Huddersfield Town's 1931–32 campaign was a season that saw Town continue their impressive run of success under Clem Stephenson, by finishing 4th in Division 1. The season is mostly noted for two reasons: the impressive record of 42 goals scored by Dave Mangnall, a club record still to this day, and for the record crowd set during Town's sixth round FA Cup clash with Arsenal during the season.
Squad at the start of the season
Review After finishing 5th the previous season, Town's reimbursed team carried their rich vein of form and managed an impressive run up the table, mainly thanks to the 33 league goals supplied by Dave Mangnall, which saw Town climb up to 4th place in the table. Combined with the 9 goals in the FA Cup, Mangnall's 42 goals give him the individual record of goals for a season in Town's history.
The season is also notable for Town's impressive FA Cup run. After wins over Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Preston North End, Town met Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in the 6th round at Leeds Road. The match was watched by over 67,000 people and saw Town lose to a goal in the 2nd minute.
Squad at the end of the season
Results Division One DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendancePosition29 August 1931Grimsby TownH1–1B. Kelly13,66810th31 August 1931Aston VillaH1–1Mangnall13,2269th5 September 1931ChelseaA1–0Smith42,9615th7 September 1931Leicester CityH2–1Mangnall, B. Kelly9,8754th12 September 1931West Ham UnitedH3–1Jennings, McLean, Mangnall11,9862nd19 September 1931Sheffield WednesdayA1–4Mangnall24,3266th26 September 1931Bolton WanderersH2–0B. Kelly (2, 1 pen)12,9015th3 October 1931MiddlesbroughA0–116,3668th10 October 1931West Bromwich AlbionH2–2Smith (2)19,5568th15 October 1931Leicester CityA4–2Black (og), McLean, Fogg, B. Kelly11,4205th17 October 1931Sheffield UnitedA2–0Mangnall, Jennings14,3003rd24 October 1931SunderlandH4–1Mangnall (2), Smith, McLean11,0712nd31 October 1931Manchester CityA0–321,3324th7 November 1931EvertonH0–017,6054th14 November 1931PortsmouthA2–3Jennings (2)16,5837th21 November 1931Derby CountyH6–0Mangnall (5), McLean11,6384th28 November 1931BirminghamA0–518,0596th5 December 1931Blackburn RoversH1–1Mangnall9,6287th12 December 1931ArsenalA1–1Crownshaw39,7485th19 December 1931BlackpoolH5–0Crownshaw, Luke, Robson (2), B. Kelly11,0724th25 December 1931Newcastle UnitedA1–2Bott43,4935th26 December 1931Newcastle UnitedH1–2B. Kelly25,4248th2 January 1932Grimsby TownA4–1McLean (2), Mangnall (2)7,9218th16 January 1932ChelseaH2–1McLean, Mangnall16,6457th30 January 1932Sheffield WednesdayH6–1Goodall (pen), Mangnall (3), McLean, Campbell19,0617th1 February 1932West Ham UnitedA1–1Mangnall8,6314th6 February 1932Bolton WanderersA2–1Mangnall, Luke11,8764th17 February 1932MiddlesbroughH1–1Mangnall9,4914th20 February 1932West Bromwich AlbionA2–3Mangnall, Smith20,1055th2 March 1932Sheffield UnitedH2–2Mangnall, Smith7,5015th5 March 1932SunderlandA3–1Mangnall (2), Smith29,5495th19 March 1932EvertonA1–4Sagar (og)30,7485th26 March 1932PortsmouthH1–0B. Kelly12,9016th28 March 1932LiverpoolA3–0Crownshaw, Bott, Mangnall22,3466th29 March 1932LiverpoolH4–3Mangnall (3), Bott14,0973rd2 April 1932Derby CountyA2–3Crownshaw, Bott13,1085th6 April 1932Manchester CityH1–0Crownshaw12,9633rd9 April 1932BirminghamH1–1Crownshaw9,5632nd16 April 1932Blackburn RoversA0–310,7823rd27 April 1932ArsenalH1–2B. Kelly13,3706th30 April 1932BlackpoolA0–215,6756th7 May 1932Aston VillaA3–2Mangnall (3)12,4644th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF - AScorersAttendance9 January 1932Round 3Oldham AthleticA1–1Mangnall30,60713 January 1932Round 3 ReplayOldham AthleticH6–0Mangnall (4), McLean, Luke20,60923 January 1932Round 4Queens Park RangersH5–0Luke (2), Mangnall (2), Campbell31,39413 February 1932Round 5Preston North EndH4–0Ward (og), Mangnall (2), Luke44,29127 February 1932Round 6ArsenalH0–167,037
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJack BlackwellMF200020Wilf BottMF14410151Frank BungayFW100010Austen CampbellDF36151412Billy CarrDF33040370Norman ChristieDF501060George CrownshawFW13610146Harry DaviesFW100010Bill DodginDF400040Billy FoggDF11100111Roy GoodallDF39150441Dennis JenningsMF24400244Bob KellyFW40950459Gerry KellyMF400040Charlie LukeFW7244116Dave MangnallFW3433593942George McLeanFW28851339Reg MountfordDF10000100Joe RobsonFW720072George RoughtonDF18010190Billy SmithMF31740357Bon SpenceDF15040190George ThorpeGK800080Hugh TurnerGK34050390Ernie WhittamFW400040Tom WilsonDF100010Alf YoungDF38050430
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