Huddersfield Town F.C. season 1949-50

Infobox Football club season
club = Huddersfield Town

season = 1949-50
manager = flagicon|ENG George Stephenson
chairman = flagicon|ENG Haydn Battye
league = Division One
league result = 15th
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Third Round
league topscorer =
Vic Metcalfe
Jeff Taylor (11)
season topscorer =
Vic Metcalfe
Jeff Taylor (11)
highest attendance = 37,766 vs Newcastle United (11 April 1950)
lowest attendance = 12,352 vs Bolton Wanderers (25 February 1950)

Huddersfield Town's 1949-50 campaign saw Town finish in their highest position in Division 1 since their 3rd place finish in the 1935-36 season. They finished in 15th place with just 37 points and most of the highlights of the season were of the negative sort with disappointing thrashings by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester United, as well as a 6-0 drubbing by Sunderland in the FA Cup.

quad at the start of the season

Review

After Arnold Rodgers' goal in the final match of the previous season, some were wondering how Town would cope in Division 1 as they headed into the 1950s. The season didn't start too well with Town only winning 1 of their first 10 matches, that being a 2-1 win over Charlton Athletic, but that run also included a 7-1 defeat by Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Town's form would never dramatically improve, which led Town to another relegation battle, but an improvement saw Town finish in the more respectable position of 15th place. This was also the season that Town played 2 matches at Elland Road, the home of rivals Leeds United, because of a fire at Leeds Road after the game against Manchester United.

quad at the end of the season

Results

= Division One=

FA Cup