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1955–56 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Season
Huddersfield Town's 1955–56 campaign saw Town relegated from Division 1. They finished in 21st position with 35 points, the same as 20th placed Aston Villa, who survived due to a superior goal average. The season was a cramped affair in the league standings, with difference in points between 2nd placed Blackpool and bottom placed Sheffield United, being just 16 points. Squad at the start of the season Review Following the previous season's failure to improve on the season before's 3rd-placed finish, some were wondering what Town would conjure up under Andy Beattie. The start of the season was dreadful for Town, with many losses sending Town into a downward spiral to the bottom of Division 1. Even the signing of Aston Villa striker Dave Hickson didn't halt the slide to Division 2. A run of 7 defeats in a row, including a 5–2 defeat at Everton, followed immediately by a 6–2 defeat to Newcastle United at Leeds Road didn't help things much. Februa ... [...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 Mills (footballer)
Henry Owen Mills (23 August 1922 – 1990) is a former professional footballer, who played for Blyth Spartans, Huddersfield Town and Halifax Town. He was born in Blyth, Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on .... References * 1922 births 1990 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Blyth, Northumberland Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Marriott
John Leonard Marriott (1 April 1928 – 9 February 2016) was an English professional footballer who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside right for Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea .... References 1928 births 2016 deaths Footballers from Scunthorpe English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Scunthorpe United F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Hobson
Albert Hobson (7 April 1925 – 23 December 2017) was an English footballer who played for Blackpool, Huddersfield Town and York City. Career Hobson started his career with Blackpool in August 1945. He joined Huddersfield Town in July 1954 and finally moved to York City York City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team compete in the National League, at the fifth tier of the English football league sys ... in March 1956. He died on 23 December 2017 at the age of 9 References ;Specific ;GeneralGerry Wolstenholme's obituary for Albert Hobson- 30 December 2017 1925 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Glossop Footballers from Derbyshire English men's footballers English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Blackpool F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players York City F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Davie
William Clark Davie (7 January 1925 – 29 January 1996) was a Scottish professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ..., who played for a number of Scottish and English football clubs during the 1940s and 1950s. References 1925 births 1996 deaths Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish footballers Association football inside forwards St Mirren F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Association football midfielders {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Burrell
Gerald Burrell (6 September 1924 – 25 October 2014) was a professional footballer, who played in the Scottish Football League for St Mirren and Dundee and in the English Football League for Huddersfield Town and Chesterfield during the 1940s and 1950s. He played as an outside right Forwards (also known as attackers) are Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring Goal (sport)#Association footbal .... He was selected to play for the Third Division North representative team in 1956–57. References 1924 births 2014 deaths Association footballers from Belfast Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Men's association football wingers St Mirren F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Dundela F.C. players P ... [...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] |
Len Quested
Wilfred Leonard "Len" Quested (9 January 1925 – 20 August 2012) was an English footballer. Quested played one match for England B as well as being selected as a travelling reserve for a Full International for England. He played two unofficial internationals for Australia. He was born in Folkestone, England. Quested was stationed with the Royal Navy on the H.M.S. Golden Hind. Playing for the Golden Hind team in the NSWSFA Division One team he played Jack Aston and John Ball who would later go on to play with distinction in England. After his stint in Australia, Quested returned to England playing with Folkestone Town F.C. in 1946 and 1947 before signing with Fulham F.C. where he played between 1947 and 1951. In 1951 he signed for Huddersfield Town A.F.C. where he played until 1957. In 1957 he emigrated to Australia with his Australian born wife. On arriving in Australia he was signed by Auburn in the NSW state league. He played with Auburn until 1960. In 1961 he signed for ... [...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] |
Laurie Kelly (footballer)
Laurence Kelly (28 April 1925 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Huddersfield Town. He signed amateur forms for his home-town club in 1940 and made his first-team debut in the 1942–43 season in the Wartime League (North), with seven appearances in all. He first played in the Football League in 1947–48. However Wolves were then at the start of a period of dominance in the First Division and Kelly was not a regular first team player; he made 60 league appearances in three seasons. In October 1950 he was persuaded to move to Huddersfield who had had difficulties with the left back position. He made the position his own for the next six years, during which he was a member of the Huddersfield Town defence which was ever-present through the 1952–53 season. He made 239 first team appearances in all, playing five seasons in the First Division and two in the Second. Huddersfield also re ... [...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] |
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