1984–85 Huddersfield Town A.F.C. season

Huddersfield Town's 1984–85 campaign was a mediocre season for the Terriers, with the team finishing in 13th place, never looking likely to be promoted or relegated.

Huddersfield Town
1984–85 season
ChairmanEngland Keith Longbottom
ManagerEngland Mick Buxton
Second Division13th
FA CupFourth round
(knocked out by Luton Town)
League CupSecond round
(knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday)
Top goalscorerLeague: Dale Tempest (15)
All:
Mark Lillis
Dale Tempest
(16 each)
Highest home attendance15,640 vs Manchester City (12 January 1985)
Lowest home attendance4,117 vs Notts County (20 April 1985)
Biggest win3–1 vs Middlesbrough (3 November 1984)
2–0 vs Notts County (17 November 1984)
2–0 vs Sheffield United (1 December 1984)
3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 December 1984)
3–1 vs Blackburn Rovers (29 December 1984)
3–1 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (23 January 1985)
2–0 vs Crystal Palace (16 February 1985)
2–0 vs Carlisle United (2 March 1985)
Biggest defeat1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (8 September 1984)
1–5 vs Grimsby Town (1 January 1985)
1–5 vs Shrewsbury Town (12 March 1985)

Squad at the start of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   ENG Brian Cox
-- GK   ENG Keith Mason
-- DF   ENG Sam Allardyce
-- DF   ENG David Burke
-- DF   WAL Steve Doyle
-- DF   ENG Paul Jones
-- DF   ENG Brian Laws
-- DF   ENG Steve Stoutt
-- MF   ENG Peter Butler
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   ENG David Cowling
-- MF   WAL Daral Pugh
-- MF   ENG Brian Stanton
-- MF   ENG Phil Wilson
-- MF   ENG Julian Winter
-- FW   ENG Graham Cooper
-- FW   ENG Mark Lillis
-- FW   ENG Liam Robinson
-- FW   ENG Dale Tempest

Review

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Town didn't have the best start in their second season back in Division 2. By mid-October, Town were second bottom, following only winning one of their first 9 league games. But, a stunning turn in form saw Town go on a run of 9 games unbeaten, of which 8 of those were wins, helped by goals from Mark Lillis and Dale Tempest. That run saw Town climb to 9th in early December.

Following that run, Town lost 5 of the next 7, winning the other 2, but then a run of 9 games unbeaten seemed to try to force Town into a late promotion surge, but this was quickly ended by a dreadful late season run, which saw Town lose 6 of their last 8 games, finishing in a mediocre 13th place.

Squad at the end of the season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK   ENG Brian Cox
-- GK   ENG Keith Mason
-- DF   ENG Sam Allardyce
-- DF   ENG David Burke
-- DF   ENG Mick Carmody
-- DF   WAL Steve Doyle
-- DF   ENG Paul Jones
-- DF   ENG Ian Measham
-- DF   ENG Simon Webster
-- MF   ENG Peter Butler
-- MF   ENG David Cowling
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF   WAL Daral Pugh
-- MF   ENG Brian Stanton
-- MF   ENG Robbie Turner
-- MF   ENG Phil Wilson
-- MF   ENG Julian Winter
-- FW   ENG Graham Cooper
-- FW   ENG Mark Lillis
-- FW   ENG Liam Robinson
-- FW   ENG Dale Tempest
-- FW   ENG Ian Wadsworth

Results

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Date Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance Position
25 August 1984 Oxford United H 0 - 3 6,184 20th
28 August 1984 Charlton Athletic A 2 - 2 Cooper, Tempest 4,989 16th
1 September 1984 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1 - 0 Winter 12,493 12th
4 September 1984 Blackburn Rovers H 1 - 1 Tempest 6,177 9th
8 September 1984 Shrewsbury Town H 1 - 5 Cooper 4,980 15th
15 September 1984 Manchester City A 0 - 1 20,201 16th
22 September 1984 Barnsley H 1 - 1 Winter 6,864 19th
29 September 1984 Birmingham City A 0 - 1 11,480 19th
6 October 1984 Fulham A 1 - 2 Cowling 4,377 20th
13 October 1984 Wimbledon H 2 - 1 Tempest, Doyle 5,001 18th
20 October 1984 Leeds United H 1 - 0 Lillis 15,257 16th
27 October 1984 Carlisle United A 1 - 0 Lillis 3,775 15th
3 November 1984 Middlesbrough H 3 - 1 Laws, Tempest, Lillis 5,811 12th
10 November 1984 Crystal Palace A 1 - 1 Pugh 4,906 12th
17 November 1984 Notts County A 2 - 0 Stanton, Tempest 6,051 11th
24 November 1984 Cardiff City H 2 - 1 Jones (pen), Tempest 6,495 10th
1 December 1984 Sheffield United A 2 - 0 Doyle, Tempest 13,231 9th
8 December 1984 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3 - 1 Cooper (2), Burke 8,217 8th
15 December 1984 Portsmouth A 2 - 3 Tempest, Waldron (og) 11,797 8th
22 December 1984 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1 - 2 Tempest 6,876 9th
26 December 1984 Oldham Athletic H 2 - 1 Tempest, Wilson 9,173 8th
29 December 1984 Blackburn Rovers A 3 - 1 Tempest, Cowling, Cooper 15,524 6th
1 January 1985 Grimsby Town A 1 - 5 Lillis 8,790 7th
12 January 1985 Manchester City H 0 - 2 15,640 8th
2 February 1985 Birmingham City H 0 - 1 7,460 11th
16 February 1985 Crystal Palace H 2 - 0 Wilson, Lillis (pen) 5,678 9th
23 February 1985 Middlesbrough A 2 - 2 Tempest, Cowling 4,453 11th
2 March 1985 Carlisle United H 2 - 0 Lillis, Cowling 5,263 10th
9 March 1985 Leeds United A 0 - 0 18,607 10th
12 March 1985 Shrewsbury Town A 1 - 5 Tempest 3,291 11th
23 March 1985 Fulham H 2 - 2 Lillis, Tempest 4,843 12th
30 March 1985 Charlton Athletic H 2 - 1 Lillis (2 pens) 4,449 10th
6 April 1985 Oldham Athletic A 2 - 2 Lillis (2, 1 pen) 5,286 12th
9 April 1985 Grimsby Town H 0 - 0 5,834 12th
13 April 1985 Barnsley A 1 - 2 Wilson 7,832 13th
17 April 1985 Oxford United A 0 - 3 9,149 13th
20 April 1985 Notts County H 1 - 2 Lillis (pen) 4,117 13th
27 April 1985 Cardiff City A 0 - 3 3,414 13th
30 April 1985 Wimbledon A 1 - 0 Webster 2,335 12th
6 May 1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 - 2 Lillis (pen) 4,422 13th
11 May 1985 Portsmouth H 0 - 2 13,290 13th
13 May 1985 Sheffield United H 2 - 2 Tempest, Robinson 4,416 13th

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
5 January 1985 Round 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–1 Tempest 8,589
23 January 1985 Round 3 Replay Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 Lillis (2, 1 pen), Pugh 7,055
26 January 1985 Round 4 Luton Town A 0–2 8,712

League Cup

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Date Round Opponents Home/
Away
Result
F - A
Scorers Attendance
25 September 1984 Round 2 1st Leg Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 16,139
9 October 1984 Round 2 2nd Leg Sheffield Wednesday H 2–1 Jones, Lillis 7,163
  • Huddersfield lost 4–2 on aggregate.

Appearances and goals

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Name Nation Position League Apps League Goals FA Cup Apps FA Cup Goals League Cup Apps League Cup Goals Total Apps Total Goals
Sam Allardyce   England DF 37 0 3 0 2 0 42 0
David Burke   England DF 31 1 3 0 2 0 36 1
Peter Butler   England MF 0 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (4) 0
Mick Carmody   England DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Graham Cooper   England FW 31 (3) 5 3 0 2 0 36 (3) 5
David Cowling   England MF 29 (3) 4 3 0 1 0 33 (3) 4
Brian Cox   England GK 37 0 3 0 2 0 42 0
Steve Doyle   Wales MF 36 2 3 0 2 0 41 2
Paul Jones   England DF 23 1 0 0 2 1 25 2
Brian Laws   England DF 25 1 3 0 2 0 30 1
Mark Lillis   England MF 35 13 3 2 1 1 39 16
Keith Mason   England GK 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ian Measham   England DF 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Daral Pugh   Wales MF 24 (5) 1 1 (2) 1 1 0 26 (7) 2
Liam Robinson   England FW 13 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 13 (2) 1
Brian Stanton   England MF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Steve Stoutt   England DF 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
Dale Tempest   England FW 34 (1) 15 2 1 1 0 37 (1) 16
Robbie Turner   England FW 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0
Ian Wadsworth   England FW 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Simon Webster   England DF 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Phil Wilson   England MF 40 3 3 0 2 0 45 3
Julian Winter   England MF 15 (1) 2 0 (1) 0 1 0 16 (2) 2

References

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