1950–51 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
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| 1950–51 season | ||
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| Chairman |  Haydn Battye | |
| Manager | George Stephenson | |
| Football League First Division | 19th | |
| FA Cup | Fifth round (knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Harold Hassall (18) All: Harold Hassall (18) | |
| Highest home attendance | 52,479 vs Blackpool (7 April 1951) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,537 vs Sunderland (7 March 1951) | |
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs Liverpool (31 March 1951) | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–8 vs Middlesbrough (30 September 1950) | |
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Huddersfield Town's 1950–51 campaign continued Town's post-war form of narrowly surviving relegation to Division Two. They finished in 19th place, just four points clear of the three teams below them, Chelsea, who survived relegation and the unlucky twosome of Sheffield Wednesday and Everton.
Squad at the start of the season
[edit]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
[edit]Since the end of World War II, Town's form was more relegation than championship-winning form. However, Town's form at the start of the season was impressive with 5 wins in their first 7 games. Following that, Town's form made a rapid spiral downwards with a dreadful 6–2 loss against Arsenal and an even worse 8–0 defeat by Middlesbrough. Town's form would eventually improve following the defensive purchases of Bill McGarry and Laurie Kelly. Between December and mid-March, Town would only win 2 matches, oddly enough both away from home at Burnley and Aston Villa.
Town were in dire straits by the end of the season, but an amazing run of form saw Town record impressive wins over wouldbe champions Tottenham Hotspur and 3rd placed Blackpool. A 6–0 defeat by Manchester United right at the end made no difference to Town's fate, with the Terriers just surviving yet again. They finished in 19th place, just 4 points clear of the 3 teams below them, Chelsea, who survived relegation and the unlucky twosome of Sheffield Wednesday and Everton.
Squad at the end of the season
[edit]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
[edit]| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
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| 19 August 1950 | Everton | A | 2–3 | Taylor (2) | 51,768 | 14th |
| 23 August 1950 | Stoke City | H | 3–1 | Smith, Boot, Hassall | 16,075 | 9th |
| 26 August 1950 | Portsmouth | H | 2–1 | Hassall, Taylor | 28,087 | 7th |
| 28 August 1950 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | Hassall | 21,780 | 1st |
| 2 September 1950 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Taylor, Hepplewhite | 41,112 | 2nd |
| 6 September 1950 | Newcastle United | A | 0–6 | 34,031 | 6th | |
| 9 September 1950 | Burnley | H | 3–1 | Cummings (og), Metcalfe (pen), Nightingale | 30,664 | 3rd |
| 13 September 1950 | Newcastle United | H | 0–0 | 30,343 | 4th | |
| 16 September 1950 | Arsenal | A | 2–6 | Metcalfe, Nightingale | 54,200 | 7th |
| 23 September 1950 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–4 | Nightingale, Hassall, Metcalfe | 28,645 | 9th |
| 30 September 1950 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–8 | 32,401 | 11th | |
| 7 October 1950 | Sunderland | A | 0–0 | 33,571 | 9th | |
| 14 October 1950 | Aston Villa | H | 4–2 | Taylor (2), Hassall (2) | 25,903 | 7th |
| 21 October 1950 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Hassall | 36,000 | 9th |
| 28 October 1950 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–4 | 30,989 | 10th | |
| 4 November 1950 | Derby County | A | 0–3 | 21,593 | 13th | |
| 11 November 1950 | Liverpool | H | 2–2 | Glazzard, Battye | 25,229 | 13th |
| 18 November 1950 | Blackpool | A | 1–3 | Glazzard | 19,724 | 15th |
| 25 November 1950 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–2 | Glazzard, Hassall, Metcalfe | 39,519 | 12th |
| 2 December 1950 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–3 | Hassall, Croker (og) | 19,605 | 15th |
| 9 December 1950 | Manchester United | H | 2–3 | Metcalfe (pen), Taylor | 26,845 | 15th |
| 16 December 1950 | Everton | H | 1–2 | Glazzard | 12,253 | 16th |
| 23 December 1950 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 22,411 | 16th | |
| 25 December 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | Hunter | 24,952 | 18th |
| 26 December 1950 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | Hassall | 40,838 | 20th |
| 13 January 1951 | Burnley | A | 1–0 | Glazzard | 22,371 | 20th |
| 20 January 1951 | Arsenal | H | 2–2 | Glazzard, Hassall | 37,175 | 18th |
| 3 February 1951 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–3 | Taylor, Hassall | 40,805 | 20th |
| 17 February 1951 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | Hassall, Senior | 23,533 | 20th |
| 3 March 1951 | Aston Villa | A | 1–0 | McKenna | 34,882 | 19th |
| 7 March 1951 | Sunderland | H | 3–4 | Metcalfe (pen), Hassall, Glazzard | 11,537 | 19th |
| 10 March 1951 | Fulham | H | 1–2 | Nightingale | 19,651 | 19th |
| 17 March 1951 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–4 | 29,796 | 20th | |
| 24 March 1951 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | Nightingale, Taylor | 25,573 | 19th |
| 26 March 1951 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–0 | Metcalfe, Hassall | 24,360 | 19th |
| 27 March 1951 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–2 | Glazzard | 32,401 | 19th |
| 31 March 1951 | Liverpool | A | 4–1 | Hassall, Spicer (og), Glazzard, Metcalfe | 27,915 | 18th |
| 7 April 1951 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | Taylor, Hassall | 52,479 | 19th |
| 14 April 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–0 | Glazzard, Nightingale | 55,014 | 18th |
| 18 April 1951 | Chelsea | H | 2–1 | Glazzard, Hassall | 23,995 | 16th |
| 21 April 1951 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–1 | Taylor | 24,109 | 17th |
| 28 April 1951 | Manchester United | A | 0–6 | 25,560 | 18th |
| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 6 January 1951 | Round 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Taylor, Glazzard | 25,390 |
| 27 January 1951 | Round 4 | Preston North End | A | 2–0 | Metcalfe (pen), Taylor | 39,552 |
| 10 February 1951 | Round 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 52,708 |
Appearances and goals
[edit]| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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| John Battye | England |
DF | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Eddie Boot | England |
DF | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Ronnie Burke | England |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jackie Carr |  South Africa |
MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Gallogly |  Northern Ireland |
DF | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jimmy Glazzard | England |
FW | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 |
| Alistair Gunn |  Scotland |
MF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Harold Hassall | England |
FW | 40 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 18 |
| George Hepplewhite | England |
DF | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| George Howe | England |
DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Howe | England |
DF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Donald Hunter | England |
DF | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Laurie Kelly | England |
DF | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Don McEvoy | England |
DF | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bill McGarry | England |
DF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny McKenna | Northern Ireland |
MF | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Vic Metcalfe | England |
MF | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 9 |
| Harry Mills | England |
GK | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lol Morgan | England |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Nightingale | England |
MF | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
| Colin Senior | England |
DF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Conway Smith | England |
MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Henry Stewart | England |
DF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeff Taylor | England |
FW | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 13 |
| Jack Wheeler | England |
GK | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ernest Womersley | England |
MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |