1941–42 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
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| 1941–42 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Sir Amos Brook Hirst Philip Wood |
| Manager | Clem Stephenson |
| Wartime League North | 11th (1st NRL Competition) 15th (War Cup Qualifiers) 6th (2nd NRL Competition) |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Billy Price (22) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,803 vs Bradford City (6 April 1942) |
| Lowest home attendance | 917 vs Bradford (Park Avenue) (16 May 1942) |
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs Newcastle United (13 September 1941) |
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs Sunderland (29 November 1941) |
Huddersfield Town's 1941–42 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 11th in the 1st NRL Competition, 15th in the War Cup qualifiers and 6th in the 2nd NRL Competition.
This was also the last season in which Clem Stephenson was at the club. He had been at the club for over 2 decades as player and manager and has the longest managerial career in Huddersfield's history.
Sir Amos Brook Hirst also left the club to become chairman of the Football Association.
Results
[edit]1st NRL Competition
[edit]| Date | Opponents | Home/Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1941 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–3 | Barclay | 3,600 |
| 6 September 1941 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–4 | Butt (pen), Shackleton | 2,623 |
| 13 September 1941 | Newcastle United | H | 5–0 | Wilkinson (3), Metcalfe (2) | 2,800 |
| 20 September 1941 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 | Wilkinson | 5,500 |
| 27 September 1941 | Bradford City | A | 1–3 | Butt | 3,000 |
| 4 October 1941 | Bradford City | H | 4–1 | Barclay, Baird (2), Willingham | 2,127 |
| 11 October 1941 | Grimsby Town | H | 5–1 | Robinson (2), Metcalfe, Baird, Mortensen | 2,268 |
| 18 October 1941 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–2 | Carter, Biggs | 2,000 |
| 25 October 1941 | York City | H | 5–1 | Price, Willingham (3), Thompson | 2,141 |
| 1 November 1941 | York City | A | 5–1 | Carter (4), Price | 4,000 |
| 8 November 1941 | Gateshead | A | 2–3 | Baird, Barclay | 4,500 |
| 15 November 1941 | Gateshead | H | 3–1 | Barclay, Carter, Baird | 1,716 |
| 22 November 1941 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Price | 1,500 |
| 29 November 1941 | Sunderland | A | 0–5 | 5,000 | |
| 13 December 1941 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H | 3–0 | Lodge, Davis, Burgess | 2,500 |
| 20 December 1941 | Leeds United | H | 4–2 | Price (2), Willingham, Baird | 2,063 |
| 25 December 1941 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | Price | 6,000 |
| 25 December 1941 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A | 3–1 | Willingham, Manning, Mahon | 5,300 |
2nd NRL Competition
[edit]The first 11 matches of this competition, except the match against Grimsby Town took part in the War Cup qualifiers. The last 5 matches took place in the Combined Counties Cup.
| Date | Opponents | Home/Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 December 1941 | Halifax Town | A | 2–2 | Boot, Mahon | 5,000 |
| 3 January 1942 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 3–1 | Juliussen (3) | 1,337 |
| 10 January 1942 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | Baird, Price, Barclay | 3,000 |
| 17 January 1942 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | Cockroft | 7,032 |
| 24 January 1942 | Blackpool | H | 3–3 | McKellor, Barclay, Stabb | 4,375 |
| 31 January 1942 | Blackpool | A | 2–4 | Mountford (pen), Ainsley | 6,000 |
| 7 February 1942 | Chesterfield | H | 3–0 | Thompson (2), Price | 1,657 |
| 24 February 1942 | Halifax Town | H | 1–0 | Barclay | 1,150 |
| 28 February 1942 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 4–1 | Barclay, Price (3) | 2,094 |
| 14 March 1942 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–1 | Price, Barclay | 1,500 |
| 21 March 1942 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | Price | 2,500 |
| 28 March 1942 | Rotherham United | A | 3–1 | Price (2), Baird | 2,600 |
| 4 April 1942 | Bradford City | A | 1–4 | Barclay | 6,365 |
| 6 April 1942 | Bradford City | H | 2–1 | Thompson, Barclay | 6,083 |
| 11 April 1942 | Burnley | A | 0–3 | 3,000 | |
| 18 April 1942 | Leeds United | H | 5–1 | Barclay, Price (3), Wilkinson | 1,636 |
| 25 April 1942 | York City | A | 2–2 | Price, Thompson | 3,347 |
| 2 May 1942 | Halifax Town | A | 1–1 | Wilkinson | 2,000 |
| 9 May 1942 | Halifax Town | H | 1–2 | Barclay | 1,605 |
| 16 May 1942 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H | 2–2 | Price (2) | 917 |