1950–51 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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.

Huddersfield Town
1950–51 season
ChairmanEngland Haydn Battye
ManagerEngland George Stephenson
Football League First Division19th
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Top goalscorerLeague: Harold Hassall (18)
All: Harold Hassall (18)
Highest home attendance52,479 vs Blackpool (7 April 1951)
Lowest home attendance11,537 vs Sunderland (7 March 1951)
Biggest win4–1 vs Liverpool (31 March 1951)
Biggest defeat0–8 vs Middlesbrough (30 September 1950)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Harry Mills
-- GK England ENG Jack Wheeler
-- DF England ENG John Battye
-- DF England ENG Eddie Boot
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Charlie Gallogly
-- DF England ENG George Hepplewhite
-- DF England ENG George Howe
-- DF England ENG Jack Howe
-- DF England ENG Donald Hunter
-- DF England ENG Don McEvoy
-- DF England ENG Lol Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF England ENG Henry Stewart
-- MF Scotland SCO Ian Duthie
-- MF Northern Ireland NIR Johnny McKenna
-- MF England ENG Vic Metcalfe
-- FW England ENG Ronnie Burke
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Glazzard
-- FW England ENG Harold Hassall
-- FW England ENG Albert Nightingale
-- FW England ENG Conway Smith
-- FW England ENG Jeff Taylor

Review

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Harry Mills
-- GK England ENG Jack Wheeler
-- DF England ENG John Battye
-- DF England ENG Eddie Boot
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Charlie Gallogly
-- DF England ENG George Howe
-- DF England ENG Jack Howe
-- DF England ENG Donald Hunter
-- DF England ENG Laurie Kelly
-- DF England ENG Don McEvoy
-- DF England ENG Bill McGarry
-- DF England ENG Lol Morgan
-- DF England ENG Colin Senior
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF England ENG Henry Stewart
-- MF South Africa RSA Jackie Carr
-- MF Scotland SCO Ian Duthie
-- MF Scotland SCO Alistair Gunn
-- MF Northern Ireland NIR Johnny McKenna
-- MF England ENG Vic Metcalfe
-- MF England ENG Ernest Womersley
-- FW England ENG Ronnie Burke
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Glazzard
-- FW England ENG Harold Hassall
-- FW England ENG Albert Nightingale
-- FW England ENG Jeff Taylor

Results

Division One
Date Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance Position
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

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
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
NameNationPositionLeague AppsLeague GoalsFA Cup AppsFA Cup GoalsTotal AppsTotal Goals
John Battye EnglandDF22130251
Eddie Boot EnglandDF37120391
Ronnie Burke EnglandFW200020
Jackie Carr South AfricaMF100010
Charlie Gallogly Northern IrelandDF30010310
Jimmy Glazzard EnglandFW1811212012
Alistair Gunn ScotlandMF301040
Harold Hassall EnglandFW4018304318
George Hepplewhite EnglandDF19120211
George Howe EnglandDF400040
Jack Howe EnglandDF900090
Donald Hunter EnglandDF610061
Laurie Kelly EnglandDF30030330
Don McEvoy EnglandDF25030280
Bill McGarry EnglandDF10000100
Johnny McKenna Northern IrelandMF28100281
Vic Metcalfe EnglandMF41831449
Harry Mills EnglandGK18000180
Lol Morgan EnglandDF100010
Albert Nightingale EnglandMF34630376
Colin Senior EnglandDF511061
Conway Smith EnglandMF810081
Henry Stewart EnglandDF11000110
Jeff Taylor EnglandFW3411323713
Jack Wheeler EnglandGK24030270
Ernest Womersley EnglandMF200020
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