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Notable fans over the years have included Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who was born in the town, [128] and actor Sir Patrick Stewart, who became president of the Huddersfield Town Academy in 2010. [129] [130] Huddersfield Town's main rivals are considered to be West Yorkshire clubs Bradford City and Leeds United.
The history of Huddersfield Town A.F.C., an English football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, dates back to the club's formation in 1908.. Chart showing the progress of Huddersfield Town F.C. through the English football league system from 1910–11 to the present day.
Leslie "Les" Massie (20 July 1935 – 11 November 2020) was a Scottish footballer, who played most of his games during the 1950s and 1960s for Huddersfield Town. Biography [ edit ]
Frederick Edwin Bullock (1 July 1886 – 14 November 1922) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 11-year spell with Huddersfield Town, before, during and after the First World War. [4]
John William Coddington (16 December 1937 – 9 August 2023) [2] was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County. [3]
John Denys Parkin Tanner (2 July 1921 – 25 October 1987) [1] was a professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town. He was born in Harrogate and died at Ben Rhydding . Tanner was also a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1947 to 1949 in a few matches each season as a lower-order right-handed batsman ...
William Henry Smith (23 May 1895 – 13 April 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career at Huddersfield Town. He is one of Huddersfield's all-time top goal-scorers with 126 goals in his career between 1913 and 1934. Smith scored Huddersfield's winning goal in the 1922 FA Cup Final against Preston North End at Stamford ...
These include the Mirfield-born actor ("life-long" Huddersfield Town F.C. supporter [73] and Chancellor of Huddersfield University from 2004 to 2015 [74] [75]), Patrick Stewart; the dancer, entertainer and TV presenter Roy Castle, who was born in Scholes; [76] [77] the York-born Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, Anita Lonsbrough; [78] [79 ...