1911–12 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1911–12 season
Chairman	Hilton Crowther
Manager	Dick Pudan (until 20 April 1912) ; Arthur Fairclough (from 24 April 1912)
Football League Second Division	17th
FA Cup	First round; (knocked out by Manchester United)
Top goalscorer	League: James Macauley (11); All: James Macauley (12)
Highest home attendance	13,000 vs Chelsea (23 March 1912)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs Bristol City (6 April 1912)
Biggest win	6–0 vs Blackpool (27 April 1912)
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Gainsborough Trinity (2 March 1912)
	← 1910–11 1912–13 →

Huddersfield Town's 1911–12 campaign was a season which saw Town's Football League adventure nearly be cut short after only 2 seasons. After only just escaping the threat of closure, Town finished in 17th place, but Gainsborough Trinity failed re-election and Town survived.

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	ENG	Ronald Brebner
--	GK	SCO	Sandy Mutch
--	DF	ENG	William Bartlett
--	DF	SCO	Simon Beaton
--	DF	ENG	Fred Blackman
--	DF	ENG	Fred Bullock
--	DF	SCO	Charles Dinnie
--	DF	ENG	Fred Fayers
--	DF	ENG	Ellis Hall
--	DF	ENG	George Metcalf
--	DF	SCO	George Raitt


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	ENG	Robert Thomson
--	MF	ENG	George Blackburn
--	MF	ENG	Arthur Cowley
--	MF	SCO	James Howie
--	MF	ENG	Joe Jee
--	MF	EIR	James Macauley
--	FW	SCO	Jack Cameron
--	FW	ENG	James Proctor
--	FW	SCO	James Richardson
--	FW	ENG	Harry Taylor

Review[]

Following their first full season in the Football League, Town under Dick Pudan were hoping to rise up the table to try to establish themselves as possible promotion candidates. However, promotion was never a realistic possibility with inconsistency proving to be Town's downfall in the season. This coupled with Town's off-field finances proved too much for the team to take and Town finished 17th place.

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	ENG	Ronald Brebner
--	GK	SCO	Sandy Mutch
--	DF	ENG	William Bartlett
--	DF	SCO	Simon Beaton
--	DF	ENG	Fred Blackman
--	DF	ENG	Fred Bullock
--	DF	SCO	Charles Dinnie
--	DF	ENG	Fred Fayers
--	DF	ENG	Ellis Hall
--	DF	ENG	William Martin
--	DF	ENG	George Metcalf


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	DF	SCO	George Raitt
--	DF	ENG	Robert Thomson
--	MF	SCO	Andrew Armour
--	MF	ENG	George Blackburn
--	MF	ENG	Arthur Cowley
--	MF	SCO	James Howie
--	MF	ENG	Joe Jee
--	MF	EIR	James Macauley
--	FW	ENG	James Proctor
--	FW	SCO	James Richardson
--	FW	ENG	Harry Taylor

Results[]

Division Two[]

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
2 September 1911	Barnsley	H	2 - 1	Taylor, Cowley	12,755	5th
9 September 1911	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1 - 3	Taylor	16,000	15th
16 September 1911	Fulham	H	2 - 0	Howie, Jee	7,000	11th
23 September 1911	Derby County	A	2 - 4	Cameron, Blackburn	10,000	14th
30 September 1911	Stockport County	H	2 - 0	Macauley (2)	3,000	11th
7 October 1911	Leeds City	A	0 - 2		12,000	12th
14 October 1911	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1 - 1	Taylor	4,000	13th
21 October 1911	Leicester Fosse	A	2 - 0	Hall, Cowley	5,000	11th
28 October 1911	Gainsborough Trinity	H	2 - 2	Richardson, Macauley	4,000	11th
4 November 1911	Grimsby Town	A	2 - 1	Jee (2)	?	8th
11 November 1911	Nottingham Forest	H	1 - 2	Richardson	6,500	11th
18 November 1911	Chelsea	A	1 - 3	Blackburn	5,000	12th
25 November 1911	Clapton Orient	H	0 - 0		4,500	12th
2 December 1911	Bristol City	A	2 - 3	Blackburn, Howie	5,000	12th
9 December 1911	Birmingham	H	3 - 2	Richardson (3)	3,500	12th
16 December 1911	Burnley	H	1 - 1	Armour	8,000	12th
23 December 1911	Blackpool	A	1 - 3	Armour	4,000	12th
25 December 1911	Glossop	H	3 - 1	Taylor, Richardson, Fayers	10,000	11th
1 January 1912	Barnsley	A	0 - 0		12,000	13th
6 January 1912	Bradford Park Avenue	H	3 - 1	Howie, Fayers, Macauley	3,000	11th
20 January 1912	Fulham	A	1 - 3	Macauley	10,000	11th
27 January 1912	Derby County	H	0 - 0		8,000	13th
3 February 1912	Stockport County	A	1 - 3	Taylor	2,000	13th
10 February 1912	Leeds City	H	1 - 2	Richardson	8,000	13th
17 February 1912	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2 - 1	Jee, Howie	8,000	11th
24 February 1912	Leicester Fosse	H	1 - 2	Macauley	5,000	12th
2 March 1912	Gainsborough Trinity	A	0 - 5		5,000	13th
9 March 1912	Grimsby Town	H	2 - 0	Macauley, Fayers	5,500	12th
16 March 1912	Nottingham Forest	A	0 - 3		7,000	13th
23 March 1912	Chelsea	H	1 - 3	Howie	13,000	16th
30 March 1912	Clapton Orient	A	1 - 2	Richardson	6,000	16th
5 April 1912	Glossop	A	3 - 2	Richardson, Howie, Macauley	3,000	15th
6 April 1912	Bristol City	H	1 - 2	Howie	2,000	17th
8 April 1912	Hull City	A	1 - 0	Richardson	7,000	16th
9 April 1912	Hull City	H	0 - 2		5,000	16th
13 April 1912	Birmingham	A	0 - 1		15,000	16th
20 April 1912	Burnley	A	0 - 3		15,000	17th
27 April 1912	Blackpool	H	4 - 0	Macauley (3), Fayers (pen)	3,000	17th

FA Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1912	Round 1	Manchester United	A	1 - 3	Macauley	19,759

Appearances and goals[]

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Andrew Armour	England	MF	19	2	1	0	20	2
William Bartlett	England	DF	30	0	0	0	30	0
Simon Beaton	England	DF	24	0	1	0	25	0
George Blackburn	England	DF	18	3	0	0	18	3
Fred Blackman	England	DF	32	0	1	0	33	0
Ronald Brebner	England	GK	23	0	0	0	23	0
Fred Bullock	England	DF	28	0	1	0	29	0
Jack Cameron	Scotland	FW	2	1	0	0	2	1
Arthur Cowley	England	MF	5	2	0	0	5	2
Charles Dinnie	Scotland	DF	16	0	0	0	16	0
Fred Fayers	England	DF	27	4	1	0	28	4
Ellis Hall	England	DF	15	1	0	0	15	1
James Howie	England	FW	32	7	1	0	33	7
Joe Jee	England	MF	38	4	1	0	39	4
James Macauley	Ireland	FW	35	11	1	1	36	12
William Martin	England	DF	5	0	0	0	5	0
George Metcalf	England	DF	4	0	0	0	4	0
Sandy Mutch	Scotland	GK	13	0	1	0	14	0
James Proctor	England	FW	4	0	0	0	4	0
George Raitt	Scotland	DF	6	0	1	0	7	0
James Richardson	Scotland	FW	20	10	0	0	20	10
Harry Taylor	England	FW	15	5	1	0	16	5
Robert Thomson	Scotland	DF	5	0	0	0	5	0
Ike Whelpton	England	GK	2	0	0	0	2	0