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1942–43 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Huddersfield Town |
| season | 1942–43 |
| chairman | Philip Wood |
| manager | Ted Magner |
| stadium | Leeds Road |
| league | Wartime League North |
| league result | 5th (1st NRL Competition) |
| 6th (War Cup Qualifiers) | |
| 8th (2nd NRL Competition) | |
| season topscorer | Billy Price (38) |
| highest attendance | 8,813 vs Bradford Park Avenue (13 March 1943) |
| lowest attendance | 1,513 vs Barnsley (5 September 1942) |
| largest win | 5–0 vs Middlesbrough (13 February 1943) |
| 5–0 vs Barnsley (27 March 1943) | |
| largest loss | 1–6 vs Barnsley (28 August 1942) |
| prevseason | 1941–42 |
| nextseason | 1943–44 |
6th (War Cup Qualifiers) 8th (2nd NRL Competition) 5–0 vs Barnsley (27 March 1943) Huddersfield Town's 1942–43 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 5th in the 1st NRL Competition, 6th in the War Cup qualifiers and 8th in the 2nd NRL Competition.
Results
1st NRL Competition
| Date | Opponents | Home/Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1942 | Barnsley | A | 1–6 | Duffy | 3,400 |
| 5 September 1942 | Barnsley | H | 3–3 | Thompson, Price (2) | 1,513 |
| 12 September 1942 | Newcastle United | H | 4–0 | Mortenson (2), Price (2) | 2,475 |
| 19 September 1942 | Newcastle United | A | 4–0 | Boot, Wilkinson (2), Price | 8,000 |
| 26 September 1942 | Sunderland | A | 3–1 | Watson, Price, Thompson | 3,000 |
| 3 October 1942 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | Boot (pen), Price | 3,490 |
| 10 October 1942 | Gateshead | A | 4–3 | Poole, Baird, Watson, Wilkinson | 3,000 |
| 17 October 1942 | Gateshead | H | 2–1 | McKellor, Barclay | 2,252 |
| 24 October 1942 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–2 | Willingham, Poole | 2,500 |
| 31 October 1942 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–1 | Price (2), Watson, Boot (pen) | 3,155 |
| 7 November 1942 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | Price | 4,860 |
| 14 November 1942 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 4–0 | Price, Barclay, Baird, Watson | 2,071 |
| 21 November 1942 | Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | Price | 4,000 |
| 28 November 1942 | Halifax Town | H | 4–1 | Price (2), Barclay, Thompson | 3,033 |
| 5 December 1942 | Bradford City | A | 3–3 | Baird, S. Smith (og), Barclay | 1,043 |
| 12 December 1942 | Bradford City | H | 3–2 | Watson (3) | 2,533 |
| 19 December 1942 | Leeds United | H | 4–1 | Boot (pen), Price (3) | 2,286 |
| 25 December 1942 | Leeds United | A | 3–3 | Price (2), Isaac | 4,000 |
2nd NRL Competition
The first 9 matches of this competition took part in the War Cup qualifiers. The last 7 matches, with the exception of the match against Manchester City, took place in the Combined Counties Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Home/Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 1942 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H | |||
| 2 January 1943 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A | 3–2 | Poole, Barclay, Price | 4,062 |
| 9 January 1943 | Leeds United | A | 4–2 | Barclay (2), Watson, Price | 1,000 |
| 16 January 1943 | Leeds United | H | 4–1 | Price (3), Baird | 3,178 |
| 23 January 1943 | Barnsley | A | 2–3 | Price (2) | 5,000 |
| 30 January 1943 | Barnsley | H | 4–0 | Boot (pen), Price, Watson, Barclay | 5,000 |
| 6 February 1943 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–1 | Price, Barclay | 2,000 |
| 13 February 1943 | Middlesbrough | H | 5–0 | Barclay (3), Price, Watson | 3,544 |
| 20 February 1943 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 6–2 | Juliussen (3), Baird, Barclay, Willingham | 3,635 |
| 27 February 1943 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–3 | Baird | 3,500 |
| 6 March 1943 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A | 0–0 | 8,440 | |
| 13 March 1943 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H | 2–3 | Watson (2) | 8,813 |
| 20 March 1943 | Barnsley | A | 1–2 | Barclay | 2,000 |
| 27 March 1943 | Barnsley | H | 5–0 | Price (3), Baird, W. Jones (og) | 2,000 |
| 3 April 1943 | Halifax Town | H | 1–0 | Barclay | 3,430 |
| 10 April 1943 | Halifax Town | A | 2–0 | Price, Watson | 3,000 |
| 17 April 1943 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Price | 2,835 |
| 24 April 1943 | Newcastle United | A | 2–2 | Price (2) | 14,000 |
| 26 April 1943 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Watson (pen) | 4,000 |
| 1 May 1943 | Sunderland | A | 2–6 | Price (2) | 8,000 |
| 8 May 1943 | Sunderland | H | 4–1 | Watson (3, 1 pen), Rickett | 2,626 |
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