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The 1924–25 Huddersfield Town season saw Town retain their title for the second consecutive season. Under the guidance of Herbert Chapman, they won the title by 2 clear points from West Bromwich Albion. The mood suddenly changed at the end of the season when Chapman suddenly resigned.

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	ENG	Leonard Boot
--	GK	ENG	Ted Taylor
--	DF	ENG	Ned Barkas
--	DF	ENG	Harry Cawthorne
--	DF	ENG	Roy Goodall
--	DF	ENG	George Shaw
--	DF	ENG	Albert Smith
--	DF	ENG	Norman Smith
--	DF	SCO	David Steele
--	DF	ENG	Sam Wadsworth
--	DF	ENG	Billy Watson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	ENG	Tom Wilson
--	MF	ENG	Harry Dennis
--	MF	ENG	Ted Richardson
--	MF	ENG	Billy Smith
--	MF	ENG	Joe Walter
--	MF	ENG	Joey Williams
--	FW	ENG	George Brown
--	FW	ENG	George Cook
--	FW	ENG	Clem Stephenson
--	FW	ENG	Charlie Wilson

Review

After winning their first title, Herbert Chapman's team didn't want to give their title back in a hurry, winning their first 4 games and being unbeaten for their 10 league games. Town's defensive line were particularly impressive, only conceding 28 goals during the league season and never conceded more than 2 in any league game. They only conceded 3 goals in their FA Cup game against Bolton Wanderers. They won their 2nd title by 2 points from West Bromwich Albion. However, Town were left bewildered when Herbert Chapman left for Arsenal at the end of the season.

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	ENG	Leonard Boot
--	GK	ENG	Billy Mercer
--	GK	ENG	Ted Taylor
--	DF	ENG	Ned Barkas
--	DF	ENG	Harry Cawthorne
--	DF	ENG	Roy Goodall
--	DF	ENG	George Shaw
--	DF	ENG	Albert Smith
--	DF	ENG	Norman Smith
--	DF	SCO	David Steele
--	DF	ENG	Sam Wadsworth


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	ENG	Billy Watson
--	DF	ENG	Tom Wilson
--	MF	ENG	Harry Dennis
--	MF	ENG	Billy Smith
--	MF	ENG	Joe Walter
--	MF	ENG	Joey Williams
--	FW	ENG	Sid Binks
--	FW	ENG	George Brown
--	FW	ENG	George Cook
--	FW	ENG	Clem Stephenson
--	FW	ENG	Charlie Wilson

Results

Division One

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
30 August 1924	Newcastle United	A	3 - 1	Brown, C. Wilson, Stephenson	47,000	5th
2 September 1924	Nottingham Forest	H	3 - 0	C. Wilson (3)	13,500	2nd
6 September 1924	Sheffield United	H	2 - 1	C. Wilson, Brown	20,200	2nd
8 September 1924	Nottingham Forest	A	1 - 0	Cook	10,000	1st
13 September 1924	West Ham United	A	0 - 0		28,103	1st
20 September 1924	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 - 0		18,000	1st
27 September 1924	Leeds United	A	1 - 1	B. Smith	41,800	1st
4 October 1924	Aston Villa	A	1 - 1	Cook	43,000	1st
11 October 1924	Arsenal	H	4 - 0	B. Smith, Cook, C. Wilson, Brown	15,500	1st
18 October 1924	Manchester City	A	1 - 1	Brown	50,000	1st
25 October 1924	Birmingham	H	0 - 1		20,500	2nd
1 November 1924	West Bromwich Albion	A	0 - 1		15,683	5th
8 November 1924	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1 - 2	C. Wilson	18,500	9th
12 November 1924	Liverpool	A	3 - 2	B. Smith, Cook, C. Wilson	25,000	3rd
15 November 1924	Bolton Wanderers	A	0 - 1		35,000	5th
22 November 1924	Notts County	H	0 - 0		12,300	7th
29 November 1924	Everton	A	2 - 0	Cook, C. Wilson	27,500	5th
6 December 1924	Sunderland	H	4 - 0	C. Wilson (2), Stephenson, B. Smith	18,000	2nd
13 December 1924	Cardiff City	A	2 - 2	Cook (2)	27,500	4th
20 December 1924	Preston North End	H	1 - 0	C. Wilson	15,000	2nd
25 December 1924	Burnley	A	5 - 1	C. Wilson (4), Brown	26,332	2nd
26 December 1924	Burnley	H	2 - 0	B. Smith, Cook	30,300	2nd
27 December 1924	Newcastle United	H	0 - 0		13,500	2nd
3 January 1925	Sheffield United	A	1 - 1	B. Smith	28,500	2nd
17 January 1925	West Ham United	H	1 - 2	Cook	14,000	3rd
24 January 1925	Blackburn Rovers	A	3 - 2	Brown (2), Walter	12,000	3rd
31 January 1925	Leeds United	H	2 - 0	B. Smith, Brown	10,500	2nd
7 February 1925	Aston Villa	H	4 - 1	Brown (3), Stephenson	19,500	1st
14 February 1925	Arsenal	A	5 - 0	Brown, Stephenson, C. Wilson (3)	25,000	2nd
21 February 1925	Manchester City	H	1 - 1	B. Smith	19,300	1st
28 February 1925	Birmingham	A	1 - 0	Brown	12,000	1st
11 March 1925	West Bromwich Albion	H	1 - 1	Brown	15,400	1st
14 March 1925	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2 - 1	Stephenson, Brown	32,500	1st
21 March 1925	Bolton Wanderers	H	0 - 0		29,287	1st
4 April 1925	Everton	H	2 - 0	C. Wilson (2, 1 pen)	15,500	2nd
10 April 1925	Bury	A	1 - 0	B. Smith	31,772	1st
11 April 1925	Sunderland	A	1 - 1	Brown	35,000	1st
14 April 1925	Bury	H	2 - 0	Brown, C. Wilson	28,440	1st
18 April 1925	Cardiff City	H	0 - 0		15,500	1st
25 April 1925	Preston North End	A	4 - 1	C. Wilson, Brown (3)	12,634	1st
29 April 1925	Notts County	A	1 - 1	C. Wilson	8,000	1st
2 May 1925	Liverpool	H	1 - 1	Cawthrone	19,800	1st

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1925	Round 1	Bolton Wanderers	A	0 - 3		50,412

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	Total Apps	Total Goals
Ned Barkas	England	DF	1	0	0	1	0
Sid Binks	England	FW	2	0	0	2	0
Leonard Boot	England	GK	5	0	0	5	0
George Brown	England	FW	32	20	0	32	20
Harry Cawthorne	England	DF	2	1	0	2	1
George Cook	England	FW	25	9	1	26	9
Roy Goodall	England	DF	38	0	1	39	0
Billy Mercer	England	GK	27	0	1	28	0
Ted Richardson	England	MF	1	0	0	1	0
George Shaw	England	DF	11	0	0	11	0
Billy Smith	England	MF	41	9	1	42	9
Norman Smith	England	DF	1	0	0	1	0
Bon Spence	England	DF	4	0	0	4	0
David Steele	Scotland	DF	39	0	1	40	0
Clem Stephenson	England	FW	29	5	1	30	5
Ted Taylor	England	GK	10	0	0	10	0
Sam Wadsworth	England	DF	33	0	1	34	0
Joe Walter	England	MF	7	1	0	7	1
Billy Watson	England	DF	41	0	1	42	0
Joey Williams	England	MF	35	0	1	36	0
Charlie Wilson	England	FW	38	24	1	39	24
Tom Wilson	England	DF	40	0	1	41	0