1940–41 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1940–41 campaign saw Town play their first full season in the Wartime League. They finished 11th in the North Regional League, based on a goal average system.

Huddersfield Town
1940–41 season
Chairman Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager Clem Stephenson
Wartime League North11th
League War CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Billy Price (16)
Highest home attendance3,668 vs Leeds United (5 October 1940)
Lowest home attendance386 vs Rochdale (22 March 1941)

Results

North Regional League

Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
31 August 1940 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 2,000
7 September 1940 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–1 Isaac 1,971
14 September 1940 Leeds United A 2–5 Price, Hayes (pen) 3,000
21 September 1940 Sheffield Wednesday H 5–0 Neal, Barclay, Boot, Mountford, Metcalfe 2,214
28 September 1940 Halifax Town A 1–1 Neal 5,000
5 October 1940 Leeds United H 1–1 Metcalfe 3,668
12 October 1940 Manchester City A 1–3 Price 4,000
19 October 1940 Barnsley H 1–2 Neal 2,198
26 October 1940 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Lodge 2,500
2 November 1940 Sheffield United H 3–0 Price, Isaac, Lodge 870
9 November 1940 Rotherham United A 0–1 2,000
16 November 1940 Chesterfield H 2–2 Isaac, Hayes (pen) 2,017
23 November 1940 Barnsley A 1–4 Price 2,500
30 November 1940 Doncaster Rovers H 1–2 Price 1,422
7 December 1940 Sheffield United A 3–1 Willingham, Lodge, Price 2,447
14 December 1940 Halifax Town H 1–1 Isaac 637
21 December 1940 Bradford Park Avenue A 2–3 Isaac, Mountford 1,349
25 December 1940 Bradford City A 5–0 Metcalfe, Boot, Isaac, Price (2) 1,726
25 December 1940 Bradford City H 3–4 Price, Barclay, Brook 1,774
28 December 1940 Manchester City H 2–0 Barclay, Price 2,689
4 January 1941 Halifax Town H 2–1 Lodge, Metcalfe 3,000
11 January 1941 Halifax Town H 1–2 McKellor 2,088
18 January 1941 Halifax Town A 4 – 1 (aet: 90 mins: 1 – 1) McKellor, Price, Metcalfe (2) 1,856
8 March 1941 Halifax Town A 0–4 1,000
22 March 1941 Rochdale H 11–0 Metcalfe (2), Price (3), Lodge (2), McKerrell (3), Barclay 386
29 March 1941 Oldham Athletic A 1–3 Lodge 2,490
5 April 1941 Oldham Athletic H 1–0 McKerrell 584
12 April 1941 Barnsley A 3–4 Wilkinson, Lodge, Brown 3,000
14 April 1941 Rotherham United A 1–3 Hayes 2,500
19 April 1941 Bury A 7–3 D. Jones (og), Price (2), McKerrell, Metcalfe, Henry, Barclay 1,500
26 April 1941 Burnley H 0–3 1,001
10 May 1941 Leeds United A 0–1 4,000
17 May 1941 Bury H 2–0 Butt, Barclay 1,500

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League War Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
15 February 1941 Round 1 1st Leg Middlesbrough H 2–2 Barclay, Hayes (pen) 3,278
1 March 1941 Round 1 2nd Leg Middlesbrough A 2–4 Metcalfe, Price 5,221
  • Huddersfield lost 6–4 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. The matches against Halifax Town in January and the match against Leeds United in May took part in the Combined Counties Cup.
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