On This Day – 7th November

Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White with the match ball It was on this day back in 1987 that Manchester City famously hit ten goals past Huddersfield Town in a Second Division match.Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White all bagged hat tricks, with Neil McNab netting the other in the comprehensive win at […]

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Heroes & Villains – Huddersfield Town

Chapman far left of the top row with one of his Huddersfield Town teams Hero – Herbert ChapmanIt was at Arsenal that Herbert Chapman really became well-known but it was at Huddersfield Town that he really began to make his name in the world of football management.Chapman joined Huddersfield midway through the 1920/21 season.  The […]

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Trevor Cherry – An Obituary

Cherry in the 1973 FA Cup Final against Second Division Sunderland Trevor Cherry passed away this week at the age of 72.  He passed away 12 days after form Leeds United team-mate Norman Hunter (an obituary for Hunter can be found here). Cherry began his career at Huddersfield Town, starting in the youth team before […]

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On This Day – 26th April

Arsenal hold the record for most FA Cup wins, having lifted the famous trophy thirteen times in their 134 year history.It was on this day back in 1930 that Arsenal won their first FA Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Huddersfield Town at Wembley. Arsenal’s victorious manager was Herbert Chapman and ironically, he had […]

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