List of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. records and statistics
# List of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. records and statistics

These are a list of player and club records for Huddersfield Town Association Football Club.

## Club records

### Victories

* Record league victory: 10–1 v Blackpool, Division One, 13 December 1930
* Record FA Cup victory: 11–0 v Heckmondwike, preliminary round, 18 September 1909
* Record League Cup victory: 5–1 v Mansfield Town, first round, second leg, 13 September 1983

### Defeats

* Record league defeat: 1–10 v Manchester City, Division Two, 7 November 1987
* Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 v Sunderland, third round, 7 January 1950
* Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 v Arsenal, second round, first leg, 21 September 1993

### Attendances

* Record attendance at Leeds Road: 67,037 v Arsenal, FA Cup Sixth Round, 27 February 1932
* Record attendance at John Smith's Stadium: 24,169 v Manchester United, Premier League, 21 October 2017

### Sequences

* Longest unbeaten league run: 43 – 1 January 2011 to 28 November 2011.
* Longest unbeaten league run (in a single season): 25 – 1 January 2011 to 7 May 2011.
* Longest unbeaten home league run: 28 – 5 May 1982 to 17 September 1983.
* Longest unbeaten away league run: 22 – 1 January 2011 to 29 October 2011.
* Longest run of league wins: 11 – 5 April 1920 to 9 September 1920.
* Longest run of home league wins: 11 – 28 December 1925 to 30 August 1926.
* Longest run of away league wins: 6 – 12 March 2011 to 30 April 2011.
* Longest run of league defeats: 8 – 1 December 2018 to 2 January 2019.
* Longest run of home league defeats: 7 – 1 December 2018 to 9 February 2019 and 2 March 2019 to 26 April 2019.
* Longest run of away league defeats: 9 – 13 April 1912 to 16 November 1912, 14 November 1914 to 13 March 1915, 4 September 1946 to 7 December 1946 and 12 March 1988 to 3 October 1988.
* Longest run of league draws: 6 – 3 March 1987 to 3 April 1987.
* Longest run of home league draws: 6 – 3 May 1977 to 17 September 1977.
* Longest run of away league draws: 6 – 28 August 1926 to 23 October 1926.
* Longest run of league matches without a win: 22 – 27 November 1971 to 29 April 1972.
* Longest run of matches without a win: 19 – 26 August 2000 to 25 November 2000.
* Longest league scoring run: 27 – 12 March 2005 to 12 November 2005.
* Longest league home scoring run: 21 – 26 December 2004 to 10 October 2005.
* Longest league away scoring run: 24 – 20 January 1962 to 12 April 1963.
* Longest league non-scoring run: 7 – 22 January 1972 to 21 March 1972.
* Longest run of matches without conceding a goal: 8 – 13 March 1965 to 19 April 1965.
* Longest run of wins at the start of a season: 4 – 1924–25 season.
* Longest run of defeats at the start of a season: 6 – 1992–93 season.
* ↑ They lost in the 2011 Football League play-offs in the middle of this run, but the three play-off games were not counted as regular league games.

### Seasonal records

* Most wins in a season: 28 – 1919–20 season.
* Most home wins in a season: 16 – 1919–20 season, 1933–34 season, 1979–80 season and 2003–04 season.
* Most away wins in a season: 13 – 2010–11 season.
* Fewest wins in a season: 3 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest home wins in a season: 2 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest away wins in a season: 0 – 1936–37 season.
* Most defeats in a season: 28 – 1987–88 season and 2018–19 season.
* Most home defeats in a season: 14 – 2018–19 season.
* Most away defeats in a season: 17 – 1974–75 season.
* Fewest defeats in a season: 5 – 1924–25 season.
* Fewest home defeats in a season: 0 – 1982–83 season.
* Fewest away defeats in a season: 2 – 1924–25 season.
* Most draws in a season: 18 – 2011–12 season.
* Most home draws in a season: 9 – 1972–73 season, 1998–99 season and 2002–03 season.
* Most away draws in a season: 12 – 2011–12 season.
* Fewest draws in a season: 5 – 1937–38 season.
* Fewest home draws in a season: 1 – 1987–88 season.
* Fewest away draws in a season: 1 – 1911–12 season and 1988–89 season.

### Tallies

* Most league goals scored in a season: 101 – 1979–80 season.
* Most home league goals scored in a season: 61 – 1979–80 season.
* Most away league goals scored in a season: 44 – 2011–12 season.
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 22 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest home league goals scored in a season: 10 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest away league goals scored in a season: 12 – 2002–03 season and 2018–19 season.
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 100 – 1987–88 season.
* Most home league goals conceded in a season: 40 – 1950–51 season.
* Most away league goals conceded in a season: 62 – 1987–88 season.
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 28 – 1924–25 season.
* Fewest home league goals conceded in a season: 9 – 1923–24 season.
* Fewest away league goals conceded in a season: 17 – 1922–23 season.
* Most points (two points for a win): 66 – 1979–80 season.
* Most home points (two points for a win): 37 – 1979–80 season.
* Most away points (two points for a win): 30 – 1924–25 season.
* Fewest points (two points for a win): 25 – 1971–72 season.
* Fewest home points (two points for a win): 15 – 1971–72 season.
* Fewest away points (two points for a win): 7 – 1946–47 season and 1951–52 season.
* Most points (three points for a win): 87 – 2010–11 season.
* Most home points (three points for a win): 53 – 1982–83 season.
* Most away points (three points for a win): 43 – 2010–11 season.
* Fewest points (three points for a win): 16 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest home points (three points for a win): 9 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest away points (three points for a win): 7 – 2018–19 season.
* Most clean sheets: 23 – 1922–23 season.
* Most home clean sheets: 14 – 1980–81 season.
* Most away clean sheets: 10 – 1922–23 season and 1975–76 season.
* Fewest clean sheets: 5 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest home clean sheets: 2 – 1950–51 season.
* Fewest away clean sheets: 0 – 1974–75 season.
* Most times failed to score: 23 – 1971–72 season.
* Most times failed to score at home: 12 – 1971–72 season.
* Most times failed to score away: 13 – 2002–03 season.
* Fewest times failed to score: 4 – 1930–21 season.
* Fewest times failed to score at home: 1 – 1927–28 season, 1930–31 season and 1931–32 season.
* Fewest times failed to score away: 2 – 1957–58 season.
* Most doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) for: 9 – 1919–20 season.
* Fewest doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) for: 0 – 1936–37 season, 1951–52 season, 1970–71 season, 1971–72 season, 1985–86 season and 1987–88 season.
* Most doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) against: 11 – 2018–19 season.
* Fewest doubles (home & away wins against same opponent) against: 0 – 1912–13 season, 1919–20 season, 1923–24 season, 1924–25 season, 1925–26 season, 1926–27 season, 1935–36 season, 1954–55 season, 1961–62 season, 1969–70 season, 1982–83 season, 2003–04 season and 2010–11 season.

## Player records

### Appearances

The following players have played more than 250 league and cup appearances for Huddersfield Town. Statistics correct up to 1 April 2023.

| | Name | Nation | Apps | Career |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Billy Smith | England | 574 | 1913–1934 |
| 2 | Tom Wilson | England | 500 | 1919–1932 |
| 3 | Vic Metcalfe | England | 459 | 1946–1958 |
| 4 | Andy Booth | England | 457 | 1991–1996 and 2001–2009 |
| 5 | Roy Goodall | England | 440 | 1923–1935 |
| 6 | Malcolm Brown | England | 403 | 1977–1983 and 1985–1989 |
| 7 | Hugh Turner | England | 394 | 1926–1937 |
| 8 | David Cowling | England | 392 | 1978–1988 |
| 9= | Bill McGarry | England | 381 | 1950–1961 |
| 9= | Steve Smith | England | 381 | 1964–1977 and 1981–1982 |
| 11 | Kevin McHale | England | 375 | 1956–1968 |
| 12 | Les Massie | Scotland | 363 | 1956–1967 |
| 13 | John Coddington | England | 356 | 1955–1967 |
| 14 | Jonathan Hogg | England | 331 | 2013–present |
| 15 | Eddie Boot | England | 325 | 1937–1952 |
| 16 | Billy Watson, Snr. | England | 322 | 1912–1927 |
| 17 | Jimmy Glazzard | England | 321 | 1946–1956 |
| 18 | Sam Wadsworth | England | 312 | 1920–1930 |
| 19= | Graham Mitchell | England | 310 | 1986–1995 |
| 19= | Jimmy Nicholson | Northern Ireland | 310 | 1964–1974 |
| 21 | Alf Young | England | 309 | 1929–1939 |
| 22 | Nathan Clarke | England | 299 | 2001–2012 |
| 23 | Steve Jenkins | Wales | 295 | 1995–2003 |
| 24 | Danny Schofield | England | 289 | 1998–2008 |
| 25 | Simon Trevitt | England | 286 | 1986–1996 |
| 26 | Dave Sutton | England | 284 | 1977–1984 |
| 27 | Ray Wilson | England | 283 | 1955–1964 |
| 28 | Geoff Hutt | England | 277 | 1968–1976 |
| 29 | Clem Stephenson | England | 275 | 1920–1929 |
| 30 | Alex Smithies | England | 274 | 2007–2015 |
| 31 | Phil Wilson | England | 271 | 1981–1987 |
| 32 | Ken Willingham | England | 270 | 1932–1939 |
| 33= | Kevin Gray | England | 269 | 1994–2002 |
| 33= | Ken Taylor | England | 269 | 1953–1965 |
| 35 | Jimmy Lawson | England | 266 | 1968–1976 |
| 36 | Roy Ellam | England | 263 | 1966–1972 and 1974–1975 |
| 37 | Andy Holdsworth | England | 261 | 2003–2009 |
| 38 | Jon Dyson | England | 260 | 1992–2003 |
| 39 | Reg Mountford | England | 255 | 1929–1939 |
| 40 | Sandy Mutch | Scotland | 251 | 1910–1922 |

* Most appearances : 574 – Billy Smith.
* Most league appearances: 521 – Billy Smith.
* Most consecutive appearances : 259 – Malcolm Brown.
* Most consecutive league appearances : 226 – Malcolm Brown.
* Most consecutive FA Cup appearances : 52 – Tom Wilson.
* Most consecutive FL Cup appearances : 22 – Malcolm Brown.

### Goals

The following players have scored more than 40 league and cup goals for Huddersfield Town. Statistics correct up to 29 December 2022.

| | Name | Nation | League Goals | FA Cup Goals | FL Cup Goals | Other Goals | Total | Career |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | George Brown | England | 142 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 1921–1929 |
| 2 | Jimmy Glazzard | England | 142 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1946–1956 |
| 3 | Andy Booth | England | 133 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 150 | 1991–1996 and 2001–2009 |
| 4 | Billy Smith | England | 114 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 1913–1934 |
| 5 | Les Massie | Scotland | 100 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 1956–1966 |
| 6 | Jordan Rhodes | Scotland | 81 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 97 | 2009–2012 and 2021–present |
| 7 | Vic Metcalfe | England | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1946–1958 |
| 8 | Alex Jackson | Scotland | 70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 1925–1930 |
| 9 | Frank Mann | England | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1912–1923 |
| 10 | Dave Mangnall | England | 61 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 1929–1934 |
| 11 | Derek Stokes | England | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 1960–1965 |
| 12= | Kevin McHale | England | 60 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 1956–1967 |
| 12= | Iwan Roberts | Wales | 50 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 68 | 1990–1993 |
| 14= | Ian Robins | England | 59 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 1978–1982 |
| 14= | Marcus Stewart | England | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 1996–2000 |
| 16 | Mark Lillis | England | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 1978–1985 |
| 17 | Charlie Wilson | England | 57 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1922–1925 |
| 18 | Alan Gowling | England | 58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1972–1975 |
| 19 | Craig Maskell | England | 43 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 1988–1990 |
| 20 | Brian Stanton | England | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 1979–1986 |
| 21= | Colin Dobson | England | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 1966–1970 |
| 21= | Ernie Islip | England | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1913–1923 |
| 23 | Paweł Abbott | Poland | 48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 2004–2007 |
| 24 | Clem Stephenson | England | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1921–1929 |
| 25 | Nahki Wells | Bermuda | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 2014–2017 |
| 26= | David Cowling | England | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 1978–1987 |
| 26= | Duncan Shearer | Scotland | 38 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 1986–1988 |
| 26= | Frank Worthington | England | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1967–1972 |
| 29= | Charlie Luke | England | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1931–1936 |
| 29= | Phil Starbuck | England | 36 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 1991–1995 |
| 31= | Jimmy Lawson | England | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1968–1976 |
| 31= | Alf Lythgoe | England | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1934–1938 |
| 31= | George McLean | Scotland | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1930–1934 |
| 31= | Danny Schofield | England | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 1998–2008 |
| 35= | Peter Fletcher | England | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 1978–1982 |
| 35= | Sammy Taylor | England | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1919–1921 |
| 37 | Tony Leighton | England | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1965–1968 |
| 38= | Ronnie Jepson | England | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 1993–1996 |
| 38= | Bob Kelly | England | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1927–1932 |
| 38= | Lee Novak | England | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 2009–2013 |
| 41 | Terry Gray | England | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1973–1979 |

* Most goals scored : 159 – George Brown.
* Most league goals: 142 – George Brown & Jimmy Glazzard.
* Most goals in a season: 42 – Sammy Taylor – 1919–20 season.
* Most league goals in a season: 36 – Jordan Rhodes – 2011–12 season.
* Most goals scored in a match: 5 – Dave Mangnall v Derby County – 21 November 1931, Alf Lythgoe v Blackburn Rovers – 13 April 1935 and Jordan Rhodes v Wycombe Wanderers – 6 January 2012.

### Scoring records

These players have achieved the best consecutive scoring runs in the club's history.

* 11 matches – Dave Mangnall – 2 January – 13 February 1932.
* 7 matches – Jimmy Glazzard – 8 January – 23 February 1955.
* 7 matches – George Brown – 27 December 1927 – 28 January 1928.
* 7 matches – Sammy Taylor – 3–17 April 1920.
* 7 matches – Walter Smith – 12 February – 12 March 1910.
* 6 matches – Anthony Pilkington – 5 October – 2 November 2010.
* 6 matches – Paweł Abbott – 6–27 August 2005.
* 6 matches – Jimmy Glazzard – 16 October – 20 November 1954.
* 6 matches – George Brown – 23 October – 27 November 1926.

### Transfers

* Highest transfer fee paid: £17,500,000 (€20 million) – Terence Kongolo, from Monaco, June 2018.
* Highest transfer fee received: £15 million~ – Philip Billing, to AFC Bournemouth, July 2019.

### Youngest debutant

* Youngest player: 16 years, 229 days – Peter Hart v Southend United, 30 March 1974
