1923–24 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
1923–24 Huddersfield Town F.C. season saw Town become the champions of English football. They beat Welsh side Cardiff City to the title by goal average.
| 1923-24 season | |
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| Chairman |  Joseph Barlow |
| Manager | Herbert Chapman |
| Division One | 1st Champions |
| FA Cup | Third Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Wilson (18) All: Charlie Wilson (20) |
| Highest home attendance | 33,178 vs Burnley (22 April 1924) |
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 vs Newcastle United (27 February 1924) |
Squad at the start of the season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Division One
| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1923 | Middlesbrough | H | 1 - 0 | C. Wilson | 20,000 | 1st |
| 27 August 1923 | Preston North End | A | 3 - 1 | B. Smith, C. Wilson, Stephenson | 18,331 | 2nd |
| 1 September 1923 | Middlesbrough | A | 0 - 2 | 20,000 | 6th | |
| 4 September 1923 | Preston North End | H | 4 - 0 | B. Smith, C. Wilson (2), Stephenson | 14,198 | 2nd |
| 8 September 1923 | Notts County | A | 0 - 1 | 20,000 | 6th | |
| 15 September 1923 | Notts County | H | 0 - 0 | 16,000 | 8th | |
| 22 September 1923 | Everton | A | 1 - 1 | Brown | 35,000 | 9th |
| 29 September 1923 | Everton | H | 2 - 0 | Brown, Stephenson | 16,500 | 4th |
| 6 October 1923 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 4 - 2 | B. Smith (2), Cook (2) | 17,041 | 4th |
| 13 October 1923 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0 - 0 | 18,800 | 5th | |
| 20 October 1923 | Birmingham | A | 1 - 0 | B. Smith | 18,000 | 3rd |
| 27 October 1923 | Birmingham | H | 1 - 0 | Stephenson | 12,000 | 1st |
| 3 November 1923 | Liverpool | A | 1 - 1 | Stephenson | 30,000 | 2nd |
| 10 November 1923 | Liverpool | H | 3 - 1 | Cook (2), W. Wadsworth (og) | 15,400 | 2nd |
| 17 November 1923 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 - 3 | C. Wilson | 17,630 | 2nd |
| 24 November 1923 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1 - 0 | Cook | 18,000 | 2nd |
| 1 December 1923 | Sunderland | A | 1 - 2 | C. Wilson | 29,000 | 3rd |
| 8 December 1923 | Sunderland | H | 3 - 2 | C. Wilson (2), B. Smith | 18,600 | 3rd |
| 15 December 1923 | Arsenal | A | 3 - 1 | C. Wilson (3) | 25,000 | 2nd |
| 22 December 1923 | Arsenal | H | 6 - 1 | Cook, C. Wilson (3), Stephenson (2) | 15,000 | 2nd |
| 25 December 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0 - 1 | 44,274 | 3rd | |
| 26 December 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2 - 1 | B. Smith (2 pens) | 28,600 | 3rd |
| 29 December 1923 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 - 1 | 18,000 | 3rd | |
| 5 January 1924 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 0 | Stephenson | 16,300 | 4th |
| 19 January 1924 | Chelsea | H | 0 - 1 | 14,200 | 4th | |
| 26 January 1924 | Chelsea | A | 1 - 0 | Stephenson | 33,500 | 4th |
| 9 February 1924 | Newcastle United | A | 1 - 0 | Stephenson | 25,000 | 4th |
| 16 February 1924 | West Ham United | H | 1 - 1 | B. Smith | 12,500 | 4th |
| 27 February 1924 | Newcastle United | H | 1 - 1 | Stephenson | 6,000 | 4th |
| 1 March 1924 | Cardiff City | H | 2 - 0 | Brown (2) | 18,000 | 3rd |
| 15 March 1924 | Sheffield United | A | 1 - 0 | Brown | 29,000 | 4th |
| 22 March 1924 | Sheffield United | H | 1 - 0 | C. Wilson | 19,500 | 3rd |
| 27 March 1924 | West Ham United | A | 3 - 2 | B. Smith, C. Wilson (2) | 15,000 | 1st |
| 5 April 1924 | Aston Villa | H | 1 - 0 | B. Smith (pen) | 26,280 | 3rd |
| 12 April 1924 | Manchester City | H | 1 - 1 | Brown | 11,000 | 2nd |
| 14 April 1924 | Cardiff City | A | 0 - 0 | 24,000 | 1st | |
| 18 April 1924 | Burnley | A | 1 - 1 | Brown | 25,000 | 2nd |
| 19 April 1924 | Manchester City | A | 1 - 1 | C. Wilson | 30,000 | 2nd |
| 22 April 1924 | Burnley | H | 1 - 0 | B. Smith | 33,178 | 1st |
| 26 April 1924 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1 - 1 | Cook | 12,000 | 2nd |
| 30 April 1924 | Aston Villa | A | 1 - 3 | B. Smith | 33,000 | 2nd |
| 3 May 1924 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3 - 0 | Cook (2), Brown | 19,000 | 1st |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 12 January 1924 | Round 1 | Birmingham | H | 1 - 0 | Johnston | 30,924 |
| 2 February 1924 | Round 2 | Manchester United | A | 3 - 0 | C. Wilson (2), Stephenson | 66,678 |
| 23 February 1924 | Round 3 | Burnley | A | 0 - 1 | 54,775 |
Appearances and goals
| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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| Ned Barkas | England | DF | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Leonard Boot | England | GK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Brown | England | FW | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 |
| Harry Cawthorne | England | DF | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Cook | England | FW | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| Billy Cowell | England | GK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roy Goodall | England | DF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ernie Islip | England | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Johnston |  Scotland | FW | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| George Richardson | England | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Richardson | England | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Shaw | England | DF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Albert Smith | England | FW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Smith | England | MF | 39 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 13 |
| David Steele | Scotland | DF | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Clem Stephenson | England | FW | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 12 |
| Ted Taylor | England | GK | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Sam Wadsworth | England | DF | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Joe Walter | England | MF | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Billy Watson | England | DF | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Charlie Wilson | England | FW | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 20 |
| Tom Wilson | England | DF | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
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