1968–69 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1968-69 campaign was Town's first season under new manager Ian Greaves. He would lead Town for six seasons, including two season in the top flight. His first season saw Town finish in 6th place in the Second Division, 10 points behind second-placed Crystal Palace.

Huddersfield Town

1968-69 season
Chairman	Frank Drabble
Manager	Ian Greaves
Division Two	6th
FA Cup	Fourth Round
Football League Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Colin Dobson (11) All: Colin Dobson (11)
Highest home attendance	31,842 vs West Ham United (25 January 1969)
Lowest home attendance	5,702 vs Charlton Athletic (12 April 1969)

Squad at the start of the 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  EIR John Oldfield -- DF  ENG Trevor Cherry -- DF  ENG Roy Ellam -- DF  ENG Geoff Hutt -- DF  ENG Billy Legg -- DF  WAL Ray Mielczarek -- DF  ENG Alex Smith -- MF  ENG Colin Dobson -- MF  ENG Brian Hill

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG Bobby Hoy -- MF  SCO Jimmy McGill -- MF  NIR Jimmy Nicholson -- MF  ENG Steve Smith -- FW  ENG Paul Aimson -- FW  ENG Jimmy Lawson -- FW  ENG David Shaw -- FW  ENG Frank Worthington

Review

Ian Greaves was made the new manager in June 1968 and tried to improve on Town's faltering league form. He brought in new signings Terry Poole from Manchester United and Jimmy Lawson from Middlesbrough. The start to the season was in no way spectacular, with Town winning only 2 of their first 10 matches, although one of those was against eventual champions Derby County. Following that they went on a run of 6 wins out of 7, which helped Town rise the Division 2 table.

From December, Town went on a run of only 1 win in 8, but the last 2 months saw Town lose only 2 more matches from their last 13 matches, which saw Town finish in 6th place with 46 points.

Squad at the end of the 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  EIR John Oldfield -- GK  ENG Terry Poole -- DF  ENG Trevor Cherry -- DF  ENG Dennis Clarke -- DF  ENG Roy Ellam -- DF  ENG Geoff Hutt -- DF  ENG Billy Legg -- DF  WAL Ray Mielczarek -- DF  ENG Alex Smith -- MF  ENG Colin Dobson

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  ENG Brian Hill -- MF  ENG Bobby Hoy -- MF  SCO Jimmy McGill -- MF  NIR Alan McNeill -- MF  NIR Jimmy Nicholson -- MF  ENG Steve Smith -- FW  ENG Paul Aimson -- FW  ENG Jimmy Lawson -- FW  ENG David Shaw -- FW  ENG Frank Worthington

Results

Division Two

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
10 August 1968	Portsmouth	H	0 - 0		10,855	9th
14 August 1968	Crystal Palace	A	1 - 2	Nicholson	16,260	16th
17 August 1968	Preston North End	A	0 - 1		12,673	19th
20 August 1968	Norwich City	H	2 - 2	Nicholson, Aimson	9,167	16th
24 August 1968	Derby County	H	2 - 0	Aimson (2)	10,442	11th
27 August 1968	Middlesbrough	A	1 - 1	Aimson	25,422	10th
31 August 1968	Carlisle United	A	0 - 0		7,935	10th
7 September 1968	Birmingham City	A	1 - 5	Worthington	25,001	17th
14 September 1968	Cardiff City	H	3 - 0	Worthington (2), Dobson	7,523	15th
21 September 1968	Charlton Athletic	A	0 - 1		15,331	17th
28 September 1968	Bury	H	4 - 1	Cherry, Hill (2), Ellam	9,442	14th
5 October 1968	Blackpool	H	2 - 1	Aimson, Nicholson	13,023	14th
8 October 1968	Middlesbrough	H	3 - 0	Lawson (2), Dobson	14,799	5th
12 October 1968	Hull City	A	0 - 3		21,344	11th
19 October 1968	Sheffield United	H	1 - 0	Aimson	13,667	9th
26 October 1968	Bolton Wanderers	A	3 - 2	Lawson, Dobson, S. Smith	12,431	7th
2 November 1968	Aston Villa	H	3 - 1	Dobson, Nicholson (2)	9,346	5th
9 November 1968	Bristol City	A	1 - 0	S. Smith	13,738	4th
16 November 1968	Millwall	H	0 - 2		18,614	7th
23 November 1968	Fulham	A	3 - 4	Lawson (2), Aimson	11,394	8th
30 November 1968	Oxford United	H	2 - 1	S. Smith, Dobson (pen)	9,903	6th
7 December 1968	Blackburn Rovers	A	0 - 0		9,312	8th
14 December 1968	Hull City	H	0 - 3		12,418	8th
21 December 1968	Sheffield United	A	0 - 0		17,408	9th
26 December 1968	Blackpool	A	0 - 0		20,319	9th
11 January 1969	Aston Villa	A	0 - 1		29,029	10th
18 January 1969	Bristol City	H	4 - 1	Nicholson, Aimson, Dobson (2, 1 pen)	9,059	8th
1 February 1969	Millwall	A	1 - 5	Kitchener (og)	13,613	12th
15 February 1969	Oxford United	A	0 - 3		8,260	13th
1 March 1969	Portsmouth	A	2 - 1	Lawson, Worthington	16,427	10th
4 March 1969	Bolton Wanderers	H	3 - 0	Dobson (2), Hutt	8,614	8th
8 March 1969	Preston North End	H	1 - 1	Ellam	10,281	8th
15 March 1969	Derby County	A	0 - 1		28,293	10th
22 March 1969	Carlisle United	H	2 - 0	Cherry, McGill	8,560	9th
29 March 1969	Birmingham City	H	0 - 0		8,105	10th
5 April 1969	Bury	A	1 - 1	Lawson	6,794	9th
7 April 1969	Norwich City	A	0 - 1		9,261	12th
8 April 1969	Crystal Palace	H	0 - 0		12,113	12th
12 April 1969	Charlton Athletic	H	0 - 0		5,702	12th
15 April 1969	Fulham	H	3 - 0	Lawson, Cherry, Dobson (pen)	5,837	9th
19 April 1969	Cardiff City	A	2 - 0	Cherry, Murray (og)	11,549	7th
30 April 1969	Blackburn Rovers	H	2 - 1	Nicholson, Dobson	5,843	6th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
4 January 1969	Round 3	Bury	A	2 - 1	Hill, Nicholson	14,251
25 January 1969	Round 4	West Ham United	H	0 - 2		31,842

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
3 September 1968	Round 2	Manchester City	H	0 - 0		23,426
11 September 1968	Round 2 Replay	Manchester City	A	0 - 4		26,948

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	League Cup Apps	League Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Paul Aimson	England	FW	24 (4)	8	2	0	2	0	28 (4)	8
Trevor Cherry	England	DF	42	4	2	0	2	0	46	4
Dennis Clarke	England	DF	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Colin Dobson	England	FW	38 (1)	11	2	0	2	0	42 (1)	11
Roy Ellam	England	DF	41	2	2	0	2	0	45	2
Brian Hill	England	MF	20 (2)	2	2	1	2	0	24 (2)	3
Bobby Hoy	England	MF	8 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	8 (1)	0
Geoff Hutt	England	DF	14	1	1	0	0	0	15	1
Jimmy Lawson	England	MF	37 (1)	8	2	0	2	0	41 (1)	8
Billy Legg	England	DF	26	0	1	0	2	0	29	0
Jimmy McGill	Scotland	MF	39 (1)	1	2	0	2	0	43 (1)	1
Alan McNeill	Northern Ireland	MF	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
Ray Mielczarek	Wales	DF	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Jimmy Nicholson	Northern Ireland	MF	40	7	2	1	2	0	44	8
John Oldfield	Republic of Ireland	GK	15	0	1	0	1	0	17	0
Terry Poole	England	GK	27	0	1	0	1	0	29	0
David Shaw	England	MF	6 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	6 (1)	0
Alex Smith	England	DF	28	0	2	0	2	0	32	0
Steve Smith	England	MF	22 (1)	3	0	0	0 (1)	0	22 (2)	3
Frank Worthington	England	FW	14 (2)	4	0	0	0	0	14 (2)	4