1913–14 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

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.

Huddersfield Town
1913–14 season
ChairmanEngland William Hardcastle
ManagerEngland Arthur Fairclough
Football League Second Division13th
FA CupSecond round
(knocked out by Birmingham)
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Mann (10)
All: Frank Mann (10)
Highest home attendance12,000 vs Bradford Park Avenue (6 December 1913)
Lowest home attendance2,500 vs Clapton Orient (21 March 1914)
Biggest win7–0 vs Birmingham (25 October 1913)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs Leeds City (14 March 1914)

Squad at the start of the season

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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   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   SCO Simon Beaton
-- DF   ENG Fred Blackman
-- DF   ENG Harry Brough
-- DF   ENG Fred Bullock
-- DF   ENG James Dow
-- DF   ENG Fred Fayers
-- DF   ENG Norman Holmes
-- DF   ENG Robert Ledger
-- DF   ENG Harry Linley
-- DF   ENG Larrett Roebuck
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
-- MF   SCO Andrew Armour
-- MF   SCO James Howie
-- MF   ENG Joe Jee
-- MF   EIR James Macauley
-- FW   SCO Gilbert Christie
-- FW   ENG Thomas Elliott
-- FW   ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann
-- FW   ENG Bert Smith

Review

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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

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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 Ted Davis
-- GK   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   SCO Simon Beaton
-- DF   ENG Harry Brough
-- DF   ENG Fred Bullock
-- DF   ENG James Dow
-- DF   ENG Fred Fayers
-- DF   ENG Norman Holmes
-- DF   ENG Robert Ledger
-- DF   ENG Harry Linley
-- DF   SCO William McLaren
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Larrett Roebuck
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
-- MF   SCO Andrew Armour
-- MF   ENG Joe Jee
-- MF   ENG Billy Smith
-- FW   SCO Gilbert Christie
-- FW   ENG Thomas Elliott
-- FW   ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann
-- FW   ENG Bert Smith

Results

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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 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
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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Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Andrew Armour   England MF 38 3 2 1 40 4
Simon Beaton   England DF 34 0 2 0 36 0
Fred Blackman   England DF 24 0 2 0 26 0
Harry Brough   England DF 6 2 0 0 6 2
Fred Bullock   England DF 25 0 0 0 25 0
Gilbert Christie   Scotland FW 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ted Davis   England GK 6 0 0 0 6 0
James Dow   England DF 18 0 0 0 18 0
Thomas Elliott   England FW 27 9 2 0 29 9
Fred Fayers   England DF 30 1 1 0 31 1
Norman Holmes   England DF 3 0 0 0 3 0
James Howie   England FW 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ernie Islip   England FW 21 4 2 2 23 6
Sidney James   England DF 9 2 2 0 11 2
Joe Jee   England MF 33 3 2 0 35 3
Robert Ledger   England DF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Harry Linley   England DF 18 0 2 0 20 0
James Macauley   Ireland FW 10 2 0 0 10 2
Frank Mann   England FW 19 10 0 0 19 10
William McLaren   Scotland DF 18 2 1 0 19 2
Sandy Mutch   Scotland GK 32 0 2 0 34 0
Larrett Roebuck   England DF 17 0 2 0 19 0
Charlie Slade   England DF 7 2 0 0 7 2
Bert Smith   England FW 14 2 0 0 14 2
Billy Smith   England MF 4 1 0 0 4 1

References

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  1. ^ "Huddersfield Town v Birmingham City, 25 October 1913".
  2. ^ "1913-14 Season Final Football Tables". www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2023.