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1984–85 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Huddersfield Town |
| season | 1984–85 |
| chairman | Keith Longbottom |
| manager | Mick Buxton |
| stadium | Leeds Road |
| league | Second Division |
| league result | 13th |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Fourth round |
| (knocked out by Luton Town) | |
| cup2 | League Cup |
| cup2 result | Second round |
| (knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday) | |
| league topscorer | Dale Tempest (15) |
| season topscorer | |
| Mark Lillis | |
| Dale Tempest | |
| (16 each) | |
| highest attendance | 15,640 vs Manchester City (12 January 1985) |
| lowest attendance | 4,117 vs Notts County (20 April 1985) |
| largest win | 3–1 vs Middlesbrough (3 November 1984) |
| 2–0 vs Notts County (17 November 1984) | |
| 2–0 vs Sheffield United (1 December 1984) | |
| 3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1984) | |
| 3–1 vs Blackburn Rovers (29 December 1984) | |
| 3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 January 1985) | |
| 2–0 vs Crystal Palace (16 February 1985) | |
| 2–0 vs Carlisle United (2 March 1985) | |
| largest loss | 1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (8 September 1984) |
| 1–5 vs Grimsby Town (1 January 1985) | |
| 1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (12 March 1985) | |
| prevseason | 1983–84 |
| nextseason | 1985–86 |
(knocked out by Luton Town) (knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday) Mark Lillis Dale Tempest (16 each) 2–0 vs Notts County (17 November 1984) 2–0 vs Sheffield United (1 December 1984) 3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1984) 3–1 vs Blackburn Rovers (29 December 1984) 3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 January 1985) 2–0 vs Crystal Palace (16 February 1985) 2–0 vs Carlisle United (2 March 1985) 1–5 vs Grimsby Town (1 January 1985) 1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (12 March 1985) Huddersfield Town's 1984–85 campaign was a mediocre season for the Terriers, with the team finishing in 13th place, never looking likely to be promoted or relegated.
Squad at the start of the season
Review
Town didn't have the best start in their second season back in Division 2. By mid-October, Town were second bottom, following only winning one of their first 9 league games. But, a stunning turn in form saw Town go on a run of 9 games unbeaten, of which 8 of those were wins, helped by goals from Mark Lillis and Dale Tempest. That run saw Town climb to 9th in early December.
Following that run, Town lost 5 of the next 7, winning the other 2, but then a run of 9 games unbeaten seemed to try to force Town into a late promotion surge, but this was quickly ended by a dreadful late season run, which saw Town lose 6 of their last 8 games, finishing in a mediocre 13th place.
Squad at the end of the season
Results
[[Football League Second Division|Division Two]]
| Date | Opponents | **Home/ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away** | **Result | |||||
| F - A** | Scorers | Attendance | Position | |||
| 25 August 1984 | Oxford United | H | 0 - 3 | 6,184 | 20th | |
| 28 August 1984 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2 - 2 | Cooper, Tempest | 4,989 | 16th |
| 1 September 1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1 - 0 | Winter | 12,493 | 12th |
| 4 September 1984 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 - 1 | Tempest | 6,177 | 9th |
| 8 September 1984 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1 - 5 | Cooper | 4,980 | 15th |
| 15 September 1984 | Manchester City | A | 0 - 1 | 20,201 | 16th | |
| 22 September 1984 | Barnsley | H | 1 - 1 | Winter | 6,864 | 19th |
| 29 September 1984 | Birmingham City | A | 0 - 1 | 11,480 | 19th | |
| 6 October 1984 | Fulham | A | 1 - 2 | Cowling | 4,377 | 20th |
| 13 October 1984 | Wimbledon | H | 2 - 1 | Tempest, Doyle | 5,001 | 18th |
| 20 October 1984 | Leeds United | H | 1 - 0 | Lillis | 15,257 | 16th |
| 27 October 1984 | Carlisle United | A | 1 - 0 | Lillis | 3,775 | 15th |
| 3 November 1984 | Middlesbrough | H | 3 - 1 | Laws, Tempest, Lillis | 5,811 | 12th |
| 10 November 1984 | Crystal Palace | A | 1 - 1 | Pugh | 4,906 | 12th |
| 17 November 1984 | Notts County | A | 2 - 0 | Stanton, Tempest | 6,051 | 11th |
| 24 November 1984 | Cardiff City | H | 2 - 1 | Jones (pen), Tempest | 6,495 | 10th |
| 1 December 1984 | Sheffield United | A | 2 - 0 | Doyle, Tempest | 13,231 | 9th |
| 8 December 1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3 - 1 | Cooper (2), Burke | 8,217 | 8th |
| 15 December 1984 | Portsmouth | A | 2 - 3 | Tempest, Waldron (og) | 11,797 | 8th |
| 22 December 1984 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1 - 2 | Tempest | 6,876 | 9th |
| 26 December 1984 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2 - 1 | Tempest, Wilson | 9,173 | 8th |
| 29 December 1984 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3 - 1 | Tempest, Cowling, Cooper | 15,524 | 6th |
| 1 January 1985 | Grimsby Town | A | 1 - 5 | Lillis | 8,790 | 7th |
| 12 January 1985 | Manchester City | H | 0 - 2 | 15,640 | 8th | |
| 2 February 1985 | Birmingham City | H | 0 - 1 | 7,460 | 11th | |
| 16 February 1985 | Crystal Palace | H | 2 - 0 | Wilson, Lillis (pen) | 5,678 | 9th |
| 23 February 1985 | Middlesbrough | A | 2 - 2 | Tempest, Cowling | 4,453 | 11th |
| 2 March 1985 | Carlisle United | H | 2 - 0 | Lillis, Cowling | 5,263 | 10th |
| 9 March 1985 | Leeds United | A | 0 - 0 | 18,607 | 10th | |
| 12 March 1985 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1 - 5 | Tempest | 3,291 | 11th |
| 23 March 1985 | Fulham | H | 2 - 2 | Lillis, Tempest | 4,843 | 12th |
| 30 March 1985 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2 - 1 | Lillis (2 pens) | 4,449 | 10th |
| 6 April 1985 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2 - 2 | Lillis (2, 1 pen) | 5,286 | 12th |
| 9 April 1985 | Grimsby Town | H | 0 - 0 | 5,834 | 12th | |
| 13 April 1985 | Barnsley | A | 1 - 2 | Wilson | 7,832 | 13th |
| 17 April 1985 | Oxford United | A | 0 - 3 | 9,149 | 13th | |
| 20 April 1985 | Notts County | H | 1 - 2 | Lillis (pen) | 4,117 | 13th |
| 27 April 1985 | Cardiff City | A | 0 - 3 | 3,414 | 13th | |
| 30 April 1985 | Wimbledon | A | 1 - 0 | Webster | 2,335 | 12th |
| 6 May 1985 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 - 2 | Lillis (pen) | 4,422 | 13th |
| 11 May 1985 | Portsmouth | H | 0 - 2 | 13,290 | 13th | |
| 13 May 1985 | Sheffield United | H | 2 - 2 | Tempest, Robinson | 4,416 | 13th |
FA Cup
Main article: 1982–83 FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | **Home/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away** | **Result | |||||
| F - A** | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 5 January 1985 | Round 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | Tempest | 8,589 |
| 23 January 1985 | Round 3 Replay | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–1 | Lillis (2, 1 pen), Pugh | 7,055 |
| 26 January 1985 | Round 4 | Luton Town | A | 0–2 | 8,712 |
League Cup
Main article: 1984–85 Football League Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | **Home/ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away** | **Result | |||||
| F - A** | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 25 September 1984 | Round 2 1st Leg | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–3 | 16,139 | |
| 9 October 1984 | Round 2 2nd Leg | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–1 | Jones, Lillis | 7,163 |
Appearances and goals
| Name | Nationality | Position | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Allardyce | DF | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| David Burke | DF | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Peter Butler | MF | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | |||||
| Mick Carmody | DF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Graham Cooper | FW | 31 (3) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 (3) | 5 | |||||
| David Cowling | MF | 29 (3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 (3) | 4 | |||||
| Brian Cox | GK | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| Steve Doyle | MF | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |||||
| Paul Jones | DF | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||||
| Brian Laws | DF | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Mark Lillis | MF | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 16 | |||||
| Keith Mason | GK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Ian Measham | DF | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Daral Pugh | MF | 24 (5) | 1 | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 (7) | 2 | |||||
| Liam Robinson | FW | 13 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (2) | 1 | |||||
| Brian Stanton | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Steve Stoutt | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Dale Tempest | FW | 34 (1) | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 (1) | 16 | |||||
| Robbie Turner | FW | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | |||||
| Ian Wadsworth | FW | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | |||||
| Simon Webster | DF | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Phil Wilson | MF | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 3 | |||||
| Julian Winter | MF | 15 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 (2) | 2 |
References
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