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1957–58 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Season
Huddersfield Town's 1957–58 campaign was a fairly mediocre season for the Town under Bill Shankly, taking charge for his first full season at Leeds Road. The season will be best remembered for Charlton Athletic F.C. 7–6 Huddersfield Town A.F.C., the match against Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic at The Valley (London), The Valley on 21 December 1957. The match finished 7–6 to Charlton, after Charlton had only ten men for the majority of the match and the fact that with 27 minutes remaining, Town were leading 5–1 before losing the match. This remains the only match in professional association football, football where a team has scored 6 goals and went on to lose the match. Squad at the start of the season Review In Bill Shankly's first full season in charge, the team experienced a mixture of results, ultimately finishing the season in 9th place with 44 points, 12 points behind 2nd placed Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers. The season a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huddersfield Town A
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into the similar-sized Colne to the south of the town centre which then flows into the Calder in the north eastern outskirts of the town. The rivers around the town provided soft water required for textile treatment in large weaving sheds, this made it a prominent mill town with an economic boom in the early part of the Victorian era Industrial Revolution. The town centre has much neoclassical Victorian architecture, one example is which is a Grade I listed building – described by John Betjeman as "the most splendid station façade in England" – and won the Europa Nostra award for architecture. It hosts the University of Huddersfield and three colleges: Greenhead College, Kirklees College and Huddersfield New College. The town is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Fearnley (footballer Born 1935)
Henry "Harry" Fearnley (16 June 1935 – 12 January 2013) was a professional footballer born in Penistone, near Barnsley, Yorkshire, who played as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town, Oxford United and Doncaster Rovers. In the 1965−66 season, Fearnely won a 4th Division Champions medal with Rovers. He died on 12 January 2013, at his home in Poole, Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ..., aged 77. examiner.co.uk, 18 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Metcalfe
Victor Metcalfe (3 February 1922 – 6 April 2003) was a professional footballer who was born in Barrow-in-Furness where his father played rugby league for Barrow. Life and career Metcalfe was though a product of West Riding schools football and joined Huddersfield Town from Ravensthorpe BC as an amateur in June 1940. He was immediately put into the first team, then playing in the Wartime League North-East Division. After service as a wireless operator in the RAF he signed as a professional in December 1945 and was a regular in the first team until leaving for Hull City in June 1958. He had made a total of 459 first team appearances and scored 90 goals. He played a few times for Hull in their promotion season 1958–59 and retired on his 38th birthday in February 1960. After a year out of football he returned to Huddersfield to coach for three years then moved to a similar post at Halifax Town, at that time in the Third Division. In April 1966 he was promoted to manager and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McHale (footballer)
John Kevin McHale (born 1 October 1939) was an English professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Crewe Alexandra, Chester and Hastings United. Huddersfield Town Days Kevin McHale was one of the most gifted youngsters to play for Huddersfield Town and over eleven seasons he became one of Huddersfield's most consistent and familiar post war players. Despite his inexperience he became one of the steadying figures as Town began adjusting to life in the Second Division during the 1950s and 60s and, after making his debut at just seventeen years old, he was a regular in one of the strongest Town squads of the last fifty years. Born in 1939, McHale began his career playing for Barnsley and England Schools, before joining First Division Town as a sixteen-year-old in May 1955. The following season was to be Town's last in the top flight for fourteen years. A right-sided player with brilliant distribution and pace, Kevin's signature was much sought aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Ledger
Robert Hardy Ledger (5 October 1937 – 14 September 2015) was an English professional footballer born in Chester-le-Street, County Durham County Durham ( ), officially simply Durham,UK General Acts 1997 c. 23Lieutenancies Act 1997 Schedule 1(3). From legislation.gov.uk, retrieved 6 April 2022. is a ceremonial county in North East England.North East Assembly â€About North East E .... He played as a midfielder during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He was defense, midfield and forward for Oldham Athletic and went in goals when goalkeeper Dave Best was injured. Ledger died on 14 September 2015 at his home in Doncaster, following a short illness. He was 77. References 1937 births 2015 deaths Sportspeople from Chester-le-Street Footballers from County Durham English footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players {{E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Wilson (English Footballer)
Ramon Wilson, MBE (17 December 1934 – 15 May 2018) was an English professional footballer who played at left back. He was a member of the England national team that won the 1966 World Cup. He was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire. Club career Huddersfield Town Wilson became an apprentice railwayman upon leaving school, but was spotted by a scout playing amateur football at Huddersfield Town. He began a combination of working on the tracks by night and training with Huddersfield by day, before being called up for national service. Quickly singled out as a strong and nippy left back, with good overlapping skills, by the then-Huddersfield Town manager Bill Shankly, Wilson signed professional forms with the club in 1952 after his two-year army posting, and made his debut against Manchester United in October 1955. Two years later, Wilson was Huddersfield's established, first-choice left back. Everton In 1964, Wilson joined Everton, by which time he had already played 30 times for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Taylor (cricketer, Born 1935)
Ken Taylor (born 21 August 1935) is an English former cricketer, who played in three Tests for England from 1959 to 1964. He also played first-class cricket for Yorkshire. He was renowned as a good player of spin and was one of the best cover fielders of his generation, while his medium pace 'darts' broke many a stubborn partnership for his county captains, Vic Wilson and Brian Close. The cricket correspondent, Colin Bateman, commented that Taylor was, "a fine, straight-hitting batsman and brilliant fielder.... yet he never made full use of his bounteous abilities and was affected by nerves when the stakes were high". Bateman added, "'A total enigma' was how one former team-mate described him". He was also a professional footballer in the winter, and later a professional artist. Early life Taylor's father repaired looms in the local weaving industry. His maternal grandfather was a ventriloquist, and ran a Punch and Judy show on the beach at Blackpool. His elder brother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McGarry (footballer)
William Harry McGarry (10 June 1927 – 15 March 2005) was an England national football team, England international association footballer and manager who spent 40 years in the professional game. He had a reputation for toughness, both as a player and as a manager. A Midfielder, right-half as a player, he joined Port Vale F.C., Port Vale following the end of World War II, and spent the next six years with the club. He then moved on to Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Huddersfield Town in 1951, where he would spend the next ten years of his career. He was an ever-present as Town won promotion out of the Football League Second Division, Second Division in 1952–53 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, 1952–53. He retired in 1963, after spending two years as AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic's player-manager. In all he scored 33 goals in 617 league and cup games in an eighteen-year career in the English Football League, Football League. After winning one England B national fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gibson (footballer)
Brian Gibson (22 February 1928 – 11 May 2010) was an English professional footballer born in Huddersfield, who played as a defender in the Football League for Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. The .... References 1928 births 2010 deaths Footballers from Huddersfield English footballers Association football defenders Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing {{England-footy-defender-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Conwell
Anthony Conwell (17 January 1932 – 6 May 2017) was an English professional footballer who made 281 appearances in the Football League playing as a right back for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town, Derby County and Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at .... Conwell died in hospital on 6 May 2017, aged 85. References 1932 births 2017 deaths English footballers Association football defenders Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Footballers from Bradford {{England-footy-defender-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Connor (footballer Born 1934)
John Ferguson Connor (born 25 July 1934 in Maryport, Cumberland, died 6 March 2010 in Formby) was a professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Bristol City and Formby before becoming a coach at Everton. Football career Huddersfield Town Connor (I miss you) signed for Huddersfield Town in October 1952, aged 18, but due to National Service he could not commit to the club and sign professional forms until 1954. He made his first-team debut in February of that year in a 3–1 top-flight defeat by Manchester United at Leeds Road seen by 31,408. He made a total of 94 appearances for Huddersfield Town, scoring ten goals. The first of these was in a First Division game against Manchester City in September 1955. Connor was centre back for Huddersfield in the legendary 1957 Charlton Athletic v Huddersfield match where the visitors were 5–1 up with less than half an hour remaining yet lost 7–6. Huddersfield became the first, and still the only, team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coddington
John William Coddington (born 16 December 1937, in Worksop) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County. He played most of his career with Huddersfield Town, spending 14 years at Leeds Road between 1953 and 1967, before joining Blackburn Rovers and then Stockport County. Coddington along with ex Huddersfield player Les Massie signed for Drogheda United in January 1973 and made his League of Ireland debut on 4 February at Lourdes Stadiu He later worked as a coach (sport), coach at Bradford City and Middlesbrough. Personal life Coddington's grandson, Luke, also became a professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o .... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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