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

Huddersfield Town
1911-12 season
Chairman England Hilton Crowther
Manager England Dick Pudan (until 20 April 1912)
England Arthur Fairclough (from 24 April 1912)
Division Two 17th
FA Cup First Round
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)

Huddersfield Town's 1911-12 campaign was a season which saw Town's Football League adventure be cut short after only 2 seasons. After only just escaping the threat of closure, Town finished in 17th place, but fortunately 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. Position Player
-- England GK Ronald Brebner
-- Scotland GK Sandy Mutch
-- England DF William Bartlett
-- Scotland DF Simon Beaton
-- England DF Fred Blackman
-- England DF Fred Bullock
-- Scotland DF Charles Dinnie
-- England DF Fred Fayers
-- England DF Ellis Hall
-- England DF George Metcalf
-- Scotland DF George Raitt
No. Position Player
-- England DF Robert Thomson
-- England MF George Blackburn
-- England MF Arthur Cowley
-- Scotland MF James Howie
-- England MF Joe Jee
-- Republic of Ireland MF James Macauley
-- Scotland FW Jack Cameron
-- England FW James Proctor
-- Scotland FW James Richardson
-- England FW 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. Position Player
-- England GK Ronald Brebner
-- Scotland GK Sandy Mutch
-- England DF William Bartlett
-- Scotland DF Simon Beaton
-- England DF Fred Blackman
-- England DF Fred Bullock
-- Scotland DF Charles Dinnie
-- England DF Fred Fayers
-- England DF Ellis Hall
-- England DF William Martin
-- England DF George Metcalf
No. Position Player
-- Scotland DF George Raitt
-- England DF Robert Thomson
-- Scotland MF Andrew Armour
-- England MF George Blackburn
-- England MF Arthur Cowley
-- Scotland MF James Howie
-- England MF Joe Jee
-- Republic of Ireland MF James Macauley
-- England FW James Proctor
-- Scotland FW James Richardson
-- England FW 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 EnglandMF19210202
William Bartlett EnglandDF30000300
Simon Beaton EnglandDF24010250
George Blackburn EnglandDF18300183
Fred Blackman EnglandDF32010330
Ronald Brebner EnglandGK23000230
Fred Bullock EnglandDF28010290
Jack Cameron ScotlandFW210021
Arthur Cowley EnglandMF520052
Charles Dinnie ScotlandDF16000160
Fred Fayers EnglandDF27410284
Ellis Hall EnglandDF15100151
James Howie EnglandFW32710337
Joe Jee EnglandMF38410394
James Macauley Republic of IrelandFW3511113612
William Martin EnglandDF500050
George Metcalf EnglandDF400040
Sandy Mutch ScotlandGK13010140
James Proctor EnglandFW400040
George Raitt ScotlandDF601070
James Richardson ScotlandFW2010002010
Harry Taylor EnglandFW15510165
Robert Thomson ScotlandDF500050
Ike Whelpton EnglandGK200020