1973–74 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town
1973–74 season
Chairman England Stanley Kinder
New Zealand Garrick Graham
Manager England Ian Greaves
Division Three 10th
FA Cup Second Round
Football League Cup First Round
Top goalscorer League:
Alan Gowling (24)
All:
Alan Gowling (25)
Highest home attendance 11,514 vs Halifax Town (26 December 1973)
Lowest home attendance 2,522 vs Wrexham (24 April 1974)

Huddersfield Town's 1973–74 campaign was a season of new beginnings for Huddersfield Town as they experienced life in the 3rd Division for the first time. The season was not spectacular as Town finished in 10th place, behind Halifax Town. At the end of the season, Ian Greaves resigned after 6 years as manager. The alarming slide down the Football League was temporarily halted, but the following season would see Town continue their perilous freefall to the basement of the Football League.

Squad at the start of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- England GK Terry Poole
-- England GK Dick Taylor
-- England DF Dennis Clarke
-- England DF Paul Garner
-- England DF Geoff Hutt
-- England DF Dave Lyon
-- England DF Brian Marshall
-- England DF Grahame McGifford
-- England DF John Saunders
-- England MF Les Chapman
-- England MF Terry Dolan
-- England MF Bobby Hoy
No. Position Player
-- Northern Ireland MF Jimmy Nicholson
-- England MF Graham Pugh
-- England MF Paul Smith
-- England MF Steve Smith
-- England FW John Dungworth
-- Republic of Ireland FW Mick Fairclough
-- England FW Alan Gowling
-- England FW Terry Gray
-- Wales FW Dick Krzywicki
-- England FW Jimmy Lawson
-- England FW Dave Smith
-- England FW Phil Summerill

Review

Following Town's second relegation in 2 seasons, Town had reached a division not seen by any previous Town team in their history. Town would visit 13 grounds for the first time in league football, although 4 of them had hosted Town in cup matches before. Town's start to the season was pretty mediocre with Town drawing 6 of their opening 12 games, losing only 2 of them, but it was a far cry from 1st Division football they were playing just 2 seasons earlier. The previous season's top scorer, Alan Gowling, continued with his goalscoring form scoring 24 goals in the league campaign.

Town eventually finished the season in a respectable 10th place with 47 points, 2 points behind local rivals Halifax Town. However, at the end of the season Ian Greaves resigned as manager of the side. He became Jimmy Armfield's assistant at Bolton Wanderers. The next season would see Town get even further down the league ladder, so even though Greaves had halted the slide, it was temporary, not permanent.

Squad at the end of the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
-- England GK Terry Poole
-- England GK Dick Taylor
-- England DF Paul Garner
-- England DF Peter Hart
-- England DF Geoff Hutt
-- England DF Dave Lyon
-- England DF Brian Marshall
-- England DF Grahame McGifford
-- England DF John Saunders
-- England MF Les Chapman
-- England MF Terry Dolan
-- England MF Martin Fowler
-- England MF Bobby Hoy
-- England MF Bob Mountain
No. Position Player
-- England MF Graham Pugh
-- England MF Paul Smith
-- England MF Steve Smith
-- England FW John Dungworth
-- Republic of Ireland FW Mick Fairclough
-- England FW Franny Firth
-- England FW Alan Gowling
-- England FW Terry Gray
-- Wales FW Dick Krzywicki
-- England FW Jimmy Lawson
-- England FW Bob Newton
-- England FW Dave Smith
-- England FW Phil Summerill

Results

Division Three

Date Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F — A

Scorers Attendance Position
25 August 1973 Watford A 1–1 Hoy 6,246 12th
1 September 1973 Cambridge United H 2–1 Gowling, Hoy 5,559 8th
8 September 1973 Port Vale A 2–4 Dolan, Gowling 5,003 12th
11 September 1973 Chesterfield H 1–0 Fairclough 6,164 8th
15 September 1973 Aldershot H 1–0 Gowling 5,849 7th
17 September 1973 Walsall A 0–3 5,491 8th
22 September 1973 Wrexham A 0–0 6,665 9th
29 September 1973 Bournemouth H 1–1 Gowling (pen) 5,360 12th
6 October 1973 Rochdale A 1–1 Arnold (og) 3,220 12th
9 October 1973 Walsall H 2–2 S. Smith, Dolan 4,436 12th
13 October 1973 Plymouth Argyle H 2–1 S. Smith, Summerill 4,927 8th
19 October 1973 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 Gowling (pen) 4,715 5th
24 October 1973 Chesterfield A 2–0 Dolan, Gowling 6,589 6th
27 October 1973 Bristol Rovers H 1–2 Dolan 9,532 9th
3 November 1973 Southend United A 2–5 Gowling (2) 7,255 10th
10 November 1973 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2–2 Dolan, Summerill 6,057 12th
13 November 1973 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 Summerill 4,154 6th
17 November 1973 Hereford United A 1–0 Gowling 7,925 6th
1 December 1973 Southport A 0–0 2,109 6th
8 December 1973 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 Gowling (2) 8,074 5th
22 December 1973 Bournemouth A 0–1 9,141 7th
26 December 1973 Halifax Town H 4–0 Lawson, Dolan, Gowling (2) 11,514 6th
29 December 1973 Port Vale H 3–0 Lawson (2), Gowling 7,702 6th
1 January 1974 Cambridge United A 2–2 Chapman, Hoy 5,667 6th
12 January 1974 Aldershot A 0–1 5,029 6th
19 January 1974 Watford H 1–2 Gowling 6,301 6th
26 January 1974 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 Lawson 5,391 7th
29 January 1974 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 Lawson 5,204 5th
2 February 1974 Grimsby Town A 1–2 Gowling 7,188 6th
16 February 1974 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 Summerill 7,299 10th
23 February 1974 Rochdale H 5–0 Lawson (2), Gowling (2), Summerill 5,679 7th
2 March 1974 Halifax Town A 0–0 8,126 7th
8 March 1974 Bristol Rovers A 1–2 Gowling 13,543 7th
16 March 1974 Tranmere Rovers H 0–0 4,702 7th
20 March 1974 Grimsby Town H 1–0 Gray 4,473 7th
23 March 1974 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–1 Gowling (2) 12,444 7th
27 March 1974 Blackburn Rovers A 0–1 6,671 7th
30 March 1974 Southend United H 0–1 4,453 7th
2 April 1974 Charlton Athletic H 2–0 Gowling (2) 3,142 7th
6 April 1974 Shrewsbury Town A 0–3 1,675 7th
12 April 1974 York City A 1–2 Dolan 10,189 8th
13 April 1974 Hereford United H 0–0 4,148 9th
16 April 1974 York City H 0–1 7,737 11th
20 April 1974 Oldham Athletic A 0–6 16,466 13th
24 April 1974 Wrexham H 2–1 Dolan, Summerill 2,522 13th
27 April 1974 Southport H 3–1 Summerill, Dolan, Gowling 3,320 9th

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F — A

Scorers Attendance
24 November 1973 Round 1 Wigan Athletic H 2–0 Newton (2) 9,557
15 December 1973 Round 2 Chester A 2–3 Saunders, Gowling 3,296

Football League Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/

Away

Result

F — A

Scorers Attendance
29 August 1973 Round 1 York City A 0–1 6,497

Appearances and goals

Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Les Chapman EnglandMF31 (2)1101033 (2)1
Dennis Clarke EnglandDF40000040
Terry Dolan EnglandMF4382010468
John Dungworth EnglandFW1 (2)000001 (2)0
Mick Fairclough Republic of IrelandFW31000031
Franny Firth EnglandFW1 (1)000001 (1)0
Martin Fowler EnglandMF1 (1)000001 (1)0
Paul Garner EnglandDF4302010460
Alan Gowling EnglandFW452421104825
Terry Gray EnglandFW9 (4)1200011 (4)1
Peter Hart EnglandMF10000010
Bobby Hoy EnglandMF26 (1)3201029 (1)3
Geoff Hutt EnglandDF2602000280
Dick Krzywicki WalesMF2 (1)000002 (1)0
Jimmy Lawson EnglandMF31 (1)7000 (1)031 (2)7
Dave Lyon EnglandDF2 (1)000002 (1)0
Brian Marshall EnglandDF24 (2)0000024 (2)0
Grahame McGifford EnglandDF1600010170
Bob Mountain EnglandMF10000010
Bob Newton EnglandFW40120052
Jimmy Nicholson Northern IrelandMF3 (1)000003 (1)0
Terry Poole EnglandGK4102010440
Graham Pugh EnglandMF2802000300
John Saunders EnglandDF4302110461
Dave Smith EnglandMF1 (1)000102 (1)0
Paul Smith EnglandMF100 (1)0001 (1)0
Steve Smith EnglandMF4131010433
Phil Summerill EnglandFW29 (1)7101031 (1)7
Dick Taylor EnglandGK50000050
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