Huddersfield Town's 1934–35 campaign was a season of despair for Town. After the previous season's 2nd-place finish, some fans were even thinking that Town could deny Arsenal their chance to emulate their own successes in the mid-1920s of winning 3 titles in a row. Instead, a dreadful season saw Town finish in 16th place, only 5 points off the relegation zone.

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Huddersfield Town

1934–35 season
Chairman	Sir Amos Brook Hirst
Manager	Clem Stephenson
Football League First Division	16th
FA Cup	Third round (knocked out by Portsmouth)
Top goalscorer	League: Alf Lythgoe (21) All: Alf Lythgoe (23)
Highest home attendance	36,500 vs Arsenal (8 December 1934)
Lowest home attendance	8,744 vs West Bromwich Albion (6 March 1935)
Biggest win	4–1 vs Liverpool (10 November 1934)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Portsmouth (3 November 1934)
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No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  ENG Bob Hesford -- GK  ENG Hugh Turner -- DF  ENG Jimmy Allen -- DF  ENG Albert Beech -- DF  ENG Austen Campbell -- DF  ENG Billy Carr -- DF  ENG Norman Christie -- DF  ENG Benny Craig -- DF  ENG Roy Goodall -- DF  EIR Bill Hayes -- DF  ENG Reg Mountford -- DF  ENG Reg Robinson

No. Pos. Nation Player -- DF  ENG George Roughton -- DF  ENG Ken Willingham -- DF  ENG Alf Young -- MF  ENG Len Beaumont -- MF  ENG Wilf Bott -- MF  ENG Charlie Luke -- MF  ENG Sid Rawlings -- MF  WAL Jackie Williams -- FW  ENG Billy Bottrill -- FW  WAL Seymour Morris -- FW  ENG Jack Smith

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After the impressive 2nd-place finish the previous season, some fans were even thinking that Town were in a possible title fight with Arsenal, who were on course for a 3rd successive title, matching Town's achievement 8 years earlier. However, their first 8 games resulted in only 1 win, which at the time was Town's worst ever start to a season. Later in the season big drubbings including an 8-0 win over Liverpool and a 6-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, which included Alf Lythgoe scoring 5 of the goals, although a 5-0 loss to Portsmouth and a 5-1 home loss to Grimsby Town did not help Town's goal average. They finished in 16th place, only 5 points clear of Leicester City, who were relegated with Tottenham Hotspur.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  ENG Bob Hesford -- GK  ENG Hugh Turner -- DF  ENG Albert Beech -- DF  ENG Alan Brown -- DF  ENG Buster Brown -- DF  ENG Austen Campbell -- DF  ENG Benny Craig -- DF  ENG Roy Goodall -- DF  EIR Bill Hayes -- DF  ENG Reg Mountford -- DF  ENG Reg Robinson -- DF  ENG George Roughton

No. Pos. Nation Player -- DF  SCO Jock Wightman -- DF  ENG Ken Willingham -- DF  ENG Alf Young -- MF  SCO George Anderson -- MF  ENG Len Beaumont -- MF  SCO Tommy Lang -- MF  ENG Charlie Luke -- MF  WAL Jackie Williams -- FW  ENG Alf Lythgoe -- FW  ENG Albert Malam -- FW  ENG Jimmy Richardson

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