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

Huddersfield Town

1969-70 season
Chairman	Frank Drabble
Manager	Ian Greaves
Division Two	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Third Round
Football League Cup	Second Round
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)

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.

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. Position Player -- GK Terry Poole -- DF Trevor Cherry -- DF Dennis Clarke -- DF Roy Ellam -- DF Geoff Hutt -- DF Ray Mielczarek -- MF Colin Dobson

No. Position Player -- MF Bobby Hoy -- MF Jimmy McGill -- MF Jimmy Nicholson -- MF Steve Smith -- FW Brian Greenhalgh -- FW Jimmy Lawson -- FW Frank Worthington

Review

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.

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. Position Player -- GK Terry Poole -- DF Trevor Cherry -- DF Dennis Clarke -- DF Roy Ellam -- DF Geoff Hutt -- DF Ray Mielczarek -- MF Les Chapman -- MF Colin Dobson

No. Position Player -- MF Bobby Hoy -- MF Jimmy McGill -- MF Jimmy Nicholson -- MF Steve Smith -- FW Brian Greenhalgh -- FW Dick Krzywicki -- FW Jimmy Lawson -- FW Frank Worthington

Results

Division Two

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
9 August 1969	Oxford United	A	2 - 1	Cherry, Dobson	9,897	8th
16 August 1969	Aston Villa	H	2 - 0	Hoy, Worthington	13,364	2nd
19 August 1969	Preston North End	H	3 - 2	Hoy, Worthington, Cranston (og)	13,050	2nd
23 August 1969	Sheffield United	A	0 - 0		22,528	3rd
26 August 1969	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 1		15,486	5th
30 August 1969	Bristol City	H	3 - 0	Hoy, Bush (og), Dobson	10,206	3rd
6 September 1969	Queens Park Rangers	A	2 - 4	McGill, Worthington	18,746	6th
13 September 1969	Blackpool	H	2 - 0	Dobson (2, 1 pen)	10,575	6th
17 September 1969	Watford	A	1 - 1	Clarke	17,548	3rd
20 September 1969	Leicester City	A	1 - 1	McGill	24,552	4th
27 September 1969	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 - 0	Dobson	12,326	4th
4 October 1969	Carlisle United	A	2 - 0	Nicholson, Dobson	9,712	4th
8 October 1969	Aston Villa	A	1 - 4	Lawson	23,192	5th
11 October 1969	Charlton Athletic	H	4 - 0	McGill, Worthington, Lawson, Ellam	10,414	4th
18 October 1969	Middlesbrough	H	0 - 0		12,269	4th
25 October 1969	Hull City	A	3 - 2	Worthington (2), Hoy	11,375	2nd
1 November 1969	Millwall	H	0 - 0		14,158	1st
8 November 1969	Norwich City	A	2 - 1	Hoy, Dobson	13,646	1st
10 November 1969	Preston North End	A	3 - 1	Worthington (2), Lawson	12,750	1st
15 November 1969	Portsmouth	H	4 - 0	Hutt, Hoy, Dobson, Cherry	12,564	1st
22 November 1969	Swindon Town	A	1 - 2	Worthington	19,279	1st
6 December 1969	Birmingham City	A	2 - 2	Worthington, Hoy	24,956	2nd
13 December 1969	Blackpool	A	0 - 2		12,587	3rd
26 December 1969	Sheffield United	H	2 - 1	Smith (2)	30,907	3rd
27 December 1969	Bristol City	A	2 - 1	Smith, Worthington	20,541	1st
17 January 1970	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 - 1	McGill	14,272	2nd
20 January 1970	Queens Park Rangers	H	2 - 0	Worthington (2)	21,699	1st
24 January 1970	Cardiff City	H	1 - 0	Nicholson	21,788	1st
31 January 1970	Carlisle United	H	1 - 0	Smith	17,370	1st
7 February 1970	Charlton Athletic	A	2 - 1	Nicholson, Worthington	10,964	1st
21 February 1970	Norwich City	H	1 - 1	Clarke	16,060	1st
24 February 1970	Oxford United	H	1 - 0	Dobson (pen)	17,481	1st
28 February 1970	Millwall	A	0 - 1		11,981	1st
10 March 1970	Leicester City	H	1 - 1	Worthington	20,965	1st
14 March 1970	Cardiff City	A	1 - 0	Harris (og)	26,004	1st
21 March 1970	Birmingham City	H	2 - 0	Lawson (2)	18,502	1st
24 March 1970	Swindon Town	H	1 - 1	Krzywicki	24,854	1st
28 March 1970	Portsmouth	A	3 - 1	Worthington, Krzywicki, Ellam	17,326	1st
30 March 1970	Hull City	H	2 - 2	Smith, Cherry	26,046	1st
31 March 1970	Middlesbrough	A	1 - 1	Smith	27,519	1st
4 April 1970	Blackburn Rovers	A	2 - 0	Worthington (2)	15,125	1st
14 April 1970	Watford	H	3 - 1	Krzywicki (2), Lawson	27,916	1st

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
3 January 1970	Round 3	Aldershot	H	1 - 1	Smith	16,757
12 January 1970	Round 3 Replay	Aldershot	A	1 - 3	Worthington	14,332

Football League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
2 September 1969	Round 2	Carlisle United	A	0 - 2		11,198

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
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