Huddersfield Town's 1930–31 campaign was a season that saw Town start a revival in form, which saw them finish in the top 5 thanks primarily to the emergence of 2 new striking talents, Joe Robson, who was bought from Grimsby Town following Alex Jackson's departure to Chelsea and Town's own young prodigy Dave Mangnall. The season is also noted for Town's biggest ever win in a league match, 10–1 over Blackpool in December.
Squad at the start of the season
Review The previous 2 seasons were only memorable for Town's 4th appearance in an FA Cup Final. Luckily, Clem Stephenson was on hand to turn the tide of failure back to success. There was a slight hiccup early on the season, when Alex Jackson left Leeds Road for Chelsea, just 4 games into the season. He had already scored 7 goals during the season including a hat-trick in his last match, a 6–0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Joe Robson was brought in from Grimsby Town and he started Town's push for Championship supremacy along with Town youngster Dave Mangnall, who between them scored 27 goals in the 35 league games that they started between them. Their form continued to improve during the season, which saw them finish in 5th place, but they were 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition30 August 1930West Ham UnitedA1 - 2Jackson18,02316th1 September 1930Grimsby TownH2 - 2Jackson (2)11,69015th6 September 1930Bolton WanderersH3 - 2Jackson, G. Kelly, Campbell15,0189th10 September 1930Manchester UnitedA6 - 0G. Kelly (3), Jackson (3)11,8365th13 September 1930LiverpoolA3 - 1Smailes, Robson, G. Kelly31,7384th15 September 1930Manchester UnitedH3 - 0B. Kelly, Robson, Redfern14,0283rd20 September 1930MiddlesbroughH2 - 2B. Kelly, Robson17,5034th27 September 1930Leeds UnitedA2 - 1Smailes (2)30,2653rd4 October 1930Aston VillaA1 - 6Mangnall22,1774th11 October 1930ChelseaH1 - 1Davies25,8536th18 October 1930Leicester CityH4 - 1Smith, Davies (2), Crownshaw15,1254th25 October 1930SunderlandA2 - 4Robson, B. Kelly27,5547th1 November 1930ArsenalH1 - 1Smith25,7726th8 November 1930PortsmouthA2 - 2Robson (pen), Smith23,8097th15 November 1930Sheffield UnitedH1 - 1Lewis11,8066th22 November 1930Blackburn RoversA3 - 5Robson (3)10,5567th29 November 1930Manchester CityH1 - 1Robson14,1187th6 December 1930BirminghamA0 - 216,0367th13 December 1930BlackpoolH10 - 1Robson (3), McLean (4), B. Kelly, Smailes, Davies11,9327th20 December 1930Derby CountyA1 - 4McLean13,1577th26 December 1930Newcastle UnitedH0 - 315,95610th27 December 1930West Ham UnitedH2 - 0Mangnall, McLean13,8308th1 January 1931Sheffield WednesdayA1 - 2Mangnall39,6319th3 January 1931Bolton WanderersA0 - 115,66513th17 January 1931LiverpoolH2 - 1Robson (2)9,86410th24 January 1931MiddlesbroughA3 - 2B. Kelly (2), McLean11,0158th31 January 1931Leeds UnitedH3 - 0B. Kelly, Robson (2)13,0447th7 February 1931Aston VillaH1 - 6Jennings14,2968th18 February 1931ChelseaA2 - 1Mangnall, G. Kelly17,5467th21 February 1931Leicester CityA2 - 1Mangnall (2)18,2427th7 March 1931ArsenalA0 - 031,0588th14 March 1931PortsmouthH1 - 3Mangnall11,5949th16 March 1931SunderlandH2 - 0B. Kelly, G. Kelly4,0917th21 March 1931Sheffield UnitedA2 - 0Mangnall (2)16,6897th28 March 1931Blackburn RoversH1 - 1J.J. Gorman (og)8,1447th3 April 1931Newcastle UnitedA1 - 1Whittam24,2627th4 April 1931Manchester CityA1 - 0Whittam27,0945th7 April 1931Sheffield WednesdayH1 - 1Davies22,6016th11 April 1931BirminghamH1 - 0Robson15,0005th18 April 1931BlackpoolA1 - 1Smith15,1116th25 April 1931Derby CountyH3 - 0Davies (2), B. Kelly5,3254th2 May 1931Grimsby TownA1 - 2Robson16,5335th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance10 January 1931Round 3Leeds UnitedA0 - 241,103
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWilf BottMF400040Austen CampbellDF39100391Billy CarrDF22010230George CrownshawFW710071Harry DaviesFW24700247Bill DodginDF100010Billy FoggDF700070Roy GoodallDF39010400Alex JacksonFW470047Dennis JenningsMF410041Bob KellyFW37910389Gerry KellyMF19810208Wilf LewisFW310031Dave MangnallFW12900129George McLeanFW16710177Reg MountfordDF600060Harry RawFW900090Levi RedfernDF13110141Joe RobsonFW2318102418George RoughtonDF30000300Jimmy SmailesMF11410124Billy SmithMF30400304Bon SpenceDF11010120Hugh TurnerGK42010430Ernie WhittamFW720072Tom WilsonDF22010230Alf YoungDF20000200
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