1917–18 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season explained

Season:1917–18
League:Wartime League Midland Section
Sudsibiary Comepition
League Result:8th

7th
Season Topscorer:Frank Mann (11)
Highest Attendance:4,000 vs Leeds City (26 December 1917)
Lowest Attendance:1,000 vs Nottingham Forest (1 September 1917)
Largest Win:5–0 vs Bradford City (5 April 1919)
Largest Loss:0–3 vs Nottingham Forest (8 September 1917)
1–4 vs Leicester Fosse (22 September 1917)
0–3 vs Leeds City (25 December 1917)
Nextseason:1918–19

Huddersfield Town's 1917–18 campaign saw Town continuing to play in the wartime football league. Town played in the Midland League and finished in 8th place, as well as 7th place in the Subsidiary Competition.

Results

Midland Division

DateOpponentsHome/AwayResult F - AScorersAttendance
1 September 1917Nottingham ForestH2 - 1Hall, Elliott1,000
8 September 1917Nottingham ForestA0 - 32,000
15 September 1917Leicester FosseH1 - 2Mann?
22 September 1917Leicester FosseA1 - 4Baker (pen)5,500
29 September 1917Hull CityH4 - 2J. Anderson (2), T. Anderson, Wooding3,000
6 October 1917Hull CityA1 - 3J. Anderson2,000
27 October 1917BarnsleyA1 - 2J. Anderson2,000
3 November 1917BarnsleyH5 - 0Baker (pen), Elliott, Wooding, Islip, Mann?
10 November 1917Bradford (Park Avenue)A2 - 1Islip, McIlvenney4,000
17 November 1917Bradford (Park Avenue)H1 - 0McIlvenney3,000
24 November 1917Sheffield UnitedA0 - 17,000
1 December 1917Sheffield UnitedH3 - 1Hall (2), Elliott?
8 December 1917Rotherham CountyH1 - 1Hall2,000
15 December 1917Rotherham CountyA1 - 3L. Smelt (og)?
25 December 1917Leeds CityA0 - 35,000
26 December 1917Leeds CityH1 - 3Elliott4,000
29 December 1917Lincoln CityA1 - 2Wooding?
5 January 1918Grimsby TownH2 - 0Crowther (2, 1 pen)?
12 January 1918Grimsby TownA0 - 11,000
19 January 1918BirminghamH4 - 2Buchan (2), Hall, Mann2,000
26 January 1918BirminghamA1 - 2Bell15,000
2 February 1918Notts CountyA2 - 3Mann (2, 1 pen)2,000
9 February 1918Notts CountyH0 - 0?
  • Match abandoned at half-time due to waterlogged pitch.
16 February 1918Bradford CityA2 - 0Mann, Elliott3,000
23 February 1918Bradford CityH2 - 2Mann (2)2,000
2 March 1918Sheffield WednesdayH4 - 0Buchan (3), Hall?
9 March 1918Sheffield WednesdayA1 - 3Elliott (pen)7,000
1 April 1918Lincoln CityH4 - 0Crowther (2), Elliott (2)?
2 April 1918Notts CountyH2 - 1Moore, Mann?

Subsidiary Competition

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DateOpponentsHome/AwayResult F - AScorersAttendance
16 March 1918Leeds CityH4 - 2Hall (3, 1 pen), Mann3,000
23 March 1918Leeds CityA0 - 14,000
30 March 1918Bradford CityA3 - 5Mann, Etherington, Vaughan1,000
6 April 1918Bradford CityH1 - 1G.D. Chaplin (og)?
13 April 1918Bradford (Park Avenue)A2 - 1Hall, Elliott3,000
20 April 1918Bradford (Park Avenue)H3 - 1Crowther, Etherington, Elliott2,000