1966–67 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
# 1966–67 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

The 1966–67 Huddersfield Town season was a mainly successful season for the Town. Town finished the season in 6th place under Tom Johnston.

## Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| -- | GK | ENG | Peter Goy |
| -- | GK | IRL | John Oldfield |
| -- | DF | ENG | Denis Atkins |
| -- | DF | ENG | Chris Cattlin |
| -- | DF | ENG | John Coddington |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Ellam |
| -- | DF | ENG | Bob McNab |
| -- | DF | IRL | Mick Meagan |
| -- | DF | ENG | Derek Parkin |
| -- | MF | ENG | Peter Dinsdale |
| -- | MF | ENG | Billy Lynn |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin McHale |
| -- | MF | NIR | Jimmy Nicholson |
| -- | MF | SCO | Johnny Quigley |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Smith |
| -- | MF | ENG | Ray Veall |
| -- | MF | ENG | Bob Wallace |
| -- | FW | ENG | Tony Leighton |
| -- | FW | SCO | Les Massie |
| -- | FW | ENG | John Rudge |
| -- | FW | ENG | Don Weston |

## Review

Tom Johnston tried to improve on the previous season's 4th place in the league. Their start was mixed with around as many wins as losses. The mid-part of the season saw Town go on an impressive run of only 2 defeats in 18 league games between November and mid-March. The end of the season saw a slight drop in form which more or less lost Town's chances of gaining promotion to Division 1. The rise up the table was helped by the goals of Colin Dobson and Tony Leighton, who scored 35 league goals between them.

They finished in 6th place with 49 points, 9 points behind 2nd placed Wolverhampton Wanderers.

## Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| -- | GK | IRL | John Oldfield |
| -- | DF | ENG | Denis Atkins |
| -- | DF | ENG | Chris Cattlin |
| -- | DF | ENG | Trevor Cherry |
| -- | DF | ENG | John Coddington |
| -- | DF | ENG | Roy Ellam |
| -- | DF | ENG | Billy Legg |
| -- | DF | IRL | Mick Meagan |
| -- | DF | ENG | Derek Parkin |
| -- | MF | ENG | Peter Dinsdale |
| -- | MF | ENG | Colin Dobson |
| -- | MF | ENG | Mike Hellawell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| -- | MF | ENG | Brian Hill |
| -- | MF | ENG | Bobby Hoy |
| -- | MF | ENG | Kevin McHale |
| -- | MF | NIR | Jimmy Nicholson |
| -- | MF | ENG | Steve Smith |
| -- | MF | ENG | Ray Veall |
| -- | FW | ENG | Brian Clark |
| -- | FW | SCO | Joe Harper |
| -- | FW | ENG | Tony Leighton |
| -- | FW | ENG | David Shaw |
| -- | FW | ENG | Frank Worthington |

## Results

### Division Two

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 August 1966 | Bristol City | H | 2 - 0 | Briggs (og), Weston | 10,123 | 1st |
| 23 August 1966 | Ipswich Town | A | 0 - 3 | | 13,570 | 10th |
| 27 August 1966 | Carlisle United | A | 1 - 2 | Parkin | 10,322 | 14th |
| 30 August 1966 | Ipswich Town | H | 1 - 0 | Dobson | 12,434 | 8th |
| 3 September 1966 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3 - 1 | Leighton (2), Dobson | 15,685 | 7th |
| 7 September 1966 | Cardiff City | A | 1 - 1 | Smith | 10,473 | 7th |
| 10 September 1966 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0 - 1 | | 17,600 | 10th |
| 17 September 1966 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4 - 1 | Dobson (2), Leighton (2) | 10,903 | 8th |
| 24 September 1966 | Derby County | A | 3 - 4 | Leighton (2), Dobson (pen) | 15,029 | 10th |
| 1 October 1966 | Crystal Palace | H | 0 - 2 | | 12,609 | 14th |
| 8 October 1966 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1 - 1 | Dobson | 11,248 | 14th |
| 15 October 1966 | Northampton Town | A | 1 - 0 | Leighton | 13,355 | 13th |
| 22 October 1966 | Millwall | H | 2 - 0 | Dobson (pen), Leighton | 12,205 | 10th |
| 29 October 1966 | Rotherham United | A | 2 - 4 | Leighton, Clark | 13,845 | 12th |
| 5 November 1966 | Preston North End | H | 1 - 0 | Leighton | 13,624 | 11th |
| 12 November 1966 | Bury | A | 0 - 0 | | 8,845 | 11th |
| 19 November 1966 | Coventry City | H | 3 - 1 | Dobson, Leighton, Meagan | 15,192 | 8th |
| 26 November 1966 | Norwich City | A | 0 - 0 | | 14,854 | 10th |
| 3 December 1966 | Birmingham City | H | 3 - 1 | Clark, Dobson (pen), Nicholson | 14,930 | 8th |
| 10 December 1966 | Portsmouth | A | 1 - 1 | Dobson | 13,174 | 6th |
| 17 December 1966 | Bristol City | A | 1 - 1 | Nicholson | 11,299 | 8th |
| 26 December 1966 | Hull City | A | 0 - 2 | | 35,630 | 11th |
| 27 December 1966 | Hull City | H | 1 - 0 | Leighton | 32,268 | 9th |
| 31 December 1966 | Carlisle United | H | 1 - 1 | Leighton | 18,606 | 9th |
| 14 January 1967 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2 - 1 | Dobson, Leighton | 18,176 | 8th |
| 21 January 1967 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2 - 1 | Dobson, Hellawell | 12,105 | 4th |
| 4 February 1967 | Derby County | H | 1 - 0 | Leighton | 17,999 | 3rd |
| 11 February 1967 | Crystal Palace | A | 1 - 1 | Coddington | 18,927 | 4th |
| 18 February 1967 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 - 2 | | 19,647 | 5th |
| 25 February 1967 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3 - 2 | Clark, Hill, Cattlin | 12,734 | 4th |
| 4 March 1967 | Rotherham United | H | 3 - 0 | Leighton (3) | 20,106 | 4th |
| 18 March 1967 | Millwall | A | 3 - 1 | Clark (2), Dobson | 12,718 | 4th |
| 25 March 1967 | Northampton Town | H | 0 - 2 | | 18,214 | 4th |
| 27 March 1967 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0 - 1 | | 28,829 | 4th |
| 28 March 1967 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0 - 1 | | 40,429 | 7th |
| 1 April 1967 | Preston North End | A | 2 - 1 | Clark, Harper | 14,161 | 6th |
| 8 April 1967 | Bury | H | 4 - 2 | Clark, Hill, Leighton, Dobson (pen) | 8,798 | 5th |
| 15 April 1967 | Coventry City | A | 0 - 1 | | 29,683 | 6th |
| 22 April 1967 | Norwich City | H | 0 - 1 | | 10,041 | 6th |
| 28 April 1967 | Birmingham City | A | 1 - 0 | Hoy | 14,385 | 6th |
| 6 May 1967 | Portsmouth | H | 1 - 1 | Dobson (pen) | 7,149 | 6th |
| 13 May 1967 | Cardiff City | H | 3 - 1 | McHale, Dobson (pen), Clark | 3,847 | 6th |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 January 1967 | Round 3 | Chelsea | H | 1 - 2 | Leighton | 36,494 |

### Football League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F - A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 September 1966 | Round 2 | Lincoln City | A | 1 - 2 | Leighton | 6,442 |

## Appearances and goals

| Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | League Cup Apps | League Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Denis Atkins | England | DF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Cattlin | England | DF | 35 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 (1) | 1 |
| Trevor Cherry | England | DF | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| Brian Clark | England | FW | 20 (2) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (2) | 8 |
| John Coddington | England | DF | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Peter Dinsdale | England | DF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Colin Dobson | England | FW | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 17 |
| Roy Ellam | England | DF | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Peter Goy | England | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Harper | Scotland | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Mike Hellawell | England | MF | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Brian Hill | England | MF | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Bobby Hoy | England | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Legg | England | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Leighton | England | FW | 35 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 20 |
| Billy Lynn | England | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Les Massie | Scotland | FW | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| Kevin McHale | England | MF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Bob McNab | England | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mick Meagan | Republic of Ireland | DF | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Jimmy Nicholson | Northern Ireland | MF | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| John Oldfield | Republic of Ireland | GK | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Derek Parkin | England | DF | 32 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 (1) | 1 |
| Johnny Quigley | Scotland | MF | 10 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 |
| John Rudge | England | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| David Shaw | England | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Smith | England | MF | 13 (3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 (3) | 1 |
| Ray Veall | England | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | England | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Don Weston | England | FW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Frank Worthington | England | FW | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
