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

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.

Huddersfield Town
1912–13 season
ChairmanEngland William Hardcastle
ManagerEngland Arthur Fairclough
Football League Second Division5th
FA CupSecond round
(knocked out by Swindon Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Mann (15)
All: Frank Mann (16)
Highest home attendance17,585 vs Swindon Town (1 February 1913)
Lowest home attendance2,500 vs Clapton Orient (9 November 1912)
Biggest win6–0 vs Glossop (8 March 1913)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Burnley (19 October 1912)

Squad at the start of the season

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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 Horace Husler
-- GK   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   SCO Simon Beaton
-- DF   ENG Fred Blackman
-- DF   ENG Fred Bullock
-- DF   SCO George Comrie
-- DF   SCO Charles Dinnie
-- DF   ENG James Dow
-- DF   ENG Fred Fayers
-- DF   ENG Charlie Milnes
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Joseph Wigmore
-- MF   SCO Andrew Armour
-- MF   SCO James Howie
-- MF   ENG Joe Jee
-- MF   EIR James Macauley
-- FW   ENG George Crowther
-- FW   ENG Thomas Elliott
-- FW   ENG Bertram Gilboy
-- FW   ENG Frederick Groves
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann

Review

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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

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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 Horace Husler
-- GK   SCO Sandy Mutch
-- DF   SCO Simon Beaton
-- DF   ENG Fred Blackman
-- DF   ENG Fred Bullock
-- DF   SCO George Comrie
-- DF   ENG James Dow
-- DF   ENG Fred Fayers
-- DF   ENG Charlie Milnes
-- DF   ENG Billy Watson
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF   ENG Joseph Wigmore
-- MF   SCO Andrew Armour
-- MF   SCO James Howie
-- MF   ENG Joe Jee
-- MF   EIR James Macauley
-- FW   ENG George Crowther
-- FW   ENG Thomas Elliott
-- FW   ENG Bertram Gilboy
-- FW   ENG Frederick Groves
-- FW   ENG Frank Mann

Results

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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
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

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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   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