednesdayH1 - 0Jackson21,3364th27 December 1927Sheffield WednesdayA5 - 0Barkas (pen), B. Smith, Brown (3)41,8242nd31 December 1927Newcastle UnitedA3 - 2Brown, Jackson, Barkas (pen)33,6402nd2 January 1928MiddlesbroughA1 - 3Brown26,0322nd7 January 1928West Ham UnitedH5 - 2Jackson (2), Brown (3)10,9722nd21 January 1928Tottenham HotspurH4 - 2Brown, B. Smith (2), Jackson17,8922nd4 February 1928EvertonH4 - 1Dent, B. Smith (3)51,2842nd11 February 1928Cardiff CityA0 - 421,0732nd25 February 1928Bolton WanderersA1 - 0B. Smith44,0822nd7 March 1928Manchester UnitedA0 - 035,4132nd10 March 1928SunderlandH4 - 2Stephenson, Jackson, Kelly, Brown17,4971st14 March 1928Blackburn RoversH3 - 1Goodall (pen), Jackson, Brown10,8901st17 March 1928Derby CountyA0 - 024,6841st31 March 1928BuryA3 - 2G. Wilson, Raw, Dent14,6361st7 April 1928LiverpoolH2 - 4Jackson, Brown27,2902nd9 April 1928BirminghamH2 - 0Dent (2)28,7791st10 April 1928MiddlesbroughH2 - 4Stephenson, Goodall (pen)29,0341st14 April 1928ArsenalA0 - 038,7071st25 April 1928BurnleyH1 - 2Brown20,6432nd28 April 1928Leicester CityA2 - 1Raw, Barkas (pen)29,1912nd30 April 1928Sheffield UnitedH0 - 122,3802nd2 May 1928Aston VillaA0 - 330,1732nd5 May 1928PortsmouthH4 - 1Jackson (2), B. Smith, Barkas11,7062nd
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance14 January 1928Round 3Lincoln CityH4 - 2Brown, B. Smith, Goodall (pen), Steele19,32928 January 1928Round 4West Ham UnitedH2 - 1Brown, Jackson27,52518 February 1928Round 5MiddlesbroughH4 - 0Steele, Brown, Jackson, B. Smith55,2003 March 1928Round 6Tottenham HotspurH6 - 1B. Smith (2), Brown (4)52,39024 March 1928Semi-FinalSheffield UnitedN2 - 2Jackson, Brown69,26026 March 1928Semi-Final ReplaySheffield UnitedN0 - 053,7492 April 1928Semi-Final 2nd ReplaySheffield UnitedN1 - 0Jackson69,37021 April 1928FinalBlackburn RoversN1 - 3Jackson92,041
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNed BarkasDF36440404George BrownFW3227683835Willie CampbellDF200020Billy CarrDF100010Laurie CummingFW100010Johnny DentFW18820208Roy GoodallDF29581376Alex JacksonFW3919854724Bob KellyFW35580435Tommy MeadsDF27120291Billy MercerGK23070300Bill PickeringDF100010Harry RawFW10200102Levi RedfernDF23070300Jimmy SmailesMF300030Billy SmithMF3817844621Norman SmithDF600060Bon SpenceDF501060David SteeleDF24062302Clem StephensonFW31280392Hugh TurnerGK19010200Sam WadsworthDF17040210George WilsonMF110011Tom WilsonDF41080490
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