Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1955-56

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 1955-56
manager = flagicon|SCO Andy Beattie
chairman = flagicon|ENG Dick Parker
flagicon|ENG J. Bernard Newman
league = Division One
league result = 21st "(relegated)"
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Third Round
league topscorer =
Jimmy Glazzard (11)
season topscorer =
Jimmy Glazzard (11)
highest attendance = 37,780 vs Manchester United (31 March 1956)
lowest attendance = 9,224 vs Birmingham City (7 March 1956)

Huddersfield Town's 1955-56 campaign saw Town relegated from Division 1. They finished in 21st position with 35 points, the same as 20th placed Aston Villa, who survived due to a superior goal average. The season was a cramped affair in the league standings, with difference in points between 2nd placed Blackpool and bottom placed Sheffield United, being just 16 points.

quad at the start of the season

Review

Following the previous season's failure to improve on the season before's 3rd placed finish, some were wondering what Town would conjure up under Andy Beattie. The start of the season was dreadful for Town, with many losses sending Town into a downward spiral to the bottom of Division 1. Even the signing of Aston Villa striker Dave Hickson didn't halt the slide to Division 2. A run of 7 defeats in a row, including a 5-2 defeat at Everton, followed immediately by a 6-2 defeat to Newcastle United at Leeds Road didn't help things much.

February to April saw Town mount a recovery mainly through the goals of Jimmy Glazzard, Dave Hickson and Vic Metcalfe. Town still had a chance of survival with 4 matches to go, although they realistically had to win all their last 4 games against West Bromwich Albion, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic. They did manage to achieve this, but an inferior goal average meant that Town went down, while Aston Villa survived.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division One=

FA Cup