Huddersfield Town's 1911–12 campaign was a season which saw Huddersfield Town's Football League adventure nearly cut short after only 2 seasons for financial reasons. Town finished in 17th place, but Gainsborough Trinity failed re-election and Town survived.
The last match of the season was a 4–0 victory over Blackpool, leading The Huddersfield Weekly Examiner to ask, "Why is it the capabilities of the team have so seldom been revealed during the last eight months?" After the club went into voluntary liquidation at the season's end, the Football Association and the Football League accepted a reconstruction scheme with a new organisation taking the place of the old one.
Squad at the start of the season
Review Following their first full season in the Football League, Town under Dick Pudan were hoping to rise up the table to try to establish themselves as possible promotion candidates. However, promotion was never a realistic possibility with inconsistency proving to be Town's downfall in the season. This coupled with Town's off-field finances proved too much for the team to take and Town finished 17th place.
Squad at the end of the season
Results A complete list of results for Huddersfield Town in the 1911/12 season is below:
Division Two DateOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition2 September 1911BarnsleyH2–1Taylor, Cowley12,7555th9 September 1911Bradford Park AvenueA1–3Taylor16,00015th16 September 1911FulhamH2–0Howie, Jee7,00011th23 September 1911Derby CountyA2–4Cameron, Blackburn10,00014th30 September 1911Stockport CountyH2–0Macauley (2)3,00011th7 October 1911Leeds CityA0–212,00012th14 October 1911Wolverhampton WanderersH1–1Taylor4,00013th21 October 1911Leicester FosseA2–0Hall, Cowley5,00011th28 October 1911Gainsborough TrinityH2–2Richardson, Macauley4,00011th4 November 1911Grimsby TownA2–1Jee (2)?8th11 November 1911Nottingham ForestH1–2Richardson6,50011th18 November 1911ChelseaA1–3Blackburn5,00012th25 November 1911Clapton OrientH0–04,50012th2 December 1911Bristol CityA2–3Blackburn, Howie5,00012th9 December 1911BirminghamH3–2Richardson (3)3,50012th16 December 1911BurnleyH1–1Armour8,00012th23 December 1911BlackpoolA1–3Armour4,00012th25 December 1911GlossopH3–1Taylor, Richardson, Fayers10,00011th1 January 1912BarnsleyA0–012,00013th6 January 1912Bradford Park AvenueH3–1Howie, Fayers, Macauley3,00011th20 January 1912FulhamA1–3Macauley10,00011th27 January 1912Derby CountyH0–08,00013th3 February 1912Stockport CountyA1–3Taylor2,00013th10 February 1912Leeds CityH1–2Richardson8,00013th17 February 1912Wolverhampton WanderersA2–1Jee, Howie8,00011th24 February 1912Leicester FosseH1–2Macauley5,00012th2 March 1912Gainsborough TrinityA0–55,00013th9 March 1912Grimsby TownH2–0Macauley, Fayers5,50012th16 March 1912Nottingham ForestA0–37,00013th23 March 1912ChelseaH1–3Howie13,00016th30 March 1912Clapton OrientA1–2Richardson6,00016th5 April 1912GlossopA3–2Richardson, Howie, Macauley3,00015th6 April 1912Bristol CityH1–2Howie2,00017th8 April 1912Hull CityA1–0Richardson7,00016th9 April 1912Hull CityH0–25,00016th13 April 1912BirminghamA0–115,00016th20 April 1912BurnleyA0–315,00017th27 April 1912BlackpoolH4–0Macauley (3), Fayers (pen)3,00017th
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsHome/AwayResultF–AScorersAttendance13 January 1912Round 1Manchester UnitedA1–3Macauley19,759
Appearances and goals NameNationalityPositionLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAndrew ArmourMF19210202William BartlettDF30000300Simon BeatonDF24010250George BlackburnDF18300183Fred BlackmanDF32010330Ronald BrebnerGK23000230Fred BullockDF28010290Jack CameronFW210021Arthur CowleyMF520052Charles DinnieDF16000160Fred FayersDF27410284Ellis HallDF15100151James HowieFW32710337Joe JeeMF38410394James MacauleyFW3511113612William MartinDF500050George MetcalfDF400040Sandy MutchGK13010140James ProctorFW400040George RaittDF601070James RichardsonFW2010002010Harry TaylorFW15510165Robert ThomsonDF500050Ike WhelptonGK200020
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