1930–31 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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Huddersfield Town

1930–31 season
Chairman	Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager	Clem Stephenson
Football League First Division	5th
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Leeds United)
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Robson (18) All: Joe Robson (18)
Highest home attendance	25,853 vs Chelsea (11 October 1930)
Lowest home attendance	4,091 vs Sunderland (16 March 1931)
Biggest win	10–1 vs Blackpool (13 December 1930)
Biggest defeat	1–6 vs Aston Villa (4 October 1930) 1–6 vs Aston Villa (7 February 1931)
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Huddersfield Town's 1930–31 campaign was a season that saw Town start a revival in form, which saw them finish in the top 5 thanks primarily to the emergence of 2 new striking talents, Joe Robson, who was bought from Grimsby Town following Alex Jackson's departure to Chelsea and Town's own young prodigy Dave Mangnall. The season is also noted for Town's biggest ever win in a league match, 10–1 over Blackpool in December.

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  ENG Hugh Turner -- DF  ENG Austen Campbell -- DF  ENG Billy Carr -- DF  ENG Bill Dodgin -- DF  ENG Billy Fogg -- DF  ENG Roy Goodall -- DF  ENG Reg Mountford -- DF  ENG Levi Redfern -- DF  ENG George Roughton -- DF  ENG Bon Spence -- DF  ENG Tom Wilson -- DF  ENG Alf Young

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG George Crownshaw -- MF  SCO Alex Jackson -- MF  ENG Gerry Kelly -- MF  ENG Jimmy Smailes -- MF  ENG Billy Smith -- FW  ENG Harry Davies -- FW  ENG Bob Kelly -- FW  WAL Wilf Lewis -- FW  ENG Dave Mangnall -- FW  ENG Harry Raw -- FW  ENG Ernie Whittam

The previous 2 seasons were only memorable for Town's 4th appearance in an FA Cup Final. Luckily, Clem Stephenson was on hand to turn the tide of failure back to success. There was a slight hiccup early on the season, when Alex Jackson left Leeds Road for Chelsea, just 4 games into the season. He had already scored 7 goals during the season including a hat-trick in his last match, a 6-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Joe Robson was brought in from Grimsby Town and he started Town's push for Championship supremacy along with Town youngster Dave Mangnall, who between them scored 27 goals in the 35 league games that they started between them. Their form continued to improve during the season, which saw them finish in 5th place, but they were 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.

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  ENG Hugh Turner -- DF  ENG Austen Campbell -- DF  ENG Billy Carr -- DF  ENG Bill Dodgin -- DF  ENG Billy Fogg -- DF  ENG Roy Goodall -- DF  ENG Reg Mountford -- DF  ENG Levi Redfern -- DF  ENG George Roughton -- DF  ENG Bon Spence -- DF  ENG Tom Wilson -- DF  ENG Alf Young

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG Wilf Bott -- MF  ENG George Crownshaw -- MF  ENG Dennis Jennings -- MF  ENG Gerry Kelly -- MF  ENG Billy Smith -- FW  ENG Harry Davies -- FW  ENG Bob Kelly -- FW  ENG Dave Mangnall -- FW  SCO George McLean -- FW  ENG Joe Robson -- FW  ENG Ernie Whittam

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Wilf Bott	England	MF	4	0	0	0	4	0
Austen Campbell	England	DF	39	1	0	0	39	1
Billy Carr	England	DF	22	0	1	0	23	0
George Crownshaw	England	FW	7	1	0	0	7	1
Harry Davies	England	FW	24	7	0	0	24	7
Bill Dodgin	England	DF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Fogg	England	DF	7	0	0	0	7	0
Roy Goodall	England	DF	39	0	1	0	40	0
Alex Jackson	Scotland	FW	4	7	0	0	4	7
Dennis Jennings	England	MF	4	1	0	0	4	1
Bob Kelly	England	FW	37	9	1	0	38	9
Gerry Kelly	England	MF	19	8	1	0	20	8
Wilf Lewis	Wales	FW	3	1	0	0	3	1
Dave Mangnall	England	FW	12	9	0	0	12	9
George McLean	Scotland	FW	16	7	1	0	17	7
Reg Mountford	England	DF	6	0	0	0	6	0
Harry Raw	England	FW	9	0	0	0	9	0
Levi Redfern	England	DF	13	1	1	0	14	1
Joe Robson	England	FW	23	18	1	0	24	18
George Roughton	England	DF	30	0	0	0	30	0
Jimmy Smailes	England	MF	11	4	1	0	12	4
Billy Smith	England	MF	30	4	0	0	30	4
Bon Spence	England	DF	11	0	1	0	12	0
Hugh Turner	England	GK	42	0	1	0	43	0
Ernie Whittam	England	FW	7	2	0	0	7	2
Tom Wilson	England	DF	22	0	1	0	23	0
Alf Young	England	DF	20	0	0	0	20	0