2011-07-25

1913-14 Huddersfield Town F.C. season

1913–14 Huddersfield Town F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1913-14 season
Chairman England William Hardcastle
Manager England Arthur Fairclough
Division Two 13th
FA Cup Second Round
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Mann (10)
All:
Frank Mann (10)
Highest home attendance 12,000 vs Bradford Park Avenue (6 December 1913)
Lowest home attendance 2,500 vs Clapton Orient (21 March 1914)

Huddersfield Town's 1913-14 campaign was a particularly disappointing season following 5th place the previous season. Town would finish 13th, 15 points off Bradford Park Avenue, who finished 2nd place.

Squad at the start of the season

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

No. Position Player
-- Scotland GK Sandy Mutch
-- Scotland DF Simon Beaton
-- England DF Fred Blackman
-- England DF Harry Brough
-- England DF Fred Bullock
-- England DF James Dow
-- England DF Fred Fayers
-- England DF Norman Holmes
-- England DF Robert Ledger
-- England DF Harry Linley
-- England DF Larrett Roebuck
No. Position Player
-- England DF Billy Watson
-- Scotland MF Andrew Armour
-- Scotland MF James Howie
-- England MF Joe Jee
-- Republic of Ireland MF James Macauley
-- Scotland FW Gilbert Christie
-- England FW Thomas Elliott
-- England FW Ernie Islip
-- England FW Frank Mann
-- England FW Bert Smith

Review

After finishing 5th place in their 3rd season in the Football League, Town didn't live up to the standards set the previous season, with the only standout result being the 7-0 win over Birmingham in October. They finished in 13th place with only 34 points.

Squad at the end of the season

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

No.PositionPlayer
--EnglandGKTed Davis
--ScotlandGKSandy Mutch
--ScotlandDFSimon Beaton
--EnglandDFHarry Brough
--EnglandDFFred Bullock
--EnglandDFJames Dow
--EnglandDFFred Fayers
--EnglandDFNorman Holmes
--EnglandDFRobert Ledger
--EnglandDFHarry Linley
--ScotlandDFWilliam McLaren
No.PositionPlayer
--EnglandDFLarrett Roebuck
--EnglandDFBilly Watson
--ScotlandMFAndrew Armour
--EnglandMFJoe Jee
--EnglandMFBilly Smith
--ScotlandFWGilbert Christie
--EnglandFWThomas Elliott
--EnglandFWErnie Islip
--EnglandFWFrank Mann
--EnglandFWBert Smith

Results

Division Two

Date Opponents Home/

Away

 Result

F - A

 Scorers Attendance Position
6 September 1913 Bury H 1 - 1 Mann 7,884 12th
9 September 1913 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0 - 0 7,000 8th
13 September 1913 Fulham A 0 - 1 25,000 14th
20 September 1913 Lincoln City A 0 - 3 9,000 17th
27 September 1913 Blackpool H 1 - 0 Jee 7,000 15th
4 October 1913 Nottingham Forest A 1 - 1 Macauley 12,000 14th
11 October 1913 Woolwich Arsenal H 1 - 2 Mann 8,000 16th
18 October 1913 Grimsby Town A 1 - 2 Elliott 6,000 17th
25 October 1913 Birmingham H 7 - 0 Bert Smith, Fayers, Ball (og), Macauley, Elliott (3) 5,000 16th
1 November 1913 Bristol City A 0 - 1 10,000 16th
8 November 1913 Leeds City H 1 - 1 Bert Smith 9,000 16th
15 November 1913 Clapton Orient A 0 - 0 ? 16th
22 November 1913 Glossop H 2 - 1 Brough (2) 5,500 15th
1 December 1913 Stockport County A 0 - 0 2,000 15th
6 December 1913 Bradford Park Avenue H 0 - 1 12,000 16th
13 December 1913 Notts County A 0 - 3 12,000 16th
20 December 1913 Leicester Fosse H 1 - 2 James 5,500 16th
25 December 1913 Hull City H 0 - 3 7,000 17th
26 December 1913 Hull City A 1 - 4 Billy Smith 13,000 17th
27 December 1913 Bury A 1 - 2 Armour 9,000 18th
1 January 1914 Barnsley A 1 - 2 James 8,000 18th
3 January 1914 Fulham H 3 - 1 Elliott, Armour, Jee 6,000 17th
17 January 1914 Lincoln City H 2 - 1 McLaren (pen), Elliott 6,000 17th
24 January 1914 Blackpool A 1 - 0 Mann ? 17th
7 February 1914 Nottingham Forest H 1 - 1 Islip 4,500 17th
14 February 1914 Woolwich Arsenal A 1 - 0 Mann 25,000 16th
21 February 1914 Grimsby Town H 1 - 2 Mann 2,500 16th
28 February 1914 Birmingham A 4 - 1 Womack (og), Jee, Elliott, Mann 7,000 16th
7 March 1914 Bristol City H 1 - 2 Mann 5,000 16th
14 March 1914 Leeds City A 1 - 5 Elliott 14,000 16th
21 March 1914 Clapton Orient H 1 - 0 Elliott 2,000 16th
28 March 1914 Glossop A 3 - 2 Slade (2), Mann ? 15th
4 April 1914 Stockport County H 0 - 2 5,000 15th
11 April 1914 Bradford Park Avenue A 1 - 2 McLaren (pen) 20,000 16th
13 April 1914 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2 - 2 Islip, Armour 13,000 16th
14 April 1914 Barnsley H 3 - 1 Islip, Mann, Cooper (og) 11,000 16th
18 April 1914 Notts County H 2 - 1 H. Morley (og), Mann 9,000 15th
25 April 1914 Leicester Fosse A 1 - 0 Islip 6,000 13th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

 Result

F - A

 Scorers Attendance
10 January 1914 Round 1 London Caledonians H 3 - 0 Armour, Islip (2) 6,500
31 January 1914 Round 2 Birmingham A 0 - 1 45,000

Appearances and goals






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