24-05-2022, 08:16
May 24:
As we approach the trip down Wembley Way once more, here's another reminder that only four players have scored goals for Huddersfield Town at the national stadium. We have had three FA Cup Finals (1928, 1930, 1938), one Football League Trophy (1994) and three Play Off Finals (1995, 2012, 2017). So that's four goals in seven matches. Not a great record. We have won all of those three Play Offs though.
One of those four goalscorers has a birthday today. Not Alex Jackson, who scored in the 1928 Final. Neither Andy Booth or Chris Billy, who scored in the 1995 Final. But it is Richard Logan, who scored the equaliser for us in the Autoglass Trophy Final against Swansea City in 1994.
He was born on this date in 1969 in Barnsley and is 53 today. He signed for Neil Warnock in 1993, at the same time as Darren Bullock. Two non league players, a big gamble. Bully of course, has gone down in club history as the one who scored the winning penalty at Brentford. And Logie also, with being one of the Wembley scorers.
Though Bully is revered with cult hero status, not so much for Logan. He was a hard, tough tackling bricklayer of a player, but didn't have the wacky personality of his team mate. The goal under the Twin Towers was his first Town goal, a bullet header from a corner. He only scored once more, the third goal in a 3-0 win at home to Brighton in the following season, a win which took us to the top of the 3rd Division.
He didn't play against Bristol Rovers in the Play Off Final. Not even on the bench, but that was when there were only three subs sat on it. Warnock hadn't gone off him. On the contrary. When Colin left in the summer to go and manage Plymouth, Logan was one of his first signings, paying Town £20,000 for him.
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Having reported yesterday on the death of one of our veteran former players, Joe Walter, today we have the death of our most famous supporter. No not Patrick Stewart, but the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson.
He was born in Cowlersley in 1916 and his death, on this date in 1995 at the age of 79, came just four days before Town played the Play Off Final at Wembley. The club asked the Football League if they could have a minute's silence before the match for our most high profile fan, as well as old Joe, who had died aged 99 the previous day, but the request was turned down.
Mr Wilson was Prime Minister twice, from 1964 to 1970 and then 1974 to 1976 and he always said that he carried with him, a picture of the Huddersfield Town thrice champions.
In 1999, a statue of him was erected in St George's Square and unveiled by young Tony Blair.
![[Image: K03KBrG.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/K03KBrG.jpg)
As we approach the trip down Wembley Way once more, here's another reminder that only four players have scored goals for Huddersfield Town at the national stadium. We have had three FA Cup Finals (1928, 1930, 1938), one Football League Trophy (1994) and three Play Off Finals (1995, 2012, 2017). So that's four goals in seven matches. Not a great record. We have won all of those three Play Offs though.
One of those four goalscorers has a birthday today. Not Alex Jackson, who scored in the 1928 Final. Neither Andy Booth or Chris Billy, who scored in the 1995 Final. But it is Richard Logan, who scored the equaliser for us in the Autoglass Trophy Final against Swansea City in 1994.
He was born on this date in 1969 in Barnsley and is 53 today. He signed for Neil Warnock in 1993, at the same time as Darren Bullock. Two non league players, a big gamble. Bully of course, has gone down in club history as the one who scored the winning penalty at Brentford. And Logie also, with being one of the Wembley scorers.
Though Bully is revered with cult hero status, not so much for Logan. He was a hard, tough tackling bricklayer of a player, but didn't have the wacky personality of his team mate. The goal under the Twin Towers was his first Town goal, a bullet header from a corner. He only scored once more, the third goal in a 3-0 win at home to Brighton in the following season, a win which took us to the top of the 3rd Division.
He didn't play against Bristol Rovers in the Play Off Final. Not even on the bench, but that was when there were only three subs sat on it. Warnock hadn't gone off him. On the contrary. When Colin left in the summer to go and manage Plymouth, Logan was one of his first signings, paying Town £20,000 for him.
Having reported yesterday on the death of one of our veteran former players, Joe Walter, today we have the death of our most famous supporter. No not Patrick Stewart, but the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson.
He was born in Cowlersley in 1916 and his death, on this date in 1995 at the age of 79, came just four days before Town played the Play Off Final at Wembley. The club asked the Football League if they could have a minute's silence before the match for our most high profile fan, as well as old Joe, who had died aged 99 the previous day, but the request was turned down.
Mr Wilson was Prime Minister twice, from 1964 to 1970 and then 1974 to 1976 and he always said that he carried with him, a picture of the Huddersfield Town thrice champions.
In 1999, a statue of him was erected in St George's Square and unveiled by young Tony Blair.
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