The 1924–25 Huddersfield Town season saw Town retain their title for the second consecutive season. Under the guidance of Herbert Chapman, they won the title by 2 clear points from West Bromwich Albion. The mood suddenly changed at the end of the season when Chapman suddenly resigned.
Squad at the start of the season
Review After winning their first title, Herbert Chapman's team didn't want to give their title back in a hurry, winning their first 4 games and being unbeaten for their 10 league games. Town's defensive line were particularly impressive, only conceding 28 goals during the league season and never conceded more than 2 in any league game. They only conceded 3 goals in their FA Cup game against Bolton Wanderers. They won their 2nd title by 2 points from West Bromwich Albion. However, Town were left bewildered when Herbert Chapman left for Arsenal at the end of the season.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition30 August 1924Newcastle UnitedA3 - 1Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson47,0005th2 September 1924Nottingham ForestH3 - 0C. Wilson (3)13,5002nd6 September 1924Sheffield UnitedH2 - 1C. Wilson, Brown20,2002nd8 September 1924Nottingham ForestA1 - 0Cook10,0001st13 September 1924West Ham UnitedA0 - 028,1031st20 September 1924Blackburn RoversH0 - 018,0001st27 September 1924Leeds UnitedA1 - 1B. Smith41,8001st4 October 1924Aston VillaA1 - 1Cook43,0001st11 October 1924ArsenalH4 - 0B. Smith, Cook, C. Wilson, Brown15,5001st18 October 1924Manchester CityA1 - 1Brown50,0001st25 October 1924BirminghamH0 - 120,5002nd1 November 1924West Bromwich AlbionA0 - 115,6835th8 November 1924Tottenham HotspurH1 - 2C. Wilson18,5009th12 November 1924LiverpoolA3 - 2B. Smith, Cook, C. Wilson25,0003rd15 November 1924Bolton WanderersA0 - 135,0005th22 November 1924Notts CountyH0 - 012,3007th29 November 1924EvertonA2 - 0Cook, C. Wilson27,5005th6 December 1924SunderlandH4 - 0C. Wilson (2), Stephenson, B. Smith18,0002nd13 December 1924Cardiff CityA2 - 2Cook (2)27,5004th20 December 1924Preston North EndH1 - 0C. Wilson15,0002nd25 December 1924BurnleyA5 - 1C. Wilson (4), Brown26,3322nd26 December 1924BurnleyH2 - 0B. Smith, Cook30,3002nd27 December 1924Newcastle UnitedH0 - 013,5002nd3 January 1925Sheffield UnitedA1 - 1B. Smith28,5002nd17 January 1925West Ham UnitedH1 - 2Cook14,0003rd24 January 1925Blackburn RoversA3 - 2Brown (2), Walter12,0003rd31 January 1925Leeds UnitedH2 - 0B. Smith, Brown10,5002nd7 February 1925Aston VillaH4 - 1Brown (3), Stephenson19,5001st14 February 1925ArsenalA5 - 0Brown, Stephenson, C. Wilson (3)25,0002nd21 February 1925Manchester CityH1 - 1B. Smith19,3001st28 February 1925BirminghamA1 - 0Brown12,0001st11 March 1925West Bromwich AlbionH1 - 1Brown15,4001st14 March 1925Tottenham HotspurA2 - 1Stephenson, Brown32,5001st21 March 1925Bolton WanderersH0 - 029,2871st4 April 1925EvertonH2 - 0C. Wilson (2, 1 pen)15,5002nd10 April 1925BuryA1 - 0B. Smith31,7721st11 April 1925SunderlandA1 - 1Brown35,0001st14 April 1925BuryH2 - 0Brown, C. Wilson28,4401st18 April 1925Cardiff CityH0 - 015,5001st25 April 1925Preston North EndA4 - 1C. Wilson, Brown (3)12,6341st29 April 1925Notts CountyA1 - 1C. Wilson8,0001st2 May 1925LiverpoolH1 - 1Cawthrone19,8001st
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance10 January 1925Round 1Bolton WanderersA0 - 350,412
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNed BarkasDF100010Sid BinksFW200020Leonard BootGK500050George BrownFW3220003220Harry CawthorneDF210021George CookFW25910269Roy GoodallDF38010390Billy MercerGK27010280Ted RichardsonMF100010George ShawDF11000110Billy SmithMF41910429Norman SmithDF100010Bon SpenceDF400040David SteeleDF39010400Clem StephensonFW29510305Ted TaylorGK10000100Sam WadsworthDF33010340Joe WalterMF710071Billy WatsonDF41010420Joey WilliamsMF35010360Charlie WilsonFW3824103924Tom WilsonDF40010410
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