Huddersfield Town's 1922–23 campaign saw Town finish in their highest position since their inception 15 years earlier. In only their third season in top-flight football, they finished in 3rd place behind Liverpool and Sunderland. This was another good season following on from their FA Cup triumph the previous season.
Squad at the start of the season
Review Following the success at Stamford Bridge in the previous season's FA Cup Final, many were hoping that this newfound form would transfer itself into a successful league campaign and even a possible chance of the 1st Division title. However, Town had a bad start, only winning 2 of their first 10 games. So Herbert Chapman brought in Charlie Wilson from Tottenham Hotspur. His 13 goals helped Town mount a charge up the table along with the goals of Ernie Islip, Billy Smith and Frank Mann. They would eventually finish only 7 points behind defending champions Liverpool.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition26 August 1922MiddlesbroughA2–2Islip, B. Smith (pen)20,0009th28 August 1922Nottingham ForestH2–1B. Smith, Islip10,0006th2 September 1922MiddlesbroughH0–217,27013th4 September 1922Nottingham ForestA1–0Walter14,0007th9 September 1922StokeA2–2B. Smith (pen), Islip22,0007th16 September 1922StokeH1–0Mann14,5004th23 September 1922Manchester CityA1–3B. Smith28,0007th30 September 1922Manchester CityH0–016,2009th7 October 1922Bolton WanderersA0–120,00012th14 October 1922Bolton WanderersH0–213,50017th21 October 1922Oldham AthleticA3–0Mann, Wadsworth (pen), B. Smith16,82612th28 October 1922Oldham AthleticH3–0Mann, Walter, Islip14,7009th4 November 1922Blackburn RoversH0–216,00013th11 November 1922Blackburn RoversA0–021,00012th18 November 1922Cardiff CityH1–0C. Wilson16,50010th25 November 1922Cardiff CityA1–0Byers25,0007th2 December 1922ChelseaA2–2Byers, C. Wilson25,0008th9 December 1922ChelseaH3–0C. Wilson (2), Mann15,5005th16 December 1922ArsenalA1–1Walter25,0005th23 December 1922ArsenalH4–0Wadsworth (pen), Steele, Walter, Stephenson10,0005th25 December 1922BirminghamA0–020,0005th26 December 1922BirminghamH4–0C. Wilson (3), T. Wilson27,9003rd30 December 1922EvertonA3–0Mann (2), Byers20,0003rd6 January 1923EvertonH1–0C. Wilson17,5003rd20 January 1923SunderlandA1–1Islip30,0003rd27 January 1923SunderlandH0–130,1353rd10 February 1923Sheffield UnitedH2–1Islip, Mann11,5003rd17 February 1923Preston North EndA0–115,0003rd3 March 1923Aston VillaA1–2Richardson25,0005th10 March 1923Aston VillaH3–5Mann, Islip, C. Wilson15,4006th17 March 1923BurnleyH2–0C. Wilson, Brown14,5005th21 March 1923Preston North EndH2–0Islip, B. Smith6,3003rd24 March 1923BurnleyA2–0Basnett (og), Islip9,1003rd31 March 1923Newcastle UnitedH2–0Brown, B. Smith16,5003rd2 April 1923West Bromwich AlbionA2–0B. Smith, C. Wilson24,2913rd3 April 1923West Bromwich AlbionH4–1Islip, B. Smith, C. Wilson, Brown25,0963rd7 April 1923Newcastle UnitedA0–120,0003rd9 April 1923Sheffield UnitedA2–0Brown (2)9,5003rd14 April 1923LiverpoolH0–017,6003rd21 April 1923LiverpoolA1–1Brown45,0003rd28 April 1923Tottenham HotspurH1–0C. Wilson15,0003rd5 May 1923Tottenham HotspurA0–018,5003rd
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance13 January 1923Round 1BirminghamH2–1Stephenson, C. Wilson27,3003 February 1923Round 2MillwallA0–039,7007 February 1923Round 2 ReplayMillwallH3–0C. Wilson (2), Richardson19,27024 February 1923Round 3Bolton WanderersH1–1Islip39,44228 February 1923Round 3 ReplayBolton WanderersA0–161,609
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNed BarkasDF29050340Harry BroughDF800080George BrownFW12600126Jack ByersMF730073Harry CawthorneDF600060Billy CowellGK700070Roy GoodallDF100010Ernie IslipFW3410513911Billy JohnstonFW300030Tom LilleyDF300030Frank MannFW27850328George RichardsonMF21141252Charlie SladeDF600060Albert SmithFW300030Billy SmithMF35950409David SteeleDF33140371Clem StephensonFW27121292Ted TaylorGK35050400Sam WadsworthDF38250432Joe WalterMF22400224Billy WatsonDF33050380Charlie WilsonFW2613533116Tom WilsonDF39150441James WoodDF700070
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