The 1923–24 Huddersfield Town season saw Town become the champion of English football for the first time. They beat Welsh side Cardiff City to the title by goal average.
Squad at the start of the season
Review After finishing 3rd the previous season and winning the FA Cup the season before, some thought that a championship under Herbert Chapman wasn't impossible. The season would see Town reach the pinnacle of football excellence and win the 1st Division.
This was done with Town only having 5 different scorers all season; George Brown with 8, George Cook with 9, Clem Stephenson with 11, Billy Smith with 13 and Charlie Wilson top-scoring with 18 league goals. (Billy Johnston did score an FA Cup goal). The title went down to the last match and Town's 3–0 win over Nottingham Forest giving Town their title by goal average.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition25 August 1923MiddlesbroughH1 - 0C. Wilson20,0001st27 August 1923Preston North EndA3 - 1B. Smith, C. Wilson, Stephenson18,3312nd1 September 1923MiddlesbroughA0 - 220,0006th4 September 1923Preston North EndH4 - 0B. Smith, C. Wilson (2), Stephenson14,1982nd8 September 1923Notts CountyA0 - 120,0006th15 September 1923Notts CountyH0 - 016,0008th22 September 1923EvertonA1 - 1Brown35,0009th29 September 1923EvertonH2 - 0Brown, Stephenson16,5004th6 October 1923West Bromwich AlbionA4 - 2B. Smith (2), Cook (2)17,0414th13 October 1923West Bromwich AlbionH0 - 018,8005th20 October 1923BirminghamA1 - 0B. Smith18,0003rd27 October 1923BirminghamH1 - 0Stephenson12,0001st3 November 1923LiverpoolA1 - 1Stephenson30,0002nd10 November 1923LiverpoolH3 - 1Cook (2), W. Wadsworth (og)15,4002nd17 November 1923Bolton WanderersA1 - 3C. Wilson17,6302nd24 November 1923Bolton WanderersH1 - 0Cook18,0002nd1 December 1923SunderlandA1 - 2C. Wilson29,0003rd8 December 1923SunderlandH3 - 2C. Wilson (2), B. Smith18,6003rd15 December 1923ArsenalA3 - 1C. Wilson (3)25,0002nd22 December 1923ArsenalH6 - 1Cook, C. Wilson (3), Stephenson (2)15,0002nd25 December 1923Tottenham HotspurA0 - 144,2743rd26 December 1923Tottenham HotspurH2 - 1B. Smith (2 pens)28,6003rd29 December 1923Blackburn RoversA0 - 118,0003rd5 January 1924Blackburn RoversH1 - 0Stephenson16,3004th19 January 1924ChelseaH0 - 114,2004th26 January 1924ChelseaA1 - 0Stephenson33,5004th9 February 1924Newcastle UnitedA1 - 0Stephenson25,0004th16 February 1924West Ham UnitedH1 - 1B. Smith12,5004th27 February 1924Newcastle UnitedH1 - 1Stephenson6,0004th1 March 1924Cardiff CityH2 - 0Brown (2)18,0003rd15 March 1924Sheffield UnitedA1 - 0Brown29,0004th22 March 1924Sheffield UnitedH1 - 0C. Wilson19,5003rd27 March 1924West Ham UnitedA3 - 2B. Smith, C. Wilson (2)15,0001st5 April 1924Aston VillaH1 - 0B. Smith (pen)26,2803rd12 April 1924Manchester CityH1 - 1Brown11,0002nd14 April 1924Cardiff CityA0 - 024,0001st18 April 1924BurnleyA1 - 1Brown25,0002nd19 April 1924Manchester CityA1 - 1C. Wilson30,0002nd22 April 1924BurnleyH1 - 0B. Smith33,1781st26 April 1924Nottingham ForestA1 - 1Cook12,0002nd30 April 1924Aston VillaA1 - 3B. Smith33,0002nd3 May 1924Nottingham ForestH3 - 0Cook (2), Brown19,0001st
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance12 January 1924Round 1BirminghamH1 - 0Johnston30,9242 February 1924Round 2Manchester UnitedA3 - 0C. Wilson (2), Stephenson66,67823 February 1924Round 3BurnleyA0 - 154,775
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNed BarkasDF21020230Leonard BootGK500050George BrownFW22810238Harry CawthorneDF16000160George CookFW25910269Billy CowellGK200020Roy GoodallDF14010150Ernie IslipFW300030Billy JohnstonFW8031111George RichardsonMF200020Ted RichardsonMF500050George ShawDF900090Albert SmithFW800080Billy SmithMF3913304213David SteeleDF31030340Clem StephensonFW4011314312Ted TaylorGK35030380Sam WadsworthDF37030400Joe WalterMF26020280Billy WatsonDF42030450Charlie WilsonFW3118223320Tom WilsonDF41030440
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