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

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)

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 defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK Scotland SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF Scotland SCO Simon Beaton
-- DF England ENG Fred Blackman
-- DF England ENG Harry Brough
-- DF England ENG Fred Bullock
-- DF England ENG James Dow
-- DF England ENG Fred Fayers
-- DF England ENG Norman Holmes
-- DF England ENG Robert Ledger
-- DF England ENG Harry Linley
-- DF England ENG Larrett Roebuck
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF England ENG Billy Watson
-- MF Scotland SCO Andrew Armour
-- MF Scotland SCO James Howie
-- MF England ENG Joe Jee
-- MF Ireland EIR James Macauley
-- FW Scotland SCO Gilbert Christie
-- FW England ENG Thomas Elliott
-- FW England ENG Ernie Islip
-- FW England ENG Frank Mann
-- FW England ENG 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.[1] They finished in 13th place with only 34 points.[2]

Squad at the end of the season

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

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

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