1912–13 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1912-13 season
Chairman	William Hardcastle
Manager	Arthur Fairclough
Division Two	5th
FA Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Mann (15) All: Frank Mann (16)
Highest home attendance	17,585 vs Swindon Town (1 February 1913)
Lowest home attendance	2,500 vs Clapton Orient (9 November 1912)

Huddersfield Town's 1912-13 campaign was a season which saw Town establish themselves as a possible force to be reckoned with in Division 2. They would finish in 5th place under new manager Arthur Fairclough.

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
--	GK	Horace Husler
--	GK	Sandy Mutch
--	DF	Simon Beaton
--	DF	Fred Blackman
--	DF	Fred Bullock
--	DF	George Comrie
--	DF	Charles Dinnie
--	DF	James Dow
--	DF	Fred Fayers
--	DF	Charlie Milnes

No.	Position	Player
--	DF	Joseph Wigmore
--	MF	Andrew Armour
--	MF	James Howie
--	MF	Joe Jee
--	MF	James Macauley
--	FW	George Crowther
--	FW	Thomas Elliott
--	FW	Bertram Gilboy
--	FW	Frederick Groves
--	FW	Frank Mann

Review

After managing to survive the threat of liquidation the previous season, the team managed to emerge as a force in Division 2 under Arthur Fairclough. The attacking forces of James Macauley and Frank Mann helped Town reach 5th place, just 7 points behind 2nd placed Burnley.

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
--	GK	Horace Husler
--	GK	Sandy Mutch
--	DF	Simon Beaton
--	DF	Fred Blackman
--	DF	Fred Bullock
--	DF	George Comrie
--	DF	James Dow
--	DF	Fred Fayers
--	DF	Charlie Milnes
--	DF	Billy Watson

No.	Position	Player
--	DF	Joseph Wigmore
--	MF	Andrew Armour
--	MF	James Howie
--	MF	Joe Jee
--	MF	James Macauley
--	FW	George Crowther
--	FW	Thomas Elliott
--	FW	Bertram Gilboy
--	FW	Frederick Groves
--	FW	Frank Mann

Results

Division Two

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance	Position
3 September 1912	Bury	H	4 - 0	T. Millington (og), Elliott, Macauley, Jee	6,000	1st
7 September 1912	Barnsley	A	0 - 2		10,000	8th
14 September 1912	Bradford Park Avenue	H	2 - 0	Howie, Elliott	8,000	5th
16 September 1912	Fulham	A	0 - 2		12,000	8th
21 September 1912	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0 - 2		12,000	12th
28 September 1912	Leicester Fosse	H	3 - 0	Howie, Macauley (2)	7,000	10th
5 October 1912	Stockport County	A	1 - 3	Jee	7,000	12th
12 October 1912	Preston North End	H	1 - 1	Elliott	9,000	13th
19 October 1912	Burnley	A	0 - 4		13,000	14th
26 October 1912	Hull City	H	5 - 2	Fayers (2), Howie, Macauley, Bullock	5,000	13th
2 November 1912	Glossop	A	0 - 1		?	13th
9 November 1912	Clapton Orient	H	0 - 0		2,500	15th
16 November 1912	Lincoln City	A	1 - 3	Macauley	10,000	15th
23 November 1912	Nottingham Forest	H	1 - 1	Macauley	3,000	13th
30 November 1912	Bristol City	A	0 - 0		6,000	14th
7 December 1912	Birmingham	H	0 - 0		7,500	13th
14 December 1912	Blackpool	H	3 - 0	Jee, Howie (2)	3,500	10th
21 December 1912	Leeds City	A	3 - 0	Mann (2), Howie	15,000	9th
25 December 1912	Bury	A	2 - 0	Fayers (pen), Mann	6,500	8th
26 December 1912	Grimsby Town	H	0 - 2		9,000	8th
28 December 1912	Barnsley	H	2 - 0	Bratley (og), Armour	11,000	7th
4 January 1913	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1 - 2	S. Blackham (og)	12,000	10th
25 January 1913	Leicester Fosse	A	0 - 0		10,000	12th
8 February 1913	Stockport County	H	3 - 3	Howie, Jee, Mann	4,000	12th
15 February 1913	Preston North End	A	1 - 2	Elliott	15,000	13th
26 February 1913	Burnley	H	1 - 0	Fayers (pen)	4,500	10th
1 March 1913	Hull City	A	3 - 1	Fayers, Mann, Jee	6,000	8th
8 March 1913	Glossop	H	6 - 0	Mann (2), Macauley (2), Elliott, Fayers (pen)	4,000	8th
12 March 1913	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	2 - 1	Fayers (pen), Mann	3,500	5th
15 March 1913	Clapton Orient	A	1 - 1	Mann	8,000	5th
22 March 1913	Lincoln City	H	5 - 1	Mann (2), Macauley, Elliott, Jee	3,500	5th
24 March 1913	Grimsby Town	A	0 - 0		7,000	6th
25 March 1913	Fulham	H	5 - 1	Elliott, Fayers, Howie, Macauley (2)	10,000	5th
29 March 1913	Nottingham Forest	A	1 - 0	Macauley	20,000	4th
5 April 1913	Bristol City	H	5 - 0	Mann (3), Elliott, Jee	7,500	5th
12 April 1913	Birmingham	A	2 - 3	Macauley, Elliott	10,000	5th
19 April 1913	Blackpool	A	1 - 2	Mann	2,000	5th
26 April 1913	Leeds City	H	1 - 0	Armour	9,000	5th

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F - A	Scorers	Attendance
15 January 1913	Round 1	Sheffield United	H	3 - 1	Mann, Elliott (2)	8,187
1 February 1913	Round 2	Swindon Town	H	1 - 2	Macauley	17,585

Appearances and goals

Name	Nation	Position	League Apps	League Goals	FA Cup Apps	FA Cup Goals	Total Apps	Total Goals
Andrew Armour	England	MF	36	2	2	0	38	2
Simon Beaton	England	DF	24	0	2	0	26	0
Fred Blackman	England	DF	36	0	1	0	37	0
Fred Bullock	England	DF	38	1	2	0	40	1
George Comrie	Scotland	DF	15	0	0	0	15	0
George Crowther	England	FW	2	0	0	0	2	0
Charles Dinnie	Scotland	DF	1	0	1	0	2	0
James Dow	England	DF	23	0	2	0	25	0
Thomas Elliott	England	FW	34	9	1	2	35	11
Fred Fayers	England	DF	37	8	2	0	39	8
Bertram Gilboy	England	FW	3	0	0	0	3	0
Frederick Groves	England	FW	4	0	0	0	4	0
James Howie	England	FW	24	8	2	0	26	8
Horace Husler	England	GK	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Jee	England	MF	38	7	2	0	40	7
James Macauley	Republic of Ireland	FW	26	13	1	1	27	14
Frank Mann	England	FW	23	15	2	1	25	16
Charlie Milnes	England	DF	14	0	0	0	14	0
Sandy Mutch	Scotland	GK	37	0	2	0	39	0
Billy Watson	England	DF	1	0	0	0	1	0
Joseph Wigmore	England	DF	1	0	0	0	1	0

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