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1928–29 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Huddersfield Town
season	1928–29
chairman	Sir Amos Brook Hirst
manager	Jack Chaplin
stadium	Leeds Road
league	Football League First Division
league result	16th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Semi-finals
(knocked out by Bolton Wanderers)
league topscorer	George Brown (15)
season topscorer	George Brown (23)
highest attendance	53,700 vs Leeds United (26 January 1929)
lowest attendance	3,997 vs Liverpool (10 April 1929)
largest win	7–1 vs Burnley (10 November 1928)
7–1 vs Chesterfield (12 January 1929)
largest loss	1–4 vs Sunderland (13 October 1928)
1–4 vs Newcastle United (3 November 1928)
1–4 vs Leicester City (15 December 1928)
1–4 vs Aston Villa (20 April 1929)
prevseason	1927–28
nextseason	1929–30

(knocked out by Bolton Wanderers) 7–1 vs Chesterfield (12 January 1929) 1–4 vs Newcastle United (3 November 1928) 1–4 vs Leicester City (15 December 1928) 1–4 vs Aston Villa (20 April 1929) Huddersfield Town's 1928–29 campaign was a season that saw Town fall from grace, finishing down in 16th place, a far cry from their top 2 finishes in the past 5 seasons. They did manage to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but it didn't stop Jack Chaplin losing his job at the end of the season.

Squad at the start of the season

Squad at the end of the season

Results

[[Football League First Division|Division One]]

Date	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F - A**	Scorers	Attendance	Position
25 August 1928	Portsmouth	A	0 - 1		33,475	20th
27 August 1928	Bolton Wanderers	H	4 - 1	Goodall (pen), Raw, Kelly, Smith	15,710	8th
1 September 1928	Birmingham	H	0 - 0		19,871	9th
3 September 1928	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 - 1	Stephenson	15,532	7th
8 September 1928	Manchester City	A	2 - 3	Brown (2)	34,421	10th
15 September 1928	Leeds United	H	6 - 1	Brown (2), Stephenson, Smith, Goodall (pen), Jackson	39,869	9th
22 September 1928	Everton	H	3 - 1	Kelly, Brown, Smith	24,425	4th
29 September 1928	Arsenal	A	0 - 2		39,938	10th
6 October 1928	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 2		18,261	14th
13 October 1928	Sunderland	A	1 - 4	Jackson	33,783	16th
20 October 1928	Liverpool	A	3 - 2	Stephenson, Dent (2)	35,206	12th
27 October 1928	Manchester United	H	1 - 2	Stephenson	13,648	15th
3 November 1928	Newcastle United	A	1 - 4	Goodall (pen)	38,620	18th
10 November 1928	Burnley	H	7 - 1	Kelly, Jackson (3), Lewis (2), Cumming	12,645	16th
17 November 1928	Cardiff City	A	0 - 0		13,845	16th
24 November 1928	Sheffield United	H	6 - 1	Jackson (3), Dent, Cumming (2)	7,590	14th
1 December 1928	Bury	A	1 - 2	Kelly	15,469	14th
8 December 1928	Aston Villa	H	3 - 0	Dent (2), Kelly	16,406	14th
15 December 1928	Leicester City	A	1 - 4	Jackson	19,528	14th
22 December 1928	West Ham United	H	4 - 0	Jackson (3), Smith	11,509	12th
25 December 1928	Derby County	H	0 - 0		26,709	12th
26 December 1928	Derby County	A	2 - 1	Brown (2)	30,651	11th
29 December 1928	Portsmouth	H	3 - 1	Jackson, Brown (2)	15,208	9th
1 January 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1 - 1	Cumming	57,143	9th
5 January 1929	Birmingham	A	2 - 1	Kelly, Brown	20,042	6th
19 January 1929	Manchester City	H	2 - 2	Cumming, Smailes	17,602	6th
2 February 1929	Everton	A	3 - 0	Naylor, Brown, Raw	25,044	6th
9 February 1929	Arsenal	H	0 - 1		14,697	8th
23 February 1929	Sunderland	H	1 - 2	Dent	13,258	9th
9 March 1929	Manchester United	A	0 - 1		28,183	11th
16 March 1929	Newcastle United	H	2 - 1	Brown, Dent	16,411	11th
30 March 1929	Cardiff City	H	1 - 1	Cumming	13,332	13th
1 April 1929	Blackburn Rovers	A	1 - 1	Raw	14,335	14th
2 April 1929	Sheffield Wednesday	H	0 - 0		32,555	13th
6 April 1929	Sheffield United	A	0 - 1		24,458	13th
10 April 1929	Liverpool	H	1 - 3	Raw	3,997	14th
13 April 1929	Bury	H	0 - 2		8,609	16th
16 April 1929	Burnley	A	2 - 3	Brown, Smith	15,426	16th
20 April 1929	Aston Villa	A	1 - 4	Brown	24,821	18th
27 April 1929	Leicester City	H	1 - 1	Brown	8,778	18th
1 May 1929	Leeds United	A	2 - 1	Dent, Jackson	17,291	15th
4 May 1929	West Ham United	A	1 - 1	Dent	13,005	16th

[[FA Cup]]

Date	Round	Opponents	**Home/
Away**	**Result
F - A**	Scorers	Attendance
12 January 1929	Round 3	Chesterfield	A	7 - 1	Brown (4), Jackson, Cumming (2)	15,923
26 January 1929	Round 4	Leeds United	H	3 - 0	Smith, Jackson (2)	53,700
16 February 1929	Round 5	Crystal Palace	H	5 - 2	Smith, Brown (3), Kelly	19,000
2 March 1929	Round 6	West Bromwich Albion	A	1 - 1	Brown	52,333
6 March 1929	Round 6 Replay	West Bromwich Albion	H	2 - 1	Jackson, Kelly	39,101
23 March 1929	Semi-Final	Bolton Wanderers	N	1 - 3	Jackson	39,000

Appearances and goals

Name	Position	League	FA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps
Ned Barkas	DF	6	0	0	0	6	0
George Brown	FW	28	15	6	8	34	23
Willie Campbell	DF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Carr	DF	3	0	0	0	3	0
Laurie Cumming	FW	17	6	2	2	19	8
Johnny Dent	FW	21	9	3	0	24	9
Dai Evans	DF	18	0	1	0	19	0
Billy Fogg	DF	4	0	0	0	4	0
Roy Goodall	DF	42	3	5	0	47	3
Alex Jackson	FW	35	14	6	5	41	19
Bob Kelly	FW	32	6	6	2	38	8
Wilf Lewis	FW	2	2	0	0	2	2
Tommy Meads	DF	3	0	0	0	3	0
Jimmy Naylor	DF	22	1	6	0	28	1
Bill Pickering	DF	0	0	1	0	1	0
Harry Raw	FW	16	4	1	0	17	4
Levi Redfern	DF	9	0	3	0	12	0
George Roughton	DF	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jimmy Smailes	MF	10	1	0	0	10	1
Billy Smith	MF	32	5	6	2	38	7
Bon Spence	DF	13	0	0	0	13	0
David Steele	DF	21	0	2	0	23	0
Clem Stephenson	FW	12	4	0	0	12	4
Hugh Turner	GK	42	0	6	0	48	0
Sam Wadsworth	DF	34	0	6	0	40	0
Tom Wilson	DF	37	0	6	0	43	0

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