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1944–45 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Huddersfield Town |
| season | 1944–45 |
| chairman | Philip Wood |
| manager | David Steele |
| stadium | Leeds Road |
| league | Wartime League North |
| league result | 1st (1st NRL Competition) |
| 34th (War Cup Qualifiers) | |
| 13th (2nd NRL Competition) | |
| season topscorer | Billy Price (40) |
| highest attendance | 17,253 vs Newcastle United (23 December 1944) |
| lowest attendance | 2,007 vs Middlesbrough (28 April 1945) |
| largest win | 6–1 vs Oldham Athletic (10 February 1945) |
| 6–1 vs Hartlepools United (7 April 1945) | |
| largest loss | 0–5 vs Bradford (Park Avenue) (17 March 1945) |
| prevseason | 1943–44 |
| nextseason | 1945–46 |
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
| Date | Opponents | **Home/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away** | **Result | ||||
| F–A** | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 26 August 1944 | Barnsley | A | 2–1 | Price, Bateman | 6,500 |
| 2 September 1944 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Price (2) | 4,049 |
| 9 September 1944 | York City | H | 2–1 | Price, Glazzard | 4,885 |
| 16 September 1944 | York City | A | 3–1 | Price (2), Glazzard | 5,251 |
| 23 September 1944 | Darlington | A | 3–2 | Price (2), Poole | 9,857 |
| 30 September 1944 | Darlington | H | 1–2 | Watson | 6,419 |
| 7 October 1944 | Gateshead | H | 4–0 | Price (2), Glazzard, Green | 4,263 |
| 14 October 1944 | Gateshead | A | 6–2 | Bateman (2), Price (3), Glazzard | 3,000 |
| 21 October 1944 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A | 2–2 | Glazzard, Price | 15,628 |
| 28 October 1944 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H | 1–1 | Baird | 13,130 |
| 4 November 1944 | Sunderland | H | 3–0 | Glazzard (2), Price | 11,432 |
| 11 November 1944 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | Baird, Price | 20,000 |
| 18 November 1944 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–0 | Boot | 6,700 |
| 25 November 1944 | Middlesbrough | H | 5–1 | Watson, Price, Robinson (og), Poole, Glazzard | 7,532 |
| 2 December 1944 | Leeds United | H | 4–2 | Price (2), JW Birch (og), Glazzard | 7,880 |
| 9 December 1944 | Leeds United | A | 3–2 | Bateman (2), Glazzard | 14,000 |
| 16 December 1944 | Newcastle United | A | 2–1 | Bateman, Price | 22,000 |
| 23 December 1944 | Newcastle United | H | 4–1 | Boot, Glazzard, Price, Watson | 17,253 |
2nd NRL Competition
| Date | Opponents | **Home/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away** | **Result | ||||
| F–A** | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 25 December 1944 | Halifax Town | H | 0–0 | 11,589 | |
| 26 December 1944 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | Price | 10,933 |
| 30 December 1944 | Halifax Town | A | 2–4 | Rodgers (2) | 8,000 |
| 6 January 1945 | Manchester United | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 13 January 1945 | Manchester United | H | 2–2 | Bateman, Price | 6,146 |
| 20 January 1945 | Bury | H | 2–1 | Glazzard, Price | 3,976 |
| 27 January 1945 | Bury | A | 3–4 | Price (2), Watson | 1,588 |
| 3 February 1945 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3–2 | Price (3) | 6,429 |
| 10 February 1945 | Oldham Athletic | H | 6–1 | Baird, Glazzard, Watson (3), Price | 7,083 |
| 17 February 1945 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | Glazzard, Price, Watson | 12,937 |
| 24 February 1945 | Manchester City | A | 0–2 | 24,003 | |
| 3 March 1945 | Derby County | H | 0–4 | 13,798 | |
| 10 March 1945 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | Price | 17,428 |
| 17 March 1945 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A | 0–5 | 13,032 | |
| 24 March 1945 | York City | A | 0–1 | 3,635 | |
| 31 March 1945 | York City | H | 1–0 | Rodgers | 3,297 |
| 2 April 1945 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | Price | 8,680 |
| 7 April 1945 | Hartlepools United | A | 6–1 | Price (5), Glazzard | 6,046 |
| 14 April 1945 | Hartlepools United | H | 6–3 | Poole (2), Glazzard (2), Price, Rodgers | 2,210 |
| 21 April 1945 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | Glazzard | 6,000 |
| 28 April 1945 | Middlesbrough | H | 2 – 0 (aet: 90 mins: 1 – 0) | Rodgers, Poole | 2,007 |
| 5 May 1945 | Gateshead | A | 3–3 | Poole, Rodgers, Price | 2,000 |
| 8 May 1945 | Barnsley | A | 4–2 | Rodgers (2), Mosby, Boot | 527 |
| 9 May 1945 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | Shackleton, Rodgers | 4,000 |
| 12 May 1945 | Gateshead | H | 2 – 3 (aet: 90 mins: 2 – 2) | Mosby, Shackleton | 3,636 |
| 19 May 1945 | Sunderland | H | 1–0 | Rodgers | 3,696 |
| 21 May 1945 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 13,600 |
Notes
References
- The first 11 matches of this competition, except the 2nd match took part in the War Cup qualifiers
- The last 8 matches except the matches against [[Barnsley F.C.. Barnsley]] took place in the [[Tyne and Wear]] Cup.
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