1939–40 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1939-40 season
ChairmanEngland Sir Amos Brook Hirst
ManagerEngland Clem Stephenson
Football League First Division
Wartime League North-East		17th

1st
League War CupThird round
(knocked out by West Ham United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Price (1)
All: Bobby Barclay (11)
Highest home attendance15,588 vs Blackpool (26 August 1939)
Lowest home attendance332 vs Darlington (3 June 1940)
Biggest win8–2 vs Darlington (25 May 1940)
Biggest defeat1–3 vs West Ham United (22 May 1940)

Huddersfield Town's 1939-40 campaign saw Town play in Division 1, before the season was abandoned following the outbreak of World War II. They then played in the North-East League and won the title by 9 points from Newcastle United.

Squad who played in the league matches

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Bob Hesford
-- DF England ENG Eddie Boot
-- DF Ireland EIR Bill Hayes
-- DF England ENG Reg Mountford
-- DF England ENG Ken Willingham
-- DF England ENG Alf Young
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF England ENG Jack Mahon
-- FW England ENG Bobby Barclay
-- FW England ENG Pat Beasley
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Isaac
-- FW Scotland SCO Willie Mills
-- FW England ENG Billy Price

Results

Division One

Date Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F - A 		Scorers Attendance
26 August 1939 Blackpool H 0 - 1 15,588
30 August 1939 Sunderland A 2 - 1 Gorman (og), Price 12,000
2 September 1939 Brentford A 0 - 1 13,000

North-East Division

Date Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F - A 		Scorers Attendance
21 October 1939 Bradford (Park Avenue) H 4 - 1 Carter (3), Watson 3,862
28 October 1939 Middlesbrough A 2 - 2 Barclay (2) 5,000
11 November 1939 Newcastle United H 2 - 0 Isaac, Beasley 4,931
18 November 1939 Hull City A 5 - 1 Barclay (3), C. Woodhead (og), Watson 5,000
25 November 1939 Halifax Town H 1 - 2 Watson 1,856
2 December 1939 Leeds United A 0 - 0 5,100
9 December 1939 Bradford City H 1 - 1 Barclay 2,408
23 December 1939 Darlington A 4 - 0 Boot, Brook, Beasley (2) 3,829
24 February 1940 Middlesbrough H 4 - 2 Watson, Price (2), Beasley 2,835
9 March 1940 Newcastle United A 5 - 3 Carter (3), Beasley (2) 6,000
16 March 1940 Hull City H 1 - 0 Watson 2,961
23 March 1940 Halifax Town A 3 - 2 Price, Isaac, Barclay 4,250
25 March 1940 Hartlepools United H 4 - 1 Price (2), Boot, Isaac (pen) 4,326
30 March 1940 Leeds United H 2 - 1 Smith, Beasley 5,833
6 April 1940 Bradford City A 1 - 0 Price 6,036
13 April 1940 Bradford (Park Avenue) A 2 - 1 Juliussen, Barclay 4,156
25 May 1940 Darlington H 8 - 2 Brook (4), Isaac (2), Juliussen (2) 957
29 May 1940 York City A 2 - 1[A] Barclay (2) 3,000
1 June 1940 Hartlepools United A 2 - 2 Whittingham, Smailes 750
3 June 1940 York City H 1 - 0 Barclay 332

League War Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away 		Result
F - A 		Scorers Attendance
20 April 1940 Round 1 1st Leg Chesterfield A 1 - 2 Barclay 9,200
27 April 1940 Round 1 2nd Leg Chesterfield H 2 - 0 Barclay, Barkas 7,276
  • Huddersfield won 3-2 on aggregate.
4 May 1940 Round 2 1st Leg Hull City H 1 - 1 Brook 5,752
11 May 1940 Round 2 2nd Leg Hull City A 1 - 0 Juliussen 6,500
  • Huddersfield won 2-1 on aggregate.
18 May 1940 Round 3 West Ham United H 3 - 3 Isaac, Baird, Mountford (pen) 7,550
22 May 1940 Round 3 replay West Ham United A 1 - 3 Hagan 21,000

Footnotes

A. ^ Match abandoned after 61 minutes due to a storm, but the result was allowed to stand.