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Recreation
Football / Soccer1999 2000 Seasonsport
footballHistory part 2History part 3Statistics 1998 99 seasonHistory part 4History part 5History part 6|
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| Huddersfield Town FC |
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| HOMEPAGE |
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| Introduction |
| FOR THE 2000-01 SEASON GO TO http://my.treeway.com/huddersfield reports,results,photos. Hello and Welcome to Soccer Club Swap Shop the unofficial Huddersfield Town Football Club site. We are just one of a number of official and unofficial Town sites, we don't claim to be the best,meerly we hope slightly different. On this the home page,and follow up pages we portray the history of Huddersfield Town, then we issue a results page followed by news latest page. Soccer Club Swap Shop is London based so we invite all you London based supporters to E.Mail us with your news,views, and infact anything you want to talk about on Huddersfield Town FC. Above all Soccer Club Swap Shop hopes that you find this informative and enjoyable. ***************************************  the magnificent MacAlpine Stadium |
| The Formative Years |
| Huddersfield Town was formed on June 26th 1908 at the Albert Hotel,combining the existing Leeds Road Company,owners of the Leeds Road ground,and a new limited company "The Huddersfield Town Association Football Club Ltd". The company was then registered on August 15th the birth of the club was complete. The people involved in the Leeds Road company had allready gained admitance for the as of then unnamed Town side into the North Eastern League. Leeds Road facilities were at that time basic, with dressing rooms alternating between a local hotel,rented property, and a tramcar,until the November when a permanent building was finished. A small roofless stand was erected on the Leeds Road side to give it a football ground feel. Huddersfield Town s first match at Leeds Road was on September 8th v Bradford Park Avenue,who were newly elected into Division Two of the Football League,and on a gloomy evening of 30 minutes each way Bradford lead at half time. Fifteen minutes into the second half,and the Town scored their first goal,abeit it an own goal from Freeborough.Minutes later however R.Dicky Morris their Welsh international put Huddersfield 2-1 up,and became the first goal scorer for the Town.The team that day: Grinson,Ray,Trenham,Hartley,Walker,Hooton,R. Morris,Flowitt,Cookson,Shackleton,J.Morris the attendance was about 1600,and Town wore white shirts, and black shorts. On September 5th the Town began competative football loosing at South Shields,and it wasn't until Saturday November 28th when Darlington were beaten, that Huddersfield won their first match.Further wins were to follow for the Scarlet Runners, known as such as they dressed in red. After this first season,the meeting on July 26th to formulate policies decreed that Huddersfield Town FC would play in "blue jerseys,and white knickers" whilst mentions were made of the April 19th meeting in Birmingham at which a number of ambitious clubs made an abortive attempt to start a Third Division. |
| The 1909-10 season saw Huddersfield Town enter the Midland League,which reduced travel costs,increased attendances,and entry into a league which supplied a number of clubs for the Football League. Ground facilities improved with turnstiles,fitting of phone and lighting cables,and perimeter fencing. Whilst on the pitch the Town held their own,by the end of the season finishing 5th. The FA Cup provided a mini run begining with a tie against rivals Heckmondwyke resulting in an 11-0 win,still a record today,then wins against Mirfield then Rothwell lead to a match against South Kirkby Colliery this saw many injuries to players,and included a broken leg to a Colliery player,the result being a report sent to the FA. Huddersfield made a bid to join the Football League and on June 13th the votes were cast. Birmingham 30 votes Huddersfield Town 26 votes Grimsby Town 17 votes Darlington 7 votes Chesterfield 6 votes Hartleppol Utd,& Rochdale 1 vote each Huddersfield had gained entry into the Football League, and the promise of £6000 worth of further ground improvements began immediately. |
| The Early League Years |
| Huddersfield Town FCs first league match took place at Park Avenue home of Bradford Park Avenue,this was watched by 16,000 fans who saw Town win 1-0 with a Hamilton goal.At home the first opponents were Burnley on September 10th,a crowd of 7,371 saw Town resplendent in white shirts,blue & white shorts,and white socks loose this encounter,and by the turn of the year,win only 4 out of 18 matches. The new year however saw an upturn in fortunes, and a steady climb to mid-table by the seasons end. The close season saw the pitch relaid,and mainstand completed. The 1911-12 season saw a first match against local rivals and previous seasons cup winners Barnsley. The crowd of 12,766 cheered Town to a 2-1 victory, and once again mid table respectability.It also saw the back of a temporary financial crisis,and registration of "Huddersfield Town Association Football Club" as a company,to take over the affairs of a simularly titled "Huddesfield Town Association Football Club". The 1912-13 season highlight was a ground record at that time of 17,000 set against Swindon Town in the FA Cup Town lost this time. In the following season Huddersfield Town gave permission for Pathe to film at home matches,which lead to matches on film for the first time,however the "Great War" arriving saw players volunteering for service, as the season drew to a close. The war years competitions saw Huddersfield Town have some success but loose players in the conflict. ****************************************** Page Two of the History covers the years 1919 to 1939, the most successfull in the clubs history. ****************************************** Don't forget to visit the Soccer Club Swap Shop home pages on http://www.maxpages.com/nonleague |
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