1959–60 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Season
Huddersfield Town's 1959–60 campaign was Town's best season following their relegation from Football League First Division, Division 1 1955–56 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season, 4 years earlier. The main points of the season were the resignation of Bill Shankly, who would then lead Liverpool F.C., Liverpool to greatness in his years in charge. Their FA Cup win over West Ham United F.C., West Ham United in the third round replay at Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, which would inadvertently lead to the departure of Denis Law to Manchester City F.C., Manchester City for a record-breaking fee of Pound sterling, £55,000. Squad at the start of the season Review Bill Shankly made good progress with Town at the start of the season, leading them to 5 wins in their first 7 league games. A dreadful run of only 1 win in 10 games saw Town slide down the table and then on 1 December, Shankly resigned to take charge of league rivals Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. Shankly's las ...
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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 ...
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