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1944–45 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season


FieldValue
clubHuddersfield Town
season1944–45
chairmanPhilip Wood
managerDavid Steele
stadiumLeeds Road
leagueWartime League North
league result1st (1st NRL Competition)
34th (War Cup Qualifiers)
13th (2nd NRL Competition)
season topscorerBilly Price (40)
highest attendance17,253 vs Newcastle United (23 December 1944)
lowest attendance2,007 vs Middlesbrough (28 April 1945)
largest win6–1 vs Oldham Athletic (10 February 1945)
6–1 vs Hartlepools United (7 April 1945)
largest loss0–5 vs Bradford (Park Avenue) (17 March 1945)
prevseason1943–44
nextseason1945–46

34th (War Cup Qualifiers) 13th (2nd NRL Competition) 6–1 vs Hartlepools United (7 April 1945) Huddersfield Town's 1944–45 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 1st in the 1st NRL Competition, 34th in the War Cup qualifiers and 13th in the 2nd NRL Competition.

Results

1st NRL Competition

DateOpponents**Home/
Away****Result
F–A**ScorersAttendance
26 August 1944BarnsleyA2–1Price, Bateman6,500
2 September 1944BarnsleyH2–1Price (2)4,049
9 September 1944York CityH2–1Price, Glazzard4,885
16 September 1944York CityA3–1Price (2), Glazzard5,251
23 September 1944DarlingtonA3–2Price (2), Poole9,857
30 September 1944DarlingtonH1–2Watson6,419
7 October 1944GatesheadH4–0Price (2), Glazzard, Green4,263
14 October 1944GatesheadA6–2Bateman (2), Price (3), Glazzard3,000
21 October 1944Bradford (Park Avenue)A2–2Glazzard, Price15,628
28 October 1944Bradford (Park Avenue)H1–1Baird13,130
4 November 1944SunderlandH3–0Glazzard (2), Price11,432
11 November 1944SunderlandA2–2Baird, Price20,000
18 November 1944MiddlesbroughA1–0Boot6,700
25 November 1944MiddlesbroughH5–1Watson, Price, Robinson (og), Poole, Glazzard7,532
2 December 1944Leeds UnitedH4–2Price (2), JW Birch (og), Glazzard7,880
9 December 1944Leeds UnitedA3–2Bateman (2), Glazzard14,000
16 December 1944Newcastle UnitedA2–1Bateman, Price22,000
23 December 1944Newcastle UnitedH4–1Boot, Glazzard, Price, Watson17,253

2nd NRL Competition

DateOpponents**Home/
Away****Result
F–A**ScorersAttendance
25 December 1944Halifax TownH0–011,589
26 December 1944BarnsleyA1–0Price10,933
30 December 1944Halifax TownA2–4Rodgers (2)8,000
6 January 1945Manchester UnitedA0–18,000
13 January 1945Manchester UnitedH2–2Bateman, Price6,146
20 January 1945BuryH2–1Glazzard, Price3,976
27 January 1945BuryA3–4Price (2), Watson1,588
3 February 1945Oldham AthleticA3–2Price (3)6,429
10 February 1945Oldham AthleticH6–1Baird, Glazzard, Watson (3), Price7,083
17 February 1945Manchester CityH3–1Glazzard, Price, Watson12,937
24 February 1945Manchester CityA0–224,003
3 March 1945Derby CountyH0–413,798
10 March 1945Derby CountyA1–2Price17,428
17 March 1945Bradford (Park Avenue)A0–513,032
24 March 1945York CityA0–13,635
31 March 1945York CityH1–0Rodgers3,297
2 April 1945Sheffield UnitedA1–3Price8,680
7 April 1945Hartlepools UnitedA6–1Price (5), Glazzard6,046
14 April 1945Hartlepools UnitedH6–3Poole (2), Glazzard (2), Price, Rodgers2,210
21 April 1945MiddlesbroughA1–2Glazzard6,000
28 April 1945MiddlesbroughH2 – 0 (aet: 90 mins: 1 – 0)Rodgers, Poole2,007
5 May 1945GatesheadA3–3Poole, Rodgers, Price2,000
8 May 1945BarnsleyA4–2Rodgers (2), Mosby, Boot527
9 May 1945BarnsleyH2–1Shackleton, Rodgers4,000
12 May 1945GatesheadH2 – 3 (aet: 90 mins: 2 – 2)Mosby, Shackleton3,636
19 May 1945SunderlandH1–0Rodgers3,696
21 May 1945SunderlandA0–213,600

Notes

References

  1. The first 11 matches of this competition, except the 2nd match took part in the War Cup qualifiers
  2. The last 8 matches except the matches against [[Barnsley F.C.. Barnsley]] took place in the [[Tyne and Wear]] Cup.
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