1969–70 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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Huddersfield Town

1969–70 season
Chairman	Frank Drabble
Manager	Ian Greaves
Football League Second Division	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Aldershot)
Football League Cup	Second round (knocked out by Carlisle United)
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Worthington (18) All: Frank Worthington (19)
Highest home attendance	30,907 vs Sheffield United (26 December 1969)
Lowest home attendance	10,206 vs Bristol City (30 August 1969)
Biggest win	4–0 vs Charlton Athletic (11 October 1969) 4–0 vs Portsmouth (15 November 1969)
Biggest defeat	1–4 vs Aston Villa (8 October 1969)
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Huddersfield Town's 1969–70 campaign saw Town crowned as champions of Division 2. They outclassed the rest of the division and finished 7 points clear of 2nd placed Blackpool. Town's team were largely unchanged for most of the season, with 7 members of the team (Dennis Clarke, Roy Ellam, Geoff Hutt, Jimmy McGill, Jimmy Nicholson, Terry Poole and Frank Worthington) played every league match that season. They gained promotion to the 1st Division for the first time since the 1955-56 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  ENG Terry Poole -- DF  ENG Trevor Cherry -- DF  ENG Dennis Clarke -- DF  ENG Roy Ellam -- DF  ENG Geoff Hutt -- DF  WAL Ray Mielczarek -- MF  ENG Colin Dobson

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG Bobby Hoy -- MF  SCO Jimmy McGill -- MF  NIR Jimmy Nicholson -- MF  ENG Steve Smith -- FW  ENG Brian Greenhalgh -- FW  ENG Jimmy Lawson -- FW  ENG Frank Worthington

Following a successful end to the previous season, many were hoping that Town could possibly mount a serious promotion challenge to Division 1. A good start to the season followed with 3 wins from the first 3 games against Oxford United, Aston Villa and Preston North End. A loss at Leeds Road against Blackburn Rovers would be Town's only home defeat of the season, but following another loss against Queens Park Rangers saw Town stumble slightly, but they then went on a run of 1 loss in 13 matches, which saw Town climb to the summit of the table in November, but an indifferent spell in December saw Town slip to third by the end of the yeay, which then saw Town only lose one more league match during the season.

Amongst the impressive statistics from the season, Town used only 15 players during the league season and 7 of them (Clarke, Ellam, Hutt, McGill, Nicholson, Poole and Worthington) played every match. Town clinched promotion with a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough, which was followed up by a 2-0 win at Blackburn Rovers, which clinched the title, the first trophy they had won since winning the Division 1 title for the third time, back in 1926. They finished the season 60 points, 7 clear of 2nd placed Blackpool.

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  ENG Terry Poole -- DF  ENG Trevor Cherry -- DF  ENG Dennis Clarke -- DF  ENG Roy Ellam -- DF  ENG Geoff Hutt -- DF  WAL Ray Mielczarek -- MF  ENG Les Chapman -- MF  ENG Colin Dobson

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG Bobby Hoy -- MF  SCO Jimmy McGill -- MF  NIR Jimmy Nicholson -- MF  ENG Steve Smith -- FW  ENG Brian Greenhalgh -- FW  WAL Dick Krzywicki -- FW  ENG Jimmy Lawson -- FW  ENG Frank Worthington

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Les Chapman	England	MF	2 (8)	0	1	0	0	0	3 (8)	0
Trevor Cherry	England	DF	40	3	2	0	0	0	42	3
Dennis Clarke	England	DF	42	2	2	0	1	0	45	2
Colin Dobson	England	FW	31	9	1	0	1	0	33	9
Roy Ellam	England	DF	42	2	1	0	1	0	44	2
Brian Greenhalgh	England	FW	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bobby Hoy	England	MF	28	7	0	0	1	0	29	7
Geoff Hutt	England	DF	42	1	2	0	1	0	45	1
Dick Krzywicki	Wales	MF	5 (1)	4	0	0	0	0	5 (1)	4
Jimmy Lawson	England	MF	38 (2)	6	2	0	1	0	41 (2)	6
Jimmy McGill	Scotland	MF	42	4	2	0	0	0	44	4
Ray Mielczarek	Wales	DF	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
Jimmy Nicholson	Northern Ireland	MF	42	3	2	0	1	0	45	3
Terry Poole	England	GK	42	0	2	0	1	0	45	0
Steve Smith	England	MF	19 (4)	5	2	1	1	0	22 (4)	6
Frank Worthington	England	FW	42	18	2	1	1	0	45	19