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1913–14 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Huddersfield Town |
| season | 1913–14 |
| chairman | William Hardcastle |
| manager | Arthur Fairclough |
| stadium | Leeds Road |
| league | Football League Second Division |
| league result | 13th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Second round |
| (knocked out by Birmingham) | |
| league topscorer | Frank Mann (10) |
| season topscorer | Frank Mann (10) |
| highest attendance | 12,000 vs Bradford Park Avenue (6 December 1913) |
| lowest attendance | 2,500 vs Clapton Orient (21 March 1914) |
| largest win | 7–0 vs Birmingham (25 October 1913) |
| largest loss | 1–5 vs Leeds City (14 March 1914) |
| prevseason | 1912–13 |
| nextseason | 1914–15 |
(knocked out by Birmingham) 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
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
Results
[[Football League Second Division|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 | Nationality | Position | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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