1913–14 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
Appearance
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1913–14 season | |
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Chairman | ![]() |
Manager | ![]() |
Football League Second Division | 13th |
FA Cup | Second round (knocked out by Birmingham) |
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) |
Biggest win | 7–0 vs Birmingham (25 October 1913) |
Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs Leeds City (14 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Review
[edit]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.[1] They finished in 13th place with only 34 points.[2]
Squad at the end of the season
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
[edit]Date | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance | Position |
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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 | Morley (og), Mann | 9,000 | 15th |
25 April 1914 | Leicester Fosse | A | 1 - 0 | Islip | 6,000 | 13th |
Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away |
Result F - A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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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
[edit]Name | Nation | Position | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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Andrew Armour | ![]() |
MF | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 4 |
Simon Beaton | ![]() |
DF | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
Fred Blackman | ![]() |
DF | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
Harry Brough | ![]() |
DF | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Fred Bullock | ![]() |
DF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Gilbert Christie | ![]() |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ted Davis | ![]() |
GK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
James Dow | ![]() |
DF | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Thomas Elliott | ![]() |
FW | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
Fred Fayers | ![]() |
DF | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
Norman Holmes | ![]() |
DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
James Howie | ![]() |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ernie Islip | ![]() |
FW | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 |
Sidney James | ![]() |
DF | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Joe Jee | ![]() |
MF | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
Robert Ledger | ![]() |
DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Harry Linley | ![]() |
DF | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
James Macauley | ![]() |
FW | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Frank Mann | ![]() |
FW | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
William McLaren | ![]() |
DF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Sandy Mutch | ![]() |
GK | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Larrett Roebuck | ![]() |
DF | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
Charlie Slade | ![]() |
DF | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Bert Smith | ![]() |
FW | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
Billy Smith | ![]() |
MF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City, 25 October 1913".
- ^ "1913-14 Season Final Football Tables". www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.