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{{Infobox Football club season
| club = [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]
| logo = Hudcrest.gif
| season = 1951-52
| manager = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Stephenson (manager)|George Stephenson]] ”(until [[March 11]]th, [[1952]])” <br> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Beattie]] ”(from [[April 24]]th, [[1952]])”
| chairman = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Haydn Battye]]
| league = [[The Football League 1951-52|Division One]]
| league result = ”’21st”’ ”(relegated)”
| cup1 = [[FA Cup 1951-52|FA Cup]]
| cup1 result = ”’Third Round”’
| league topscorer = <br>”'[[Jimmy Glazzard]]”’ (10)
| season topscorer = <br>”'[[Jimmy Glazzard]]”’ (10)
| highest attendance = 33,584 vs [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] ([[25 August]] [[1951]])
| lowest attendance = 8,260 vs [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] ([[8 December]] [[1951]])
}}
”’Huddersfield Town’s 1951-52 campaign”’ was Town’s 32nd consecutive season in the [[Football League First Division|1st Division]], but relegation would send Town to the [[Football League Second Division|2nd Division]] since the [[1919-20 in English football|1919-20 season]]. Under the leadership of [[George Stephenson (manager)|George Stephenson]], Town recorded some of their worst ever results in their history, including 7-1 defeats by [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], as well as a 6-2 defeat by [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].

==Squad at the start of the season==
{{Football squad start}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Ronald Humpston]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Harry Mills]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Jack Wheeler]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[John Battye]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Eddie Boot]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Northern Ireland| pos=DF | name= [[Charlie Gallogly]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Arthur Green (footballer)|Arthur Green]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[George Howe (footballer)|George Howe]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Laurie Kelly]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Don McEvoy]]}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Bill McGarry (footballer)|Bill McGarry]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name= [[Ian Duthie]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name= [[Alistair Gunn]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Northern Ireland| pos=MF | name= [[Johnny McKenna]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=MF | name= [[Vic Metcalfe]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Ronnie Burke]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Jimmy Glazzard]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Harold Hassall]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Albert Nightingale]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Jeff Taylor (footballer)|Jeff Taylor]]}}
{{football squad end}}

==Review==
Since the end of [[World War II]], Town’s league form was in dire need of a boost, but unfortunately [[George Stephenson (manager)|George Stephenson’s]] team would soon find out the hard way that staying in [[Football League First Division|Division 1]] would be harder than even he imagined. Things weren’t made easier with dreadful results against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] and [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].

Stephenson would leave [[Leeds Road]] in [[March]] and would be replaced by [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] manager [[Andy Beattie]] before the end of the season. Town finished in 21st place with 28 points, 3 points behind 20th placed [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].

==Squad at the end of the season==
{{Football squad start}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Ronald Humpston]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Harry Mills]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=GK | name= [[Jack Wheeler]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[John Battye]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Eddie Boot]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Northern Ireland| pos=DF | name= [[Charlie Gallogly]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Arthur Green (footballer)|Arthur Green]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[George Howe (footballer)|George Howe]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Laurie Kelly]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Don McEvoy]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Bill McGarry (footballer)|Bill McGarry]]}}
{{football squad mid}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=DF | name= [[Len Quested]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name= [[Willie Davie]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name= [[Ian Duthie]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Scotland | pos=MF | name= [[Alistair Gunn]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=Northern Ireland| pos=MF | name= [[Johnny McKenna]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=MF | name= [[Vic Metcalfe]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Ronnie Burke]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Bryan Frear]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Jimmy Glazzard]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Roy Shiner]]}}
{{football squad player | no=– | nat=England | pos=FW | name= [[Ron Simpson]]}}
{{football squad end}}

==Results==
=== [[Football League First Division|Division One]]===
{| border=’2′ cellpadding=’4′ style=’border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;’
|- style=’background:#f0f6ff;’
!”’Date”’
!”’Opponents”’
!”’Home/
Away”’
!”’Result
F – A”’
!”’Scorers”’
!”’Attendance”’
!”’Position”’
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[18 August]] [[1951]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|A
|2 – 2
|Taylor, Glazzard
|54,072
|11th
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[22 August]] [[1951]]
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|H
|5 – 1
|McGarry, Nightingale (2), Hassall, Taylor
|25,623
|4th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[25 August]] [[1951]]
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|H
|1 – 3
|Taylor
|33,584
|10th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[29 August]] [[1951]]
|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|A
|0 – 3
|
|30,863
|16th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[1 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|A
|1 – 2
|Metcalfe (pen)
|39,818
|18th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[8 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
|H
|0 – 1
|
|25,861
|20th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[10 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|A
|0 – 1
|
|38,046
|20th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[15 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|A
|1 – 2
|Hassall
|25,129
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[19 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|H
|3 – 1
|Taylor (2), [[Danny Blanchflower|Blanchflower]] ([[Own goal|og]])
|19,994
|19th
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[22 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|H
|1 – 0
|Hassall
|27,995
|15th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[29 September]] [[1951]]
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|H
|1 – 7
|Metcalfe
|32,496
|18th
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[6 October]] [[1951]]
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|A
|0 – 0
|
|24,236
|19th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[13 October]] [[1951]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|H
|2 – 4
|[[Joe Harvey|Harvey]] (og), [[Frank Brennan (footballer)|Brennan]] (og)
|32,945
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[20 October]] [[1951]]
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|A
|1 – 2
|Metcalfe
|33,670
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[27 October]] [[1951]]
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|H
|0 – 2
|
|19,496
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[3 November]] [[1951]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|A
|1 – 1
|Metcalfe (pen)
|25,616
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[10 November]] [[1951]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|H
|1 – 1
|Burke
|30,259
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[17 November]] [[1951]]
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|A
|2 – 5
|Glazzard (2)
|31,695
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[24 November]] [[1951]]
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|H
|1 – 3
|[[Tommy Cummings|Cummings]] (og)
|14,882
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[1 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|A
|0 – 4
|
|24,245
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[8 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|H
|1 – 0
|[[Bill Pavitt|Pavitt]] (og)
|8,260
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[15 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|H
|2 – 3
|Davie, Gunn
|22,427
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[22 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|A
|1 – 3
|Gunn
|14,923
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[25 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|H
|1 – 1
|Simpson
|28,418
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[26 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|A
|1 – 2
|Simpson
|24,896
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[29 December]] [[1951]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|H
|1 – 2
|Glazzard
|25,500
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[5 January]] [[1952]]
|[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
|A
|1 – 3
|Gunn
|30,048
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[19 January]] [[1952]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|H
|1 – 0
|Metcalfe (pen)
|19,315
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[26 January]] [[1952]]
|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|A
|1 – 2
|McGarry
|22,876
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[9 February]] [[1952]]
|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|A
|0 – 0
|
|26,965
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[16 February]] [[1952]]
|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
|H
|3 – 0
|Kelly, [[Stan Rickaby|Rickaby]] (og), Gunn
|16,983
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[1 March]] [[1952]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|A
|2 – 6
|Kelly, Davie
|51,394
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[8 March]] [[1952]]
|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
|H
|0 – 2
|
|24,045
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[15 March]] [[1952]]
|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|A
|0 – 0
|
|19,602
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[22 March]] [[1952]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|H
|3 – 2
|Glazzard (2), Metcalfe (pen)
|30,316
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[2 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]
|A
|0 – 1
|
|22,396
|22nd
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[5 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
|H
|2 – 0
|Glazzard, McEvoy
|15,815
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[11 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|A
|1 – 7
|Glazzard
|34,640
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[12 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|A
|2 – 0
|Metcalfe, Glazzard
|23,081
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ffffdd’
|[[15 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|H
|2 – 2
|Metcalfe (pen), Glazzard
|32,961
|21st
|- bgcolor=’#ddffdd’
|[[19 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|H
|1 – 0
|Boot
|22,079
|20th
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[26 April]] [[1952]]
|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|A
|0 – 1
|
|21,295
|21st
|}

=== [[FA Cup]] ===
{| border=’2′ cellpadding=’4′ style=’border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;’
|- style=’background:#f0f6ff;’
!”’Date”’
!”’Round”’
!”’Opponents”’
!”’Home/
Away”’
!”’Result
F – A”’
!”’Scorers”’
!”’Attendance”’
|- bgcolor=’#ffdddd’
|[[12 January]] [[1952]]
|Round 3
|[[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
|H
|1 – 2
|Metcalfe (pen)
|30,314
|}

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