[Lord Snooty]

March 7:

Born on this date in 1887 in Liverpool, was Town goalkeeper Ted Taylor. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and spent ten years at Boundary Park before transferring to Town in 1922. He was signed to replace Sandy Mutch who had been at the club since we were elected into the Football League in 1910, but had transferred to Newcastle.

Ted became the regular number 1, winning the League championship in 1924, but then breaking a leg in a match at Maine Road against Man City early on in the 24/25 season. He was back though for the 3rd championship season. He also won 8 caps for England whilst he was at Huddersfield.

So he only played ten games in the middle championship season. Did he receive a medal? Not sure, I think the criteria back then was 15 games, but I couldn't say for sure. The book Huddersfield Town - A Complete Collection says he didn't get one, but Wikipedia has him down as a thrice champion.

He did get another League Champions medal when he left us in 1927 to join Everton, when they beat us to the title by two points in 27/28.

Ted played 129 matches for the mighty Blue n White Stripes and died in Golcar at the age of 69 in 1956.

After losing the unbeaten run three days ago against Newcastle, David Wagner had his boys back to winning ways on this date in 2017. The opponents were Aston Villa, who having been relegated from the Premier League, were hot favourites to make an instant return. That failed spectacularly as they finished the season in 13th. Along the way, they lost at the John Smith's Stadium to a well worked corner routine with Tommy Smith scoring the goal.

The most recent game was played in 2020 and was the final game played before the country went into lockdown for the Coronavirus. Well not the whole country obviously. #partygate

Anyway, the game was masterminded by an unknown coach, masquerading as an assistant coach to a bucket sitting Argentinian idiot. That man was Carlos Corberán, who's team beat Town 2-0 at Bellend Road. So impressed was Town chairman, potless Phil Hodgkinson, that he brought the fast talking Spaniard to Huddersfield at the end of the season after he had led the Beestoners to promotion and sat back allowing the bespectacled, bumbling Bielsabub take all the credit.

Carlos is now on a journey with the rightful Kings of West Yorkshire football, all the way to the Prima Donna League.