1966–67 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Season
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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


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 Colin Dobson (born 9 May 1940) is an English former professional footballer who played as an inside-forward. He has also had a long career in coaching and has coached domestic and national teams in Arabia. He began his career with Sheffield W ...
and
Tony Leighton Anthony Leighton (27 November 1939 – 4 April 1978) was a professional footballer who played as a striker for a number of Yorkshire clubs. Born in Leeds, Leighton played for Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Bradford City. ...
, 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


Results


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FA Cup


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Appearances and goals

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