1944–45 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town 1944–45 football season

Huddersfield Town1944–45 season

Chairman| Philip Wood
Manager| David Steele
Stadium| Leeds Road
Wartime League North| 1st (1st NRL Competition)
34th (War Cup Qualifiers)
13th (2nd NRL Competition)
Top goalscorer| League:
All: Billy Price (40)
Highest home attendance| 17,253 vs Newcastle United (23 December 1944)
Lowest home attendance| 2,007 vs Middlesbrough (28 April 1945)
Biggest win| 6–1 vs Oldham Athletic (10 February 1945)
6–1 vs Hartlepools United (7 April 1945)
Biggest defeat| 0–5 vs Bradford (Park Avenue) (17 March 1945)

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Huddersfield Town's 1944–45 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the Wartime League. They finished 1st in the 1st NRL Competition, 34th in the War Cup qualifiers and 13th in the 2nd NRL Competition.

## Results

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### 1st NRL Competition

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Date | Opponents | Home/
Away | Result
F–A | Scorers | Attendance

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26 August 1944  | Barnsley | A  | 2–1  | Price, Bateman  | 6,500
2 September 1944  | Barnsley | H  | 2–1  | Price (2)  | 4,049
9 September 1944  | York City | H  | 2–1  | Price, Glazzard  | 4,885
16 September 1944  | York City | A  | 3–1  | Price (2), Glazzard  | 5,251
23 September 1944  | Darlington | A  | 3–2  | Price (2), Poole  | 9,857
30 September 1944  | Darlington | H  | 1–2  | Watson  | 6,419
7 October 1944  | Gateshead | H  | 4–0  | Price (2), Glazzard, Green  | 4,263
14 October 1944  | Gateshead | A  | 6–2  | Bateman (2), Price (3), Glazzard  | 3,000
21 October 1944  | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A  | 2–2  | Glazzard, Price  | 15,628
28 October 1944  | Bradford (Park Avenue) | H  | 1–1  | Baird  | 13,130
4 November 1944  | Sunderland | H  | 3–0  | Glazzard (2), Price  | 11,432
11 November 1944  | Sunderland | A  | 2–2  | Baird, Price  | 20,000
18 November 1944  | Middlesbrough | A  | 1–0  | Boot  | 6,700
25 November 1944  | Middlesbrough | H  | 5–1  | Watson, Price, Robinson (og), Poole, Glazzard  | 7,532
2 December 1944  | Leeds United | H  | 4–2  | Price (2), JW Birch (og), Glazzard  | 7,880
9 December 1944  | Leeds United | A  | 3–2  | Bateman (2), Glazzard  | 14,000
16 December 1944  | Newcastle United | A  | 2–1  | Bateman, Price  | 22,000
23 December 1944  | Newcastle United | H  | 4–1  | Boot, Glazzard, Price, Watson  | 17,253

### 2nd NRL Competition

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Date | Opponents | Home/
Away | Result
F–A | Scorers | Attendance

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25 December 1944  | Halifax Town | H  | 0–0  |  | 11,589
26 December 1944  | Barnsley | A  | 1–0  | Price  | 10,933
30 December 1944  | Halifax Town | A  | 2–4  | Rodgers (2)  | 8,000
6 January 1945  | Manchester United | A  | 0–1  |  | 8,000
13 January 1945  | Manchester United | H  | 2–2  | Bateman, Price  | 6,146
20 January 1945  | Bury | H  | 2–1  | Glazzard, Price  | 3,976
27 January 1945  | Bury | A  | 3–4  | Price (2), Watson  | 1,588
3 February 1945  | Oldham Athletic | A  | 3–2  | Price (3)  | 6,429
10 February 1945  | Oldham Athletic | H  | 6–1  | Baird, Glazzard, Watson (3), Price  | 7,083
17 February 1945  | Manchester City | H  | 3–1  | Glazzard, Price, Watson  | 12,937
24 February 1945  | Manchester City | A  | 0–2  |  | 24,003
3 March 1945  | Derby County | H  | 0–4  |  | 13,798
10 March 1945  | Derby County | A  | 1–2  | Price  | 17,428
17 March 1945  | Bradford (Park Avenue) | A  | 0–5  |  | 13,032
24 March 1945  | York City | A  | 0–1  |  | 3,635
31 March 1945  | York City | H  | 1–0  | Rodgers  | 3,297
2 April 1945  | Sheffield United | A  | 1–3  | Price  | 8,680
7 April 1945  | Hartlepools United | A  | 6–1  | Price (5), Glazzard  | 6,046
14 April 1945  | Hartlepools United | H  | 6–3  | Poole (2), Glazzard (2), Price, Rodgers  | 2,210
21 April 1945  | Middlesbrough | A  | 1–2  | Glazzard  | 6,000
28 April 1945  | Middlesbrough | H  | 2 – 0 (aet: 90 mins: 1 – 0)  | Rodgers, Poole  | 2,007
5 May 1945  | Gateshead | A  | 3–3  | Poole, Rodgers, Price  | 2,000
8 May 1945  | Barnsley | A  | 4–2  | Rodgers (2), Mosby, Boot  | 527
9 May 1945  | Barnsley | H  | 2–1  | Shackleton, Rodgers  | 4,000
12 May 1945  | Gateshead | H  | 2 – 3 (aet: 90 mins: 2 – 2)  | Mosby, Shackleton  | 3,636
19 May 1945  | Sunderland | H  | 1–0  | Rodgers  | 3,696
21 May 1945  | Sunderland | A  | 0–2  |  | 13,600

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## Notes

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1. ^ The first 11 matches of this competition, except the 2nd match took part in the War Cup qualifiers
2. ^ The last 8 matches except the matches against Barnsley took place in the Tyne and Wear Cup.

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