Players Parade at Goodison Park

Appearance record to end of 1969-70 season

Football League – Division 1

Saturday 6th February 1971

By Alan Williams, Daily Express, in Everton Matchday Magazine

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN

Bobby Hoy

BOBBY HOY, a lively raider who hails from Halifax, made impact on Second Division defences with eight goals in 28 matches last term, but the former England Youth international had to wait early this season for a lengthy run in the First Division. He was recalled to the side in November and soon earned Town some vital points, scoring twice in a win at Burnley and grabbing an equaliser at Old Trafford.

Bobby Hoy´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 39 (1)  Goals 9

Brian Greenhalgh

BRIAN GREENHALGH, a well-travelled marksman who started his Leauge days with Preston, had a spell in the attack in December but lost his place and was transfer-listed.

The Chesterfield-born striker first displayed promise with useful goals as Alex Dawson´s understudy at Preston and when he moved to Aston Villa in 1967, he set Birmingham alight with 11 goals in his first 15 matches. Then an injury upset his form and he was released to Leicester City for a small fee at the end of the 1968-69 season. After a short stay at Filbert Street he switched to Huddersfield during the summer of 1969, but has so far played mainly in the Central Leauge team.

Brian Greenhalgh´s Leauge career:

Preston Apps. 19  Goals 9

Aston Villa Apps. 37 (3)  Goals 12

Leicester City Apps. 2 (2)

Huddersfield Apps. 5

Colin Dobson

COLIN DOBSON, a fast-raiding winger who won two England Under-23 caps while with Sheffield Wednesday in 1963, has served Town well since his move across Yorkshire four years ago.

He was second top scorer with 10 goals last season, but his place has not been so secure at the higher level.

Colin Dobson´s Leauge career:

Sheffield Wednesday Apps. 176  Goals 49

Huddersfield Apps. 143 (2) Goals 49

David Lawson

Huddersfield eliminated Second Divison Birmingham City from the FA Cup only at the tragic cost of loosing goalkeeper Terry Poole with a fractured leg. This gave a first/team opportunity to DAVID LAWSON, a 6-footer from Wallsend-on-Tyne who came into the side at Southampton a month ago. David was signed from nearby Bradford P.A.

David Lawson´s Leauge career:

Bradford Apps. 13

Huddersfield Apps. 0  (1)

Dennis Clarke

Huddersfield spent very little money to assemble a promotion team, but their transfer deals have always been shrewd. At £20,000, former Albion full back DENNIS CLARKE proved an excellent capture during tje 1968-69 season.

The Stockton-on-Tees man made only 19 appearances in three seasons with Albion, though he earned his share of the honours by appearing in the 1967 Leauge Cup Final against QPR and then returning to Wembley as substitute in the 1968 FA Cup success over Everton.

Dennis Clarke´s Leauge career:

West Bromwich Albion Apps. 19 (2)

Huddersfield Apps. 57  Goals 2

Dick Krzywicki

Huddersfield splashed out their biggest fee of £40,000 to add welsh international winger DICK KRZYWICKI to the final stages of their Championship drive last season. The son of Polish parents, Dick was born in Flintshire, but was playing  schools football in Staffordshire when discovered by West Bromwich Albion. He was still an apprentice when he made his Leauge debut in 1964 and Under-23 honours soon followed.

Dick Krzywicki´s Leauge career:

West Bromwich Albion Apps. 51 (6)  Goals 9

Huddersfield Apps. 5 (1)  Goals 4

Frank Worthington

Huddersfield were swept to promotion on the goal-scoring form of FRANK WORTHINGTON, who notched 22 Leauge goals last term.

One of three Halifax-born brothers with Leage experience. Frank has found the going together against the senior defences, but his strong running style makes him a valuable member of Town´s front line.

Frank Worthington´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 85 (6) Goals 28

Geoff Hutt

GEOFF HUTT is another example of the splendid Huddersfield Town youth scheme. The young left back joined Town from school and by the 1968-69 he had broken into the first-team picture with a string of promising appearances. Last season he fully underlined that potential by becoming an ever-present in the Championship side.

Geoff Hutt´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 56  Goals 2

Jimmy Lawson

JIMMY LAWSON is another example of Huddersfield´s ability to spot a bargain. Jimmy had played only a limited number of games for home-town Middlesbrough when he moved to Huddersfield at a bargain fee. Proved his potential with 38 Leauge games last season.

Jimmy Lawson´s Leauge career:

Middlesbrough Apps. 20 (6)  Goals 3

Huddersfield Apps. 75 (2)  Goals 15

Jimmy McGill

Industrious midfield man JIMMY McGILL has given Huddersfield excellent value for a moderate transfer fee paid to Arsenal. An Irishman from Portadown, he missed only two matches in the last two Leauge seasons.

Jimmy McGill´s Leauge career:

Arsenal Apps. 6 (4)

Huddersfield Apps. 110 (2)  Goals 7

Jimmy Nicholson

An invitation to dine at Downing Street with the Prime Minister is a rare honour for a sportsman - and Huddersfield skipper JIMMY NICHOLSON called it the "greatest thing that has ever happened to me" when he and his wife Alma joined Mr. Harold Wilson´s dinner party in London last winter. It was Mr. Wilson´s way of acknowledging his home-town team´s success in winning the Second Division and he could have made no better  choice than the popular, Belfast-born wing half.

Promotion - and the Prime Minister´s invitation - made last season the greatest for a player that started with Manchester United and moved to Town in a modest £7,500 transfer in December, 1964. At Old Trafford, Jimmy had won an Irish "B" international cap at 16 and was in his country´s full team a year later.

A great career appeard to be flourishing but, as always, competition for United places was intense and Jimmy was keen enough to "give it a go" when he had the offer of Regular Leauge football from Town manager, Tom Johnston.

In six years at Leeds Road, he has established as an outstanding midfielder.

Jimmy Nicholson´s Leauge career:

Manchester United Apps. 58  Goals 5

Huddersfield Apps. 213 Goals 23

Les Chapman

Huddersfield gained useful cover for the forward line when they exchange reserve forward David Shaw for Oldham winger LES CHAPMAN last season. He made a lively impression but had limited opportunity this term until scoring in the recent victory over Arsenal.

Les Chapman´s Leauge career:

Oldham Apps. 75 (1)  Goals 9

Huddersfield Apps. 12 (7) Goals 1

Roy Ellam

Kingpin of Huddersfield´s back line is ROY ELLAM, who was once a goal-scoring midfield player with his first club, Bradford City. Roy switched to centre half to play as an ever-present in the promotion-winning side.

Roy Ellam´s Leauge career:

Bradford City Apps. 149  Goals 12

Huddersfield Apps. 123  Goals 5

Terry Poole

TERRY POOLE was taken from the obscurity of third team football with Manchester United to become the vital last line in Huddersfield Towns promotion winning defence. The 21 year old Chesterfield born goalkeeper was kept in the shadows at Old Trafford by competition from Alex Stepney, Jimmy Rimmer and Dave Gaskell, but he was happy with the Red devils and was prepared to wait for his chance until Huddersfield manager Ian Greaves went back to his old club and asked if Poole was available. The deal was settled quickly and within a month Terry had made his senior bow in a Leauge Cup tie against Manchester City. He made several Leauge appearances, too, and although he went back to the Central Leauge side to continue his apprenticeship, it was not long before he displaced John Oldfield, who has since moved on to Wolves.

Manager Greaves had no hesitation in making Poole an ever present last term and says of his goalkeeper. He is tall and strong in the air. But his positional play is his greatest asset.

Terry Poole´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 69

Steve Smith

Huddersfield owed their first win of their FIRST DIVISION comeback to the goal-scoring of STEVE SMITH, the local boy who had played in most forward positions and even did a stint at wing half and full back. Smith scored two goals in the opening 3-0 success against Blackpool and scored again in the second match against Southampton, a start that still leaves him at the top of Town´s goal-table. Not bad for a youngster who made only 19 appearances last season - yet Steve has been operating at right half in preference to Northern Ireland wing half Jimmy Nicholson!

No wonder manager Greaves says: "Steve is a real manager´s player - one who can play anywhere and gives you everything."

Steve Smith´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 37 (4)  Goals 2

Trevor Cherry

Perhaps the most outstanding of Huddersfield´s home-produced product is wing half TREVOR CHERRY, who gave the first signs of his promise by skipping the England YMCA team to success over the other home countries - including a Scotland team which had Jimmy McGill, also a Huddersfield, and Ian Ross, of Liverpool.

Local-born Cherry was taken to Leeds Road by the club´s former chairman, but Trevor remained an amateur while learning the electrian´s trade and eventually signed full professional forms at 17. He made his first-team introduction at Easter, 1967, when he went on as substitute against Wolves in a vital promotion decider which went to the Molineux side by a lone goal. Since then Trevor has developed into a top-class defensive player and has attracted attention from many clubs.

Trevor Cherry´s Leauge career:

Huddersfield Apps. 107 (2)  Goals 5